June 29th, 2009 
Jisha 
Ingredients Cauliflower florets – separated from 1 Big Cauliflower Finely chopped Onions – 1 medium Slit Green Chillies – 2 medium Finely Chopped Garlic – 3 or 4 cloves Curry Leaves – A sprig Oil – 2 tbsp Mustard Seeds – 1/4 tsp Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp Chilly [...]
June 29th, 2009 Jisha 
Long Bean is known as Achinga Payru or Pacha Payru in Malayalam. Another common name for Long Bean is Yard Long Bean. It can be light green, dark green or purple in color. Tender Achinga has a wonderful taste when stir fried. When the bean is no longer fresh and becomes soggy, the seeds are [...]
June 24th, 2009 Jisha 
This is my entry for Click – Photography Event for June 2009. The Theme for this month is “Stacks”. This is a stack of Spicy Fried Fish topped with Onion, Lemon and Chilly. You can get the recipe for this Spicy Fried Fish here.
June 23rd, 2009 Jisha 
Butter Chicken - the sweet and spicy Indian Chicken dish with thick, red colored tomato gravy, used to be my favorite Chicken Dish. We never used to make Butter Chicken at home but it was one of the dishes which we ordered at every restaurant along with Naan, Kulcha or Roti. Butter Chicken or Murgh [...]
June 23rd, 2009 Jisha Ingredients Ripe Tomatoes – 3 Ice Water – As needed Water – As needed Sugar – 3 tbsp Salt – 1 tsp Vinegar – 1/4 cup Preparation Method First and foremost, you need to boil tomatoes, remove the skin and seeds before making tomato puree. Make sure to use ripe tomatoes for purees. There is [...]
June 23rd, 2009 Jisha Kerala Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Menu Here is a Menu for Kerala Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and Dinner. I go for these dishes when my relatives or Keralite friends come home. Some people can be very choosy and picky. They may prefer Kerala dishes over Contemporary dishes like Fried Rice, Chilly Chicken and so on. That’s [...]
June 22nd, 2009 Jisha 
Payasam is a sweet South Indian dish prepared in milk or coconut milk. The main ingredient used can be any of the following – Rice, Wheat, Lentils (Dal), Vermicelli, Ada (flat pieces made using rice) etc. Payasam is flavored with nuts and raisins. Semiya Paysam is the easiest to make and my favorite too. ‘Semiya‘ [...]
June 18th, 2009 Jisha 
Noodle is something which every kid loves and is one of my favorites too. I just love the Chinese Lo meins and Chopsueys. There are so many different types of Noodles available in the market like Hakka Noodles, Egg Noodles, Soft Noodles, Fried Noodles, Rice Noodles, Instant Noodles and so on. Vegetable noodles are pretty [...]
June 17th, 2009 Jisha Chicken, Meat, Mutton Masala Powders are readily available in the market. It is a combination of many different spices and can be used for convenience. If you are in a hurry, you can grab one of these packets and make a quick dish without having to bother about roasting and grinding spices. Most of the [...]
June 17th, 2009 Jisha I have been getting many requests from Visitors asking me for the ingredients and proportion of Home Made Spice Masala Powders like Biriyani Masala, Chicken Masala, Garam Masala and so on. I use home made, ground Biryani masala for making Chicken, Egg, Fish or Vegetable Biriyani. Biryani Masala Powder is nothing but a combination of [...]
June 10th, 2009 Jisha 
Chicken Fried Rice is easy to make specially if you are using some precooked Chicken pieces. I use Perdue Chicken Breast Shortcuts while making fried rice. I suggest all of you should try Perdue Shortcuts whether it is salad, fried rice or noodles. Ingredients Long grain Basmati rice – 3 cups Cooked Chicken pieces – [...]
June 9th, 2009 Jisha 
Wine symbolizes celebration and festivals among many Keralites. Christmas, Easter and many Catholic Weddings are incomplete without sweet tasting wines. Back Home in Kerala, Wine is usually made using Grapes, Ginger, Pineapple, Chambanga (Rose Apple) and so on. That wine is very sweet unlike the wine which we get in US and most of the [...]
June 9th, 2009 Jisha 
I had been thinking about posting this from a long time but it remained in my drafts till today. My sincere apologies to my friends. Regards Jisha It was our First Christmas after marriage and also our First Christmas in Charlotte. We arranged a Christmas Dinner Party for all our friends from Kerala. I insisted [...]
June 8th, 2009 Jisha 
Vegetable Khurma or Khorma is one of my favorite Indian dishes. It is a colorful medley of vegetables simmered in a thick coconut cashew gravy. The dish has a wonderful aroma imparted by Indian Spices. The preparation of Khurma varies from region to region – specially South India and North India. I have tweaked the [...]
June 8th, 2009 Jisha 
Dear Friends, We are delighted to announce that We Did It ! We made it to our 1st Wedding Anniversary It was celebration time for us with our dear friends though we really missed our parents and family. We threw a dinner party and I was happy to prepare the dinner for my dear friends. [...]
