Archives for 2009

Alligator Chopper

Posted by Raje on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 8:37 pm. 1 Comment.

The Alligator Chopper is one of my favorite kitchen tools. I need to admit that when it comes to onion choppers I seem to have tested most of them in the market (or to be more appropriate my Mom). The Vidalia and Progressive brand choppers hardly lasted. My Mom is slim with not much [...]

Filed under Product Reviews, Alligator Chopper, Alligator Chopper Review, Onion Chopper, Onion Chopper Review, Product Review.

Food Blogging Events

Posted by Raje on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 8:00 pm. 0 Comments.

I was trying to make a collection of Food Blogging Events floating around on the web, and there seem to be a lot.I am listing the events which have a good Intro page in my right sidebar. Some Events unfortunately do not have an Intro page, and on occasions I have had to search a [...]

Filed under Events, Events.

Kobbari Pachadi (Coconut Chutney)

Posted by Raje on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 6:33 pm. 0 Comments.

There are many different recipes available for kobbari pachadi. This is the simplest of them with the least amount of ingredients. Kobbari Pachadi or Coconut Chutney is usually served with Dosa, Idli, Garelu and can also be eaten with rice.

Filed under Chutney, Andhra Dishes, Andhra Recipes, Chutney, Coconut Chutney, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes, Kobbari Pachadi, Pachadi, South Indian Recipes.

Garelu (Spicy Lentil Donuts)

Posted by Raje on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 5:27 pm. 4 Comments.

Garelu or vada are one of those dishes that are a family favourite, but I have always found it to be an extremely time consuming process, until recently when an Aunt of mine suggested using the Urad dal flour instead. Though I love too cook from scratch, there are some dishes I’d rather take shortcuts [...]

Filed under Breakfast, Snacks, Andhra Dishes, Andhra Recipes, Garelu, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes, Medu Vada, South Indian Recipes, Vada.

Tomato Khichidi

Posted by Raje on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:58 pm. 0 Comments.

This is a quick week night meal. I have it scheduled on my menu plan for Thursday, but cooked it tonight. Tastes good as is or served with yoghurt and pickle. Ingredients: 1 can chopped tomatoes 2 cups rice 1 cup toor dal (lentils) 1 cup onion chopped 1 cup lima beans 1 medium potato [...]

Filed under Rice, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes, Khichidi, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Rice Dishes, Tomato Khichidi.

Savory French Toast

Posted by Raje on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 1:25 pm. 0 Comments.

This is a very simple french toast style recipe. Ingredients 3 eggs 1/4 cup milk 4 slices bread salt to taste Method Combine the eggs and milk in a wide shallow dish. Dip a slice of bread in the egg and milk mixture, making sure it is coated evenly on both sides. Cook in a [...]

Filed under Bread, Breakfast, Eggs, Bread, Breakfast, Eggs, French Toast.

Suji Halwa

Posted by Raje on Monday, February 16, 2009 at 11:12 pm. 0 Comments.

This is a very easy dessert to whip up.I call it Suji Halwa and DH calls it Kesari. Basically it is Halwa in the Northern India and Kesari in Southern India. A few strands of saffron (kesar) are also added in the south for color and flavor. I prefer to make it with fine suji [...]

Filed under Indian Desserts, Desserts, Indian Desserts, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes.