Chicken Ishtu – Irresistible Kerala Style Ishtu!
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- March
- 2013
Also Known As: Chicken Stew, Chicken Moilee. Chicken Molee, Kozhi Thenga-Paal Curry. Over the years, my taste in food has changed, and so are my recipes. I hope, this blog will continue to chronicle those changes. This is one such recipe, I found very convincing to try. I can say,…I was very pleased with my […]
Paal Halwa
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- March
- 2013
Also Known As: Milk Halwa. Sooji Halwa. Rawa Halwa. People don’t want to diet during winter…and also want to stay in shape! So, comforting ourselves with a delicious desserts that are low in calories is the trick. Paal Halwa is one of the ultimate comfort dish, evoking childhood memories. And the recipe is quite simple too, […]
Fish Amritsari
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- March
- 2013
Fish Amritsari Named after a city where it originally prepared. Ingredients 1 lb fish salt to taste 1/4 ginger paste 1/4 garlic paste 1 tsp chili powder 1/4 turmeric powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1/2 cumin powder 1/2 carom powder 1 lemon, juice Oil for pan-frying Method Mix all the above mentioned ingredients, except fish […]
Masala Pori – Just Killing Time
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- March
- 2013
I have been thinking a lot about my school days and how as young kids, we were so carefree and totally irresponsible! While growing up, most of my free time is owed to my best friends. We all stayed close to each other in the same neighborhood and witnessed each others life! It was fun. […]
My Favorite Song – A Tribute to Food Lovers
- 12
- March
- 2013
Enna Samaiyalo – Tamil Song Ilaiyaraaja (The Maestro) has once again proved himself has a great composer and lyricist in this song. If you are a Tamilian or know little bit of Tamil, I am positive you can enjoy this song…where Swaram (music ) and Aksharam (words) rhythmically sound very close to each other and […]
Dinner and A Movie – Famous Food Movies List!
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- March
- 2013
Dinner and a Movie Like dinner and a movie go so well together, food could also be a theme to cinema. Since, it is so central to our lives, it stands to reason that it would be a great theme for the cinema! I have listed some of my favorite food-centered movies here (below the […]
The Legendary Thalappakatti Biriyani – Dindigul Special
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- March
- 2013
After a long gap, I prepared a fabulous biriyani to share with you all. This is yet one more version from the regional hit recipes. The legendary…Dindigul special ‘Thalapakattu Biriyani’. When I first heard the name…it sounded bit weird and funny. But, it did not stop me from sampling the food:) Looks like, Thalapakattu is […]
Vegetables Glossary
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- March
- 2013
English Tamil Hindi Telugu Asparagus – - – Baby Corn Pinchu Makkacholam – - Beans, Green Beans, String Beans Beans Phaliyam Bins Beet Root, Beets Beet Root Chuquander Beetroot Bitter Gourd, Bitter Melon Pavakai Karela Kakarkaye Bottle Gourd Soraikai Lauki Sorakaya Brinjal, Eggplant, Aubergine Kathirikai Baingan Vengaya Broad Beans Avaraikai Sem Chikudukaya Broccoli Broccoli […]
How To Make Coconut Milk
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- March
- 2013
Select a mature coconut without any cracks. Break the coconut shell on a hard stone or use a corkscrew to do the job. Well, you could save the coconut water for other culinary uses or just drink it off right away like me:) Now, grate the coconut pulp (white matter) without going deep until the […]
Indian Spices Translation
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- February
- 2013
English Tamil Hindi Telugu Botanical Name – Maratti Mokku - Marathi Moggu – - Vasambu - – Acrorus clamus – Kadukkai - – Terminalia chebula Ajowan, Tymol Seeds, Carom, Bishop’s weed Omam Oma Oma Trachyspermum ammi Allspice – - – Pimenta dioica Aniseed – Suwa, Shopa – Pimpinella anisum Asafoetida Perungayam Hing Hingua Ferula asafoetida […]
