A recipe for passion is always simmering !
My latest farmers market pick was eye catching fresh purple roma beans. These sweet, mild and creamy texture beans are native to Italy and taste similar to our val or mochai. They are also called by the following names, Purple Roma Beans, Cranberry Beans and Borlotti Beans. Available fresh as well as in dried form. Dry beans needs to be soaked overnight. Fresh shelled beans are used here for sambhar and would be a great choice for people who love Mocahi / Val beans.
Very simple dish and taste yummy.
Very common and favorite dish for Americans. Even i fell in love with this dish. So tried this with fear in my heart. Guess what it turned out well. Now trying diff varieties of dough nut.
Can be served for an evening snack.
We, in our family circle have this flair for combining vegetables with non-veggies and get to taste something unusual atleast once a week. In one way, it was good, as we consumed the dish just for the smell and taste without even caring about the veggie. Here's one such interesting combination… Kovakkai cooked with shrimp and loads of freshly ground black pepper. (Kovakkai ~ Ivy gourd, Milagu ~ Black pepper, Eral ~ Prawns/Shrimp)
Ivy Gourd ~ English
Kovakkai ~ Tamil
Kundru ~ Hindi
Dondakaya ~ Telugu
Simple yet Tasty Cake
Very simple and delicious appetizer using calamari fish. (Squid in English, Kanava meen in Tamil)
Cake made with red food colour. I love this cake because of its ravishing colour and also for its taste.
Christmas cake made with nuts, raisins and all kinds of dried fruits.
Biscotti are Italian style cookies which are baked twice. Crunchy and crispy cookies with dry fruits and nuts, perfect for tea time. Absolutely no butter in this recipe so enjoy a big batch for Christmas.
