tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68194914695075091192012-02-16T19:16:08.710-08:00This blog is primarily dedicated to food lovers and those who have an appetite for experimentations and seek exchange of mouthwatering ideas.We'll trace down food, its roots, also throw in some light about food science, nutrition in meals once in a while because as they say "All grub and no play makes jack dull indeed."Antara Mukherjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11349879198583737794noreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819491469507509119.post-80470933721153073962009-12-26T05:11:00.000-08:002009-12-26T05:22:42.180-08:00

Long long time ago, when I had no appreciation for Bottle gourd, this was still one dish I'll like to have with rice. It was a delicacy then, as prawns were elusive and we got to eat it only during wedding feast or special occasions when someone could procure it from the bazaars of Delhi and there was enough to make priority prawns dishes first and lau chingri was only an after thought. It took

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The ingredients: Boiled Chickpeas or what we call Choley a cup of it, retain the water, Tahini, or sesame seed paste, well I made my own by first roasting 3 heaps of it on tawa and then making a fine paste by adding olive oil and some water from boiled chickpea. Roasted Garlic, a few cloves Lime juice Salt and pinch of sugar for taste Olive oil lots of it. Blend all the ingredients in a blender

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An ideal Saturday evening: Old friends and new faces, reliving hostel life, getting drunk putting your feet up watch Fedrer win and yes wrapping it up with a sumptuous dosa meal(oil free) with hot relish and some sweet to tuck in later.Perfect.

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I did some work for Tetley, came up with these tea recipes.

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Lovely post on pan drips and smears that can be licked up for a long time after the dish is over! Read here

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A very interesting article on smell. - New york Times, 08/12/2008

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Prawns with noddles or pasta . Boil noodles or pasta and keep it aside, add salt to taste while boilingDe-vein the prawns, you can choose to keep the head and the tail intact.If you are able to smear a dollop of wine vinegar 20 min before you cook the prawns, the cooking time is reduced and the flavor seeps in. You can also try a marinade comprising of olive oil, sugar or honey, crushed garlic

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A stew is one of the most simple and wholesome meal I can think of and although it rekindles memory of a primitive kitchen scenario it brings back warm memories of winter months in the city where I was born. I am not sure how this recipe came into existence in our family book of cuisine (there is none on paper yet) but I can vaguely guess that one of my grandmother's sister had a fairly decent

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What will all the bongs in the world do without Mustard!? I do not know, like the indispensable 'haash deem' or duck eggs a must for tons of Bengalis who would not acknowledge chicken eggs as edible thanks to the ridiculous religious stigma but this was a few decades ago. Now the the trio read, fish, chicken and chicken egg rules the kitchen of almost all Bengali household. Coming back to the

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A easy quick meaty meal to fix yourself when you're short of time, drunk, & hungry:Fettuccine with Italian Sausage:Serves one person:Onion - 1 medium size, finely chopped.Tomato - 2 small or 1.5 medium sized; coarse chunky pieces.Italian Sausage - Chunky pieces;Cut 1 sausage into 4-5 pieces.Bacon (optional) - Nothing like cooking in animal fatFettuccine - A little less than enough for one

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Name: Tangy tropican ChickenDescription: Chicken in a tangy sauce with vegetables and pineappleAccomplice: Indian bread or riceRecipe: Marinate the chicken with salt and pepper for 45 mins add few table spoon of orange juice as well, I happen to run out of lemon so I used freshly squeezed orange juice. Now chop some garlic and ginger and cubes of onion, capsicum carrots and baby corn. also chop a

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Gasthof zur gemutlichkeit, which roughly means the inn of coziness or comfort, is a Bavarian restaurant on the University Ave NE in Minneapolis. From our many visits to Bavarian restaurants in Munich last year, I noticed a few similarities & dissimilaritiesBavarian food is earthy, chunky, & goes down like knife through butter, in Munich & in Minneapolis. It makes you give up pretenses of any

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Tucked away between the Chinese fishing nets, the bustling Ernakulam town, & the now submerged Fort Immanuel lies the sleepy little town of Fort Kochi. Antara & I decided to pack our bags & a little carelessness weekend before last & spend a couple of days in this little town away from the clocks & responsibilities. Even in December first week, Fort Kochi was not the coolest of places, & a 20

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Name: Honey glazed chickenDescription: Chicken cooked in herbs and glazed with honeyAccomplice: Bread, noodles, rice or ChapatiRecipe: Marinade chicken pieces in a mix of salt (sea salt if available) rosemary, lemon dust (make your own by sun -drying lemon and grind it in a fine powder) garlic powder and pepper marinate for a hour. Now stir fry the chicken pieces till they are done, sprinkle

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The state of Bavaria in south Germany is know for mythical dragon slaying knights,fairy tale Castles, pristine alpine lakes, it's Baroque and Roccoco churches a land blessed with lush greenery and breathtaking alpine range.The food is rustic, wholesome and tasty;basic bread and meat combination with tons and tons of beer . The age old traditions, customs and the robust Bavarian culture makes this

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Name: Grilled Shrimp SaladDescription: Spicy grilled shrimp and vegetable saladAccomplice: Bread and Soup This recipe is a take off from the mouth watering seared salmon salad I had at TGIF a while ago.I discovered shitake mushrooms which are super delicious variety of mushrooms specially when grilled.Recipe: Marinate the shrimps with mixed herbs (thyme, rosemary, parsley) salt, chili, onion and

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Name: Garlic bread with herbsDescription: Oven fresh bread with garlic and herb seasoningAccomplice: Wine and cheeseRecipe: For the dough we need all purpose flour, 3 tsp yeast, hot water, olive oil, salt , sugar and a pinch of baking soda. Add a tea spoon of water and sugar in 3 tsp of yeast and let it bubble for 10-15 min. In a large bowl stir in the yeast mix with flour, salt, baking soda and

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I have been occupied and lazy to blog here.. got an outstanding amount of recipes to posts.Cooked Thai for dinner few weeks ago, made flash cards for the recipes and due to heightened laziness clicked then to post on the blog! Anyways, I made chicken satay, peanut sauce, basil rice and green curry with prawns.Marinade for chicken Satay: Black pepper, Cumins, ground coriander, turmeric, chopped

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Wasabi's a small Japanese sushi house in Roanoke, Virginia. Chef Cruz shows his skills right in front of his patron's table. Each meal aesthetically put together, we ordered a tuna and salmon sushi with rice. The wasabi paste and the teriyaki dip complimented the fish very well. The dish came adorned with brightly coluored tuna eggs and sumptuously spiced ginger.We also ordered Sake, mine was

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The Chinese cuisine that we are all fond of in India has it's roots from Calcutta. Do visit a Chinese restaurant in Calcutta, the most authentic Indo-Chinese you can ever get. China town in Calcutta is a place for gastronomical delight, I haven't had the opportunity to visit the place but I have used locally made sauce and noodles in China town. Recently I saw my aunt make green chili sauce

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Name: Potatoes and cottage cheese with dill Description: Oven cooked potatoes with a delectable cottage cheese and dill topping.Accomplice: BreadHome made panner/cottage cheese works best.Sometimes in extreme summer the milk get spoiled even if it's in your refrigerator, do not trash it just add juice of 1 lime in the milk and heat, when the water totally separates rest it for some time, strain

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Name: Chili pork with NoodlesDescription: Hot and Spicy pork with egg noddlesAccomplice: Cold beverage.(you might need it!)A simple variation of shrimp in noodle soup.Recipe: Marinate boneless pork pieces in soy sauce, ginger and garlic (paste or finely chopped) rub salt and red chili powder and keep it aside for 2 hours. Chop some green onion and mushrooms or any vegetable of your choice try

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a) Mushrooms : they go with almost everything... bake them, stir fry or just eat raw... try raw mushrooms with cheese dip....yummy.b) Pickled Chilies: take some sugar, salt, vinegar and add freshly chopped peppers/ whole fresh chili and store use them in sandwiches, or even cook with them. Try fruit vinegar or balsamic vinegar.c) Chicken Broth: It comes very handy all the time whenever I buy

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I am well aware how boring it can get to make instant noodle for dinner again and again, but just adding a couple of ingredients can make a huge amount of difference. A few changes can keep you away from the routine, Try use egg noodles or rice noodle instead of instant noodle packs, use chicken cubes ( maggi chicken stock cubes) or make your own spice mix by adding china salt, salt, red pepper

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The classic roll is always a great meal when you have no time or energy to cook.It can be vary depending upon the palate or ingredients that can to be used. Without a doubt the origin of a roll comes from best use of food leftovers from a meal put together without any fuss.You need : Any form of flat bread, naan, chapati, paratha or even dosa. Here I have used basic chapati or roti, 2Eggs.Filling

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It can get really boring when you have to cook for yourself day in and out, sometimes you need to pep it up and do away from the routine, so I plan to share single meal preparations that is fun and makes you going all through. These are meals I enjoy making for myself without too much running around and I use up leftovers or forgotten cans in my kitchen storage. Watch out!

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Name: Coastal Fish curry delight Description: Hot and sweet fish curryAccomplice: Steamed rice.This happen to be an experiment which turned out to be too good to be true, it's a mix of dry gralic chutney (Thechha) with coconut creme and a surprise dash of green onions.Recipe: Medium to big size fish fillet is perfect for this, stir fry the fish fillet in a shallow pan, add dry garlic chutney

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Name: Achari Sabzi Description: Mix-vegetables in pickle gravyAccomplice: Goes well with Paratha or Puri.A spicy veggie mix makes an excellent dish to serve Vegetarian guest.I've used ready made pickle mix here, we can also use pickle leftovers scrapping the bottom of the pickle jars!Recipe: Cut the vegetables into square bite size pieces. I have used cauliflower, capsicum, Mushrooms and carrots.

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Name: Mango Chutney Description: Sweet and sour mango relishAccomplice: Goes well with all kind of Indian dishes specially rice and curry dishes.This is an easy and quick chutney using Paanch phoron.Recipe: Cut the Mango into small cubes retain the seed. In a shallow pan, add oil, pinch of hing, whole red chili and paanch phoron. Add the mango and close the lid. After a mintue or two add sugar

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Now for those who end up using Garam masala powder and are seeking some fresh waft of flavor and taste in their food here's Paanch Phoron. Its also for those who wants to be away from garlic and onion or love mild bursts of flavor once in a while, also for the purely vegetarians as it can spin wonders to squash, brinjal, pumpkin, potato and a host of other vegetables. Paanch phoron is a mix of

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Devengere Bene(open) DosaIn a hot August morning, driving through slush and pot holes on our way to lost temple town of Halibedu and Belur,we decided to stop over at Sri kishna Hotel.The spicy smells of coconut chutney filled up the tiffin house and we eagerly asked for the menu. Among millions of dosas options we chose Benne Dosa which is Devenagere (a region in Karnataka) style Dosa. It

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A sinister looking Tavern, called the Pepper Tavern, tucked under one of the many hotels right in the middle of boardwalk, Ocean city, Maryland. Our off season visit here in some way made us lonesome explorer in the otherwise popular beach destination.The menu was simple and the choice was easy, Jumbo shrimps platter being the only local choice among the regular chips and burger meals.According

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From Einstein Bros. Bagel Shop in New York. Bagels should be found in the dictionary under fun, but according to Webster (who probably liked his with a smear) a bagel is "a hard bread roll made of yeast dough twisted into a small doughnut like shape, cooked in simmering water, then baked." The bagel is the only bread product

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Name: Macaroni and cheese Description: Gemelli macaroni cooked in melted cheddar cheese sauce Type: Entrée (main dish), Kids entree Accomplice: Salad or steamed vegetables.Lemonade to cut the heaviness of the cheese or a Merlot red.This is the simplest form of pasta dish adored by kids worldwide. The macaroni used is fortified with iron and folic acids.Recipe: Boil water in a big pot and add

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Greek and Turkish cuisines share much of their food norms, as well as a border. Traditional Greek food is Byzantine, which blends Greek and Roman cookery. The most dominant ingredient is olive oil. Goat, sheep and fish are the primary proteins, as beef is not cultivated as much in the region. Another food component of note is filo pastry, that is used to make the well known dessert Baklava. Other

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A small bowl of tzatziki, served with few drops of olive oil and a few pieces of dill.Tzatziki ( also transcribed jajiki) is a Greek and Turkish meze, or appetizer, also used as a sauce or dip. The Greek word is derived from the Turkish cacik, which means a form of chutney (Cacik, the Turkish side dish with similar ingredients, is more diluted). Tzatziki is made of yoghurt (which in Greece and

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Name: Chicken Zinger Description: Chicken marinated in lemonand garlic saute on a bed of leek. Type: Entrée (main dish) Accomplice: Steamed rice or noodles.This chicken dish is a delightful coming together of consenting flavors. The lemony twang with with the peppery zest are the predominant seasonings that you taste.Recipe: Cut chicken breast, bone or boneless into small chunks. In a big bowl

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