Madras Masala Paal – Spiced Milk
- 14
- April
- 2010
Saravana Bhavan Style Masala Paal: Towards Madras, many highway restaurants have this special beverage on their menu ‘Spiced Milk’. The milk is reduced into half of its original content by constant boiling over low heat. The addition of almond puree, piyal seeds, saffron and cardamom makes it highly flavorful. They smartly place their huge vessels […]
Orange Pudding – Happy Tamizh New Year
- 14
- April
- 2010
Kamala Pazha Payasam: Kamla ka Kheer. Orange Pudding. Orange Payasam. Ingredients: Sweet oranges – peeled & cored 1 cupCondensed milk 1/2 cupMilk 2 cups – reduced into half & ChilledSugar – I didn’t use any, as condensed milk had enough. Method: Mix the heavy milk with condensed milk…beat till frothy. Add the orange flesh, yeah […]
Kozhi Chukka Varuval – Seriously Good Chicken
- 13
- April
- 2010
Ingredients: Chicken (thighs, chunks) 1 cup Salt Green chilies 3 crushed Onion 1 small grated Mint – paste Yogurts – 1 cup Ginger-garlic paste 1 spoon Pepper powder (optional) Lemon juice Curry leaves, Sliced ginger to garnish Oil for shallow frying Methed Marinate the meat for couple of hours using all the ingredients mentioned above(except […]
Kattu Saadham – Olden Days Travel Food
- 12
- April
- 2010
Kattu Soru: Kattu Choru’ literally means ‘Pack Rice’. In olden days, this is one of the method to preserve the food’ for their long journies. The strong spices and tamarind kept their food fresh and aromatic for days. Especially in tropical weather, food goes rancid very quickly…we tend to heat food for long time with […]
Nilgiri Egg Korma – Eggs in Herbs based Curry
- 08
- April
- 2010
Eggs in Mint based Curry: Nilgiri Eggs. Eggs Neelgiri. Mutta Pudhina Curry. Nilgiri Egg Korma Ingredients: Hard boiled eggs 4Curry leaves 2 twigsCloves 5Cinnamon sticks 2Green cardamom 6-7 pods crushedBay leaves fresh 2-3 leavesStar anise 1 Fennel seeds 2 spoonsGreen chilies 6-8 gratedOnion 1 large gratedGinger 2″ minced/pasteGarlic 4-6 cloves minced/pasteTomato 1 large chopped/pureeSaltTurmeric 1/4 […]
Hibiscus Concoction – Hibiscus Juice/Tea
- 07
- April
- 2010
Hibiscus Drink: Chemparuthi Juice. Hibiscus Juice. Hibiscus Tea. You all know many vegetables and fruits are loaded with antioxidants…and so does the flowers. There are very few edible flowers, still available in the native form(without much pesticides and chemicals). My idea of making rose syrup was completely moot, when I saw those sacks and sacks […]
Rich & Creamy Potato-Garbanzos-Spinach Curry
- 06
- April
- 2010
Potato-Garbanzos-Spinach Curry: Alu-Chana-Palak Ka Curry. Alu-Palak Malai Curry. Going on Veg Fast Nothing much to rant today…another healthy saathvic food. Am on veg-fast for the past couple of months. Trust me, many of my friends are happy to eat herbs and greens these days. Some of my classes are exclusively based on lentils and concoctions. […]
Aloo Chettinad – Hot & Spicy Potato Roast
- 05
- April
- 2010
Urulaikizhangu Milagu Varuval: Another disguise recipe from my kitchen! I want to treat my vegetarian friends with good food…but the recipes I enjoy most’ are all of non-veg! So,just re-created it with potatoes, it turned out great. Guess, I am going to fix it quite often:) Ingredients: PotatoesSaltTurmericChili powderCurry leavesCilantroOil Wet Grind These: Ginger 1″Garlic […]
Fruit punch has became a necessary drink at every garden parties, today! How about looking into, bit of its history? The word ‘Punch’ comes from the word ‘Panch’. In Indian language (both Sanskrit and Hindi), the word ‘panch’ means ‘five’. The original recipe had five ingredients like, spirit, spices, fruit juice, palm sugar and water. […]
Muttai Podimass – Scrambled Eggs with Spinach & Onions
- 01
- April
- 2010
Mutta Podimass: Ingredients: Eggs 4Onion 1 large slicedSpinach 1 fistfulSaltTurmericPepper Green chili 1 slittedMustard 1/4 spoonCumin 1/2 spoonOil few spoons. Method: Throw in the spices in hot oil. Wait till it pops. Add eggs, spinach and onions…stir-fry real good. Serve warm.
