Sinamon Tales

by Monika

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Prawns Delight – Prawn Curry in Coconut Milk

Prawns Delight is a delicious prawn curry in coconut milk which tastes amazing with some hot rice and a dollop of ghee or some piping hot dosas :) The title of this post which says prawns delight, ideally, should have been "Deep's Prawn Curry" or "Deep's Mum's Prawn Curry" as she likes to correct me, but then I wasn't sure if she wanted to be called out like that or placing her next to prawns was a good idea indeed. Sorry bad joke I know. I love prawns. In fact if you ask me my preference of … [Read more...]

Somethings Missing

Do you get a feeling that somethings missing in life? May be all you need is a bit of protein! A daily routine which may make you feel that somethings missing! 6:00 am - Wake up, get lunch boxes ready for kids, get them ready 7:00 am - Drop them to school bus, come back and have a cup of coffee 7:30 am - Rush for a swim/Walk. 9:00 am - Instead of eating breakfast like a king, you grab breakfast of cereal and milk. An egg would have been good you think but there hardly is time. Rush … [Read more...]

5 Ingredients Done in 10 Minutes – Lemon Pepper Prawns

5 Ingredients Under 10 mins Lemon Pepper Prawns have exactly 5 ingredients which are always available in my pantry are made in under 10 minutes and can eaten as a starter with a chilled beer or as a main course along with a salad and some garlic bread to wipe that lemony buttery sauce. I don't know about you but I often have those oh my God, I forgot to cook or the days when I am so lazy that I don't want to spend more than 10 minutes in the kitchen or the days when I have friends call me 20 … [Read more...]

Weekly Menu WW2916

Weekly Menu for the week, with some monsoon delicacies! Monsoon is upon us in full force, it seems to be raining in most parts of India making me a happy girl. And this is the weekly menu for the week. I love rains and besides for a country like us, which is still mainly still an agrarian economy, rains are always a boon specially at the right time. So here is my happy menu for the week with some of my favorite monsoon specials like Gatte Ki Sabji, Missi roti and more spicy stuff like Mutton … [Read more...]

PurpleBasil : Your Answer to Home Delivery Woes

PurpleBasil is a great home delivery service which serves fresh and healthy food packed in eco friendly packaging! Bangalore is currently overloaded with home delivery options, whether it is the delivery apps or smaller startups promising gourmet food home delivered. They are mushrooming faster than we can count and despite that, on a day, when you actually want to order in food and look at the menus everything leaves you underwhelmed. There is either nothing interesting or you have eaten the … [Read more...]

Weekly Menu WW2716

Weekly Menu for this week as it pours cats and dogs here! It's monsoon, pouring cats and dogs on most days in Bangalore. I have spicy and fresh food on my mind in this weekly menu. The produce is tougher to find. We are staying off seafood as it is mating season. This is the time I find making menu the toughest. How to balance the good with the bad that heart craves for. I attempt in this interesting menu for the house and for you :) Printable version for download … [Read more...]

Paneer Stuffed Besan Chilla (Stuffed Savory Lentil Crepes)

Paneer Stuffed Besan Chilla is one of those dishes which is high in taste and health! Super delicious paneer filling in the besan chilla has been one of my favorite dishes since childhood! Contrary to what people think of me now, I grew up in a primarily vegetarian household. There would be once in two weeks, a chicken or a mutton curry and that occasional fish fry, that my uncles would get from outside and all this would be a fairly standard, nonexperimental stuff since mum was a vegetarian … [Read more...]

Dragon Boat Festival, Yauatcha Bangalore

Dragon Boat Festival at Yauatcha Bangalore celebrates the food and happiness from China! The Dragon Boat festival is a traditional holiday that has its origins in China 2000 years ago, it is celebrated with lots of food (surprise), wine and being merry in China, Hong Kong and to an extent, in Taiwan. Yauatcha is celebrating the festival by serving traditional food since they can't be organizing dragon boat races in Bangalore.     Zongzi, a parcel made of sticky rice & … [Read more...]

An Exclusive Interview With MasterChef Australia Judges

The most exciting time of my life ever! An exclusive interview with MasterChef Australia judges! If there is one TV show that I watch season on season without fail it is Masterchef Australia. The whole format of the show, the culinary techniques they explore, the warmth between the judges and the contestants, makes the show a stellar watch. For me, personally it has also been a journey over years, a journey of learning with Masterchef. So many times I have gone back to read up on something … [Read more...]