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Coloured devilled eggs and Happy Easter!

Posted in healthy, savoury, tagged , , , , on March 30, 2013 | 1 Comment »

Happy Easter everyone!


This year I’m not at home with my family, and so I’m a little sad.


If I was home I’d be in Church with everyone. There would be a happy family lunch, and I’d most definitely get an Easter egg! (Mom called and told me mine has been bought and I’ll get it the next time I meet them :) )


So I needed some joy. Some colour. Some happy way to celebrate Easter.


This is what happened.


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Aren’t they the cutest darn things you’ve seen?


All you have to do is soak hard-boiled egg-white halves in any food colour you want.


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I did four colours.


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The yolks are mixed with yogurt and mustard. I decided to lay off mayonnaise just to be healthier. It tastes wonderfully creamy and the minced garlic gives it even more flavour.


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I think I didn’t make quite enough. These things are so cute and so delicious, you can very easily eat a ton of them without realizing it. They’d make such adorable appetizers for a party too!


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I had so much fun making these.


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The next time you need a pick-me-up, a pop of colour, or just have an egg craving, make these. You’ll love them :)


Coloured devilled eggs


Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 12-15 mins
Makes: 8 pieces


Ingredients:


4 eggs
red, purple, yellow, and green food colour
3-4 tbsp thick yogurt
1 tsp mustard paste
1/2 tsp minced garlic flakes
salt and pepper to taste
sliced black olives, optional


Method:


1. Boil the eggs for 12-15 minutes. You need them to be hard-boiled. Once cool, peel off the shells and slice the eggs in half. Remove the yolks and place in a bowl. Carefully rinse the whites, and place them on tissue to dry.
2. Mix 1 teaspoon of each food colour with about 50ml water in 4 separate bowls. Add 2 egg-white halves into each bowl, and leave for 10 minutes. Try to use small bowls so the eggs are completely submerged for an even colour.
3. Add the yogurt, mustard, garlic, and salt and pepper to the egg yolks and mix to a smooth paste. Place this mixture in a zip lock bag, pushing it to one corner. Tie it up tightly with a rubber band.
4. Remove the egg-white halves from the colour and dry on tissue. Once dry, snip the corner of the zip lock bag, and pipe the mixture into each egg-white half in a swirl. Top with a piece of black olive if you like, and serve.


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Happy Easter! Have a wonderful day and stay blessed :)


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Strawberry Pavlova, good things, and a giveaway!

Posted in desserts, family, friends, giveaway, holiday, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 14, 2013 | 13 Comments »

Hello lovely people!


How’s the new year treating you’ll?


Have you made the resolutions you aren’t going to keep? :)


Isn’t it funny (and wonderful) how we make them every year anyway?


Here are mine:


*Get fitter (this includes regular exercise and attempting to eat healthier)
*Give my blog more love
*Spend more time with the people who are important to me
*Start playing the guitar again (this will be done with my very cool guitarist friend Aditi’s help)
*Learn to take better photographs
*Keep believing that the best is yet to come


I think the last one is the hardest. It’s difficult to believe that good things will come when you’ve had a spate of bad things. It’s hard to have faith in people, believing that there’s good inside them, even when they’ve let you down. It’s even harder believing that God has plans for you – the best plans.


But this year, I’m staying positive, and happy, and bright. Because good things will come. I know it. I just need to remember it :)
Will you remind me if I forget?


Here’s a look at some good things that happened over December when I was home. Each one is a blessing.


Dinner with my oldest friends in one of our favourite restaurants.


Old friends and dinner


This gorgeous flower that bloomed on our balcony.


Red flower


A funky new-age Christmas tree my brother put together.


new age Christmas tree


The freshest, greenest, tastiest lettuce ever – from my aunt’s garden.


Lettuce


A massive projector set up by my Dad and brother in our living room, so we could watch movies huddling together under blankets while sipping hot tea.


Projector


And this puppy soaking up the sun, who brings us all such joy.


Puppy in the sun


In the midst of some terribly sad things that happened, us cousins got together and decided we needed to make something sweet.


The result was this stunning Strawberry Pavlova.


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Everyone helped.


Here’s my brother whisking the egg whites.


Whisking away


Baby cousin washed the strawberries.


Cleaning strawberries


Another added sugar and smiles.


Sugar and smiles


And this pretty one cut up the strawberries.


Cutting strawberries


Even the littlest one contributed. He kept the puppy busy :)


Puppy and baby


This dessert is show-stopper. Expect everyone to drop their plates and stare at it in all its wonder.


Just look at it.


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And it’s the easiest thing to make. Have a go!


Strawberry pavlova


Largely adapted from: Step by step Baking


Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 80 mins
Serves: 8


Ingredients:


6 egg whites
pinch of salt
350 g caster sugar
2 tsp cornflour
1 tsp lemon juice
300ml heavy cream
200 g strawberries


Method:


1. Preheat the oven to 180º C. Line a baking tray with parchment. Draw a 20cm circle on the parchment and turn it over, so the pencil mark is facing downwards.
2. Put the egg whites and salt in a large, clean bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until you have stiff peaks. Whisk in the sugar a spoonful at a time, until the mixture is stiff and glossy. Mix in the cornflour and lemon juice as well.
3. Spoon the mixture onto the parchment, making sure you stay within the drawn-out circle. Flatten the centre slightly and place in the oven for 5 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 160º C and bake for 75 minutes. Leave it to cool completely in the oven.
4. In the meantime, whip the cream until it thickens. Wash and clean the strawberries, then roughly chop them into halves.
5. Remove the cooled pavlova from the oven and take off the parchment. Place on a serving plate and crack the top slightly with a spoon. Spread the cream over and top with the strawberries. Serve in rough wedges.


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Sorry I can’t offer you some pavlova, but here’s something fun!


*GIVEAWAY TIME*


CupoNation India, a website offering discount coupons for a number of leading online retailers in India like flipkart, snapdeal, homeshop18 and many more, wants to give one of you lucky readers a Flipkart voucher worth 500 INR. All you have to do is leave me a comment below telling me which offer you love the most on CupoNation India


I’ll choose one winner through a random draw and announce it in my next post. Comment away!


And have a wonderful, wonderful year ahead! Lots of love!


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Conquer breakfast: savoury egg muffins

Posted in breakfast, savoury, tagged , , , , on July 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Breakfast is the most difficult meal of the day for me.


It’s because I’m not a morning person.


These three examples from Pinterest depict my morning emotions perfectly.





Are you a morning person? How do you do it? HOW?


I don’t like waking up at all, let alone waking up and then cooking a breakfast.


So after months of dad’s long distance yelling about the importance of breakfast, being miserable after eating biscuits each morning, and feeling very unproductive, I decided to fix things.


I turned to my favourite ingredient of all time: eggs.


Last Saturday night, I decided I would conquer breakfast. And I did.



These savoury egg muffins are the perfect breakfast food. Make 10 on the weekend, and freeze them in sets of two. All you have to do in the morning is microwave and eat! Maybe with a slice of toast. But they’re great with just a dash of tomato sauce.



The best part is you can put anything in them.


Here are some combos you could try:


Tomato, ham, and cheese (yum)
Peppers, mushroom, and corn (yummers)
Salami, spinach, and broccoli (yummest)


Savoury breakfast egg muffins



Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Makes: 10


Ingredients:


7 whole eggs
5 tbsp milk
1 tsp vegetable oil, plus a bit more for greasing
1 large red pepper, diced
2 tomatoes, diced
50g salami, chopped
garlic flakes
mixed dried herbs
salt and pepper to taste


Method:


1. Preheat the oven to 180º C. Crack the eggs into a large bowl, add the milk and whisk well.
2. Heat a non-stick pan, add 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil and lightly toss the red pepper and tomato in it for a few minutes. Set aside.
3. Add the chopped salami, garlic, herbs, and cooled pepper-tomato mixture to the egg mix and stir everything together. Season to taste.
4. Grease 10 individual silicone muffin cases, or a non-stick muffin tray. Divide the mixture into each of them, filling them about 3/4th full. Put into the pre-heated oven for about 20 minutes. The muffins should rise and come away from the sides of the cases. Remove from the cases, cool, and then freeze for upto 1 week. Or just eat right away :)




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Chicken-corn Quiche

Posted in savoury, tagged , , , , , on October 17, 2011 | 10 Comments »

I love Quiche.

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Honestly, what’s not to like?
Eggs, cheese, pastry, and practically anything else you want!

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Infinitely adaptable, wonderfully wholesome, and so easy to make.

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I made a minced chicken and corn quiche. It was delicious.
Please make one. And put whatever you want in it.

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Mushrooms, bacon, broccoli, onions, sausage bits, tuna, peas.
(Just not all together!) :)
I promise you can’t go wrong.

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Chicken and corn quiche

Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 50 mins
Serves: 4
Eat this with: A tomato salad

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Ingredients:

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butter, to grease
1 sheet puff pastry
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, finely chopped
200 g chicken, minced
100 g baby corn, chopped
6 large eggs
100 g cheese, grated
200 ml cream
salt and pepper, to taste

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Method:

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1. Preheat the oven to 200º C. Grease a 9-inch pie dish with a removable base, with butter. Place the sheet of puff pastry on it and press down onto the base and sides, spreading it evenly. Pop into the freezer to chill.
2. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. Add the onions and sweat gently. Once they turn pink, add the minced chicken and gently fry over medium heat for a few minutes. Next, add the corn, season with salt, and stir well. Cook for a few more minutes. Remove and keep aside to cool.
3. In another bowl, crack the eggs in followed by the cheese and cream. Mix well and season. Add the cooled chicken-corn mixture and mix everything together.
4. Remove the pie dish from the freezer and pour the mixture in. Bake in the preheated oven for about 50 minutes, until the sides are a lovely golden brown, and the top is set. Remove from the dish, slice, and eat warm.

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In other news, I’m going home in a few days. This means several things.

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1. I will be pampered silly.
2. I will eat like a crazy person.
3. I will spend lazy afternoons with my family.
4. I will meet childhood friends and we will laugh like monkeys.

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But there is one other thing.

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5. I will have access to a real kitchen. With equipment and space and a full pantry.
I will have people to help me and I wont have to clean up or do the dishes.
(These are all problems I have to deal with- staying alone, and cooking in a tiny kitchen!)

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In other words, I can cook something insane and not sweat the small stuff!

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So, in typical culinarystorm style, I thought I’d put this up to a vote.
I’ve picked five classic recipes I’ve always wanted to try, and you guys need to help me decide!

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The one with the top vote is the one I will cook and post about :)

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Have a fun week ahead! :)

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Khow suey – a beautiful balance

Posted in savoury, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 26, 2011 | 20 Comments »

Some friends met on Friday.

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Now since these friends have known each other forever, a number of (silly) activities were (obviously) indulged in.

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Activities included were:

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Drinking white wine

Discussing relationships

Eating cupcakes

Laughing

Taking photographs that weren’t great (blame the wine)

Hugging

Power naps

Singing songs together

And smiling (lots and lots of smiling)

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These are some of the things my crazies and me did recently.

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We also ate Khow suey.

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Khow suey is a traditional Burmese noodle dish. It involves noodles, and a rich coconuty gravy (usually with chicken, beef, or shrimp) that you eat with a number of condiments.

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The noodles and gravy taste fantastic, but it’s the condiments that are the real fun part :)

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Together they create a perfect balance of taste and texture in your mouth- sweet, spicy, creamy, tangy, crunchy- all in one mouthful.

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Condiments for Khow suey differ from region to region, and you can choose almost anything you like.

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These are the ones we had.

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Hard boiled eggs

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Fresh coriander

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Deep fried noodle bits

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Onions

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Fried garlic (my favourite one :P )

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Green chillies

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Lemon juice

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Chilli oil

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How beautiful is that?

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It is a bowl of comfort, nestled in happy memories.
Much like old friends.

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Instant noodles championship 2011

Posted in lists, tagged , , , on July 7, 2011 | 18 Comments »

Instant noodles championship 2011
Subtitle: This is serious business.

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Most of you know I love cooking.
You also know I adore baking.

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But did you know I love instant noodles?

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Almost once a week, I eat noodles for dinner.
Of course I jazz it up.
I melt some cheese in it, fry an egg over it, mix in leftover chicken, or just add a dash of whatever dry herb I have at hand.

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But I do love my noodles. This maybe because I’ve eaten noodles as a snack since I was a child. Maybe because cooking for one is a pain, and sometimes you just want something you can fix up in a couple of minutes. Largely though, it’s because these noodles are just plain delicious.

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Now since there are so many variants in the market these days, today we’re having the ultimate Instant noodles championship 2011.

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Don’t snigger. (We have judging parameters and all).

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Participating noodles will be rated on 3 factors:

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Taste- Exactly how delicious are these noodles?
Adaptability- Do the noodles hold up well to some added cheese?
Does even a little extra water make it tasteless and limp?
Packaging- I’m a sucker for pretty packets. What can I say?

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Each factor carries 10 points. So a maximum of 30 points are up for grabs.

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Now a round of applause for the contenders. In no particular order they are:

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Wai wai

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Taste: Pretty good if you like spicy stuff. 8/10
Adaptability: Comes with half a million condiments in the pack. Best to eat by itself. 5/10
Packaging: Green and yellow. Not my favourite combination. 5/10
Total score: 18/30

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Cup noodles

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Taste: Slightly rubbery. I think it comes from not actually cooking it. Though I like the tiny veggie bits! 6/10
Adaptability: It’s in a cup. Hard to mix anything in it, but so portable! 6/10
Packaging: Rather sad! But a nice fact box on one side about the invention of instant noodles! 6/10
Total score: 18/30

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Maggi

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Taste: Comfort, sunshine and happiness in my mouth. 10/10
Adaptability: Goes well with everything from a fried egg and cheese, to vegetables and minced meat. 10/10
Packaging: The packaging is iconic, but could certainly do with a revamp after so many years. 6/10
Total score: 26/30

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Yippee noodles

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Taste: The bright red powder looked promising, but turned out a bit bland for my taste. 5/10
Adaptability: Even a little extra water can make it completely tasteless. 4/10
Packaging: A cartoon sun wearing a blue bandana! Strange but cute! 7/10
Total score: 16/30

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Foodles

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Taste: Thin noodles with great texture. Good spicy flavour. 8/10
Adaptability: Will definitely work with a side of eggs. 7/10
Packaging: Too much text and scribbles. 5/10
Total score: 20/30

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Curry smooth noodles

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Taste: Flattish noodles, full-bodied tomato-curry flavour. Daring. 8/10
Adaptability: Anything else will be over-powered. Best eaten plain. 6/10
Packaging: I like the bright red. And Shahrukh Khan advertising it always helps ☺ 8/10
Total score: 22/30

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And the winner is: Maggi noodles. No surprise there.

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We belong to a generation that grew up on it, and even today it’s a go-to meal if it’s raining, or hunger pangs hit mid-evening, or we just need a pick-me-up. The taste never ever changes, and even though Maggi itself has so many variations, it’s the original masala flavour that always hits the spot.

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Really, is there anything more comforting than a steaming plate of cheese maggi with a fried egg over? I think not.

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