Latest Blog Posts - Food Like Amma Used To Make it
- How to Make Naan Bread at HomeNaan (nan) bread recipes vary across regions spanning from India to Iran and thanks to globalization - in Indian restaurants world over. Although naan is a flatbread much like roti, it has a denser texture due to its ingredients and cooking techniq...
- Murukku RecipeHow To Make Murukku Without A Murukku Maker Murukku ( Moor - koo, Muruku) is a lightly spiced spiral shaped snack made from rice flour or gram flour and cumin infused hot water. The latter accounts for the crispness of this snack and it's enticing...
- Mutton and Cabbage Curry RecipeThe mutton and cabbage curry recipe - according to Amma - was a recipe necessary only for fatty meats like neck or shoulder mutton cuts. Although this started out as one of Amma’s recipes for what she called 'odd pieces', it became one of the mos...
- Chilli Bites RecipeChilli bites (bhajia, dhaltjies) much like Pakoras are fried droplets made from a spicy blend of gram flour, coriander, shallots, fresh chillies, chilli powder and cumin. Unlike Pakoras which are created by taking one or two ingredients such as onion...
- Date Roll RecipeDate Rolls will always remind me of the anticipation of visitors – with my sister calling I couldn’t resist the temptation of making date rolls - again. In case you’re wondering how this recipe is different from the previously published Date Ro...
- Soji Balls RecipeSemolina Balls (soji balls, suji ladoo) is one of the simplest forms of sweetmeats to make. It is literally cooked soji shaped into a ball. Like soji halwa, soji balls are also fragranced by cardamom and can be complimented with nuts of choice and or...
- Sour Porridge RecipeSour Porridge is a ‘gruel’ made from fermented maize ̶ typified as a liquidy food without character. While most cereal gruels ̶ in history have often been associated with poverty (by those not consuming it), for the rest it has been a...
- Semolina Cake RecipeSemolina cake (Basbousa, Hareesa), also known as Revani in Turkey, Ravani or Revani in Greece, is a decadent sweet treat. Made from a combination of semolina and flour this cake is soaked in a citrus infused syrup ̶ much like gulab jamuns ̶ ...
- Moussaka Recipe Inspired Mousakka (Aubergine Casserole) much like lasagna is made by layering aubergine or potato slices with a mince sauce and topped with béchamel sauce. Its origins lie in the Middle Eastern, Balkan and Eastern Mediterranean regions, each...
- Whole Roasted Cajun Chicken Wholesome Cajun chicken often features in restaurant menus world over be it cajun chicken salads and cajun chicken pasta - perhaps it is the piquant spicy flavor that makes these menu items so appealing. It is in fact not just the use of ‘Ca...
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