In my last post, I didn’t mean to convey that I hate cooking. I just meant that it is the outcome that I enjoy more than the process. When it comes to cooking, the benefits outweigh the effort normally. That is the reason I cook certain dishes and would never even attempt certain others. I [...]
I pretend to be a great chef. I try to believe that cooking is therapeutic, but I don’t really believe that! I do like to pretend that I am a big time cook, I love the accolades that come with it. I love the glory so much that I’ve even deluded myself into thinking that [...]
Ok, it is not that big a deal, it didn’t even make it to the printed version, but still I was really happy to see a note about my little space in the Seattle Magazine April 2008 edition web exclusive section.
I can’t believe I still haven’t blogged about one of the most famous non-vegetarian preparations from Kerala, the good old beef fry! Succulent beef pieces cooked in freshly ground spices and sauteed dry with onions and coconut slices, this is one of those famous Thattukada dishes. Thattukada is Kerala’s version of a fast food joint. [...]
This is my favorite way to eat green beans. This picture was taken a long time ago, I have been waiting to take a better picture since the beans look a little overcooked and tired in this version. I actually like my beans tender, but the normal restaurant version has the beans very crisp, which [...]
This is a two part post with the two parts having no connection to each other. I am too jet-lagged and sleepy to come up with some twisted way of joining the two as I sometimes do. So feel free to skip the first part and jump to the recipe directly. Sorry, but I must [...]
Aren’t we an informed lot? An overwhelming majority correctly identified this fruit to yield nutmeg and mace. Thank you all for playing! Nutmeg is the dried seed of the fruit, and mace is the reddish covering or arils of the seed. The fruits I found were really young, so the arils are not red yet. [...]
Sorry, it is yet another post with no recipe, I am on vacation after all! Since we all had so much fun with Kudampuli, here is another spice in its natural form. This one is more popular, it is used all over the world, so no Kerallite advantage here… . This fruit actually produces two [...]
Kerala is known as God’s own country, for good reason. The luscious stretches of green paddy fields and plantations, serene beaches, beautiful hill stations, pristine waterfalls, tranquil backwaters and exotic wildlife all within just a couple of hours of driving distance from the other makes this beautiful state one of the most sought after tourist [...]
Not many people have seen me in my youth, they like me old and wrinkled. Can you believe I was ever this good looking!! When I grow up, they make me up to look like this! Now do you know who I am? Yes, I am Kudampuli, as some of you correctly guessed! Kudampuli (scientific [...]
Not many people have seen me in my youth, they like me old and wrinkled. Can you believe I was ever this good looking!! Who am I?
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