BM # 65 Week: 4, Day : 1 Theme: Rice Dishes We have a group on Facebook called Foodaholics in Ahemdabad. This is a group of all foodies where everyone generally posts about the food places or new eatery joints or some query on food…well basically anything and everything related to food. There is…
Z – Zarda / Sweet Rice
BM # 63 Day : 26 Theme: Regional Cuisine Cuisine : Sindhi We are at the last day in our Journey through the Cuisines. Time has flown by and I can’t believe we are done with this month long marathon, where I have posted all Sindhi Sweets. It definitely was challenging , but in the…
T – Tahiri / Sweet Rice
BM # 63 Day : 20 Theme: Regional Cuisine Cuisine : Sindhi When it came to the alphabet ‘ T ‘ I had a couple of options , but Tahiree , a sweet rice from the Sindhi kitchen was all set on my mind. The rice is sweet , but the sweetness is very mild.…
Chole’ Biryani
BM # 62 Week :3 , Day: 2 Theme: One pot meals/ Combo meals For the second under one pot meals, I have a Chole Biryani. This is a very simple and easy Biryani which has an amazing flavor. Since the Chole is with thick gravy it keeps the rice moist, the diluted…
Meetha Bhaat from Uttarkhand
BM # 57 Week :3 , Day: 3 Theme: Indian Sweets Uttarkhand Cuisine While cooking the Thali from Uttarkhand I wanted to make a traditional sweet for the Thali. Since the inspiration to the thali was Chef Virender, I took his suggestion which was Meetha Bhaat. Meetha Bhaat is very traditional and is always…
Gallo Pinto from Costa Rica
Gallo Pinto is the national dish of Costa Rica and a part of Costa Rican Breakfast. Gallo Pinto has its origins in the Caribbean islands where the rice and beans combination was spread. This dish came along with the arrival of the African American workers coming from Jamaica to the province of Limo’n, Costo…
Meetha Khechudi from Odhisi Cuisine
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…
Thakkali Sadam / Tomato Rice
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…
Vegetable Pulao
Vegetable Pulao is one of our favorite dinners. A one pot meal where we have rice and vegetables simmered into a delicious meal. I somehow never repeat a rice dish, every time I make a Pulao or a Biryani, I like to make a new variation. The problem comes when I am told to repeat…
Mexican Rice with Cheese Balls
BM # 52 Week 1 Day 1 After a complete month of Firing up our ovens we are back to our regular monthly marathons. This Baking marathon has been a real learning process with a long list of book marks, but they shall feature later, for now I am cooking Weekend Dinner.Yes , this is…