Beetroot Subzi – As Easy As A-B-C
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- April
- 2011
Beetroot – Keerai Poriyal: No matter how tired you come home, its worth straining another 10 minutes in the kitchen to have an instant gratification with food. If my fridge is packed with fresh produce, I usually plan ahead for a week’s menu, the inspiration comes from my mind whizzing ideas of playing with ingredients […]
Prawns Thokku / Shrimps Thokku – Start Cooking!
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- April
- 2011
Eral Thokko: Other than cooking shrimps in curry form, my mother never thought about combining it with new ingredients. Shortly after I started cooking, I kept experimented with various spices and combination. To my surprise, the result was good the each time. My first idea was never to repeat the same old recipe or method. […]
Okra Pepper Stir-fry / Vendaikai Milagu Varuval
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- April
- 2011
Bhindi Subzi:Ingredients: Okra/lady’s finger 15-20 sliced lengthwise Salt Turmeric 1 pinch Urad dal 1 spoon Garlic 5 minced Pepper powder 1-2 teaspoons Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Sesame oil few spoons Curry leaves few. Method: Take a very wide, heavy bottomed skillet. Yeah, bit unusually!…for a small portion of vegetables, an extra large wok! This will […]
Mutta Curry: I am happy to post yet another ‘Egg Recipe’. If you have gone through my previous posts, you probably know my love for eggs. Safe-Handy-Easy…I have used a ton of different methods for cooking eggs. Well, it never ruined my dinner:) Ingredients: Eggs 4 – soft boiledOnion 1 large gratedGinger-garlic paste 1 spoonTomatoes […]
Iniya Thamizh Puthaandu Nalvazhthukkal – Happy Vishu:)
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- April
- 2011
Hindoo Meals Vazhaipoo Vadai (Plantain Flower Fritters) Muttai-Koss Kootu (Cabbage Kootu) Vendaikai Poriyal (Okra Stir-fry) Avaraikai Podimass (Broad beans subzi) Vazhaikai Varuval (Green plantain spicy fry) Urulaikizhangu Masala (Potato Masala) Kathirikai-Murungaikai-Mangai Sambhar (Eggplants-Drumsticks-Mango Sambar) Arai Keerai Masiyal (Amaranthus Greens Masiyal) Murungai Keerai Poriyal (Morigha greens-peanuts stir-fry) Decoration and Picture – by A.K.Karan:)
Masala Popcorn – Childhood Memoirs
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- April
- 2011
I know, this is not a recipe! Well, please don’t get me wrong! I get pretty wild if someone offers me popcorn…wanna know the real reason behind it? I was tricked by my Mom…when I was a little baby! She used it like a bait and lured me to a confined lil place and made […]
Beetroot Halwa: Today, I was asked to fast for a day long. Well, it was ‘piece of cake’…as I planned a good eat yesterday night:) Considering the fact, I have errands to run today and a good bit of shuttling schedule…I felt compelled to eat a relatively carb rich diet, last night. Otherwise, I am […]
Palak Pulao / Spinach Pilaf – Plating Up!
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- April
- 2011
Pasalai Keerai Saadham: Ingredients: Spinach 1 bunch – cleanedGarlic 5 clovesGinger 2″Onion 1 smallTomato 1 smallGreen chilies 5-7Salt For Pilaf: Rice 1 cupGreen chilies 3Onion 1 small slicedGinger-garlic paste 1/2 spoonMint leaves 1 fistfulTomato 1 choppedCloves 5Cinnamon 1 stickCardamom 1 pod crushedBay leaf 1Star anise 1Cumin seeds 1 teaspoonGhee/oil 1/4 cup. Method: In a wide […]
Winter Melon Lentils Curry: Ingredients: Winter melon 1 large piece – peeled, de seed, dicedMung dal (lentils) cooked 2 cupsSaltTurmeric 1 pinchOil few spoons Wet-grind These: Green chilies 2Grated coconut 1/4 cupToasted Urid dal 1 tablespoonCumin seeds 1 spoonGinger 1″grated For Tempering: Oil few spoonsMustard seeds 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 spoonAsafoetida 1 pinchCurry leaves few. […]
Garbanzos Curried Rice: Ingredients: (Serves Four) Rice 1 cupBrown Garbanzos /Kala Chana / Kondaikadalai 1 cupGreen chilies 2 sliced Garlic 4 clovesOnions 1-2 slicedCumin seeds 1-2 spoonCinnamon 1 stickCloves 3-5SaltChili powder 1/2 spoon (optional)Garam masala powder 1 pinchOil few spoons. Method: Soak the garbanzos ahead, overnight should be good. Pressure cook briefly…done but not tender. […]
