Monthly Archives: August 2011
B&W Wednesday – A cozy little tea place
| August 24, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Event Entries, Food Photography |
This is my post for the black & white Wednesday, a photo event started by Susan of The Well Seasoned Cook. According to the rules, we have to post a black & white picture on Wednesday, sticking to a culinary theme. I chose this picture because I like the name of the place! more
Tomato Coconut Chutney
| August 22, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Chutneys & Condiments, Chutney~Pachadi, Event Entries, Quick and Easy Recipes, Salad/Raita/Chutney, Tomato, Vegetables, Vegetarian |
For the last day of the marathon, I made another condiment, tomato coconut chutney. I saw this chutney on yesterday’s Sanjeev Kapoor’s Khana Khazana. I tuned into the show just before it concluded and he had a South Indian specials and this tomato thokku (as he called it) was part of the menu. I usually… more
Coconut Garlic Powder
| August 21, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Basics & How to make, Chutneys & Condiments, Event Entries, Podis~Powders, Vegetarian |
For day 6 of the marathon, I am sharing with you all coconut garlic powder. This is one powder that can be fixed in matter of minutes and is just perfect for one of those lazy days when one doesn’t want to sweat in the kitchen. I am posting this powder under the theme condiments… more
Carrot Cauliflower Pachadi
| August 20, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Carrots, Cauliflower, Chutneys & Condiments, Chutney~Pachadi, Event Entries, Salad/Raita/Chutney, Vegetables, Vegetarian |
For the day 5 of the marathon, I made carrot cauliflower pachadi or pickle or thokku. As I mentioned on the first day of the marathon, we have an option of doing two themes. The first four days of the marathon, I did the theme “cooking with 5 or less ingredients” and for the last… more
Chickpea Salad
| August 19, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Event Entries, Legumes, Salad/Raita/Chutney, Salads, Salads & Soups, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
For the fourth day of the marathon, I made chickpea salad. Last year, I mention about my new love affair with these legumes and it is still on. Now, I am not the only one who is in live this legume, Mr.U has also fallen in love with, he has fallen for the salad, more… more
Dondakaya Perugu Pachadi ~ Ivy Gourd in Mustard Yogurt Dressing
| August 18, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Chutneys & Condiments, Chutney~Pachadi, Ivy Gourd, Raitas, Salad/Raita/Chutney, Salads & Soups, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
Few years ago, during my first visit back to India, one of our aunts invited us for lunch. One of the items on the menu was dondakaya perugu pachadi and I liked it a lot. She chopped dondakaya and made raita or perugu pachadi with raw dondakaya. The crunchy raw vegetable in seasoned yogurt was… more
Microwave Cooking – Kalakand
| August 17, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Ricotta Cheese, Sweets, Vegetarian |
Microwave Kalakand has been making rounds in the blogosphere ever since I started blogging, little over three years ago. I have heard and read a lot about this kalakand but never made it at home nor tasted it. Last Diwali, my cousin invited us to her house, as it was her first Diwali in her… more
Zucchini Rice
| August 16, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Event Entries, Other Varieties, Quick and Easy Recipes, Rice, Rice Varieties, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Vegetarian, Zucchini |
Starting today, I am on a blogging marathon for the next seven days. Just like the previous marathons, we have a theme to choose. But this time, we have an option of doing two themes, one theme for three days and the other one for four days. I picked cooking with less than five ingredients… more
Microwave Cooking – Carrot Halwa
| August 8, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Carrots, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Sweets |
When growing up, whenever the vegetable market was flooded with carrots, my mom use to make carrot halwa. I remember it was a lengthy process; peeling the carrots, hand grating them, roasting the grated carrots in ghee (clarified butter) and then simmering it in milk until the milk is evaporated. The laborious process kept me… more
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