I have to apologize about the late announcement of the winners for my June 2010 contest.  I just got back from an enjoyable vacation with my family, hence the delay! I have returned and faced a difficult decision in choosing the winners! After much consideration, the two winners I have selected are below: As I [...]

This was another tough month in choosing a winner. There were many great recipes, but ultimately, I had to choose only two out of all the great entries. Here are the winners. FIRST PLACE: Charu Nagi wins again two months in a row! This unique recipe is called Kale Carrot wrap. The full recipe is [...]

Similar to last month, April’s contest will be based on chickpeas or garbanzo beans. You can may choose to do any dish as long as chickpeas are the main ingredient.  I’m eager to see what you all come up with. Good Luck. Using chickpeas, create any type of variation. Be Creative! Search the web for [...]

For this month, the contest is similar to November. Create a unique variation for Papdi Chat: You can easily make it vegan by omitting the yogurt. There are so many ways to transform papdi chat into something unique and mouth watering. You can scour the web for ideas. You will be judged mostly on creativity, [...]

FIRST PLACE: Seema Kukanur created Hara-Bhara Palak Papadi Chat. The full recipe is listed below. SECOND PLACE: Richa Agarwal from Massachusetts created a variation called Bread Dahi Vada Papdi Chaat (also listed below). Other top contributions are also worth mentioning here. Thank you for participating: Murali Anantha Meeta Asarpota Prajakta Deodhar Ravi Vinayak Hamsaveni H.T. [...]

It was very encouraging to see so many great entries this time around and I really had a difficult time choosing the winners! I was doubtful when I started these monthly contests that enough people will participate, but I feel reassured now. I want to thank everyone for taking part in this one, and congratulate [...]

Sorry for the late posting of the contest this month. This month’s recipe is Vegetable Rice (Pulav). I look forward to seeing your great variations. Take my recipe for Vegetable Rice (Pulav) and create a unique variation of it. Be Creative! There are many ways to vary this dish. Feel free to add your own [...]

FIRST PLACE: Joan created Mushroom, Fruit and Vegetable Pulav. The full recipe is listed below. SECOND PLACE: Jaya Rai from Amsterdam created a different version ofVegetable Pulav (also listed below). Other top contributions are also worth mentioning here. Thank you for participating: Lata Narayanan Adelina Moraru Shruthi Udupa Madhurya Karthik Richa Agarwal Smita Srivastava Rosha [...]

For this month’s contest, I am doing something a little different. I am selecting just a single vegetable (Califlower) and would like you to create a variation of any vegetable recipe on my website.  You can refer to my Aloo Gobi recipe for example as a start. Using Cauliflower, create any type of variation using [...]

Once again, this month was very difficult in choosing a winner as there were so many great entries. But in the end, I had to make a choice and the winners are listed below. Be sure to try their recipes! FIRST PLACE: Sharmila Krishnamurty from San Diego created a dish called Cauliflower Parupu Usli which [...]

Beginning this month of November, I will be having a Monthly Contest. Each month will feature a different contest with great prizes!! For November, your Objective: Take my recipe for Gulab Jamun and create a unique variation of it. Be Creative! There are many ways to adapt the Gulab Jamun recipe into something truly unique [...]

FIRST PLACE: Smita Srivastava from India created Kesariya Gulabjamun Pulao. The full recipe is listed below. SECOND PLACE: Spoorthy Prasad from Minneapolis created a variation called Snow Ball (also listed below). Other top contributions are also worth mentioning here. Thank you for participating: Menaka Seshakumar priya Suresh Vidya Lakshmi Keerti Prathak Pratima Adam Hall Seema [...]