Creamy Palooda | Photo Credit: Shakira Banu Shakira Banu cannot imagine an Iftar without homemade palooda. No cousin of falooda, palooda is a popular dish that is part of Iftar in Northern Kerala, especially Kannur. A home-cook, Shakira says her mother, who has her roots in Marthandam in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, learned to make…
Mangaloren Goli Bajji | Photo Credit: Johan Satyadas Ingredients 1 cup – Maida ½ cup – Curd 2 tsp – Minced curry leaves 2 tsp – Chopped coriander leaves 2 tsp – Jeera 2 tsp – Minced ginger 2 tsp – Chopped green chilli Salt – to taste Oil – to fry Preparation 1.Mix all…
Rasam | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Orange rasam Ingredients 1 cup – orange juice 1 tbsp – moong dal (soaked and boiled) Chopped coriander leaves (for garnish) 1 tsp – lemon juice 1 – orange rind (grated) 3 slit green chillies A few curry leaves 1 tsp – mustard seeds 1/2 tsp – asafoetida Himalayan…
Arisi Paruppu sadam Ingredients Ponni rice 200 grams Toor dal 200grams Small onions peeled 100 grams Red chillies 6 nos Tomato 50 grams Sesame oil 100 grams Mustard 1/2 tsp Jeera 1/4 tsp Sambar powder 10 grams Turneric powder 1/2 tsp Curry leaves a sprig Salt to taste Water 750 ml Preparation 1.Soak rice and…
Akki roti with eggs and greens by chef Kavan Kuttappa | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Chefs don’t usually get a lot of time at home. I live in a family home in Bengaluru so I am spending a lot of time with my parents. It has given us the time to bond better. At home,…
Maayaa restaurant, Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Maayaa has a warmly lit ambience with tropical-inspired décor, adorned with banana and palm tree wallpapers, golden cane lamps, and plush velvet-clad orange sofas that are in harmony with the chic black-and-white flooring. Conveniently situated on the ground floor of a building that houses office spaces, the…
Fresh salad. Mixed falling vegetables in bowl on white background Ingredients ceberg Lettuce 100 grms Broccoli50 gm Chickpea boiled25 gm Kidney beans (cooked)25 grms Red pepper30 grms Green pepper30 grms Feta cheese (or Tofu)20grms Flax seed15 grms Vinaigrette dressing30 ml Preparation 1.Break the lettuce in small pieces, keep aside. 2.Cut the broccoli into small florets…
Abid’s Executive chef Mohammed Nizamudeen has introduced a few new items for Ramzan such as the Turkish lamb adona kebab, Russian cutlets, chicken cheese cigars and peri peri grilled chicken. The Arabian-style kebabs and snacks are the popular items. Abid Zahid, who runs the restaurant, says “This year we are providing vada along with nombu…
Ingredients Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp Cloves – 4 nos Green cardamom – 2 nos Cinnamon 1-inch stick Peppercorns – 10 nos Chicken breasts, 4 cut into 3 pieces each (I use chicken without skin but with bones) Onions, grated, 2 large Garlic paste – 1 tbsp Ginger paste – 1 tsp Salt as per…
Fresh homemade apple sauce Ingredients Apples – 4 large Zest and juice – 1-2 lemons, rind grated and juiced Water – 2 tablespoons Sugar – 2 tablespoons Cinnamon powder – 1/8 teaspoons Preparation 1.Peel, core and chop apples. 2.Combine apple, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 2 tablespoons water and cinnamon in a saucepan. Bring to…
