Tag: Gravy side dish

Pineapple and Tofu Curry

Pineapple and Tofu Curry

My stay in Singapore has exposed me to Thai cuisine. I noticed that pineapples are used quite extensively in Thai cooking. Since I had never cooked with this fruit before, I decided to give it a try. It is also important to find the pineapple 

Cauliflower with Halloumi cheese in fennel gravy

Cauliflower with Halloumi cheese in fennel gravy

During one of my visits to a Mediterranean restaurant, I had the opportunity to taste halloumi cheese. It was an ingredient in a wrap and I found it quite different from the other types of cheese that I had tasted before. When I read about 

Beetroot and Peas Curry in Coconut milk

Beetroot and Peas Curry in Coconut milk

Mixed vegetable curries involve quite a bit of prep work depending on the number of vegetables being used in the dish. I wanted a curry with a simple vegetable pairing that would give both volume and texture to the dish and also be quick to 

Stuffed Cucumber Sabzi/ Curry

Stuffed Cucumber Sabzi/ Curry

Cucumber has generally been a salad vegetable in diverse cuisines. It comes in varied sizes and varieties and the larger versions can be made into dishes that showcase the cucumber. I had a large cucumber lying around in my refrigerator – and I wanted to 

Cucumber and Peas Gravy

Cucumber and Peas Gravy

Sometimes, it’s fun to combine vegetables that normally don’t share the same space in normal dishes. Cucumbers are commonly used in salads and consumed raw. However, when cooked with a spice blend and paired with peas for texture, it can surprise you with great depth 

Radish Channa Sabzi

Radish Channa Sabzi

Radish, as a vegetable, is used extensively in salads, paratha stuffing and sambhar. I got bored cooking radish in those styles and tried a gravy side dish to go with rotis. The outcome of channa (chickpeas) and radish together turned out to be an interesting 

Black Eyed Beans with Potato in Mint Gravy

Black Eyed Beans with Potato in Mint Gravy

Known as Lobia in North India and Karamani in South India, black-eyed beans are an interesting ingredient to cook with. They are rich in protein and good to include in a diet to form a healthy mix of pulses and vegetables. The advantage with pulses