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| Eggplant tomato curry |
| 2008-08-30 23:03:33 |
Eggplant has never been my favourite, but when i found that this vegetable can adapt to various combinations i decided on trying out this great recipe of eggplant tomato curry which i am sure, most of you must have tried this at home. A simple recipe which, is usually prepared by households throughout India. It was a calm day with my brother and my nephews around, and sister-in-law was at work. I took a look into the fridge and found there were excess of eggplant and decided to make this dish for the evening, so that my family could savor it. Ingredients: Eggplant dice 1eaOnion dice 1eaTomato 2ea (depending on size)Whole mustard 1tspDry red chilli 3eaCumin seeds 1tspCurry leaves 5 leavesGreen chillis 4ea (depending on size)Cumin powder 1TbspCoriender powder 1TbspRed chilli powder 1TbspTurm...
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| Eggplant stir fry |
| 2008-08-28 23:05:51 |
As i am following the tradition of posting simple but tasty groumet foods that is served throughout the world, this would not come as a surprise for my readers. It is a great side dish that can be had with both roti and also with a rice and can be served during occations when you have surprise guests and relatives that insist on having lunch/dinner with you.Ingredients:Eggplant (preferably japanese eggplannt) 1#Onion dice 10 ozGaram Masala 1/2tspCoriender powder 1tspCumin powder 1tspChilli powder 1tspSalt ...
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| Beans poriyal |
| 2008-08-27 22:55:51 |
There are serveral instances in our daily lives, that we are too tired to prepare eloberate dishes, that carry a Wow! factor to it when you are back from a long day at work. The beans poriyal as it is called towards southern India, is nutritious and healthy by all means. It works great with either roti or even our famous rice. The process invovles simple methods. Ingredients: Fresh green beans (french beans) 1.5#Grated coconut 3TbspChilli powder 1.5tspTumeric 1tspSalt tt For the tempering: Oil Mustard seeds 2tspCurry leaves 5eaDry red chilli 3eaUrud dal 1Tbsp Method:Clean the beans with fresh water, and slice them.In a saute pan add oil, once it sarts to shimmer.Add the mustard seeds and allow time for it break and realease the flavor.Add the red chilli which is recommeneded to be broken u...
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| Fish curry kerala style |
| 2008-08-26 22:50:49 |
Fish as i had mentioned in my earlier posts is a staple diet among the people of India. This is a recipe that is similar to the dry fish recipe but has a total different approach of preparing the dish.Ingredients:Fish 1.5#Coconut grated 1/2 cupChilli powder 3TspCoriender powder 1 TbspCurry leaves 8eaSalt ttOnion julliene 1eaGinger 2ozKodam puli 5eaOil 2floz Method:1. Cut the fish2. In a pan add julliene onion and ginger and saute.3. Add coriander powder and chilli powder4. Once sauted add oil and saute again.5. Transfer this mixture to blender with 3floz of water.6. Add coconut to the blender and blend.7. A...
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| Rasgulla |
| 2008-08-25 21:17:46 |
A famous dessert popular among the people of orissa and west bengal. As the taste and its texture and simplicity advanced, it has caught the people of India and the rest of the world with a sweet tooth. There are other desserts which are variations that are made from rasgulla, as rasmalai, cham cham and many others. Ingredients: Milk 5 cupsLemon juice or vinegar 2TbspSugar 2cups Water 5cups Method: 1. Place milk in a clean pan.2. Bring to a boil.3. Add lemon juice or vinegar diluted with 1Tbsp of water.4. Let the milk curdle, wait until you see the milk solids have been seperated from the water.5. Strain through a cheesecloth and pour cold running water to release the lime flavor.6. Drai...
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| Walk in the woods |
| 2008-08-22 21:06:06 |
I am out for a long walk in the woods. It's the call of the appalachian trail which stretches from maine to georgia, but not that i am going to treak the whole stretch but it is just one state that i and my elder brother are planning on completing. This is just to inform that i won't be posting for 2days and will be back with more....
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| Potato Cakes |
| 2008-08-21 22:20:54 |
Ingrediens for the potato cakes Potato cakes garnished with tamato wedges and mint springThis is a recipe that my wife handed over to me, she is a expert in cooking with various ingredients and also a great cook herself. This idea came to her with a lot of trail and error that has worked wonders at home that my daughter who is just about to be 2 years this september demands at the top of her voice that she be pampered with potato cakes. INGREDIENTS:Flour 1 CupBlack pepper 1 TbspJeera (cumin) 1 TspMint leaves 1/2 CUPSpinach 1/2 CUPPotato 1 eaCurry leaves ...
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| Mango Pulisheri |
| 2008-08-20 21:50:02 |
Indian cuisine has a varied sense of taste, smell, and mouth feel. It is absolutely mouth water when you have a little bit of sweetness, tangyness, spiceness all in one dish coming at you from every sides from the taste perspective. Mangoes are in ambundance through out south India and across various states. The aroma of a ripe mango or for that instance even a mango grove can be distinguished when you land in any vegetable maket in India. The flavor profile of a mango be it ripe or unripe has been enhanced in the cooking methods of people from different states in India. Here is a dish that would have your craving for more.Ingredients:Mango 2eaSalt ttChilli powder 2tspSugar 2tspYoghurt 1.5 cupsGreen chilli 2ea ...
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| Dry Fish Curry |
| 2008-08-19 21:48:02 |
Fish is abundant in India. It is a staple diet of the people of Keral which is a state to the southern part of India. This is a state that is rich in greenery and has a high litracy rate. Here fish is preserved in different ways, by salt curing, sun dried are a few of the techniques used by its inhabitants to preserve their catch.Kerala fish curry is truly exceptional with taste and the method of preperation. The recipe and the method that i am going to show here is not time consuming and also has a levage to alternations to the process.Ingredients:Dry fish 1#Coconut 1/2 eaKodam puli (gamboge) 4eaGreend chilli cut 5eaTurmeric 1tspCoriender powder 3tspChilli powder 3tspPotat...
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| A sweet treat, called, Pooran poli or Holige& Obbattu in Kannada |
| 2008-08-18 21:12:49 |
I must admit my wife is a expert in making holige. I can tell this proudly as, i have seen her mother, aunts and relative, asking for tips on making holige. It is a dessert that is savored by every state in India. Towards the north of India it is known as Pooran poli and towards the south Holige or Obbattu.The Ingredients are:Channa dal 1 cupJaggery 1 cupCardamom 1 tspMaida 1.5 cupsCoconut grated 1/2 eaTurmeric pinchOil 1 tspSalt a pinchMethod:1. Maida flour, salt and turmeric needs to be mixed with water to make a dough2. Add oil to the dough and knead well.3. Let rest for 1 hour, cover with a parchment paper.4. Cook the channa dal and cardamom with 1/2 cup water (just about 3/4th doneness)5. Mash the Jaggery.6. In a bowl put the jagger...
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