I’ve written before about the “proper” way to make pastas. The way Italian Nonna’s do. The way real Italian restaurants do. It’s not about using loads and loads of sauce. The magic step that makes all the difference between a decent pasta and a really great one is tossing the pasta gently with the sauce and some of the pasta cooking water, just before serving. What this does is activate the starch in the water and it mingles with the oil in the sauce, so it becomes glossy and luscious and coats every strand of pasta....

Pan fried eggplant Jeera aloo Aloo gobi mutter Cut the cauliflower into florets. Wash it and soak in hot water for 10 minutes and drain the water completely. Boil the potato and peel the skin. Chop the coriander leaves very finely. Add the potato(cut into cubes) ,cumin seeds and coriander leaves to this . Heat a pan and add the oil. Add the aloo, gobi, coriander leaves and cumin seeds mixture to this and stir well....

Click on the name to see the recipe Plain riceArai puli kuzhambuChow chow kootuKovakkai curryCarrot salad (grated carrot, green chili, salt and lemon juice) Stay tuned for interesting recipes coming up in the next week. Δ

It doesn’t take much for me to get enthused about get togethers with my fabulous friends. Even last Friday when I was out with the girls and we were talking about our annual Christmas party (yes – 6 months out), I instantly raised my hand and chirped “I’ll do the food!”. Whether it’s a game, a birthday, baby shower, hen’s night or out of town visitor, I’ll jump on any opportunity to host a get together....

METHOD: Finely chop the onions, deseed the tomato and chop them into small pieces. Chop the raw mangoes finley and the boiled potatoes into cubes and chop the coriander leaves finely. In a wide bowl add the puffed rice| puri, and add the chopped onions, tomatoes,raw mango,peanuts,potatoes. Add the sweet chutney, red chutney,red chilli powder, chaat masala, little salt( all chutneys and chaat masala contains salt). Mix well. Now add the papdis....

Pizza is kid’s all-time favorite snack. I have posted a few pizza recipes in Jeyashris kitchen. Usually, pizza is made using a homemade pizza base. This time we are using bread as the pizza base. Also instead of making it in the Oven, we are making the bread pizza on tawa. I am using paneer in this recipe but if you do not have it in stock, you can skip it....

I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise. This page exists to display the how-to video for this recipe which I exclusively created for my debut cookbook, Dinner. Every recipe in the cookbook has a tutorial video. To watch it, you simply scan the QR code with your phone or tablet and it will take you straight to the recipe video like the one shown above! Curious about my cookbook?...

Find the recipe on page 281 of Dinner. I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise. This page exists to display the how-to video for this recipe which I exclusively created for my debut cookbook, Dinner. Every recipe in the cookbook has a tutorial video. To watch it, you simply scan the QR code with your phone or tablet and it will take you straight to the recipe video like the one shown above!...

This recipe is an reworked version of a cookbook reject. Read the back-story below! From the cookbook cutting room floor … This recipe grew out of an infamous fish recipe draft that didn’t make it into my cookbook. I say “infamous” because after my brother was asked to try the draft recipe, he returned blunt feedback declaring, “There is nothing about this recipe that I like.” BRUTAL!! 😂😂😂 The ruthlessness of this comment that only family can give to one another had the whole team in stitches – especially after I lost my nerve and decided to pull it from the book even after I “fixed” it for him....

Growing up in the deep South of Tamilnadu, you must be familiar with this dish. This is one of the popular dishes served in the local hotels. My hometown Madurai is famous for chilli parotta, kothu parotta, and salna. Usually, they deep fry the parotta in the street shop to make it crisp. This is an easy snack | tiffin and can be made instantly if you have frozen paratha in hand....

I started the week off with Cottage Pie, wedged in a Stovetop Mac and Cheese on Wednesday and am finishing off the week with this Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding. It seems that this week was Comfort Food Week here on RecipeTin Eats and I missed the memo. My own memo.😂 When I was younger, I was so fascinated with self saucing puddings. I always thought they were magical. One batter transforming into a cake that looks so innocent when it comes out of the oven, then when you break into it – boom!...

I know it’s Monday so I should be sharing a sensible quick ‘n easy meal, but it’s Monday Meatball Mania* today and the party season is upon us so cocktail meatballs it is!! Plump, juicy and soft – as all meatballs should be – these Cocktail Meatballs are served with a Sweet & Sour Dipping Sauce. Individually, you’ll find both tasty. Combine them together – and woah. It’s kind of like Chimichurri Sauce....

With Cinco de Mayo just a couple days away, my mind has been on all things Mexican food. When it comes to Mexican desserts, Tres Leches takes the cake! Seriously though, tres leches is without a doubt one of the best Mexican desserts that I’ve ever had. Think: a dense cake soaked with sweet, sweet milk and then topped with sweet cream. Does it get any better? Yes, yes it does....

Pssst. And did you know that the calories in potato wedges is less than half that of fries?? CRUNCHY Baked Potato Wedges! Potato wedges are almost as popular as fries in Australia. When you go to a pub, there will inevitably be wedges on the bistro menu right alongside fries. And there’s almost as many varieties of frozen potato wedges as there are fries. Different flavours, different crunch levels, normal potato and sweet potato, extra spicy – the list goes on and on....

The recipe i adapted from Divya’s space and many videos from the Google search clarified me in making the marble effect. The original recipe has butter but after started making only i realised i have no enough butter and so i replaced with oil. Still it came out soft and yum. INGREDIENTS: Method: In a wide bowl add the flour, baking soda and baking powder and since i used the milk powder i added it too....

(PS. Once you’ve done salmon, do it for steak!) Garlic Butter Salmon I was a bit hesitant to share this recipe, thinking, “Salmon cooked in garlic butter? So obvious. So simple,” But as I thought about it, I realised that I did actually have some things to say about this “simple” recipe. Like: finely chop the garlic with a knife; don’t use a garlic press/crusher. Garlic crushers make the garlic bits too small such that they burn, and they force out the garlic juice so it spits everywhere when it hits the butter....

Greek Kofta Kebabs Today’s recipe is the result of looking for something a little different to make with a packet of lamb mince. And wow, it is good! It isn’t a strictly authentic version of Greek kofta kebabs, but it comes from a very well respected Greek source. Specifically, a gyros shop in Melbourne called Kalimera Souvlaki Art based in the heart of the Greek community in Oakleigh. To cut a long story short, I was doing a story on Kalimera for Good Food and managed to cajole the owner, Thomas Deliopoulos, into sharing this gyros marinade recipe with me....

The thing is, I actually don’t have much of a sweet tooth. Well, let me qualify, I won’t ever turn down something sweet if it’s placed in front of me. But if I had to choose between a Mars Bar and potato chips, I’d choose chips every time. I’m a savoury gal through and through. However, peanut butter cups are another food group altogether. Is it weird for a Japanese-Australian to have an unhealthy addiction to peanut butter cups?...

Built-to-last CRISPY Honey Chicken “Dude, you’ve cracked it!” This was my brother’s response on first bite. What we thought to be an elusive “they-must-be-using-chemicals!” crispy puffy coating on Honey Chicken that stays crispy for hours and hours even coated in the sticky honey sauce … turns out anyone can make it at home without special ingredients or tools. And when I say “this stays crispy for hours”, I mean that it’s crispy even 4 hours after coating in sauce....

This tangy chilli paneer is easy to make and delicious too! It’s also much healthier when you make it yourself – there’s no msg, and you know exactly what’s in the dish. You can also easily make it gluten-free by using tamari sauce or paleo-friendly by using coconut aminos. Nowadays, it’s also easy to find organic sauces like sweet chilli sauce or organic rice vinegar, which I like to use – though you can use the brand of your choice....