https://www.youtube.com/user/mccainfoodsindia?feature=results_main Sunita Archana and I were in deep conversation. Little Shalmali was viewing television at my place when “Bang” Archana’s door shut and she was locked out. 11am is the time both Archana and I take off from our patients. Invariably I have some snack handy since my kids were school going and Dabba was … Continue reading
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Uttuthe Payasa
Date payasa This is a recipe that I picked from my mother-in-law. Though there is a tradition of making this kharjoor payasa the dry dates were not some how very popular in our house . To be very frank neither was Uttuthe kheer so much so I had forgotten its existence. Ingredients 4-6 dry dates, … Continue reading
HESARU BELE UNDE.
2 cups Hesaru bele/kaalu – green gram. 2 cups Bella 1 cup coconut scraping. 1 tsp. Cardamom. Roast green gram when cool powder, to this add coconut scarping and cardamom. Heat water and boil jaggery till a one string syrup is got. Add the flour When the contain cools, roll them into small balls. This … Continue reading
Ram Ladoo
To me Delhi meant, tombs and monuments, and of course street food. The Golgappa’s, aloo tikki and even the chole-bature at Motibagh have their own unique place. But of course golgappa’s rule the roost. But this travel blog on must have Delhi street food named something called “Ram Ladoo” Now this was new, I called … Continue reading
Vada voyage
My first encounter with the uddina vade, “Meduvada ” as the non-Udupi fellows call it, is in my early childhood, it was made on the memorial day of ancestor. There were vadai’s and vadai’s like garivade the crisp vadai’s that sometimes may have flavouring herbs, and at times some veggies then avalakki vade, the sajjige … Continue reading
Potato Halwa
Potato Halwa cups peeled, grated potatoes. 2cups milk 4cups ghee 2 tbps. Sugar 1 cup. Pinch of cardamom powder Cashe 6 Raisin 6 Pinch of salt. Method In a heavy bottom pan heat 1 tsp. Of ghee Roast cashew and raisin till brown, keep aside. In the same pan fry the potatoes till … Continue reading
Aloo lasuni,– garlic potato
Aloo lasuni,– garlic potato. Ingredients. ½ kg baby potatoes. 2 tbsp. Oil Pinch turmeric. 1tbsp. Red chilli powder, can be altered to taste. 1 tbsp. Garlic paste. 1 tbsp. Tomato sauce. Salt to taste Method: Boil baby potatoes with salt. Heat oil in a wok; roast the boiled potatoes till the skin gets crsip. Add … Continue reading
Corn Spinach Patties.
1 cup kadalebele (Chickpea) 1 cup chopped palak Ginger-garlic paste 1tsp. Rice flour 1tbsp. For Stuffing. Boiled corn ½ cup Chopped capsicum ¼ cup cottage cheese 2 tbsp. Pinch of sugar Finely chopped green chillies /2 tsp red chilli Method Soak the chana dal for 3hrs, and grind to a fine paste, grind with palak … Continue reading
Potato Thilisaaru
Potato Thilisaaru 3 potatoes 1 tbsp rasam powder 1 tbsp. Tamarind juice 2 tsp. Jaggery Pinch of turmeric. Salt to taste For seasoning. 1 tsp. Ghee 1 tsp. Mustard 1 red chilli Pinch of asafoetida. 2 stalks of kharipatta Coriander leaves for dressing. Method. Peel, boil and blend the potatoes. In a large vessels, pour … Continue reading
Potato salad
Potato salad Ingredients 1 large potato 2 green chillies ½ bunch of coriander leaves 1 tsp lime juice 1 tsp oil Salt to taste. Method Slice the potatoes to thin slices Pour water to enough to cook, when the slices are parboiled, drain out the water and cool. Grind coriander leaves, green chillies and slat … Continue reading