Lady Fingers/ Okra/ Bhendis is a very popular vegetable at home. If cooked properly with the right blend of spices these slimy green fingers can be turned into a delicious vegetable. I have used a combination of pepper and fried garlic to add flavor to this dish. It is truly worth trying. Served best with […]
This is a recipe which I developed after trial and error, to make the perfect lacy appams, crisp at the borders and soft and fluffy in the center. Try it, and im sure you will fall in love with this delectable rice treat from the Southern Indian coast. Ingredients: Makes 50 appams Raw rice-5 cups Parboiled […]
As a child this was my favourite rice preparation. My love for panpole has not lessened in any way over the years. I remember fights at the dining table for the thinnest and crispiest panpole, as mom would serve them hot off the pan into our outstretched hands. This is a paper thin soft rice […]
This hot and flavourful chicken preparation is very versatile and can be made in an oven, stove top or in a barbeque. Cafreal is a spicy chicken preparation consumed widely in the Indian state of Goa. The preparation originated from the Portuguese colonies in the African continent. It was introduced into the Goan cuisine by the Portuguese. Recipe to Make Goan Chicken Cafreal Serves:4 | Preparation time: […]
This traditional recipe is a family favourite especially during a feast, served with soft sannas or appams. Ingredients: Serves 8 Tender mutton/lamb- 1 kg Polov/ ash pumpkin- 3/4 kg ( if not available can substitute with potato) Onion chopped finely- 1 large Ginger- 1 inch Slit green chillies- 4nos Vegetable stew powder- 1/2tbsp ( i used […]
Amshi Tikshi Fish Curry/ Hot and Sour Fish Curry For all you fish lovers who love a tangy hot and flavourful fish curry here is a traditional mangalorean feast for those tastebuds. 1 large fish ( 1kg) cleaned and cut into thick slices or 6 mackerals halved or any other firm fish (shark, king fish) […]
Our first garden produce this spring has been tender baby radishes. Hubby loves this veggie as a salad but wanted to try something new with it. He tried the classic but simple theil piao which is a simple mix of onion a few spices and oil. The dish was very interesting and tasty as it […]
We believe that herbs add a special flavour to home cooking. We have a selection of herbs in our garden that we use frequently to add life to our curries, pastas, fish, meat, including cocktails ;). Our collection includes rosemary, thyme, purple sage, pineapple mint and garden mint. There is nothing fresher and healthier than fresh […]
The crowning glory of any garden lies in its ability to attract bees, birds and butterflies and what a better way to do it than with flowers filled with nectar and sweet fruits 🙂 Our new flower collection include Perrenials like Red poppy, Aquilegia crimson star/columbine, Lily of the valley, Red hot poker Tritoma, Agapanthus […]
Orchid- Cymbidium Spring is here hurrah!!! After suffering snow, sleet, rain and consistently freezing temperatures, the winter 2009-10 was recognised by the MET office as the coldest in 31 years.. Finally the frost is gone, the sun is smiling again and mesmerising colours fills the land, cherry blossoms in bloom, tulips, daffodils, petunias, marigold, and chrysanthamums […]