kaycooks in #hive-120586 • last yearA little Beans on the SideA large of population of India eat a predominantly vegetarian diet. And generally, there is a sauteed vegetable side on a daily basis. The food is cooked fresh and the meals…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 2 years agoPotatoes and eggplant Sabzi / Aloo Baingan SabziThis is probably one of the first recipe I cooked successfully years ago. You cannot go very wrong with this aloo baingan sabzi recipe. The simplicity of these ingredients is…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 2 years agoAloo Matar (Potato and Green Peas Curry)I must admit, I always have some frozen peas in the freezer. And though I don’t use it too much of peas in my cooking, I try to use it when I can. And today I am going to share…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 2 years agoBhindi Fry / Shallow Fried OkraToday I am going to share with you how I make bhindi masala. This recipe does not require much prep time but needs some cooking time. Let’s start Ingredients Okra –…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 2 years agoSimple Yellow Dal / LentilsA part of most lunches or dinner, the yellow dal can be cooked in so many ways. I have various favorite dals (lentils) but this is one I tend to cook up when I am very hungry and…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 2 years agoBiryani Spice Blend - 1Weekends is generally the time I make pickles and spice blends that I store and use for the month. There are quite a few things that need to be made, but for today I will share…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 2 years agoBubble Tea - A perfect summer drinkI enjoy drinking the bubble tea. Not the kind that you get in milk tea but the sorts you get dowsed in fruit syrup and some water, I guess. I had it way too many years ago and…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 3 years agoMethi Tomato (Fenugreek Leaves and Tomato Curry) Methi Tomato is one of the easiest things I know to make and probably one of the very first few dishes I learned to cook a very long time ago. Ingredients: Fenugreek Leaves -…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 3 years agoMethi Paratha (Fenugreek Leaves Roti) It's been months since I have made any Indian breads - roti or paratha. I have been craving the methi paratha for sometime now and so, it's methi paratha for dinner tonight. Ingredients wheat flkaycooks in #hive-120586 • 3 years agoUpma For now, I am giving my freezer a break. It is half empty with my previous almost a week freezer challenge. With the leftovers from meals, I think I can do about 3 weeks if I had…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 3 years agoAloo Palak - Freezer Challenge Day 6Its Aloo palak and parathas for dinner tonight. I defrosted the boiled and pureed spinach earlier in the afternoon. ![img_3277.jpg](kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 3 years agoBlack Chickpeas Rice - Freezer Challenge Day 5This is an easy recipe. I realized one thing as I keep sharing these recipes here. Most of the Indian cooking is a one pot meal. Today's dish is what we call back home 'usli'.…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 3 years agoKitchen is Closed - The Flu - Freezer Challenge Day 4 Yes, my kitchen remains closed on fridays and saturdays. It is my day to go out and enjoy my lunches and dinners outside of the house. But breakfast is at home. ![5f8b7414_2567_4edf_81f6_31e3kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 3 years agoLentils and Beetroot – Freezer Challenge: Day 3Its Day 3 already. Today I have planned lentils and stir-fried beetroot for dinner. The first thing I do is take out the lentils and the beetroot from the freezer to defrost. I…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 3 years agoRajma and Jeera Rice - Freezer Challenge Day 2 I was in the kitchen for about 15 minutes today getting my dinner ready. An advantage of having a pre cooked meal in the freezer. It almost feels like I had food delivery today.…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 3 years agoCleaning My FreezerIt’s been a while since I cleaned out my freezer and I know it is time to get to it. I have only been freezing food for the past couple of years and have been loving it. As I…kaycooks in #hive-120586 • 3 years agoChili PaneerChili Paneer is an absolutely easy to cook dish, hardly takes time and requires very few ingredients. I generally have the chili paneer with Jeera rice, fried rice and there…