In a lot of my recipes you’ll find me using roasted red chilli powder as opposed to regular chilli powder. This was a tip given to me by my friend Anu. She suggested that I try it out, and I must say I am hooked! Continue reading Roasted Red Chilli Powder
Bittergourd Perattal
I love bitter gourd chips, and they’re the only way I usually eat bitter gourd. But last week, I thought of changing things up a bit and the result was fabulous. Continue reading Bittergourd Perattal
Jack Daniels Spare Ribs
The boys in my family go wild when we’ve got ribs on the menu for dinner. I worry for my safety and usually serve the ribs and then hide out until it’s safe to enter the kitchen again when they’re all sated. When it’s ribs night, I also know to have something else prepared for my dinner, as there is no guarantee that I’ll get fed anything. I’ve based by recipe on this one. As usual, we’ve adapted it to our tastes and convenience. Continue reading Jack Daniels Spare Ribs
Fried or Steamed Mantous
Fried Mantous to serve with my imitation chilli crab 🙂 I used this recipe but dumped all the ingredients into a bread-maker and used the dough only setting. I let the machine knead it for about 20 minutes all up (2 rounds on the machine). The Mantous were great and incredibly easy. Continue reading Fried or Steamed Mantous
Quick Pickle Cabbage
We had little bits of a mix of vegetables leftover in the fridge and I wanted a recipe that would use them all up. I made this up on the spot, but it turned out really tasty. Continue reading Quick Pickle Cabbage
Imitation Chilli Crab
What do you do when you have an intense craving for chilli crab? You improvise! I’ve been thinking of chilli crab for a couple of weeks now, but I didn’t want to deal with the killing, cleaning, chopping…too much work. I wanted a recipe for a quick mid-week meal, to enjoy with bread or rice. Not quite THE Chilli Crab…but close. Continue reading Imitation Chilli Crab
Garlic Bread
These lovely crispy garlic bread slices go really well with soup or risotto. They’re easy to prepare and super tasty. Continue reading Garlic Bread