Eating for Beauty
- 08
- January
- 2013
What You Eat Affects How you Look Beauty, as defined by Webster’s Dictionary is “the qualities that gives pleasure to the senses or exalt the mind.” Beauty is predominantly a concern for the female population. There is an old saying that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” However, there are definite social concepts […]
The Story of Salt
- 31
- December
- 2012
These are some of my articles that have been featured in the Press. I’m a food columnist for a local daily The Oxford Eagle and a regular contributor to IndiaCurrents, a magazine that caters to the Indian diaspora . Homer called salt a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. […]
Fertility Foods
- 31
- December
- 2012
These are some of my articles that have been featured in The Press. I’m a food columnist for a local daily The Oxford Eagle and a regular contributor to IndiaCurrents, a magazine that caters to the Indian diaspora . When Darwin used the term ‘survival of the fittest’ he didn’t mean anything about the good […]
Tracing the Tasty History of Biriyani
- 31
- December
- 2012
These are some of my articles that have been featured in The Press. I’m a food columnist for a local daily The Oxford Eagle and a regular contributor to IndiaCurrents, a magazine that caters to the Indian diaspora . Food and culture go hand in hand and cuisine leaves its own imprint on history. […]
Asparagus Casserole / Mixed Vegetables Risotto
- 31
- December
- 2012
Ingredients Arborio Rice (Italian Rice) 1 cup Asparagus 6-9(tough ends trimmed & cut in 3″ bits) Carrot – chopped lengthwise Green beans – chopped 3″ size bits Broccoli – cut into florets Scallions 1-2 finely chopped Jalapenos 1 seeded & chopped Red Bell pepper 1 sliced Peppercorns 1 spoon – ground Chicken Broth 2 cups […]
Gongura Pachadi – There’s No Taste Like Home!
- 29
- December
- 2012
Gongura Pachadi There is something about home made ethnic food, its nutritious, delicious and most importantly rekindles the nostalgic past! If you are like me, am sure this humble pachadi will comfort you after a long working day. Not all traditional recipes are hard to prepare…it doesn’t calls for a bulk of ingredients, special cooking […]
Fresh Grape Juice – Vineyards Special
- 28
- December
- 2012
Grape Juice Ingredients 1 lb grapes 1-2 cups sugar syrup Method Wash, clean and discard the stem from grapes. Meticulously, remove the seeds and discard it as well. Further, peel the skin and set aside. Retain the pulp too. Now, blend and puree the skin and extract strong deep colored juice out of it. Filter […]
Hotel Anganan Style Chicken Biriyani – Kovai Special!
- 23
- October
- 2012
Anganan Kozhi Biriyani:(Kovai Special) Its kind of pretty funny that all these days…I thought my blog’s photo uploading capacity went for a toss! I had hard time uploading pictures all along for a while…I blamed myself and my stupid fate a lot and eventually gave up the idea of blogging forever:( Oh yeah, I felt […]
Tofu Layer Biriyani – Freaking Good!
- 23
- August
- 2012
Tofu Biriyani (Hyderabad Style Layer Biriyani) Well, its bit hard to admit, but its the fact…it will be the last decision for me to vote for an vegan/vegetarian meals. Its nothing against the vegetables but I just happen to love animals more:) There should be a really sneaky business to treat me with mock meat […]
Minestrone Soup
- 20
- August
- 2012
Ingredients: Pasta Vegetable broth Olive oil Black Pepper Powder Beans: Garbanzos, Red Kidney beans, Black Eye Beans, Double Beans, Soya beans, Spit peas, Tiger Beans, Lentils, Fresh Peas… Herbs: Fresh Parsley and Basil, Dry Oregano, Basil and Thyme, Vegetables: Beans, Zucchini, Squash, Celery, Spinach, White Onions (minced), Tomatoes (crushed) Method: Soak the beans overnight and […]
