Pasta Alfredo – Pasta it is!!!
- 18
- February
- 2010
Pasta Alfredo with Stir-fried Vegetables and Fried Shrimps on the side: Cook Penne pasta as given in the box-directions. Rinse and retain the shells. Mix with your favourite Alfredo’s sauce, I like the one which has lots of garlic and mushrooms.:) Sprinkle a lot of Parmesan, as though you were waiting for me to suggest…duh! […]
Chicken Drumsticks Fry – Eat Chicken Daily & Often:)
- 17
- February
- 2010
Wok Chicken Fry: There is nothing much to rant’, the caption pretty much explains my love for chicken:) Ingredients: Chicken 2-4 pieces Salt Turmeric 1/4 spoon Garlic 2-4 cloves minced Ginger 1″ grated Pepper powder to taste Curry leaves few Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Cumin 1/4 spoon Sesame oil few spoons. Method: Cut and clean […]
Sesame & Cilantro Fritters
- 15
- February
- 2010
Til aur Kothamir Vadi:(Maharastrian Style) Ellu-Kothamalli Vadai. Til ka Vade. Corinader leaves Vada. Ingredients: Oil for deep fryingChana dal/chick peas 1 cupBlack sesame seeds 1 fistfulPeanuts/cashew nuts 1 fistfulCilantro 1 bunch choppedJaggery 1 spoonTamarind pulp 1-2 spoonsOnions finely choppedGreen chilies finely choppedSaltCurry leavesGinger 2″ gratedGarlic paste 1/2 spoonDry red chili flakesFennel seeds – powdered 1 […]
Rasgollo – Love Chemistry!!!
- 13
- February
- 2010
Rsgolla: Let me admit to you all that I am not the right person to talk on a Valentine’s day occasion! I still see ‘love’ has a hardwired ‘gene’ that got engraved in our molecular level!! The chemical compatibility of two people is so fascinating science to me. How hormones like oxytocin and vassopersin plays […]
Puzhungal Arisi Oma Kanji – Poor Man’s Meal
- 09
- February
- 2010
Broken Par-boiled Rice Kanji: Conjee – is a staple comfort food in India, which has a long history. In a tropical climate like south India, semi-solid liquid food is the most preferred form of diet among rural folks. There are various versions of congee prepared both cold and warm, using wide range of grains. The […]
Mirchi Ki Salan
- 06
- February
- 2010
Mirchi Ki Salan: Reposting (Hyderabadi Dish) Ingredients: Green chilies, as much as you wantTurmeric 1/4tspoonCoriander seeds powder1/2 tspoonCumin seedsSalt to tasteTamarind pasteCoconut grated 2 spoonsAsafoetida Roast each separately and powder them together: PeanutsSesame seedsCumin seeds Fry in little oil and wet grind these to paste: OnionTomatoGarlic gratedGinger grated Method: Heat oil in a large frying […]
Nei Idly – Rethinking First Food!!!
- 03
- February
- 2010
Nei Idly – Baby’s First Meal An emotional eating habit is vanishing away in today’s fast food culture!!! What brings an enjoyment in eating a meal? Why are we attached sentimentally to certain mythological foods? Knowing some basics of food (like what it is made of, where do we find them, how hard it is […]
Phenomenal Purdah Biriyani – Dum Pukht!!!
- 01
- February
- 2010
Dum Cooking This is one of the slow-cooking method that was introduced to India, by Mughals. It is one of the oldest cooking methods, which dates back to 1500s! Abu Fazl’s book ‘Ain-i-Akbari’( about King Akbar) describes various cooking styles and recipes in the Royal kitchen. He has also mentioned about ‘Dumpukht’ a style of […]
Indian Cheese Fudge – Seeking Sweetness in Life!!!
- 01
- February
- 2010
Creamy Cheese Fudge:(Bengali Style) Doodh Pak. Milk Mysore Pak. Paal Pagh or Paal Pak. Cheese Fudge. Well…I am rationalising, I do love creamy cheese fudge. I know, I know…I am going little over board with milk sweets, here. Let me just apologise to you all for updating with more sinful sweets. Okay, now just pair […]
Mushroom Manchurian – Vegetarian’s Heaven!!!
- 30
- January
- 2010
Mushroom Manchurian:(Restaurant Style) During rainy afternoons, day dreaming, is so inevitable. I prefer day dreaming, to be honest…it just smacks of sentimentality. Not that a trait, I inherited or anything. Just like to live in my own post-apocalyptic life style…hunting, fishing, foraging, building tools?… Hmmm, looking seriously to join the hunting troop at Oxford (only […]
