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Kadai Paneer Recipe

» by redchillies November 23rd, 2008 at 9:34 am » Comments (19)

On our recent trip to the Farmer’s market, I went nuts over the varieties of the bell peppers they had on sale. The colors were vibrant and the prices were pretty decent too. Usually the ones in the regular grocery are pretty expensive but also not as fresh and vibrant as these. Suffice to say [...]

Black Beans and Methi Stir Fry (Usal)

» by redchillies November 20th, 2008 at 4:34 pm » Comments (13)

When I saw her event for FIC Black or Purple I was intrigued to say the least. She wants us to send her food that has hues either of black or purple. I am not sure about purple, but to prepare food that has hues of black in my opinion is challenging.
I walked around with [...]

Lemon Rice Recipe(Chitranna)

» by redchillies November 18th, 2008 at 11:18 am » Comments (19)

Lemon Rice also called Chitranna in Kannada is an easy to prepare yet flavorful rice dish. This is also a good way to use the left over rice or maybe a quick dish idea when unexpected guests arrive. The flavor of this depends on the strong seasoning (Tadka) that is prepared before the cooked rice [...]

Garlic Chips

» by redchillies November 16th, 2008 at 11:36 am » Comments (18)

I think I have not met a person who enjoys and loves garlic as much as my husband. There is this sense of delight and element of joy whenever he sees it or savors something that has garlic in it. In fact he goes on to say that garlic and olive oil are two things [...]

Malai Kofta Curry

» by redchillies November 11th, 2008 at 10:02 pm » Comments (31)

Malai Kofta classic dish of Moghul origin is a rich, decadent dish usually prepared during special occasions. Deep fried vegetable balls are prepared and simmered in a special creamy sauce/curry and served along with rice and rotis/Naans (Indian flat bread).
Whenever we go to a new Indian Restaurant we order this along with Rice and Naans. [...]

Daal Ka Pulao / Vegetable Khichidi

» by redchillies November 6th, 2008 at 4:57 pm » Comments (19)

I have heard from many people that they plan their menu for the entire week in advance. I have tried to do that but most of the times the plan does not work out as expected. The reasons being there are some last minute changes; unexpected leftovers from previous days or requests from the family [...]