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Semiya ( Vermicelli ) Payasam for Onam & Onam Greetings

posted August 16, 2010 in niyas's world

Semiya ( Vermicelli ) PayasamPreparation time : 15 minutesCooking time : 35 minutesServes : 8 - 12 dessert cupsIngredients1/2 cup /4 oz / 100 g semiya ( vermicelli )3/4 cup sugar ( 150 g - 175 g or to taste )4 cup / 32 oz / 800 ml milk ( do not dilu (read full article)

What's in a name? Cake, Gateau or Torte- Plum Torte with Cardamom Cream

posted August 14, 2010 in SippitySup- Serious Fun Food

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Blueberry Cardamom Cheesecake

posted August 13, 2010 in Raw Food Recipes

beautiful recipe and photo from Sweetly Raw Ingredients: Crust: 1 cup walnuts 2/3 cup pitted, packed dates Filling: 3 cups blueberries 1 1/2 cups cashews 1/2 cup pure maple syrup 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons ground cardamom (start wit (read full article)

Chicken Biryani ( with Jeerakasala Rice )

posted August 03, 2010 in niyas's world

Chicken Biryani ( with Jeerakasala Rice )Featured here is a Chicken Biryani made out of Jeerakasala rice. Jeerakasala rice is a popular variety of aromatic rice used in Tamilnadu and Kerala. As the name suggests the grains are smaller in size like je (read full article)

Gulab Jamun (Queen of Pakistani desserts)

posted August 02, 2010 in Bake me DeliCiOus

Gulab jamun is a dessert often eaten at festivals or major celebrations such as marriages, Diwali (the Indian festival of light) and the Muslim celebrations of Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. There are various types of Gulab jamun and every variety has (read full article)

Mutton Kababs. (Lamb Kebabs)

posted August 01, 2010 in Indian Food, Easy Indian Recipes

Non-Veg lover's heres a dish for you to enjoy this monsoon. When it's raining outside one can enjoy the hot mutton kebabs. A boneless mutton/lamb dish which would melt in your mouth. The secret touch to this recipe is that it's marination process wh (read full article)

Review: Spice Dreams

posted July 28, 2010 in 100 Miles

Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Creams and Other Frozen Treats.  Sara Engram and Katie Luber with Nancy Meadows and Kimberly Toqe.  Andrews McMeel Publishing.  $16.99  (86p)  ISBN: 978-0-7407-8016-5 Spices and herbs as flavor agents came to me lat (read full article)

Muttai Podimas Biryani/ Scrambled Egg Biryani.

posted July 27, 2010 in Specialty Recipes from My(e) Kitchen.

Ingredients for Muttai Podimas/ Scrambled EggEggs-6Onion small finely chopped-1Green chilly finely chopped-1Red chilly powder-1tspTurmeric powder-1/4tspSalt to taste.Ingredients for BiryaniBasmati or Any Rice-2cups( cleaned and washed)Onion medium fi (read full article)

Curry leaf rice

posted July 25, 2010 in Indian recipe corner

Curry leaf rice Ingredients Handful of curry leaves cleaned, washed and dried 1 cup basmati rice cumin seeds - 2 tspn crushed pepper - 1-2 tspn garlic - 10 bay leaf - 1 cardamom(elachi) - 1-2 salt to taste ghee - 1 tspn oil - 1 tspn Method Chop g (read full article)

Ashok Halwa

posted July 25, 2010 in Indian Khana

This is my first attempt to make Ashok Halwa and I tried it from Premaof Prema's Thaligai recipe.  I thought it's a complicated recipe but no, it's quite easy to make and taste delicious.Ingredients:Moong Dal [Green Gram Dal] - 1/2 c (read full article)

The Undisputed Queen of Baklava

posted July 21, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

To say that I have been eagerly awaiting Silvena Rowe's latest book would be a complete and utter understatement as I have been an admirer of her cooking style for some time now. Hence, her latest book Purple Citrus and Sweet Perfume is an appreciati (read full article)

Saffron Rice

posted July 21, 2010 in Indian Food, Easy Indian Recipes

Bihar's staple food for lunch always has rice. Rice can be prepared in several ways like boiled rice, steamed rice, fried rice, sweet rice etc. Today I want to present rice using saffron. Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. It's best (read full article)

7 Gift Ideas for the Foodie Host

posted July 21, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

Heading to a dinner party or other occasion where the host is a gourmet or fellow foodie?  Practicing the art of being a gracious guest, and looking for an appropriate host gift? (See prior post, The Art of Being a Gracious Guest as neede (read full article)

Strawberry Cardamom Bread

posted July 19, 2010 in lick-a-plate

 'Tis the season...for luscious, and cheap, strawberries!  I was looking for something new to do with strawberries and this recipe grabbed me due to the addition of cardamom.  A spice used mainly in Indian cuisine, I had only used this (read full article)

Vegetable Vindaloo

posted July 19, 2010 in Simply Me: A Year of Eating Locally, Mindfully, Simply

I’ve made this recipe from Simply in Season before (way before I started this blog). It didn’t turn out as well as I remembered – read to find out why! FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Vegetable Vindaloo 6 medium potatoes (diced) (read full article)

GRILLED FISH KEBABS

posted July 18, 2010 in Tips For Delicious And Healthy Cooking

Grilled recipes are favorite in weekends and mostly when I have to host a lawn party. These are simple, delicious and quick to make. If you are arranging one such party this week or any coming week then you may try this grilled fish kebabs I am sur (read full article)

Strawberry Shortcakes

posted July 16, 2010 in Guilty Kitchen

I want to write something witty today. Really I want to amaze you with my awesome ability to rear to children, wirte and develop recipes, take gorgeous photos and still have time to write amazingly thoughtful prose. Too bad I have lost half my bra (read full article)

Middle Eastern Meatloaf

posted July 14, 2010 in Simply Me: A Year of Eating Locally, Mindfully, Simply

This was one of the first recipes I made when I first bought Simply in Season, and it remains one of my favorites. I just love the combination of spices. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Middle Eastern Meatloaf 1 medium onion 1/2 cup fresh parsley (read full article)

The real deal on Saag

posted July 13, 2010 in Apricosa

If you were to ask me what my favorite Indian dish is, I think I'd have to go with saag every time.  Saag, a dish of slow-cooked greens that often gets chunks of paneer cheese mixed in, is an absolutely delicious concoction.  I love the (read full article)

Massaman Chicken Curry

posted July 12, 2010 in A flavor of Thai

Massaman Curry is a popular dish from the south of Thailand. Its flavors are indicative of Malaysian curries, with warm spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and bay leave cooked together in coconut milk for a fragrant, rich-tasting curry.   This (read full article)

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