…water to 1 ½ cups of freshly grated coconut & grind to a fine paste. Pass through a fine sieve or fine cheese cloth/muslin cloth & squeeze using your fingers to extract coconut milk. This should give you about ¾ cup of coconut milk. Discard the squeezed coconut solids or use as desired. For the Dough : In a sufficiently large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt & oil. Then add the egg & mix to resemble bread crumbs. Use a little cocon…
…Back yards come alive with the plants multiplying like crazy and you are assured that when you make the vadi with home grown leaves you will not be saddled with the itch! It is dicey to buy as you have to be lucky to get good ones. Aluvadi is so popular in Maharashtra, Gujarat (Patra), Goa (Pathrode) and in the Konkan belt. It is served with pride during festive and all special celebratory occasions and can be enjoyed even on normal days. In fact…
…meats and cheese. So lovely in cooking and baking. Awesome in salads and desserts and makes beautiful table decorations. We all love pineapple juice and enjoy the fresh fruit but this fruit can be utilized well in all its splendour and glory without wasting any of it. The crown of the pineapple can be easily transplanted to grow into bushes and yield the fruit to be relished. When we see the peel and eyes discarded to make the Pineapple into an el…
…ckets in sufficient water till they are soft but not mashed. (I use the pressure cooker). Cool the cooker & drain the excess water if any & transfer the potatoes to a bowl to cool. Peel the potatoes off their jackets. Either mash the potatoes with your hand coarsely; tiny lumps of potato are fine or alternatively grate the potatoes. To this add & combine lightly, finely chopped onions, ginger, kasuri methi, cumin pwd., turmeric pwd….
…xacuti. It tastes amazing with sannas. Here is my way of cooking this special fragrant gravy which we enjoyed & it tasted even better the next day.. J Ingredients : · 1 kg Chicken pieces · 8 to 10 dry Kashmiri Chillies (remove stalks & deseed) · 3 large Onions (chopped) · …
…or short school / college break, at tea time or serve as a warm or cold dessert. My husband is good at bread puddings; steamed or baked and he would often make it for our kids. Left over bread is never wasted in our home. Never waste good food is our motto and we live by it. This time I wanted to try my hand at his popular bread pudding which we all love so much. I baked this Bread Butter Jam Pudding and oh boy!… our home was filled with th…
…ot of starchy foods as nachne contains the amino acid methionine which is essential for good health. You can make bhakri, rotis, flat breads, dosas, porridge, pudding, cakes with the dry ground powder. It is also used to prepare flavored drinks & beer. It can be consumed with milk, water, coconut milk, yoghurt or curds (dahi). Nachne balls are served & eaten with chicken or mutton curry, ghee with HuLi, saaru, sambhar, onions, chillies… es…
…uld like to celebrate it with the most popular & traditional Indian dessert.. Gajar Ka Halwa.. This Carrot Halwa is especially for all my friends, well wishers, members, followers, fellow bloggers & visitors of my blog who continue to love, support, motivate & encourage me in my quest for new recipes & sharing all my favorite, precious, tested & loved recipes! I will continue my culinary journey of bringing to you all the…
…y very cold & you long for some quick comfort food … Try this delicious spicy scrambled eggs for breakfast along with some warm buttered toast, which will definitely give a great head start to your day! Enjoy!! J Ingredients : 4 Eggs (lightly whisked) 3 med. Onions (peeled & finely chopped) 3 med. fresh Tomatoes(finely chopped) 2 fresh Green Chillies (deseeded & finely minced) 1 tbsp. Coriander pwd. ½ tsp. Turmeric pwd. 1 tsp. Red C…
…ada during the first half of the twentieth century. A brownie is like a cross between a cake & a cookie in texture. They are either fudgy or cakey… it all depends on their density & may include nuts, chocolate chips, etc. Brownies are great as a mid-morning snack & are often accompanied by milk or coffee. They are especially popular & served as a dessert at restaurants. They can be served warm with ice cream. Today’s post is this d…