tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:17:47 +0000subziPhotographyFestivalCary-NCCurryNon-FoodBlackandWhite PhotographyFoodBlogEventsThoranBean-Grain-Lentil-LegumeDessertLentilSpecial ThaliSummer-GardeningHerb-Centric-RecipesIndianLunchBoxRecipeRotiParathaChickenSweets-HalwaGreensFishLocal-ProduceSaladchutneyFlower-ArrangementsMushroomNikonCoolpixS9100appetizersoupCanonPowerShot110TofuRecipesFusionCookingHomeMadeSaladsLatePublishedRecipesRaitaRice-Pulav-BiryaniSky-Cloud-ShotbakingcakeBackYard-BirdsBreakFastRangoliWalksAroundCaryHomeAsian-Chinese-ThaiIndianSpicesKappaSamSungSGH-1337SummerGrillingTwilightDriving-MomentsFasting-Vrat-UpavasNatureVideoPotLuck-RecipesI-Love-IndiaIdli-Dosa-UttapamMuttonPickleRiceRotiFreeMealsSamsung-SGH-A877springrollsFood House of home cooked Indian Recipes for Curries, Subzis and Roties with an added Touch/Twist to enhance Zest/Nutrition/Texture and Appearance. Discover variety of Home made Blend of Indian Spices for Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Indian Dishes.http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Usha)Blogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-7486137687668463148Sat, 31 Dec 2016 04:00:00 +00002016-12-31T07:38:26.410-05:00Bean-Grain-Lentil-LegumeFusionCookingHerb-Centric-RecipesHomeMadeSaladsIndianLunchBoxRecipeLentilSalad I am sharing one more salad recipe that was  prepared for lunch box,   Orzo-Cauliflower  salad with sprouted moong beans. I cooked orzo after long time. I have previous blogged  this mint infused orzo salad recipe. This time I cooked orzo in the flavor base of sauteed onions, garlic and  turmeric powder. Cooked orzo was very flavorful, tasty to eat by itself. I added http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2016/12/orzo-cauliflower-salad-with-sprouted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-5379733183651195360Mon, 16 Nov 2015 03:30:00 +00002015-12-30T08:46:49.387-05:00GreensHerb-Centric-RecipesRaitaRiceRotiFreeMealssubzi Today's lunch was rice and roti free. I had left over king mackerel fish curry. I cooked simple saute with broccoli, green beans and Kale. Also made raita with Kumato Tomato. This is first time I tasted Kumato which I got last week from Aldi's store. King mackerel fish curry was made with onion+Tomatillo base, use of Tomatillo makes curry sour and brings nice thick and smooth gravy texture due http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2015/11/broccoli-green-beans-and-kale-saute-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-6506706686842864789Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:43:00 +00002015-12-30T08:43:55.573-05:00Cary-NCNon-FoodPhotographySamSungSGH-1337WalksAroundCaryHome Here in Cary fall foliage is in its peak colorful phase. As predicted  in September  this years colors are extra bright and vibrant. Today morning I walked  around home, 50-60 ft  distance along side wooded area. I enjoyed several fall color shades, picked up few fall colored leaves, got them home, made collage. It was wonderful feeling.  All images are captured with http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2015/10/fall-foliage-around-home-captured-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-1295515354366720406Fri, 04 Sep 2015 03:00:00 +00002015-12-30T08:44:51.011-05:00CanonPowerShot110Cary-NCNon-FoodPhotographyWalksAroundCaryHome On September 3rd, I  opened the front door to feel the fresh air, noticed few fall colored leaves were fallen over the lawn. I picked  few leaves, spent around 10 minutes in arranging them on the  side walk surface, took few images. One of the Carolina red maple leaf  was very unique with its tri-colored pattern. I also got one tiny red maple leaf, these two leaves made a http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2015/09/ten-fall-colored-assorted-leaves-picked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-2141505693009933491Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:30:00 +00002015-12-30T08:48:26.781-05:00HomeMadeSaladsIndianLunchBoxRecipeSaladSamSungSGH-1337 Today morning first I thought to prepare long bean subzi to pack with rotis for lunch but later change of thought and ended up making  long bean (chawli chya shenga) salad with  lettuce, carrots and sliced fresh coconut with simple drizzle of ready made Greek Salad dressing. This is simple salad  enriched with vegetable and fresh coconut slices, a nice twist to every day subzi. http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2015/08/chinese-yard-long-bean-salad-with-fresh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-1284716075324186012Fri, 26 Jun 2015 03:30:00 +00002016-02-07T07:27:40.042-05:00CanonPowerShot110FusionCookingGreensHomeMadeSaladsIndianLunchBoxRecipeLocal-ProduceSaladSummer-GardeningTofuRecipes Today's lunch box salad was enriched with Tofu-Scallion-Kale protein balls.  I prepared these protein balls with turmeric-hing seasoning, for binding Besan and  organic buckwheat flour  is used. Salad base was iceberg lettuce, locally produced cucumber from Porter farms, and black olives. No salad dressing was used except little drizzle of vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2015/06/tofu-scallion-kale-protein-balls-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-1046853042709534735Fri, 29 May 2015 03:00:00 +00002015-12-30T09:06:25.356-05:00IndianLunchBoxRecipeLatePublishedRecipesSamSungSGH-1337subziSummer-Gardening Today morning I took out one Capsicum and a small piece of pumpkin from the fridge to prepare sabzi for lunch box. Just a little change of separately roasting pumpkin cubes in the pan and adding Tuxedo sesame seeds (mix of black and white sesame.) made this routinely cooked vegetable stir fry more interesting. This is single serving stir fry cooked to pack in lunch box. Scroll down to see whathttp://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2015/05/capsicum-stir-fry-with-pan-roasted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-5975014561760471707Thu, 15 Jan 2015 04:00:00 +00002015-12-30T08:40:00.398-05:00Bean-Grain-Lentil-LegumeBreakFastCanonPowerShot110FestivalIndianLunchBoxRecipeLatePublishedRecipesRice-Pulav-Biryani This was supposed to be my  first recipe post for year 2015, I am publishing it quite late but happy that I got back to blogging. On Makar Sankranti day I started my morning preparing Quinoa dish to pack in lunch box, since it was an auspicious day of Sankranti I cooked Quinoa in a sattvik manner, enriching it with peanuts and sesame seeds. I  made Quinoa khichdi  with vegetableshttp://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2015/01/sattvik-quinoa-khichadi-with-vegetables.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-6772074367587578695Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:14:00 +00002014-12-17T10:52:33.657-05:00bakingBean-Grain-Lentil-LegumeBlackandWhite PhotographycakeFestivalFoodBlogEvents Last year I had submitted image of spices for Christmas cake. It was last black and white event for the year 2013, I don't wanted to miss my participation so I had quickly gathered few spices and sent my image to Cindy. At that point I just knew that I will bake one cake for Christmas using the spices I spread in the submitted image. I could not bake the cake on Christmas but baked it on the http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/12/samo-and-amaranth-flour-aromatic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-4856386456771526060Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:07:00 +00002016-04-03T11:04:02.755-04:00Bean-Grain-Lentil-LegumeCanonPowerShot110IndianLunchBoxRecipeLatePublishedRecipesLentilsubziThoran Mix and match of three veggies with sprouted Masoor Dal created this wholesome sattvik  vegetable and lentil stir fry. I seasoned it with ginger, cumin, hing, turmeric, spiced it up with green chillies, cooked in extra virgin organic coconut oil and garnished with fresh grated coconut. This is what I packed for today's lunch box with two organic whole wheat mini rotis. I have used one http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/12/sprouted-masoor-stir-fry-with-broccoli.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-1073659116186698355Tue, 14 Oct 2014 03:30:00 +00002014-10-14T08:04:51.819-04:00chutneyHerb-Centric-RecipesHomeMadeSaladsIndianLunchBoxRecipeSalad Today I am sharing one more salad recipe that I had prepared in April month to pack  in the lunch box. This salad was made  with available veggies and herbs in my kitchen. Sliced tender Persian cucumbers, julienned Chayote and Sweet potatoes were generously soaked with quick home made chutney dressing. Raw mango brought for the Vishu  Festival initiated me to skip vinegar and&http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/10/mix-vegetable-salad-with-raw-mango.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-4530728064724947325Wed, 16 Jul 2014 22:00:00 +00002014-07-21T14:00:39.466-04:00Herb-Centric-RecipesHomeMadeSaladsIndianLunchBoxRecipeSaladTofuRecipes Today I wanted to pack salad for lunch box  but there was no lettuce in the fridge so I made  salad by preparing  a  partially sauteed veggie base with onion, celery, julienned chayote, tofu, cranberries, corn,  carrots, cucumber. Over that I added raw  Persian cucumber slices, fresh cilantro leaves, chopped tender cilantro stems, celery leaves. I packed this in http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/07/sauteed-mix-vegetables-salad-with-raw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-8832716561123756101Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:38:00 +00002014-07-16T17:38:51.089-04:00BlackandWhite PhotographyFoodBlogEventsPhotographySummer-Gardening I have few containers with  small curry leaf plants, they all survived this passed harsh winter. After April month I took them out of  garage, within few days containers  were invaded by Amaranth plants and grass. It looked pretty so I let them grow until now. Soon I will clear all the pots so that curry leaf plants start growing freely, hope this year they all grow bigger and http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/07/curry-leaf-plant-containers-invaded-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-908099324731112843Sat, 14 Jun 2014 03:00:00 +00002014-06-17T06:44:30.471-04:00CanonPowerShot110Cary-NCNon-FoodPhotographySky-Cloud-ShotWalksAroundCaryHome Yesterday evening we had severe thunderstorm with heavy rains, it lasted for about 20 minutes but did lot of damage around city. It dumped lot of tiny branches, leaves, tree bark pieces, pine cones, twigs around my home. Today morning when I opened the front door, I saw one tiny single Sweetgum tree leaf  resting on  the door sill (Umbartha/Dehleez). My door mat was covered with pine http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/06/pleasant-morning-after-thunderstorm-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-1315280690826190706Fri, 30 May 2014 03:30:00 +00002014-07-06T11:57:18.746-04:00CanonPowerShot110IndianLunchBoxRecipeLocal-ProducesubziThoran Today morning I made stir fry with fresh, tender locally produced snake gourd  using two juicy plums. I  made saute base with  red onions and two red vine sweet mini peppers to have contrast color with light green snake gourd slices and  tempered it with split urad dal , curry leaves and  green chili. Pre-boiling Snake gourd kept colors vibrant and saved some cooking http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/05/snake-gourd-stir-fry-with-plums-stone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-5214323243587322926Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:35:00 +00002014-06-19T11:54:42.837-04:00IndianLunchBoxRecipesubzi Today made this stir fry with mini colored peppers, broccoli florets and green peas to pack in the  lunch box. No spices or masala powder is used, sauteed onions and hand full of fresh chopped cilantro and  one chopped green chili  is  used to build the stir fry  flavor base. Pre boiling broccoli florets in the microwave reduced  cooking time and enhanced  http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/02/mini-yellow-colored-peppers-broccoli.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-994674772963776297Wed, 05 Feb 2014 05:37:00 +00002014-02-05T00:37:14.436-05:00BlackandWhite PhotographyCary-NCFoodBlogEventsSummerGrilling This week for Black and White Wednesday I am submitting image of  snow covered  Weber's Charcoal Grill. Last week we had 2-3 inches of snow in Cary, temperatures were too cold  so snow stayed around for 3-4 days, as a result schools were closed for four days. I took few snow images around home, Grill was  covered with fluffy snow. It was a beautiful natural contrast of http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/02/weber-charcoal-grill-winter-time-images.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-2217708399698857227Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:35:00 +00002014-01-22T19:35:29.004-05:00BlackandWhite PhotographyFoodBlogEventsPhotographysubzi I cooked this cluster bean stir fry  on one beautiful fall morning  in November. This was weather inspired simple stir fry with sauteed onions, spiced with whole and crushed black peppers. Red wine vinegar and Honey was used to bring sweet and sour taste. Addition of mini colored peppers made nice color contrast over bright green pre-boiled  sliced Cluster beans/ Gavar. This http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/01/fall-season-inspired-spicy-cluster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-7538304567237031911Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:46:00 +00002014-01-22T19:16:53.514-05:00DessertFestivalSweets-Halwa On this auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti,  I convey my  best new year wishes to all my readers, followers and visitors.Wishing you all a very Healthy, Happy and Peaceful 2014. Thank you so much for regularly visiting my blog. I am quite late to make my first blog post this year, hoping to share more recipes this year.   I start this year with a recipe of  http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/01/carrot-coconut-sesame-burfi-flavored.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-2523987266425578875Thu, 19 Dec 2013 04:30:00 +00002013-12-19T13:23:35.039-05:00bakingBlackandWhite PhotographycakeFoodBlogEvents I  will be baking a cake for Christmas with four spices, Cinnamon, Star anise, Cardamom and Nagkeshar. I plan to  keep it gluten free by replacing all purpose flour with  few multi grain flours. Following whole spices image I am sending to Cinzia for Black and White Wednesday #110, Next BWW event  #111, January 8th 2014, will be hosted by Lynne at Cafe Lynnylu. For future http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2013/12/spices-for-christmas-cakeblack-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-7045953055595189229Sat, 09 Nov 2013 04:00:00 +00002013-11-22T04:53:29.738-05:00BreakFastchutneyHerb-Centric-RecipesIdli-Dosa-UttapamIndianLunchBoxRecipe This coconut chutney is filled with goodness of fresh Mango Ginger root (Curcuma amada/ Ambe Halad) and fresh curry leaves, two strong medicinal and aromatic ingredients are blended together in this sweet, sour and spicy chutney. I made this chutney to serve with  multi grain rice free mini uttappams. Scroll down to check the image of pot grown curry leaves my friend shared with me. Try http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2013/11/curry-leaves-and-coconut-chutney-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-8000552303282853725Thu, 24 Oct 2013 02:30:00 +00002013-11-22T05:26:08.233-05:00Bean-Grain-Lentil-LegumeChickenHerb-Centric-RecipesIndianLunchBoxRecipeRotiSpecial Thali Recently I made rotis by adding Ragi flour to Aashirvaad multi grain aata. I tried to reduce wheat gluten by 50%, combined equal portion of Raagi and multi grain atta. I added Ragi flour by adapting  bhakari  dough making  method. I  heated water mixed with flaxseed meal, in that added  ragi flour, made a sticky dough, allowed to cool it for some time then added multi http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2013/10/flaxseed-meal-and-ragi-enriched-roti.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-681440328518351017Wed, 23 Oct 2013 03:30:00 +00002013-10-23T04:01:01.354-04:00BlackandWhite PhotographyCary-NCFoodBlogEventsPhotographySummer-Gardening This week for Black and White Wednesday event I am submitting image of Black Swallowtail Caterpillar on parsley stem. In September month I spotted one Caterpillar on parsley herb plant which is growing in the pot along with chives. I  gently lifted  caterpillar along with stem and moved it over the lawn but next day it returned back on parsley plant. It looked very pretty with black http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2013/10/black-swallowtail-caterpillar-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-8781400503489352449Wed, 09 Oct 2013 03:30:00 +00002013-10-09T03:24:01.266-04:00BlackandWhite PhotographyFoodBlogEventsPhotography Tomorrow, 9th October 2013,  Black and White Wednesday event  will be celebrating its 100th  Edition. Cinzia  of  Cindystarblog is  hosting this event who also takes care of admin duties for this event. Susan, author of TheWell Seasoned Cook is a founder of this event. For all guidelines  and an index of  all future event hosting blogs please check http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2013/10/sliced-zucchini-black-and-white.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849459776312945344.post-6687516110144452712Fri, 20 Sep 2013 03:30:00 +00002014-06-17T06:57:39.218-04:00Herb-Centric-RecipesIndianLunchBoxRecipeParatha These cabbage-Cilantro parathas were made in the morning to pack for lunch. Morning short time frame always stimulate me to create good  vegetable based recipes. This time I choose to use self raising all purpose flour instead of regular wheat flour. They are generously packed with fresh cabbage and cilantro, mildly seasoned with ajwain /carom seeds, for extra soft texture sour cream and http://sizzlingindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2013/09/cabbage-cilantro-paratha-made-with-self.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Usha)0