Jun
21
2006
Last week a friend of mine, “Na”, gifted me a book on Thai cooking titled - Thai Food and Cooking A Fiery and exotic cuisine : the traditions, techniques,ingredients and recipes Authors Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson. It was amazing and had everything about Thai Cooking. And all I did after I got that book was going through [...]
Jun
21
2006
Tomato rasam or tomato charu is a type of South Indian soup that is cooked as part of our everyday meal (almost). The rasam has a wonderfu sour-ish, spicy taste and goes great with dal rice. There are different types of rasam depending on the ingredients that go into it. Today my focus is on [...]
Jun
15
2006
The number “3500″ has been imprinted in my brain (a little one at that) for a variety of reasons. No. Wait! For just one reason – “Staying Fit”. I hope you all know what 3500 calories can do to you. Although an interesting thing to observe is that the ascent to 3500 is nearly not [...]
Jun
08
2006
So, here we are. Finally. I must say I am absolutely elated with all of the participants and their “josh”. This round up also answers the question – Why do we add tempering spices? Because these spices are treasures of aroma, flavor, taste and health. Following the links below will enunciate the importance of [...]