Pesarattu / Green Gram Dosa – Recreating Perfection
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- April
- 2011
Pachai payaru Dosai: There should be at least one recipe for each one of us, that no matter how hard we try to replicate it, never able to master it, right? Somehow, the taste of first devoured dish still lingers on our mind! And even after a zillion painful experiments…we know that it is not […]
Beetroot Subzi – As Easy As A-B-C
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- April
- 2011
Beetroot – Keerai Poriyal: No matter how tired you come home, its worth straining another 10 minutes in the kitchen to have an instant gratification with food. If my fridge is packed with fresh produce, I usually plan ahead for a week’s menu, the inspiration comes from my mind whizzing ideas of playing with ingredients […]
Prawns Thokku / Shrimps Thokku – Start Cooking!
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- April
- 2011
Eral Thokko: Other than cooking shrimps in curry form, my mother never thought about combining it with new ingredients. Shortly after I started cooking, I kept experimented with various spices and combination. To my surprise, the result was good the each time. My first idea was never to repeat the same old recipe or method. […]
Okra Pepper Stir-fry / Vendaikai Milagu Varuval
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- April
- 2011
Bhindi Subzi:Ingredients: Okra/lady’s finger 15-20 sliced lengthwise Salt Turmeric 1 pinch Urad dal 1 spoon Garlic 5 minced Pepper powder 1-2 teaspoons Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Sesame oil few spoons Curry leaves few. Method: Take a very wide, heavy bottomed skillet. Yeah, bit unusually!…for a small portion of vegetables, an extra large wok! This will […]
Mutta Curry: I am happy to post yet another ‘Egg Recipe’. If you have gone through my previous posts, you probably know my love for eggs. Safe-Handy-Easy…I have used a ton of different methods for cooking eggs. Well, it never ruined my dinner:) Ingredients: Eggs 4 – soft boiledOnion 1 large gratedGinger-garlic paste 1 spoonTomatoes […]
Iniya Thamizh Puthaandu Nalvazhthukkal – Happy Vishu:)
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- April
- 2011
Hindoo Meals Vazhaipoo Vadai (Plantain Flower Fritters) Muttai-Koss Kootu (Cabbage Kootu) Vendaikai Poriyal (Okra Stir-fry) Avaraikai Podimass (Broad beans subzi) Vazhaikai Varuval (Green plantain spicy fry) Urulaikizhangu Masala (Potato Masala) Kathirikai-Murungaikai-Mangai Sambhar (Eggplants-Drumsticks-Mango Sambar) Arai Keerai Masiyal (Amaranthus Greens Masiyal) Murungai Keerai Poriyal (Morigha greens-peanuts stir-fry) Decoration and Picture – by A.K.Karan:)
Masala Popcorn – Childhood Memoirs
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- April
- 2011
I know, this is not a recipe! Well, please don’t get me wrong! I get pretty wild if someone offers me popcorn…wanna know the real reason behind it? I was tricked by my Mom…when I was a little baby! She used it like a bait and lured me to a confined lil place and made […]
Beetroot Halwa: Today, I was asked to fast for a day long. Well, it was ‘piece of cake’…as I planned a good eat yesterday night:) Considering the fact, I have errands to run today and a good bit of shuttling schedule…I felt compelled to eat a relatively carb rich diet, last night. Otherwise, I am […]
Palak Pulao / Spinach Pilaf – Plating Up!
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- April
- 2011
Pasalai Keerai Saadham: Ingredients: Spinach 1 bunch – cleanedGarlic 5 clovesGinger 2″Onion 1 smallTomato 1 smallGreen chilies 5-7Salt For Pilaf: Rice 1 cupGreen chilies 3Onion 1 small slicedGinger-garlic paste 1/2 spoonMint leaves 1 fistfulTomato 1 choppedCloves 5Cinnamon 1 stickCardamom 1 pod crushedBay leaf 1Star anise 1Cumin seeds 1 teaspoonGhee/oil 1/4 cup. Method: In a wide […]
Winter Melon Lentils Curry: Ingredients: Winter melon 1 large piece – peeled, de seed, dicedMung dal (lentils) cooked 2 cupsSaltTurmeric 1 pinchOil few spoons Wet-grind These: Green chilies 2Grated coconut 1/4 cupToasted Urid dal 1 tablespoonCumin seeds 1 spoonGinger 1″grated For Tempering: Oil few spoonsMustard seeds 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 spoonAsafoetida 1 pinchCurry leaves few. […]
