Over the holidays, I experimented with lots of dishes using various ingredients and vegetables. One of the pending tasks on my list was to use the recipes that my mom had left for me when she visitited us 2 years ago. There were quite a few recipes as she used to teach cooking classes in [...]
Over the holidays, I experimented with lots of dishes using various ingredients and vegetables. One of the pending tasks on my list was to use the recipes that my mom had left for me when she visitited us 2 years ago. There were quite a few recipes as she used to teach cooking classes in India. As I was going through them, I realized the measurements and instructions were very confusing. Also, what made it more complicated was the measurements were in metric. But it is not the metric system that confused me (since metric units are much simpler) but the directions and quantities used. I had to make quite a few adjustments to the recipe in order for it to come out tasting the way it is supposed to taste. Even after that I messed up quite a few dishes. One of the ones that I messed up was a dish that used Tapioca.
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Tags: Appetizer · Snack · Vegan
Spicy vegetable pakoda (or vegetable fritter) is one of my favorite appetizer. The are made with chickpea flour (known by the name of besan). They are spicy and are made with various herbs and spices. Depending on the region of India it is from, different spices are substituted or added. Coriander powder, black onion seeds, [...]
Spicy vegetable pakoda (or vegetable fritter) is one of my favorite appetizer. The are made with chickpea flour (known by the name of besan). They are spicy and are made with various herbs and spices. Depending on the region of India it is from, different spices are substituted or added. Coriander powder, black onion seeds, carom, fennel seeds etc are added depending on the region of the country it is made in.
When I used to live in Minnesota, three of my co-workers and I used to cook a ethnic meal every quarter in the company we used to work for. We used to cook Indian, Vietnamese and Indonesian appetizers and entrees and finish off with an American dessert at the end. It became so popular, that even people who had never tried ethnic food enjoyed the food. We used to make the appetizer in the company’s kitchen using fryers and the entrees were made the previous night at home. The event became so popular that we were featured in the Star Tribune, the local newspaper.
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Tags: Appetizer · Vegan
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