Posts Tagged by Indian Cooking Challenge
Chenna Poda ~ Paneer Cake for Indian Cooking Challenge
| April 15, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Bakes, Baking, Cakes, Muffins, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Paneer, Sweets, Vegetarian |
For this month, recipe for Indian Cooking Challenge (ICC) is Chenna Poda. Chenna Poda is a dessert or sweet from the state of Orissa, India. Chenna is paneer, Indian cottage cheese and chenna poda is a paneer cake. Paneer or chenna is seasoned with sugar, cardamom powder and a few nuts, and is baked for… more
Indian Cooking Challenge: Sarvapindi ~ Ginnappa
| March 15, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Sauteed, Steamed & more, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
Sarvapindi or Ginne appa is a rice flour pancake popular in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. I never heard or saw my cousins or aunts from Andhra region talk or prepare this pancake. So I am assuming this is from Telangana region of the state. It gets the name Sarvapindi or ginne appa based on… more
Indian Cooking Challenge: Vatteppam
| April 15, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Sweets, Vegetarian |
ICC recipe for the month of March is Vatteppam, steamed rice cake/pudding from Kerala. Shn was kind enough to let us use her recipe for this challenge. The recipe was lengthy and looked complicated but I knew right away, it would not be as complicated as it appeared to be and I was right! I… more
A snack from Gujarat, Khandvi
| January 15, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Event Entries, Sauteed, Steamed & more, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
Khandvi is a very popular snack from the western state of Gujarat, India. It is prepared by rolling out cooked chickpea flour and yogurt mixture into swirls. My neighbors back home are from Gujarat and it was always on their party menus. Back then, I did not really care much for it and I barely… more
Indian Cooking Challenge: Varo
| November 15, 2010 | Posted by usha under Appetizers/Snacks, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Sweets, Vegetarian |
The recipe for October’s Indian cooking challenge is Sindhi sweet called Varo, a dry fruits or nuts brittle. Nuts brittle also called chikki, is made of jaggery in South India, unlike varo which is made of sugar. Valli gave us two recipes and I adapted both the versions to make my varo. Madhvi gave grams… more
Indian Cooking Challenge: Punjabi Pakora Kadhi
| October 15, 2010 | Posted by usha under Curries & Fries, Event Entries, Gravies, Shorva/Gravy, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
I was in India last month and could not part of last month’s challenge. This month’s challenge is Punjabi Kadhi, Simran’s recipe. Kadhi is a yogurt based gravy, cooked in several parts of India and each part of the country has its own way of preparing it. Growing up, I had eaten kadhi at my… more
Indian Cooking Challenge: Bari – Dried Lentil Dumpings
| August 15, 2010 | Posted by usha under Ash Gourd, Basics & How to make, Event Entries, Vegetables, Vegetarian |
This month’s challenge is Bari, dried lentil dumplings. These bari can be used in curries and stir fries to spice up and enhance the flavor. Valli picked Mamta’s recipe for wadi/bari. Bari are sun-dried until all the moisture in the baris is gone and stored in an air tight container for up to a year.… more
Indian Cooking Challenge: Ras Malai
| May 15, 2010 | Posted by usha under Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Paneer, Sweets, Vegetarian |
This month’s challenge is Ras Malai and I was more than happy to try out the recipe from scratch. Before I get to the recipe and the challenge, I would like to wish MySpicyKitchen on its 2nd Birthday! Exactly two years ago, MyspicyKithen was born and today, what better way to celebrate it than with… more
Indian Cooking Challenge: Saggu Biyyam Murukulu
| April 15, 2010 | Posted by usha under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Deep & Shallow Fried, Event Entries, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
This month’s challenge is sagu biyyam (tapioca) muruku. I almost forgot about the challenge, until I saw Srivalli’s post yesterday. I soaked the sagu right away and wanted to make it yesterday afternoon. As I was going thru the recipe, I realized that I have to soak the sagu for 3 hours, not 30 minutes,… more
Indian Cooking Challenge: Ariselu
| March 15, 2010 | Posted by usha under Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Sweets |
This month’s Indian Cooking Challenge is ariselu. Ariselu are a sweet dish prepared mostly during festivals and special occasions. I never prepared ariselu before and would not even have attempted, but for the challenge. Thank you Srivalli for choosing this for this month’s challenge. Ariselu are prepared by making a dough using rice flour and… more
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