Sephardi Spicy Cabbage

Sunday with Marlena Spieler We bought a cabbage wanting to make this dish and then forgot all about it when we were in a hurry to cook something real quick to carry with us for our lunches. There was a lit bit of  bell pepper and carrots, so we decided to throw that in as [...]

Sautéed Spinach

Sundays with Marlena Spieler Spinach is one of the most favorite greens in our household. I fondly remember one of our nephews watching Popeye all starry eyed and that made him eat his daily quota of spinach, he even demanded that on the menu every day. While we love our traditional poriyals and kootus (spinach [...]

Mirch Paneer

When we begin to enjoy cooking, the tendency is to start experimenting and throwing ingredients together to create a dish which warms your palate and your heart. I truly believe that this recipe from Raghavan Iyer is one such recipe. This is from his cookbook 660 Curries. We had a chance to meet Raghavan Iyer [...]

Cranberry Chutney

I had never tasted cranberries until two days ago. While I wonder how I could have missed it, I am happy that I atleast tried now. OK, I was not all adventurous to go buy some personally. This came as a part of our weekly produce from Farm Fresh to You. I tasted one, it [...]

Sweet & Spicy Tomato Chutney

I know I know, this recipe should have been posted when tomatoes were in season. But those of you who have tomatoes still growing in your backyard, I urge you to try this. Even my picky friend J liked it a lot.The chutney goes well with dosas, pakodas, bread toast and even kichdi. We have [...]

Just a Tsp?

If you have not visited this this website, go take a look. They have a wonderful array of spices and what is great is that you don’t have to buy a spice rack to store the spices. The spices are fresh in their little sachets. I own the Spice Basics collections which can be used [...]

Comfort Food after the Storm

After one day of huddling in bed under a warm comforter, it was time for some comfort food. What is better than piping hot rasam with rice, romanesca (cauliflower) fry, radish salad,dried chillis and vadagam. We saw this beautiful vegetable at the co-op and R decided to buy it immediately for the love of taking [...]

Mango Chutney

The king of fruits, Mango is a welcome guest in our house be it green or yellow. I buy the green variety with the intention of making this chutney and always end up chopping them and eating them with salt and chilli powder. I braved the strong desire to eat it that way and made [...]

Potatoes on fire or is it your tongue :)

Warning: This is not a dish for someone who like their food bland. Roll up your sleeves and try this fiery potatoes. It is a wonderful accompaniment to rotis. I followed the recipe to the T from a cookbook by Shhzad husain and Rafi Fernandez. Ingredients Small New potatoes – 1 lb Dried red chilly [...]

Egg A Meal!

Today was one of those days when I was craving for something spicy ( I can hear R say,” what today, you crave for something everyday”) Aw well, so be it. I started browsing on the web and happened to find this website of pakistani dishes and decided to give this recipe a try http://www.angelfire.com/country/fauziaspakistan/eggbiryani.html [...]

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