Tag - spices
A cup of tea refreshes you and if you have crispy biscuits to go with the tea then you feel as if you are in heaven. Biscuits are a favorite accompaniment with tea or coffee or any beverage that goes well with a crunchy munch. Generally, biscuits are...
If you want to stick to comfort foods this winter you may but what about eating foods that actually keep you warm this winter, yea I mean internally. There are ‘n’ numbers of foods, which have the capacity to deliver you the heat in winters. Root...
A gentle tempering is an inseparable part of many Indian recipes and uses the most humble ingredients like mustard seeds, asafetida, curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds and garlic. It stirs up mouth-watering aromas with which...
Baby eggplant is a special variety of eggplants, with a typical oval shape and shiny purple color. In Indian cuisine baby eggplants are specially reserved for stuffing or adding into lentils. However, the baby eggplants that I procured from the local...
Spring onion stems are often neglected while cooking the vegetable, but the supple texture, pungent aroma and nutty flavor of the stems are incomparable when cooked with vegetables and meat. This weekend while I was making mutton stew with spring...
Prawn and peppers have the most subtle combination and the reason why most cooks prefer this pairing is because prawns cook fast and both prawn and pepper complement each other well. But here the use of red pepper stands out the most and the recipe...
Poppy seed is reported to be one of the vital ingredients in Asian cuisine. Facts provided claim that poppy seed is widely used as a spice in the East Indian cuisine and in the West it is mainly used in baking, salads and fish dishes.
However the...
Yam and sweet potato most often share the same ingredients in the pot, but research reveals that yam has more sugar than sweet potato and that is how the former must be treated while cooking.
However the following recipe shares the cooking of yam...
King Mackerel or Surmai is highly consumed in the coastal belts of India as well as in North Carolina. King Mackerel, considered to be high in Omega3 fatty acids, is available in fillets, steaks or whole and is usually fried with spices, broiled or...
Asians have long been including herbs and spices in their regular diet. And now the rest of the world too seems to be acknowledging its benefits.
A research at the University of Michigan’s Department of Family Medicine says that adding herbs and...
There are great ways to cook cottage cheese and one of my favorite is having them cooked in lots of peas,tomatoes and chilies. The recipe is as follows:
Ingredients
Mashed Cottage Cheese
Mashed Green Peas
Chopped Tomatoes
Chopped Green...
As we have talked so much about spicy foods today, it would not complete without a spicy recipe. Today's spicy recipe is based on prawns. The recipe is as follows:
Ingredients
1 lb Shelled and Veined Tiger Prawns
2 Large Onions (Chopped)
3...
An earlier report pointed at the antioxidant power of spicy foods, yet another article lists out various healthy ways of incorporting spices and herbs in our everyday foods. They are as follows:
1. Herbs can be added to stews, marinades, salads...
Study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported that 12 spices constituting cloves, oregano, ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, basil, mustard seed, curry powder, paprika, chili powder, parsley or black pepper have ousted the highly...
Exploring into the aroma and taste of fried fish, I would like to share with you the recipe of fried pomfrets. The recipe is as follows:
Ingredients
Pomfrets (gutted and slitted on top)
Ginger-Garlic Paste
Red Chili Paste
Chopped...
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