Badam Puri – Sinful Indulgence
- 30
- May
- 2010
Badam Puri: Ingredients: Almonds 10-15 Saffron few strandsMilk 1/4 cupAll purpose flour 1 cupGhee for shallow fryingSugar syrup thick 1 cupSliced nuts to garnish. Method: Soak almonds ahead in warm water. Peel their skin off and wet-grind the nuts to thick paste. In a wide bowl, bring the flour, crushed saffron and almond paste…if needed, […]
Avaraikai Kurma / Broad Beans Korma
- 28
- May
- 2010
Avaraikai Kurma: Ingredients: Broad beans 1 cup, choppedPotato – just 1 cubedGreen chili 2 mincedOnion 1 large gratedGinger-garlic paste 1/2 spoonTomato 1 smallCoconut grated 1/4 cup – wet grind to smooth pastePoppy seeds 1/2 spoon – powderSaltTurmeric 1/2 spoonCloves 3Cinnamon 1 stickFennel seeds 1 spoonBay leaves 2Oil 1 spoonCilantro leaves to garnish. Method: Heat oil, […]
Rabri:(Bengali Sweet) Paneer Payasam? Thirattu Paal – Payasam Ingredients: Milk, Milk and more Milk…as much as you wanted,Sugar as per your tasteNuts to garnishCardamom to flavour. Method: Split a litre of milk, using lemon juice, or citric acid or salt. Boil continuously and remove the whey. BTW, whey is full of milk protein too, try […]
Kale Poriyal – Put-on Your Health Caps:)
- 26
- May
- 2010
Kale Poriyal:(Reposting) I always relate this Kale with that of my Native Murungai Keerai(Drumstick Leaves). Most of the alkaloids present in these greens are very similar. All these days, I was careless to share my daily recipes because…I generally treat them in a same fashion, either Subzi or Dhall! However my friend asked me to […]
Chili Paneer / Paneer Manchurian
- 25
- May
- 2010
Ingredients 250 gms – paneer, cubed 1 pinch MSG 1 ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp kashmiri chili powder 1-2 thick soy sauce 1-2 tsp corn flour 1/4 tsp garam masala oil for deep frying For Garnishing 1 tsp sesame oil 1 bell pepper, chopped 3-5 green chilies, chopped 10-15 garlic, finely chopped 1″ ginger, minced 4-7 […]
Egg Paniyaram – New Kind of Dinner:)
- 25
- May
- 2010
Mutta Paniyaram:(Country Style) Muttai Paniyaram. Gudilu Paniyaram. Anda Bonda?!! Again no fancy dish today, this could be whipped without big plans…got some idly- dosa batter? You think it going bit sour, you feel little bored with regular cooking. Here you go…spice up the batter in your own home-adapted style, add one or two eggs to […]
Stuffed Jamun – I am Going Weak for Sweets:)
- 24
- May
- 2010
Stuffed Dry Jamuns: Nothing much to talk about the preparation. Just prepared everything in a routine Jamun method. Except that I stuffed some of my favorite nuts inside. Discard the strong syrup, after done with enough imbibing, serve chilled as dry jamuns.:)
Jal Jeera Paani – Refreshing Summer Drink
- 24
- May
- 2010
Why I like this Jaljira Paani? It has no heart breaking’ calories from Sugar, yes… its salted.:) Already many are aware of health benefits of Mint, Cilantro and Ginger, so why to lecture again…let me simply conclude like this, its very refreshing for this humid-sunny weather. Ingredients: Mint 1 fistfulCilantro leaves 1 fistfulGinger 1″ gratedLemon […]
Murg Mussalam – Whole Cornish Hen in Spicy Gravy
- 22
- May
- 2010
Murg Mussalam: Ingredients: For Marination: Whole Chicken(I used Rock Cornish Hen)Onion bulb onion gratedGreen chili 1 mincedGinger-garlic paste 1/2 spoonYogurts/buttermilkSaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonChili powder 1 spoonPepper powder 1/2 spoonCoriander powder 1/2 spoonCumin powder 1/2 spoonGaram masala powder 1/2 spoon. Onion gratedTomato 2 pureedSaffronCardamon 6Bay leaves 2Almonds 15 – pasteGhee for fryingCilantro leaves few. Method: In […]
Maravalli Kizhangu Halwa:(Country Style) Manihot esculenta is the Botanical name of this plant. Where they have modified tap root…rich in starch. Its eaten in many parts of the world today, but traces its origin to South America. In India, it is often associated with famine food’. During depression, people mainly sustained with just few tapioca […]
