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South Indian Masala Fish Fry

Growing up relatively close to a coastal town in Tamilnadu - Kadalur, we had plenty of access to fresh seafood. One of the main items in a complete South Indian seafood meal is fish fry.

Popularity: 73% [?]

Written on September 8, 2008 | Posted in Featured, Fish Dishes, Meat & Seafood Entrées | 9 Comments

When I was in India Vadakari used to be in our breakfast menu atleast twice in a month. It is one of my favorite sides with idli . But I never got a chance to get the recipe and live demo from my mom.

Popularity: 100% [?]

Written on August 17, 2008 | Posted in Best of ST, Breakfast Menu, Featured, Veggie Entrées & Sides | 16 Comments

Aapam - Rice Pancakes Recipe

Aapam is a traditional South Indian breakfast that is similar to Dosa but one that has a thich middle and wafer thin edges. It is best eaten with cocunut milk.

Popularity: 80% [?]

Written on August 14, 2008 | Posted in Breakfast Menu, Featured, Veggie Entrées & Sides | 12 Comments

Banana Bread Recipe

I have a special place for banana bread because this is the first recipe that got me in to baking. Banana bread makes an excellent snack to go with evening tea or coffee or even as dessert.

Popularity: 82% [?]

Written on August 4, 2008 | Posted in Baking, Best of ST | 15 Comments

Curried Shrimp Skewers

Our good friends, Romie & Peter had invited us over for dinner. Romie had made several delicious dishes for us. She is an excellent cook and every time we go over to her place, I am looking forward to a new dish she would have made. And this time was no different.
She had made multiple [...]

Popularity: 51% [?]

Written on July 18, 2008 | Posted in Best of ST, Featured, Meat & Seafood Entrées | 13 Comments

Bottle Gourd Koottu - Bottle Gourd Curry

This yet another recipe from my mother in law’s kitchen. I have never tried bottle gourd before and didn’t know it was so easy to cook. It’s very healthy and makes for a tasty side dish for chapathies and rice.

Popularity: 62% [?]

Written on July 14, 2008 | Posted in Featured, Veggie Entrées & Sides | 11 Comments

Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken is another staple item in any Indian restaurant menu and is one of the best liked items as well. Tandoori Chicken is a chicken dish that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.

Popularity: 63% [?]

Written on July 9, 2008 | Posted in Chicken dishes, Featured, Meat & Seafood Entrées | 18 Comments

Seafood Paella (Traditional Spanish Recipe) and an Award

Paella is a traditional spanish dish. But it tastes almost like Indian Briyani. The speciality of paella is its used to cook in a special paella pan which is a large, shallow, flat pan.
From Wikipedia,
Paella is a typical Valencian rice dish from Spain. The origin of the name paella is in the Valencian for frying [...]

Popularity: 45% [?]

Written on June 24, 2008 | Posted in Best of ST, Featured, Meat & Seafood Entrées, Rice dishes | 15 Comments

Spicy Mutton Curry

Our first ever Recipe contest went great and we really appreciate everybody for participating in it. We are now back to regular programming with this excellent Mutton Gravy recipe from my mother-in-law’s Kitchen. If you like spicy gravies with chapathis or parathas, then you have come to the right spot. This spicy [...]

Popularity: 64% [?]

Written on June 17, 2008 | Posted in Featured, Meat & Seafood Entrées, Mutton Dishes | 19 Comments

Fortune Cooking Contest Winners Announced

The fortunes have favored 2 very lucky winners today!
Before we announce the winners, we would first like to thank everyone for participating with such mouth watering wonderful recipes. Your participation has made our first ever contest a huge success!
Without further adieu, the winners are:
First prize - Jewelry Set ($25) from Lakshaya goes to Uma of [...]

Popularity: 25% [?]

Written on June 5, 2008 | Posted in Featured, Misc | 11 Comments