Indo French fusion is something you dont hear about everyday. Chef Raji Jallapelli is one chef who specialises in this kind of fusion. And since the theme of Rasoi this month is Fusion, I decided to do this dessert by Raji. This recipe is from her cookbook Raji Cuisine : Indian Flavors, French Passion. Although [...]
Archive for March, 2006
28 Mar
Kovakka Thoran for ARF Tuesday
This is only my second entry to ARF Tuesday, but it is very much similar to my first entry. The method followed is the same, the difference is in the vegetable and of course, the taste and textures. Kovakka or tindora is also known as the ivy gourd.
This is grown in almost all households in [...]
22 Mar
Cooking from food blogs
Deccani Baingan ( Recipe click here)
The number of Indian cooking blogs keeps increasing. It seems like everyday there is a new blogger out there churning out new recipes. And most often than not, I find that the recipe and the dish is entirely new to me. The difference in cuisines of Indian can be [...]
19 Mar
Indian tiffin catches on in the US
Did anyone read this article in NY Times. What a cool idea! Any foodie, who dream of owning their own restaurant, maybe this is the first step. And what a clever way to tap into the large Indian community, longing for some homestyle Indian food.
Kavita Srivathsan, 29, the chief executive of Annadaata, got her start [...]
16 Mar
Flan fares well II
I had written a post on flan long time ago. Back then I didnt have a picture to go with it..I think I ate the flan before I could take a pic. So here is a part II of it with a picture.
Some minor changes I made this time around were to use 4 egg [...]
15 Mar
Uzhunnu vada
I love spicy food more than sweet things. Whenever I crave for a snack with tea, I always wish for egg puffs, cutlets (Kerala style) or something spicy. Satish on the other hand is always craving for sweets. I still have Lindt chocolates left over from Christmas…But anyway, without further deviating from my post…I made [...]
11 Mar
Belated first year anniversary for my blog
This was the first picture to ever feature in my blog
So I missed it..It was yesterday. My blog’s first anniversary. I dont know if I would have done anything grand even if I knew. But it sure is good to know that it has been an year since it all started. I started out in [...]
11 Mar
Vanilla
I had been dying to see these vanilla beans when I went to Kerala for my short vacation. My parents after their retirement had turned to growing vanilla plants among others and everytime they would mention vanilla I couldnt wait to see these beauties. When I was in India, vanilla was not popular as [...]
8 Mar
Kefir cheese and pistachio cake for SHF
I had made this cake about a week ago and had taken some pics at that time. I then forgot all about it till I downloaded all the pics from my camera today. And incidentally Sugar High Friday focuses on dairy. Since yogurt/unknown cheese was the highlight of this cake, I think this was [...]
8 Mar
Feta goes to court
Feta goes to court and wins. I am not a big fan of feta cheese but I am glad that Greece was able to hold on to their feta cheese. I am glad that India has led the way when it comes to fighting for the rights to food created in ones own country (Link)
