receipes n more

This is a Kerala speciality and my ma-in-law makes a wonderful version of it. A simple breakfast accompaniment recipe and once again can be had as breakfast (with traditional iddi-appams or as we do in our house with dosa's) or with lunch / dinner (substitute for sabji's / curry's) Serves 2: Ingredients: 2 eggs (or as many as you want per person) 3 Onions (largish ones for 2 eggs) - sliced 1 big Tomato chopped handful corriander leaves 1 tbsp corriander powder (optional - we like the taste) 1 tsp chilli powder 1/4 to 1/2 tsp pepper powder Salt to taste 2 tsp oil (preferably coconut) 3 tbsp water Method: Boil eggs and cool. Then peel them and with a knife make thin vertical lines all over the egg - such that when the whole eggs are dunked in the curry, they absorb the curry inside them. Now take oil in the pan and fry the sliced onions. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over them to soften them and cook them. Takes 5 mins. Add chopped tomat

Been a while since the last post. Was hoping to add another travel post however the last trip didn't go well since my kiddo fell sick. Was busy with her convalescence. Now that she is better i can get back to my routine. This is a quick recipe for savoury pancakes made from cucumber and rice flour that can be had for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They are quick and easy to make when you have the requisite ingredients available. I made them today morning but forgot to click the pic, so i am posting a pic from the web of similar indian pancake. Ingredients for 4 hearty pancakes 2 small cucumbers, peeled and grated Curd/ natural plain unflavoured yoghurt - 3 tbsps Rice flour - 2 cups (nearly since you got to adjust the flour as per the cucumber-curd mixture) Red chilli powder - per taste (used 1 tsp) Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - per taste Sugar - 2 tsps Sesame (Til) seeds - 1 tsp Carrom (Ajwain/ Owa) seeds - 1 tsp Fresh corriander leaves - han

Mario Miranda inspired wall tiles at Infantaria, Goa We had a beach trip planned for quite some time and what better place than Goa, eh ? Goa gets quite hot and humid right from February. It's officially summer from April since hotels reduce their tariffs. But we discovered that summers in Goa can be good fun too - provided you have air conditioned (ac) accommodation, you venture on the beach in the early morning or late evening and you go to market places after 5.30 p.m. While at the beach, the sea breeze keeps the weather pleasant. The Beach We wanted to check out South Goa this time so we booked at Cafe Del Mar at Palolem Beach - they have ac huts by the beach. The huts were basic, had all necessities like running water, hot/ cold shower, european toilet, mosquito netting for the bed, a tv, a cupboard, etc. A mini veranda with 2 chairs and a stump of a stool along with a cosy hammock surely added to the appeal. (as a traveller i am fussy 5 out of 10 times ; but if

Sometimes, the craving to eat something indulgent for evening snacks is just so uncontrollable.  Apart from the trusted french fries and bhajiya's (fried dumplings made from various veggies) there is always an option of the delectable and melt in the mouth French Toast.  However, when you add a generous amount of grated cheese to make a french toast sandwich, you take the the dish to the next level.  This idea is courtesy my hubby and as a tip it is suggested that you make the french toast a little less sweet than what you normally prefer. Then you can savour the sweet toast with the salty cheese oozing out - aaah...a perfect treat for indulgent evenings. Ingredients for making 4 sandwiches: 8 slices of good bread (1 day old bread works better since the bread is not too soft when dipped in the egg mixture) Butter / Oil to fry the toast on griddle (tava) 2 eggs 1 cup to 1 1/2 cup milk - as required sugar - to your