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Nostalgic Bread Pudding: Re-living my childhood days

Stories by Enid Blyton, Rubber trees, Sweetened yogurt, Cadbury’s Five star®, Agra peda, Vikram aur Vetal series on Doordarshan, Fraggle Rock, Rose milk, Bread pudding. What do they have in common? To me, each one of them is intertwined with my childhood memories. Each one unleashes a strong wave of nostalgia; and, I ride on [...]

Spice up this Valentine's Day with Egg Puffs from Kerala

Spice up Valentine’s Day 2010 with Traditional Kerala style Egg Puffs (opt for Spicy instead of Sweet, for a change)!!! Egg Puffs is an enticing appetizer from the state of Kerala in India, aka God’s own Country. It’s so very easy to make, unless you crave to take on the time consuming and laborious task [...]

തിരമിസു ആണ് താരം

I’ve never considered myself as an expert in culinary arts. Well…not until the past few months, at least. After I started having some free time on hand, after those gruesome hours of residency training, I’ve been venturing into finding the inner chef in me. Of course, I still call my mom, who makes the most [...]

Kerala style Naadan Beef Fry – Hot n Yum!!!

Original recipe: Courtesy of my mom, Mrs. Valsamma Devasia. Ingredients Beef                           : 1 kg Red Onion (big)         : 1/2 Curry leaves              : # 6 Oil                             : 2 table spoons Turmeric powder       : 1 tea spoon Chilly powder            : 1 tea spoon Ground black pepper : 1 tea spoon Garlic powder            : 1/2 tea spoon Ginger [...]