Posted in Butter Matar, Mom's, On the Side on Friday, May 11, 2007 | 18 Comments »
For me, peas are always on the grocery list, right after tomatoes, onion and potatoes. At any given time, I have at least 2 packets in the freezer. However, while trying to come up with a menu, it is the last thing that comes to mind. It is constantly neglected and, as is true for [...]
Posted in B, Besan Ladoo, Crazy Snacking, Deep-Fried Snack, Diwali 2006, Festival Food, For the Sweet Tooth, Jihva, Ladoos, T, Tukdi on Thursday, October 19, 2006 | 15 Comments »
Finally, My kids decided to sleep at the same time, giving me some time to cook up those diwali goodies that I wanted to make. I went for the simple ones first, the ones that I had made before and hence did not require much thinking. By thinking, I mean Improvising when things go wrong. [...]
Posted in B, Beetroot Halwa, D, For the Sweet Tooth, G, Gajar Ka Halwa, Halwa on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 | 25 Comments »
Two brothers; One a cop, the other on the wrong side of the law. Both brought up in poverty by their hard-working widowed Mother.
The cop tries to convince the other brother to surrender to the law while the gangster tries to convince the cop to join the other side.
Says the gangster to the cop [...]
Posted in B, Batura, C, Chole, Craving Gravy, Hearty Breakfasts, Onion-Tomato, Pickles,Chutneys & Gozzus, Punjabi, T, Tamarind Chutney on Sunday, July 23, 2006 | 36 Comments »
Of all the american things that I have adopted in my day-to-day life, the one thing that I have accepted with open arms is the “Sunday Brunch” Tradition. What an excellent excuse for sleeping late into mid-morning. Wake up, make lunch that is neither here nor there and call it “Brunch”. One of the things [...]
Posted in B, Batata Song, By Cuisines, Chilli-Tamarind, Craving Gravy, Konkani Cuisine, On the Side on Friday, March 17, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Konkani Curries are mostly a blend of fresh grated Coconut,roasted Red chillies and Tamarind. However, there are those side dishes that skip the coconut part and concentrate just on Red Chillies and Tamarind, hmmmmmmmmmmm…my favorite kind . The heat from the chillies is toned down by the sourness of the tamarind. A little bit of [...]
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