tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94996302011-04-21T22:38:38.236-07:00And Sid can eat! But that is another story.Tannoreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1114714002662655142005-04-28T11:46:00.000-07:002005-04-28T11:53:45.956-07:00

Home made iced tea with a dash of lemon. Mmmmmmm...Heavenly!P.S. Please ignore the Smirnoff stirrers :-)

Sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1112160178881084572005-03-29T21:21:00.000-08:002005-04-28T12:06:48.726-07:00

1. Marinate a kg of chicken in about 200 gm curd, salt, red chilli pd,garam masala and leave it overnight in the fridge.2. Blanch 4-5 tomatoes and chop them roughly.3. Chop 3-4 onions and saute in 2T butter. Add 1T ginger garlic pasteand continue to cook till the onions turn pink.4. Add the tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes are tender and the oilstarts to float on top. This should take about 20

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1112075988269553372005-03-28T20:45:00.000-08:002005-03-31T03:41:43.516-08:00

Last night, I made dessert after a long time. Sid and I not being dessert freaks, I'd almost given up trying to please the sweet tooth. The custard turned out delicious but a little less firm than what I wanted. I served the caramel custard after a meal of Salad and mushroom Spaghetti.Here goes the recipe for caramel custard:Serves 21. Boil water in a steamer or saucepan. The level of water

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1108137439577748722005-02-11T07:51:00.000-08:002005-02-11T07:57:19.580-08:00

Pasta. All shapes and kinds. With all its different sauces. I love them all! So, here's another of my tried and tested recipes.1. Boil 150gms spaghetti in salted water till al dente. Plunge in cold water, drain and keep aside.2. Sauté a cup of chopped onions in 2T butter till onions turn pink.3. Add a cup of chopped mushrooms and sauté till mushrooms are cooked.4. Remove from heat, cool and puree

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1107925495906517042005-02-08T21:01:00.001-08:002005-02-10T08:59:27.186-08:00

Last night we had a simple home-cooked meal of dal, chawal and baby baingans (eggplant). I ate rice with my hands -- that's an achievement! The dal-chawal was standard fare, but the baingan was different and special. Try this: 1. Slit long baby baingans along their length and sprinkle salt on them. Set them aside to sweat for an hour. 2. Blot with kitchen towels and they’re ready to be cooked.

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1107235373215832182005-01-31T21:12:00.000-08:002005-01-31T23:40:30.940-08:00

This is one of my favorite chicken recipes and it requires neither time nor culinary skills, but tastes delightful. In fact, we did not take a single picture when we last made this preparation, which proves how lazy Sid and I were at the time. 1. Marinate about 500gm chicken (preferably with bones) in 2 Tbsp vinegar, salt, and 2 tsp crushed pepper. Cover and leave overnight in the fridge. 2.

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1106202055872336342005-01-19T22:17:00.000-08:002005-01-19T22:25:01.303-08:00

It is wonderful to be married to a fellow foodie. A couple weeks ago, Tan decreed that the Universe had unfairly starved us of Mexican food. I wholeheartedly (and on an empty stomach) agreed. A quick trip to the supermarket later, we defied the cumulative power of the Universe and bit into these delicious tacos, topped with generous amounts of cheese. Tan supplemented the tacos with some

Sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1105513057446532812005-01-11T23:57:00.000-08:002005-01-11T22:57:37.446-08:00

Here's what I made a few days back: Chicken Dimsums. It is one of my all time favourites, and now it is Sid's too. We frequently have meals consisting entirely of dozens of dimsums, and sometimes even the restaurant staff serving us has expressed amazement! Dimsums are fairly simple to make. That is, *IF* you have the wonton wrappers ready. Making wrappers and rolling them out is quite painful,

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1103715070961853712004-12-22T03:30:00.000-08:002004-12-22T03:31:10.960-08:00

This is another of Sid's favourites. No prizes for guessing why. :-) 1. Marinade: Mix together 4 T soya sauce, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 2 T honey, salt, 1/2 tsp fresh pepper and a dash of mustard powder. 2. Marinate six chicken wings in the soya sauce mix. Keep it overnight, or better still, for a day in the refrigerator. 3. Heat the grill and cook the mainated wings on it. Baste alternately

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1103643611990947032004-12-21T07:40:00.000-08:002004-12-22T03:22:38.703-08:00

My experience with Iced Coffee was never memorable till I took the Thai Airways flight from Bangkok to Phuket. The breakfast on board was nothing less than crappy, but the Iced Coffee (mmmm...) completely made up for the lack of palatable food. You may think I found it delicious because I was on my honeymoon. Maybe. Here's how I replicated it at home: (To serve 2) 1. Boil two and a half

Sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1103277929039577702004-12-17T00:54:00.000-08:002004-12-17T03:11:05.196-08:00

This unscheduled recipe goes out especially for Jack, who was the first to leave a comment on this site. I have no pictures of this (yet), so you will have to make do with this illustration instead. Ofcourse, the dish looks nothing like this, but its the best I could do. Here we go ... We ate at Shatranj Napoli last Friday, an Indo-Italian restaurant with minimalistic decor but excellent service

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1103264720468498462004-12-16T22:24:00.000-08:002004-12-16T22:28:31.073-08:00

After an office party last night, three colleagues were involved in a bad car crash. Two of them are in intensive care. Their car flipped over several times at a high speed after it drifted too far to the side of the lane and hit a road divider. The car is badly smashed -- its occupants are lucky to be alive. Please do not drink and drive. It is not worth it.

Sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1103221198949624742004-12-16T10:19:00.000-08:002004-12-16T20:38:07.596-08:00

My latest possession is a book of finger-licking stuff you can make with mushrooms. I love mushrooms in every form: in soup, in pasta, as a starter, grilled, with chicken, and on toast! This one became a favourite after I whipped it up this weekend. Ladies and gentlemen, I present: Fungi on Toast! 1. Heat 2 T butter in a pan and saute 2-3 finely chopped onions till they turn pink and smell

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1103187210445667692004-12-16T00:51:00.000-08:002004-12-16T10:08:20.923-08:00

This is for people who came back from work late evenings. This is for people who forget to make preperations before they leave for work. This is for people who forget to do grocery over the weekend. This is for people who have only 15 mins before they die of starvation. This is what I made last night for dinner: Sweet Corn Jiffy Soup. 1. Melt a teaspoon of butter or olive oil in a pan and saute

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1103129136149538772004-12-15T08:45:00.000-08:002004-12-15T08:45:36.150-08:00

This concoction looks wierd, with an awkward blue blob at the bottom of the glass, and, I assure you, it tastes equally strange. At high society do's the bartender would in hushed tones remind you that finer tastes take time to acquire, and -- trust me on this -- he means that you should sip this drink slowly, smiling softly all the while and resisting the temptation to wince. Ironically for a

Sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1103002649042365762004-12-13T21:26:00.000-08:002004-12-15T07:41:42.436-08:00

This is one of Sid’s absolute favs. Actually, give him anything with oodles and oodles of butter, fresh pepper, cheese, etc and he’ll drool bucketfuls on the kitchen floor. If you try this recipe, don’t go overboard with the butter unless, of course, you are serving it to Sid. 1. Wash baby potatoes and pierce them with a fork. Dry with a kitchen napkin. 2. Tear a large sheet of aluminum foil

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1102654644617151582004-12-09T20:14:00.000-08:002004-12-15T01:40:01.803-08:00

I was contemplating which recipe to post first. What could be better than a sweet beginning, I thought. Though I don't have much of a sweet-tooth but a kulfi has always been my weakness. Love the ones Mom makes.... Mmmmm. This is my version of Saffron Kulfi. 1. Boil a liter of milk (preferably full cream) with 4T sugar in a heavy bottomed pan for 15-20 mins. Keep stirring all the while. 2. Add

Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499630.post-1102651746107447552004-12-09T19:56:00.000-08:002004-12-15T02:03:52.566-08:00

We are such foodies. Hence, this blog. It was Sid's idea to start a food blog where I could show-off my culinary skills and he, his newfound love for making cocktails. All culinary creations here would be either original or my adaptations of the original. The cocktails definitely would be original -- I cannot imagine Sid's wierd concoctions follow any known path. All pictures on this page would

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