Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Fish cooked in a spicy sauce, flavored with nigella seeds, hot green peppers and cooked in mustard oil is a recipe very close to my heart. Memories churn, my heart and body warm up, images slide by and the taste lingers as I savor the peppery fish curry with some hot steamed rice on this chilly winter afternoon.
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Friday, March 13th, 2009 
Having been not feeling so good for the past few days, I was yearning for some change of taste for my tasteless sensation in my mouth. That’s what flu does to you – steals your energy, enthusiam & the sensation of the taste buds too. I did not want to even look at anything overcooked, or too spicy. Something different (as if some else cooked for me, you know how everything tastes better when you don’t cook), light & warm yet healthy is exactly what I needed & exactly what I got.
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Tags: Cardamom, carrots, Cinnamon, Clove, coconut milk, curry leaves, india, indian spiced soup, kerala, peppers, potato, Roasted Vegetables, Soup, soup recipe, soup with coconut milk, spices, stew, Tofu, tofu soup, vegetarian soup, vegetarian stew