Indian Food Pyramid – Eating Well
- 02
- May
- 2013
The Indian Food Pyramid is an outline of what we eat each day. The research based plan, developed by our country is not a rigid, hard to follow rules to shy away! Whereas, this pictorial description gives us a glimpse of a plan for a healthy life style. Well, according to the Indian food pyramid, […]
Chili Pepper Heat Ratings
- 30
- April
- 2013
Chili peppers have been part of the human diet in the Americas since, 7500 B.C. The archaeological findings states that it was domesticated at least 6000 years ago. Christopher Columbus was one of the first Europeans to encounter it and called them ‘peppers’, because…he was pre disposed to this pungent flavor, through black peppers. In […]
Indian Restaurant Menu – A Foreigner’s Guide
- 29
- April
- 2013
Indian Restaurants in America features almost a standard menu throughout the country. Its quite tasty, no doubt about it, but its not an accurate representation of what Indian food really is. In fact, India means diversity and it has too many regional cuisines. However, most of the restaurants in America, feature only Punjabi cuisine, a […]
Oreo Milk Shake – Got Milk?
- 26
- April
- 2013
There are number of foods from our childhood days, that we tend to forget and enjoy as adults! It is still vague, when we actually stop certain foods and switch to this vicious magic grown-up world!! Well…it appears to me like Lakshman Rekha…once we stepped out of this line, that’s it…there is no coming back. […]
Barley Puliyodharai – Reluctant Gourmet
- 23
- April
- 2013
I never made barley dishes and never thought I ever could! But, now everything has changed…my culinary creativity is well-honed and my cooking is decent…thanks to food blogging. And, I had something brewing in my mind for a while…the recipe itself is an inspiration from my family’s favorite dish “Iyengar Puliyodharai‘. Since, many have […]
Coconut Fudge – Treat Yourself
- 22
- April
- 2013
Also Known As Coconut Burfi.Thengai Burfi. Nariyal ki Burfi. Coconut Fudge. Candied coconut. I love Madras Shree Mithai special ‘Nariyal ki burfi’ . Although I don’t want to rule out their other house specialties like ‘gajjar ka halwa (carrot fudge), badam kheer (almond milk), soan papdis and jilebis. If given a chance, I would gladly […]
How To Freeze Vegetables
- 19
- April
- 2013
When mother nature gives you lemons, make lemonade. If she gives it to you in excess, pickle them! And, share them with others. That’s what my mother told me! Well, as you know by now…I love experimenting in my kitchen! Pushing my limits and trying things that I have not dared to do before! The […]
Crab Kebab – Taste of Home
- 19
- April
- 2013
Unless you cook Indian food 365 days a year, you are not gonna make that special trip to the Indian grocery store, regularly! The spices we stock to make bhindi masala and achaar gosht, can last for several months! What do you do with them? You can very well use it on any local produce […]
How To Mince Garlic
- 18
- April
- 2013
Garlic is a very popular flavor, a base for countless recipes. Using this common ingredient in right proportion may give you the best results to your otherwise regular dish. However, peeling fresh garlic and mincing it, is a bit challenging task to many! If you allow me, I will let you a know few tricks […]
Andhra Tomato Pappu – Southern Comfort
- 17
- April
- 2013
Also Known As Andhra Pappu. Tomato Pappu. Ketti Paruppu. Thakkali Kothu Paruppu. Tamatar Dal. Tamatar Dhall. If you stumbled upon this page thinking that’s its some kind of South American lentils concoction, you are in for a plain disappointment! But if you decide to stay on and read this entire post, you will be delighted to […]
