Tickling Palates

Roundup of Winter Carnival ~ Part 2

2012-01-29T15:02:00.001+05:30

I hope you all enjoyed the previous Roundup which featured the lip smacking preparations rustled up over the stove. This part is all about the goodies that are baked in the oven to warm up ourselves.

I’m absolutely sure that you all will love this part too. Now to the visual roundup.

1. Oats & Honey Bread

2. Garlic Pull apart Rolls

3. Vanilla Cup Cakes

4. Chocolate Chip Cookies

5. Pizza

6. Marble Cake

7. Stuffed Masala Buns

8. Jaggery Flan

9. Khara Buns

10. Baked bread Fry

11. Butter Cookies

12. Coffee Chocolate Pudding

13. Fennel Crescents

14. Baked Parsley Potatoes

15. Butter cake

16. Maamoul

17. Channa masala stuffed Buns

18. Onion Rings

19. Türkische Piroggen

20. Rainbow Lamingtons

21. Mango Cake

22. Pomegranate Cookies

23. Oven roasted Channa

24. Chilli Ajwain Biscuits

25. Eggless banana chocolate muffins

26. Garlic mushroom Pot pie

27. Oven baked breaded Okra

28. Baked Potato chips

29. Roasted Chickpeas

30. Oatmeal Granola bar

31. Coconut Cake

32. Baked Rataloo Chaat

33. Moongdal Masala Buns

34. Baked Spinach and Cheesy-Corn Quesadillas

35. Moong Bread Rolls

36. Double Decker Pizza

37. Cinnamon Streusel Cake

38. Chocolate cake

39. Vol-au-vents with corn filling

40. Eggless Chocolate Layer cake

41. Pistachio chocolate Fudge

42. Eggless Whole Wheat Cookies

43. Eggless fruit cake

44. Baked Chirote

45. Eggless golden yellow cake

46. Christmas Cake

47. Eggless Quiche

48. Apple Tart

49. Light Fruit Cake

50. Tutti Frutti Cookies

51. Potato tartiflette

52. Mushroom paneer masala buns

53. Baked Broccoli soya samosa

54. vanilla scented butter cookies

55. Chocolate souffle

56. Chocolate Fudge Brownies

57. Baked Shahi Paneer

58. Chilli Bread from Homemade Bread

59. Orange Tutti Frutti Bread

60. Cheesy Bread Cups

61. Tutti Frutti Tea Cake

Vegetarian Keema Matar

2012-01-28T15:00:00.000+05:30

Being a vegetarian does not necessarily have to mean that one has to avoid going through non-vegetarian recipes altogether. I believe that any non-vegetarian dish can be successfully converted into a vegetarian dish without compromising on the taste once we figure out on the perfect vegetable which would suit that dish well. I had already tried it once in the form of Kothamalli Channa Curry and had great success too. This is also once such recipe that I tried converting into a vegetarian recipe which had minced meat aka. keema as the main ingredient. This recipe is from the book which came along with the oven that I had drooled upon umpteen number of times.

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Mango Rice

2012-01-27T12:27:00.001+05:30

The high winds during the recent cyclone brought down 2-3 Mango trees in our Apartments and we all got a few mangoes. Hard to believe that it has been almost a month now and sad to notice that the people are still picking up their lives. The interior villages are yet to get electricity supply. I wanted to make pickles out of it but since the fallen mangoes might have been bruised I was not sure how long the pickles would keep. It was too sour to use in sambar too so without wanting to waste those plump mangoes, I made this quick rice which happens to be very tangy which would be great to pack for lunch boxes.

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How to Clean Mushrooms or Button Mushrooms

2012-01-26T15:00:00.000+05:30

I might have started cooking mushrooms only recently but have knowledge on how to clean and prepare them before cooking. There is a farm nearby to my SIL’s home where along with farming they produce mushrooms too. Our place being in close proximity to Pondicherry they supply the fresh produce to many Resorts and Restaurants there. So my SIL is luckily enough to get farm fresh mushrooms round the year. She learned this cleaning tip from them and I from her. So here is a step wise cleaning procedure on cleaning the mushrooms. I do know there are many ways but I find this a simple and easy one to follow.

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Pachcha Thakkali Chutney / Tomatillo Dip

2012-01-25T14:26:00.001+05:30

Making 2 types of dinner is the norm at my home. Hubby is married to idlis and won’t eat anything else except them for breakfast and dinner and the kids always want chapathis. After some time I get tired of making the same old chutneys and try to come up with interesting variations. You may well remember this one. If you remember I bought these green raw tomatoes a while back and made a dal of it and had 3-4 small ones left out. I know that they will not be enough to make dal again. So came up with this chutney by adding this and that, once I decided on how I wanted the chutney to taste.

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Vegetable Pulao

2012-01-24T13:30:00.000+05:30

An easy lunch box recipe that can be put together quickly. Who ever discovered these One Pot Meals, Hats off. “Oru Periya O Podu”. You do not know what a great service you have been of, to us people. It is a blessing in disguise. This is what I made for Yesterday’s lunch. Mornings are always hectic and speaking of Monday mornings, Don’t tell me. The kids just refuse to budge no matter what. I even sink to bribing them to pull them out of their blankets and these easy to put together meals always make Monday mornings bearable and prevents our blood pressure from shooting up.

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Paneer Tak-a-Tak / Tawa Paneer

2012-01-23T12:40:00.001+05:30

I came to know of this recipe my friend's cousin. This happens to a very popular street food in Mumbai. It got its name from the sound the vendor makes with spatula holding it vertically on the big tawa thereby mashing the contents and bringing together the entire dish. She had come down for a wedding to Chennai and she was surprised to hear the Tak, Tak sound when we were walking along the road where in a vendor was making Koththu Parotta. That was when she told us that they also had a dish named tak-a-tak being cooked similar to this.

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Homemade Naan Recipe Without Yeast | Stove top Method | Step by Step Recipe

2012-01-21T13:39:00.001+05:30

Trust me when I say, you won’t have to go to a dhaba again to enjoy naans again. Ever since I posted these Butter Naans, there has numerous requests for a detailed step wise recipe. Finally I made it and here I present to you a step wise cooking of Naans with variations to convert them into butter or garlic naan. I’m a bit lazy to click step wise pictures as it takes more time and patience and ever since my previous camera got repaired due to exposure to heat I avoid clicking near the stove or hot food. Phew... this is probably one of the longest posts done by me so far but I totally enjoyed cooking these specially for you all and writing this post. I hope you cook up these and make your family a happy lot too.

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Eggless Fruit Cake

2012-01-20T10:40:00.001+05:30

I baked this cake for my friend who celebrated her birthday a fortnight ago. She had been asking for an eggless version of the Christmas Fruit cake that I had baked as she happens to be a vegetarian and does not eat eggs. As TH had gifted me a brand new bread pan which I kept on forgetting to get in the past, for the New Year, I decided to put the bread pan to test and oh boy! it came out so perfect. As I had to gift wrap and deliver the cake to her I had not shown the cake cut into slices but it tasted damn good and everyone loved it. Do give it a try in any usual bake ware you use at home.

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The Gourmet Seven ~ Onto A New Adventure

2012-01-19T10:08:00.001+05:30

Or should I say a foodventure..... Personally talking from experience, Blogging is an adventure which introduced me to a brand new world out there and to unknown people who have become good friends as the time went by. When we like minded friends who also happen to be foodies talked with each other “The Gourmet Seven” was born. We wanted to create something extraordinary out of the ordinary and drive ourselves to excel.

So who are the seven who belong to The League of the Extraordinary – The Gourmet Seven,

Anusha – Tomato Blues

Kalyani – Sizzling Taste buds

Kaveri – Palakkad Chamayal

Radhika – Tickling Palates

Sangeetha – Spicy Treats

Vardhini – Zesty Palette

Veena – Veg Nation

And seriously, we all are on a mission and what is that? Cook up and serve delicious Gourmet style food right in our kitchens and proving that Restaurant style menus are possible to whip up at home. I must here say that nothing gives a gourmet, much pleasure when the result turns out to be excellent and just imagine the kudos. Yup, addictive. This will also give us a change to discover, learn new techniques and cherish the experience which we shall share with all of you.

Every first week of the month, We will treat you all to such amazing food that will leave you drooling and wanting for more. This will be like having our own kitty party but guess what, All are welcome to travel with us in “The Foodies Trail”.

Baked Rice & Beans ~ A Guest Post by Roxana | For An Epicure’s Voyage Series

2012-01-18T08:30:00.001+05:30

An Epicure’s Voyage ~ This series will feature on my travel through the Web World in search of good food and my favorite pit stops. When the thought struck me, the first person who came to my mind was Roxana aka The Green Girl. I had been an admirer of her space for a while now and I must say that I’m a bit addicted to her bakes. She is one of those persons who I admire for being forthright, thoughtful and full of encouragement for her fellow bloggers. I knew she was a very busy person but still readily agreed to do a guest post considering the time I asked was just a week before Christmas time. Hers is one of the spaces where I get to spend a great deal of valuable and quality time marveling at her write ups and cool snaps and I’m sure you all will do too.

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Roundup of Winter Carnival ~ Part 1

2012-01-17T09:10:00.001+05:30

Many thanks to all the foodies who sent in their entries and for making this event a grand success. It was indeed a Grand Winter Food Carnival looking by the variety of spread. It was also a real pleasure to across many new bloggers and to know their blogs in detail through this event.

As there were a lot of entries, I have divided all the entries by 2 categories - Delicacies cooked over the stove and in the oven. This part of roundup is dedicated to all those finger licking, lip smacking food cooked over the stove. Stay tuned for the next part in the next few days.

1. Apple Soup

2. Broccoli Tofu Bonda

3. Black eyed beans Kofta

4. Ribbon Pakodas

5. Cabbage Bonda

6. Mushroom Paniyaram

7. Couscous Salad

8. Mexican Salsa Soup

9. Minestrone Soup

10. Fried Yogurt

11. Carrot Kheer

12. Besan Ladoo

13. Shahi Matar Paneer

14. Bread Halwa

15. Palak Besan Chilla

16. Spinach Bean soup

17. Sheer kurma

18. Tom Yum Soup

19. Caramelized Semiya Pudding

20. Castilian Garlic Soup

21. Kothu Chapathi

22. Kulchas

23. Paneer Balls

24. Kalonji Naan

25. Masala Pappad

26. Majoon

27. mushroom Biryani

28. Aloo gobhi

29. Rabri

30. Majun

31. Paal Kozhukattai

32. Mirchi Pakoda

33. Palak Paratha

34. Paneer sandwich

35. Palak Khichdi

36. Palak Paneer

37. Black Beans Cutlet

38. Murukku

39. Sweet Corn with Butter

40. Poha Chiwda

41. Doongri Ne Kadi

42. Potato Stew

43. Carrot coriander Soup

44. Paneer Makhanwala

45. Fruit Salad with custard

46. Chocolate chip pan cake

47. Cauliflower carrot manchurian

48. Til ke Ladoo

49. Bedmi Poori

50. Beet & pea Soup

51. Poached Pears

52. Avarekaalu Sambar

53. Khajoori Rolls

54. French Bean with Mushroom

55. Guava Chutney

56. Mosaru Kodabale

57. Gajar Gobhi Shalgam Achaar

58. Ghobi, Gajjar, Gogdu ohar mei

59. Peanut Chikki

60. Pav Bhaaji

61. Cheese Corn Balls

62. Pumpkin Peanut Butter Soup

63. Peanut Butter

64. Maatla Oondhiyu

65. Gobi manchurian

66. Methi malai Matar

67. Soya Tamatari

68. Cream of Mushroom Soup

69. Onion Parsley Soup

70. Aloo Bread Toast

71. Tofu Open sandwich

72. Tofu Bread Balls

73. Momos

74. Mushroom soup

75. Tomato Pasta Soup

76. Thenkuzhal

77. Masala Peanuts

78. Black eyed pea soup

79. Tomato Soup

80. Plantain Cutlets

81. Petha

82. Vegetable Hakka Fried Rice

83. Malaysian Fried Noodles

84. Vegetable Chilli Corn Bread

85. Lilva Rice

86. Pitla Bjakri Rice

87. Vegetable Lasagna

88. Ravioli in Pesto sauce

89. Thayir Vadai

90. Popcorn

91. Kuzhi Paniyaram

92. Mixed Vegetable Soup

93. Orange peel gojju

94. Maddur vade

95. Amla Cocktail

96. Pepper Idli

97. Choco Almond Rocks

98. Stuffed Capsicum

99. Chocolate Mousse

100. Carrot beet halwa

101. Matar Paneer

102. Kaniyum Payarum

103. Hing Ki Kachori

104. Gajar Halwa

105. Spicy Couscous

106. Kadhi pakoda

107. Carrot Corn Cheese BUrger

108. Spiced Hot Nutella

109. Urad Dal Vada

110. Lemon Poppy Seed pancakes

111. Broccoli Pizza

112. Fruit salad with ginger honey

113. Carrot Burfi

114. Kashmiri Spiced Tea

115. Roasted Peanuts

116. Mullu Murukku

117. Chilli Paneer

118. Tomato Soup

119. Mushroom Risotto

120. Arbi fry

121. Vegetable Nuggets

122. Rajma Soup

123. Spinach Cheese Traingles

124. Carrot Soup

125. Achappam

126. Soya kheema Fritters

127. Broccoli batata Vada

128. Sprouted green gram pakoda

129. Raw banana patties

130. Baked beans Korma

131. Rajma Masala

132. Paal Koxhukattai

133. Khus Khus Kheer

134. Tender Coconut Oats Soup

135. Bran Rice Pesarattu

136. Vegetable Kofta Curry

137. Aalampana

138. Ginger Tomato Chutney

139. Pappad Rolls

140. Gobi Gulistan

141. Ribbon Pakoda

142. Butter Murukku

143. Matar Paneer

144. Peanuts Chaat beach Style

145. Onion Oothappam

146. Chow Chow Kootu

147. Spicy Corn on Cob

148. Kothamalli Thokku

Puli Aval – A Traditional Palakkad Recipe

2012-01-14T10:15:00.001+05:30

Isn’t it wonderful how you get to meet unknown, faceless people through the Internet that creates a bond between you and feel a certain connection between you both. One such person whom I had the fortune to come into contact was Meenalochani Kumar. She sent me 3 wonderful recipes after I announced the event “Let’s Cook ~ Rice”. When I came to know that today happens to be her Birthday, I could not think of a better way to wish her on this day, other than to cook one of the recipes sent by her and give her a visual treat. Here’s me wishing dear Meena, a very Happy Birthday and May the years ahead bring you peace, prosperity, wisdom and good health.

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