Crunchy Fried Calamari – Entice Your Guests
- 02
- December
- 2013
This is a perfect appetizer for this cold weather. You can put it together with minimal fuss, so this is also a great dish to prepare on a busy working day. Its a flexible recipe…use any kind of coatings as you like. I rolled these squids in lemon juice, followed by all purpose flour (sprinkled […]
Gourmet Food Gift – Happy Thanks Giving
- 25
- November
- 2013
We are rapidly approaching the busy holiday season, here. And, there are still some more festivals left on the calender! Well…I am single-handedly unprepared for the rush of the upcoming events! How are you guys, holding up there? So…for today’s recipe, I didn’t invent anything new. Just assembled bunch of ingredients that I fancied into […]
Spicy Masala Fries – Anyone?
- 28
- May
- 2013
Also Known As Indo French Fries. Finger Chips. Potato Fries, Freedom Fries, Curried Fries. Spicy Masala Fries. Lately, I have been obsessed with fusion cooking! I know, I haven’t shown any proof to you all for this claim, yet! Well, in the process, I have discovered a short cut for Indianizing everything that comes to […]
Crab Kebab – Taste of Home
- 19
- April
- 2013
Unless you cook Indian food 365 days a year, you are not gonna make that special trip to the Indian grocery store, regularly! The spices we stock to make bhindi masala and achaar gosht, can last for several months! What do you do with them? You can very well use it on any local produce […]
Fish Amritsari
- 15
- March
- 2013
Fish Amritsari Named after a city where it originally prepared. Ingredients 1 lb fish salt to taste 1/4 ginger paste 1/4 garlic paste 1 tsp chili powder 1/4 turmeric powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1/2 cumin powder 1/2 carom powder 1 lemon, juice Oil for pan-frying Method Mix all the above mentioned ingredients, except fish […]
Minestrone Soup
- 20
- August
- 2012
Ingredients: Pasta Vegetable broth Olive oil Black Pepper Powder Beans: Garbanzos, Red Kidney beans, Black Eye Beans, Double Beans, Soya beans, Spit peas, Tiger Beans, Lentils, Fresh Peas… Herbs: Fresh Parsley and Basil, Dry Oregano, Basil and Thyme, Vegetables: Beans, Zucchini, Squash, Celery, Spinach, White Onions (minced), Tomatoes (crushed) Method: Soak the beans overnight and […]
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 […]
Baby Corn Manchurian – Restaurant Delicacy
- 21
- November
- 2011
Baby Corn Manchurian:(Indo-Chinese Style) Ingredients: Baby Corn 1 poundSaltMSG 1 pinchWhite pepper 1 spoonChili powder 1 spoonFood color – red 1 pinchGaram masala 1/4 spoonSoy sauce lightCorn flourEgg whites from an eggLemon juice few spoonsOil for deep frying. For Dressing: Tomato sauceSoy sauce heavyHot sauce(optional)Green Onions finely choppedGreen chilies 3-4 choppedGarlic 7 cloves choppedGinger 2″ […]
Shrimps Soy Soup – Relax n Enjoy
- 10
- August
- 2011
Shrimps and Green Onions Soup: As I told you all before’…I don’t spend much time in the kitchen these days. However, I still manage to get the same comfort’ by fixing 2 minutes kind of meals:) So, if you are like me – lazy, but yet demand something warm and home made…here is a dish […]
