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Recipe Video: How to make Bengali Rosogolla
December 28th, 2007 — Desserts
Rasgulla, Rosogolla or Roshgolla - whatever you call it, it certainly is among the top sweets in Indian cuisine. Originally thought to be from Bengal, Wikipedia tells me that it is Orissa actually.
I’m no expert in Indian food history, but I can sure eat a boxful of Rosogollas in one sitting! In Kolkata and other parts of Bengal, Haldiram’s, KC Das and other Sweet makers serve these sweets in a cay cup with lots of sugar juice.
In the following video, Manjula shows you the step by step guide to making Rosogollas at home. Enjoy this holiday weekend and welcome the New Year with this delicious dessert.
Note: The video is about 9 minutes long. It is recommended that you watch this video with a broadband internet connection.
Video: Make Eggless Chocolate Cake this Christmas
December 16th, 2007 — Desserts
Christmas Recipes
The Holiday mood that started with Dasara and Diwali continues into the year end with Christmas and New Year. Christmas is celebrated with the same gusto as other festivals in India.
And Christmas also means lots of cakes, chocolates and other sweet varieties. Many, including my mom, do not eat cake because they have eggs in them. In the video that follows, Anuja and Hetal make a delicious Chocolate Cake minus the eggs. So enjoy this Christmas with this delicious cake and spread cheer all around!
Cooking Video: Potato and Yogurt Curry
November 22nd, 2007 — Curries, Videos
Potato is an easy and versatile vegetable in Indian cooking since it can used to make a variety of dishes. And it’s use in side-dishes aka Indian curries and gravies are many, in all the regions of India.
In this video, expert home-chef Manjula shows you to turn a simple Potato curry grand, with the addition of a Yogurt gravy. This can be used as an accompaniment to Rotis and or eaten along with Rice.
Note: The video is about 8 minutes long and a broadband internet connection is recommended for a smooth viewing of the video.
Looking for more dishes? here’s a selection of different curries and gravy recipes from the Indian Food Kitchen main website.
Video: Make Gulab Jamoon (Indian Sweet) this Diwali
November 4th, 2007 — Desserts, Videos
Diwali is always time for Sweets and lots of them! This year Diwali (or Deepavali) falls on a weekend and this helps people who work and study, take some time off and enjoy this festival with friends and family.
If you don’t know what a Jamoon is, here’s what Wikipedia says:
Gulab jamun (gul-aab jaa-mun) is a popular Indian and Pakistani sweet dish….It is made of a khoya, dough, often including double cream and a little flour in a sugar syrup flavored with cardamom, rosewater or saffron.
Jamun has been my one of favourite since I started speaking :). So let Manjula guide you through in this video to make delicious Gulab Jamoons easily.
If you are looking for a text version, find a Gulab Jamun recipe here from the Sweets section of the main website
Festival recipe Video: Rice Kheer (Payasam)
October 23rd, 2007 — Desserts, Videos
The fetive season is here and it will continue well until the next year. With all the Dusshera celebrations at home, I hadn’t posted in quite some time.
Keeping in mind the series of festivals that are going to come, I found Manjula’s video (courtesy: youtube.com) for making Rice Kheer or Payasam (as it is called down south India).
Payasams are a must in any Indian festival menu and with slight variations different varieties of Payasams can be made easily. This video for Rice Kheer gives you step by step instruction to make this sweet treat.
Note: Video is about 6 1/2 minutes long and will need some time to load, especially in slower internet connections. Video Courtesy - www.youtube.com and Manjula.
Cooking Video - How to make Roti (Indian Flat Bread)
September 29th, 2007 — Rotis/Dough, Videos
It is estimated that among all Indian dishes, Roti ranks the highest - in terms of how many people eating it every day. Almost all of North India has to include Roti in some form as a staple food. Making a Roti is very easy (even for amateur cooks / bachelors / those new to Indian food).
The preparation of dough, I think, is the most important part to get that perfect Roti. Manjula in the following video explains and shows well how to make a Roti. You can check another variety of Roti being prepared by Manjula in this video for Naan bread and 2 videos for Chapathi here.
Also, check some Side-dishes for to go along: Side-dish Recipes, Curries and Gravies from the website and more Roti and Chapathi varieties from the main website.
Video: How to make Egg Fried Rice
September 17th, 2007 — Rice, Videos
It’s raining out here in Bangalore like no other and the weather is perfect to taste something hot. Well I have been scouring the Video sites for new recipes and I landed on this recipe for Egg Fried Rice. It’s pretty common here in India, to find Egg fried Rice, but the one in the video is nowhere near Indian.
Nevertheless, it’s different and looks so tempting. The videos from Videojug.com have been very professional - you are taken through a step-by-step preparation of a dish; in most cases a printed recipe accompanies the video. Many video websites can’t afford to do that, but it is nice to see a differently laid-out website. This recipe is made to look colorful by its use of carrots, onions and long-grained rice, which I think is Basmati rice.
Also, as you can expect (this not being an Indian dish), there is very little spiciness to it except for the use of pepper. Well you could add a touch of your own by adding some chilli powder for extra taste. I’ve tasted plain fried rice like this and I love it even though it might be bland for an Indian tongue. Vegetarians can always do without the eggs and go with a few more vegetables such as a couple of chopped chillies, boiled cauliflowers and maybe tomato sauce to go with that.
