Unniappam / Vazhaipazham Appam
- 23
- May
- 2012
Unniappam: On the other day, I was counting all my drawbacks…and ended up making a pretty big list:( Well, am not ashamed that I was never good with machines and numbers! So, its in the top most layer! But, its really funny when people assume that I must be good in cooking!! Ooops, maybe this […]
Chinese Scallion Pancakes – Asian Delight!
- 09
- April
- 2012
Fried Spring Onion Pancake: Other Names: Asian Fried Pancakes. Korean Scallion Pancakes. Green Onions Pancakes. I am a die-hard fan of Asian food. During my road trips, I keep hitting my GPS for any Thai, Chinese and Korean food nearby! Most of the time, they never let me down:) And I will be deeply convinced […]
Crunchy Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
- 22
- November
- 2011
Home Made Potato Chips: This is one of my oldest recipe in the draft…that I failed to publish! Well, the picture may be bit amateurish, but you know what? The chips were indeed ‘super-crunch’! Yep, I sliced them extremely thin as possible using a sharp vegetable peeler and fried them in hot oil, just few […]
Kul-Kuls – Anglo Indian Christmas Cookies
- 24
- August
- 2011
Inippu Seepu Seedai:( Chettinad special) On the other day, I was cleaning up all the unwanted pictures from my database. I came across this old recipe in the draft, which was scheduled to be published two years ago! Though the picture looks odd, I could guarantee that the cookies were tasty. And coming to the […]
Banana Blossom Cutlets – The New Fashioned:)
- 17
- May
- 2011
Plantain Flower Cutlets: Other Names: Vazhaipoo Cutlet. Plantain Flower Cutlet. Banana Blossom Cutlet. When I was a student, most nights…I used to go back to hostel at wrong times! And the mess will be closed:( So, to be on the safer side…I used to get some hot puffs or cutlets for my dinner! True, with […]
Karamani Sundal – Pre or Post Workout Snack!
- 21
- April
- 2011
Black Eye Beans Sundal: I have been up to all healthy ways for whatever reason that I needed. Most of the days, people stay active and choose only healthy food from Monday through Friday, as soon as they see the calender hit Friday…many want to break the rules for some take-away meals! Other than that, […]
Masala Popcorn – Childhood Memoirs
- 12
- April
- 2011
I know, this is not a recipe! Well, please don’t get me wrong! I get pretty wild if someone offers me popcorn…wanna know the real reason behind it? I was tricked by my Mom…when I was a little baby! She used it like a bait and lured me to a confined lil place and made […]
Stuffed Bajji Milagai: Ingredients: Banana Peppers 4 Olive oil to spray Filling Potato 2-3 Salt Cumin seeds 2 spoons Garam masala powder 1/4 spoon Cumin powder 1 spoon Chili powder 1/2 spoon Coriander powder 1 spoon Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon Green chili 2-3 finely chopped Onions finely chopped 1 cup Ginger-garlic paste 1 spoon Tomato […]
Medhu Vada
- 16
- March
- 2011
Ingredients 1 cup urad dal, soaked for couple of hours 2 tsp rice flour 3 green chilies, chopped 1 bulb small onion, chopped few cilantro leaves, chopped 1 spring curry leaves, chopped 1 inch ginger, grated 1 pinch asafoetida salt to taste 1 pinch of baking soda 1/4 tsp peppercorns 1/4 tsp cumin seeds 1 […]
Karuppu Ulundhu Vadai / Kala Urid Dhal Vada
- 08
- March
- 2011
Whole Black Lentils Fritters: Other Names: Black Gram Fritters, Kala Urid Dhal Vada. Muzhu Ulundhu/Karuppu Ulundhu Vadai. Mina Pappu Garelu. Ingredients: Whole Black Lentils 1 cup Raw rice 2-4 teaspoons Ginger 2″ grated Green chilies 3 finely chopped Curry leaves few Peppercorns 1 spoon – crushed Cumin seeds 1 spoon – pounded gently Asafoetida 1 […]
