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Chinese Vegetable Noodles

Posted by shriya on Apr 29, 2008 in Chinese | 10 comments

If there is one International cuisine that’s the most popular, it has to be the Chinese food. Especially, the Indo-chinese dhabas and restaurants that are omnipresent. popular in India. And my favorite in an Indo-Chinese place is always the Chinese Vegetable Noodles (love the chicken noodles too). This is a recipe I have learnt over time and I made this for some of our friends and they loved it. I made this noodles for first time and it came out very good. The oyster sauce and the basil leaves gives such a rich flavor to this noodles. Hope you enjoy this recipe and don’t forget to participate in our first ever contest – Fortune Cooking. You stand to win a nice jewelry set or an Amazon gift card. Ingredients: Vegetable oil : 3tbsp Egg Noodles or plain noodles :...

SpicyTasty’s Fortune Cooking Contest

Posted by shriya on Apr 24, 2008 in Misc | 59 comments

Its been a week since we have posted any recipes. We have been busy planning for a contest that’s going to be fun and entertaining for the participants. Without any further adieu, we present Fortune Cooking Contest!! Almost every one of us are interested in Zodiac signs in one way or the other. Some of us read the daily horoscopes, some have the habit of reading about different signs and try to get better understanding about a person, and some look for the compatibility and the list goes on. In an interesting twist, we have related cooking to Zodiac signs and come with a cool contest. Here is the meat of it (pun intended): We have matched different zodiac signs with different food items. All you have to do is pick a sign and prepare a dish. The sign...

Chicken Chettinad

Posted by shriya on Apr 8, 2008 in Chicken dishes, Meat & Seafood Entrees | 28 comments

Chicken Chettinad is another authentic south Indian dish. Chettinad is a very special and popular style of cooking in Tamilnadu. They are known for a variety of dishes and Chettinad Chicken has to be the king of them. You’ll find this listed in almost every South Indian restaurant menu . The chicken is cooked with some distinct ingredients such as poppy seeds , fennel seeds, coriander seeds that give a very special aroma to the curry. Chettinad is known for its culinary delicacies. Chettinad food, now is one of the many reasons why people get to know Chettinad. Ingredients: Chicken :800gm (with bone) onion: 1 1/2 (medium) (finely chopped) Tomatoes : 2 (finely chopped) Oil : 2 tbps Salt : required to tatse water : 1 1/2 cups Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp Curry leaves : 4 to 6...

Vegetable Puff

Posted by Nithu on Apr 2, 2008 in Appetizers, Baking | 22 comments

This is our 100th post. I am happy to submit this recipe and would like to dedicate it to my friend Shriya. During our college days, we used to go to one of our favorite bakery for puffs and samosa. It’s so nostalgic to think about those wonderful days… I am really happy to share this simple recipe with you all. Ingredients: Pastry sheet – 1 pack Medium size potato – 1 (cooked and mashed) Green chilly -1 Green Peas – 3 tbsp Onion – 1/2 cup Coriander leaves – a few Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp Garam masala – 1/4 tsp Oil – 2 tsp Egg white from one egg Salt to taste Method of Preparation: Preparation of Masala: Pastry sheets are available in most...