#greenveg - Here is a simple, yet delicious methi leaves stir fry with split moong dal. I cooked it with a tempering of panch phoron in mustard oil. I also added some vadi / dried lentil dumplings to add a crunch to the dish. I finished it off with kasundi for a mustardy taste and flavour. It is prepared dry to enjoy either with plain steamed rice or with chapatis.

#greenveg - This is spring onion cooked in a traditional Bengali homemade style with some sweet potatoes and eggplants. Cooked in mustard oil, this delicious curry goes perfectly well as a side dish with chapatis. It can also be had with plain steamed rice. For some crunchy effect to the dish, fried vadi / dried lentil dumplings can be crushed and added to the end product.

#greenveg - This is a traditional Bengali curry made with tender pumpkin leaves and few tender twigs. A whole lot of mixed vegetables are thrown in along with some fried bori / dried lentil dumplings to give some crunch to this simple, yet delicious recipe. It is cooked in mustard oil for an authentic touch and finished off with the addition of mustard paste. It is best relished with plain steamed rice.

This goes well with Indian breads like pooris, phulkas or chapati.

#greenveg - This is a Bengali style spinach curry combined with eggplants. But you can go ahead and use potatoes, red pumpkin or radish instead. It is generally had with plain steamed rice, but it can also be had with chapati. Vadi / dried lentil dumplings can be added, depending on the availability to give this dish a nice crunchy effect. The tempering of dry red chilies and panch phoron gives an authentic touch to this delicacy.

#reststyle - Mushroom and green peas are a good combination and is a common dish found in most of the restaurants. In fact it is my favourite dish when visiting any restaurant. It is a great side dish with plain steamed rice, jeera rice, pulao, plain biryani, naan, tandoori roti, kulcha or just plain chapati. I sometimes have it with dosa, appam or idiyappam. They taste just great.

#greenveg - These are fried lentil dumplings cooked in a spinach based gravy. It is one of the signature dishes from the regions of Himachal Pradesh. It is a yummy curry to be enjoyed with any form of rice or Indian bread. I personally like to relish it with either jeera rice or rumali roti. Sepu vadi is basically urad dal (split black gram lentil) which is soaked, ground and then steamed along with some aromat dry spices. So do try this (no onion-no garlic-no ginger) Himachali delicacy and enjoy.

#nonindian - This is a simple Bangladeshi homemade delicacy with an amazing yummy flavour. This unique bharta is that of mashed french beans and I must admit it sure was very delectable. This is a great comfort food and goes best with plain steamed rice and if possible with a drizzle of some raw mustard oil. Some sauteed prawns can be added for a non-veg. version. You can try having it with any Indian bread or as a spread on sandwiches.

#reststyle - Any curry made in a Do Pyaza style comes out real yummy and superb. So do try this amazing Bhindi Do Pyaza with lots of onion, hence the name. It is an easy and a simple recipe. Make it a bit spicy and chatpata to be relished as a side dish. It is on the dry side and goes well with curd rice, sambar rice, rasam rice, dal chawal (rice & lentil) or with chapati / any Indian bread. This North Indian delicacy is very popular in many restaurants and dhabas. There are obviously many ways of preparing it, depending on each individual and family. So do try my version, which is a quick recipe and I'm sure you will like it. So Happy Cooking!!!

#ldcarvings1#Street_food#week_1Kanji Vada is a famous Rajasthan dish made with lentil fritter then dipped in mustard flavour fermented water and is very delicious and works wonders in detoxyfying your liver and thereby, aiding digestion ....

#greenveg - This is my version of Kolmi Shaag (water spinach) cooked in a traditional homemade Bengali style. It can be cooked with eggplants or potatoes, but here I cooked with boiled & cubed raw banana. I also added fried and roughly crushed vadi to the end product for some crunch. It is best had with some plain steamed rice and a tsp. of ghee makes it more yummy. It can also be had with phulkas.

This is a just a simple stir fry recipe prepared with okra & dried white peas. They are an excellent side dish with any form of rice or chapattis. The tempering is of some aromatic panch phoron and the usual dry spices. Nothing fancy, but taste is yummy. So please go ahead and prepare this amazing stir fry dish if you are looking for something easy and quick.