Tag Archives: mustard seeds

The Spice Route: Nithya Das on Mustard Seeds

September 7, 2011 Chitra Agrawal

On this Spice Route, I’m happy to introduce my friend Nithya who writes one of my favorite food blogs, Hungry Desi. She also just launched Half Pint Gourmet, a site of recipes for kids written by parents. Nithya is going … More »

Posted in Autumn, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Mains, Recipes Index, Soups & Dals, South Indian, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged Half Pint Gourmet, Hungri Desi, mustard seeds, Nithya Das, rasam | 1 Comment

My First Cooking Class

February 8, 2010 Chitra Agrawal

On Sunday, my friends Andrew and Faouzi came over for a lesson on South Indian cooking. I was excited to teach them because I find that South Indian food many times is overshadowed by the North Indian food you … More »

Posted in Events & Classes | Tagged carrot, cooking class, curry, curry leaf, green beans, karnataka recipe, kosambri, lentil, masoor dal, mustard seeds, peanut rice, sambar, south indian cooking, spinach raita, yogurt | 6 Comments

Eggplant and Green Pepper Gojju

September 3, 2009 Chitra Agrawal

Gojju is another dish that is typically only found in South Indian home cooking. I grew up on it, but never realized the rest of the world was so deprived until I moved away from home and couldn’t find it … More »

Posted in Autumn, Curry, Dinner, Recipes Index, Sides, South Indian, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged coconut, curry leaves, eggplant, gojju, green pepper, karnataka recipe, mustard seeds, south indian cooking, tamarind, vegan, vegetarian | Comments Off

Radish Raita

August 11, 2009 Chitra Agrawal

Radish is one of those vegetables that you buy in a bunch and rarely use all at once, so I’m always looking for new ways to incorporate it into dishes. This recipe is one of my staples for when I … More »

Posted in Appetizers, Autumn, Easy, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Popular, Recipes Index, Sides, South Indian, Spring, Summer, Vegetarian, Winter, Yogurts | Tagged chaunk, cilantro, coconut, curry leaf, karnataka recipe, mustard seeds, radish, raita, red chili, south indian cooking, vaggarne, vegetarian, yogurt | Comments Off

Beet Palya (South Indian Stir Fry)

July 16, 2009 Chitra Agrawal

Palya is the name for a dry stir fry curry that’s made in the southern Indian state of Karnataka where my mother is from. She gave me this recipe, but I have modified it a bit to tone down … More »