Year: 2009

Puliyogare /Tamarind Rice

Puliyogare /Tamarind Rice

  Puliyogare/Tamrind Rice is a South Indian rice preparation usually eaten as a snack/breakfast. Puli means sour taste and Ogara means rice in Halegannada (old Kannada), thus Puliyogare translates as sour tasting rice.  (Source). The rice is usually one of the items prepared during major festivals in 

Mini Dill Biscuits

Mini Dill Biscuits

I was in dual mind while putting together the post; should I or shouldn’t I post this recipe?  Why the quandary you ask? Well frankly, the biscuits did not turn out the way I had anticipated. They were not flaky and also they did not 

Tomato Mint Pilaf

Tomato Mint Pilaf

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I have to give full credit to DH for this recipe of Tomato Mint Pilaf, as he took over the mantle of chopping, cooking, preparing and even cleaning. Now DH is a talented, but reluctant cook.  In a decade’s time that I have known him, it must have been a handful of times; he has done any full fledged cooking. But when he cooks he does it with passion and enthusiasm and that readily shows up in the final outcome. But then for the past few weeks (knock on the wood) DH is on a roll in churning out recipes with keen interest and passion. So I am making good use of the opportunity by remaining ‘invisible’ as much as possible.

This recipe came out on a need basis. It was one of those lazy Friday nights when we did not have interest to do any full fledged cooking nor did we have interest to order a Pizza. There was some left over rice, almost empty fridge except for some Tomatoes and Mint.  We discussed through some ideas and came up with this recipe; however we did not have any expectations for its taste. But then the rice was actually prepared we were in for a pleasant surprise. The rice jelled very well in combination with Tomatoes, Onion-Garlic, and the daals in the background. Addition of mint enhanced the flavor of tomatoes.

This is a good one to prepare if there is left over rice, just some basic vegetables and when there is no enough time on hand.

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Raspberry Lemon Tea

Raspberry Lemon Tea

As you might already noticed the first two pictures are quite different from the last one. I did take the earlier pictures when I had the energy and enthusiasm, but not so much with the last one though. Frankly it was not meant to be 

Mirchi Ka Salan Recipe

Mirchi Ka Salan Recipe

Time flies and how! This year’s Diwali is also over. But then hope you all had a wonderful and a blessed Deepavali. We had a crazy time both on the home front and the work front and so could not post any Diwali related sweets 

Diwali Wishes

Diwali Wishes

 

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Wishing You all a very Happy, Joyous and a Prosperous Diwali.

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Maggi Noodle Cutlet

Maggi Noodle Cutlet

I subscribe to those free weekly newsletters from Tarla Dalal.  They arrive every week without fail; however they promptly go to my Spam box section.  Not that it bothers me but if I remember to peek at my Spam section then I do look at them,