Indian recipes - page 19

Deep frying and me don't always go well. Side line the health factors, just the intimidating thought of keeping a wok filled with sizzling hot oil and having to work with it sounds a very daunting job. Stir fries and shallow fries are common in my househo

Add caption Naan is a very popular flat bread which is a staple food in entire South Asia as well as in some part of Middle East. Also it has gained acceptance in the Western Countries as well. Today, I am posting a type of Naa

Coffee is not something I grew up with.Mom used to be very strict about the caffeine intake of her girls.She had this weird opinion according to which too much tea or coffee would affect our complexion,health and hormonal levels in body.When I actually st

Hi everybody, Hope you are all doing well, If you are familiar with Iyengar Bakeries in Bangalore you would definitely noticed these Omam Sticks in their shelves, I always loved these sticks as a kid, they are so nice and tasty and goes well with a cup of

The core idea of the Indian Cooking Challenge is to find traditional recipes from all over India and try them. Thus this challenge has seen sweets, savoury dishes curries and more. This month Suruttai poli/suruttu poli was the sweet attempted. Sr

There are some great snacks that Indians love making. These are served up in most Indian restaurants as starters. If you visit any Indian homes, they usually manage to serve you some snacks put together using various ingredients they have in their cupboa

This was months ago that Srivalli had discussed with Alka and set the challenge for the members. The recipe was from Simply Sindhi Recipes . They had all tried it for Deepavali. By then I had just relocated to Lagos and was cooking

It like reliving my mom s life.My father used to call her midway to home and she used to put the soup pot on the stove top so that it is ready until he reached home.A piping hot bowl of soup topped with a dollop of butter and homemade bread croutons was a

This is one line very popular among some of my friends here. Each time I hear that, I think of my desh , the land of flavors and colors, characterized by herbs, spices, and cooking techniques. Look beyond Indian, I say in silence, and you will see the mu

One fine day one of my friend asked me, ?How we-Indians got independence?? I said we fought, struggled and latter got the freedom. To this my friend said a story behind this fact that how we actually got the freedom from the Britishers. My friend said t

Its been ages since I made Puliyodharai (Tamarind Rice, Puliyogare, Pulihora etc etc ) in the authentic traditional way. Actually echoing my better half s smart pants comment In fact I don t remember having made it at all! (#$#). Have to say, its not

Bebinca is a classic traditional Goan Dessert! Bebinca is also known as bibic or bebinka. This sweet delicacy is made during all festive occasions in Goa. It s like a pudding which has 7 layers. It depends how many layers you want to make more Or less.

As you can probably tell from my blog, I love Indian food. I?ve tried many different kinds and when I saw this curry in William Sonoma?s ?A Taste of the World? cookbook I knew I wanted to try it. In the description it said that this is a mild curry which

mathura ke dubki wale aloo recipe a thin spiced curry made with potatoes and famous in mathura one of the holy cities in the northern part of india, in uttar pradesh. i have been both to mathura and vrindavan. while mathura is associated with the b

aloo gobi paratha recipe this is one more variation of making aloo paratha. there are quite a few variations of the popular punjabi aloo paratha recipe like aloo palak paratha or aloo pyaaz ka paratha or this recipe. both gobi and aloo are favori

When ever I go to Italian Restaurant, I always end up in the same confused state what to order. As I love EggPlant/Brinjal/Baingan/Vankaya (????? ) , I have tried Eggplant Parmesan several times, (as a person who loves to try different foods), I am bored

Pickles are the perfect accompaniment for Indian meals. They awaken the taste buds and enhance the taste of the dish. Pickles have all the important ingredients needed for a perfect taste: salty,sour and spicy. There are many varieties of pickles made

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

choliya pulao recipe a simple, easy and healthy pulao made from fresh green chickpeas (choliya). fresh green chickpeas or choliya as these are called in punjabi, are usually available in winter season in many states of india especially in western a

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grilled cheese sandwich as simple as it gets a really quick and easy to make grilled cheese sandwich. this is one of hubby s favorite breakfast and it does not take much time to make these sandwiches. just use a good fresh loaf of bread or even a da

Badam Puri Sweet deep fried and soaked in sugar syrup! Badam Puris are sweet almond deep fried bread. These are later soaked in sugar syrup for a minute. We loved this as it tastes crispy, soft, sweet and leaves a great taste on your taste buds. This i

Kandi Pachadi / Toor Dal chutney, Yellow Lentils are toasted to golden brown along with some asoefetida and then ground to a coarse paste with tamarind and red onions.. This chutney take s me back to my childhood where mom would make this chutney in a sna

Indian Cooking Challenge for March rightly matches Vishu - Malayalam New Year.Yes, this month we all enjoyed making this Fluffy, Spongy,Kerala's Queen of Steamed Rice Cakes - Vatteppam/Vattayappam!!!!! Thanks to Srivalli for choosing this really Challe