I felt lost after posting recipes for all the blog events J What next? was the question. To utilise a can of Lima beans, (I bought when I was searching for Fava Beans) last night I fixed us a quick pasta dinner- Farfalle with Lima Beans. BTW, Lima Beansare also called Pavta in Marathi (which I very well know). This I learned after some research on them; though what we get locally looks a bit different than the canned ones. The buttery nutty flavour of the Lima beans complimented the soft beautiful Farfalle bows in a tangy tomato-mushroom sauce. This…
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Panaki
Panaki or Panagi is a traditional recipe originating from the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Usually it is made with a sweet stuffing of jaggery and coconut. This is my mom’s non-sweet version of the recipe. This savory Panaki is a Rice pancake steamed between turmeric leaves stuffed with some vegetables. (traditionally the sweet version is stuffed with coconut-jaggery)The dominant flavour in this recipe is that of the turmeric leaves. If you can’t find turmeric leaves or if you don’t like its strong flavour you can use banana leaves. This is entirely my mom’s recipe; in fact these photos are taken…
Eat like..an Egyptian
This month I have been Globe Trotting not physically but Cuisinewise! Some days ago we were in Thailand, then this week in Orissa. My kitchen has been witnessing a lot of experiments these days thanks to some challenging events going in the blogosphere. (I have become a slave to these Blog -events now!) This time I am traveling all the way to the Middle East to Egypt-All thanks to Glenna of A Fridge Full of Foods. We are in search of ‘Ethnic Dishes’and she has asked us ‘to make a dish from a culture, country, or ethnicity other than our…
Alu Posta and Khajur Khatta
RCI is a fantastic event started by Lakshmikof Veggie Cuisine- ‘Celebrating the Regional Cuisines of India’ . It gives us an opportunity to explore the varied cuisines of India. This month Swapna of Swadis hosting RCI: Oriya. Searching for Oriya recipes made me realize how little I know about the cuisine from this costal state of India!Swapna was kind enough to provide links to some sites featuring authentic Oriya recipes, which were a great help. Thank you, Swapna for hosting RCI:Oriya .I have learnt a lot about Oriya Cuisine! Today I made Alu Posta (Potato in poppy seed curry) and…
Monsoon Magic- Butterfly Sandwich
The only butterfly in this sandwich is the shape J A hot grilled sandwich is an all time favourite in our house. I usually dress up some left over stir fries with white sauce- stuff it in between two slices of bread and grill it till crisp and you get Irresistible, yummy crisp sandwiches. The stir fries which get this L look in the morning (usually for lunch) suddenly get this J look with the grilled sandwich. Enjoy this hot grilled Butterfly sandwich with a cup of tea in the wet cozy rainy weather!