My husband is working from home today, and I wanted to make a good lunch. Been bored of the usual sambar and puli kulambu, I wanted to try something very different. I had once written down the recipe for ‘Cauliflower Poricha Kuzhambu’ from the book ‘Dakshin – Vegetarian Cuisine from South India’ by Chandra Padmanabhan. … [Read more…]
Eating greens raw is very foreign to Indians, and I felt the same way too. We are so not used to the notion of something that is raw, tasting good. I forced myself to eat salads, when I couldn’t eat anything else because of my gestational diabetes. My diet salad consisted of greens, chopped egg … [Read more…]
Whenever there is a celebration, be it Christmas or Easter, or whenever we have guests in our house, there is one dish my Mom always makes….Briyani. It became so customary, that if Mom makes something else, it is unacceptable. My brother when he was little used to ask: “how come every festival we have is … [Read more…]
Steak?? Medium Rare?? Geez….I cannot imagine how an Indian could eat some meat that is pink in the center…But, to each their taste 🙂 I don’t eat meat, and so I don’t mind if its pink centered, or any other color. But, my husband loves it. Its something he discovered very recently, and he loves … [Read more…]
To go with the Sbiten, I made Syrniki..or Sirniki – pronounced as ‘sihr-NEE-kee’. This is a classic Russian dish that can be served as a savory breakfast, topped with sour cream or a sweet snack/dessert topped with confectioners sugar or jam. It is essentially a ‘fried cheesecake’, or a ‘cheese pancake’ sortof. It is usually made … [Read more…]
I was looking for Russian recipes to make for AWED – Russia, and luckily I had Mark Bittman’s ‘The Best Recipes in the World’, and I picked two recipes from the book as inspirations to create a Russian tea yesterday. What is AWED?? I was curious too, it stands for ‘A Worldly Epicureans delight’. Its … [Read more…]