Showing posts with label From My Kitchen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label From My Kitchen. Show all posts
Homemade garlic butter on toasted baguette
Homemade Garlic Butter: 4 Expert Techniques
Homemade garlic butter is the simplest way to elevate your cooking. Whether you want the perfect crispy garlic bread, a weekday pasta upgrade, or a luxurious finish for butter-poached prawns, this compound butter is a complete game-changer. Skip the store-bought tubs packed with additives and preservatives, and learn four expert techniques to turn a plain block of butter into your kitchen's most versatile staple.
Chilled Curd Idli (Thayir Idli) — golden, air-fried, and bathed in tempered yogurt
The Ultimate Guilt-Free Summer Comfort: Chilled Curd Idli (Thayir Idli)
Chilled Curd Idli— crunchy on the outside, soft and spongy within, and bathed in a cooling, beautifully tempered yogurt, this Chilled Curd Idli (Thayir Idli) recipe completely reinvents leftover idlis or a fresh batch of mini idlis. Skipping the deep fryer for the air fryer gets you that gorgeous golden texture without a single drop of heavy oil. The ultimate refreshing summer snack or healthy lunchbox treat.
Cochin Fish Molee (കൊച്ചിൻ മീൻ മോലീ) – Meen Moilee, Never Fishy
Authentic Cochin Fish Molee (കൊച്ചിൻ മീൻ മോലീ) is a traditional Kerala Christian fish stew made with coconut milk, mild spices, and firm white fish. Pale, elegant, and unapologetically gentle, this Portuguese-influenced Cochin Molee is the exact opposite of loud, fiery fish curries ubiquitous to Kerala. From the storied kitchens of Cochin comes this legendary, silken, coconut-milk-based fish stew, refined over thirty years of trial, error, and overcoming a rather "fishy aftertaste" culinary trauma. If you have been looking for a Fish Molee that balances the delicate sweetness of the coast without the fishy surprises of the past, you have arrived at the right shore. This Cochin Christian festive staple is perfect for your Christmas breakfast or lunch.
Homemade Grape Wine Recipe: Quick, No Stir, Ready in 3 Weeks
Homemade grape wine does not have to take months. This quick homemade grape wine recipe turns fresh grapes, sugar, a small handful of wheat and a little yeast into a smooth, natural wine in just 21 to 30 days, with no daily stirring and no complicated equipment. Using a mix of sweet and slightly sour grapes, egg white to clarify and an optional caramel touch for colour, it is a beginner friendly festive wine for Christmas, Easter and New Year. Here is my family tradition, step by step, with the ageing and storage tips that make a quick wine taste patient.
Amma's Palakkadan Meen Puli: Authentic Kerala Fish Curry with Tamarind & Coconut
Palakkadan Meen Puli is a tangy, tamarind-forward Kerala fish curry from Palakkad's home kitchens — small fish simmered in a coconut-shallot paste with just a whisper of jaggery. This is Amma's version, the one my father swears by, and the one that finally won me over years after I first turned my nose up at it.
Eggsquisite Memories: The Tale of Mom's Magical Egg Drop Curry"
In the cosy kitchen of our modest home, a small room bursting with the aroma of spices and love, my mom orchestrated culinary magic. Our house, though compact, was the setting of countless memories and anecdotes from my childhood. It was a humble two-room haven where the drawing room seamlessly transformed into a dining room at mealtimes, a study when we pored over our books, and welcomed guests with open arms, only to become our bedroom as night fell. This versatile space, though limited in square footage, was boundless in warmth and memories, playing a pivotal role in our lives.
Navratri Recipes: 50+ Naivedyam, Sundal & Sweets for 9 Days
Complete guide to Navratri Naivedyam, from Sundal for Golu to Sweet Pongal, Kesari, Payasam and Bengali Durga Pujo sweets, with a 9 day Navratri Prasadam Menu for each day.
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I Me Myself
Essence of Life - Food is all about daily cooking with a simple sense of taste and health. It is all about food. Not a day goes by without eating for most of us, so what we eat matters on the whole. Food in the mode of goodness increases the duration of life, purifies one's existence, and gives strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction. Above all ingredients, the most vital one in my kitchen is love.
