Posted in Raitas, tagged carrots, coriander leaves, raita, yoghurt on September 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This is another great way to use carrots.
I have grown very bored of eating this vegetable in pulav and salad. So I was very pleased to find this recipe in Kumud Marathe’s “Maharastrian Recipes – A Family Treasury” – my bible for this kind of cuisine.
Carrot Raita
2 large carrots, peeled and grated fine (a [...]
Posted in Easy One Pot Cooking, Picnic Food, Quick Meal Ideas, RECIPES, Raitas, tagged carrots, cucumber, green bell pepper, pulao, raita, rice on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Once again today Noor melted my heart with her “you make very nice food , Mama” statement.
I love it when they seem to enjoy their meal.
Indira expresses the same feeling when she comes sniffing around the kitchen; she is one for showing her appreciation with her nose.
But it is Noor who often tells me “I [...]
Posted in Dips,Chutneys,Sauces, Raitas, tagged mint, pudina, raita, yoghurt sauce on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I watched Indira happily polish off the remains of the yoghurt in Noor’s pot (Noor, who hasn’t been too well, had already gone in for her sieste without finishing her lunch) after finishing her own, I was reminded once again of how Mataji, my maternal grandmother, used to call me “dadhipriya”, because I loved [...]
Posted in Raitas, tagged autumn, pumpkin, raita, yoghurt on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In yet another sign that summer is on it’s way out, that very autumn vegetable – pumpkin – has started to appear in the vegetable aisles.
To give them their due, the girls do eat it without much fuss even if I make petha (a sweet and sour preparation that I grew up on and love) [...]
Posted in Raitas, tagged peanuts, raita, yoghurt on June 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For the dinner at our place last night for some family friends, one of the things I made is the raita that is our family favorite.
The magic ingredient that goes in to it is peanuts, which along with yoghurt would probably top the family’s “my best things to eat” list.
Peanuts’ “koot” – (peanuts ground into [...]
