In the past month or so our Saturday nights are spent mostly at home. No its not the economic tough times. Its the football season. This year thanks to Fantasy football and all other kinds DH is now a regular football watcher. I almost give up on DH on Saturday,Sunday and oh yes,Monday too!. My [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Mexican Fiesta
Posted in Chicken, Recipes on October 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Who is awake?
Posted in Festivals, Recipes on October 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am sure the title of the post has caught you by surprise,but thats the essence of “Kojaagari Purnima”. This festival is celebrated on the full moon day of the the month of Ashwin (Sept-Oct). It marks the end of monsoon and beginning of harvest season. It is belived that on the night of Kojagari,the [...]
Dal Fry
Posted in Recipes on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ingredients
1 cup tuvar dal
1 big red onion
3 roma tomatoes
5-6 cloves
5-6 black peppers
nutmeg powder
2-3 bay leaves
turmeric
chilli powder
dhania powder(coriander powder)
jeera powder
ginger-garlic paste
garam masala
jaggery
1 tbsp kasuri methi
cilantro for garnish
Preparation
Boil(in pressure cooker) one cup tuvar dal separately.
Cut onion and tomato length wise.
In a large vessel,take some oil ,when oil heats up,to it add cloves,nutmeg,black pepers and bay leaves.You can [...]
Dosakai/Parval (Gourd Curry)
Posted in Recipes on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A few weeks back I came across a strange looking vegetable in the indian store.It looked like a tomato sized pumpkin crossed with a cucumber.Come to find out that its a vegetable called Dosakai(which mostly south indians use in sambar etc).Both mummy and aai had no idea about how to use this.So googled some recipes [...]
Goan Prawn Curry
Posted in Fish, Recipes on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ingredients
20-25 prawns(medium sized)
1 small yellow onion
For the curry
1/2 cup (1 wati) fresh grated coconut1 can coconut milk1 tablespoon chilli powder (depends on how spicy you want)1/4 tsp turmeric1 tsp tamarind paste1/4 tsp black pepper
Preparation
Apply salt (not too much) and defrost shrimp(prawns). This will take 15-20 mins
Blend ingredients for the curry in a mixer till the [...]
Cod with Balsamic Vinegar
Posted in Fish, Recipes on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At first this recipe may not sound very tempting,but trust me the balsamic vinegar-honey-garlic combination gives it that sweet-sour-spice flavour which I cannot put in words.I picked this recipe from the Tv show Everyday Italian and modified it for cod.I believe any white fish fillets will taste good with this. This dish requires you to [...]
Shepuchi Bhaji (Dill Bhaji)
Posted in Recipes, tagged Greens, Vegetables on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This bhaji is semi dry and tastes great with hot chapatis.The moong dal and shepu ratio is almost 1:1.i.e. you see as much as yellow in this bhaji as you see the green.Enjoy!
Ingredients
1 cup shepu(dill,chopped coarsely)
1 cup mugdal
1 large onion diced
1 tsp ginger paste
1 large green chilli
turmeric
1 cup water
Preparation
1. Soak Mugdal for an hour before [...]
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