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What is Tadka? Baghar or Tempering?
This process is used, to add Flavor to food. Almost all over India in all regions this process takes place to enhance the flavor of Vegetables, Daals, Chutneys, Raita and other dishes. It is important to know about it ahead of time as it takes heating of oil and adding whole spices-sometimes Green Chilies, Curry […]
What are Papodams?
If you have eaten at an Indian Restaurant, you may have had crispi spicy thin cracker like snack -Papodams ( also known as Papad in India)as an apitizer. Papodams are among the popular snacks in Indian Cuissine-some are spicy and some not spicy. The process for making Papodams is very time cconsuming and difficult. Generally […]
Why Do We Use Oil in Cooking?
Have you ever wondered why we use OIL in cooking? There are so many kinds of oils in the market and one can get easily confused as to which oil to use. First of all the oil is used for many reasons in cooking and eating. Here are the befits of using Oil 1. It […]
Parsley and Cilantro-Indian Parsley
Parsley Cilantro – Mexican Parsley Two types of Parsley and Cilantro Italian parsley I thought it would be a great idea to take photos of each Parsley. All these three are parsley but they feel and look different, Each one has a different Aroma, flavor and taste. Parsley is generally used […]
Potatoes- Food of the World
Potatoes have been a part of everyone’s diet for generations in almost all the Countries. The English word potato comes from Spanish patata (the name used in Spain). There are about five thousands of potato varieties worldwide including Andes , Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, and Colombia. I remember from my childhood days when we had potatoes in our meal daily. […]
