Mattha (spiced butter milk) is a traditional Maharashtrian drink traditionaly served with Jalebis. It can also be served as an appetizer as it is good for digestion. Yield: Approx. 6 small glasses Preparation Time: Approx. 10 minutes
Part-3 of my Papaya/ Kappalanga/Omakka Series.... Kappalangaum (Omakkaum) Payarum Thoran (Stir Fried Raw Papaya Red Gram with Coconut) Ingredients: Kappalanga/Omakka (RawPapaya) -1/2 medium, chopped fine Vanpayar (Red Gram)-1/2 cup Fre
Gaeng Som Pae Sa Pla Chon - Snake Head Fish hot and Sour Soup Gaeng Som means sour soup/stew/curry - the word "Gaeng" (???) refers to the act of simmering ingredients in a soupy liquid - in English we would call curry, soup, and stew all what Tha
I am sure that each one of you have heard and tasted many variations of cucumber and tomato salad. This one is one of my favorites from as long as I can remember. In fact one of my go to snack or meal which i could rustle up myself whenever Gang of girls
I love the idea of nose to tail eating, wasting nothing from animal?s appeals as I?m essentially a very thrifty person! Heart for me these days is a rare treat though and can sometimes be on the pricey side. When I was in kitchens professionally most
I cannot tell you how much I love Kannur Style Meen Curry/Fish Curry.It is such a simple recipe that even a child can make with adult supervision.I have to say, this is my first attempt at making this curry because Janu Chechy was an expert at it and it
This is a fairly Spicy and yummy starter which I had experimented the other day...I just loved it cause I really was craving to have something v spicy so I did cook according to my taste-buds...so try this and love it as my family did :) Ingredien
False Trevally Grill Parava in Malayalam or sudumbu in Tamil or False Trevally in English is a very popular fish in Kerala for it's taste. In Trivandrum we rarely buy Parava, b'cos it's very expensive. In Bangalore, I frequently buy Parava as the price
Now that we've had the decorative bread class in Utah that was absolutely heavenly, I thought it was fair to share some of the magic. Actually we had two three hour classes back to back. It was a bread marathon during which I came to adore the gals who sp
I've have been quite busy last month and missed out on the First Budget Meal hosted by Ellena of Cuisine Paradise . This event is to urge those who loves to prepare simple homecooked meal in order to accumulated more cooking ideas as well as sharing wi
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped bhindi (Okra) ½ cup chopped capsicum ¼ cup chopped onion 2 tsp garlic paste 1 tsp garam masala 2 tsp red chili powder 1 tbsp dhania jeera powder (cumin seed and dry coriander seeds powder) Pinch of asafoetida (
I usually do not post two desserts one after another but I have just made a few typical Polish Easter treats, which I would like to share. Besides, our Easter pastry is so good that it can be made all year round. First of all, there are all kind of bab
First it was Tiger Wood. In our backyard, we've got Jerk Jack Neo. These scandals had got me wondering secrets that people keep. Haha, lucky for my friends, I am only interested in their kitchen secrets. That day, I was chatting with to my mal
In the plum canning workshop, we also made an Orange Plum Jam. The color of this jam will wary from golden to jewel purple, depending upon the colour of the plums. In our case, it s golden yellow as we are using the Golden Plums. This Orange Plu
I was impressed by the decoration of a strawberry cake in the bakery near to my house and thought of trying the same.At last it came out nicely.Strawberry is my daughter's favorite fruit.So i tried this simple decoration using the strawberries.
carrot halwa or gajar halwa recipe a traditional way of making gajar halwa without any shortcuts or tweaks. by the way, at home we call carrot halwa as gajrela . during winters, we make gajar halwa often. this time i was not able to make the hal
If you like Thai food, you're going to fall in love with this simple Thai side dishes stir fry recipe! This Thai Stir-Fried cauliflower and shrimp with Oyster Sauce one of Thai local style side dishes recipe, easy to make. Fresh, healthy, crisp and
Spring is finally here and I am excited...excited for warmth, excited for sunshine and excited for the produce such as fresh strawberries! I spent my first day of spring cleaning my and having a home spa day. I thought, why not have a kitchen floor so
Bac Ha , the stem of Alocasia Odora (related to Colocasia), is something I had not used in my cooking until now. When D found it at a nearby Asian store, he bought some for us to try. One of my favorites to this day is Plantain stem (Vaazha Thandu)
We Gujarati peoples are very fond of Farsan - snacks. And Khandvi is a very interesting and healthy snack made from gram flour - chana no lot (besan). In earlier recipe we made khandvi in microwave . It is easy to cook khandvi in microwave, then cooking
Ingredients: For Green chili pickle Green chilies - 25 Lemon juice - 1/4 cup Mustard seeds (yellow split) - 1/2 cup Coriander seeds - 1/4 cup Asafetida (Hing) - 1/4 tsp Cumin (Jeera) - 2 tsp Fennel seeds - 2 tbsp Red chili powder - 1 tbs
This recipe was taught to me by my neighbor aunty.She was a catering student n i learnt more restaurant style recipes from her.This recipe is masala stir fry of hard boiled potatoes.The original recipe was to fry the potatoes in butter but my H i used oil
Ox or Beef Tongue is the tongue of a cow. Our, or to be precise, the human consumption of this unusual beef meat dates back to the days of Paleolithic hunters, who preferred the fatty portions of the carcass including tongues, as well as organs, brains, f
The biggest reason I planted a few zucchini bushes in the garden this year was to have access to zucchini flowers - not that I don't love zucchini, but it's so plentiful and cheap at the farmers' market all summer, so why grow it? The blossoms, on the ot