Monthly Archives: January 2010
Sorakaya Pulusu~Bottle Gourd in Tamarind Sauce
| January 31, 2010 | Posted by usha under Bottle Gourd, Curries & Fries, Daily Recipes, Event Entries, Gravies, Shorva/Gravy, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
Sorakaya or Lauki or Bottle Gourd is a versatile vegetable. You can prepare any course of the meal with this gourd; fritters, chutney, stir fries, curries, gravies and dessert as well. I have already blogged sorakaya pachadi or bottle gourd chutney in the past. Today I am here with a pulusu, a tamarind based tangy… more
Ragi Java
| January 29, 2010 | Posted by usha under Breakfast, Daily Recipes, Event Entries, Quick and Easy Recipes, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
This month, Madhuram of Eggless Cooking is hosting JFI and she chose ragi as the ingredient. Ragi or Finger Millet is rich in nutrients and minerals. I don’t use ragi in my cooking and gave up on participating. Then I remembered Ragi Java or cereal or Porridge that my maternal granny use to drink… more
Lemon Yogurt Cake
| January 24, 2010 | Posted by usha under Bakes, Baking, Cakes, Muffins, Desserts, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Eggs, Event Entries |
This is Ina Garten’s cake. I saw it couple of days ago on food network and wanted to try it. The reason I liked the recipe is that it doesn’t call for butter and uses only vegetable oil. I know oil is fat too but I rather use oil to butter! I have not come… more
Bread Canapes
| January 18, 2010 | Posted by usha under Appetizers/Snacks, Baked & Grilled, Event Entries, Mozzarella Cheese, Quick and Easy Recipes, Sandwiches, Sandwiches & Wraps, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
First thing I did today, on a Monday morning, is bake this little delectables. I had some bread sitting in my pantry for past ten days unopened. I wanted consume at least some of it before sending to the trash can. I was thinking of blogging these canapes for some time and thought I would… more
Cooking Disasters
| January 15, 2010 | Posted by usha under Event Entries, General |
Few months into blogging, I started writing a post about cooking experiments gone south. At that point, I had at least two experiments to write about. Soon after I started drafting that post, I became an inactive blogger and completely forgot about it. Last month when Malar of Kitchen Tantra asked us to share our kitchen… more
Asparagus Stir Fry
| January 15, 2010 | Posted by usha under Asparagus, Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Daily Recipes, Quick and Easy Recipes, Stir Fries, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
I made this stir fry couple of days ago. I took some pictures while preparing it but was contemplating whether to blog it or not. There has been a two-week drought in my posts and could not resist to blog. Actually, I do have a post that is ready to publish but did not want to start… more
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