Coconut Pandan Custard
This is a recipe by Carolyn Kumpe of EBRS. Carolyn taught this recipe when we did a Thai cooking class together. There were 21 students in class and absolute fun! After the class was over and we sat down to eat, I had the dessert first. It was a spoonful of heaven..really very delicate and [...]
Sauteed Plantains
Growing up, this simple sauteed plantains or Steamed plantains was a after school snack that mom would make for this. During my last trip to India, I had amma make both of them on the same day. At the Co-Op, our original plan was to just make steamed plantains and when we had extra plantains, [...]
Pistachio Burfi
When Rajesh & I were newly weds, he would look at me like I was crazy when I would narrate incidents of what dishes I ate on a certain day, when I was 10 at so & so’s house. I can remember what amma cooked for me on special occasions. Pista burfi is one such [...]
Kufli Made Easy
A slice of heaven in my mouth, an elegant dance of flavors, that is how I feel with every spoonful of kulfi.You can tell now, what it does to me As a child, I would beg my parents for the road side Kulfi only to be vehemently refused. So I decided try this at home [...]
Designer Oatmeal?
Who says you cant dress up an ugly duckling? I was from the school that oat meal was meant for horses and should stay that way, until I decided to use my imagination. I should say the ugly duckling looks pretty. All of you who staunchly believe that you wont ever touch oatmeal, try this [...]
Steamed Nenthram Pazham – Steamed Plantain
My mom learnt this from our neighbor, Mrs. Varghese. They had this for breakfast and shared it with us. I was a baby then and have no memories of it. But it became a regular in our home when my mom could get a hold of nenthram pazham. When we went to India this time, [...]
Badam Puri at last..
Many of you had asked for the recipe for Badam puri, I atlast got around to making it last weekend and guess what ??? It got over the very next day. This was the 1st time I made them and was worried if it would taste as good as my mom’s and I should say [...]
Fruit Medley and Eggless Custard
This custard powder is available in Indian stores. Going to the ice cream shop in India (before the Baskin Robbins, Amul Ice Creams…)meant going to a tiny mom & pop joint that served fruit salads and ice creams. We never stored ice cream at home coz of the frequent power cuts, so going to the [...]
