Looking for quick and easy Indian desserts to make for Diwali? Then you have to try this creamy, rich and decadent gulab jamun with rabri. All you need is a few ingredients and few minutes of cooking time to make this amazing sweet treat. I use Gits rabdi mix and store bought gulab jamun to... Read More The post Gulab Jamun with Rabri appeared first on Cook's Hideout ..read more

Chettinad style Vegetarian Biryani -- spicy, flavorful and delicious dish. The post Chettinad Vegetable Biryani Recipe appeared first on Cook's Hideout ..read more

This is one of the simplest and tastiest dal recipes. I usually make spinach dal with toor dal and add either tomato or tamarind to make it slightly tangy. But for this dal, I kept it simple and you can the leafy spinach and the slight sweetness of moong dal; tadka with garlic completes the dish. This is my entry Cooking For Kids-Leafy Greens being hosted on this blog. Don't forget to send in your entries before June 30th. The post Palakura Pesarapappu appeared first on Cook's Hideout ..read more

I’m re-visiting this recipe that I posted about 2 years ago. It features in most of Andhra bhojanams (feasts). I love it since I was little and still do. Here is how we make it: This is my entry to Cooking for Kids-Leafy Greens event. Send in your entries by the end of this month. The post Kanda Bachali Curry | Malabar Spinach Curry appeared first on Cook's Hideout ..read more

Blogging Marathon# 25: Week 2/ Day 1 Theme: Cooking from a Book Dish: Cucumber Sweet & Sour Chutney (Keera Dosakaya Pachadi) My theme for week 2 of BM# 25 is "Cooking from a Book". Like a lot of you reading this post, I have a ton of cookbooks that I have bought over the years. I find a million reasons to buy a book and I see myself cooking through the entire book before buying. But once the book comes home, it sometimes gets neglected. I have to say I do refer to my cookbooks when I'm in a rut... The post Cucumber Chutney appeared first on Cook's Hideout ..read more

Dal is something that is made almost every other day in my household. Not just my home, but that is the case in almost every Indian households. Lentils form one of the main source of protein to vegetarians. I am always looking for new ways of making the same old pappu/ dal. My everyday dals are usually very simple like this tomato pappu or this palakura pappu. But occasionally I do make kootu where dal is cooked with vegetables and coconut-peppercorn masala paste. My mom learned it from a Tamil neighbor. Today's recipe is from the cookbook, Dakshin by Chandra... The post Vegetable Kootu Recipe ..read more

Looking for vegan, great tasting protein powder with no additives or artificial sweeteners? Then read on. Here is my honest review of Naked organic powdered peanut butter. Organic Naked PB has just 1 ingredient - slow roasted peanuts. It is low in calories and fat, and is great to add to smoothies, pancakes etc. Check... Read More The post Naked Organic Powdered Peanut Butter Review appeared first on Cook's Hideout ..read more

Kakarakaya/ Karela/ Bitter gourd is one vegetable that I really enjoy cooking and eating too. I usually microwave the chopped gourd with lemon size tamarind, pinch of turmeric and some water until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Drain completely, rinse and completely squeeze out the liquid. This takes care of the bitterness, to be honest, I enjoy a little bitterness in the karela and don't worry to much about taking it out. I have been thinking of using peanuts in the gravy and wasn't sure how it was going to turn out, but the curry turned out pretty good and... The post Kakarakaya Masala Curr ..read more

Blogging Marathon# 37: Week 3/ Day 1 Theme: Street Food from Around the World Dish: Kimchi Fried Rice from Korea My theme for this week's Blogging marathon got me very very excited. It is Street Food from around the world. Learning about the different dishes that are served as street food from various countries was very interesting and there are so many dishes that I wanted to make at home. But since we are posting for only 3 days, I had to narrow down my search to 3 dishes. Hopefully I can make the rest of my bookmarked dishes some... The post Vegetarian Kimchi Fried Rice Recipe appeared firs ..read more

Blogging Marathon# 32: Letter Q Theme: A-Z Dishes from Andhra Pradesh Dish: Q for Qabooli Biryani (Hyderabadi Chana dal Biryani) Letter Q stands for Qubani (apricots). Qubani ka Meetha is a very famous Hyderabadi dessert that is made with dried apricots that are soaked and then cooked with sugar and drizzled with cream. I wanted to make it, but couldn't find good quality apricots. So I made Qabooli instead. Qabooli is biryani made with spicy chana dal (split pea lentil) and layered with basmati rice. I used black chana/ chickpeas instead and it turned out quite tasty. This is a... The post Qab ..read more