Aarti's Foodologue

This is a warm bowl of comfort food. I love chickpeas and try out various versions with a variety of spices, herbs and vegetables. This is a very rustic curry made with fresh flavors of tomatoes and spinach. I added cashewnut paste to bring fullness and creaminess to t...

A delicious and healthy recipe for breakfast or a snack. My daughter loved these and it is a great way to sneak some veggies into the lunch box.

There is a traditional dish called Muthia made in the western part of India, which is similar in texture and flavor, but I ad...

Gobi Matar - A dish made with minced cauliflower and peas.

A homestyle Punjabi masoor dal recipe with basic ingredients and spices

Back to the blog after ages. The past few months have been so busy that I have had no time to write the recipes I planned to or to photograph the food I intended to. I believe its important to prioritise and enjoy the moments when you have them. My parents were visitin...

I call this dish Chicken Curry with a Twist since it is not my usual chicken curry. The recipe I have posted earlier - Homestyle Chicken Curry,  has a lighter curry while this one is more robust and decadent. This has ingredients that add flavor, texture, body and most...

If you are an eggplant lover you will fall in love with this dish and if you are not, you still will. This is one such dish that converts an eggplant hater into an eggplant lover. I was not an eggplant fan in my younger days but slowly I started to enjoy the smokiness...

So today I finally sat down to writing the post on one of my favorite and most loved recipes - Butter Chicken. I have had so many friends who have requested me for this recipe and for some reason or the other this was getting delayed. So here it is...

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Until a few years ago I could never think about cooking and involving myself in learning elaborate recipes. I had little patience and interest towards cooking while I was younger. But I always enjoyed food with a variety of tastes and textures. My mom is a great cook...

A hearty dish filled with flavour of authentic spices. A great no-meat alternative.

Black-eyed beans make a delicious and satisfying curry to be eaten with rice or roti and makes for a perfect mid-week meal.  I make two versions of this bean, and particular this recipe...