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Garlic Naan & Cabbage Kofta Curry

Posted by: cornstarch on: September 23, 2009

Garlic Naan
Ingredients
All-purpose flour – 4 cups
Fresh Curd  or milk – 1 to 2 cups
Melted ghee – 2 tbsp
Sugar – 1 tbsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Yeast mixture:
In a small cup, take 2 tablespoons of warm water add pinch of sugar
Stir in 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
Mix and wait for it to rise.
To top:
Minced garlic
Method
In a large bowl, [...]

Chicken Tikka

Posted by: cornstarch on: June 6, 2009

Ingredients:
Chicken Boneless(Breast) – 1/2 kg
Chilli Powder – 1 Spoon
Bell Pepper ( Green / Red ) – 1 each Diced
Onion Big – 1 Diced
Coriander Powder – 1/4 Spoon
Garam Masala – 1/4 Spoon
Pepper Powder – 1 Spoon
Curd – 2 Spoons
Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 Spoons
Red Color – 2 Pinch
Lime Juice – 4 Spoons
Salt to taste
Bamboo Skewers – [...]

Baby Corn Pepper Fry

Posted by: cornstarch on: January 25, 2009

Ennai Kathirikkai

Posted by: cornstarch on: January 14, 2009

I like anything made with kathirikkai, I saw this recipe on spiceindiaonline  and wanted to try right away…I followed the method to the T and the result was yummmmmyyyy

Ingredients 1
Sesame Seeds – 3 tbsp
Peanuts – 2 tsp
Cinnamon Stick – 1 no
Cloves – 1 no
Red Chilli – 3
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Black Peppercorns – 1 tsp
Ingredients 2
Brinjal [...]

My First Award

Posted by: cornstarch on: September 4, 2008

It’s a brand New day… I’ve got a Good News to share with all…. Yes, Ramya from Ramya’s Kitchen Corner has passed me the Wylde Woman Award. This award is special as it’s my first award. Thanks a lot Ramya for your motivation.
The rules for the award are
You can give it to one or one hundred [...]

Achari Mutton (Pickled Mutton)

Posted by: cornstarch on: February 28, 2008

This gravy is called “Achari Mutton” as we use the same ingredients that we use for a pickle. This recipe came in a free booklet with our Premier pressure cooker. It was a tad different from the usual south indian gravies we make at home but it tasted quite nice and was relished by all [...]

Five Senses

Posted by: cornstarch on: January 29, 2008

Make this as a food blog

Posted by: cornstarch on: December 13, 2007

I am planning to make this as a food blog….salivating while reading over a dozen food blogs made me to think of having one of my own….so lets see how it turns up

songs close to me

Posted by: cornstarch on: August 30, 2007

Songs have a special place in my heart…it is always “yetho oru paatu en kaathil ketkum, ketkum pothellaam sila nyabagangal thalaatum…..”this is very true….let me list out some songs and the special feeling associated with it…
kanae kalaimaane from moondram pirai….i remember doing sanjadu amma sanjaadu huggng my athai’s(now my MIL) neck while she was cuttng [...]

Who fell the trees?

Posted by: cornstarch on: August 17, 2007

the chennai corporation has chopped most of the trees on G.N. chetty road to make way for the upcoming flyover….
the place looks bright and bare…..i loved the trees…why could’nt they transplant them in parks and grounds rather than chopping them??!!!..the huge trees outside residency hotel used to be decked up with lights during the season [...]