Kadhamba Saadham / Spicy Vegetable Khichdi
- 09
- August
- 2011
Kadamba Sadham: Other Names: Mixed Vegetables and Lentils Rice. Spicy Vegetable Khichdi. The weather down here at Mississippi is really really warm, at this time of the year! Every little prancing around the neighborhood, leaves me like a half-baked potato. If you drop an egg over the patio…it would be done thoroughly into an omlette […]
Baby Potato & Bell Peppers Masala
- 07
- August
- 2011
Alu-Simla Mirchi ka Curry: Other Names: Urulai Kizhangu – Kudai Milagai Masala Kuzhambu. Baby potato – Capsicum Masala. It has been a while’ I cooked with great energy…severe carpal tunnel syndrome:( My wrist hurts like nobody’s business! I have been managing somehow’ to flip and flop few things in the kitchen…and surprisingly, this turned out […]
Mixed Vegetables Couscous Khichdi
- 03
- August
- 2011
Wheat Cous Cous Bath: Ingredients: Wheat Cous cous – 1 cup Mixed vegetables – 2 cups (carrots, beans, peas, corn kernels) Green chilies 3-6 sliced Garlic 6 cloves chopped Purple onion 1 large chopped Salt Mustard seeds 1 spoon Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon Olive oil 1/4 cup. Method: Heat oil in a wide vessel. Add […]
Egg Sambal – Super Hot!
- 29
- July
- 2011
Ande Sambal: Mutta Sambal, Guddulu Sambal. Muttai Thokku. Ingredients: Hard boiled eggs 4 Sambal paste 1 table spoon Purple onion 1 large – sliced into rings Salt to taste Oil few spoons. Alternate for Sambal Paste: Dry Shrimps few teaspoons Two large tomatoes Garlic 7 pods Dry red chilies 7 Sesame oil. Stir-fry everything together […]
Chocolate Peda: It is not very new that I dream about ‘sweets’ all the time. My mother thinks that all my 28 teeth (that’s right, 4 wisdom teeth never grew…am evolved, hehe) are literally made of sugar!! Well, I blame it on my constant depression, rare jubilation, occasional victory(over something stupid), mere joblessness, lazy afternoons…crazy […]
Mexican Rice: I love this new Mexican fast food joint in the town – Chipotle. Where we have wide variety of choice…that is vegetables as toppings for rice! Now, you imagine the excitement…finally at least once in a while, I could stop for decent lunch at fast food place…without guilt (damaging the purse or health)! […]
Inji Kuzhambu / Ginger Curry – Version 2
- 24
- July
- 2011
Araithuvitta Injji Puli Kuzhambu: Inji Kara kuzhambu – Version 1. Ingredients: To be Fried in little Oil & Wet-Ground to Paste: Sesame oil few spoons Coriander seeds 1 fistful Dry red chilies 5-7 Ginger 100 grams Garlic 10 cloves Jaggery 1 small piece For Curry: Tamarind – lemon sized pulp – extract milk Salt Turmeric […]
Beans Karaari – Yet Another Lazy Meal!
- 22
- July
- 2011
Beans Varuval: According to my mother…vegetable’s goodness (vitamins and minerals) are wasted…if we dice them too fine! Holding on to that…No wonder, I cook pretty fast. Whenever I force myself to cook vegetables, my creative ideas goes for a toss! I don’t plan much….just trim the ends…stir-fry over the high…this is the basic thumb rule […]
Mirch Ki Dal / Green Chilies Lentils Stew
- 19
- July
- 2011
Pachi Mirapakaya Pappu: I was sleeping like a mad dog’ for several days and nights…without moving a finger! Haunted by ghosts of past life and chased by weird animals all through the time!! I finally woke up from my terrible nightmare’ and told myself…its not end of the world! Well, I gathered myself to fix […]
Cherry Tomato Rasam – Garden Fresh!
- 15
- July
- 2011
Thakkali Rasam: Other Names: Cherry Tomato Rasam. Paruppu Rasam. Muzhu Paruppu-Muzhu Thakkali Rasam. One of our friend popped in on the other day…brought his bounty of harvest. It was so refreshing to see something fresh from the backyard. I always relish cherry tomatoes fresh or toss them in the salads. I felt somewhat unethical to […]
