May Memories

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 6/1/2013 3:16:00 AM

'For two special ladies! Cakes in May, this year was a store-bought one: White Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake turned out to be perfect! This goes to  that lovely event, Black and White Wednesdays - 86, managed by Cinzia, created byThe Well Seasoned Cook and hosted this week by Deepali. An airy chiffon layer, raspberries, white chocolate mousse and dark chocolate coating.'

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Vishu...

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 4/15/2013 3:57:00 AM

'For the memory of Cassia Fistula flowers... In lieu of Kani Konna, early morning sunlight on the the daffodils from our garden; a light dusting of  the soil. Unedited photograph. Unda Sammanthi: Roasted Red Chilli and Coconut Chutney with Pappadams This year, we have no traditional celebrations due to a death in the family. In lieu, I have memories to share  with perhaps only a'

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Black and White Wednesdays: Why you shouldn't be 'surprised' at fermented foods

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 4/10/2013 3:03:00 AM

'Not just a " an eloquent protest against the homogenization of flavours and food now rolling like a great undifferentiated lawn across the globe..." We often come across articles educating us lesser mortals on which food is good for us and why it is good for us. Most of them in the tone of a new discovery, of something we might have been too ignorant to know for our uninitiated,'

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Rajma Curry/ Red Kidney Beans Curry

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 3/31/2013 9:56:00 PM

'Rajma Curry with a dollop of sour cream for a hearty stew! A Hearty vegetarian dish for a rainy, cold, spring day. It goes to   My Legume Love Affair # 57,  originally created by The Well Seasoned Cook and now managed by Lisa;  hosted  this month by PJ . Simple Rajma Curry,  Ma's recipe A favourite from our childhood. This curry belonged to a group from Ma's repertoire that brought'

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Holi

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 3/28/2013 1:23:00 AM

'For Black and White Wednesdays # 76 hosted this week by The Well Seasoned Cook  Colour for Holi  in a ceremonial copper server.'

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Chana Dal Halwa: Split Bengal Gram Halwa

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 3/14/2013 8:37:00 PM

'Chana Dal Halwa Part of the South vs. North Challenge March Recipe Challenge, Chana Dal Halwa,  by Kriti of Flavours from my Kitchen It was intimidating to use  this amount of clarified butter/ghee all at once! Pouring the cooked dal into the ghee to find it all  disappearing was more so! However, one does not realize that the ghee weaves itself smoothly in little dollops through'

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Black and White Wednesdays....

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 3/13/2013 3:50:00 AM

'Fragrant Blood Orange For the Black and White Wednesdays # 74 created by Susan and hosted this week by Cindystar'

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The Workhorse of the Indian Kitchen: Pressure Cooking Chickpeas and Lentils

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 3/3/2013 8:59:00 PM

'Steam escaping sharply from a pressure cooker, was part of our morning memories. This steam carried with it  the fragrance  and the promise of our meals of the day.  It goes to Cindy's  Black and White Wednesdays # 73 originally created by Susan and hosted this week by Zorra. The unsung heroine's of our daily lives toiled within the cramped kitchen's, managing the patriarchal'

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Green Peas Kachori with Dum Aloo / Koraishuttir Kachuri & Alur Dom

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 2/20/2013 4:22:00 PM

'Happy that I could use this winter recipe from Bengal, and cater to a little nostalgia from a recent trip . Part of the   South Vs. North Challenge created by  Divya Pramil of  You Can Cook Indian Food Recipe challenge by Sanoli's Kitchen Koraishuttir Kachori with Spicy Dam Aloo. I found several  versions of Bengali Dum Aloo/ Alur Dom  in the blogosphere. Though similar to'

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Black and White Wednesdays: Rice / Unakalari

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 2/19/2013 1:05:00 AM

'Unakalari/ Raw Rice with barn for Payasam For Black and White Wednesdays managed by Cindystar and created by the lovely, Well Seasoned Cook; BWW # 71 hosted this week by Shruthi of Food and Clicks . The Moon Calender we follow for our celebrations brings us the old and the new. A grandparents demise  and a child's birthday  offers us different rituals. A parent's demise and an'

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Vazha Khumbu/ Banana Flower Cutlets

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 2/9/2013 10:40:00 PM

'Banana Flowers in Red Bracts Banana flower-head, appearing in the Indian Groceries during this season. Prompted by a recent visit to India and  the opportunity to sample Bengali cuisine  which included,   Banana Flower cutlets, we picked up a 'banana flower head/ Vazha Khumbu'. The opportunity to sample a traditional Bengali spread was at Kolkata's Bhojohari Manna. Bhojohari Manna'

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Thanks and Greetings

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 2/7/2013 3:04:00 PM

'Vazha Khumbu/ Vazhapoo A beginning in the new year, with many favourites and flavours which only one's mother can create!  Black and White Wednesdays  For Susan, The Well Seasoned Cook .  Cinzia of Cindystar  is managing the event and  Black and White Wednesdays # 70  is hosted this week at  Alex of Food4Thought . Travel on new year's eve... Hope it has been a very happy'

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Kadala Kootu Curry/ Black Chickpeas Kootu Curry

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 9/1/2012 2:55:00 AM

'This recipe was delayed until tonight; will update the post tomorrow. This was clicked in the light of the evening lamp. Kootu Curry was a favourite Sadya item. This dark, rich, roasted coconut dish had to be 'dry', i e, the chickpeas cooked but not mushy. This is the traditional, old school recipe. Erisseri and Kootu Curry are very similar. There are some essential difference's: Cumin is'

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Onam Mathoru...

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 8/30/2012 12:29:00 AM

'Hope you had a wonderful Onam celebration with loved ones...      Indian   Jaggery Cubes...                           For  one of the most elegant Mathevar/ Mahadevar/Mathoru created by RamaT at my grandparents home. These un-fired, fresh, clay figures were always proportionate, sharp-edged and symmetrical. My grandfather and later, my Uncle took  care in marking the ritual design on'

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Monsoon Memories: Sadya Manga Kari/ Kerala Mango Pickle for Feasts

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 8/19/2012 10:12:00 PM

'Preparations for the Sadya, Manga Kari the previous day by traditional cooks. Photo taken with my point and shoot Nikon. Sadya Manga Kari This is the traditional Mango Pickle, made for  a traditional Kerala feast, the Sadya. It is from our nook of Kerala. Think the regions straddling the districts of Palakkad, Malappuram and Thrissur. :-) These were always the first dishes to made'

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A Pinch of Salt...

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 8/16/2012 3:03:00 AM

'This little grain .... holds so much power. The 66th year since India officially gained Independence. A glimpse from our bookshelf.. A collection of old favourites from the Sub-continent among folk-art from Bengal: Shivaji, Nehru, Vivekananda, Tagore, Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose. Salt Fields on the way from Madras/ Chennai to Pondicherry/ Puducherry during our trip last'

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Black and White Wednesdays: Swami Silver

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 8/9/2012 3:48:00 AM

'Handle of a Silver Claret Jug-1890 from  Indian Silver for the Raj exhibit at VMFA. Photo taken with Samsung Galaxy S III.  Careful!  The Image bites back! Along with two digital spots of my mobile reflected on the glass case! Images from Colonial India.  Stereotypes, craftsmanship and blurred boundaries of who we are and who the others are. A quick snapshot for you. More'

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Flavours of Maine...

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 8/1/2012 12:39:00 PM

'Here are some vignettes from Maine. Thankyou Geneva! The lovely Geneva at Undressmewithyourfork  was my penpal for the Foodie Penpals event created by Lindsay at The Lean Green Bean. Geneva wrote to me and and she sent me this lovely box of goodies, representing her state of Maine. I had mentioned about our plans (more than a decade now!) of travelling up  and down the east coast. One'

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Black and White Wednesdays

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 7/17/2012 6:44:00 PM

'A birthday card from a friend.... Deliciously Indian! Summer came along in a rush of white heat  and sudden thunderstorms ...both natural and in tea-cups! :-) Here is a collage from a very 'happening' past month... with splashes of excitement, fireworks at the park,  memorable trips, short visits, comic storms in tea-cups,  gifts of different textures and gentle'

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Flavours of California...

Author : Shri      Blog : Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!      Date : 7/7/2012 1:51:00 AM

'These are vignettes from a wonderful package all the way from California from the lovely Jenn of  RookNo17 . Thankyou Jenn!  Jenn blogs about her creative crafts through a lovely tapestry of pictures and posts. This was a first for me and it was such a delight to receive the parcel with goodies in the Foodie Penpals exchange started by Lindsay of The Lean Green Blog. With many'

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