EVENT: SHHH COOKING SECRETLY THEME: MEGHALAYA CUISINE Megha means clouds and thus this North Eastern State is known as the ‘Abode of the Clouds’. True to its name, its receives plenty of rainfall. The state comprises of Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills. Majority of the population are Christians. The neighbors are Assam to the north…
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Continue ReadingMEGA BLOGGING MARATHON – APRIL 2018 #87 BLOGGING MARATHON THEME: EXPLORE THE FLAVORS – INTERNATIONAL BREAKFAST DAY 18 “Breakfast like a King, Lunch like a Prince and Dine like a Pauper” Meeting old classmates after many many years can be either exciting and you just pick up where you left or it can be a…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Nasi Goreng Nasi Goreng is a popular Indonesian dish that is enjoyed as breakfast, lunch or dinner. Pretty easy to make, vegetables and sometimes meat are added to fried rice. Commonly, fried egg is placed on top of the nasi goreng. The ubiquitous kecap manis adds a sweet and savoury flavour and the umami…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP THEME: #44 INDIAN SPICES SORTED Badshahi Khichdi is a humble khichdi that is turned into a more satisfying and delicious dish that is fit for a king. Not that the simple khichdi is not tasty. Basically this khichdi is made using split pigeon pea (toor, tuvar dal) and rice. The khichdi has some…
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Continue ReadingVitumbua #BreadBakers From the East Coast of Africa Vitumbua (singular kitumbua) pronounced as vee toom booa are the local answer to pancakes/ doughnuts in East Africa especially in Tanzania and the coastal part of Kenya.Instead of being deep fried, they are made in a special vitumbua griddle/pan. Its similar to the aebleskiver pan or appe…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: MUSHROOM EGG FRIED RICE Mushroom Egg Fried Rice is an easy to make, flavourful, tasty mushroom rice with eggs. Instead of the usual style of adding scrambled eggs to the rice, raw beaten eggs are added at the final stage of cooking. This way the vegetables and rice all get coated with egg. This…
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Continue ReadingFESTIVAL: DIWALI RECIPE: FRUIT & NUT RICE KHEER What is Kheer? Kheer is a type of pudding from the Indian Sub Continent which is traditionally made from rice, milk, sugar and spices like cardamom, nutmeg, saffron and nuts. Adding spices depends from family to family or region to region. It is served for any festival,…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Doodh Pak Doodh Pak is a delicious, creamy milk based Gujarati sweet with a little rice added to it. It is usually served with puri, sabji, kadhi, gota and rice as a part of the main meal. What is Doodh Pak? Doodh in the Hindi or Gujarati language means milk and pak in Gujarati…
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Continue ReadingGUEST POST FOR GHEZA- E – SHIRIIN RECIPE: VIBIBI – SWAHILI PANCAKES What are Vibibi? In general, Vibibi is a gluten free rice and coconut pancake. A typical East Africa Coastal or Swahili dish. Moreover, these small coconut flavored pancakes are served piping hot on the streets for breakfast. A small cup of kahwa, the…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Moong Dal Dhokla Moong Dal Dhokla unlike the chana dal ones tend to be really soft. They do not get stuck down your throat. I learned how to make Dhokla from my mother in law Nunu, but using chana dal and rice. When my hubby got to know he is allergic to chickpeas (chana),…
