Macaroni Kheer / Macaroni Pudding / Macaroni Payasam
- 14
- January
- 2011
Macaroni Kheer: You know, whenever I come up with this kind of weird recipe…’I am off the hook, dude’. So, it was a crazy noon, I had nothing to play with…and I discovered this abandoned box of macaroni shells lying in the pantry. Beyond those internationally acclaimed recipes…I had countless ideas of whipping them out!! […]
Restaurant Style Rawa Pongal / Sooji Pongal / Semolina Pongal
- 09
- January
- 2011
Restaurant Style Rawa Pongal: Ingredients: Rawa 1 cupMung dal 1/4 cupFarm fresh milk 1 cupGreen chilies 1 or 2 finely choppedGinger 2″ choppedCurry leaves fewPeppercorns 2 spoonsCumin seeds 2 spoonsAsafoetida 1 pinchSalt to tasteCashew nuts 15-20Ghee 1/4 cup. Method: Soak lentils for about 40 minutes or 1 hour before cooking. Add just enough salt and […]
Paal Paniyaram – Country Style Dessert
- 12
- December
- 2010
Pal Paniyaram: Ingredients: For Paniyaram: Rice flour 1 cupGrated jaggery 1/2 cupCardamom 3crushedGrated coconut 4-7 spoonsOil for frying/ghee. For Pal: Coconut 1 whole – grated and pureedFarm fresh milk 1 liter Cardamom 6-7 crushedSugar 1 cup. Method: In a wide vessel, heat milk, reduce it into half of its original volume. Further add coconut puree, […]
Paal Kozhukattai / Doodh ka Modak – Traditional Tamil Pudding
- 30
- November
- 2010
Paal Kozhukattai: I have heard about this particular sweet, a million times(both through movies and friends)…but never got a chance to see it or to taste it!!! My mommy is a kind of person…who is very content with her own style of cooking,he he…I mean, she never showed even slightest curiosity to try anything traditional […]
Green Beans Casserole – Southern Style
- 13
- August
- 2010
Green Beans Casserole: Ingredients Beans 1 bunchMilk 1 cupSaltPepperFried onions Mushrooms slicedMushroom soup 1 cup. Method: Wash and clean the beans, do not trim their ends. Now bake them briefly with pinch of salt and a cup of milk. Add mushroom cream soup to the same and top[ them with sliced mushrooms, sprinkle the fried […]
Chocolate Mousse & Memoirs of School Days Fun:)
- 19
- July
- 2010
Chocolate Mousse: When I was in high school, I loved recess. Come on who didn’t? Its a chance to get away from the regular boring classes. The usual obedient show’ we put up on, will be broken in split second upon hearing the bell sound! We were allowed to run around like a maniac and […]
Malai Mattar Masala: Malai Mattar Curry. Paalaadai-Pachai Pattani Masala. Ingredients: Green peas / fresh or frozen 1 cupOnion 1 large gratedGreen chili just 1 mincedGinger-garlic paste 1/2 spoonTomato 1 large SaltDash of coriander powderDash of cumin seeds powderDash of garam masala powderPinch of dry methi leavesMilk 2-4 cups / Fresh Cream as per tasteOil / […]
Sandesh – Sometimes, Nothing is Everything!
- 06
- June
- 2010
Sandesh:(Bengali Style) When I was a kid, my grandma kept making sandesh quite often for me, almost every day:) She just split milk intentionally, added some sugar to it and dished out as decadent sweet! No practical errors! Of course its not cooking at all! But that’s what so good about it:)I never understood that, […]
Rabri:(Bengali Sweet) Paneer Payasam? Thirattu Paal – Payasam Ingredients: Milk, Milk and more Milk…as much as you wanted,Sugar as per your tasteNuts to garnishCardamom to flavour. Method: Split a litre of milk, using lemon juice, or citric acid or salt. Boil continuously and remove the whey. BTW, whey is full of milk protein too, try […]
Jil Jil Jigarthanda – Madurai Special
- 19
- May
- 2010
Jigarthanda:(Regional Delicacy) Madurai Special Jigarthanda: Jigar – means Heart, Thanda – means cold. This regional special drink is considered soothing to heart. Many ingredients present in it are natural body coolants. In a tropical climate like India, it becomes as a perfect summer drink. And coming to the recipe, no body knows completely till today…as […]
