22 nd Feb Sunday Day 3 Wake up time 4 a.m Good Morning! And I have been wondering , when do I say good night and when Good morning, we have been sleeping at erratic times, almost early mornings, and waking up within hours, any way this morning started by saying bye to Kalyani…
BM # 50 Chennai Meet – Day 1 , Day 2
Friday 20th Feb BM Meet begins Dress code Green Wake up time 5 a.m Scene in the kitchen Breakfast cooked by our host Padma Hot idlis ( batter grinded by Veena) Kanjeevaram idlis Sambar Friends started coming in by 9.30 Lot of commotion as all come in. Meantime preps for lunch in…
On your mark get set – Chennai BM # 50 Meet !!
By now most of you friends know that we have a group where we post recipes every month under different themes, and this group is conducted by our leader Srivalli. The group is called the Blogging Marathon group.The members of this group live all over the world and this month we complete 50 months of…
Peanut Masala
BM # 49 Week 3 Day 3 The peanut Masala is a tit bit for which we get maximum orders. While people are waiting for their orders to be executed they normally order Peanut Masala. This is as good as a chat, minus the chutneys. It is crunchy, it is spicy and it is also…
Tangy Spicy Salsa
BM # 49 Week 3 Day 2 While on my holiday to US , I remember when ever we visited most restaurants we got a bowl of salsa with nachos. I remember munching on this Mexican tit bit and spending lot of time gossiping till our meal was served. Yes, for this week I am…
Masala Papad
BM # 49 Week 3 Day 1 When we go down to restaurants and by the time we place our order and it is served we always order some quick bites which can be served right away, yes this is the theme for this week of BM . Accompaniments at a restaurant. For…
Chettinad Biryani – Tamil Nadu Special for ICC
I missed the last months ICC and Valli told me that it had turned out really delicious, and I repented. This time I did not want to miss and planned to cook the Biryani as soon as Valli announced it. The hitch was the Jeera Samba rice and the whole spices which go into…
Chawaran ji Koki
BM # 49 Week 2 Day 3 For day 3 under Indian breads I have a very interesting bread for you guys. This could be prepared with left over cooked rice. I am sure this must have been a innovation to use the left over rice. The rice could be pulsed, but a potato masher…
Paushtic Roti
BM # 49 Week 2 Day 2 Paushtic Paratha is my Day 2 recipe under the Indian Bread Basket theme. This recipe is also from the treasure of Tarla Dalal. The roti was different, but surely had the flavor of potatoes. It turned out very soft , but somehow I could not roll it as…
Savoury Peas Paratha
BM # 49 Week 2 Day 1 When Valli announced the theme Bread Basket , all I could think was of the Tandoori Roti, Lacha Paratha, Missi roti. The bread basket which is generally served at a restaurant table. I had to push my thoughts to post something different. I stood in front of my…