Green Gram Sundal
- 01
- December
- 2008
Pachai Payaru Sundal: Pesarupappu Sundal. Muzhu Paasiparuppu Sundal, Lentils are rich in protein, it could be a very filling meal for dieters. When we are on diet, we really watch what we eat. The bad time to snack upon anything is late afternoon & at evenings. So before we grab hot puffs or deep fried […]
Methi – Chana Curry
- 30
- November
- 2008
Chana Methi Curry: Kondaikadalai Vendhaya Keerai Kuzhambu. Garbanzo Fenugreek Greens Curry dish. Like most of us, I too hated bitter tasting greens in cooking. Few South Indian preparations, like Kuzhambu will make it less bitter after cooking. But I always appreciated North Indian style of greens preparation. Pairing greens with certain beans and pungent, acrid […]
Happy ThanksGiving & Rock Cornish Hen Roast
- 25
- November
- 2008
Pan Fried DressingInjecting AnimalFlavor injector Food SyringeRaw Whole Cornish Hen Stuffed Whole Rock Cornish Hen Roast:(Version 2) Stuffed & Roasted Cornish Hen. Chicken Roast. Grilled Whole Rock Cornish Hen. Thanksgiving is just couple of days away…but to me its already in the air! Hope Y’ll know what I mean!:) Yeah…..ifood.tv has genuinely removed all my […]
Country Chicken Soup
- 24
- November
- 2008
Country Chicken Soup: Naatu Kozhi Soup. Naatu Kozhi/ Desi ka Murg Soup. I could never match the taste of country chicken…..with any kind of chicken I find here. Whether its corn fed or herb fed….nothing beats up the flavour the native chicken gives. Raising country chicken is not uncommon in India….but it seldom hits the […]
Heart Felt Thanks to my Readers & Friends
- 24
- November
- 2008
Thanks A Million Tons: I am very thankful to all my fellow food blogger and non-blogger friends. During the time like this (when my stuff got plagiarized)we all stood up together. I hope it resolves now smoothly. The admin@ifood.tv has contacted me through email…saying that…they have notified their member! Wish she removes my food pictures […]
PLAGIARISM
- 21
- November
- 2008
Copycat Srividya To Fight Plagiarism: I was browsing for my own recipes in a popular search site…I bumped into this site. Seems like a reputed one! The shocking news is…one of their member has intentionally stole my food photographs and recipe content. I really don’t care for stealing my recipes….but I do for my pictures. […]
Quail Roast
- 19
- November
- 2008
Close-up!:)Quail RoastQuails Pan RoastQuails Raw MeatQuails in Wild Quails Roast: The Quail is called ‘Bater’ in Hindi. We call it has ‘kaadai’ or ‘Goudhari’ in Tamil. (Ofcource both are entirely different species )Quail is a small type of bird that belongs to the Pheasant family. There are two species of quail in India; the black-breasted […]
Jamun’s Salad
- 19
- November
- 2008
Naawal Pazham – Tempered with Spices: The Botanical name of this tree is Syzygium jambolanum. Commonly known as ‘jambolão’ in Brazil. We call this as ‘Naval pazham’ in Tamil and in English-speaking countries they call it as jambolan, sweet olive or java plum. One of my Kenyan friend called it as wild blue berry! The […]
Thengai Chutney
- 19
- November
- 2008
Coconut Chutney: I could not find any decent coconuts here at Oxford. If I tell in advance my farmer’s market friend Liz used to bring them rarely. But the flavour and aroma never was so appealing. So when I went to India…..used lavish amount of coconut in my cooking. And believe me this is the […]
Makka Cholam Rawa Upma
- 19
- November
- 2008
Corn Meal Upma: Corn Meal Kitchedi. Ingredients: Corn Meal 1 cupVegetables 1 cup(carrots, beans, peas, potatoes….)Salt to tasteOnion 1 large slicedGarlic 2-3 cloves slicedChilies 2-3 slicedCurry leaves fewCilantro leaves fewMustard seeds 1/4 spoonOil. Method: Heat oil in a pan. Add mustards and curry leaves. Wait till they pop up. Then add garlic, onion and chilies….fry […]
