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A blog about food, life and generally anything I find interesting.
Listed: Dec 28, 2011
Mysoorean ― We are off to India for a longish summer vacation. Longish because it is not our usual 2 or 3 week types, but for 6 full weeks! While I have fun there, eat good stuff and try and post about them, here is a saabut masoor dal recipe with coconut ...
Tags: Curry, Dal
Mysoorean ― 1 week 1 day ago
Mysoorean ― My normal way of making Aloo Gobi involves cooking the potatoes and cauliflower right in the sauce. You really can't go wrong with this combination of vegetables and spices. But.. (yes, there's always a but) it is not the restaurant-kind of Aloo ...
Tags: Curry, Punjabi, Cauliflower, Potato
Mysoorean ― 2 weeks 2 days ago
Mysoorean ― "Misal" means a mixture and that is exactly what this dish is about. A mixture of various flavors and textures - crunchy, spicy, hard and soft ingredients, all neatly layered for an explosion of flavors that only leaves you wanting more....
Tags: Snacks, Maharashtrian
Mysoorean ― 3 weeks 2 days ago
Mysoorean ― This recipe comes from a Pakistani friend, who makes this qorma with chicken. She insists I pronounce it right - it is "qorma" with that "k" sound from the throat, and not korma like I'd normally say. We do have kurmas in South...
Tags: Curry, Zucchini, Peas, Pakistani
Mysoorean ― 4 weeks 3 days ago
Mysoorean ― This week's theme for the Project-52 is "My Favorite Things". And these are a few of my favorite things - ∙ - Deep fried food! Anytime, anywhere kinda thing with me. Only vegetarian and savory stuff though. I can totally live my...
Mysoorean ― 6 weeks 1 day ago
Mysoorean ― One of the nicest teachers I had in my Middle School retired recently and it got me thinking about my teachers throughout my school years. Some, like this wonderful lady, were passionate about teaching, inspiring, and genuinely wanted to reach out...
Tags: Mangalore Cucumber, Curry, Konkani, Ash Gourd
Mysoorean ― 7 weeks 6 days ago
Mysoorean ― He had the most adorable eyes - huge, doe-like, innocent, alluring ∙ eyes that would make anyone want to take him home to their moms while declaring their everlasting love for him. He was one irresistible charmer who made his way into my...
Tags: Appetizers, Green Tomato, Snacks, Project Fifty-2
Mysoorean ― 9 weeks 1 day ago
Mysoorean ― Apparently the Indian Censor Board is going to take a closer look at "item numbers", the not-related-to-main-story songs in Hindi movies featuring skimpily clad females that purportedly increase marketability of a movie, to make sure ...
Tags: Konkani, Snacks, Potato
Mysoorean ― 9 weeks 4 days ago
Mysoorean ― A tagine is a thick clay pot typically used in North Africa. It has a flat and shallow base with a conical lid, which is designed to return the condensation to the bottom, thereby keeping foods moist during long cooking times. Any dish made in a...
Tags: Soups And Stews, Chickpeas, Moroccan, Carrot
Mysoorean ― 11 weeks ago
Mysoorean ― What I didn't like about my childhood ... the theme for this week in the Project Fifty-2 series. ∙ Childhood memories are invariably romanticized and rose-hued, especially as we get older. It is the good times that always come to the fore ...
Tags: General, Project Fifty-2
Mysoorean ― 12 weeks ago
Mysoorean ― Though I've not been posting here on the Project Fifty-2 for the past three weeks, I have been doing good with that. The theme for one week was "nonsense" and I had a blast writing a totally nonsensical poem (looks like there's a hidden...
Tags: Paneer, Curry, Punjabi, Spinach, Baby Blogging, Project Fifty-2
Mysoorean ― 14 weeks ago
Mysoorean ― A quick update on the resolutions I made in Jan for the month. I did good on most counts. My fitness goals were met. I even increased the strength training portion, due to a new class in my gym that combines yoga and weights. (Don't you love it ...
Tags: Bhaji, Gujarati
I think I buy a striped top every year, it means Summer to me. This one with elbow pads ...
Shirt: UniqloTrousers: ZaraShoes: Topshop ∙ Waaaaah, baggy knees. GO AWAY. ...
Yahoo! announced that it has acquired Tumblr for $1.1billion today. According to Tumblr's ...