Shahi Toast

27Jul09

After all the talk about gulab jamuns and rasagollas over the past few weeks, today I finally could not resist walking determinedly into the kitchen to actually make something sinfully sweet. And I made something that I was dying to try out. Shahi toast as made by Amrita, who is the wife of my colleague [...]

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Tags: dessert, meetha

Strawberry Raita

06Mar09

This can be had either as an accompaniment or dessert.

Serves:
2-3 persons
You Will Need:

Fresh strawberries – about 4 per person
Yoghurt – 250gms
Red Chilli Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Fried Cumin Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Salt – to taste

Procedure:

Chop the strawberries into tiny cubes and keep aside
In a bowl, mix the yoghurt, salt, red chilli powder and fried cumin powder
Tip [...]

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Tags: dessert, miscelleneous

Chingri Maccher Rasha – Spicy Prawn curry

02Jan09

চিংড়ি মাছের রসা।
This is how my mum used to make it and I can proudly say that I learnt well.
Serves:
2-3 Persons
You Will Need:

Fresh Prawns – 500 grams (I used 4 prawns about 3 inches long)
Potatoes – 2-3 medium sized (diced into 1 inch cubes)
Onion – 1 medium sized (finely chopped)
Garlic – 2 pods [...]

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Tags: Fish, Mommy-made, Prawns

Chatpata Paneer

02Jan09

This is one of our quick-hacks for days when we return late from work. And to add to the misery, we had not shopped for grocery.

Serves:
2-3 Persons
You Will Need:

Paneer (Cut into 1/2 inch cubes) – 250 grams
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Red Chilli Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Dry Mango Powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Salt – To Taste
Zeera (cumin) [...]

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Tags: Paneer, Vegetarian

Aloo Dum

02Jan09

So I am starting with a cheat. I have’nt cooked this dish recently and since the time the accompanying photograph was clicked, I made atleast 3 variations of this to suit tastes as per stomach chemistry. Anyways, here goes the recipe.
Serves:
2-3 persons
You Will Need:

Small potatoes (Boiled and Peeled) – 500gms
Heeng – 1 [...]

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Tags: Vegetarian

It official…

12Nov08

This officially marks the start of my new food blog. I had made an earlier attempt somewhere else too, but wordpress is so much nicer. I intend to blog mostly about the experimental things that I end up making on weeknights. Simple, sumptuous and hopefully healthy with a mix of carbs, veggies, meat, dairy, fibre [...]

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