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One pot Sambar & Rasam Rice
Thanks to my grandma I have discovered the easy and most amazing way to make rasam rice and sambar rice in the pressure cooker.. It is basically a 1 pot…
Matar Kachori [Peas Kachori]
I love experimenting with food, trying out new recipes, and so when I spotted this Matar Kachori recipe shared by Sangeetha [her blog – http://www.healthfooddesivideshi.com], I knew I had to…
[Recipe] Miznon’s Roasted cauliflower
A friend had posted a tweet in which she had shared a video of a simple Cauliflower dish being cooked. The video was all about how Chef Eyal Shani had…
[TV Recipe] Creamy mushroom with no cream..
There I was, surfing through channels to see if there was anything interesting on TV when I landed on Living Foodz. I waited a second to see the orange screen…
[Home cooking- Recipe] Pasta with roasted broccoli and brussel sprouts…
Had bought Brussel Sprouts few days back and was wondering what to make with them. It is one of my favourite vegetables, following close on the heels of Bitter gourd.
Besan Ka Chilla [Cheela]
During my recent trip to Mumbai, friend made Chilla/Cheela one day for breakfast/dinner and it was yumm. I have made it earlier but with just onions or tomatoes, but this…
[Recipe] Padhir Peni or Chiroti
I am not sure when my romance with the Padhir Peni began, but must be a decade ago.. Since it is a Karnataka based dish, I must have had it…
[Shared] Making of Soan Papdi
Every time any of us got back from a trip to Bangalore, there would be expectant look on everyone’s face at home. They werent looking for fancy gifts, they were…
[Recipe] Veg korma
A bunch of us friends had decided to do a potluck dinner at a friend’s house and I was assigned the task of making a Veg korma.
Cooking with the Tadka Girls- Pasta in lemon pepper sauce!
Few weeks or maybe a month ago, I read a blog post by a friend in which she had mentioned this book “Around The World With The Tadka Girls [Ruchira…
[Recipe] Tomato garlic chutney
Damn, it was nearly 7.40pm and I hadnt cooked dinner yet.. Did a mental run through of all that I had and after a short debate I knew what I…
[Recipe] Dal Tadka
I was getting back home after my evening walk and suddenly I thought of Dal Tadka and the past hour I spent looking at recipes on the net to see…
{recipe} Clear vegetable soup
I like my soup to be chunky, dont like it completely smooth. And one soup I love is the clear vegetable soup. I remember having a version of this in…
{recipe} Spinach Soup
It was one of those days when I had been sneezing all day, and there seemed to be no light at the end of the tunnel.
Hot Chocolate with a twist
For some strange reason, felt like having hot chocolate. I am so not a chocolate person, which made me wonder where this craving came from.
[Recipe] Celebrating International Chocolate Day – Chocolate Pancakes
To be honest, am not a big chocolate fan. Am not the kind who will rush to grab that last piece of chocolate or attack the bar once someone hands…
Daal Makhani Courtesy GITS
I went over to my grandparents place after about a week and noticed a package sitting on the side shelf where post is normally kept.
[Recipe] Tawa pulao
Last evening while out walking, suddenly it hit me.. I knew what I was going to make for lunch today [monday]. I quickly walked across towards More supermarket and bought…
[Recipe] Quick Fix Pasta
I had been busy cleaning up the house, and other chores that it completely slipped my mind that I had to cook lunch. Only when I was talking to a…
Sunday Lunch- Noodles, Schezuan style
I stood there in the kitchen wondering what to make for lunch when the doorbell rang. Glad to get away from the fridge and stove, I answered the door to…
[Recipe] Semiya Dosai
Dinner was Idli… And I will eat Idli only if it is the last thing available on earth, that is when the plants, bugs, and everything else has perished and…
[Recipe] Spinach Daal
What you need: Spinach: 2 cups Onion: 2 Green chillies: 2 Cooked green gram dal/moong dal: 1/2 cup Tamarind: 1 small sized ball Tomato: 2 Urad dal: 1/2 tsp(for tempering)…
Recipe- Makki Di Roti & Palak Subzi
No, you read it right. We had Makki Di Roti & Palak Suzbi. I know the traditional combo is Makki di roti and Sarson ka saag, well, we don’t get…
Thiruvathirai Special
Thiruvathirai, a star, also a festival celebrated in the marghazi masam [Dec-Jan] is a day when we celeberate the thandavam (cosmic dance) performed my Lord Shiva.
[Recipe] Pottukadala Chutney
I wanted to make something for the Dosa, but was unsure what.. Couldnt make onion based as grandparents dont eat, so waited for gramma to return from temple visit.
Recipe- Zucchini & Broccoli Rice with Corn
I was home alone and that meant I could go woohoo and cook whatever I wanted.. No maid No cook, rather neither had showed up that day.
The Great Biryani Cookout from CFG
I’ve been with the Chennai Food Guide group for a while and its been an amazing journey! Apart from restaurant reviews, the team has now branched out into organising various…
Mango Delight
Kept some milk to boil, but alas it had split, so decided to go all the way and squeezed in half a lime and waited for the curdling process to…
Goanese Potato a la Chellam
Yes, Goanese potato.. Now stop flipping through your cookery books, this is a different recipe[ kinda sorta maybe] and no the Chellam is not Trisha from Gilli or other movies…
Hunger pangs and an Eggless Strawberry Yogurt Cake
I was feeling like a snack, but it was one where i wanted to eat fruits. I opened and stood in front of the fridge for a few minutes, discovered…
Celery Soup
Grandparents are always up for something new and today it was Celery soup. Gramma had bought celery and leek few days ago, inspired by a recipe she saw on a…
Home-made White Bread
The bread machine is back in action and it kicked into 1st gear straight away.. Its been over 6-8yrs since we last baked bread, for that matter baked anything..
Recipe- Crisp cauliflowers
It had been raining, plus the weather was chill.. One of those days when we wanted something hot to nibble on! Grandparents were watching a Carnatic concert on TV while…
Eggless Chocolate Cake in Microwave
I had posted this on my other blog the day i made the cake and now reposting it here!! What you need: 1cup maida 3/4 tsp baking powder, 3/4 tsp…
Cooking is an art
When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste. ~Laiko Bahrs How true… I am reading this quote for the 1st time, but i have been doing exactly…
Pudina Peas Pulao with Spinach Kofta in Tomato Gravy
Today, i bring to you flavours from our home kitchen 🙂 It was nearly midnight and i was sitting in grandparents room having random conversations while flipping through Good Housekeeping…
[Recipe] Beetroot & Garlic meet..
ot into one of those moods.. felt like cooking something fun.. and all i came up with were 2 beetroots that had become spongy… 🙂 Pulled em out, chopped em…
Movie.. M.A.S.H and kitchen invasion…
Woke up excited knowing i was gonna be out the door by 8.30am… and it was Sunday~!! We[me , friend, n her son] went to watch A Christmas Carol in…
i dont wanna cook….
Phase 1 We had a part time cook at home.. he would come in the morning, make lunch, and dinner and scoot by 4ish… and then came a day when…
[Food] Pumpkin Soup with Almonds!!!
Ever since i had tasted my 1st spoon of Pumpkin soup at Eden [no, not heaven, but the veggie restaurant in Chennai, click on the link, wont u!!
[Recipe] Pad Thai noodles a la Box…
Couple of days back when i was scrounging about at Nilgiris (the supermarket near home), i came upon these boxes with cute noodle pics on them… Upon closer inspection, i…
The Noodles..
The noodles i made last nite… Here is the cherished recipe.. or rather lack of it… Here is what you need- Noodles- any kind, and any quantity(actually depends on how…
[Cooking] Bombay Chutney
Just another boring Sunday… well, not so boring thanks to the match between Aussies and India, where needless to say my team= Aussies won~~~ yipeee~~ but India did put up…