Alfalfa Fried Rice
- 23
- April
- 2009
Alfalfa Fried Rice: Science behind the Sprouts: When a seed holds up a tuff cover, packed with high protein and carbohydrate! Upon germination(a crucial period of sudden raise in their active molecules). At the expense of some protein it gets converted into all essential vitamins! Since a germinating plant needs all support for growth(survival of […]
Perumaal Kovil Thayir Saadham: Spiced Yogurts Rice. Spicy Curd Rice. Tamizhar Thayir Saadham. Aaaah you got me there…being an atheist raving about Perumaal Kovil Thayir Saadham!!! Thiruparkadal is a small village, about 100 km from Chennai. The place is famous for a Hindu temple. Sri Ranganathar…actually the beauty about the deity is ‘he is on […]
Quail Biriyani
- 02
- March
- 2009
Quail Biriyani: Kaadai Biriyani. Peasant bird & spicy rice dish. Food and culture go hand in hand and leaves its own print in history. India has layers of history still not erased. The country has witnessed more than a dozen of invaders and with every invader came a different culture and a new cuisine!! Arab […]
Bell Pepper Rice
- 01
- March
- 2009
Capsicum Rice: Kudai-Milagai Saadham, Kodaimilagai Saadham. Simla Mirchi Ki Chaawal. Simla Mirchi Rice. When it comes to anything that is named ‘Chili Peppers’, please count me in. I am all crazy for that ‘Hot Spice’! Whether you’re crazy like me or not…try to include ‘chilies’ or at least these ‘Bell peppers’ in your diet. Since […]
Lentil’s Rice
- 28
- February
- 2009
Paruppu Saadham: Pappu Annam, Paruppu Saadham. Rice Kitchedi. Arisiyum Paruppum Saadham??? Yes…much similar to ‘Masala Pongal’ dish with slight variation! Its a comfort food, well balanced, nutritional and easy to fix recipe! As we say it as ‘Paruppu Saadham’(at Chennai)…people from South(Coimbatore belt)call this as ‘Arisiyum Paruppum Saadham’!! Hmmmm pretty weird??? I tease them a […]
Mutton Coconut Biriyani.
- 24
- February
- 2009
Mutton Biriji: Mutton Thengai Birinji. Mutton Coconut Birinji. Mutton Biriyani with coconut milk. Mutton Coconut Biryani. Mutton Coconut Birinji. As every culinary journey begins with a grandmother’s story, so is mine! My Grandmother was a gifted cook in the family!:) I miss her authentic preparations! This was(is) one of her unique recipe ‘Coconut Birinji’! When […]
Mexican Rice
- 10
- January
- 2009
Spanish Rice: Endorphins – Endorphins are another interesting neurotransmitters found in brain. This neurotransmitter is responsible for ‘intense pleasure’, ‘excitement’ & ‘Ecstasy’. So….when it is in peek production, we wouldn’t feel even pain! Doesn’t that sound interesting. I am proud to say I am kind of addicted to this neurotransmitter. Yeah regular exercise produces this […]
Alfalfa Lemon Rice
- 21
- December
- 2008
When a seed holds up a tuff cover, packed with high protein and carbohydrate! Upon germination(a crucial period of sudden raise in their active molecules). At the expense of some protein it gets converted into all essential vitamins! Since a germinating plant needs all support for growth(survival of the fittest)….it is boosted with vitamin A, […]
Cracked Wheat Pilaf
- 02
- November
- 2008
Gothumai Rawai Veg Pulav: Cracked Wheat Pilaf. Cracked Wheat Vegetable Pulav. Samba Rawai vegetable Biriyani. Cream of Wheat n Veggies Pilaf. When people are in diet…they often ruin it on just 1 plate of biriyani or fried food! That’s it….they will give up everything and go on binging….which ever they craved for! I don’t understand […]
Chicken Fenugreek Greens Pilaf
- 01
- November
- 2008
Chicken Methi Pulav: Chicken with Fenugreek Greens Pulav. Kozhi Vendhaya Keerai Saadham. Murg-Methi ka Pulav. Kodi Menthilu Annam. Fenugreek greens are known as Methika in Sanskrit and Methi patha in Hindi. The Botanical name of this greens are Trigonella foenum. The English common name is Fenugreek leaves. We call this Vendhaya keerai in Tamil. In […]
