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237 Recipes

  • Recipe Mutton Pepper fry (Milagu Poricha kari) / Agneau sauté au poivre

    Mutton Pepper fry (Milagu Poricha kari) / Agneau sauté au poivre


    Known as the ?King of spices? because of its numerous medicinal properties, Pepper is undeniably the most popular of all the spices and did you know that it originated in the Malabar coasts of West India? Very little was my knowledge about the[...]
  • Recipe Vermicelli Kesari (Semiya Kesari ) / Kesari aux vermicelles

    Vermicelli Kesari (Semiya Kesari ) / Kesari aux vermicelles


    Before I start describing this recipe, let me take a moment to thank all my readers for your encouragements without which I wouldn?t have the energy to run this blog with so much enthusiasm. Before starting this blog, I had this big impasse to[...]
  • Recipe Tuna Fish Stir-fry (Meen Puttu/ Podimas)

    Tuna Fish Stir-fry (Meen Puttu/ Podimas)


    Here is a quick, easy, economical, modest and a tasty dish for fish lovers. Economical in this case because I've used canned tuna fish. However, you may use any fresh or frozen fillets for this recipe as well. It is usually on a day[...]
  • Recipe Mixture / Chivda

    Mixture / Chivda


    Chivda or Mixture (as called in TamilNadu) is a popular Indian Tea time snack which consists of combining fried lentils, peanuts, puffed rice, beaten /flattened rice flakes along with different types of fried snacks like Omapodi , Murukku ,[...]
  • Recipe Gratin de macaronis à l?Emmental et au Canard Confit (Macaroni Gratin with Duck Confit)

    Gratin de macaronis à l?Emmental et au Canard Confit (Macaroni Gratin with Duck Confit)


    Are you searching for an ideal winter dish? Something as simple like as to say ?Hello?? Then you?re at the right page!! This is a recipe I copied down from a book featuring some of the recipes of the famous young prodigy, Chef Cyril Lignac?so, I[...]
  • Recipe Reshmi Kebab (Chicken Kebab) and Mint /Coriander Dip

    Reshmi Kebab (Chicken Kebab) and Mint /Coriander Dip


    Apart from the fact that the Mughals have left some of their great architectural traces in India, their strong influence in the Indian cuisine is an undeniable fact too; their rich, aromatic and spicy food style has conquered the whole country,[...]
  • Recipe Elumicha pazha Rasam (Lemon Rasam )

    Elumicha pazha Rasam (Lemon Rasam )


    Rasam is a staple south Indian sour curry/soup which is done in most South Indian homes, almost everyday. One main reason for which it is prepared on a daily basis is that it contains the spices which facilitate digestion? so if you get to taste a[...]
  • Recipe Spaghetti Bolognese (Spaghetti à la bolognaise)

    Spaghetti Bolognese (Spaghetti à la bolognaise)


    This is a wonderful one-pot meal that I cook regularly at home, a classic among the Pasta , rich in proteins and tomatoes, the sauce is healthy (if ingredients are added in a correct proportion) and very simple to prepare, kids? favorite, ideal for a[...]
  • Recipe Poli /Puran Poli (Flatbreads stuffed with sweetened Lentils)

    Poli /Puran Poli (Flatbreads stuffed with sweetened Lentils)


    No, no, no, these are not Chapatis or any other Indian Rotis, like anyone would say at the first sight. This is called Poli in tamil, also called Puran Poli in the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat and called differently in each[...]
  • Recipe Ras el Hanout powder/ Poudre de Ras el Hanout

    Ras el Hanout powder/ Poudre de Ras el Hanout


    Ras el Hanout powder is a mixture of spices used across North Africa in many dishes like the popular "Couscous". Each family make their own combination of this mixture of spices and this is a recipe I borrowed from one of my friends. One can very[...]