For the alphabet Y, I had to do some word play as I couldn’t get any recipe in Tamil cuisine starting with Y. Yennai Kathrikkai kulambu is a very famous Tamil style gravy in which a spice powder is stuffed in brinjals and then a gravy is made. When I saw a similar version of […]
Posts tagged SPICE POWDER
Berbere Spice Pow...
I am taking part in a month long blogging marathon Buffet on Table for this month. For the first week it was international combo dishes and for second week, it was recipes from Indian states. For the third week, the theme is condiments. So, what are condiments. According to wiki, a condiment is a spice, […]
Spicy Hasselback ...
For the fourth day of the baking marathon I would love to present you another fusion dish. Just like yesterday’s casserole, today’s dish is also a spicy version of the original. If you love potatoes then you would surely love hasselback potatoes. When I first saw a picture of hasselback potatoes, it registered clearly in […]
Hyderabadi Biryan...
Hyderabadi Biryani is a delicious layered biryani with lots of nuts and raisins as garnish. The actual taste of biryani is got with the spice powder we add in the vegetables. The preparation of this powder is quite easy and it is very very flavourful. I saw the recipe at Swasthi’s blog and made it […]
Baharat Powder
Baharat Powder is the spice powder used in Arab Cuisine. It is a mixture of some flavourful spices and it is used in soups. I used it in chick pea soup which is inspired by Lebanese cooking. Recipe Source: Tarla Dalal Makes 1/2 cup of Baharat Powder Ingredients: Black Pepper Corn-1 tbs Red Chilly-4-5 Coriander […]
Red Chilly Powder
Red Chilly powder is an important ingredient in Indian recipes. Though you can buy it at stores, preparing it at home gives a nice colourful hot powder. While selecting red chillies, look for bright coloured chillies. Don’t buy dark coloured chillies because the colour of the powder will be darker which inturn darkens the gravy. […]
Home Made Sambar ...
Sambar powder is the most important spice powder in a tamil kitchen. It is usually ground in flour mill and stored in large jars to use for the whole year. When summer arrives, every woman starts the process of preparing spice powders and vadagam for the year. My mom used to become very busy during […]