Peppery Baked Fish!!!
- 28
- January
- 2010
Pepper Fish Fry: Baked Whole Fish. Baked Pepper Fish. Meen Milagu Varuval. I have been wanting to cook ‘whole fish’ for a pretty long time! When you cook an animal whole with its skin-on and bone-in…it always ends up tastier, more succulent, less likely to dry out and its very interesting to spend some quality […]
Fried Noodles with Lots of Colored Vegetables!
- 28
- January
- 2010
There is nothing quite fun’ like cold weather and hearty comforting meal:) But frankly, I cringe going back to my college days at New Delhi. Imagine, hostel room – without heaters, me pulled over with big huge razaayi(comforter)!!Somehow…it still gives me fright!!! Anyhow…myself and my roomie used to sneak out to this nearby Chinese fast […]
Hot & Spicy Pop Sickle!!!
- 28
- January
- 2010
Hot & Spicy Pop Sickle: I still manage to bring some decent food, using only the basic gadgets at home(some are very primitive tho’). Yes, I prefer stone grinder over a blender for little things, I am the only Indian(atleast I think so’) who never owned a pressure cooker!!! It has always been so easy […]
Podi Idly – School Days Boxed Lunch!!!
- 27
- January
- 2010
Podi Idly: What is so unappetizing in today’s microwavable ready to eat meals? Why sometimes the package food, is so complicated to me? Who am I kidding? Am still living in the nostalgic past? I can’t put anything in my mouth, that doesn’t look close to food!! Simply I wouldn’t entertain myself with fancy cup […]
Kamal Kakri Kadhi – Lotus Stem Curry
- 26
- January
- 2010
Kamal Kakdi Curry: Thaamarai Thandu Kuzhambu. The native vegetables and fruits, never fails to smoother one with plenty of home feelings. This happens to me once in a while, when I go to shop’ at Memphis farmer’s market. If you are in an alien land…missing your home cooking, produce section can bring some happiness! I […]
Sheermal – Lucknow Special Light Bread
- 25
- January
- 2010
Sheermal:(Lucknow Special) I grew up making sweets and snacks for our evening chai. Hmmm, that’s when Mommy would allow me to play with food.:) I kept perfecting the old recipes and tried something new, each time…never heard the word ‘NO’ from my mother! Moreover, kitchen is the place, where myself and mommy had our best […]
Nei Appam
- 24
- January
- 2010
Unniappam: Appam. Paniyaram. Unniappam. Nei Appam. During summer vacation, We (myself and cousins) used put our Derra’(camp) at Madras, Periamet…Grandma’s house. All day long is mostly fun filled activities…learning to drive bicycle in the narrow streets, playing cricket using rubber ball, passing comments on all the baldies from 4th floor, persuading Uncle to take us […]
Health Mix Laadu – Country Style
- 24
- January
- 2010
Sathu Maavu Urundai: I didn’t grow up in a farm nor entirely in restaurant special menu, household! There were times, when garnishing was not so important, even on festival occasions! But, none of this bothered us…coz’ we were all zeroing down in the main course or simply drowned in the spicy curries. When, I happen […]
Impossibly Crunchy Yucca Chips!!!
- 23
- January
- 2010
Kappa Kizhangu Chips:(Kerala Style) Yucca Tubers Chips, Cassava Tubers Chips.Manioc Chips Maravalli Kizhangu Chips. Kuchi Kizhangu Chips. Tapioca Chips. Impossibly crunchy homemade chips!!! Manihot esculenta is the Botanical name of this plant. Where they have modified tap root…rich in starch(Yes, like potato). Its eaten in many parts of the world today, but traces its origin […]
Beer Battered Ginger Chicken!!!
- 21
- January
- 2010
Ginger Chicken: Chicken Masala. Kozhi Varuval. Kozhi Porichadhu. Kodi Kura. There are zillion of ways to prepare a chicken, in my kitchen!!! Its hard to resist eating chicken, at least once every single day. I know, I know you are horrified on hearing the word ‘fried’! Yeah ‘lipophobia’ is a national epidemic we all share […]
