Bamboo Shoots in Spicy Coconut!! I have tasted bamboo shoots just once before and that was years ago and I can hardly recollect how it tasted. Each time I go to the local market to buy veggies, I see heaps of bamboo shoots and always want to buy a few and try out a recipe.…
This week [22/07/2009] parts of Asia witnessed the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. As usual I started my day with the cooking and cleaning and as the time for the eclipse drew close it started turning dark, not as dark as night but definitely darker that the evenings would be, [I would call…
June’s edition of Think Spice was hosted in my blog and the spice I selected was sesame seeds. Here is an assortment of dishes that used this wonderful spice. Starters / Snacks Sharmin’s Til Pitha is a delicacy from Assam which is generally made only on special occasions. Need a delicacy from the Malaysian cuisine?…
I would like to share with you some tit-bits about the symbol of immortality… Sesame seed [Gingelly Seeds/Til/Ellu/Nuvulu] is one nutrient rich spice that everyone likes to use. Sesame seeds are one of the oldest condiments on earth and are being used in a variety of ways. There are a varieties of sesame seeds like…
Take-Away’s were a dream to me when I first landed here. But after a while I found out [with the help of my friends ofcourse] that there are a few vegetarian options in a few places!! One such place is the ‘Da Niang Dumpling’. Da Niang means granny in Chinese and it is one of…
