Vadani Kaval Gheta ... (वदनी कवळ घेता - Vegetarian Recipes)

Olan or Erissery

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:51:41 PST

It was last September we got invited to celebrate Onam at a friend's place. We were greeted by traditional lamp in the front door decorated with nice flowers. Her house was decorated nicely. Traditional Keralite knick-knacks were scattered artfully throughout the house. Everyone was dressed in...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

साबुदाण्याच्या पापड्या - १ (Sabudanyachya Papadya)

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:24:13 PDT

आत्ता ऊन आहे तर आत्ता लगेचच पापड्या करायच्यात असे कधी उन्हाळ सामानाचे होते का? त्याला कसं मस्तपैकी ऊन पडलं पाहिजे ३-४ दिवस सलग! मग आजुबाजुच्या बायका/मुली नक्की कशाचा घाट घालणार आहेत याचा आढावा घ्यायचा. उद्या दिवसभरात नक्की कोणती कोणती कामे मार्गी लावायची आहेत याची यादी करायची. हे सगळे केल्यावर...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Ghevadyachi Bhaji

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:25:50 PDT

Marathi version here - http://vadanikavalgheta.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post_23.html Ghevada is very generic name in Maharashtra for any kind of bean. Shravan Ghevada is one kind of green beans which yields speckled red kidney beans. Hyacinth beans are commonly known as Kala Ghevada. Val...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

घेवड्याची भाजी

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:30:39 PDT

English version here - http://vadanikavalgheta.blogspot.com/2011/08/ghevadyachi-bhaji.html मम्मीची ही साधी सोपी रेसिपी आमच्या घरात सगळ्यांच्या आवडीची आहे. करायला सोपी, चवीला एकदम झक्कास मम्मी हि भाजी अशी करते. पाव किलो घेवड्याच्या शेंगा १ लहान कांदा २-३ लसुण पाकळ्या २-३ टेबलस्पून...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Mummy's Garam Masala

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:42:14 PDT

My mother is a great cook and makes almost everything from scratch at home. That includes making festival specials like puran poli, chakali, chirote, chivda, karanji. It also includes making yearly supply of Garam Masala and Mixed Chutney Masala which is also known as Kanda Lasun Masala in...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Its raining cherry tomatoes!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:18:34 PDT

I have planted all colors of cherry tomatoes this year -- red, yellow, orange. I am getting basketful of tomatoes almost every couple of days in past few weeks. I have very pleasant memories of cherry tomatoes from my childhood. After my grandfather retired they moved to Kolhapur in their own...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

घोळीची भाजी (GhoLichi Bhaji)

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:28:15 PDT

देशात घोळीची भाजी ही पावसाळ्यानंतर कधीकधी बाजारात दिसते. इथे मात्र फार्मर्स मार्केट सुरु झाले की हमखास मिळते. याचे इथले एक कॉमन नाव म्हणजे 'Pigweed' घोळीची भाजी एक जुडी १/२ वाटी मुगाची डाळ कांदा लसूण मसाला चवीप्रमाणे तेल, मीठ, दाण्याचे कूट, फोडणीची साहित्य मुगाची डाळ भिजत...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Special treat for Gauri Pooja - Puran Poli

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:07:57 PDT

She is greatly interested in cooking and attempts to cook various dishes sometimes even on busy weeknights. She has moved to a new town and started working now after completing her masters. As a result her cooking has slowed down quite a bit. She also has gotten so busy that she eats out more often...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

चवळी/मुग/लाँग बीन्सची भाजी (Long Beans Bhaji)

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:53:41 PDT

आम्हाला आजूबाजूचे शेतकरी असल्या शेंगा खूप आणून देत. त्यामुळे हे प्रकार घरी वरचेवर होत असत. इथे आल्यावर लाँग बीन्सचे करून पाहीले आणि आवडले. चवळी किंवा मुगाच्या शेंगा पाव किलो (भारताबाहेर असाल तर चायनीज स्टोरमधे लाँग बीन्स म्हणून शेंगा मिळतात त्या शेंगा पाव किलो (१/२ पाऊंड)) १ लहान कांदा...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Stuffed Ridge Gourd

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:30:00 PDT

Marathi recipe can be found here - http://vadanikavalgheta.blogspot.com/2009/07/bharalelya-dodakyachi-bhaji.html Last year a friend sent me packet full of different seeds she has collected over the years. She grows various vegetables in her backyard and has a very green thumb. I have seen...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Panipuri For A Good Cause

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:55:57 PDT

Satisfaction - [C or U] a pleasant feeling which you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done something you wanted to do. It was last July when I had a brief conversation with Rashmi about helping a non-profit in India called 'Ekalavya Nyas, Pune'....

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

हरभर्‍याच्या पानांची भाजी (Stir Fried Tender Garbanzo Leaves)

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:00:11 PDT

हरभर्‍याची पेरणी साधारण ऑगस्ट सप्टेंबरमधे केली जाते (आठवा इयत्ता ३-४ मधली रब्बी पिके). साधारण ऑक्टोबर-नोव्हेंबरमधे पिके वाढून ५-६ इंची होतात. या झाडांची खुडणी केली नाही तर फुले कमी येतात परिणामी घाटे/हरभरे कमी येतात. ही खुडणी म्हणजे झाडाचे शेंडे तोडायचे. खुडणी करण्यासाठी मोलाने बायका लावतात...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Strawberry Lemonade and B&W Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:24:38 PDT

Original Marathi recipe is here - http://vadanikavalgheta.blogspot.com/2009/04/strawberry-lemonade.html Farmers markets are again overflowing with strawberries. This is late summer or early autumn crop and is best for making jams etc. We currently have nice warm weather to give justice to these...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

आंबट चुक्याची पातळ भाजी (Green Sorrel Maharashtrian Style)

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:20:28 PDT

भारतात गेले कि वेगवेगळ्या पालेभाज्या खाणे हा एक मोठा कार्यक्रम असतो. इथे खूप नवीन भाज्या मिळता असल्या तरी लहानपणापासून खाल्लेल्या भाज्यांची चव जिभेवरून हलणे शक्य नाही. तिकडे गेले कि सकाळ संध्याकाळ घरीच जेवणे हा माझा मुख्य कार्यक्रम असतो. त्यातलीच हि एक आंबट चुक्याची भाजी. मम्मीने केलेली असेल तर...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Diwali Special Photo Feature - Chirote

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:37:50 PDT

"Stop playing in the mud, clean up yourself and get the diyas ready for the evening." "But mummy, we are almost done! We are just finishing with the fountain..." "Come inside now, both of you. S you start preparing for diyas. Minu, you start with rangoli I will come and see... " "But ... but...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Almost Vegan Diwali

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:29:17 PDT

And Chakali without Bhajani ... This year I had planned to vegan sweets for diwali. I have been making couple of things vegan for diwali for past 5-6 years. It is not difficult at all. This year's special I wanted to make more sweets and push myself to make them all vegan. I succeeded! Well...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

GuL Papadichya Vadya

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:27:22 PDT

As I have shared in my previous post, I did make few vegan sweets this year for Diwali. I have been making at least one vegan sweet for Diwali for past few years. And every year I have tried new sweet and consistently gotten great results with exceptions of super flops. I do note down things...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Tomato Biryani

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:50:04 PDT

This years tomato crop started late but its going good so far. As I said in this post, I have planted more cherry tomatoes than large tomatoes. I am getting couple of tomatoes every day and that works out better unlike last year! Last year the crop was so much that I have enormous supply of...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Thai style butternut squash soup

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:39:03 PST

Or should I say its 'Thai influenced' soup! Marathi version of this soup can be found here. Farmers markets and grocery stores are flooded with variety of winter squashes. They are pretty to look at and amazingly tasty! I usually buy couple of them keep on the counter for few days as...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

थाई स्टाईल बटरनट स्क्वाश सूप

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:52:35 PST

थंडीच्या दिवसात सूप करून पिणे हा माझा नेहेमीचा कार्यक्रम असतो. गरम गरम सूप आणि एखादा छानसा ब्रेड असेल तर मस्त जेवण होते. वेगवेगळे विंटर स्क्वाशबाजारातसाधारण ऑक्टोबर-नोव्हेंबरमध्ये खूप दिसायला लागतात. ते आणून वेगवेगळ्या सूपमध्ये वापरले कि चव एकदम बहारदार येते. यात मला आवडणारा प्रकार म्हणणे साधारण...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

रव्याचे थालीपीठ

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:43:16 PST

English recipe - http://vadanikavalgheta.blogspot.com/2011/12/simple-light-meal-rava-thalipeeth.html हि माझ्या एका मैत्रिणीची रेसिपी. तिच्याकडून मी बरेच कोकणी पदार्थ शिकले. पटकन होणारी हि थालीपीठे कोकणात सकाळच्या नाष्ट्यासाठी करतात. १ कप रवा एखादी कोवळी काकडी (मोठी असेल तर...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Simple light meal - Rava Thalipeeth

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:54:13 PST

Recipe in Marathi - http://vadanikavalgheta.blogspot.com/2011/12/blog-post.html "I really want to make special Konkani meal for you girls before I move from here. When will you all be able to make it at my place?", she said one day. Now that was a very tempting offer! She had too many...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

Winter Break Up-Cycling

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:34:45 PST

I am reluctant to throw away things, may that be a small ribbon that came with a gift or old Indian dress. And this habit sometime creates storing challenges and often is topic of household argument! Recently we had to clean up our garage and I realized my collection has gone beyond control and I...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

There is a curry leaf in these muffins!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:44:31 PST

Small plates or Tapas for dinner is becoming more and more popular in past few years. Or it may be just me, who started hearing about it in last couple of years. This year we friends decided to go Tapas route for our new years party. All of us were coming back from vacations just before new...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...

फोटोफिचर - खानदेशी वांग्याचे भरीत

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:23:45 PST

Photo Feature - Khandeshi Vangyache Bharit) आमची देशात जायची वेळ झाली की दोन्ही घरांमधे(माहेरी आणि सासरी) आमच्या येण्याची जंगी तयारी सुरू होते. कमीत कमी दिवसात जास्तीत जास्त पदार्थ कसे खाऊ घालता येतील असा प्लॅन केला जातो. त्यात पुरणपोळी, गुळपोळी, करंज्या, चिरोटे असले गोडाचे पदार्थ तसेच...

Please visit my blog for the rest ...