Mushroom Bell Pepper Stir-Fry
- 27
- May
- 2017
If there is one cuisine (apart from an eclectic mix of many other) I had to eat all my life, I would probably choose Indo-Chinese. Why? The spices are mild, every dish is invariably with more vegetables, made with tangy-sweet sauces, and most of the dishes have a vibrant freshness to them (Green onions, bell […]
Oyster Mushrooms Fry – Simply Nice
- 09
- May
- 2017
Other Names Sippi Kaalaan Varuval. Mushroom Masala. Pepper Mushrooms. Today, keeping with the word: “Simplicity”, I share with you this recipe. Its a humble dish made with Oyster Mushrooms (Sippi Kaalaan). Its my Dad’s favorite dish. So, there is no “its” and “buts”, I prepare it in the same fashion, all the time. Ingredients 1 bag […]
Thuvar Lilva Korma
- 21
- December
- 2015
For many reasons, home food has to be quite simple and hassle free. Yeah, on the other day…I was suffering from severe carpal tunnel syndrome, there is nothing much I could do. But, chores were piled up. And, yet there was the most demanding task of ‘vegetable chopping’! The very thought gave me the fright! […]
Badami Mushroom Korma – Its Me Time
- 29
- November
- 2015
Oh boy. Now…I know why women hate festivals n holidays. Its not really for us! Am so sick of the weekends! Running errands and coping up with the obligations! Just craving for my quality me time so very badly. It doesn’t matter whether its a crazy Monday or whatever…I am planning to stretch the day […]
Bell Pepper & Mushroom Stir-Fry – Some Cooking!!!
- 18
- January
- 2015
Tok Tok…Tok Tok…Anyone there? Hellooooo! Anyone still lurking?? Well, its like coming back to my own house, that I abandoned for several years…because, life had handed me a very big mansion of experiences in exchange of this lil hut, where I saved some sweet memoirs! Yep…I couldn’t stray away too long as a familiar sense of […]
Chili Mushroom – When Temperatures Drop
- 26
- November
- 2014
Thanks to my Indian genes…Like me, if you grew up hating your extended family (a.k.a relatives). Let me tell you all one thing. They’re there. Everywhere. Wherever You Go, their Network Follows; The most jealous cousin is always smarter than the FBI agents (in India read it as CBI & if you are […]
Malai Mushroom Curry – Yet Another Dish!
- 13
- August
- 2012
Mushroom Malai Curry: When you cook 365 days a year, its so hard to keep a track of what you have tried and what you haven’t! Yesterday, I had a chance to procure some good quality mushrooms and was thinking of preparing something nice. Well, you figured…was googling for recipes. Even though I google for […]
Veg Pasta / Cold Pasta Salad
- 15
- September
- 2011
Pasta Dinner: Ingredients: Pasta 1 small box – cook as per directions Ragu – mushroom-garlic white pasta sauce, 1 bottle Mushrooms 1 box – sliced Zucchini 1 large, sliced Red capsicum 1 sliced Tomato 1 large – wedges Red onion chopped few spoons Green olives – 1 small cup – sliced Olive oil few spoons. […]
Mushroom Chettinad Masala
- 28
- June
- 2011
Kaalan Masala Kuzhambu Ingredients Button mushrooms 1 box – quartered Turmeric powder 1/2 spoonChili powder 1/2 spoonSaltSesame Oil 1 cup. To be dry roasted and powdered: Poppy seeds 2-3 spoonsCinnamon 2 sticksCloves 3Coriander seeds 1 fistful Fennel seeds 1-2 spoonsBlack pepper 2-3 spoonCumin seeds 1 spoonDry red chilies 5Fresh coconut grated 4 spoons To be […]
Vegetable Fahita – Coloring My Life:)
- 05
- April
- 2011
Vegetable Fajita:(Mexican Style) Several times in my School-College-University life…I somehow always ended up having vegetarian room mates:( But kept managing my identity through food, hehe:) No, I never yielded to ‘Veganism’ or ‘Satvik’ preachings…and what is peer-pressure, anyway! There were days, when my hostel mess bill used to be ‘Nil’ for several months! And I […]
