August 2nd, 2009 — Food Articles, Indian Food Guide
I created a short quiz on Indian food culture. Though it doesn’t cover the whole of India, I’ve tried to include customs and some popular dishes from various states in the questions.
Instructions:
There are 14 questions in all. You have 20 seconds to answer each question.
You can earn a maximum of 1400 points if you answer all questions in this quiz correctly, if you are really, really quick
You can earn a maximum of 100 points each question. The points decrease by 5 for every second that you waste.
Be quick and gain more points!
Find out if you know that well about India’s food culture 
All the best!
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How did you like the quiz? Want some more questions in it? Leave your comments below….
July 27th, 2009 — Curry videos, Indian Food Videos
Previously I had posted 3 delicious Soya recipes. Featured here is a vegetable curry which makes use of a generous amount of Soya Chunks. You can pick up a pack of these from a supermarket.
Soya is known for its high protein content; this curry can make for a good side-dish with Rotis.
Note: This video is not produced by me. I have only shared it from Youtube.com. The video is roughly about 4 minutes long. Continue reading →
July 9th, 2009 — Breads Recipes, Indian Food Recipes, Side-dish, Starters
Soya is one of the richest sources of protein, yet it finds only a small place in Indian cooking. I’m not sure why ; maybe there are fewer Indian recipes that you can make out of Soya. Soya – based dishes can not only be tasty but healthy too! Replace Paneer with Soya chunks or granules (available in most grocery stores) and you can make delicious evening snacks or tantalizing curries for your Rotis.
There are three Soya recipes – Indian style featured here:
1. How to make ‘Indian – Chinese’ Soya Manchurian (an alternative to Gobi Manchurian)
2. Soya Dosa – A healthy dish of this South Indian bread variety
3. Soya in Kofta Curry – Perfect for a weekend menu
Recipes follow below:
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July 8th, 2009 — Indian Food Recipes, Indian Food Videos, Indian Snacks Videos
Recenlty my cousin was on a trip to Bhuj in Gujarat and was remarking how everything tasted sweet there. I recently tasted a Gujarati dish called Handva which was a baked dish garnished with sesame seeds. This isusually served as a snack in Gujarati cuisine.
Unlike other dishes, this one is not so sweet, but it isn’t spicy either. Curd being the main ingredient along with rice, it tastes a bit sour and has a nice fluffy texture.
I’ve posted a video (courtesy – Show me the Curry) here. Try this and let us know the results.
Note: I’m not the author of this video. I’ve just posted it here for spreading the word on Indian cuisine. The video is about 9 minutes long and may take some time if your internet connection is slow.
July 7th, 2009 — Indian Desserts videos, Indian Food Recipes, Indian Food Videos
Long time no see! I have been having problems with the blog with some spammer / hacker freezing things around. I finally seem to have sorted out that problem by upgrading to the latest version of wordpress.
Ok, that aside, I wanted to search for more recipes to add to the eggless cakes collection. Previously I had posted delicious eggless pineapple cake video from Manjula aunty. This time, the lady-duo from Show me the Curry have created a cake delicacy with dates and walnuts. This can make for a good tea time snack or maybe a weekend try.
Note: This video is not produced by me; I have only shared it with permission from the original authors. The video is about 8 minutes long. If you are on a slow connection, press the play button / pause and let the video load for some time.
May 19th, 2009 — Indian Desserts & Sweets
It seems only Indian food enthusiasts and those allergic to eggs are interested in eggless cake recipes and other dishes without eggs. I was searching for some more recipes to add to the eggless cakes collection and was pleasantly surprised to find Manjula aunty showing the world how to make delicious eggless pineapple cake so easily. Her videos are popular on this blog and this one will surely help people try out making cakes without those eggs Vegetarians rejoice!
Please note: This video is from Youtube.com and I’m not the person featured in the video. I’ve just added the video here to spread the word about Indian cooking. The length of the video is about six and a half minutes; depending on your internet connection, the loading time might vary.
May 19th, 2009 — Indian Desserts & Sweets
Bhuvana from the US sent in this easy recipe for making mango icecream. It is still holidays all over India with schools ad colleges set to reopen in the June. This might just be the right time for budding cooks to experiment with dishes.
photo credit: Pinot & Dita (Photo not of actual recipe)
With just three main ingredients in mango, condensed milk and sugar, this icecream surely looks like a good one to start your cooking career with
