Pedha in Indian cuisine refers to a fudge made basically out of milk and sugar with some types of additional flavors added like saffron, cardamom, pistachio or a combination of these.In India this is made out of Mawa which is a type...
Monday, December 29, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Minestrone with Pesto
Minestrone is the name for a thick variety of Italian soup that contains seasonal vegetables and also sometimes contains pasta or rice.Common ingredients to this soup include onions, tomatoes, celery, carrot and beans. This soup has always...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
South Indian mixture with a healthy twist.
Mixture is a term commonly used in south Indian cuisine with reference to a mixture made out of a variety of deep fried fritters made of chick pea flour in various shapes. These deep fried fritters are mixed together with fried peanuts, raisins...
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Onion Tomato Curry ~ Sev Tamatar ki Subzi ~ Sev tomato nu shaak ~ With Stepwise pictures
This curry made with tomatoes and onions is from Gujarat, a region in the western part of India. I am not sure though, of its origin in my kitchen :-) I believe I read this recipe a long while ago in some book or magazine and have been making...
Friday, December 12, 2008
Pav Bhaji (Curried Vegetables with Rustic Indian bread)
Pav Bhaji can best be described as rustic Indian bread with curried mashed vegetables. Pav=bread and Bhaji=curried vegetables. This is a famous street food of India and is offered in most restaurants and stalls in all major metros of India....
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Pav (Bread) for a good cause
For a while now I have been wanting to make pav ( an Indian version of bread).Pav refers to a simple and humble version of bread that is made in India and is sold at bakeries all over, in addition you have "Pav wallahs " as they are known...
Monday, December 8, 2008
Instant Oats Idli
Generally speaking the word idli evokes images of steamed savory rice and lentil cakes that are a staple to south Indian homes. These idlis have universal appeal and are favored by most mothers since it tends to be non spicy and a great...
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Butternut Squash curry ~ Kadoo ki sabzi
Butternut squash like most other winter squash is an excellent source of Vitamin A (in the form of beta carotene) Vitamin C, potassium , dietary fiber and manganese.It is a also a good source of folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, copper and...
Monday, December 1, 2008
Oat Barley and Bell pepper cutlets.
For some time now I have been receiving requests to add recipe printing options for this blog so that readers will be able to print out recipes and keep it for future reference. I am happy to say that I have just managed to add printing option...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Orange Payasam (Milk sweet with oranges)
For the longest time now I have been wanting to experiment using agave nectar entirely in Indian sweets but did not get around to it. Additionally this past few weeks I have been craving some kind of milk based sweet,...
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Mini Pepper Chutney
On my last trip to Trader Joes I saw these really pretty mini peppers that just called out to me to pick it up. So I did, with no specific plan on any dish to use it in.On the day when I was planning to make the sago dosai I wanted...
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