If you are trying to put your crock pot to use…like I am, dals should be your best bet. I recieved the crock pot as a gift from my dear friends Srini and Vinitha one Christmas. I must confess that I have’nt put it to a lot of use, except for making soups and dals. … [Read more…]
NIgella seeds….or kalonji…I’ve never used them in the kitchen before. When CWS – Nigella seeds was announced, I started looking out for it on my shopping trip at the Indian store…got a small pack of it. The only recipe I could find in my cookbooks for the use of kalonji was ‘Aachari Baingan’ – where … [Read more…]
Kushkha is a type of briyani rice which is featured in a lot of tamil Muslim homes. Having had to a number a muslim neighbors I was privy to have tasted some of the best kuskhas ever made. This is very similar to the ‘Coconut Milk Pulav’ that I have made before. The only difference … [Read more…]
Adapted from Priya’s Recipe here I had to increase the quantity of the channa masala, as I was making it for two meals. I followed Priya’s guidelines, except having omitted the besan because I didn’t have any…but adding a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste because I had that on hand…hence the red hue to … [Read more…]
Whenever I make something with kollu(horsegram), I remember my grandmother….she was what we now call ‘a passionate foodie’. She would walk everyday to the vegetable vendor and buy fresh vegetables. If a dish needed a certain ingredient, she wouldn’t hesitate to make a trip to the store to get it. Even in her 80s….I used … [Read more…]
The cold bug….how come something that is so tiny that you can’t even see it, cause so much trouble. And, how the heck does it spread so fast. I was at home for the most part last week..and I am not sure where I got it and how..but been down with cold the past week…my … [Read more…]