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Aubergines in tomato sauce (a.k.a. melanzane alla parmigiana)
Tonight was an opportunity to try our take on a classic Italian aubergine dish ‘melanzane alla parmigiana’. There are probably several recipes out there but essentially they all entail grilling...
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Christmas meal 2013
Both of us want our little ones to grow up with an appreciation for Indian traditions and festivals such as Vishu, Pongal and Diwali whilst at the same time embracing Western mainstays of Thanksgiving...
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Sirruppiddy chicken curry
Here’s a tried and tested recipe for an amazing Sri Lankan chicken curry (” Sirruppiddy” is a remote village in the Jafna region of Sri Lanka) . I came across this recipe on the internet more than...
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Risotto with wild mushrooms
We often watch a lot of cooking programs and one of the most dreaded dishes contestants have to prepare is a good risotto. To be honest the thought of preparing it based on everything we have heard...
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Horse Gram Series – Olan (stew)
As promised earlier we are going to try and pull together a few recipes using horse gram over the next few months. Olan is one of the simplest dishes to make with the fewest of ingredients and the...
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Caribbean inspired caserole
It has been a while since we last cooked a casserole as our oven had given up on us and the replacement table top oven did the same a week ago. We have since replaced it with another table top oven...
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Horse gram series – adai
Adai is a typical South Indian dish akin to the more popular dosai but the batter tends to be thicker and coarser. Traditionally adai batter consists of a blend of rice, tuar dhal, red chillies and...
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Egg curry with rice vermicelli noodles
Having just seen an amazing laksa presented on Masterchef Australia ‘The Professionals’ it inspired us to pull together an egg curry for a dinner party last night and serve it on a bed of rice...
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Curry leaf kuzhambu
This recipe is dedicated to all our fellow South Indians who have had a pepper or curry leaf kuzhambu in the past and had not tried making it possibly thinking it was quite challenging. On the...
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Arachuvita onion & murangai kai sambhar
One of the dishes that is synonymous with South Indian cooking is sambhar, a thick dahl and vegetable based gravy dish normally eaten with rice and often served as an accompaniment with idlis &...
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