For a hit of protein, add some prawns/shrimp or shredded chicken. And we can pretend that finishing with a sprinkle of bacon is optional…. Potato and Broccoli Soup This is a thick and creamy soup with potato and broccoli that you’d swear has a bucket of cream in it, but it doesn’t have a single drop. It’s hearty, comforting, tastes rich and indulgent but is in fact relatively healthy with just 405 calories for a VERY big bowl!...
Before going into the post, the cute bag which I kept the murukku was gifted to me by a sweet reader of mine. Thank you so much, Aarti. Powder the roasted gram into a fine powder. No need to roast it. Combine the rice flour, gram flour, and roasted gram flour in a wide bowl and add the cumin seeds asafoetida, and salt. Melt the ghee or butter and add this to the flour....
Karthigai appam Wheat flour appam Jack fruit pieces | pazhapazham |பலாப்பழம் 6 pieces Jaggery 1/2 cup Grated coconut 1/4 cup Rice flour 1/2 cup Cardamom powder 2 pinches Coconut bits 2 tblsp (optional) Ghee 1-2 tblsp Baking soda a pinch (optional) Salt a pinch Video of how to make Jackfruit unniappam Method: Cut the jack fruit and put them into a mixer jar. Add grated coconut, jaggery and cardamom powder to this....
The first thing some might notice is that there’s bacon in this Fried Rice. “That’s not authentic!”, you may be thinking. And that’s true. Authentic Chinese restaurants make Fried Rice with Chinese Sausage. I’m betting that the vast majority of readers have never bought or cooked Chinese Sausage before. But you know what? Kylie Kwong says bacon is ok. In fact, it’s the alternative in her recipe to Chinese Sausage....
It’s surprisingly delicious given how little effort it takes to make. I have to tell you how I came up with this recipe… it just came to me, out of nowhere! I just love how I can come up with amazing recipes when I’m not even trying. (Yeah, feel free to roll your eyes). I know. I sound like I’m really full of myself, right? I can practically see you rolling your eyes....
On the cover of Good Food with JB! 8 years ago when I started this website, never in a million years did I imagine I’d be writing a post like this. I mean, I started my career as an auditor of all things. PricewaterhouseCoopers alumni, right here! And here I am today, a little embarrassed, a little proud, and very disbelieving that RecipeTin’s Chef JB and I are on the cover of Australia’s Good Food for a special Christmas Edition which will be published tomorrow (Tuesday 5th December 2023)!...
What exactly is couscous?? Many people think couscous is a grain, but actually they are teeny tiny balls made of semolina flour so it’s actually more of a pasta. And the beauty of the teeny size of these balls is that they are so small, they don’t need to be cooked. You literally just pour over hot liquid, leave it covered for 10 minutes, then voila! “Cooked” and ready to serve!...
Handy to make loads, reheats JUICY and comes with an incredible fuss-free gravy for chicken. This recipe is a lifesaver for holiday entertaining and feeding groups!! Herb Baked Chicken This is a chicken recipe that we made last weekend when catering a Christmas Lunch for my mother’s friends. Just 40 or so people! 😂 We were specifically after a chicken dish that met the following criteria: easy to make loads – can roast a double batch at the same time no advance preparation eg....
Dull leftovers? Never around here! Leftover Turkey Pot Pie Got leftover turkey?* Bits of bread lying around? Some scraps of veggies? Milk, butter and flour? Then you can MAKE THIS Turkey Pot Pie! Because everything else is optional 🙂 OK, so a melty cheese topping precariously straddles the border of “optional” in my book, but having said that nobody every complains whenever normal cheese-less garlic bread makes an appearance so I doubt anyone would complain here either…....
After trying the Kasi halwa and Karachi halwa I thought I will try Godhumai halwa | wheat halwa at home. I tried the halwa with wheat flour and it turned out pretty awesome. I just jumped out of joy and it tasted exactly like the Tirunelveli halwa which we get in shops. But homemade is always best right. So without waiting just go and try this halwa at home. I adapted the recipe from here....
Make a big batch and keep it for days in the fridge. It also holds up well even once dressed – good for lunch boxes and gatherings! Green Bean Salad This is a salad that’s ideal for entertaining and meal prep because it can be made ahead. Unlike many salads, you don’t have to worry about wilting leafy greens or chopped vegetables becoming watery. The added bonus is that it’s one of those salads that’s actually quite satisfying....
Chop the onions and tomatoes roughly and peel the skin of the garlic. In a pan, add a tblsp of oil to this and add the garlic, onion and green chilli to this and saute for few minutes. Now add the tomatoes to this and saute nicely in a medium flame till the tomatoes shrink nicely. Add ajwain seeds, salt, redchilli powder,sugar and tomato ketchup. Allow this to cool completely and grind into a fine paste....
Unsalted butter 250 gm Rock salt 4-5 pieces Venthayam | Methi seeds 4-5 Turmeric powder a tiny pinch Method: I use store bought butter for making ghee. Generally many people used to make butter at home either using malai from milk or the malai from curd. Let’s proceed with making the butter. In a pan add the butter. You can take this out straight away from the fridge or freezer and proceed....
Hyderabadi Dum Biryani is a popular one in the kitchen of Mughal Nizams of Hyderabad. Actually, it is popular for Chicken and mutton dum biryani. I wanted to try the Hyderabadi Veg Dum biryani for quite a while but I somehow keep on postponing it. During our December trip to Chennai, happened to eat the Veg dum biryani at Cream center Chennai. It was too yum and I wanted to give it a try at home....
Tomato 1 Black Pepper 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds | jeera 1/4 tsp Garlic 1 clove (optional) Salt to taste Asafoetida a pinch Coriander leaves few Curry leaves few Method: In a microwave safe bowl take 1 cup of water and add the tomato into it. Cut the tomatoes into 4 . Microwave high for 5-7 minutes. The tomatoes will be soft and shrink. If you don’t want the skin peel it off and mash the tomatoes nicely with hands, when it is bit warm to handle....
If you haven’t tried this Indian eggplant recipe before then, you are in for a treat! It’s almost surprising to see how delicious eggplant can be especially when combined with caramelized onions, sweet tomatoes, and a blend of Indian spices. It’s lip-smacking good (smack. smack. mmm…) Baingan bharta is traditionally made by charring eggplants directly over a flame or on a grill to give it a smoky flavor, but I’ve simplified the recipe to make it all in one pot, and I find that it tastes about the same....
What is Thoran? Like most recipes for “thoran” (stir-fry), this green bean dish is made with a few spices, grated coconut, and curry leaves. This is a common side dish served in Keralite homes and can be made with all sorts of vegetables. If you’ve never heard of the word “thoran” before, it just means “stir fry” and is a traditional Keralite way of cooking. You can make anything into a thoran!...
For this version, I doubled the recipe. That way, I can freeze half of the bulgogi for another day. I’m all about freezing leftovers lately – it makes life so much easier! It’s one less dinner to cook/plan. I usually add fresh broccoli or green beans to the bulgogi, so if you want to, add some green veggies to the Instant Pot too. Or you can serve the bulgogi over the vegetables....
Indian Chicken Curry This is the chicken curry of my childhood. It’s the curry that my mom made weekly and while I didn’t appreciate it as much back then, now it reminds me so much of home. You know that scene in the movie Ratatouille when the food critic eats ratatouille, a dish from his childhood (this is the scene if you don’t know what I’m talking about)… Well, THAT is how I feel when I eat this chicken curry....
I have a north Indian goat curry recipe on the blog, so I thought I’d share a south Indian recipe for goat curry too. This is a Keralite recipe, and although both curries share similarities, they are also different in quite a few ways. In Kerala, most of the recipes call for some form of coconut, curry leaves, and a spice blend known as either Kerala garam masala or meat masala....
