This week I had nothing prepared for Cooking From Cookbooks Challenge. I had a few raita recipes bookmarked and I made one of them today. Raitas are curd based condiments that go well with flavored rice varieties/ roti or can be enjoyed on their own as such. This one is from Aval Vikadan’s – 30 corn…
Cucumber Raita #2 | Blog Hop Wednesday
Blog Hop Wednesday is a fun initiative by Radhika of Tickling Palates. In her words, “This venture is an attempt to broaden our culinary skills, get to know each other and try out new recipes and at the same time be connected with other bloggers meanwhile making ourselves into becoming the best cook …”. Though…
Jajeek – Iraqi Cucumber Yogurt Dip for Taste and Create
As I had mentioned in my previous post –Turkish Haydari, I was paired with Nicole who writes at For the love of food and is also the founder of Taste and Create.When I got the mail with my partner name on the list ,I immediately set about bookmarking the recipes that I wanted to try…
Algerian Cucumber Yogurt Soup
A cold soup from Algeria that needs no cooking and is delicious when served on a hot summer noon. I used: Cucumber-1 Plain yogurt- 2 cups Garlic-2 cloves,minced Ice water-1/2 a cup Coriander leaves Salt,pepper and chill powder to taste Grate the cucumber[with the skin] into a bowl. Add yogurt,garlic and coriander Add salt and…
Cucumber sandwich
Earlier it used to be ‘What to cook for the next meal?’ but now it has changed to ‘What to post for the blog tomorrow?’.I know it sounds funny,but that’s how life has changed for me. Weekend menus are planned by hubby and the difficult part of planning the week’s menu invariably falls on me.…