Posts Tagged ‘side recipe’

Green Beans with Coriander

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010



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A very quick and simple week night side dish.
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Mushroom and Green Tomato Stir Fry

Sunday, December 6th, 2009



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A very quick sides recipe; raw, tart green tomatoes and earthy mushrooms stir fried in fragrant sesame oil.

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Mashed Pumpkin/Butternut Squash

Monday, November 23rd, 2009



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Here is a mashed pumpkin recipe with a big twist from the traditional, with very different flavors.

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Cauliflower with Nuts and Cranberries

Saturday, November 14th, 2009



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A delightful week night side dish; quick, easy with a slight hint of spice. The cauliflower florets are cooked in the pan till tender and then sprinkled with nuts, dried fruits, green onions and some dressing.

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Butternut Squash with Black Beans and Walnuts

Sunday, November 8th, 2009



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Smoky, spicy and lightly sweet; this is a very easy and simple dish to make. With all the abundance of the pumpkins and the squashes in stores and the blogsphere, I could not resist making this even if I had to do it just for myself.

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Tandoori Fish

Sunday, August 30th, 2009



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Sometimes food  from the Indian Sub Continent make the vibrant appearance in bright orange or red color, along with some grilled onions & peppers, making them look extremely appetizing. It could be meat, fish or cheese; and when you bite into them they are delicately succulent wonders. These are the well known “Tandoori” or “Tikka” – meat, fish/shrimp or paneer (Indian Cheese) marinated in very flavorful spices & cooked slowly & gently in a Tandoor. Now what is a Tandoor?

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Grilled Onion

Sunday, August 16th, 2009



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Quick & Sweet. Grilled onions are great sides, esp. with grilled meat or paneer/Indian Cheese or any other vegetables.

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Vegetables & Lentils with Ground Spices

Sunday, July 26th, 2009



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A lot of my recent posts have been bookmarked recipes, or the posts I have been using from the draft. With this heat, I have to reduce my time in front of the stove, doing a lot of salads, fresh fruits & quick grilling of fish or chicken. This is one nice recipe to use the seasonal veggies or may be to clean up the refrigerator, before you make your next grocery trip.

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Chimichurri

Thursday, July 16th, 2009



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If you want a healthy green herb sauce bursting with flavors, this is it! Chimichurri is a traditional Argentinian sauce; the main ingredients in it being Parsley, Garlic, Pepper & Olive Oil. It is used as widely in Argentina as ketchup is used in America. This flavorful sauce is sometimes used as a marinade, for grilled meat ( I could do some fish & shrimp too…).  The flavors and ingredients of Chimichurri  are probably similar to the cuisine of  Spain & Italy. The overall compositions, taste and preparation are similar to French persillade.

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Dum Aloo: Potatoes Simmered in Spices & Coconut Milk

Saturday, November 15th, 2008


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Talking of  Dum Aloo…There are some hundreds of ways to make Dum Aloo. In West Bengal it used to be a must dish served for weddings with “Radhaballavi” (lentil stuffed puri), and I loved the slight & subtle sweet taste of that kind of dum aloo.

Also during fall/winter time, when there would be small new baby potatoes, & the peas in the shell, my mom would make peas kachori and dum aloo with the bite size potatoes. It used to be an all evening activity when we would all sit and shell the peas and rub the potatoes to skin the already peeling skins.

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