Part 2 of Easy Peasy Meals – Matt Preston, one of the Masterchef Australia judges, calls risotto to be a ‘Death Dish’. That’s because there are just too many elements to a classical risotto, like making a fresh broth from vegetables like garlic, onions, carrots, leeks & celery; bay leaves and cloves; parsley; and some…
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Basa Fish Rolls stuffed with Mushrooms in a White Wine Sauce
Dear Cousins! How are you guys doing? I want to share a news with you! Hehehhee…no no..don’t guess, coz I am sure you guys don’t know (and trust me it not anything usual!). Well actually I bought a Guitar!! yipppppeeeee!! Since I was in school where we had those music classes, I wanted to learn…
Grilled Snapper with Chermoula and Pan-Fried/Grilled Trout with Butter, Dill/Parsley & Lemon
Dear Cousins! Lately I have taken on experimenting with various varieties of fresh fish available in the Victoria Market here in Melbourne. Have I told you about this market earlier?? I think no, and even if I have, please bear with me again coz I just love that market!!! Its like a gold mine for…
The Quintessential Butter Chicken or Murgh Makhani with Panchmehl Daal and wholewheat Naan
Thanks a ton Didiiiiiiiiii for putting up the masala chai recipe coz this would be a perfect reference point for me to make a good tea!! You know how I don’t like drinking tea (another reason of being a Fraud Bengali as they are known to be avid tea-drinkers) and as a result I am regrettably…
‘Black Pearl Ship’ Cake and Eggless ‘Thomas Engine’ Cake
6th August ’12 Hi Didi! I was going through some old pictures in the last days and saw the pic of that wonderful eggless Thomas Engine cake you made once. I never got to taste it and neither that Pirates of the Caribbean inspired “The Black Pearl Ship” cake….but I dream of making such cakes someday! Could…
Sinful Dark Chocolate Cake
Dear Didi, I wanted to ask you how to make your famous chocolate cake. Can you post it soon as I wish to make it for mum’s birthday next month. But I would like to try it at least once before hand. I am really rushed at the moment, will write to you later. Please…
Super Quick Oats and Multigrain Cupcake Breakfast for Kids
Dear Rinki, A rain drenched good morning to you. Rizi has just left for school…and I’m taking a breather, writing to you. Today like a good mother I hoodwinked my son into eating a super healthy breakfast and he never realized it. He hates eating porridge or oats, and you tell me who wants to…
Crispy Ham and Dumpling ‘Bourguignon’
Dear Didi and Daibi, Do you know about Boeuf Bourguignon, a famous French recipe? The step-by-step documentation of this dish was first done by Auguste Escoffier who popularised and modernised the French cooking methods. His techniques were based on Marie-Antoine Carême who is regarded as the King of Chefs and the Chef of Kings. He was an…
The Curry Cousins 