This is not an actual recipe but it does come in handy when we have excess bread at hand and not prefer to buy bread crumbs from the store.Last week we got a loaf of bread not realizing that we still had half a loaf leftover.All I did is tear up [usually a day old]…
How To Brew / Prepare South Indian Filter Coffee
For most of us South Indians, the day does not begin until we have our morning cup of coffee. Not just any coffee,it must be a ‘filter coffee’ Frothy and piping hot, this coffee rejuvenates us and makes it easier to start the day on an energetic dose. Popularly known as Filter Kaapi,it is really an art…
How To Freeze Coconut
Living in the orient had lead me to adopt some methods that I would normally never use if I was in India. One such method is freezing coconut. Having lived in a land where fresh coconut is abundant and almost each and every household has at least a couple of coconut trees, it was a…
Homemade Ginger Garlic Paste
Ginger garlic paste is used in many recipes and though we get this in the store, there is nothing that beats the one made at home.I make small batches of this to last for 10 days. Judging by the date on the click below, you would have understood that its been in my drafts since…
How To Blanch Almonds In The Microwave
Today we start the second group of the 10th edition of Blogging Marathon, initiated by Srivalli of Cooking for all Seasons and Spicing your Life fame…For this edition I have chosen the theme – Preps and Preserves where I will be sharing recipes / notes on dishes/ preparations that can be made ahead of the…
