Badhusha
- 19
- December
- 2009
Badusha: Nothing says ‘Happy Holidays’ like a home made sweets, right. Just like you all, I have lots of sweet memories. I vaguely remember grandma making them during summer vacation. It used to be melt-in mouth kind. I do not really remember that much about my grandma, so I am not going to get senti’or […]
Kedgeree – Classic Breakfast
- 16
- December
- 2009
Kedgeree: Pairing rice and lentils is an age old tradition in India. Kitchri is a pheasant meal and considered as comfort food throughout India. During Mughal dynasty, the kitchri went through series of changes. They infused it with strong spices, enriched with nuts and also presented it at social gatherings! During British raj…the traditional kitchri […]
Kitchri – Gujarati Style
- 15
- December
- 2009
Kitchedi: Kitcheri, Kitchri. Cutcheree. Lentil’s rice. Masala Rice. Paruppu Saadham. Pappu Annam. Parippu Choru. What to write? Hmmmm…what to write? And did you think its easy to write about something (nothing)! Come on, pickup a blog space and start ranting to nobody (for years). And…when the traffic was at abyssal, it was bit easy. Now […]
Roomali Roti – I Don’t Think I Got It Right!!!
- 09
- December
- 2009
Trick Really Worked – Ta Daaah!!!Trick Number One!Oops!!!Wow…Looks Good!!!Perfectly Aimed!Adventure!Rumali Roti: Here you go…my first entry for the ‘Kitchen Mishaps Event’. Roomali Roti’- but I don’t think I got it right!!! Although I have made ‘roomali rotis’ several times back home…trust me, it used to be too soft. Unfortunately never took pictures.:( This is my […]
Kitchen Mishaps – Event Announcement!
- 09
- December
- 2009
Cooking Disasters – Share, Laugh and Learn!!! Kitchen Mishaps – Event Announcement: Many (at least few, who spoke to me offline) think, that I am a decent cook! My friends were so excited that I cooked (huh, at least I could trick them into believing that). Some unknown sweet friend asked me ‘how to make […]
Aloo Roast – Spicy Potato Fry
- 08
- December
- 2009
Urulai Kizhangu Varuval: Its cold winter here, (below sub zero and its sleeting)!!! Its natural to bring up all the spiciness in the dinner plate, right. No matter how you treat them, potatoes are about to take all the influences that you import! Its starch,…naturally bland, acquires the flavour while pairing up with spices and […]
Chicken Kofta Curry
- 07
- December
- 2009
Murg Kofta Curry: Chicken Kofta Curry. Chicken Vadai Kuzhambu?! (Now vegetarians don’t abscond away from my page’…I have one lying for y’ll too). I was totally jobless on the other day…had no possible goals for the evening. Long lying chicken breast was begging me to take care! I was fermenting this recipe in my mind […]
Kulfi – A Primitive Form of Icecream
- 04
- December
- 2009
Kulfi – Creamed Ice: (Reposting) Indian Home-Made Icecream. Indian Heavy Cream Icecream. Douple Cream Icecream. Malai Icecream. Malai Kulfi. Kesar ka Kulfi. Malai ka Kulfi. Doupe ka Kulfi. Saffron Kulfi. Rich & Authentic Indian Icecream. Chinese were enjoying the frozen drinks for several centuries(since time immemorial)! Marco Polo(13th Century) is credited with bringing the recipe […]
Lemon Zarda / Mishti Pulao – Sweetened Rice
- 02
- December
- 2009
Zarda: Lemon Zarda, Lemony Zarda. Sweetened Lemon Rice. Sweet Rice Dessert. Sweetened Rice Zarda. Zarda is a common sweet dish after a heavy biriyani. If I plan a Mughalai style dinner, quintessential dessert that comes to my mind is phirni and zarda. In many cultures sweets are generally served after the meal(Except in Hindu meals, […]
Award
- 02
- December
- 2009
Viki has passed this great award to me, I am truly honoured. I would like to share this with Ann, Bong Mom, Cham, Gita, Geetha Achal, Lubna, Priya, Priya, Ramya Bala, Rina, Sanghi, Shailaja, Spice, Sarah Naveen, Sharmila, Tina, My Kitchen, Mrs. Menaga, Ushnish Ghosh(sorry the logo looks too girlie), Vinolia, Viki and Yasmeen.
