My Food Journey

Sambar is a must in most south Indian families and like others even I have grown up having dosa- sambhar and chutney's. A Sambar is a lentil based vegetable stew or curry cooked with dal/lentils along with some veggies and some tamarind pulp. There are coconut based sambar as well and each region has its own sambar variation. In my house, we all prefer quick meals, but yet tasty. My mother who was a working lady would make elaborate meals only during holidays or special occasions. Rest all the meals would be quick yet very very tasty. This is one such sambar which my mom has taught me and is super quick.  This doesn't use tamarind like in a traditional sambar and gets its tangy flavour from tomatoes. Its quick, one pot sambar recipe. Lets dive in and see how its done: Ingredients: Serves 3 1/2 to 1 cup Tur Dal/ Yellow Lentils 2-3 tomatoes chopped (depending on size) 1/2 cup Veggies each of your choice cubed Turmeric powder A pinch of Asafoetida/ Hing 1/2 tsp chilli powder Salt ...

This is a very simple coconut chutney which you can combine with rice or  Dosa ,  Appam and Idli's . Its pretty simple to make with few ingredients. Ready in 5 mins. I usually make this when I have no time to make an elaborate side dish, but still need something to have my rice with; this is perfect side dish for those lazy days. Lets see how its done:  You can check out other quick chutney / sides  Here .  Ingredients:  1 cup shredded coconut 2-3 Dried red chillies 1/2 onion roughly chopped 1/2 inch ginger roughly chopped 2 teaspoon coconut oil 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli (optional) Salt to taste Method:  Add coconut oil in a pan. Once hot add red dry chillies, onion and chopped ginger to it. Saute for about 5 mins Take off the flame and in a mixer jar add in 1 cup coconut.  Add in the onion/dry red chilli mix along with some salt Pulse it for 2 mins and crush everything in mixie.  Your delicious coconut chutney is ready to be served Notes:...

If you are looking for a super moist cake which is easy and can be made in one bowl, well look no further -this is the one. Its extremely moist, melts in your mouth chocolate cake. And to have these super moist cake with a drizzle of creamy chocolate frosting is just divine. Another great thing about this cake recipe is that it calls for simple ingredients that I always have on hand. Nothing beats being able to make one of your favorite cakes without having to run to the store for ingredients. In short this recipe is perfect for all the chocolate lovers out there. With the measurements given below you will yield a 1 cake made in 8 * 8 inch cake tin. You can double the amount and make it as 2 cakes for a layered 2 tier cake with frosting. Also these can be baked as a loaf cake. PS: For all those who want to have the measurements to be reduced into half the quantity or want to double the quantity (specially for baking) I recommend using a recipe calculator. I usually use this Recipe Cal...