Kesari Bath - An Indian Semolina Dessert

I was working from home today. Now as good as that may sound, it actually sucks coz you still gotta work when other entertaining stuff just stares at you and mocks at you! Ok, I give in to the TV and leave it on, mostly mute since I have to be on conference calls. Today's call was a disaster! The neighbour's dog decided to practice its barking skills at the same moment I had to take the call. Since I bought this new Nokia phone (I'm used to Sony...

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Chicken Parmesan and Spaghetti

I bought a chunk of the original Parmigiano-Reggiano from Spar about a month back. I've used it while making different Italian dinners but have been wanting to try the Chicken Parmesan, and I decided to try it out when my sis came to visit me on a weekend. Oh, it was super tasty! I'm thinking of repeating it again for dinner tonight. Parmigiano-Reggiano is the original Parmesan cheese from Italy. Its a bit grainy and salty to taste, so be careful...

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Chicken Spring Rolls

These are an all-time favourite starter for me. I dream of these lovely juicy crispy rolls that we used to order from the famous Gulf Royal Chinese Restaurant in Riyadh. The chicken spring rolls with that sweet and light tomato sauce was something to die for!! So I've been having this craving for quite some while now, and I've been disappointed by all the spring rolls I've had from India so far.. maybe I have not been trying them at the right...

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Coconut Chutney - for Dosas or Idlis

A must have with dosas! Credit: http://www.tarladalal.com/Coconut-Chutney-(idlis-and-Dosas)-1653r Ingredients: 1 cup grated coconut 2 small green chillies , chopped 1 tsp grated ginger (adrak) 1 tbsp roasted chana dal (daria) salt to taste For The Tempering 1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)1/2 tsp urad dal 1 red chilli , broken into pieces 2 to 3 curry leaves (kadi patta) 1 tsp oil Method: 1.Put the coconut, green chillies, ginger,...

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