Chef at Large

I don’t usually do very complex recipes, but this is one of them and I’m very happy to say, it turned out well. Blame it on my partial south Indian heritage, but I do crave coconut flavored dishes every now and then. Since I had some time on my hands, I decided to experiment with [...]

This is a simple, quick and delicious stir fry that you can whip up in minutes. It uses two [or more if you like] types of mushrooms - button mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms. Here’s what you do:
Soak the wood ear mushrooms in hot stock. You’ll need to replenish the stock from time to time [...]

This fish curry has a traditional Indian flavor and combines the twang of coriander with the flavor of yellow mustard. It takes just about 15 minutes to make and tastes divine.Here’s what you do - add some yellow mustard seeds - crackle, saute some sliced onions. Add some turmeric, ginger paste and some salt - [...]

This curry has a spicy, piquant taste and is flavored with mustard and curry leaves. I made this with very fresh fish and curry leaves picked off the tree.

1 kg fish, cut into slices
1 cup tomato puree
2 cups onions, sliced
handful, curry leaves
1 tbsp black mustard leaves
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1.5 tbsp [...]

Yesterday, for some reason, I felt like cooking something… anything spicy, in a rich gravy. Unorganized people as we are, I couldn’t find much to work on. Here’s what we ended up with - and I must say, though it doesn’t look as nice as I would have wanted it to, I loved every bite!! [...]

Browsing the net a couple of days back, I came across this programmer freelancers site, where one can hire a programmer to work for you on a project or hourly basis. One entry caught my eye. It was a gent from Delhi, who claimed to have an engineering degree along with a masters degree in [...]

I was talking on the phone with a friend one day. Lady friend. Cherie comes along and asks me who I’m speaking with. I tell her ‘my girlfriend’ and both of us (friend and I) share a laugh. Cherie nods an ok and walks off to continue doing whatever it was she was doing. Apparently. [...]

Found a nice leg of lamb [Raan] at the butchers the other day. So thought we’d have a nice roast for the last meal of the weekend. You’ll need:

For the Raan

1 Kilo Whole Leg of Lamb
Meat Tenderizer
1 tbsp Garlic Paste
2 tbsp Ginger Paste
1 tsp Onion Salt
1 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Paprika
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 tbsp Japanese [...]

This is a very simple curry that will only take you a few minutes to make, without looking for anything special. You’ll need:

Chicken
Black Mustard Seeds
Diced onion(s)
Diced tomato(es)
Kadi patta
Ginger paste
Garlic Paste
Chilli powder
Green chillies
Aamchur powder
Haldi powder

Method:

Heat oil. Add mustard [crackle], haldi, chilli powder, salt. Stir
Add Ginger and Garlic paste. Fry. Add onions. Fry.
Add tomatoes, aamchur powder, [...]

Third in the prawn series. You’ll need:

500gm peeled prawns
1 medium cauliflour
2 large onions
6 green chilies
1 tsp ginger paste
 2 tsp cumin seed
6 pepper corns
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chili powder
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste

Method:

 Wash prawns thoroughly
Cut cauliflower into florets.
Grind the onions, green chillies, cumin seed, pepper corns and red chillies into a paste
Heat oil and fry onion [...]