Vegetarian Recipes
Bok Choy & Shrimps Curry
- 03
- April
- 2009
Boy Choy & Shrimps Thanni Kuzhambu: Sothi Kuzhambu. Iral-Keerai Sothi Kuzhambu. Boy Choy & Shrimps Stew. Shrimps and Greens Stew. Botanical name of Bok Choi is Brassica chinensis. It comes under cabbage family! This is commonly called as ‘Chinese Cabbage’. It initially spread to European countries and America, where Chinese settlements were high! Though I […]
Tomato Special – Round Up !!
- 28
- March
- 2009
Country Chicken Tomato Curry: Fish in Rich Tomato based Curry:Thakkali Thokku: Araithu Vitta Rasam:Ramzaan Pachadi:Paneer Tomato Curry: Tomato Specials: Lycopene is an open-chain unsaturated carotene that imparts deep red color to the tomatoes! Lycopene is insoluble in water and soluble only in organic solvents and oil. The double bond present in them between 2 carbon […]
Hong Kong Table – Dim Sums
- 23
- March
- 2009
Hong Kong Table – Test Drive – Dim Sums!!!My friends chit-chatting!!:)Platter – Dim Sums.Cream buns with lotus seeds filling!Pork BBQ Sums(no idea about the taste)Lotus leaf wrapped Sticky rice(Leaf is not eaten tho’ hee hee) This was bit stinky to me!:(Shrimp Dumplings, everyone’s favourite! I fried these Sesame balls.Daphne & Suzete seriously cooking!Dim Sums: I […]
Keezhanelli Mor
- 21
- March
- 2009
Keezhanelli Mor: Phyllanthus amarus/ Phyllanthus nururui is the Botanical of this fragile plant! It is called Keezhanelli in Tamil. Keezh – Under/Underneath and Nelli – Berry/ goose berry/ amla!! This teeny plant has sesame seed sized leaves and underneath each leaf blade, it posses black mustard sized berries, which looks exactly like microscopic amla/gooseberry…Oh Tamilians […]
Paneer Muttar Masala – from Kranthi’s Kitchen
- 17
- March
- 2009
Muttat Paneer Masala: My friend Kranti(from Herndon, Virginia) has generously contributed her recipe to my blog! I feel proud to display her recipe here!:) A few words about my best friend. We were hostel mates, back then at Hyderabad. Also serious Civil Services aspirants. I practically survived with her Mommy’s pickles and podis, at hostel. […]
Sweet Corn Soup – In Praise Of Hitting Repeat
- 16
- March
- 2009
Following random people on social media can quickly convince one that everyone’s life is better than mine! Hmmm, one such adventurous day on Instagram…I came across, friend’s friend’s skiing trip to Canada, trekking in Guatamala…and much more! Impulsively, I started looking for my own flight tickets to all these unknown places and started imagining all […]
Zucchini Bake from my Brother’s Kitchen
- 12
- March
- 2009
Solo Feasting!!Close up!:)Paari Cooking… For those of you, who don’t know what Zucchini is!!! Zucchini Bake: Did I ever mention, that my brother can also cook! If not…I got to tell you’ll now! He cooks better than me, ha ha (at least he thinks so)! Pari Gandhi(Yes that’s his official name) lives in Australia. You […]
Veggie Pasta Salad
- 08
- March
- 2009
Vegetables Pasta Cold Salad: Late in the afternoon, is the bad time…for most dieters and weight watchers! We indulge in any kind of snack that is presented! When glucose levels drop…not everyone could make a healthy choice! What if we already packed a snack for our high tea time!:) Doesn’t that sound kool! My friend […]
Green Plantain Garlicky Fry
- 05
- March
- 2009
Raw Plantain Fry: Fried Green Plantain. Green Plantain Fry. Vazhaikkai Varuval. Attikaye Koora. Kacha Kela ka Subzi. Radhai Aunty’s vazhaikai varuval’…I usually name the dish, after a person…who introduced it to me!:) Makes it lot easier to remember! More than the taste…its always the associated memories for me! When I was at chennai last year(vacation). […]
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 […]
