Aloo Bhindi ( Gravy ), Okra And Potato Curry, Vendakkai Urulaikizhangu Curry

           Whenever I made Aloo Bhindi, it always ended up as a dry curry, this time I wanted a gravy with it, gravy in the sense, not dry. Though the list of ingredients for both the curries are almost the same, with a slight variation I finally got it. It tasted very good and goes well with rotis and naans..

Peanut Chutney, Verkadalai Chutney

          Peanut Chutney, this is another easy chutney that I make regularly to go with idlis and dosas. Roasting and peeling the peanuts is the only work in this, but if you get the already peeled ones, then it's even more easier. The peeled peanuts are just roasted and ground along with the chillies and other ingredients. There are a couple of ways we can do this chutney, using either green chillies or dried red chillies, for today's version, I have used dried red chillies and some garlic, this goes very well with the cucumber idlis that I have already posted..

Pasta With Sun Dried Tomatoes And Paneer ( Indian Cottage Cheese )

          My husband was having his dinner outside, with his colleagues, and it was just me and my daughter for dinner. I had decided on making pasta, but there was no cheese or pasta sauce at home, but still I had made up my mind on it. Going through the fridge, I found some paneer and sun dried tomatoes, so I decided to make something with it along with the pasta.  So I started off with boiling some water for the pasta and doing a simple sauce to serve with it, and decided to use some grated paneer in the place of cheese. Frankly speaking, I was not too sure about the final dish, but I still went ahead with it, and it turned out really good, except for the color. The sun dried tomatoes that I used were a dark reddish color, more like that of dried red chillies soaked in oil, so, when ground with some milk, the color was not that beautiful, but this depends on the color of the tomatoes. Also, I had used whole grain pasta, so the pasta color also was not very pretty but, otherwise, it is so simple to make and the paneer replaced the cheese very well too, try this if you like the taste of sun dried tomatoes..

Eggplant and Chickpeas Curry, Kathirikkai Kondai Kadalai ( Chana ) Curry

          Chickpeas/ chana/ garbonza beans dishes are a favorite at home, especially, chana masala. Cooked chickpeas can be added to salads, to mixed rice and also pairs well with almost any vegetable in a curry. I love it with potatoes, eggplants, spinach, the list goes on. Usually, I add it it only to a gravy, this time I thought I'll make a dry curry with chana and kathirikkai/ eggplant/ brinjals. This curry is again like the Kathrikkai Podi Curry, only with a slight variation in the ingredients for the spice powder. It goes well with rice and sambar, any mixed rice or can be even served with rotis along with some raitha..