by Currylicious | Apr 11, 2012 | Nandini's Food Court
I never gave Chick Peas that much attention or respect that it deserved:) all this time until there was this weird craving of a snack once my kids got back from school. I always gave them cookies/ sandwiches/ cupcakes and was tempted to eat some myself. I decided to make something healthy for them as well as me one day and opened my pantry to find canned chickpeas!!!OKK K now what? So I opened it and made something that took me less than 5 minutes:) to prepare.
Now if you do not want to use the canned ones, you can always buy the packet of chick peas from the store and soak some overnight and pressure cook it! Well, I have 2 kids and I really need something that saves me time hence the readily available cooked ones works better for me:)
by Currylicious | Apr 9, 2012 | Nandini's Food Court
I have always been fascinated by the different ways one can present a CREPE- both savory and sweet! It is indeed one of my favorite dishes:)
Well, I made my version of Savory Crepe with a bright red tomato chutney and a green coriander chutney. The tangy flavor from the tomato chutney and the earthiness from the coriander chutney makes it a perfect dip for the crepe.
by Currylicious | Apr 6, 2012 | Nandini's Food Court
I was born in the state of Kerala in India. Kerala is in the southern part of India and is know for its beautiful backwaters and greenery! There is one another thing Kerala is well known for- Its Plaintain chips!!!!
My mom always made these crispy plantain chips that me and brother always kept munching on them. And when we had guests over, my mom would reach out to the canister of Plantain Chips and too late to realize- ALL GONE!!!
I have been craving some crispy homemade plantain chips a while now. So I decided to add my own twist to it:)
I love the idea of salt and sweet so paired up home made Crispy Salted Plantain Chips with a Mango Salsa and hot Jalapeno! Enjoy!!!
by Currylicious | Apr 5, 2012 | Nandini's Food Court
Everyone heard of scrambled eggs but my “Masala Scrambled Eggs” are to die for! Try my recipe this Easter and rediscover scrambled eggs for dinner – yes you heard it right- not for breakfast!
That’s called reinventing scrambled eggs.
Try my Masala Scrambled Eggs with any kind of bread/ Pita/ tortilla!
by Currylicious | Apr 4, 2012 | Nandini's Food Court
Cabbage is one of the vegetables that I never liked to eat as a child. Now when you become a mother, you have to find smart ways to cook the veggies you hated just so you can eat them for the Kid” s sake at least! Role model and all phew! . I love to chop my veggies, garlic, onion -anything, you name it- with my knife and not use any of those zillion contraptions like mandolin that is marketed (would love to show off my knife skills)!
I chop my cabbage very fine and even (so it cooks evenly) and toss it with some bright green snow peas and a curried blend!
You can find it in my recipe section with pictures taking you step by step:)
by Currylicious | Apr 2, 2012 | Nandini's Food Court
One of the most humble dishes that tasted awesome was the (Punjabi Kadhi) or Vegetable Fritters in a Spicy Yogurt Sauce. I had never come across this dish until after our wedding. My husband was born and raised in the North of India and this dish was one of his favorites. Once when he had invited a group of his friends home for dinner, he wanted me to make this dish. I remember there was nothing left in the pan after they left! They loved it and I gave myself a pat on the back:)
I have tried this dish with several ingredients and have finally mastered a recipe with my variations and you can find it on my recipes section. I have mentioned a few tips and a few spices that I add to make this dish stand out from the others and taste Curryliciousssssssssss!
