It’s that time of the year again when we think about the year that was and the year that will be. I’m glad that this love for food blogging has sustained its second year well. There have been the recent lows due to my regular broadband connection going AWOL, and google taking a full minute to load on my standby datacard. But that’s history now. The broadband has been restored to its earlier glory and so will food blogging
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Thiruvadarai Kali and Thalagam / Eazhu Curry Koottu
KaLi and thalagam are a unique combination in Tamil Brahmin cuisine. Kali is a kind of jaggery sweetened upma and thalagam is a curry made using 7 vegetables, specially on this day of the year. Generally sambars are always had with rice or tiffin items like idlis and dosais. It is quite unusual that here a savoury thalagam is made to pair with the sweet Kali
Stories after the silence and what plans for Diwali?
October has been a record low on Saffron Trail and I wanted to break the jinx. Initially it was the internet. The MTNL broadband connection is still down, but I have kind of gotten used to the Reliance data card. If the see the positive, it means, I’m always connected to the net even in the outdoors. And I’ve got used to the slower speed
WBB # 15 : Breakfast from Leftovers – Round Up
[This round up is sadly without the beautiful pictures, all you bloggers sent me, because I’ve been working on a makeshift data card internet connection which is slower than the internet you must have experienced in the early 90s. So please forgive me! Also, in case SPAM swallowed some of your entries, please post your permalink in the comments, so that I can link that up.
JFI Chillies – Round Up
When I asked Indira a couple of months ago, what she thought of ‘Chillies’ as a theme for JFI amongst some others, she gave a double thumbs up! After all which person from Andhra worth his / her salt will not light up with excitement at the thought of chillies
A quick South Indian meal in under 30 minutes
Prepare a delicious meal of Sambar, beans poriyal and rice/broken wheat with sliced cucumbers in under 30 minutes! Healthy and vegan quick cooking.
Bulgur patties – Crispy bulgur burgers
Regulars on my blog know that I have been cribbing endlessly about the heat in Bombay. I have almost forgotten how to make perfect round rotis, because it’s clearly been a while since I made them. That doesn’t mean I’ve been hogging rice for all my meals, which would have been the best thing to happ
Summer food series # 4 – Quick Mango Sandesh with my friend Preeti
Cooking with friends is a delight and especially so if your friend is as talented as mine. Preeti has been a cooking enthusiast since she was in school inspired by India’s queen of cookbook writing- Tarla Dalal. P has a whole collection of Tarla Dalal right from her first hardbound book in 1974. Tho
Keerai Masiyal – Simple Spinach Mash
A simple spinach mash prepared in Tamil Brahmin Cuisine, totally healthy and vegan too – Keerai Masiyal.
Potato in Tamil Brahmin Cuisine
Potato wedges – a global favourite | Recipe coming up soon Regulars on Saffron Trail would have realised that I have been unfair to the global favourite – the potato by never having openly expressed my love for this humble vegetable. To clear a few things, I too like all others, love this vegetable
Eggplant dip and Red Bean dip – Party starters
Dip, dip ,dip! Sometimes, you just want something light to nibble for dinner. While I’ve labelled this recipe under Party Starters, you need not necessarily have a party to enjoy this kind of finger food. This is perfect stuff to share with your partner while watching your favourite movie on a Frida
Poro – Recipe for a Parsi Omelette
A Parsi style omelette with onions, peas, ginger, garlic and other spices – stunning to look at and delicious to eat! A perfect breakfast with some toast and kadak chai!
