Culinary Journeys

Banana Walnut Cake

Posted by on Jun 12, 2012 in Culinary Journeys | Comments Off on Banana Walnut Cake

Banana Walnut Cake

The Sugar-Free ‘at-the stroke-of-midnight’  Cake (Serves a houseful of 4 adults and 2 kids): Refined flour-3/4 cup Ripe bananas,mashed-2 medium Walnut kernels,chopped1/4 cup Baking powder 2 teaspoons Salt a pinch Cocoa powder-3 table spoons Cinnamon powder 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg powder 1/8 teaspoon Cooking butter 200 grams Sugar Free- 1/2 cup(R is diabetic! Please use 1 cup of sugar,if you choose) Vanilla essence- 1 teaspoon Eggs,whisked 2 (yolks and whites separated) Milk 2 tablespoons   Preheat oven to 180° C. Grease and line the cake-baking tin. Sieve refined flour, baking...

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Feeling Chilly at Kodai

Posted by on May 10, 2012 in Culinary Journeys | 3 comments

Feeling Chilly at Kodai

Like you cant miss the sight of the lake at Kodai, there is no way out for you ,not to notice the light green chillies tied like garlands in front of the bhajji stalls and hurricane and halogen lamps lighting the tiny stall-spaces that sell these Chilly Bhajjis . These larger than usual green chillies are dipped in besan flour paste ,deep fried in hot oil and served with red chutney .Needless to say that they are mouth watering… I have known about these fritters from a long time back. Growing up with two neighbours in Kolkata who were from two different states of the South, had its own...

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Bangkok Street Treat

Posted by on Dec 23, 2011 in Culinary Journeys | Comments Off on Bangkok Street Treat

Bangkok Street Treat

My Bangkok trip couldn’t have been complete without tasting food in its back streets. Modest that I was in my expenses planned for this trip, the last few Bahts were left behind for me to sample the ever-popular street food the Bangkok is famous for.  For that ,it was Sukhumvit. I had just one evening to spare to experience food the Bangkok way..stand in front of carts, order what pleases the eye, and have the vendor create your dish right in front of you. Since my crisp little hotel was in Sukhumvit Soi 22, I ventured one evening walking from Soi to Soi, and stopped wherever my nose and...

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Cecilio’s Lamb Chops Scottadito

Posted by on Sep 21, 2011 in Culinary Journeys | Comments Off on Cecilio’s Lamb Chops Scottadito

Cecilio’s Lamb Chops Scottadito

He called out for a plate of Lamb Chops Scottadito. And here’s the trivia: In Italian the word scottadito means burned fingers. This dish is named scottadito because the lamb chops are so delicious that you can’t resist eating them sizzling hot, straight from the grill and burning your fingers! To make these simple lamb chops, all you would need is: •    2 cloves garlic, finely chopped •    2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary •    1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil •    Sea salt and fresh-ground pepper to taste •    12 rib lamb chops In a small bowl stir together the garlic, rosemary,...

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Bedwin’s Signature Chicken Chaap

Posted by on Aug 21, 2011 in Culinary Journeys | 2 comments

Bedwin’s Signature Chicken Chaap

The memories of the special lunch-box of Biriyani and Chaap that I often sneaked into my house has been so deep in my memories, that I eventually succumbed to the temptation of making it at home the other day. The biriyani, I saved it for another time, but the Chicken Chaap was a show-stealer, and a dish that served my guests memories of my childhood.   1 whole skinned chicken weighing about 800 gms(cut into 4) 750 gms(a coffee mug and a half) hung curd Garlic paste(from about 4 whole garlic pods) Ginger paste ( from about two inches of the rhizome) Mace/Javithri powder(about 2 large...

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Kirsten’s Bavarian Dinner

Posted by on Nov 20, 2010 in Culinary Journeys | Comments Off on Kirsten’s Bavarian Dinner

Kirsten’s Bavarian Dinner

Kartoffelpuffer’-a preparation with potato patties, topped with a dump of vinegar soaked red cabbage. German potato pancakes are a real treat and something Germans miss when they move away from home. Eating freshly made potato pancakes with applesauce in the out-of-doors at a weekly market or carnival is a wonderful way to indulge. I saw several stalls lined up as street carts in India are, at a local Bavarian fair I was taken to. Interesting what the Bavarian consider as street-food! Even shaved coconut slices are one of them, and priced at a princely sum of EUR 2! Kirsten makes these...

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