The Blog — 34 posts

Food & Cooking

Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under Food & Cooking.

Spiritual AdventuresDec 18, 20113 min

Palappam

South Indian cooks make breads from lots of different ingredients more or less unknown in the west. This unusual and delicious bread from Kerala uses a fermented batter of rice flour and coconut…

Food & CookingDec 15, 20112 min

Paruppu, a delicious South Indian Lentil Dish

Paruppu is a popular South Indian dish that is made from boiling lentils. It can be had with chapatis, rice or even by itself. This recipe is simple and uses ingredients that you can get in most…

Spiritual AdventuresDec 13, 20111 min

Chickpea and Mushroom curry

This is another simple recipe and it goes well with the chapatis that was featured a few days ago.

Spiritual AdventuresDec 12, 20115 min

Cauliflower Kuzhambu

Today’s recipe is Cauliflower Kuzhambu. This dish really shows off a number of South Indian flavors and cooking techniques. Making it in a strictly traditional way can be a little complex and might…

Food & CookingDec 9, 20111 min

Buttered Capsicum

Well, ok, this is technically not 100% Indian but it's got some spices in it so I'd like to say it's a hybrid dish. It's another simple dish but a delicious one nonetheless.

Food & CookingDec 7, 20112 min

How to make chapatis

Chapatis or rotis are simple, delicious Indian flat breads that are made from whole wheat flour that goes perfectly with many curries. Its really simple and easy to make so you should definitely give…

Food & CookingDec 5, 20113 min

Stuffed Baby Eggplants

This recipe uses baby eggplants stuffed with a mixture that includes nuts, coconut, onions and spices. This unusual preparation adds a lot of visual interest to an Indian meal. Sometimes, Indian food…

Food & CookingDec 2, 20111 min

Swiss Chard and Coconut Recipe

I enjoy making this dish because it is simple, quick, delicious and very nutritious. Swiss Chard is, in fact, considered to be one of the healthiest vegetables available and a valuable addition to a…

Food & CookingNov 30, 20112 min

Puttu Recipe

Today's dish is called puttu. One of my personal favorites. It is a south Indian and Sri Lankan dish, quite often had at breakfast (but you don't have to limit it to that). On our spiritual and…

Food & CookingNov 24, 20112 min

Thanksgiving Leftovers

On Thanksgiving, Americans eat vast quantities of cranberry sauce, the most chutney-like of all of the iconic American foods. So the day after, lets turn some leftover mashed potatoes into an Indian…

Food & CookingNov 23, 20112 min

Aruba Aloo

Today is day one of our 20 days of delicious Indian recipes. One of the great things that I love about Indian cooking is the freedom that it gives you to experiment with the variety of spices and…

Food & CookingNov 23, 20112 min

Temple Chickpeas

(I'm re-posting this recipe as it is a great one plus it's an easy one to prepare)

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