I’m posting another recipe in Operation Learn to Cook Like Mom (and Occasionally Other Amazing Cooks I’m Related To). I learned this cabbage dish recently while staying with my aunt. She is the superheroine that makes the pav (POW!) bhaji recipe I posted. Ingredients 3/4 head of cabbage 1/2 large onion 4 thai hot peppers 1 cup… Read More »
Here’s another recipe in Operation Learn to Cook like Mommy Dearest. There are roughly a million varieties of this dish, but this is the best one in my opinion. According to my ma, it’s the dish that people in India whip up if unexpected company arrives because you always have the basic ingredients on hand. So, maybe… Read More »
I’m posting more recipes in my attempt to learn to cook like my ma. Today’s dish is a hearty, easy, delicious spinach bhaji. It’s not as glamorous as saag paneer and it’s never something I crave or ask my mom to make, but when she makes it, I definitely eat it. I know that’s not… Read More »
I’m posting another recipe in my attempt to learn to cook like my mother. She makes unbelievably tasty Indian food from scratch that is also cheap and vegetarian. Winning! Today’s dish is a breakfast dish that reminds me of Sunday mornings. It’s called upma (pronounced oop-ma) and it’s pretty freaking delicious. Ingredients 1 cup of cream of… Read More »
I’m trying to cross off Bucket List Item #3 – Learn to Cook Like Ma. Flavorful, authentic vegetarian Indian food made from scratch. What’s not to love? Today’s dish is actually one of my aunt’s specialty dishes. But she made it frequently for big family gatherings, so it still screams home to me. Plus, it… Read More »
Yogurt!! Whoah, my apologies for the excessive exclamation points, but I really really really love yogurt. When 17 year-old Thriftygal turned vegan, she reduced her dairy and/or egg consumption by one product every week. The very last non-vegan item she gave up was yogurt. It was also the very first food I ate coming back to vegetarianism a decade later.… Read More »
I’m working on crossing off Life Bucket List Item #3 – Learn to Cook Like Mom. I’ve tried more times than I can count to cross this sucker off, but now that I’m being a bit more meticulous about the process and thinking about what worked for me in the past, I feel like I’m finally… Read More »
Here’s another recipe for Operation Learn to Cook Like Mom. These Indian dishes are full of yummy spices and are cheap to make. Also, they’re all vegetarian! I’m a big fan of chutneys. Add it to literally anything to make stuff spicy. Today’s chutney is a peanut and garlic creation that goes with everything from… Read More »
I’m posting another recipe for “Operation Learn to Cook Like Mom.” Flavorful, vegetarian and cheap Indian food. ‘Nuf said. Today’s dish is the potato recipe that my family eats with Kadhi. Serves 4 Ingredients 3 medium-sized potatoes 2 medium-sized onions 2 chilies (or to taste) one sprig of curry leaves Spices salt to taste 1/4 tsp… Read More »
I’m trying to cross off Life Bucket List Item #3 – Learn to Cook Like Mom. I’m posting my recipes here because these dishes are comically cheap. Comically. Shop at ethnic grocery stores if you can – they have much much much (much!) cheaper prices and a wider variety. If you don’t have an ethnic grocery… Read More »