Category Archives: Seasonal Veggies

Soups, curries and one-pot meals: Easy school night dinners

Posted on March 26, 2018 by The Weekend Baker

For the month of April 2018, Varan-Bhaat wakes up from its slumber and takes a bit of a detour from traditional Pathare Prabhu recipes for the A-Z Blogging Challenge. Our munchkin started Big School (that’s Year 1 for the uninitiated) and … Continue reading →

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Ganpati special – Green Peas or Vataanyachi bhaaji

Posted on April 8, 2016 by The Weekend Baker

I wrote about the Ganpati celebrations at my grandparents’ home and the festivities that followed. If you’ve read about it here, you will have noticed the rather unusual menu for that day. There is a simple explanation to it. The … Continue reading →

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Carrot Koshimbir

Posted on August 6, 2015 by The Weekend Baker

Next up, in the salad repertoire this week, is Carrot Koshimbir. As with most recipes featured here, this salad can be rustled up quite quickly making it a great addition to a weekday dinner.  It never fails to liven up a … Continue reading →

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Shirale- vataane bhaaji (Ridge gourd with peas)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by The Weekend Baker

Healthy, unusual and very tasty. Most people I spoke with have never heard of this combination, but nevertheless, it exists and is an essential part of a Shravani Somwar meal. It’s also perfect for a quick weekday meal and I … Continue reading →

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Vatanyacha Phadna or Sugar Snap Peas

Posted on March 6, 2013 by The Weekend Baker

Spring brings fresh sugar snap peas to mind and here’s a simple and delicate dish that makes the most of these jade beauties. Black pepper adds a kick to this dish while the caramelised pods sprinkled with grated coconut yield a sweeter … Continue reading →

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