Ande ka Khagina/ Ande Ka Qagina – Flavors of Slow Cooking!!!
- 10
- January
- 2010
Ande Ki Salan:(Hyderabad Special Poached Eggs) I decided to embrace ‘Slow Cooking Ritual’ at least once in a while. Its very therapeutic to me. With my time schedule and working commitments, it’s not always possible. But that is not an excuse, to deny myself ‘The Pleasure of Cooking’, which, I enjoy the most. Again, I […]
Kothu Parotta – Famous Street Food!
- 03
- January
- 2010
Kothu Barotta: (Repost) Kothu Barotta. Street Food – Kothu Roti. Kyma Barotta. Chili Barotta. Fried Barotta. Kai-endhi Bhawan Style Kothu Barotta. While growing up, I had a profound curiosity over street food…since I spent much of life in hostel, there were typical moments in my daily life! Myself and my friends end up exploring ‘Street […]
Improvised Egg Pakoda
- 25
- December
- 2009
Also Known As: Egg Pakora,Ande Ka Pakodiya`n. Gudilu Pakoda. Muttai Pakoda. Egg Pakoda. Ande ka Pakodi. Ande Pakora. Mutta Pakoda. This is a definite rainy day food for me and something that I enjoyed making when I was a teenager (to my classmates…as I was just learning to cook). Its a great late night snack […]
Egg Rolls
- 25
- June
- 2009
Egg Rolls: Sudden fix with left over stuff! Towards the end of the week, I tend to clean up all the left over stuff and make use of long lying eggs, vegetables and dough! Evening snack, ready in minutes! Ingredients: Rolling Sheets: All purpose – doughEgg white 1 – for egg washOil for bastingDry Flour […]
Stuffed Eggs
- 08
- June
- 2009
Stuffed Eggs: Cheesey Rice stuffed Eggs. Cheesy rice balls. Eggs are essential part of my pantry! When I run out of the vegetables…its an easy solution! I fixed this recipe with left over rice, One could possibly come up with freshly prepared ones, of course! The idea is simple, I love eggs…hmmm, very scared to […]
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 […]
Nargazi Kebab
- 12
- April
- 2009
Nargazi Kebab: Egg Kebab. Egg-Batata Vada. Potato-Egg Bonda. After the regular cooking…sometimes I really play in the kitchen with left over ingredients/food stuff. So when there was enough aloo masala and eggs, I thought about this one dish, they call it ‘Nargazi Kebab’ God only knows the reason!! Where the eggs are covered with potato […]
Omlette Curry
- 11
- December
- 2008
Omlette Kuzhambu: Fried Eggs Curry. Omlette in Curry. I was thinking about using that ‘omlettes’ in a curry dish. So prepared a tangy Kuzhambu and sneaked 4-5 omlettes in it, not bad, turned up good. In fact eggs were spicy inside and crunchy on the outside. Ingredients: Egg Omlettes 4-6Cricket ball size tamarind or 1 […]
Karandi Omlate / Old Fashioned Omlette
- 11
- December
- 2008
Old Fashioned Omlette:(Country Style) Mommy has a long spoon/mini pan…..with a long handle (see picture) an iron pan! We call that ‘Thalippu Karandi’ in Tamil. Used to temper spices separately and top it above the curry/dish made. So the spices will be hot and sizzling, makes a wonderful feast, all aromatic and inviting. Since they […]
Egg Puffs
- 01
- November
- 2008
When I was in College+University…..this was my favorite snack! Myself and my friend Shridevi used to go to bakery in the evening, get egg/chicken puffs and eat them during tea time! Awesome……gossips, puffs, tea…..what else can make a perfect day. Hostel life was full of fun! There were very few good bakeries in the city, […]
