Friday 29 June 2012

‘Only’ Event For July & A Cookbook Giveaway

Hi All!
The month of July brings in monsoon, that means rains, overflowing canals and rivers, streets filled with water, clothes not drying, cloudy days and so on..Monsoon also demands frying fritters, eating chaat and sipping hot tea. But with all the water around it causes a lot of germs to grow and here’s when one needs to eat and live healthy to shove away the diseases. Hence, I thought of heating up our kitchen using the microwave. Yes, you got me correct, this month’s ONLY theme is Microwave Cooking.

Wednesday 27 June 2012

A Delicious Cucumber & Tomato Raita, With a Simple Twist, Step Wise

 

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Hi All!

I had promised myself that I’ll blog more regularly, I mean 2-3 posts a week and I was working towards it until I picked a novel to read. Yes,  a novel by Danielle Steel was the culprit behind me not posting or reading any other blogs. I’m addicted to reading and that’s the reason I avoid it many a times, as I can disappear into the book for hours without eating, sleeping or doing any other activity. Any free time available will go towards the book, till it gets over. I can miss out watching my favorite serials on the TV too when it comes to reading a good book!!!

Anyways, today I finished reading the book and I quickly cooked a Tofu pilaf and made some boondi raita for the dinner. While making the boondi raita I suddenly remembered that I did not post my favorite Cucumber and Tomato Raita till date. Now, one would ask me what’s the big deal in making this raita? My answer to that is, Wait till you try this one.. Believe me, it’s different!!!

Thursday 21 June 2012

Maavinkaayi Touvve...a Lentil Preparation From Karnataka


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Hi all!!
This is a very tasty and traditional preparation from Karnataka, which is very commonly seen in summers on any festive occasion, when the complete spread of food is served on a banana leaf. During my recent visit to S’s hometown, where I attended my nephew’s thread ceremony, in one of the elaborate meals, this version of touvve was also served.
Touvve is nothing but a thick daal which is tempered with mustard seeds and Bengal gram. The addition of the word Maavinkaayi to the Touvve simply indicates the addition of raw mango to the cooked lentils. The raw mango adds a nice tang to the preparation.

Tuesday 19 June 2012

Soft Mango Ice Cream With Tucmaria & Menthol Sauce

 

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Hi All!

Let me start by thanking all of you for appreciating my previous post, Braided Corn and Coriander Puff. I’m glad to tell you that this post got the highest number of hits till date, on the first day of posting, here on Foodelicious.

Everyone in India is thoroughly enjoying the mango season and I’m no exception. I have made use of mango in various ways like chutney, panha, milkshake and so on.. Recently I got hold of very good quality Alphonso mango and  decided to make Ice Cream. I made a very basic Ice Cream using the condensed milk. The condensed milk provides good flavor, thickness, creaminess and volume to the Ice Cream.

To go along with the Ice cream, I made a Tucmaria and Menthol sauce. Tucmaria or Subja are seeds of holy basil. These seeds do not have a flavor of their own but are good digestive in this heat. I added menthol extract to add the cooling flavor to the sauce. The menthol itself is very good in this heat at the same time it reduces throat irritation.

Friday 15 June 2012

Braided, Savory Corn & Coriander Puff..Step by Step



Hello Everyone!
Last few days were very hectic with the school reopening after the break. Immediately after the school reopened, the kid celebrated his twelfth birthday. So, the days were spent planning and shopping for his special day and I must tell you he had a great day, the details of which I’ll post later. But in all this hustle bustle, I was not able to make something interesting for Kalyani’s MM#6 using Coriander and APF. I had thought something very interesting and innovative in my mind but I was just not getting the time to incorporate it in my cooking, since what I wanted to make, needed some time in hand…

Finally today, I decided to make it. After S and the younger kid left for office and school respectively, I let the elder one sleep longer and finished all the cleaning and other chores before he got up. I must confess, I can be a fanatic at times when it comes to cleanliness. Then I did all the chopping, grating and kneading required for the preparation. By that time the elder one was up, so gave him milk and breakfast and then headed towards finishing the product.

Monday 11 June 2012

Ankurit Kadve Vaalachi Usal & Jowar Roti..Lablab bean curry and Sorghum Bread


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Hi!

Those who are regular readers to my blog can sense my health freak attitude these days. Yes, I’m undoubtedly, now a days very health conscious and calorie conscious.Junk food is a complete no, no, except on very rare occasions. I’m just back from a small vacation at S’s hometown, where I attended my nephew’s Munji (thread ceremony) and S’s friend’s wedding. So, I do not have to tell you that for a few days I did over indulge but to my delight, after returning back, it did not show on my weighing scale.
One can also read in my blog, my insistence on making Jowar Rotis these days. Jowar/ Sorghum is a grain with low glycemic index and is gluten free. I prefer to make these instead of wheat chapatis now a days. These can be tricky to make initially but with regular practice they are fun to make and obviously healthy too.

Wednesday 6 June 2012

‘Only’ Cooking With Chocolate Round Up & Giveaway Winners

 

Thank you friends for making the month of May so special, by participating in the IIIrd Blog Anniversary Event. We have a total of 35 drool worthy chocoholic entries from different parts of the world.

I must apologize those bloggers for not acknowledging the entries personally, whose entries were posted towards end of May, since I was travelling.

Please take out time to check out other entries and put across a word of appreciation to them.

I’ve chosen two winners from the Indian entries, which you can check out at the end of the post, for now, enjoy the chocolate treats virtually..Smile

Sunday 3 June 2012

‘ONLY’ SERIES EVENTS FOR 2012-13

 

I have scheduled the events from August 2012 to July 2013.Those who would love to host the event in future, mail me, cookingoodfood@gmail.com or leave me a note with your email id and blog name in the host line up page. You need to be blogging actively for past six months and also a  follower of my blog, to be a guest host.

Month

Host

Theme

Round Up

August’10 Pari Only-Kids-Delight

Part I
Part II

Sept’10

Priya(Yallapantula) Mitharwal

Only-Low Oil/ Low Calorie Food

Part I

Oct’10

Preeti

Binniwale

Only-Festive Food

Part I

Nov’10

Pari

Only- Chaat

Part I

Dec’10

Saraswathi Iyer

Only- Greens

Part I
Jan’11

Prathibha Garre

Only- Salad

Part I
Feb’11

Pari

Only-Cooking with Bread

Part I
March’11

Nivedita

Only Original Recipes Part I
April’11 Priya Mahadevan

Only- Fusion Cooking

Part I
May’11

Nayana Kanabar

Only- Coolers and Mocktails

Part I
Part II
June’11

Reva

Only- Ice-Creams

Part I
July’11

Harini-Jaya

Only- Baked

Part I
August’11 Jayasri Only- Pizza, Pasta and Noodles Part I
Sept’11 Sonia Only- Fasting Food Part I
Oct’11 Gayathri Kumar Only- Sweets and Desserts Part I
Nov’11 Kamalika Only- Curries Part I
Dec’11 Pari Only- Cookies and Cakes Part I
Jan’12

Priya(Yallapantula) Mitharwal

Only- Sprouts Part I
Feb’12 Pari Only- Oats Part I
March’12 Pari Only- South Indian Cooking Part I
Part II
April’12 Raji Only- Snacks and Starters Part I
May’12 Pari Only- Cooking With Chocolate Part I
June’12 Anu Shoj Only- Mangoes Part I
July’12 Pari Only- Microwave Cooking Part I
August’12 Divya Only- Recipes From The Royal Kitchens Part I
September’12 Preeti Garg Only- Cooking With Soya Part I
October’12 Pari Only- Healthy Lunch Box Ideas Part I
November’12 Pari Only-Traditional Recipes - Not Conducted
December’12 Pari Only- Cooking Side Dishes Part I
January’13 Archana Only- Street Foods Of The World Part I
February’13 PJ Only- Vegan Cooking Part I
March’13 Raksha Only- Continental Cooking Part I
April’13 Nalini Only- Cooking With Legumes Part I
May’13 Pari Only- Chilled or Frozen Desserts Part I
June’13 Sowmya Only- Crazy For Potatoes Part I
July’13 Gauri Only- Cooking From Cookbooks Part I
       
       

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