Archive for September, 2006
Besan Ladoo
Slim is not in on the fashion arena! Thank God for that. With Ghee and Butter as the theme for JFI, I can try all the recipes at the round up without a worry for those extra pounds!
In India Milk, Ghee (homemade), Butter (homemade) are considered as signs of prosperity. Households that use plenty of [...]
Butti -Hand made Cane Basket
Butti-Hand made Cane Basket
Hand made Cane Basket-we call it Butti in Marathi . Rotis/Bhakris/Parathas become very soggy if stored immediately after making, in closed containers. We use this Butti ,(from the local flea market) to let off some steam from Rotis/Bhakris/Parathas and then store them.
Do you use similar baskets or do you know any other name [...]
From China Town
A couple of years back I visited Sydney, Australia. Just after 2-3 days of having sandwiches and fruits for lunch/dinner I craved for Indian food. We discovered a place called China Town during one of our expeditions for food! I was all excited to have Chinese food -something to remind me of food at home! [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Pumpkin Parathas
Pumpkin-truly Pumps up your Kins! J
With loads of Vitamins ,Minerals, Carotenes this orange fleshy vegetable (I am calling this as a vegetable - that’s what it is regarded as in India) is rich in fibre and low in calories and Cholesterol. So many benefits and yet I am surprised this vegetable doesn’t enjoy the popularity [...]
Marble cake with Cranberries
Some very good reasons prompted me to make this cake:
#- I found dried Orange flavoured Cranberries in the supermarket here. I had never tasted Cranberries before. Many people here don’t even know what are Cranberries. I was one of them! But I am very experimentive with my cooking and hence grabbed the packets of Dried [...]
CapsiCups (Stuffed green Bell peppers)
Fresh Green Capsicums ( green Bell Peppers) or any veggies for that matter are quite difficult to resist, the way they are stacked neatly in the vegetable markets here. I also like the freedom these veggie vendors give you for selecting the veggies on your own. That’s the reason I dislike buying veggies in the malls …prepacked [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Paneer Bhurji (Scrambled Paneer curry)
I stayed in a hostel for almost 5 years for my higher studies. On Sundays the ‘Mess’ would be open only for lunch. Dinner-we had to manage on our own. Some times I would carry out my culinary experiments on my roomie (She had to do the dishesJ ). We also frequented a [...]
Green Tomato Chutney
Green unripe firm tomatoes
For a working mother like me, Chutneys, Aachars, Raitas are like little ‘Culinary Elves’…..I won’t call them accompaniments. Many times they are my Main dish. In the mad rush, every morning to get to work on time, getting my son ready and many other chores, Chutneys and Raitas are very very [...]
Matki Bhaat (Moth Bean Rice)
I love sprouts and I try to include them in our diet as far as possible. Sprouting increases the Vitamin content (especially Vitamin C) of food. My grandmother says, sprouting not only increases the food value but also helps ease digestion.
Given an option ,I would sprout most of the pulses and grains we use!I even make [...]
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