Ambur – Vaniyambadi style Mutton Biriyani
- 07
- May
- 2009
Vaniyambadi Mutton Biriyani: India’s finest cuisine developed after Mughal rule(14-16th Century), they took basic Indian cooking to art level! Since Mughal empire was widely spread, one could see biriyani recipe where they had strong foothold. Even now…several 100s of years after…local and outside influences fused together to create a unique style. To name a few […]
Carrot Halwa
- 05
- May
- 2009
See, I would have accepted AK’s proposal at the first place, if he had had chosen a nice dessert to dig in on our first date rather than spending a huge fortune on a diamond ring!! Which I don’t even wear. Anyhoooo, the poor guy waited three loooong years before I nodded ‘Yes’ for marriage. […]
Eggplant Chutney
- 03
- May
- 2009
Brinjal Chutney: Eggplant Dip, Baingan Chutney. I like North Indian style ‘Baingan ka Bhurta’ so much, except the part of…skinning the eggplants!! I feel that violet colored skin is more appetizing than the pulp itself!! Moreover all the essential vitamins and minerals lie close to the skin or on the skin. Skin is the natural […]
Chiffon Cake – by Bi Sheng
- 30
- April
- 2009
Bi Sheng & Stephanie: Chiffon Cake:Chiffon Cake: My friend Sheng is from China, she is doing her PH.D at the University of Mississippi in English! She is an active member of Cook! Eat! Share! the International club…that I attend to! So last week we had an Event, India Table(Yeah, yeah you guys guessed it right, […]
Brussel’s Sprouts Fry
- 28
- April
- 2009
Brussels Sprouts Masala Varuval: Never been a big fan of this Brussels Sprouts. Though it resembles much like cabbage(mini cabbage)…the taste never compelled me to have more. I tried various versions before…from korma to curry, nothing appealed. Gave a final try with all my favourite strong spices…whoo that was a hit!!! This is the recipe… […]
Birinji Rice – Infused with Lemon Stalk
- 27
- April
- 2009
Coconut Birinji:(Version 2) Coconut Biriyani, Thengai Biriyani. Thenga Biriyani. Coconut Birinji Rice with Lemon stalk. Coconut Pulav. Thengai Saadham. Lemon Stalk infused Rice dish. My friend Mercy, who is from Philippines runs an International market…here at Oxford! She used to complain about, how locals never buy vegetables from her and that she will have 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 […]
Senaikizhangu Masiyal / Yam Lentils Curry
- 22
- April
- 2009
Senai-Kizhangu Masiyal: Yam-Lentils Curry. Senai Kizhangu Kadaisal/Kadaiyal. I heard about this dish thro’ my maid. She is a great cook. I wanted to keep its authenticity, so used kal-chatti / mann chatti for blending. This gives very earthlty flavour! This goes to Shama’s Village Special Event (Grammathu Kaimanam) Ingredients: Yam 1/4 kilo Thoor Dal 1 […]
Award
- 21
- April
- 2009
Sanghi, Priya Sriram and Dhanya Nambirajan has shared this award with me. Thank you girls…I love your blogs too!!:))
Don’t Mess with Sufian
- 16
- April
- 2009
Lebanese Breakfast: Friday Morning Breakfast – Middle East! Bachelor’s Elaborate Breakfast, Can you believe this??? Hope you guys remember about the club that I attend to ‘The Cook! Eat! Share!’ for the Internationals. We are about 40 members from different countries. Its a nice platform to know about one’s culture through food! One of our […]
