Ingredients:
Goovar (Cluster Beans) - 2 cup chopped
Chana dhal - 1tbsp
Cumin- 1tbsp
Mustard- 1tsp
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Red
chilly - 2
Turmeric powder - 1tsp
salt.
Method:
Heat oil in a pan, make tadka with mustard, cumin, chana dhal, red chillies.
Add the chopped goovar and turmeric powder fry well with two spoon of water till it turns tender.
Add salt and garnish with cilantro.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 |
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Ingredients:
Milagu (pepper corns) - 1tbsp
Coriander Seeds - 2 tbsp
Garlic - 2
Onion - 1 medium size
Cumin Seeds - 1tsp
Turmeric - 1tsp
Tamarind Paste - 1tbsp
Salt
Method:
Dry fry
Milagu and
coriander seeds, let it cool down and
grind it to fine paste. along with tamarind paste. Add very less water if needed.
Heat Pain with oil, add cumin, garlic, onion, and turmeric powder till onion turns golden brown.
Mix the milagu paste and let it boil for few
mins. Add Salt.
Serve with rice.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 |
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I wasn't in the mood to prepare tonight's dinner. So, my hubby ended up making an effortless(!) spaghetti with vegetables and basil-tomato sauce. I did contribute only in the plating :)
Ingredients:
Spaghetti - 1/2 pack
Mixed Vegetables - 1 cup
(Carrots, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Long Beans, Peas and Yellow Carrot)
For Tomato-Basil Sauce:
Tomato Puree - 1 cup
Basil - 1/4 bunch
Garlic - 15 pods
Onion - finely chopped(1)
Olive Oil - 2 tbsp.
Method:
Heat pan with 4 cups of water till it comes to boiling level, add the spaghetti/pasta till it gets cooked. Drain the excess water.
Saute the vegetables separately in a pan with little bit of oil and salt.
To make sauce:
Heat pan with olive oil, add finely chopped garlic, onions, basil and saute well.
Finally mix the tomato puree, cook in a medium heat for 15 mins and add salt.
Serve the Spaghetti with Vegetable and sauce.
Monday, September 15, 2008 |
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Brussels Sprouts is a tiny version of cabbage, It taste slightly resembles the cabbage and emits a nutty flavor. It takes very less time to cook and frozen sprout takes even lesser time. It can be cooked in
different ways, I like the roasted ones.
Ingredients:
Sprout - 1 cup
Red Chilly powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder- 1tsp
Cumin - 1tbsp
Mustard - 1tsp
Salt
Method:
Heat oil in a frying pan, make
tadka with cumin and mustard.
Add the washed sprout and spices.
Saute well, If needed sprinkle less water till it gets cooked.
Serve as a side dish with any rice and curry.
Monday, September 15, 2008 |
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Been raised from the country of hot weather, for me -Snow is always a
fascinating thing ever since I landed in US. During Christmas time I admire all those wonderful snow statues at the street sides, I bet no one need an explanation how lively it will be in New York City!! I wanted to make a snow man of my own, but never got the courage to stay out for long in the freezing weather.
During 07' fall, I had been to
Shenandoah's since its one among the top list for fall colors. To our surprise it was snowing in there and it's still the fall season, we pulled over to the shoulder line just to enjoy the first snow of that year! There was a snow man standing all ALONE(on the left in the picture) I
don't know who made it and when they made it. As I always want to make a snow man, I suddenly got the
enthu to make a 'Snow Girl' just besides the snow man. We dint have any hand gloves to work on the snow, but I was determined to finish that task,
luckily my brother gave me his expired credit cards (I
don't know how many he has in his wallet...Expired long back?) to sculpt the snow to give a
lil' feminine touch, a fall leaf in her head and a few black stones to give her a face and a body! Wow..the snow girl looked so wonderful with the glam we created, I believe if the snow man could ever talk, he will surely say 'Thank you for giving me a wonderful company'. I managed to take a snap of the snow couple with my brother's mobile phone :) I felt like a
lil' girl who heard the story of a happy ending fairy(Snow) tale.
So, when was the last time you made a snow man or a snow girl?
Sunday, September 14, 2008 |
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Kulfi is one of the signature dessert from
Indians.. even a non-sweet tooth person could never say NO to this slightly chewy and a dense frozen dessert. It was a usual lazy day at office, we had been to an
Indian restaurant in
New york City - midtown for lunch. I am a person who don't like eating out, neither appreciates the taste of the
restaurant food...cause you never know what goes in there... Do you? We were done with our main meal...time for a dessert! Since, I wasn't really in a mood to have a dessert at that time, I ordered the very first item in the dessert menu just for the heck of it, without even looking in to the other options. when I had my dessert plate on table..and realising that I had ordered for K.U.L.F.I
looking at that wonderful
pista flavored frozen dessert, small flashback was running in the back of my mind...in my good
ol' days I used to crave for
kulfi, I never miss to have one, whenever I get chance...
jeezz it really been SO MANY years since I had
kulfi !! Actually my plan was to share my dessert with my other colleague.. Poor guy dint even get a bite of it!! I
thoroughly enjoyed my lunch very FIRST time in a restaurant..
humm the credit goes to the guy who made that
pista kulfi !!!
Saturday, September 13, 2008 |
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Brussels Sprouts is a tiny version of cabbage, It taste slightly resembles the cabbage and emits a nutty flavor. It takes very less time to cook and frozen sprout takes even lesser time. It can be cooked in different ways, I like the roasted ones.
Been raised from the country of hot weather, for me -Snow is always a fascinating thing ever since I landed in US. During Christmas time I admire all those wonderful snow statues at the street sides, I bet no one need an explanation how lively it will be in New York City!! I wanted to make a snow man of my own, but never got the courage to stay out for long in the freezing weather.
Kulfi is one of the signature dessert from Indians.. even a non-sweet tooth person could never say NO to this slightly chewy and a dense frozen dessert. It was a usual lazy day at office, we had been to an Indian restaurant in New york City - midtown for lunch. I am a person who don't like eating out, neither appreciates the taste of the restaurant food...cause you never know what goes in there... Do you? We were done with our main meal...time for a dessert! Since, I wasn't really in a mood to have a dessert at that time, I ordered the very first item in the dessert menu just for the heck of it, without even looking in to the other options. when I had my dessert plate on table..and realising that I had ordered for K.U.L.F.I looking at that wonderful pista flavored frozen dessert, small flashback was running in the back of my mind...in my good ol' days I used to crave for kulfi, I never miss to have one, whenever I get chance... jeezz it really been SO MANY years since I had kulfi !! Actually my plan was to share my dessert with my other colleague.. Poor guy dint even get a bite of it!! I thoroughly enjoyed my lunch very FIRST time in a restaurant.. humm the credit goes to the guy who made that pista kulfi !!!
