Hummus, the Ethiopian way

Hummus is a beauty that goes well with almost anything – bread, rotis, or as a dip, and is an all-time favourite even in our highly-Indian-food-loved household.

When I soaked the chick-peas the other night, I had something else in mind… trying out the Ethiopian Hummus.
Now, I haven’t eaten that before or even heard about it, had it not been for a friend who messaged me on my FB page asking for a recipe for this. Some reading up pointed me to some recipes and the story behind Berbere mix, and this link which had a good recipe.

Hyderabadi Dum Biryani, Vegetarian with Mirchi ka salan

Show me one self-respecting Hyderabadi who doesn’t like Biryani and I’ll cook you a free meal! ;-)

I love it too, but I don’t generally prefer eating Biryanis at restaurants. I’d love to eat my mother-in-law’s Biryani which she makes with amazing precision week after week (and is simply awesome, btw. Recipe for that will follow soon!) or make my own imitation of hers (which is also good, but seriously my MIL rocks!)

A simple Vegetable Stir-Fry

Stir-Fry… a word I shy away from, because of its Chinese food relationship. Yeah, I know its not really a Chinese only dish, but I’ve come to associate this dish with Chinese food and hence ajinomoto , something I detest with a passion.

But to go with the Grilled Tofu with Sesame Rice I made this stir-fry. The decision to make this was almost instant and hence this comes with absolutely no prior preparation. Whipped up in a jiffy and gobbled up much faster, this is one heck of an easy dish!