BM # 56 Week : 3 , Day: 2 Theme: Condiments Country : European Countries For the second day under condiments I have yet another condiment which is very very essential in our lives, yes Sugar! You go to any coffee house and the tray is full of different varieties of sugar, teas…
BM # 56 Week : 3 , Day : 1 Theme : Condiments Country : Mexico The term condiment comes from the Latin condimentum, meaning “spice, seasoning, sauce” and from the Latin condere, meaning “preserve, pickle, season”. A condiment is a spice, sauce or other food preparation that is added to foods to impart…
BM # 56 Week : 2 , Day: 6 Theme: Indian States State : Orrisa Today is the last day under Indian States theme. While planning for this theme, I had originally planned to do a Bengali Thali, which was all planned from the time I had my list ready. Then I was browsing through…
Dalma is a simple comforting daal from Orrisa. I made it for the Orrisa Thali and it ranked 5 stars from the family. The daal is very nutritious, as it is loaded with veggies. Now you have the option of using the veggies of your choice, though the most popular are Brinjal, raw plantain, raw…
When I read the word Meetha I was hesitant to make this khichdi. You guys know I do not like both salt and sugar in one dish, but when I read that there was just a teaspoon, I quickly decided on it. This khichdi is rather rich. It has whole spices and some…
A few years back I did not know what Pachadi was, the blogging world teaches you so much. I could have never thought of making a raita (or pachadi if you would prefer) with shredded coconut. For the Orrisa Thali , I made coconut raita , though I made a very small portion. I…
BM # 56 Week :2 , Day: 5 Theme: Indian States State : Tamil Nadu We are in the third week of this mega marathon and this week we are doing Indian States. I have been making Thali’s for all different…
BM # 54 Week :2 , Day: 5 Theme: Indian States Tamil Spread Rice is a staple of South India. The South Indians eat rice with Sambar, Rasam, Curd and yet they make a variety of rice. They are the best when it comes to using the left over rice. The variety of rice that…
BM # 56 Week :2 , Day: 5 Theme: Indian States Tamil Spread Sambar is a lentil based stew. It is served as the first course of any South Indian meal.While learning to cook,this was one of the first dishes I learnt .Shallots and drumsticks are what I used while preparing Sambar, but over the…
BM # 54 Week :2 , Day: 5 Theme: Indian States Tamil Spread Rasam is the second course served with rice in a South Indian meal. It is normally thin and watery soup made with tomatoes, tamarind or lemon. Rasam has always been a favorite with me, in fact I prefer it to Sambar.…