Last Saturday I had a go at making paratha again. I remember my dear old Mum making these awesome unleavened breads for us when I was just a kid in the late sixties. Yes that’s a long time ago and I am ancient. I found that by using a measuring cup I am able to…
Our Catch Up Over Indian At “It’s MIRCHI”
IT’S MIRCHI – Healthy Indian was our stopover last Sunday evening catching up with friends. Vicki and I have made it a point to get social at least once a month and meet with friends whom we have not seen over the last many months due to the Lock down caused by #COVID19. If you…
Quinoa Salad With Shiitake and Snow Peas
This is a very easy dish to prepare. Its relatively cheap expect the Shiitake mushrooms may make the price go up a bit. A quick note. You can pre cook Quinoa and keep in frig and use as you need with salads or chicken. A very easy dish to prepare and very satisfying.
My Evening Affair At The Thai Naramit in Hendra Brisbane
We were invited out to dinner last evening and the venue selected by our friends were the Thai Naramit on Zillman Road, Hendra. With #COVID19 restrictions still on in late June 2020 we had to be in and out in 90 minutes. Dinner started out at 5.30 pm and the next 90 minutes were as…
Scrambled Eggs On Rye Bread
Great receipe to make on the weekend. Easy to do and cost around $4 per person. Takes just 10 minutes to prep and about 15 to 20 minutes to cook. I served the eggs on toast with tomato & mushroom accompanied with avacado and rock melon for color and as part of the dish….
Aloo Parathas or Spicy Potato Parathas (Indian Bread)
If you have left over vegetables in the frig or a dry vegetable curry I have a great idea how to turn this into an interesting meal. Lets create stuffed Parathas with Spicy Vege today. This is a dish of potatoes, carrots and peas, fan fried with spices and herbs and stuffed into an…
Dry Okra Fry or Lady Finger Masala Fry
Okra or Lady Finger Vengetable is one of my favorite dishes. The vegetable has no strong taste of itself and I find making the dish spicy and dry helps to make this incipid fruit rather interesting. This recipe came out pretty well. It was moist yet dry enough for the dish to be tasy…
Caulifower & Pea Curry
A quick tasty dish made with cauliflower, peas, herbs and spices. Served with rice and parathas or roti. Add mango pickle and yogurt as an accompaniment. This is a dish that is easy to make. Great accompaniment with other dishes. Can we eaten by itself with either rice or parathas or both. I like…
Potato & Mushroom Curry
A tasty potato mushroom curry. Its a dry dish and can be eat with roti or parathas. Great as a side dish accompaning other Indian dishes. Its a fast dish and cheap to make
Chole Curry (Chic Pea Curry)
This is one of my all time favorite Indian dishes. Best eaten with Bathura bread. A tasty vegetarian Indian curry made with chicpeas. This can be cooked with potato and eaten with Bathiras or parathas. Its a dish from North India and from the Punjab.
