Recipes by Swapna Chandran Dinesh (Page 5)
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Broccoli, carrots and sausage pastaThis is what I made for our dinner yesterday. Simple, delicious and satisfactory.Lightly saute the flour in the butter and olive oil (never let it turn brown, add the milk little by little so as to smooth out any lumps, take off fire, stir all the time and add the cheese .Blanch broccoli and carrots in salted water, drain and keep… |
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Moru kaachiyathu (tempered beaten curd )The past week was a miserable one, both health-wise and because plans for a family get-together fell through ... and when down in the dumps, comfort food works best. If there was anyone else to do the cooking, maybe the menu may have been something else, but since I had to do the cooking, I opted for one of the easiest fixes - moru… |
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For OnamFor OnamI usually post the recipes of the Onam feast after the fact, but I thought that it would be helpful if I give the links of the dishes I prepared earlier.For people who do not know, Thiruvonam falls on September 2nd this year. I will be making a couple of new dishes which I will post later.Happy Onam Everyone......RasamVendakka… |
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Ulli curryI have no pictures of the entire feast this year.. I was a bit busy to take the snaps before my guests arrived and I did not want to focus on the food while there were others present.I made Parippum neyyum, Ulli curry, Sambar, cabbage thoran, kaay mezhukkupuratti, kaalan, Olan and Gothambu paayasam.The biggest hit of all was the Ulli… |
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Olan/I shtu - stewed lentils and veggies in coconut milkThis is yet another member of a Kerala sadya. But unlike a few of it's counterparts, the main ingredients in Olan usually are very varied...It is a very simple, yet very very tasty dish to make. Another dish that would be agreeable to most people who are used to totally different cuisines than ours. This one can also be used as a… |
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Pear crumble with vanilla custardI made mutton biryani for my husband's birthday since that is his absolute favourite. Since he is not very comfortable when I fuss about his big day, I decided to make a special dessert instead of cake... So finally, I came up with Pear Crumble..I was actually searching for an apple crumble, but I had some great pears, so I just… |
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Semiya payasam (Vermicelli pudding)This is a pudding/ payasam I made some time back. Slightly different from the one I make normally.Cook the semiya and the sago in 1 cup water and 1 cup milk till the sago is mostly translucent. Now add the sugar, cardamom powder and the rest of the milk and bring to a boil. Add the choronji seeds . You may add cashews and raisins… |
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My First Cooked Food - Gothambu (cracked wheat) PayasamI have made Gothambu payasam many many times and it is my favourite item to complete a Vishu or Onam sadya.Other than that this payasam also has the distinction of being the first ever thing that I tried my hand at cooking ..!!! It was when I was in my 6th standard. I was at my mom's place for my Onam vacation and I had a friend in… |
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Stuffed Karelas (bittergourd)Stuffed Karelas (bittergourd)The first time I ever tasted stuffed karelas was when we visited my mom's second brother and family in Hyderabad. Our aunt made this dish for dinner one day and we all enjoyed it a lot.. at that time however, I wasn't too fond of this bitter vegetable. So though I really liked what my aunt made, I would… |
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No-bake fruitcake with MarshmallowsThis photo of the fruitcake has nothing to do with the recipe... I just borrowed it from the internet pictures....Fruit assembled like cake!!!!!.I picked up a few books this weekend and this recipe was in a book by Debbie Macomber , called Glad tidings. This is a tried and tested recipe by the author and since it is no-bake, maybe… |
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