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  • Recipe Where's the party ... Sausage Starters
    Where's the party ... Sausage Starters
    Inspired by great hosts like Kirti, Ips and S, I decide to make fresh starters for our latest party . It was another matter that I ended up cooking the main course too after the guests arrived. But then they came early. Not very Bong I must[...]
  • Recipe The dawn of inspiration: Pollo Pesto Pate
    The dawn of inspiration: Pollo Pesto Pate
    I read my post on the mushroom salad and wondered why I of all people should have food that 'tastes as if it is from the morgue' for lunch. So I decided to take things in my own hands and work towards a great lunch this morning. So what if Banu[...]
  • Recipe Grean Peace .... Bean Bhaja or Fried Beans
    Grean Peace .... Bean Bhaja or Fried Beans
    This is for those who were frazzled about my last three posts which were barely about food. Haven't eaten out anywhere new. So here's a recipe. Simple enough for bachelor or Lonely Hearts cooking. Now what do I do about those frazzled by a[...]
  • Recipe Fry it again Sam: Guide to frying sausages
    Fry it again Sam: Guide to frying sausages
    Sam recently wrote in with a desperate plea for help. "What's the best way to cook sausages? I seem to get them wrong, underdone, overdone, burst open, too much fat spilling around. I have tried several kinds of sausages cannot get them right.[...]
  • Recipe Sausage on the rocks: A really quick starter
    Sausage on the rocks: A really quick starter
    Ok, this is a really simple party starter. It was actually the base for my sausage paprika pasta. But then who's stopping you from tossing this together when you sit down with your friends and Jack? Heat a teaspoon of olive or regular oil[...]
  • Recipe The power of cheese...the world's easiest mushroom dish
    The power of cheese...the world's easiest mushroom dish
    I was going through all the comments that you have written after my last post. All the mails that you have written. I have not answered each individually. I was overwhelmed.[...]
  • Recipe The second easiest daal recipe in the world...pressure cooked moong daal
    The second easiest daal recipe in the world...pressure cooked moong daal
    I had earlier written about the microwave masoori daal which K makes inspired by mom and has now taught Banu and me. This is the easiest daal to make in the world. Well, I discovered the second easiest daal to make today. This was inspired[...]
  • Recipe Harem Intrigues.... Khar fish market & squid butter pepper garlic recipe
    Harem Intrigues.... Khar fish market & squid butter pepper garlic recipe
    Scroll down patiently for the recipe The Knife & his women My mother led me to another woman sometime back. No this is not the plot of a progressive 18th century Bengali novel. It is about my new find at the[...]
  • Recipe The milk of human kindness: Pomfret in a Sleepy Coastal Coconut Milk Sauce
    The milk of human kindness: Pomfret in a Sleepy Coastal Coconut Milk Sauce
    Remember the fish I bought on Sunday? Kainaz's brief to me was non spicy and not 'hot'. I made doi posto eelish. Which, as Spice and More commented, is different from the West Coast and Goan way of cooking. Well I actually directed Banu to make[...]
  • Recipe Setting up the Lonely Hearts Kitchen
    Setting up the Lonely Hearts Kitchen
    I got this idea when I saw a post from Cook Like a Bong for recipes for bachelors. I thought, hey, why don't I start such a section? My creds ? I am largely a self taught cook. I picked up stuff from the Internet and then followed my instincts.[...]