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Cauliflower-Spinach-Pasta Casserole
2007-12-11 05:25:00 It's been a month since I last posted and the hubby has been constantly reminding me about it. The last week, whenever I made anything interesting, he nudged me to take pictures encouraging me to resume blogging saying 'Come on, don't abandon your blog!'. I have been quick to respond saying 'I'm not abandoning, just on a break' - break being the key word here. Truly speaking, I'm not comfortable More About: Pasta , Casserole , Cauliflower , Spinach , Nach
Steamed vegetable manchurian in gravy
2007-11-11 05:04:00 I have written about Indo-Chinese food earlier on, in this space. One episode of Vir Sanghvi's A Matter of Taste was dedicated to this cuisine [he calls it Sino-Ludhianavi cuisine], its origins in India and its evolution. While the taste is absolutely lip smacking and addictive, it can be very high in fat content. The ingredients are fried on a high heat and to keep them from burning, large More About: Vegetable , Steamed , Gravy
Diwali Delicacy : Eggless Mava Cake
2007-11-07 15:30:00 [This post is a part of a joint project with my blog friend Raaga. Check that post here] This is another ' Another Subcontinent' food forum inspired recipe. Food enthusiasts on the forum have been discussing the mava / mawa cake to shreds [or pieces] rather. Being in Bombay, close to many Parsi bakery shops, mava cake is really no big deal. It is considered a most Plain Jane cake, and I have More About: Cake , Diwali
Diwali Delicacy: 5 minute Besan Laddoos
2007-11-07 08:50:00 Ta da....presenting a couple of Diwali delicacies for you after the long silence. Talking about Laddoos, i have never been too fond of them, except for Moti Choor Laddoo, which I would never dream of making at home. Any part of India and you'll find several varieties of them made with a variety of flours, and methods. As far as I can understand, for any laddoo made from using flour, the flour More About: Minute
Stories after the silence & what plans for Diwali?
2007-10-31 11:52:00 October has been a record low on Saffron Trail and I wanted to break the jinx. Initially it was the internet. The MTNL broadband connection is still down, but I have kind of gotten used to the Reliance data card. If the see the positive, it means, I'm always connected to the net even in the outdoors. And I've got used to the slower speed. To add to the internet problem, both the hubby and me More About: Stories , Plans , Silence , Diwali
WBB # 15 : Breakfast from Leftovers - Round Up
2007-10-08 18:13:00 [This round up is sadly without the beautiful pictures, all you bloggers sent me, because I've been working on a makeshift data card internet connection which is slower than the internet you must have experienced in the early 90s. So please forgive me! Also, in case SPAM swallowed some of your entries, please post your permalink in the comments, so that I can link that up.]Few reasons why cooking More About: Breakfast , Round Up , Round , Brea , Leftovers
WBB Update
2007-10-04 03:37:00 Friends, This is an update for all of you who are waiting for the round-up of WBB # 15: Leftovers. My internet service has gone for a toss since 3 days. [Have logged in from hubby's notebook just to make this post, before he leaves for work] Also, I'm happy to announce that Kanchana of Married to a Desi is the hostess for WBB # 16, and please keep a watch on her lovely blog for further details. More About: Update
Cocoa Ripple Ring
2007-09-20 12:56:00 This is one recipe that really appealed to me from the Better Homes - Desserts CD sent by an online friend and blog reader - Ritu. My additions to the recipe were addition of some lovely blue-green poppy seeds and a generous swig of Cointreau. I'm not the one who generally indulges in icing, but since the ripple cake split horizontally as i was trying to turn it out from the ring, the fudgy More About: Ring , Ripple , Cocoa
Seven-Cup Cake for Ganesh Chaturthi
2007-09-14 08:26:00 The seven-cup cake is a South Indian sweetmeat that takes you to sweet heaven. Though I have been baking for some years now, I have never given our traditional cakes a try. These are the ones that my mom, aunts and grandmom turn out the perfect little squares during festivals, in a jiffy . These can be made with just milk and sugar - called 'paal cake' or with chick pea flour, sugar and ghee More About: Cake , Ganesh Chaturthi , Ganesh
Cabbage curry with Bengali spices
2007-09-11 17:55:00 Inspirations come in different ways. The inspiration to cook Bengali vegetarian food came after my visit to Oh! Calcutta - one of the more authentic Bengali cuisine restaurants in Bombay. S and I actually wrote down all that we had ordered in detail so that one of us could blog about it. We even fought over who'd write about it first. And then like how it happens sometimes, the paper got pushed More About: Curry , Spices , Cabbage
WBB # 15 - Announcement & Gokulashtami
2007-09-04 08:07:00 Weekend Breakfast Blogging is back to home ground this month. Guest hosts are lined up for WBB # 16 and 17. If you would like to take up hosting for December 07 and onwards for 08, please put in a line to me at saffrontrail@gmail.com. A wonderfully organized full fridge [Under Flickr Creative Commons License] If you have a fridge as full as that, then it's time to raid it for WBB # 15... More About: Announcement , Anno
Eating out - Diva Maharashtracha
2007-09-03 05:41:00 WBB News Glenna has posted the round up of WBB # 14- Ethnic breakfasts. Check out breakfasts from the world here. WBB comes back to Saffron Trail this month, I shall be posting the theme tomorrow. We have a couple of hosts lined up for the next two months. If you are interested in hosting WBB, please write to me at saffrontrail@gmail.com. Check the viral ad for Orbit White chewing gum below More About: Eating Out , Diva , Eating , Aras , Hara
Vattayappam - Steamed rice cakes from Kerala
2007-08-28 12:58:00 I first tasted these fluffy rice cakes when my ex-boss got them in her lunch box. She said her mom made them with ground rice and yeast and it is quite simple. Several google searches later, trying all possible spellings, I landed on this recipe given by a forum member of Forum Hub, which was dug out from the Hindu archives. You will also find a discussion on Vattayappam on the Another More About: Kerala , Rice , Cakes , Appa , Steamed
Farka - a Tunisian breakfast porridge
2007-08-24 05:04:00 (If you love trying out something new, then do prepare something ethnic for breakfast, something different from your own culture and send it across to Glenna for WBB #14 by 27th August, 10 pm Central Time, details here) ------------------------- Picking a recipe from a place I've never visited and preparing it to the best possible level using locally available ingredients gives me a kick of More About: Breakfast , Porridge , Unis , Brea , Tunis
Instant Mushroom Methi Curry with Onion Rice
2007-08-20 06:15:00 Last week we had a pre-Independence day party at home. The night before the party, since I was already busy with all preparations, I was in no mood for any elaborate cooking. We generally do not have rice on a week night, because we both prefer to have rotis or pasta / noodles. Rice comes to rescue when I want to get out of the kitchen in 15 minutes and my tiny Hawkins pressure cooker helps me More About: Methi , Mushroom , Curry , Onion
Ratatouille with Cochiglie Rigate - Dinner last night !
2007-08-17 06:51:00 (Inspired by the cute promos of the Pixar movie - Ratatouille (Rat-a-too-ee) in the papers. This movie releases in India on August 24) We all have a slight hesitation when it comes to cooking foreign foods in our kitchen especially because of the unavailability of some ingredients and also doubting its acceptance by the people we are cooking for. But there are some dishes like Ratatouille that More About: Dinner , Night
Poori Kizhangu
2007-08-16 11:22:00 Poori, Kizhangu and Anita's Green Chilli Pickles in mustard oil When Anita, one of my favourite people among the food bloggers called out to us to make pooris, I could not bear to refuse. And let me confess, this is the first time I've ever made them. They puffed up beautifully and were a great colour, but I did not want to handle the camera with oily hands, hence don't have the proof of any More About: Zhang
Independence Day Special - The K2K Food Court
2007-08-14 15:25:00 If you are an Indian and a foodie, you MUST read this one....it will have you salivating and feeling utterly patriotic at the same time. Published in the Hindustan Times, New Delhi - 12th August, 2007 The K2K food court Indian cuisine is like the English language — a stunning repertoire of its own as the foundation while totally open to new elements. That's why it's so madly eclectic and More About: Food , Special , Independence , Independence Day , Court
Gobo inspired Mango Salad
2007-08-13 06:50:00 Update: Continuing from the JFI-Chillies round up, I'd received an entry from Elizabeth of Blog from Our Kitchen (Toronto). Since her site was down during the round up I could not access it. She has sent in Ras el Hanout - North African spice mix especially good as a spice rub for grilled meats. ------------------------------ I love the Kesar variety of mangoes. If there was a competition More About: Mango , Salad , Inspired , Gobo
New!! Request-a-recipe
2007-08-13 06:34:00 ear Readers, This page is for you. Here, you are free to post your request for recipes, only vegetarian though. If you are looking for any particular recipe from Tamil Brahmin cuisine, I shall be glad to ask my mom/aunts/grandma and be of assistance. Also, if there is any recipe you would like me to try and make low cal / healthier or suited to a particular diet as as for diabetics, More About: Recipe , Request , Reci
What fun times we had last night (in my husband's words)
2007-08-12 12:03:00 Last night, we had the good luck (due to good friends) who took us along for a spa's promotional party at the Taj Hotel - Apollo Bunder. The highlights of the evening were a hair-style fashion show, 3 salsa performances and another fashion show in which the spa's own members showed off a variety of 'out-of the world' hair styles! That is a short and straight version....for the longer version, More About: Words , Night , Times
A healthy cake in 15 minutes
2007-08-09 05:53:00 A no-bake, no-eggs, no-sugar cake and it is delicious Whenever I see a dessert recipe whose ingredient list does not feature sugar and a gazillion calories worth of butter, I almost try it out on the same day...firstly too see if it would still taste good and secondly, it is quite difficult to resist such a recipe. When I chanced upon a steamed 'rava' (semolina) - banana cake, it seemed too good More About: Cake , Healthy , Minutes , Utes , Heal
Randomly yours...
2007-08-08 19:48:00 A lotus in the Orchid Park, KL Since I've been tagged by quite some friends (one being Arundathi) for this one and because after a serious JFI round up, we all need to celebrate and have some fun, here I am - telling you seven (no more than that) random things about me in no particular order. DH refers to my dear husband. This is a kind of post that is best written after a stiff drink...because
JFI Chillies - Round Up
2007-08-06 16:12:00 An abnormally twisted pair of chillies When I asked Indira a couple of months ago, what she thought of 'Chillies ' as a theme for JFI amongst some others, she gave a double thumbs up! After all which person from Andhra worth his / her salt will not light up with excitement at the thought of chillies... Dried Kashmiri Red Chillies For detailed information on varieties of chillies in India with More About: Round Up , Round
Meals ready! (TamBram meal in 30 minutes)
2007-08-05 11:13:00 JFI Update: Come back for the JFI Chillies round up in a few hours!! All this in just 30 minutes The beauty of TamBram cooking as I've already said many a time here, is its simplicity. No time consuming gravies, no rotis ;) and if you have a pressure cooker, I can promise you many a sumptuous menus in clearly under 30 minutes. Most of my friends gasp when they hear that I make at least 2 meals More About: Minutes , Meals , Ready , Meal , Utes
Zaatar Flavoured Parathas
2007-08-04 12:45:00 Zaatar - A spice mix made of dried thyme, toasted white sesame seeds and salt Our friend Lalit on his visit to Kuwait, picked up an Arabic spice mix for me called Zaatar. Though I'd like to think I'm well informed when it comes to food, even I had never heard of this spice until L showed me the pack and offered to share some with me. Sometimes, we do end up picking up some new ingredients / More About: Paratha
WBB # 14 - Ethnic dishes with a Twist
2007-08-02 16:38:00 After that super healthy round up at Madhuli's Foodcourt, Weekend Breakfast Blogging goes to A Fridge Full of Food where Glenna takes on as hostess for August. The theme is 'Ethnic breakfasts'. Idea is to try something different from your own regional cuisine, be it the breads, the coffee or any other breakfast dishes. If there was a world breakfast menu, it would read somewhat like this: More About: Dishes , Twist
Simply Delicious Potato Wedges
2007-08-01 16:13:00 This picture was used in the post 'Potato es in Tambram cooking' even though it had no relation to it whatsoever, just because I thought these crunchy golden wedges looked so beautiful. And there was the promise for the recipe soon...which I was reminded non stop by my reader turned good friend Subashree. I sent her the recipe per email, but then when Anita poked me on this today, it was time to More About: Simply , Delicious , Wedge , Deli
Chargrilled Eggplant in Yoghurt
2007-07-31 14:45:00 Update: Do check out the WBB # 13 - Oats for breakfast round up at Madhuli's Foodcourt for 20 delicious ways to make your breakfast healthier! ----------------------- Kathrikkai Pacchidi Char grill an eggplant and you have a whole host of options. I can list 4 right away. i. Prepare a gravy with onions, tomatoes, ginger garlic paste and spice powders like red chilli powder, coriander powder More About: Yoghurt , Grilled , Eggplant , Grill
KL trip pictures and JFI event reminder
More articles from this author:2007-07-30 09:11:00 We are back from our trip to Kualalumpur. It was my first time in Malaysia and I was impressed by the way the entire country is so geared up for tourism. It is no surprise that we find tourists from almost every place in the world, in the landmark Petronas Towers. The Tourism Malaysia festival being on currently, almost everything is on SALE, and the amount of 'mall-walking' we did could easily More About: Pictures , Event , Trip , Reminder , Remi 1, 2, 3 |
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