In case you were wondering what happened to me, especially, since it has been weeks since I posted a recipe. Well, I am safe and sound. There has been too much going on in our lives. We are going to be selling our house and due to that, my cooking has taken a backseat temporarily. [...]
In case you were wondering what happened to me, especially, since it has been weeks since I posted a recipe. Well, I am safe and sound. There has been too much going on in our lives. We are going to be selling our house and due to that, my cooking has taken a backseat temporarily. We have been prepping our house for the sale. Finally, we are at a point, where the house is ready to go on the market. Once we put our house on the market, the last thing I want to do is make the house smell like spices. Some prospective buyers might like and some might not like spices. So the plan is to make 3-4 recipes so that I can blog about it for the next several weeks. What will I do after that? Not sure. I will think of someway to cook after that. Maybe cook at my friend’s place since they let me know that they are okay with being used as guinea pigs for my recipes! I will let you know how that goes.
…continue reading Palak Paneer (Spinach with Indian Cheese)
Tags: Entree · Vegetarian
I remember attending various weddings in India and as any one from India would attest, a wedding in India is a huge undertaking. The various ceremonies, food preparations for the various events, shopping, wedding invitations, guests, guests and more guests. All this starts a month in advance of the marriage where the bride and groom [...]
I remember attending various weddings in India and as any one from India would attest, a wedding in India is a huge undertaking. The various ceremonies, food preparations for the various events, shopping, wedding invitations, guests, guests and more guests. All this starts a month in advance of the marriage where the bride and groom are stars of the show and are treated like royalty, especially the bride.
There are all kinds of ceremonies leading up to the day of the wedding. I remember when one of my aunts was getting married, one of the ceremony consisted of women applying turmeric paste mixed with yogurt and other herbs on her face, arms, hands, legs while singing. The women applying the turmeric would come one after another, take a little of the turmeric paste on both their hands and sing and apply it on the bride-to-be. This would go on until every woman in the room got a chance to apply the turmeric paste on the bride. Of course, after a few of the women had their turn, I was totally bored watching the same thing go on for almost an hour! An hour!! Not sure how my aunt sat through the whole ritual and still have a smile on her face.
…continue reading Lapsi (Cracked Wheat with Almonds and Cardamom)
Tags: Dessert · Vegetarian
In the previous post, Aloo Gobi, I had mentioned my experiment to apply the technique learnt in the cooking class that I took in making Indian crackers, failed. I had messed up on the proportion of spices and forgot to add oil, an essential ingredient! I was determined to try again since I really miss [...]
In the previous post, Aloo Gobi, I had mentioned my experiment to apply the technique learnt in the cooking class that I took in making Indian crackers, failed. I had messed up on the proportion of spices and forgot to add oil, an essential ingredient! I was determined to try again since I really miss some of the crackers my mom used to make. She used to roll the dough really thin and then would cook it on the stove top by constantly pressing on the rolled out cracker on a hot pan with a kitchen towel. Basically, she was making sure that the steam generated from the heat would not make it puff up. After all the crackers were cooked, she would go on to make the world’s best garlic chutney.
…continue reading Khakra (Lightly Spiced Chickpea Cracker)
Tags: Gluten-free · Snack · Vegetarian
One of my friends from Minneapolis is from the southern part of the US. She hated okra since the only way she was used to eating it is in the form of gumbo. I had her try the way I cooked it (as outlined in the recipe below) and she loved it. She was surprised [...]
One of my friends from Minneapolis is from the southern part of the US. She hated okra since the only way she was used to eating it is in the form of gumbo. I had her try the way I cooked it (as outlined in the recipe below) and she loved it. She was surprised that it was not slimy. Okra is one of my favorite vegetable but I do not like it’s slimy texture either. How do you get rid of the sliminess when cooking okra? The most important thing to do is to dry it really well after washing it wipe with a damp cloth or paper towel. The next step is to cook it in the pan before adding any other vegetables or spices other than onion. Cook it till it starts to brown a little. Once that is done, then add spices and tomatoes etc. There are also recipes that are made by frying the okra in oil. I prefer not to fry okra since it soaks up a lot of oil and the dish comes out really oily. I believe that is how you will find them in the Indian restaurants.
Okra cut on both ends.
…continue reading Masala Bhindi (Masala Spiced Okra)
Tags: Entree · Vegetarian
There is a whole section of Indian cuisine that very few people outside India are familiar with nor have they tasted it. Majority of the Indian restaurants in the US do not carry the food known as street food. There is an amazing and fantastic variety of dishes that come under that umbrella. They are [...]
There is a whole section of Indian cuisine that very few people outside India are familiar with nor have they tasted it. Majority of the Indian restaurants in the US do not carry the food known as street food. There is an amazing and fantastic variety of dishes that come under that umbrella. They are lip smackingly tasty. If you ever been to Bombay (or Mumbai as it is called now), you will notice an array of food places on the streets. They range from Pani Puri (puffed puri with a spicy tamarind broth), Bhel Puri (crushed puris with garbanzo beans, yoghurt, chick pea flour noodles, tamarind and mint chutneys), Samosa (spicy potato and peas wrapped in a wonton wrapper and deep fried), Pav Bhaji, Pakoda and many others.
…continue reading Pav Bhaji (Spicy Vegetable Melange)
Tags: Entree · Vegetarian
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