I have made these Baked Garlic Potato Wedges many times, each time with some variation or the other, and it has always come out super well. It’s a pity these baked potato wedges took this long to show up here but the main reason is, this is a recipe I always use to show off how awesome I am (works each time like a charm) so it’s almost always made when I have someone visiting....
For your reference, here are the first four posts in the series: Food Photography Basics 2. Aperture, F-Stops and DOF (Imp!!) 3. Basic Editing with Picasa 3 4. Using the Right Bowls, Plates & Colours A: I really wish I could take a look at your camera to help you with this. In all likelihood, I would give you a blank look back and go Google your camera model to see how its done, but either ways, its hard to help you with a setting in your camera when I can’t see it, even if I know the make and model....
Chettinad-Style Mushroom Masala Ingredients for Chettinad Mushroom Masala: Any mushroom variety of choice - 2 cups, chopped (I used a mix of shitake and oyster mushroom) Tamarind - a small marble-sized ball soaked and squeezed in ½ water to extract juice Salt - to taste For Spice Mixture Garam masala - 1 teaspoon (crush 1 clove + 1 cardamom pod + ½" piece cinnamon) Chana dal / kadala parippu / split bengal gram - 1 tbsp Whole black pepper - 1 tsp....
A couple of weekends ago I had guests over and I wanted to indulge their two daughters with something they’d love. Brownies are usually the perfect dessert in such situations and paired with some homemade chocolate ice cream , it’s a great way to end a good homemade meal. I wanted to try a different brownie recipe and opted to experiment with a chewy and slightly dense brownie . While I would tweak this a bit more to make it perfect, it’s the best chewy brownie recipe I have ever tried and really lives up to its name....
I don’t find just curd and rice with pickles a justifiable meal because I feel it doesn’t have even nutrition, comforting as it is. So I have a ‘fortified’ version adding as much vegetables as can be eaten raw. I also make this Iyengar-style curd rice or Iyengar curd rice and Bagala Bath quite often so do check that recipe out too. Quick tip - here are detailed notes on how to make curd at home ....
Curry leaves chutney or curry leaves thogayal is an easy and flavourful recipe made with fresh curry leaves, grated coconut and minimal spices. Curry leaves or Karuveppilai is one of the staple herbs in Indian cooking, especially in Southern India. Its the one herb that we cannot do without and you will find this in practically every Indian kitchen, or shall I say refrigerator 🙂 However limited space people have around their houses and apartments, it’s not uncommon to see at least one curry leaves plant that is carefully watered and tended to....
Being vegetarian (Amrith) and mostly vegetarian (me), lentils are an integral part of our meals and bringing in some variety always helps. This uses the same base (moong dal cooked to a mashed pulp) as the sweet and sour moong dal recipe but the taste is significantly different by altering a few of the ingredients. Jeera (Cumin) Moong Dal | Basic Dal Recipes Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Serves 2-3 Adapted from: 660 Curries...
Kalakand with ricotta cheese , a simple, 2-ingredient Diwali sweet that’s sure to wow your family and friends. Before I go on to this miracle of a recipe, let me talk a bit about Kalakand. Pin Kalakand with ricotta cheese Ingredients Instructions I love all milk sweets and usually don’t play favourites with them. However, Kalakand is up there in my top three favourites. I got introduced to this deliciousness while living in Hyderabad....
When it comes to recipes from Chandra Padmanabhan, I mostly follow them blindly, except to suit spice levels to our taste. This very interesting recipe from one of her books had me thinking though, and I adapted it by adding some curd in the end. Very tasty and very South Indian! The ingredient list and method may look long but it’s really a very easy recipe to make. For more kathirikai recipes, check out: Bagara Baingan Ennai kathirikai kuzhambu Kathirikai gotsu Szechuan eggplant Baingan ka salan...
Last weekend, I had this sudden urge to make the Bengali-style puris or luchi and did some research for a good recipe. Turns out it’s very similar to the maida puri I made a couple months back except that I had added some rava or semolina to mine and luchi doesn’t necessarily have that. Pin Maida Puri and Chana Masala In any case, I don’t claim any authenticity to this recipe so if you are a staunch Bengali food lover, please don’t yell....
Milk peda is possibly my most favourite Indian sweet and since it’s a no-brainer to make during Diwali, I tried out this super easy, instant milk peda with milk powder last weekend. The recipe is really fool-proof so I hope you’ll bring out some milk powder or buy some and try this milk peda this festive season. Pin Milk peda with milk powder Ingredients Instructions While I love my chocolate peda using condensed milk , the consistency is not that of actual peda....
Considering that I dive into the pancakes tray whenever I have breakfast buffet in a hotel, AND considering I have this here food blog and stuff, it would be ridiculous if I didn’t have a decent (and easy) pancake recipe to share. I knew “this is it” when I saw this recipe on the site Cheesecake for all. And I was right. Sometimes you know these things you know. Basic Pancakes Recipe Makes 12-14 mini pancakes Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon white sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 1 egg 2 tablespoons oil + extra for greasing the tawa/griddle...
Ragda is a spicy curry or gravy made with dried white peas, spices and other some other ingredients. While it can be used a side to rotis, ragda is popularly served with potato patties and chaat chutneys to make a delicious dish called Ragda Pattice . Ingredients The base of ragda, as mentioned, is dried white peas also called vatana . It is quite easily available in most Indian stores if you live outside India and I have a picture below to give you an idea of what to look for....
Sev chaat recipe - learn how to make a super quick and simple sev chaat that’s perfect to make in large batches for parties or even a large group of friends visiting. I tried this first at my friend Nithya’s place and loved the taste and simplicity. You can prepare the ingredients and keep it ready for a final mix-and-serve situation once your guests are just in the door. Pin...
If you love South Indian rice recipes as much as we do, then check out this tangy lemon rice recipe , super simple sambar sadam in rice cooker , and this deliciously different cabbage rice recipe . If you love South Indian rice recipes as much as we do, then check out this tangy lemon rice recipe , super simple sambar sadam in rice cooker , and this deliciously different cabbage rice recipe ....
The potatoes came out quite well and though TH would have preferred it with normal potatoes, I enjoyed the subtle sweet flavour and contrasting heat form the chillies. I also loved the fact that it requires very little time to prepare and most of the work is done by the oven anyway! We had it as a quick snack at about 6 in the evening but next time I want to try this with russet potatoes and serve with dinner....
I had a pretty busy weekend with quite a lot of cooking, slicing vegetables for the coming week, visiting family and new born babies, dinners with friends, a movie (Star Trek - it’s good, go watch), trying out a new restaurant, you know, packing life into 2 days! So this drink was photographed in a hurry under an overcast sky. Nevertheless, Singapore is hot and humid this time of the year whether it’s raining or shining so it’s always a perfect time to enjoy some lemonade....
Pin The first food picture taken for this blog - April 2007 But, it has been a whirlwind ride for sure and I want to share some of the highlights with you at least this year of completing 5 years. That’s half a decade. That’s how long it takes for a baby to be born, topple over, sit up, start talking, start walking, go to play school, start kindergarten, and learn ABCs (or start teaching in a college, I don’t know, I am told babies are extremely bright these days)....
Then I actually tasted a macaron. That cost me 2.5 SGD a piece. And I said to myself, ok this is a challenge I need to take up. It can’t be that hard, right? The idea went round and round in my mind for many months and finally, when I couldn’t even grant myself the no-Kitchenaid excuse, I caved in and bought some almond meal. Before I knew it, egg whites were aging in the fridge and I was getting emotional support from some awesome people all over Facebook....
A chocolate olive cake recipe that’s perfect for even beginners. An eggless chocolate cake recipe which gives soft and delicious cake! I’ve come to realise over many years of baking that using oil in chocolate cake recipes, instead of butter, is the way to go. It makes the cake way lighter, less dense, and overall just amazing. Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe Ingredients Instructions Notes Chocolate olive oil cake recipe - stepwise Also check out: eggless chocolate sponge cake | chocolate pressure cooker cake...
