A recipe for passion is always simmering !
Description: Recently purchased a KitchenAid heavy duty mixer and have been trying new recipes ever since it landed on my door steps. To add up the excitement a bunch of recipe books arrived as a surprise from my dear hubby. So being the good wife that I am, started off with some easy recipes from the books. This blondie recipe…
Quinoa pronounced as Keen-wa /Kin-wa is grain like seed which is packed with nutrition. I’ve been trying to incorporate this in our Indian cooking and found Idlis are the best way to introduce this new grain. Its quite mild when made this way and doesn’t interfere much with the taste. You can gradually adjust the proportion to 1:1 once you…
This is one classic example of Indo-Chinese dish which can be savored as an appetizer or served as a side for fried rice and noodles as well. I have always been a great lover of Indo-Chinese food and this one is my favorite. Ginger Chicken / Indo-Chinese Chicken / Spicy chicken / Ingredients 4 Boneless Chicken tenders (1/2 kg…
Vegetable Brinji, a special kind of rice dish which is very popular in TamilNadu, made during weddings and special occasions. Basically its a mixed vegetable pulao kind of dish…. where rice is cooked in thick coconut milk base with loads of veggies and flavoured with special spices. This is one type which normally shows in every wedding reception menu and…
Description: Crispy and crunchy mouthwatering snack made with fresh spinach leaves. Palak Pakora / Palak Bhajji / Spinach Pakora / Crispy Pakora / Pakoda / Keerai / Spinach Chat / Papdi Ingredients 40 leaves Fresh Spinach leaves 1 cup Gram flour / Besan 2 tbsp Corn starch (White corn flour) 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder 3/4…
Description: White Pumpkin Halwa or Kasi Halwa is a sweet usually made during festivals and special occasions. Mostly all wedding engagements ceremonies will have this on the menu. This mouth watering halwa which is also called as “Kasi Halwa” is prepared with Winter melon / White Pumpkin / Ash Gourd / Donggua / Poosanikai , milk and sugar. I have…
Description: Simple stuffed brinjal fry using store bought sambar powder. Kathrikai Varuval / Baby Brinjal Fry / Eggplant / Kathirikkai Fry Ingredients 10 Nos Baby Brinjals 2 Nos Onion (Finely Chopped) 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder 2 Tbsp Sambar Powder (I used MTR Brand) 1/2 tsp Salt…
Description: A simple Indo-Chinese- Italian fusion dish which can be whipped up in minutes to jazz up your weekend dinners. I’ve used Chings brand All-in -one and Schezwan sauce. Schezwan Pasta / Sichuan Pasta / Szechuan Pasta / Indo- Chinese / Fusion / Italian / Pasta Ingredients 1/2 pack Spaghetti 1 no Sliced onions 1 no Sliced…
Description: Dal Tadka is a staple dish in several Indian households and generally eaten with pipping hot rice or rotis. Traditionally its made with yellow lentils or combination of lentils and tempered with simple spices. This is the most simplest form of dal fry and is quite easy to prepare. Sometimes simplest dishes like these make a great meal by…
Description: Simple and quick halwa with dried figs and mixed nuts. Anjeer Halwa / Fig Burfi / Fig bars / Athipazham Halwa / Dried Fruit Halwa Ingredients 20 nos Dried figs 2 cups Warm milk 2 tbsp Ground almond 2 tbsp Sugar 2 nos Cardamom powdered 1/2 cup Toasted nuts (Almond, cashew and pistachios) 2…
