India Trip Food Round-up – Chennai Part 2
on Sep 21, 2009 in Contributions Lentils Traditional dishes Travel Bites amaranth ambat bhaji dal maharashtrian sour greens spinach tanjore You’re correct in the assumption that of the 12 days I spent in India, more than 8 were at restaurants. I visited 4 cities in 12 days, and each one had its own specialty, Hyderabadi Biryani, Bombay pav bhaji and gujarati food. I probably spent...

India Trip Food Round Up – Chennai
on Sep 10, 2009 in Travel Bites carrot pickle chennai chole bhatura cream center My 2 day trip to Chennai was dotted with some saree shopping, jewelry shopping (the fashion and the junk jewelry kind - not the 24k gold Thangamaligai kind:), of course, some food – the restaurant and home-cooked kinds! We visited Cream Center...

India Visit Food Round-up Part 1
on Aug 28, 2009Once again, I’m back after a long pause. This time, I have a valid (well, sort of!) reason for the silence. I was on my annual trip to India..the usual, 2 week visit, filled with travelling, jet-lag, and an over-stimulation of the senses that...

India Visit Food Round-up – New Delhi
on Aug 28, 2009 in Travel Bites Bukhara dal bukhara Delhi New Delhi paneer tandoor Once again, I’m back after a long pause. This time, I have a valid (well, sort of!) reason for the silence. I was on my annual trip to India..the usual, 2 week visit, filled with travelling, jet-lag, and an over-stimulation of the senses that...

Punjabi Chhole (Garbanzo Beans in Dry Curry Sauce)
on Jun 27, 2009 in Comfort Food Girish beans chana chick peas chole garbanzo beans punjabi punjabi chole This is probably quite a common recipe that you’ll find in many sites, but that’s exactly the specialty of this dish too. There are so many versatile ways that Indians make this dish and each one has it’s unique distinct taste. And...

Asparagus Soup
on Jun 24, 2009 in Comfort Food Soups Vegetables asparagus greens soup vegetable The last few weeks have been crazy..a rollercoaster of emotions, ups and downs..(mostly up thankfully!) amidst quite a bit of travelling. Girish and I have been cooking a lot, trying to take our mind off things. Weirdly enough, cooking has been our...

Roasted Red Pepper Spread Sandwich
on Jun 24, 2009 in Lunchbox series Vegetables bread lunch red pepper sandwich spread sub This is a follow up to the recipe from yesterday on the Asparagus Soup. I served this sandwich along with the soup for lunch. Once again, this is inspired from Vegetarian Times, with a few changes. I didn’t use French baguettes but whole wheat...

Lunchbox Series - “Subway” Style Veggie Sandwich
on Apr 15, 2009This is another of Nikhil’s lunch favs. This recipe was given to me by another gourmet cook friend of mine. I should probably start a section dedicated to Mona’s recipes here, but will do that with her permission and of course, after I ge...

Lunchbox Series – “Subway” Style Veggie Sandwich
on Apr 15, 2009This is another of Nikhil’s lunch favs. This recipe was given to me by another gourmet cook friend of mine. I should probably start a section dedicated to Mona’s recipes here, but will do that with her permission and of course, after I ge...

“Nana’s” Banana Bread
on Apr 11, 2009 in Baking bread banana Eggs Got this nice note from Sheela, my dear friend from Hyderabad who also happens to be a regular RKK reader (she doesn’t have a choice sometimes when I also call her to tell her about it , RKK’s proof reader, critic and an eloquent freelan...