Paal Poli – Seduce Your Taste Buds
- 05
- May
- 2010
Pal Poli: Milk Polis, Palu Bobatlu. Pal Ommittu. Paal Poori. Pal puri. Maybe our stone age fore-fathers have been deprived for this one thing ‘S-U-G-A-R’. And that is why our in-built genes still crave for anything ‘S-W-E-E-T’.:) Obviously starchier meals, fatty stuff and anything sweeter easily becomes comfort dish for some of us. The rush […]
Paneer Makhaani – Finger Licking Good:)
- 05
- May
- 2010
Paneer Makhani: Ingredients: Paneer/cottage cheese Onion 1 large gratedGinger-garlic paste 1/2 spoonTomato 2 pureedSaltTurmeric powderChili powder 1 spoonPaprika powder 1 spoonGaram masala powder 1/4 spoonAlmonds 15 – pasteGhee for frying. Method: In a shallow pan, heat ghee and fry the paneer. Set aside. In a wide wok, heat oil and add ginger-garlic paste and onion. […]
Bhindi Karaari / Spicy Okra – Jiffy Cooking
- 05
- May
- 2010
Vendaikai Mandi Vendaikai Masala Varuval. Vendaikai Mandi. Bhendakaya Koora. Bhendakaya Kura. Masala Bhindi. Bhindi Masala(Southern Style). As I told you before’ am kind of on and off with this Veg.Fast. I am trying to tweak my cooking style, with more G-R-E-E-N(vegetables I mean) rather than R-E-D (meat and stuff). Hmmm, though its not really satisfying, […]
Baingan Masala/ Brinjal Masala Varuval
- 04
- May
- 2010
Baingan Do Pyaaz: There is nothing special about this recipe…I always hated this big-large-eggplants, that are found in the market. Rarely, very rarely I buy them for a change. Always end up mashing them somehow…either chutney or burtha will be the recipe. For some reason, I couldn’t relate this large eggplants to my own home-land […]
Carrot-Beans-Cabbage Poriyal: Though I never liked any of the hostel’s mess food,(I lived in)…but somehow, I unconditionally fix some of their recipes I managed upon. This aint a fancy menu, kind of fix recipe while cleaning the pantry. Here is a recipe for your leftover stuff: Just toss some of your favorite vegetables, temper them […]
Shrimps in Spicy Curry – Simply Irresistable
- 03
- May
- 2010
Prawn Pepper Curry:(Typically Southern Style) Iral Milagu Kuzhambu. Shrimps Pepper Curry. Ingredients: Shrimps 1/2 kiloSaltTurmericChili powderCurry leavesCilantroOil Wet Grind These: Ginger 1″Garlic 2 clovesOnion 1 large Tomatoes 2 Toast and Powder These: Fennel seedsCoriander seedsPeppercornsCumin seedsPoppy seedsDry coconut Method: In a wide wok, heat oil. Add the wet-ground paste and fry real good, until oil […]
Malpua:(Bengal Sweet) Sinful Indulgence: Look around, is anyone next to you? No one, alright. Confession: I have my own guilty pleasures and every once in a while, temptation gets the better hand of me. Conscience? come on, that hardly works when you spot honey. If you are a die hard fan of Bengali sweets, I […]
Badam Paal / Almond’s Milk – Vegan’s Choice
- 30
- April
- 2010
Badam Palu. Badam Pal. Almond Milk. Raw Almond Milk – Warm Almond Milk. Bedtime Almond Milk. Its time to post some milk alternate(cow’s milk)recipes for my Vegan buddies. Inspired by bunch of Vegan-Vegetarian friends, I started appreciating greens and vegetables lately, but haven’t switched from my carnivore diet plan, yeah…still going on. Anyway…coming to the […]
Cabbage Usili – Treating Vegetables Special:)
- 29
- April
- 2010
Muttai Koss Paruppu Usili: Muttacose Paruppu Usili. Koss Usili. Did I tell you this? When I tried (yeah, didn’t succeed)to practice vegetarianism for the past few months…I happend to discover my own culinary skills. Before that, I never paid attention to the vegetables…used to stock them up as a routine stuff, and stir-fry in a […]
Spinach Masala Rice – Complete Planned Meal
- 28
- April
- 2010
Palak Masale Bhath: Pasalai Keerai + Podi Saadham. Ingredients: To Be Toasted Each Separately And Powdered Togather: Coriander seeds 2 spoonsChana dal 2 spoonsUrad dal 2 spoonsDry red chilies 6Fenugreek seeds 1-2 spoonsWhole black pepper 1 spoonCinnamon 2 sticksCloves 3Cumin seeds 1 spoonDry coconut grated 1/4 cupBlack Sesame seeds 2 spoonsAsafoetida. For Rice: Long Grained […]
