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 know, gone away for studies and job…that’s how he started to boil water…oh okay okay…its seems ‘cooking’!! I could never imagine, a boy who never knew, what is the basic difference between brinjal and beans can cook now!!!
Maybe some of you’ll would have also bumped into his blog, already (accidentally / incidentally)! He used to write funny stuff that happened in his life…or simply ‘All about nothing’!!! But very recently, he turned his blog into hide mode(due to some people, who started invading his privacy). That isn’t just right, know! So myself and few of my friends plus his friends…felt really bad, that he stopped writing…kept his blog dormant and also switched to ‘hide mode’!! Anyways…I have been asking him to resume back. Wish he considers my request!!!
Though he has been practically cooking for himself…for about 7 years! I hardly had a chance to taste his food. As very rarely we bump into each other (visiting back home, at the same time – India). Couple of years ago…when I was still studying at Hyderabad, he used to visit me!! I did notice that, he inherited the family trait ‘interest in cooking’! Anyways…now after I started cooking(since 3-4 years now). I regularly take advice from Pari. We exchange recipes over Yahoo chat. He will be a good critic to me. We improvise our old recipes…rethink over and over about our childhood food & try to figure its ingredients.
He Indianizes any vegetables or Greens! Like he mentions, he makes kootu out of Bok choy, masiyal with water cress, Sea weeds…and much more!! He also cooks various cuisines like Turkish, Thai, Chinese…his master piece are ‘Stuffed Turkish Pizza’, ‘Thai Rice’ and ‘Dim Sims’. When it comes to invent recipes…he thinks beyond boundaries, like mint & greens marinated meat, baked fritters (yeah yeah, another fitness freak in the family) etc!!
This is totally his own recipe…although he gives credit to me! I am happy da!:) In his ‘All about Nothing’ blog…he did post 1 or 2 recipes, they were good! So this is one such good recipe from his kitchen.
In exactly his words:
Today I present to you “Zucchini Bake on Spinach Gravy”, a recipe I thought about and improvised by discussing it with my sister, Malar Gandhi.
Ingredients:
Zucchini – 2 numbers
Spinach
Garlic
Onion
Tomato
Tamarind
Chilli Powder
Egg whites – 2 numbers
Corn Flour – 2 table spoons
Besan/Gram Flour – 2 table spoons
Salt,
Garam Masala,
Pepper – to taste
Curry leaves – to garnish
Zucchini Bake
1. Grate the Zucchini, and place it in a large bowl
2. Add pepper, salt, corn flour, besan flour and garam masala to the grated zucchini.
3. Add egg whites to the above and mix them well
4. Bake them in oven at 200 degrees for about 25 min or until it becomes golden brown.
He should “unhide” his blog, Malar. I get nasty comments too, I just ignore and reject the comment. If you moderate the comments yourself, it’s easy.
He is great fusion cook by reading that, dish looks great. My compliments to you Pari(?! ;D), good job.
supera irukku malar.He must be a grt cook
quite interesting recepie…worth trying……also zuchini is a healthy vegetable
Wow…nice to know even ur brother is a great cook…will stop by his blog.
Lucky sister to have a brother who cooks for you on occasion!
Yes Asha…wish he unhides soon!:) The problem was not thro’ comments…his over aimbitious girl friend passed his blog address to all her family members…they were reading it up and down. Anyone b’4 marriage…gets uncomfortable to expose themselves to unknown people, right!
Seems cooking is in your gene..Zucchini bake is a unique dish..its looking very yummy
Wonderful recipe malar. lucky you, wish i could have a bro like yours
good n unique dish..I guess your brother is a good cook
Wow.. thats interesting! He seems to be a wonderful cook! Ask him to start a food blog instead of writing personal things!
What a grand intro for Pari
I agree he is a better cook than u! Ok don’t throw me ur spatula 
Great job Malar posting on behalf of him.
Very new & tasty recipe!
It is so nice and yummy bake..He must really be a great cook..
I am lol’ing over your reply to Asha..poor gf of Pari..I loved that name Malar..infact both your names..Malar n Pari are so cute..:)
Ok..coming to cooking I guess I have to agree that he has got some knack n talent there..No doubt the dish is yum..:)
Hi Malar,
ur blog looks gorgeous!Thanks for the visit and comment at my blog. Hope to see u there more often.
first time here
Lucky gurl! ur bro seems to be damn neat in dishing out yummy recipes.
Have a great weekend:)
TC
I feel men can cook better then women.It is always men who cook at the weddings.
This is new curry to me
That’s a nice one….convey the regards to your bro….
Hey Malar…lol reading this post and your comment to Asha..lovely sis you malar…Many of them cooks when situation demands..but they make great cooks than us i beleive..The zucchini bake looks amazing and pass my regards to Pari dear..Long live the Chef in you Pari!!Its a blessing.
thanks malar.
theriyale pa. may be follower ku theriyum . bcos i get to see ur latest postings.
Hi Malar,
Good that u an dur brother have tamil names like our family. Great!!!
Looks nice and would suggest to continue his own blog! cool!
I love a man that can cook!
Malar…
Great Recipe and feast to the eyes…Bro cooks like a great cook…And very nice names that you both got PARI & MALAR…(Praise the DAD-I guess)
Ur borther must be a great cook.. the zucchini bake looks so delicious… love it
awesome..i can see very well that your bro is a real cook!!
I have seen this vegetable though never bought since i dont know what to do with it..Now I know though!;-P
P.S. Which is the song being played in your blog..I love it!
I love this zucchini bake,many thanks to your bro,with awesome skill at cooking.Its so nice you both are so sweet and open to each other:)
Greetings to Pari for showing up his hands in ur column. Zucchini bake looks lovely and great for a savory meal fan like me. Good that u both have same taste. yes, it becomes unavoidable to hide some of our blogs if we like privacy.
these look really nice. i have to try it.
haven’t heard from you in a while. how you doing?