I made this pork pepper fry for lunch yesterday. DH had got some pork the other day, as one of his attempts to try ‘other’ meat. Yeah, he mostly eats chicken and mutton(goat meat), and he prefers them over other meat. But, some days he gets adventurous. I had made this recipe once before and … [Read more…]
After my ‘broccoli bliss’ with my oven roasted broccoli, i got hooked on roasting my vegetables. I’ve made the broccoli recipe three times since my original post. Talk about obsessions! Today, I tried to roast cauliflower, but with an Indian twist. It is quite similar to the broccoli recipe, simple and delicious. Ingredients: 1 large … [Read more…]
To go with my freezer clean out pulikulambu yesterday, I decided to make poosanikai paruppu kootu. Poosanikai or Ash gourd is a winter melon variety. It belongs to the same family as Musk melon or the Honeydew melon that we find here in the United States. In Tamil cuisine it is most often paired with … [Read more…]
Ingredients: 2 cups of cauliflower florets 2 tsp canola oil 1 tsp of cumin 1 tsp of mustard 1 tsp of fennel seeds 1/2 tsp of turmeric 1/2 tsp of chilli powder 1/2 tsp of garam masala salt to taste Method: Heat oil in the pan, add mustard. When it splutters, add cumin and fennel. … [Read more…]
I’ve never eaten broccoli very much..especially it not being an Indian vegetable, and me not being very familiar with it. In fact, the first time I saw this vegetable was after coming to the US. I heard that it was very healthy and wanted to use it in my cooking. All I managed to do … [Read more…]
This weekend started on a sweet note for us. I am starting a new tradition in our family (as of now just DH and me, and little Baby), of having brunch on Saturday mornings. It may seem like quite the ordinary thing for most people. But, DH was never the breakfast guy…he never used to … [Read more…]