Archive for November, 2005
Anthony’s Desi Chili Chicken
I like Chinese Dishes, if it is cooked properly.
I like their prawn dishes, and I always order Chowmein with gravy.
The one they serve with lots of steamed vegetables , the noodles baked at best, but not fried in that horrible mix of Oil and Soya sauce. Somehow, I don’t like soya sauce with every dish. [...]
Anthony’s Pakoda Kadhi
More with fritters:
This is a delicacy that we serve in every vegetarian grand feast. There are sweet variety, vegetable laden pakora( Palak Pakora like) curry and so on. I haven’t quite mastered it the way, the Brahmin cooks prepare for the manipuri Grand feast called usov, derived from Utsav I presume. Never the less, these [...]
Delicious Pakoras- Vegetables or prawn fritters
How to Fry Delicious Pakodas.
We call it Bora, some people call it Boris.
It is all the same.
It is most common in Maharastra, where you see it in the ubiquitous Vada-Pav, and Bhaji-Pao.
The Bhaji or Vada or pakoras can of several varieties,
Say- Kandha(onion) Bhaji, Aloo(potato) Bhaji, Bengan(Egg Plant) Bhaji, Green- Chilli Bhaji, cauliflower, even ladies Finger [...]
Easy Base
Copy Pasted from earlier Blog but it is Important:
All my concoctions are based on my basic funda or tenet of cooking. Don’t assume that all my dish will taste the same. I have come to the conclusion after much experimentation, no cookbook recipes, that base can be the same for most dishes. A little more [...]
Mutton Chops.
I called it mutton chops because that is what the butcher will understand.
What I am going to cook here is the single bachelor’s version of A Lamb chop/Grilled lamb Chops or Prime Ribs to be more west. Serendipity might be what led me to have tried and tested this most ingenious recipe. I had gone [...]
Mashed Potato - Bengali Style
In Manipur, we have this dish on thursdays when we refrain from having fish.
Goes well with Daal.
The Bengalis have it often.
And since it is very simple, it is a bachelor’s delight.
Almost like Maggi.
Boil Potatoes, 2 large ones.
If you are cooking dal as well, peel the potatoes, cut in Half and boil it with the daal [...]
Simple Home Cooked Chicken
Not for the west where there is fear of the bird flu.
And not for my Vegetarian friends.
If you are either of the above two, scroll down much further for Vegetarian dish.
Try out this age old dish of Chicken Curry.
Surprise your roommate.
Chicken is the easiest dish to cook and its so tasty, if cooked the right [...]
Play with Daal
Daal mein Taal Daal, The simple ubiquitous Daal could be so exciting, and can be your main curry.
Continuing with my copy paste Job.
How to make a good Dish out of Daal?
Always cook Arhar or Mattar dal( rare but available). Makes much better and tastier dal. You could even do without a subjee. I am [...]
Thai Salad
This is a copy-paste job from my old Blog from where I have moved here.
I call this Thai salad because the person who first taught me how to cook this simple meal said it was called Thai salad. He couldn’t have been wrong he had a Thai Girl Friend.
Ingredients: ( I don’t measure, as always, [...]
Russian Salad
Russian Salad
Ingredients
Mayonnaise and Vegetables
2 hard Boiled eggs cut in cubes
Vegetables that can go in the salad are
Green Peas, French Beans, Potatoes, Carrots, Beet, cauliflower or brocolli.
I have tried with even onions, onions doesn’t come out well.
The above vegetables, cut into small cubes and keep in a steel container and steam them in a pressure cooker. [...]
