Fruit punch has became a necessary drink at every garden parties, today! How about looking into, bit of its history? The word ‘Punch’ comes from the word ‘Panch’. In Indian language (both Sanskrit and Hindi), the word ‘panch’ means ‘five’. The original recipe had five ingredients like, spirit, spices, fruit juice, palm sugar and water. […]
Hot & Spicy Mutton Biriyani – Chettinad Style
- 28
- March
- 2010
Mutton Biriyani: Ingredients: Spices: Cinnamon 1 stickCloves 5Black cardamom 3Green cardamom 3Nutmeg 1 crushedBirinji flower 1Marati mokku 1Green chilies 6 slicedOnion 1 slicedToamtoes 2 choppedMint 1 fistfulSaltTurmeric 1/2 spoonChili powder 1-2 spoonsMutton/Goats meat 1/2 kiloshort grain rice 4 cupsGhee 1 cupFried curry leaves to garnish. Spices to be toasted and powdered: Fennel seeds 2 spoonsCoriander […]
Ghi Alu – Ghee Roasted Potatoes
- 05
- March
- 2010
Urulai Kizhangu – Nei Varuval: Ghee Roasted Potatoes. Asli Ghi Aloo. Desi Ghi Aloo. Yeah, you guessed it right, had nothing to do with’ on the other day. So, usual…was playing with my food, as I went throwing in few things in the pan, a new dish was born! Anyhow the result is important, technically […]
Murg Dho Pyaaza – Going all Onions!
- 03
- March
- 2010
Murg Do Piyaaza: Chicken Do Piyaaza. Onion Chicken. Murg – Piyaz. Piyaz Murg. Vegetarian’s Please take a look here: Cauliflower Do Piyaz Ingredients: Chicken 1 cut into chunks/ I used cornish henWhite Onions 1 small gratedGinger 2″ size peeled and gratedGarlic 3-5 beads mincedSaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonChili powder 1/2 spoonGhee 1/4 cup For Dressing: White […]
Peppery Baked Fish!!!
- 28
- January
- 2010
Pepper Fish Fry: Baked Whole Fish. Baked Pepper Fish. Meen Milagu Varuval. I have been wanting to cook ‘whole fish’ for a pretty long time! When you cook an animal whole with its skin-on and bone-in…it always ends up tastier, more succulent, less likely to dry out and its very interesting to spend some quality […]
Ayurveda Kuzhambu
- 15
- October
- 2009
Ayurdeva Kuzhambu: Marundhu Kuzhambu. Medicinal Spices in Rich Tamarind based Curry. Marundhu kuzhambu is usually made in the house after severe cold, cough and fever. My mother recommends this for even body pain! Now don’t ask me medicinal details, please! Again, I am aint good with those ‘medicinal spices names’…all I could recollect is few […]
Crispy Finger Fish
- 17
- September
- 2009
Fish Fingers: Finger Fish, Fish fries. This is a long due recipe for me…though I make this often, either I will be busy and forget to take the snap or it will be Katham’(finished) by then. Who can really resist this crispy fish fingers, right. For an evening high tea party…this is an important dish. […]
Pepper Prawns Fry
- 06
- July
- 2009
Iral Thokku: Chettinad Style Pepper Shrimps. Shrimps Pepper fry. Iral Milagu Varuval. Prawns Pepper Fry. I have been, long waiting for this small shrimps in the market. Small shrimps are absolute delicacies! Ingredients: Small shrimps 500 gramsPurple onions large 2SaltTurmeric 1/2 spoonChili powder 1 spoonPepper powder 2 spoonsCurry leaves 2 twigsMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds […]
Quail in Country Style Curry
- 26
- June
- 2009
Quail Curry: Kaadai Thanni Kuzhambu. Quail / Pheasant bird Curry. Ingredients: Quail – 2 (cut into small pieces)Green chilies 3 slicedOnion 1 gratedGinger 2″ juliennedGarlic 6 cloves juliennedTomatoes 2 crushedSaltTurmeric 1/4 spoonChili powder 1 spoonPepper powder 1 spoonSesame oil few spoonCumin seedsCurry leavesCilantro to garnish. Method: In a wide vessel, heat oil. Add cumin,chilies and […]
Pepper Fish Curry
- 14
- June
- 2009
Ginger-Pepper Fish Curry: Strong Spicy Fish Sauce. Ginger based Fish Curry. Pepper Fish Curry. Milagu Meen Kuzhambu. Miriyam Chappalu Pulusu. Inji Meen Kuzhambu. This is my favourite ‘fishing spot’ in the neighbourhood! My team had a short fishing trip few months ago, got bit lucky!! Mississippi is famous for its catfish and its panfried catfish […]
