Marina Cafe’s Grilled Chicken Biriyani
- 13
- October
- 2008
Marina Cafe’s Grilled Chicken Biriyani: Tandoored Chicken Biriyani. Slow Cooking Recipe. Extra Hot Biriyani. Tandoori Chicken Biriyani. Once again Biriyani recipe!!! I know you guys are pulling my leg there! Can’t help it! Though we taste this common food at any place now! People have become really skilled in making it! Its no more ethnic […]
Upma Kozhukattai
- 09
- October
- 2008
Upma Kozhukkattai: Kaara Kozhukattai. Savory Modhak When you don’t have rice-mill here…its easy to fix this type of Kozhukatai(modhak). Although I hate the fact of soaking and grinding rice….I happend to fix this one day! Well….before I even tried this…I was not sure of….how its going to turn up! I heard this recipe from my […]
Nethili Karuvadu Saadham
- 27
- September
- 2008
Anchovy Rice: Ingredients:Dry Anchovies 1 cup fullCold Cooked rice 1 bowl fulLarge red onion 2-4 finely choppedLarge country tomatoes 2-4 finely choppedGarlic 2 whole – peeled and semi-chushedTurmeric powder 1 + 1 spoonChili powder 2 spoonsGreen chilies 5 slittedMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds 1/2 spoonChana dal 1 fistfulUrad dal 1 fistfulCurry leaves 1 cupSesame oil […]
Kollu Saadham
- 27
- September
- 2008
Kollu Saadham: Horse-Gram Rice Dish. Can you beleive it….horse-food is eaten by humans! There is a saying in Tamil language ‘ ellaichavanukku ellu, kozhuthavanakku kollu’…oh what a rhyming! Means….a slim person should take a diet based on sesame(it helps to put on healthy weight)and a fat amn should go on horse-gram diet(yeah it helps to […]
Quintessential Thayir Saadham – Comfort Meal
- 08
- September
- 2008
Ingredients: Raw rice 1 cup Milk 4-6 cups Yogurts 1 small cup Salt Green chilies 4 finely chopped Curry leaves few Ginger 2″ finely chopped Chana dal 1 fistful Urad dal 1 fistful Cashew nuts few Peppercorns 1-2 spoons Cumin 1/4 spoon Asafoetida 1/2 spoon Coriander leaves few chopped to garnish Sesame oil few spoons. […]
Paneer Pulav
- 08
- September
- 2008
Paneer Pilaf : Ingredients: Indian Cottage Cheese 200 grams cubedLong grained rice/Short grained riceFresh Thick Coconut milk 2 cupsCinnamon sticks 2Bay leaves 2White Onion 1 large thinly slicedSaltGhee 2 spoons. Method: In a pressure cooker, heat ghee. Add cinnamon and bay leaves. Followed by onions, salt and paneer. Fry them for a while. Let onions […]
Naatu kozhi Biriyani / Country Chicken Biriyani
- 10
- August
- 2008
Country Chicken Biriyani:(Chettinad Style)These days Biriyani has become ‘Kudisai Thozhil’ in Tamil Nadu. Anyone who has a ‘Deksha’…..can start up a business. Biriyani eating population also has significantly raised. It was not the same scenario few years ago…..we used to wait for that authentic Biriyani(Ramzaan / Bakrid). Sometimes….during family get-to gathers and Birthday’s Pappa used […]
Thayir Saadham : Don’t panic by looking at the name…..its just curd rice! As a kid I used to wonder…when my Pappa says ‘Bahala Bath’ in the restaurant! Of course though its common food/comfort food…..its different when we toss these fruits in it. I am not big fan of Dahi Chawal tho’….but I like this […]
Mutton Biriyani – Vellore Style
- 27
- April
- 2008
Vellore Mutton Biriyani: Vellore Jodhi Hotel Style Biriyani. As I told you earlier….tho’ the regional speciality Biriyani is booming these days. Few are never forgotten for their taste and uniqueness. Sure there are many places which follow the same thumb rule for years(for centuries actually). Like the one Vellore Jodhi…which is in swing for more […]
Karumbu Chaaru Pongal – Pongal Special
- 26
- April
- 2008
Karumbu Chaaru Pongal: Kanne Ki Chaawal. Karumbu Saaru Pongal. Sugar Cane Pongal. This is once again my friend Kranthi’s Mother’s recipe. She made this on a Pongal(Sankranthi)day. Sure…it got into my mind, as it tasted much like fresh cane. I liked the idea about fresh cane juice in cooking rather then using crude jaggery or […]
