A South Indian Spiritual and Culinary Adventure
10 days of Sumptuous Meals for the Soul and Body
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indian cooking tour
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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…
Chickpea and Mushroom curry
This is another simple recipe and it goes well with the chapatis that was featured a few days ago.
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…
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…
Dal with Mushrooms and Peppers
Dal or dried lentils is one of the staple foods throughout India, and there are innumerable variations, using different dals and different supporting ingredients. There are at least 10 major kinds of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
South India's Mouth Watering Treasure
Tamil Nadu, the land of the Tamils, was dominated by the Dravidian culture for 2500 years. The cuisine is distinctly different from that of the north, and is based primarily on rice rather than wheat…
South Indian Vegetables
In Erratupetta, Kerala, the vegetable merchants take particular pride in extravagant displays of local produce. Cabbages, pumpkins and squash make up the lower half of this particularly lavish…
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