Madhulai Rasam – Sweet and Light!
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- June
- 2011
Pomegranate Rasam : Whenever I find sour fruits in the market, I instantly think of turning them into ‘rasam’. A simple touch of fruits makes this humble rasam, even more comforting! And there is absolutely no disputes at the dinner table…how about that! So, here you go…my take on ‘Madhulai Rasam’. Ingredients: Pomogranate fruit – […]
Pallipalayam Chicken Biriyani – Regional Delicacy
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- June
- 2011
Gasa Gasa Kozhi Biriyani:(Kongu Nadu Special) Ingredients: Basmati rice 1 cup Chicken 3-4 pieces Coconut milk 2 cups Poppy seeds – powder 1 tablespoon Jalapenos 3 sliced Ginger-garlic paste 1 teaspoon Onion 1 large sliced Mint leaves 1 fistful Fennel seeds 2 spoons Bay leaves 2 Cloves 5 Cinnamon 1 stick Cardamom 3 crushed Ghee/ […]
Blog: ‘Kitchen Tantra’ to ‘Kitchen Mantra’
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- June
- 2011
Dear Friends, Greetings from Malar Gandhi. Launching of Kitchen Mantra – Part II. www.kitchen-mantra.blogspot.com. This new web portal will serve as an extension of my blog: www.kitchentantra.com. After a month struggle of ‘home page error’ at Kitchen Tantra dot com. I finally made my mind to post my extended blog work at ‘www.kitchen-mantra.blogspot.com‘. Well, in […]
Also known as: Brinjal Gothsu, Eggplants Kothsu, Baingan-Tamatar Curry. Well…to begin with, I am going to tell you a small story that my Dad told me several times, when I was a kid! Each time the story was told during dinner time for some reason! As I told you all before’ I am such an […]
Hickory Chicken – True Southern Cooking!
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- May
- 2011
Hickory Chicken: A friend of mine, Dennis Tindall cooked this ‘Hickory Chicken’ for me. It was fully cooked in the hickory sticks smoke! Yes, that’s right…sloooooow cooking, one of my favorite. Well, more than the dish, the preparation style is lot more fun. On the other day…after done with considerable amount of sweating under the […]
Mulai Payaru Poriyal – Going All Healthy:)
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- May
- 2011
Sprouted Green Gram Stir-Fry: Other Names: Mung Beans Sprouts Stir-Fry. Mulai Payiru / Pachai Payiru Sundal. Ingredients: Green gram 1 cupGreen chilies 3 choppedGinger 1″ choppedOnion 1 large choppedTomato 1 small choppedSaltTurmeric 1 pinchMustard seeds 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 spoonOlive oil few spoonsCilantro few to garnish. Method: Soak the lentils overnight in enough water. The […]
Kashmiri Baingan Kadhi – Awaken Your Senses!
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- May
- 2011
Eggplants in Yogurts based Sauce:(Kashmir Style) Other Names: Kathirikai Mor Kuzhambu. Vangaya Perugu Pulusu. Baingan Kadhi. Kathirika Mor Curry. Ingredients: Indian eggplants 5-7 slitted twice in the middleFresh, sweet yogurts (I mean not sour) 2-3 cupsGinger 2″ grated/mincedGreen cardamom 3 pods crushedKashmir red chilies 3Cumin seeds 1 teaspoonSaltKashmir Chili powder 1 teaspoonGhee/butter for pan frying. […]
Banana Blossom Cutlets – The New Fashioned:)
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- May
- 2011
Plantain Flower Cutlets: Other Names: Vazhaipoo Cutlet. Plantain Flower Cutlet. Banana Blossom Cutlet. When I was a student, most nights…I used to go back to hostel at wrong times! And the mess will be closed:( So, to be on the safer side…I used to get some hot puffs or cutlets for my dinner! True, with […]
Hara Mung Kadhi – What To Cook??
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- May
- 2011
Pachai Payiru Mor Curry: Why would someone want a funny story behind the recipes? Its very simple, storytelling at root…began with food! Remember Mommy’s stories that fed you extra lump?! Awakening memoirs always percolate underneath food related stories. Life is all about food and celebrations. Many adults, enthusiastically recall their past’ often revolving around experience […]
Paruppu Urundai Kurma – Real Comfort, Real Good!
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- May
- 2011
Steamed Lentil’s Balls In Spciy Korma: Ingredients: For Paruppu Urundai: Thoor Dal(soaked in water for 20 minutes)SaltGinger 2″ peeled and gratedGarlic 5-6 cloves choppedDry red chilies 6-8SaltFennel seeds 2 spoonsCurry leaves fewCilantro. For Kurma/Korma:Fresh coconut milk 1 cupPoppy seeds paste 1 teaspoonGreen chilies 3 slittedOnion 1 small – gratedOnion 1 small slicedGinger-garlic paste 1 teaspoonTomato […]
