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What do you do when life gives you Halloumi? You could a lot of things but I’d suggest making some Crispy Halloumi Fingers. It’s a great way to eat this cheese. I have been a longish end-of-the-year break but I’m back once again. Halloumi is a firm and unripened white cheese originally from Cyprus. It…
The weather has finally taken a cooler turn. It’s relative though as my day temperatures are somewhere in the late twenties/ early thirties (Celsius). The nights are cooler with misty mornings and slightly lower humidity. Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube are awash with Christmas baking. I gave in and baked some Egg Free Persimmon Muffins….
Before I get into why I refer to today’s post as An Inspired Vegetable Risotto, let me start with a brief introduction about Risotto. A Risotto is an Italian dish of rice that is sautéed and slow cooked with broth and other additions. It is creamy and like thick porridge in consistency when done. Risotto…
Cassava or Manioc is called Tapioca in India. Tapioca is quite popular as pearls or “Sabudhana/ Sago” as it is known in most of North India. There, Sabudhana is cooked mostly as Khichdi or as “Kheer/ Payasam” a sweet dish similar to a pudding. Today’s recipe of Kappa Ularthiyathu or Pan Fried Tapioca is from…
I see fruit salads very differently from salads with fruit. This Persimmon Kiwi Fruit Salad belongs to the first category. Let me clarify. In my book, salads with fruit are regular raw vegetable kind of salads which taste better because of the fruit in them. Fruit salads, on the other hand, are more like dessert….
I love making my own jams and preserves whenever I can. This way, I know what’s in them, and I can also control the amount of sugar. One of my more recent favourites is this Easy Red Pepper Jam. Preserving doesn’t get any easier than putting the ingredients in one pot and cooking it down…
I don’t like cake or cookies much. In fact, I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. The exceptions are certain Indian sweets, any kind of apple pie and chocolate that’s not too sweet. In spite of my love for good chocolate, I don’t really like chocolate cake. The exception here is the brownie and…
There’s no autumn or winter where I live in India. We really just have a rainy season, a cooler end of the year which gives way to a hot summer. We’re at the end of an extra-long rainy season right now. The cooler weather, and the beautiful fall colours on Instagram, Pinterest and blogs inspired…
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