Tofu Tikka

Posted on April 4, 2015 by SuPotter

I find myself using the oven more and more these days – at least for one meal of the day. Though this Tofu tikka is perfect for barbecuing, it came out pretty decent when I grilled in my conventional oven.

Chapathi, Shrimp curry, and fish fry

Posted on April 4, 2015 by SuPotter

Somedays, I’m in the mood for eating healthy, tasty as well as trying something new. This was one of the days. I made

Chappathi
Chettinad Shrimp – Turned out to be 6 out of 10, Also took long to prepare. Maybe not worth the time.
Fish Fry – I used Tilapia as I get it easily here. I used to make it in smaller pieces, but now prefer the whole slice. I believe the flavor gets locked in better; also you run into the risk of burning faster if you used smaller pieces.

Low fat chocolate parfait

Posted on December 3, 2014 by SuPotter

I have made this so many times this year. Hubby also made it once for 8 of us

Made from fat free chocolate pudding (with 2% fat milk), fat free whipped cream and fruits, this dessert doesn’t pack as many calories as it appears to. There are many examples where fat free equals taste free (read fat free milk, Hershey’s fat free and the like!), but this one is an exception, and I hope some friends can vouch for it
It’s also very light – because of alternating layers of ingredients providing different flavor and texture while eating.

It’s one of those foods where presentation takes more time than preparation. Love it any day.

Baked potato crisps

Posted on December 3, 2014 by SuPotter

Who doesn’t crave potato fries.. It’s the best mid night snack (second in line is popcorn). Baking is a slightly healthier (and easier!) option than frying. Cut the oil and just get the carbs. It was nevertheless very tasty.. Guess the salt and paprika made up for not frying.

Made this a couple of months back, and hopefully again soon this holiday season

Vegetable Briyani

Posted on November 2, 2014 by SuPotter

Briyani was always a hit or miss for me. Having made chicken briyani more frequently in the last few months, thanks to our guests, I have a hold on it now. I still can’t make it in large quantities, but no complaints there.

Today morning, after a lot of cleaning, I decided to try veg briyani. It’s surprising that I have been cooking regularly for almost a year now (No, that’s not the surprise), but I haven’t attempted veg briyani.

Here’s how it turned out. It was a little bland (even for Mab), he loved the texture and consistency. I hope I can work on from this in the future.

Vegetable Briyani

Tamil Vegetarian Dinner

Posted on July 6, 2014 by SuPotter

One of the things with abroad-living is, our social circle almost entirely comprises of people our age-group. Hubby and I sometimes wonder whether our perceptions were becoming less holistic because of this. So when parents of two of our friends visited US recently, we were happy to have them for dinner last Sunday. We were 11 of us in total including a kid, and we chatted about local movies, politics and life style in general. It was refreshing.

Now to the food – I decided to make traditional tamil vegetarian dinner. It would not have been possible without hubby who helped a lot – right from planning to last minute shopping to chopping veggies to making a whole dish himself. The tomato rice was super-duper hit!!