Couscous Pongal – Deliciously Indianized
- 17
- November
- 2015
If a local Desi joint ignores to tell you this!!! Its probably my job to tell you! We put tradition, a bit of masala and stories in our cooking. And, thus the end result is a crazily delicious food! Just in case, if you are wondering…Is cous cous an Indian item? The answer is ‘No’. […]
Cous Cous Pudding – Indian Style
- 28
- August
- 2011
Couscous-Siruparuppu Payasam: Couscous Kheer. Couscous Pradhaman. Ingredients: Wheat couscous 1 cup Split mung dal 1/2 cup Jaggery/brown sugar 3/4 cup Fresh coconut milk 2 cups Cardamom 3 crushed Cashew nuts 10 Raisin 1 fistful Ghee few spoons. Method: In a wide wok, heat ghee. Fry the nuts and raisin. Set aside. In the same oil, […]
Mixed Vegetables Couscous Khichdi
- 03
- August
- 2011
Wheat Cous Cous Bath: Ingredients: Wheat Cous cous – 1 cup Mixed vegetables – 2 cups (carrots, beans, peas, corn kernels) Green chilies 3-6 sliced Garlic 6 cloves chopped Purple onion 1 large chopped Salt Mustard seeds 1 spoon Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon Olive oil 1/4 cup. Method: Heat oil in a wide vessel. Add […]
Saffron Infuced Cous Cous with Chicken Tower
- 13
- August
- 2007
Cous Cous with Saffron Chicken Tower:Cous Cous-Saffron Chicken.Ingredients: For Cous Cous: Cous Cous 1 cup Salt Dry parsley 1 spoon Dried Garlic powder 1 spoon Olive Oil 4 spoons. To Garnish: Tomato 1 Cilantro or parsley leaves few. For Chicken: Chicken boneless, skinless – shredded 1 cup Cilantro leaves alone 1/4 cup Saffron few strands […]
Cous Cous Tomato Bath
- 02
- August
- 2007
Cous Cous Tomato Bath:Ingredients:Cous cous (pearl/fine) 1 small cup Roma tomatoes 2 Cloves 3 Cinnamon sticks 1 Dry parsley leaves 1/4 spoon Garlic powder 1 spoon Olive oil 4 spoons Parsley leaves to garnish(substitute with cilantro leaves). Method: Core the tomatoes and chop the fresh alone. Set aside. Heat oil in a pan, add cloves […]
Cous Cous Pilaf
- 01
- July
- 2007
Ingredients 1 cup cous cous 2 green chilies, sliced 1 onion, sliced 1 tomato, sliced 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste 10 cashew nuts 1 bay leaf 3 cloves 1 cinnamon stick 2 cubes butter Method In a wide wok, melt butter and add the spices. Fry cashew nuts in the same oil till golden color. Followed […]
Cous Cous
- 01
- July
- 2007
Ingredients:Cous cous 1 cup Bay leaves 3 Cinnamon sticks 2 Cloves 3 Cardamom pods 3 crushed Onion powder 2 spoons Garlic powder 1 spoon Ginger powder 1 spoon Dry mint leaves 1/4 spoon Olive oil 4-5 spoons. Method: In a wide, deep vessel….heat oil. Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bay leaves to it. Fry for […]
Cous Cous Upma
- 27
- May
- 2007
Upma is a perfect dish for jiffy cooking. Yet, it could be so gratifying to dig it. But…when growing up, I hated upma. To me it was mere a torture to endure it in the morning! I always cursed my Dorm staffs for making a poor choice of ingredients in the dish. For years, I went […]
