Wheat Barotta
- 09
- October
- 2008
Whole Wheat Barotta: I don’t know how many of you all will agree with me! When you rigorously diet….you crave more for toasted and crispy food! Not to metion…most of the crispy food in the marker are loaded with transfat and they are deep fried! My friend Tina said…she toast the pita bread(Iranian bread)and cut […]
Tofu Stir-Fry
- 09
- October
- 2008
Tofu Stir-Fry: Yeah….one of those low-cal healthy diet! Catch up…after done with McDonald’s, KFC’s as guilt relief dinner!! Can even toss them together in minutes….my solution after a hectic day!! Ingredients: Tofu(extra firm..water packed)200 gramsBulb onion 1-2 cubedJalapenos 2 quarted into wedgesGinger 2″ grated or juliennedSesame seeds 1 spoonDry red chili flakes 1 spoonSoy sauce […]
Mixed Vegetable Salad – Desi Style
- 09
- October
- 2008
Ingredients 1/2 radish 1 carrot 1 purple onion 1/2 cucumber 100 gm cabbage 3-5 green chilies salt lemon juice cilantro leaves mint leaves spring onions Method Slice and shred the vegetables and add salt to it. Mix well and squeeze few spoons of lemon juice. Serve to go with your meals.
Potato Sambar
- 09
- October
- 2008
Potato Sambar: Urulaikizhangu Sambar. Aloo Sambar When I was a kid….Mommy leaves me behind….to visit her parents(during summer vacation). Myself and Dad will have lot of fun together! Yeah…you guessed, I am still Daddy’s little Princess! Daddy takes me to office(sometimes…if it is a trip for an Inspection or Feild Visit)….otherwise I have to stay […]
Blackberry Juice
- 09
- October
- 2008
Blackberry Juice: Blackberries, its leaves, roots even bark is said edible here…..and also folk remedy for various ailments. The Native American tribes, used them extensively… it had many other surprising uses! The leaf is more commonly used as a medicinal herb, but the root also has medicinal value. Young edible shoots are harvested in the […]
Upma Kozhukattai
- 09
- October
- 2008
Upma Kozhukkattai: Kaara Kozhukattai. Savory Modhak When you don’t have rice-mill here…its easy to fix this type of Kozhukatai(modhak). Although I hate the fact of soaking and grinding rice….I happend to fix this one day! Well….before I even tried this…I was not sure of….how its going to turn up! I heard this recipe from my […]
Orange Rasam
- 09
- October
- 2008
Orange Lemon Soup: Orange-Lemon Rasam. Orange-Neembakai Saaru. Lemons and Oranges are rich in Vitamin-C. Most of vitamins lie only close to the skin and on the skin. The lethery rind(jacket)is also loaded with essential oils! Since some of the vitamins are oil soluble and to make use of those essential oils….its good to cook them […]
Hariyali Fish
- 09
- October
- 2008
Hariyali Fish: Baked Green Fish. Baked Green Tilapia. Hariyali Machili. Baked Chapalu. Rule On Marination while marinating…always place them in refridgerator! At room temperature bacteria and germs multiply pretty fast! Never ever taste your marinade after adding to raw meat/fish/chicken!!! Never reuse the same marinade that has been tossed with meat! Discard the excess! Hariyali fish […]
Grilled Chicken
- 07
- October
- 2008
Power Foods: Grilled Chicken: On the other day….Ramona(from my cooking class)asked me….why it is always ‘Tandoor Chicken’ looks pink in these Indian Restaurants. I myself wondered several times…what is that pink little thing staring at me(not even red….its totally pink)! They hardly use any spices…just coloring agent….get it grilled!! All my clients really enjoyed my […]
Paruppu Keerai Masiyal
- 06
- October
- 2008
Also Known As: Kozhi Keerai Kadaisal, Paruppu Keerai Masiyal. Verdilugas Lentils Soup. Mess Style Paruppu Keerai Masiya. I have good memoirs of my Mommy’s stone-grinder and Keerai Masiyal. But, as a kid there was no way Mommy could get me to eat those greens, except by hiding them into those little mounds of rice. And, […]
