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Ven pongal ( வெண் பொங்கல் )

posted March 18, 2010 in SAMAYAL CORNER

Ingredients:1.Raw or Basmathi Rice - 2 cups2.Moong Dhal - 1 cup3.Black pepper(cracked) - 1 tbsp4.Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp5.Ginger (Finely crushed) - 2 tbsp6.Asafoetida(Hing) - a pinch7.Cashew Nuts - 1 tbsp8.Curry Leaves - few9.Ghee - 2 tbsp10.Salt - as re (read full article)

Dinner at Esperanto

posted March 12, 2010 in The Lunch Belle

Cuisine: South American Occasion: 1x1/small groups, hidden gem, live entertainment, outdoor dining, sexy scene at night Phone: (212) 505-6559 Website: www.esperantony.com Location: 145 Avenue C. (at 9th Street ) With it's painfully out-of-r (read full article)

Rasam Powder

posted March 09, 2010 in SAMAYAL CORNER

Ingredients:1.Dhania Seeds - 5 tbsp2.Red chillies - 103.Jeera seeds ( cumin) - 2 tbsp4.Black Pepper corns - 2 tbsp5.Fenugreek seeds - 3 tbsp6.Hing / asafoetida - 1 white chana size7.Curry leaves - 3 strings8.Chana dhal - 2 tsp9.oil - little bit oil f (read full article)

Ven Pongal and Hotel/ Tiffan Sambar

posted January 28, 2010 in Specialty Recipes from My(e) Kitchen.

IngredientsRice-1 1/2cupsMoong dal/ Mung bean-1/2cupMinced Ginger-2tspSalt to tasteGolden fried Cashewnuts-20Ghee-3tbspFor temperingWhole black pepper corns-2tbspJeera/ Cumin seeds-2tbspCurry leaves-fewOil requiredMethodWash and soak both rice and da (read full article)

Muffin Idly

posted January 09, 2010 in Specialty Recipes from My(e) Kitchen.

I'm a great fan for my sister's( Pradeepa) preparations. She is very innovative in her cooking. Though she is elder to me i was the first to pick up cooking from my mom. Me and my sister never liked the routine menu like rice, sambar, poriyal or fry. (read full article)

10 days. 10 recipes. 3 ingredients: Day Five

posted November 17, 2009 in Peas Love Carrots

3 Ingredient Recipe: Scallion and Ginger Potato SaladI love potato salad.  It's something I've made many times to bring to potlucks and I always found myself making the recipe more and more elaborate: ham and capers and artichokes.  Yes, th (read full article)

Cantadou® Chicken

posted October 12, 2009 in My Recipes

Cantadou® is a creamy French cheese. In Sweden we can choose from 9 varieties to enjoy as a spread on crackers and toast or as a seasoning in cooking. Cantadou® with the four peppers - rose, green, black and white – gives this chic (read full article)

Buka Puasa Nostalgia

posted September 10, 2009 in The Ruthless Eaters

Lately, I've been having episodes of "buka puasa nostalgia". I really wished that I was back in my uni days, where my friends & I will take a 20-30minutes walk out of our hostel area to the nearest pasar malam (night market) at the main road. Sou (read full article)

Chai Smoothie

posted August 25, 2009 in Raw Rapture Recipes

Ingredients: 2 chopped frozen bananas 1 cup frozen berries 1/2 cup maple syrup (agave or honey will do, too) spiced water (see below) Spice Mix Ingredients: 1 tbsp fennel or anise seed 6 green cardamom pods 12 cloves 1 cinnamon stick a chun (read full article)

PEPPER.

posted August 13, 2009 in Winesworld\'s Blog

Pepper, at one time, was worth gold in its own weight. Venice, the city-state of Middle Ages, thrived on pepper and spice trade. In fact, spice trade changed the history of the world! According to connoisseurs, the least expensive and lowest grade (read full article)

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