Foodie Files–Paya Curry (Goat Trotters)

I have written about Goat trotters earlier too (Read HERE ), but this time it is a recipe I tried in my kitchen and since it turned out well...

Foodie Files–Chicken Old Monk

This one is a confluence of flavors in your wok and a celebration of the Old Monk fandom. A humble recipe which is low on technique (which m...

Foodies Files– The 20 Minutes Creamy Coconut Chicken

The first time I cooked this, it was for adding some basic flavors to a simple boiled chicken dish to make it more palatable. The little exp...

Foodie Files – Platters from South

If you relish good food and happen to be visiting Chennai, here are a couple of things to do - # Try out one of Anjappar Restaurants. Here...

Foodie Files – Nandu Chettinad (Crab Masala Chettinad Style)

Chettinad is actually a region of the Sivaganga district of southern Tamil Nadu and Chettinad cuisine is the cuisine of the Chettiar communi...

Foodie Files – Paya Masala (Goat’s Feet)

Paya essentially refers to the trotters or feet of a cow, goat or lamb and is a dish which was originally brought to the sub-continent by ...

Foodie Files – Smoked Whitefish Salad

Smoking is the process of flavoring, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to the smoke from burning or smoldering plant materials, mo...

Foodie Files – K..K..K...Keema, Kaleji, Kishmish & Korn…

A simple recipe but demands some patience and precision with the order of spices and ingredients. Used a pound of Kaleji (Lamb Liver) and ...

Foodie Files – Onion Smothered Grilled Mackerel

Perhaps it isn’t such a good idea to follow one Mackerel post after the other but I guess it wasn’t such a bad idea to finish my pack of Mac...

Foodie Files – Pan Seared Mackerel with Fries

The authors of The Cambridge Economic History of Europe remarked “There are more references to stinking mackerel in English literature than...

Foodie Files – Lamb Chops, the Primal Way

Don’t ask me where and how I landed on this primitive recipe. Let’s say a ghost of a Mughal era chef slipped this over in my sleep. This was...

Foodie Files – Stir Fry Shrimp with Red Wine

Why won’t one shrimp share his toys with other shrimps? - Because he was a little shell-fish (….selfish…duh!!!) Perhaps the o...

Foodie Files – BBQ Wings with Jack Daniels Sauce

  This is how I have known Jack Daniel’s all along. And this is what I found in one of my rec...

Foodie Files – Grilled Tilapia Salad

My Internet search tells me that fishing as a practice dates back to almost 40,000 years. However, when you are talking about a fish like Ti...

Foodie Files – Honey Glazed Pork Chops

There is something about pork chops that I find very delectable – maybe it’s just the texture of the meat or perhaps the fact that you can n...

Foodie Files – Braised Duck in Orange Sauce

First things first, about ‘braising’ as a cooking method – Braising is a combination cooking method using both moist and dry heat wherein th...

Foodie Files - Filet Mignon

The foodie in me rises again and maybe the days ahead will see me posting more about food and dishes and my latest culinary experiences. T...

Octopus in My Coffee

The ‘left-over’ from an ‘authentic’ Chinese take-away found its way into my morning cup of coffee – thanks to my fifteen months old daughter...

Foodie Files - Shoot, What You Eat

Tried a few things recently – Clams, Oysters and Baby Octopuses for dinner and shooting the food wallpapers. Needless to say, loved it all...

Foodie Files - Have a Heart

How many hearts does one need in a lifetime?   Two, if the first one fails you and you need a transplant.   Three, Four, ...