Plain Onion-Tomato Kurma
- 25
- March
- 2006
Plain Onion-Tomato Korma: Yellow Kuruma. Vengaya Kurma. Piyas-Tamatar ka Qorma. So….on the other day I fixed this korma recipe in my cooking class! Lynn was very excited to know….how to use turmeric in her recipes! And Ramona was all over it….it fights cancer…I heard lot about ‘turmeric’ but never got any chance to use them! […]
Poached Eggs
- 25
- March
- 2006
Poached Eggs:Ingredients: Eggs 3 Salt Pepper.Method: Boil water in a pan. Maybe 3-4 inches of water in that pan. When the water is at boiling stage….turn the stove to medium heat. Now gently break the eggs and pour into the water. If needed cover and cook. Turn them gently with slotted spoon to the other […]
Madras Rathna Cafe Sambar / Vellore Palace Cafe Sambar
- 22
- February
- 2006
Vellore Palace Cafe Style Sambar/Madras Rathna Cafe Style Sambar: Idly & Sambar is a popular breakfast food in Tamil Nadu! Though lot of restaurants perefected this recipe…Few really mastered it to the core. They really stand out of the crowd. The legendary places are 1. Madras – Rathna Cafe, Triplicane and 2. Vellore – Palace […]
Radish Paratah / Mulli Paratha
- 21
- February
- 2006
Mooli Paratha:(Punjabi Style)Radish in Wheat Bread: Ingredients: Wheat flour 1 bowlSaltCooking soda 1/4 spoonWarm water 1 cupGhee/clear butter Dough preparation: 1. In a large bowl add wheat flour. 2. In warm water add salt + soda. 3. Now add this water to the flour and mix it well. 4. Add ghee for smooth finish of […]
Alu Paratha / Aloo Paratha / Potatoes Stuffed Flat Bread
- 21
- February
- 2006
This is my favorite Sunday brunch…when I was in Delhi hostel. Most of the days, we used to skip our breakfast, as we used to have a very early classes to attend to. So, we used to look forward to that leisurely Sunday brunch! Our cook (Kamalesh Roy) made the best paratha in the world. […]
Vellam Aappam
- 20
- February
- 2006
Sweet Appam Inippu Aappam. Vellam Aappam. Vellam Appam. Jaggery Aappam. Jaggery Appam. Ingredients: Parboiled rice 1 cupRaw rice 1 cupJust handful of urad dalFenugreek seeds 1 spoonSaltSodaGrated jaggery 1 cupGrated coconut 1 cupTender coconut water 1 jar. Preparation of batter: Mix all the above said ingredients except salt, jaggery, coconut and soda. Soak them in […]
Hotel Style Poori / Chola Poori
- 13
- February
- 2006
Maida Poori:(Delhi Style) Maida Poori. Light Fluffy Pooris. Hotel Style Poori. Ingredients:All purpose flour 1-2 cupsSaltSoda 1/2 spoonSour curd 1 cup(well beaten)Ghee few spoonsOil for frying. Method:In a bowl add flour. Add salt and soda too. Using curd…make a smooth dough. Maybe use ghee in between. Leave the smooth dough well wrapped in wet cloth. […]
Rawa Pongal
- 11
- February
- 2006
Sooji Pongal: Rava Pongal. Semolina Pongal. Sooji Pongal. Bombay Ravai Pongal. Ingredients:Sooji or Bombay rawa 1/2 cupWhole black peppercorns 1 spoonCumin seeds 1 spoonCurry leavesCashew nuts 10Ghee/butter 1-2 cup. Method:In a pan heat a cup of ghee and add cashew nuts. Fry them till reddish brown. Set aside. In the same ghee fry curry leaves…till […]
Vengaya Chutney / Onion-Fennel Chutney
- 11
- February
- 2006
Som Chutney:Ingredients:Onion 2 dicedTomato 2 dicedGarlic 5-6 cloves choppedRipe red chilies 2-3 choppedFennel seeds 2 spoonsMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds 1/2 spoonChenna dal 1/2 spoonUrad dal 1/2 spoonDry red chilies 2-3Curry leaves fewOil few spoons. Method:Roast the fennel seeds and powder them. In a pan heat few spoons of oil and add onions, tomato, garlic […]
Parotta
- 02
- February
- 2006
Ingredients All Purpose Flour – 1 cup Salt Baking Soda – 1 pinch Baking Salt – 1 pinch Butter – melted 1 cup Egg Whites 1-2 Warm Water for Kneading – 1/2 cup Working Flour – 1 fistful Method Bring flour, salt, baking soda + salt together in a bowl. Mix them well. Now make […]
