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Dum Aloo or Alu Dum belongs to, specifically, Kashmiri cuisine. The potatoes, usually smaller ones, are first deep fried then cooked slowly at low flame in a yogurt gravy with spices. It is a popular, rich and an aromatic dish which is served in almost all the popular restaurants which serves North Indian cuisine:) It had been in my mind to tryRead more about Kashmiri Dum Aloo[…]
Arrabbiata or sugo all’arrabbiata in Italian, is a spicy sauce for pasta made from garlic, tomatoes, and red chili peppers cooked in olive oil. “Arrabbiata” literally means “angry” in Italian, and the name of the sauce is due to the heat of the chili peppers. Arrabbiata sauce is usually served with penne pasta, and may have choppedRead more about Penne Arrabbiata[…]
Market is flooded with watermelon indicating the beginning of summer in Chennai. Its one fruit that everyone likes in my family. My husband bought 2 big watermelons today morning. Good enough reason to make this simple mocktail, Watermelon Lemon Mint cooler. I have served it with a dollop of whipped cream and garnished with frozenRead more about Watermelon Lemon Mint Cooler[…]
Paratha one of the most popular unleavened Indian flat breads. It is made of whole wheat flour and its cooked on a tawa. The paratha dough usually contains ghee or oil, which gives the flaky texture to the paratha. Ghee is used in shallow frying the paratha. Parathas are usually stuffed with boiled potatoes, cauliflower, radish, peas or paneer. Paratha is aRead more about Bottle Gourd and Radish Paratha[…]
Children are generally fussy when it comes to eating fruits. My kids are no exception. Though they do eat banana, I can never make them eat an over riped one. What can be better than a banana cake? Sharing with you all a very simple, easy to make and a delicious and healthy banana loafRead more about Whole Wheat Choco Banana Loaf[…]
Appam is a type of pancake made with fermented rice batter and coconut milk. It is a traditional dish of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.Appam is also popular in Sri Lanka. It is served with fresh coconut milk( optional) and vegetable stew or vegetable kurma, making it a wholesome, healthy and perfect for having as a breakfast:) Ingredients Read more about Appam […]
Cauliflower Stew Stew is generally served along with Appam and Idiyappam ( string hoppers). It is a mildly spicy ( I make it spicy to suit my family preference), coconut milk based gravy. The coconut milk gives the stew a rich flavour. I generally make potato stew with appam. Today, since I had bought sRead more about Cauliflower Stew[…]
Fusilli are long, thick, corkscrew shaped pasta. The word fusilli presumably comes from fuso, as traditionally it is “spun” by pressing and rolling a small rod over the thin strips of pasta to wind them around it in a corkscrew shape, much like a modern Turkish spindle. Fusilli may be solid or hollow. Hollow fusilliRead more about Fusilli in Mint and Walnut Sauce[…]
My family is fond of beetroot. I have made many varieties of recipes with beetroot. It impart such a beautiful colour to the dishes. Also beetroot has lot of health benefits. It is very rich in calcium, iron and vitamins A and C. Beetroots are an excellent source of folic acid and a very goodRead more about Red Velvet Kuzhi Appam[…]
Mint leaves are known as pudhina both in Tamil and Hindi. Mint is an essential ingredient in many Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine and is popularly mixed with natural plain yogurt to make a ‘raita’ or brewed with tea to make the famous Indian ‘Pudina Chai’. In Thai cooking, it is added to soups andRead more about Minty Green Rice[…]
