SAVOURY
While it might appear that I have a sweet tooth, yet my ♥ belongs to savoury!! You won't find too many savoury recipes here of late as my focus has been desserts for a while now, yet dive into the archives and there are plenty. My oven and grill are on cooking up a savoury storm almost everyday...
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A Zoroastrian Rhapsody @ The Oberoi Gurgaon with the oldest Parsi chefs Tehmtan and Shernaz Dumasia
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well” Virginia Woolf Just back from a trip to Leh, an invite to a Zoroastrian Rhapsody with the oldest Parsi chefs Tehmtan and Shernaz Dumasia promised to be fun, exciting, engaging and invigorating. It certainly was. Parsi cuisine is an involving experience,and offers the old world charm of a tradition well preserved. The exclusive lunch created by the Dumasias for a bloggers table of eight filled the ‘Amaranta’, Oberoi Gurgaon with endless cacophony and laughter…My first visit to the property wasn’t quite what I expected it to be. The Oberoi stands tall … very modernistic, high ceilings,…
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Savoury Whole Wheat Hungarian Kalács … Delicious cheesy comfort food
These Savoury Whole Wheat Hungarian Kalács make great party of finger foods and are bursting with flavour. Use fillings of your choice to play around. This savoury bread is sure to please! The Twisted Buns are another variation using the same dough and filling.
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Vicky Goes Veg … green, fresh and exciting
Vicky Goes Veg - Everything about the book is colourful, fresh, exciting, full of flavour and vegetarian of course! It's an exciting new book by Chef Vicky Ratnani and holds a LOT of promise. Vegetarianism is no longer considered 'second food. Slowly but surely vegetarian centric cookbooks are appearing on bookshelves, grabbing eyeballs as they do so!
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Mushrooms and Onion Scapes Soup … cooking in season
Soul satisfying, rich and creamy without extra calories, Mushrooms and Onion Scapes Soup is pure comfort food for winter. Serve with a chargrilled broccoli salad, oven wedges, crumb fried chicken / fish, some crusty bread, maybe a green salad.
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Roasted Red Bell Pepper Pesto … In season with bell peppers
Fire up your tastebuds with this simple and fingerlicking good Roasted Red Bell Pepper Pesto.
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Smoked Indian Chicken Curry / Dhungaar-e-Dum ka Murgh … giveaway to end 2013
Simple, smoked, delicious Indian chicken curry that can be baked {or cooked on the stove top}. A do ahead marination ensures very little work just before serving. Serve over steamed rice, naan, etc with a mixed greens salad.
