Tofu in Sichuan Sauce

Chinese food at home and from scratch? Sounds good isn't it? It is easy to cook Chinese food if you have the ready made sauces. But, if you can make the sauce at home from the most common ingredients, what's better than that. I follow this recipe for the Sichuan Sauce. It is simple, can be made with the readily available ingredients and most importantly can be prepared in 5 minutes. I usually use paneer( Indian Cottage Cheese) with it and make Sichuan Paneer. This time I used fried tofu in the sauce. I followed the recipe for the sauce exactly as mentioned in the above link. I just doubled the quantity so that is is sufficient for one pack...

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Pomegranate Milkshake for Pinktober

October is national breast cancer awareness month. Everything turns pink in October. From the flight crew wearing pink uniforms to football players wearing pink helmets and shoes- Everyone doing their part for the breast cancer awareness. I too have been thinking of doing(cooking) something pink for pinktober in honor of all those who suffered/suffering from breast cancer. All the recipes I could think of were sweets/desserts and I am not a sweet person and I wanted to post something healthy and not loaded with calories and sugars. Yesterday, when I was opening the pomegranates, the idea of pomegranate milk shake struck me and I tried it immediately....

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A simple cauliflower fry

If a recipe is simple, requires less cutting and cleaning and can be done in 10 minutes, who doesn't want to try it. I love super fast recipes. I hate cutting and cleaning as much as I like cooking. When it is raining and you are in a mood for some spicy tangy food and you are lazy to cook, here is a simple recipe for you. Ingredients: Cauliflower florets: 2 cups Dhaniya(Coriander) powder: 1 1/2 tsp Jheera(Cumin) powder: 1 1/2 tsp Turmeric: 1 tsp Sal to taste Lime juice: 1/2 tsp Aamchur powder: 1/2 tsp( optional) Red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp Ground black pepper: 1/2 tsp Oil: 2 tbsp Water: 1/2 cup Chopped Cilantro: 2 tbsp Procedure: Rinse...

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Gongura Sorakaya Pulusu

Gongura is a leafy vegetable widely used in South India. It has a sour taste. It is difficult to find Gongura in the place I live. So I decided to grow them. Usually Gongura is made in to a pickle/pachadi. Since I did not have enough to make pachadi, I made the gongura pulusu. Doesn't it feel good to cook with home grown vegetables? and the best thing about gongura is it doesn't catch any bugs. I tried my hands at growing different vegetables, but when they get bugs I loose my interest in gardening. Ingrediesnts: Gongura Leaves(rinsed): 2 cups Bottle Gourd(Sorakaya)(Cubed): 1 cup Channa Dal: 2 tbsp Onions(Finely chopped): 1/2 cup Green...

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Rajma Masala

Ingredients: Kidney Beans: 1 cup Onions(Finely chopped): 3/4 cup Tomatoes(finely chopped): 3/4 cup salt to taste Red Chilli Powder: 1 tsp Cumin Powder: 1 tsp Coriander Powder: 1 tsp Garam Masala: 1/2 tsp Aamchur Powder: 1/2 tsp Oil: 3 tbsp Cilantro(finely chopped): 3 tbsp Cumin seeds: 1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste: 1 tbsp Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp Kasuri Methi: 1 tsp Procedure: Soak the kidney beans in water overnight and pressure cook them until you get 7-8 whistles. Add little salt to the water when cooking the kidney beans in the pressure cooker. The kidney beans should be thoroughly cooked but they should not become mashed. Add oil to pan...

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