The basic idea for Beetroot Kofta curry is from the magazine ‘Cooking and More’ by Tarla Dalal. I have adapted the recipe to suit our taste. As I said earlier in one of my posts Beetroot Cabbage curry, Beetroot is one of my favourite veggies and you will rarely find the absence of this vegetable in my fridge.I have slightly altered the masalas for the Beetroot koftas. The gravy/curry in the original recipe was a sweetish Makhani type of gravy.I completely changed the recipe to make a spicy Misal type of gravy. Beetroot lends a lovely pinkish-red hue to the…
Archives for February 2007
Natural Icecream?
No you know it’s not an Icecream , but the shape does resemble an icecream cone doesn’t it? This is a natural zeolite –Stilbite found in the Deccan Plateau . This weekend we decided to enjoy our holiday in an offbeat kind of way! We went to a Mineral Museum-Gargoti (meaning Flint Stone in Marathi), which is about 20 kms from our place. ‘Conceived by Mr.K.C.Pandey – a passionate mineral collector and an enthusiast in his goal – the collection is marked from last 27 years of his patience and consistency.’ -Gargoti
Strawberry Murabba
Lot of debate and fuss going on about ‘Whether Valentine’s Day should be celebrated here or not?’I don’t understand what’s the big deal? Leave it to individuals to decide what they should do. Anyway, speaking of Valentine’s Day my father married his Valentine (my mom of course) 40 yrs ago on this day! So they have been celebrating this day for the last 40 yrs J. We always tease my parents that they are very modern for their generation. So we are anyway going to have a party! Coming to the Strawberry Murabba like I said in my earlier post…
Spice it up 2
Sequel’s are in fashion in Bollywood and I don’t want to be left behind especially since most of the recent sequel’s have been hits! This is a sequel to the Red Chili Chutney (Spice it up 1) -Red Chili Thecha (Spice it up 2) The Protagonist is the same- Fiery Hot Red Chili Pepper, the treatment is a bit different and the leading lady J has changed!From the mildly flavoured,sweet Onion now it’s the strong flavoured and pungent Garlic.And since it is Garlic, I have roasted it before making the Thecha! So here’s one more recipe Red Chili Thechato spice…
Spice It Up
Hot is the word you think of when you see a Red Cocktail Dress. Hot is the word you think of when you see Red chili pepper! Both Red hot and both irresistible. 🙂 Freshly cultivated Red peppers are available in plenty this season and like I said I cant resist the neatly stacked slender and juicy Red hot peppers in the Foodmart.