tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46304853562851661502024-10-24T09:28:21.086-07:00Memsaheb's Khanakhazana and MirchmasalaWhat does cooking mean to me? Cooking meant staring at my mother bringing forth mouth watering samosas and delicious biryanis in the kitchen from apparently inedible ingredients. I wondered if I could ever become a magician like her. Ma didn’t like having me hanging around the kitchen. She would shoo me out saying, ‘You will always have to cook all your life once you are grown up.’ Occasionally I would manage to sneak out a samosa before the whole batch was ready.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-54728902992842719612014-03-03T22:40:00.000-08:002014-03-03T22:43:43.748-08:00Vegetarian galouti kabab Tiny rotis and Galouti Kabab(Vegetarian) We had the kababs made of nutri keema earlier. The charcoal burnt flavour making it just divine. This time around we tried it out with tiny rotis that Jagdish rolled out and cut out perfectly with the inverted glass. It was topped with coleslaw again a first time for Guddu. Added with a drop of mustard paste (from Bengali market) and tomato Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-77991900206817424212014-01-24T23:43:00.000-08:002014-01-24T23:43:00.077-08:00Nutri Keema kofta Nutri Keema kofta in Murg Lahori gravy Tired of all the seasonal vegetables nutri keema came into rescue. After all how much of gajar, matar and gobhi can one eat? Nutri keema kofta resembles the real thing closely. The murg Lahori gravy added to its authenticity. The gravy contained hung curd, kasoori methi, milk and a paste made of onions, green chilli, garlic and the usual garam masala.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-46087696511384584642013-12-23T23:13:00.001-08:002014-01-23T23:16:00.374-08:00Check out Chandra Ghosh Jain - Author facebook Check out Chandra Ghosh Jain - AuthorYou shared your email with Chandra Ghosh Jain - Author and they've suggested you like their page on FacebookSign up for a Facebook account if you want to like Chandra Ghosh Jain - Author and connect with other friends. Or you can simply view the Page.Chandra Ghosh Jain - AuthorThis is the page of author Dr. Chandra Ghosh-Jain who writes Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-83596917433031409752013-10-03T00:38:00.001-07:002014-01-23T23:16:00.383-08:00ChandraJain invited you to join Wattpad! ChandraJain invited you to join Wattpad! Check out the stories I've been reading on Wattpad and get the free app. Try It Now Be a Wattpad Insider Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-42326985200710043522013-09-28T01:00:00.000-07:002013-09-28T01:00:30.033-07:00Cooking on the Sigri Back to old fashioned cooking When a friend sent me 'Rots'. Thick rotis with designs embossed on them dipped in ghee. They tasted out of this world. The secret lay in cooking it slowly on sigri. Great I also started experimenting. Ever faithful Guddu was more than happy. We bought kilos of koyla and found a spot near the garage. Inaugurated it with dum ki chole biryani. It was made in huge Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-70878729874122437512012-11-09T23:52:00.000-08:002012-11-09T23:52:00.090-08:00kokoro                  Kokoro My hunt for my roots sends me to the 'Bengali Market' in Jaipur and  I discover some new vegetable which even as a child I hadn't tasted or seen. This one has a spiky outer but once cooked tastes like lauki but looks like karela. My Bahadur insisted that this is how it is pronounced. He was rather surprised at my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-88383844149909440192012-10-26T00:29:00.000-07:002012-10-26T00:29:00.301-07:00How much healthier can you get?                     Haldi ki sabzi and beetroot with aloo For a variety of colours and making it healthy as well nothing beats haldi-ki-sabzi . Raw turmeric grated and cooked in desi ghee or any other oil. With garlic-curd for added health benefits. The beetroot accompanied with aloo just made me feel I can't possible present a more Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-5029673942228677482012-10-19T00:08:00.000-07:002012-10-19T00:08:00.914-07:00poha cutlets                    Poha Cutlets The poha was soaked and mashed along with some boiled potatoes. It was cooked on a tawa on slow fire. A change from the usual poha that we have. Please don't miss the heart shaped cutlets made by Jagdish and the Singapore gift from Poorva. I am truly pampered. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-44777913637826665582012-10-12T23:53:00.000-07:002012-10-12T23:53:00.367-07:00noodles and chilly paneer                   Noodles and chilli paneer    We had almost forgotten to capture the wonderful treat that Guddu had made. So the hurried assembling of bottles of sauces along with a dry decoration meant for Divir ( but that was never sent since it had a delicate dried peepal leaf that would get crushed on the way). In the corner are Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-71263694234454754892012-10-05T23:18:00.000-07:002012-10-05T23:18:00.397-07:00Yet another sprouts                  Sprouts and all things nice In an attempt to eat only light healthy breakfast got the moong sprouts done. Its steamed and has the bhuna jeera and lal mirch sprinkled on top. Added with a dash of lime just the right way to beat this incessant heat. Please do not miss the wonderful notebook that Poorva (one of my thakumaa gang) Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-21254178424000234752012-09-28T22:58:00.000-07:002012-09-28T22:58:00.155-07:00laal saag                  Laal Saag This was one of the many types of leafy veggies that Guddu got from Bengali market. The red colour turns even the peas a different shade of green. This has been made with the usual onion-garlic-adrak paste. The fresh coriander leaves give it an interesting dimension. Before I forget my attraction to these crystal Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-34657868475978618762012-09-27T08:31:00.001-07:002012-09-27T08:31:28.867-07:00Misty tales: Soulful taleMisty tales: Soulful tale: A Soulful tale          When I read about a publication asking for tales for ‘Chicken Soup for the Indian soul’ I was intrigued. ...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-30427544966417811022012-09-21T22:43:00.000-07:002012-09-21T22:43:00.156-07:00aloo chhole biryani             Aloo chhole biryani Returned from Mumbai and was forced to order food from outside as the mess goes on chutti on Sunday evenings. Frightened of the traffic particularly on a weekend asked for home delivery. It turned out to be fairly appetising food  that included a aloo-chhole biryani. It came in a earthen matka sealed with atta. Decided to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-82565906559156959562012-09-14T01:25:00.000-07:002012-09-14T01:25:00.072-07:00Vegetable Stew Malabari                    Vegetable Stew This was one of the recipes I tried from this book that was heavily recommended on begum's kitchen. The book arrived within a day from flipkart.com I was so excited. It had many non-vegetarian recipes predominantly using coconut milk and aniseed -saunf. This particular one had the usual garlic-ginger-green Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-29560887561935212432012-09-07T01:25:00.000-07:002012-09-07T01:25:00.241-07:00baba's chick-inn                     Baba's Chick -inn This is what my Venky’s chicken looked like after Kyar Singh coated it with breadcrumbs and deep fried it. Firstly hunting for this shop had a tale of it’s own. What with Mishti’s mother(One of thakurmaa's gang) giving us vague directions –it’s near the National Handloom. Then after that - go straight Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-66519119602971987152012-08-31T00:57:00.000-07:002012-08-31T00:57:00.403-07:00Food Phrases Surfeiting FoodI decided to be different this time. Am sharing my incomplete tale based on food phrases in both Hindi and English. I would like you to write out an ending...“When are you bringing home the bacon?” Arati’s voice arose over the din of Delhi traffic. The honking of the tempo announcing the fact that fat Cheenu the landlord’s son was waddling his Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-82919783853265117622012-08-24T00:23:00.000-07:002012-08-24T00:23:00.196-07:00strawberries, cherries and an angel kissing spring              Strawberries, cherries and an angel kissing spring...         The strawberry tarts were Divir's surprise gift for my month-long birthday celebration. They were as delightful to eat as they looked. However I was left with the crust after the boys gobbled up the fruit. Divir and chocolate are synonymous. The cake was Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-43932701847285335722012-08-17T01:42:00.000-07:002012-08-17T01:42:00.188-07:00Honey chilly Veggies                          Honey Chilly Veggies     This is made with baby corn, mushroom, carrots, broccoli in chilly sauce with a generous amount of honey in it. Bahadur made it from the recipe book accompanying the microwave. This recipe book had the recipes in Hindi as well, hence every one in my staff can prepare Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-13263208182516282932012-08-10T01:31:00.000-07:002012-08-10T01:31:00.868-07:00Nutri kababs                                     Nutri-Kababs Can something so healthy like soya granules be so delightfully tasty? Please do not miss my Bahadur's  trade mark decorations. The Kashmiri paper mache box one of the gifts from days gone by. The anar is Sujata's and the house box contained green Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-3922554807947248782012-08-03T01:06:00.000-07:002012-08-03T01:06:00.595-07:00paper thin dosa                      Paper thin Dosa           How can I forget the smell, flavour and the joy of eating crisp masala dosas served with a smile from Kyar Singh. The coconut chutney accompanying it is also out of the world. Nobody can turn out such dosas despite all valiant attempts. It was stuffed with aloo Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-6892050075123991882012-07-27T00:44:00.000-07:002012-07-27T00:44:00.935-07:00Baby Corn                               Baby Corn                There were so many packets of Baby corn lying in Divir's fridge that I decided to try out one of Sanjeev Kapoor's recipes. This had salad onions and freshly ground pepper. The pepper bottle as expected was empty and with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-81011176689154956222012-07-20T00:17:00.000-07:002012-07-20T00:17:00.470-07:00Palak Pakoras in London Palak Pakoras in London Promised  Big Son that if it continues to rain the next morning as well I will make less oily pakoras for breakfast. What fun! It continued to pour and we all were hungry for the pakoras. This was made by mixing the palak puree in besan with the required ajwain, green chillies, onions, mushrooms and a bit of love. I made it in the paniarrakal pan with drops Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-51511549924354204142012-07-13T00:38:00.000-07:002012-07-13T00:38:00.633-07:00 Jo ka dalia ka upma This jo ka dalia I bought from a stall selling organic food in  an exhibition on gardening and bonsais. That’s Jaipur for you. Jo translated as barley has many soothing qualities. It is supposed to keep you cool in summers. With the raingods having bid adieu it’s hot again. The porridge is done in the usual manner and the upma is made by adding the rye-curry pattaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-38890492972179247392012-07-07T00:26:00.000-07:002012-07-07T00:26:00.277-07:00lauki in milk                       The Sunday Lunch was an attempt at something simple I turn completely Bangali and this is Lauki in milk. The veggie is chopped into small pieces and cooked in its own juices so to say. Then in a bit of oil a bay leaf, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon are added. The steamed lauki is added to the spices and the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630485356285166150.post-19499868858373339342012-07-01T00:18:00.000-07:002012-07-01T00:18:00.609-07:00Tawa paneer                               Tawa Paneer            The paneer was wonderfully soft melt in the mouth variety. This is cooked in butter with capsicum and onions and is a perfect accompaniment to chhole. Kyar Singh dutifully always keeps my boiled chhole made into a salad with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259111935771023201noreply@blogger.com0