Indian Salmon also knows as Rawas is a very tasty fish. It has few bones and the flesh is very delicate. Its easily the top favourite in my home. This recipe will need 3 separate items that will come together to create magic. Rub some chilly powder, turmeric, ginger garlic paste and salt on the…
Molaga Podi
A simple spice mix for Idly and Dosa. Just roast them all up and grind to a fine powder. Some 5-6 fistfulls of Whole Urad Daal with a fistfull each of flax seeds, sesame seeds, chana daal and dry red chillies. Approximate measures are fine. Over time you will find your preferred ratios. Dry roast…
Chicken Spaghetti
A simple dinner that involves no cutting and chopping of any vegetables. I will break down this into 4 distinct steps. Step 1: 250 grams of Spaghetti into salted hot water to cook till its done. While its cooking start with the next steps. Step 2: Saute chicken breast in regular oil with salt and…
The Lightest Toor Daal (Pigeon Peas)
A very simple and easy recipe for Toor Daal. No measurements needed for this recipe. Simply take about a cup of the lentils, wash them well and soak in water for at least 30 mins. Then put them in a pressure cooker and cover with at least 2 inches of water above them. Bring to…
Tomato – Mushroom Sauce
I saw these beautiful red tomatoes in the supermarket and I could not resist getting them. If dinner can help make lunch easy the next day, that is the best. The Sauce is very simple to make and goes great with both Pizza and Pasta. About 200 grams of mushrooms and a kilo of fresh…
Parchment Hack for Fish Fry
I don’t use non-stick cookware. With stainless steel pans one of the biggest concerns is the skin sticking to the pan. This is a very simple hack, I learned from social media. It works beautifully. I made a paste with mustard oil, lemon juice, salt, besan flour, rice flour, turmeric and chilly powder. The exact…
Cheese Muffins
My base recipe for Cheese Muffins. Basically its just a combination of approximately: First combine everything except the flour. Then start adding the flour till you get the consistency of a thick custard. Bake for 20-25 mins at 180C. Enjoy.
Baked Chicken Legs
Get some chicken legs preferably with skin. At the bottom of the piece sever all the tendons. This helps in the chicken legs retaining their shape once they are fully cooked. If you have a grinding stone, this recipe will go to a different level. But you can also use use a mixie to roughly…
Crispy Shrewsberry Biscuits with Caraway Seeds.
To make these biscuits, I ended up learning from its wiki page and modified it to my taste. Basically these biscuits use like 40% by weight of butter and sugar to flour. The flavor comes from lemon and binding from an egg. Pounded about a tablespoon of caraway seeds in my mortar and pestle. To…
Uncomplicated Cooking 