Tag: Cinnamon

Honoring my MIL & Bharwan Alu

Honoring my MIL & Bharwan Alu

Bharwan Alu The “Saas Bahu” combination is supposed to give the creeps:-D However my mom-in-law is one of the most wonderful people I have ever come across and I could not ask for more. Getting married when I just stepped in to my twenties… I 

Cauliflower and Potato in Cream Sauce

Cauliflower and Potato in Cream Sauce

  Ingredients:   1 cauliflower – florets broken into pieces 2 medium potatoes – cubed 1/2 onion, sliced 1 tablespoon ginger paste 1 tablespoon garlic paste 1/2 cup tomato Puree 2 tablespoons oil (to fry the potato & cauliflower) 2 tablespoons oil 1 big black 

Jeera Rice (Cumin flavored Basmati Rice)

Jeera Rice (Cumin flavored Basmati Rice)

   Ingredients:  1 cup of uncooked basmati rice 2 small green cardamoms 1″ stick of cinnamon 1 clove 1 tablespoon ghee 1.5 teaspoon cumin seeds salt to taste Preparation: Wash the rice till the water runs clear. Soak the rice in cold water for 1/2 

Garam Masala

Garam Masala

Now in Huffington Post! Garam Masala is referred to a combination of different spices. It also refers to what the entire world calls the “curry powder“.  

Chingri Maacher Malaikari: Jumbo Prawns cooked in Spiced Coconut Cream

Chingri Maacher Malaikari: Jumbo Prawns cooked in Spiced Coconut Cream

    Chingri  Maacher Malaikari is a signature dish from Bengal. Golda Chingri or jumbo prawns are cooked in a spiced creamy sauce made with thick coconut milk.  I have grown up in this East Indian State (West Bengal), having to eat (and loving every