Sinamon Tales

by Monika

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Content Aggregation, Making of a blog post and Zucchini Chutney (Spicy Zucchini Relish)

Ever thought about what goes behind a blog post? A post which throws little light making of a blog post :) Also my thoughts on Content Aggregation and a kick-ass under 20 minutes recipe for Zucchini Chutney! The past week went by in a blur. The blur of confusion, anger, despair and to a certain extent helplessness. I kept wondering that if it is so easy for anyone to come and lift off the work you have put your heart and soul in, why should one create? Why should I take the effort of cooking, … [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...]

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...]

Weekly Menu WW2616

Weekly Menu this week after a long time! A perfect idea to get fresh food on the table :) Time to admit that I have been super lax about posting the weekly menu here. The menus are still happening and the house running on them but I have been lax and laid back on posting them here. But so many of you wrote to me saying that the weekly menus were great help and can I please bring them back that here they are. I know this week is slightly delayed but will try and get them back on track soon … [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...]

Eggwhite Frittata with Roasted Vegetables

I love roasted vegetables and I love eggs and when these two come together, they create magic. Though honestly, I love the egg yolks and think the crusade against them is totally wrong. They have excellent fat and your body does need good fat in certain amounts to keep running. So unless you are eating 4-6 eggs a day, please eat those yolks. This Eggwhite Frittata is to die for!     Why an Eggwhite frittata you ask then? Because for some reason I like the flavour of … [Read more...]

Xacuti Stuffed Buns

Xacuti Stuffed Buns are a take on the quintessential Goan Xacuti curry. I stuffed the Xacuti masala (with Chicken as my base) in a bun and voila! I had something special and delicious for the alphabet X! The options I had with X were the huge and massive array of Xmas goodies. But frankly in April, these sounded so ridiculous, until a friend of mine mentioned Xacuti tarts and then someone else said you get these Xacuti Stuffed Buns in Goa and I was clear that is what I wanted to … [Read more...]

Dahi Walle Aloo : Holi Special Recipe

Dahi Walle Aloo are the perfect food to eat after playing Holi the whole day! Lightly spiced and so good for the heat! The temperature in Bangalore is soaring so much that I feel like I am living on the sun instead of the lovely Bangalore city as I know. I know these are peak summer months for us, but today it was 40 C and honestly, if this is the kind of temperature I had to tolerate, I might as well move back to Delhi. No no, now please don't jump guns and ask me to leave and call me … [Read more...]

Cape Gooseberry or Rasbhari Chutney

Cape Gooseberry or rasbhari chutney is a delicious chutney with a hint of sourness and a touch of sweetness which tastes amazing with paranthas, dosas or just about anything :) Cape Gooseberry aka rasbhari is perfect for chutneys and quick pickles. Slightly sour, slightly sweet, a lot like the tomato one. It works very well with chunky as well ground chutneys. This rasbhari chutney is delicious, really! This rasbhari chutney is very popular at home with parantha and dosas. The hint of … [Read more...]