Thakkali Kai Masiyal / Raw (green) Tomato Sambhar

Necessity is the Mother of Invention they say..does that apply to our kitchens?? Have there been times, when you decide to cook something, only to realize that you dont have the ingredients to make the dish :).. What do you do?? Do you make an alternative dish or land up substituting  a new ingredient, which becomes your signature dish, that everyone can stop raving about :D

Kothamalli Thogayal/Raw Cilantro Chutney

One of the other staple items in South Indian households in Thogayal..The best way i can possibly explain this is..its a thicker version of a chutney.But we have this by mixing it with rice and ghee/oil!

Panner Butter Masala

I am sure all you bloggers around would definitely know Aarthi of Yummy Tummy! A very passionate blogger with more than 500 recipes and all step wise is commendable right.. Well, the good news is she is getting married this month :)..So a group of us from BM decided we would do a virtual bridal shower for the bride to be! What would be best way to do this, than posting a recipe from her own blog :).. Wish Aarthi & Satheesh a very happy married life & here's a recipe from her blog

Shaam Savera - My first guest post !

This is one of my special posts for 2 reasons.. One because its a guest post..I mean its hardly been 2-3 months of blogging and to think i could blog for someone else was quite overwhelming :).. Secondly i have posted one of my favorite recipe :)..

I quite liked the Master Chef India Season 2 because they bought in a lot of Chefs for judging rather than celebrities.. We have grown up seeing shows of Sanjeev Kapoor ( though as a kid, i would change channels) , Tarla Dalal... and Neeta Gupta books were gifted during weddings :).. They were a savior and the perfect recipe would have everyone praising your skills & i would be silently thanking her :D.. During one such episode of MC2 - Sanjeev Kapoor challenge, the contestants had to prepare his signature dish within 60 minutes, along with him..& i was hooked...

When i made this at home, i just knew why its his signature dish :)..Shaam Savera is basically a spinach dumpling with Paneer/Cotage cheese stuffing with a tangy tomato gravy as the base.. So here i am sharing the same favorite with Kavi at Edible Entertainment... Go ahead & read it and let me know what you guys think about it.. Would so love to hear from you all !

Sagu/Sagoo

Another lazy weekend just went by & i have been in the same mode, so no blogging at all.. if you noticed ;)..I hardly cooked anything elaborate and just made something very basic & we happen to have dinner out :D.. So here i am back with a very simple but tasty dish.
I learnt this dish from my sister & in fact everyone at home calls it Shanthi's Sagu/Sagoo :D..

Mutter Paneer in Peanut Gravy

This is my very first blog hop and my partner for this blog hop was Surabhi. Surabhi is someone who is very passionate about cooking & this reflects from her posts. She is one of my first friends of the blogging world, thanks to Radhika of Tickling Palates :). I was a little confused as to what to choose as the 'Star dish', either i bake something or prepare something else. 
Finally, i choose Surabhi's Mutter Paneer in Peanut gravy, coz i could relate to her recipe story ( yup! every recipe has a story to it), but in this case, roles were reversed. I love Paneer & S is not such a big fan, he prefers veggies more and loves peanuts! So, i knew, this was what i would prepare..its easy,quick & tastes great...

Mutter Paneer in Peanut Gravy

Pumpkin Puli Kootu

This Pushnikai(White Pumpkin) Puli (Tamarind) Kootu is an absolute fav in our house! I love white pumpkin and this had a nice mixture of lentils, peanuts & tamarind and tastes good with both rice & chapati :)..amma would prepare this often and i prepare this whenever i get white pumpkin! 

Pumpkin Puli Kootu/ Pushnikai Puli Kootu

Its healthy, nutritious and easy to make...

Capsicum Subzi

This recipe i got it from my periamma, who is a superb cook! She learnt cooking the hard way, post marriage ( yeah! suprising for those days :)) but over the period of time, let me say she mastered the art. She has written down all the recipes she learnt, prepared & before my wedding i wrote down anything & everything i could find :D.. i didn't know like i mentioned in my intro blog post.. abc of ingredients in the kitchen!
This subzi is actually done with carrot & capsicum. I had used up all the carrots, so did the same with capsicum. It looks less colorful but not in taste :). 

Capsicum Subzi

Kadai Paneer

Another variety of Paneer delicacy! Simple & easy to make and goes well with chapati..

Kadai Paneer

Paneer Bhurji

This one is one of the easiest to make and i being a paneer fan love it. I first had this when i was doing my PG. There was a small joint in J.P Nagar, Blore called Tasty Bites. A very small place & the aunty was famous for her Parathas, paneer bhurji & custard.. I doubt my subzi is close to what she prepares...but this dish hold a special place!