Experiments in Cooking
I recently borrowed a Paleo cookbook Against All Grain by Danielle Walker, from the library. The first recipe I tried out from it was a red curry short rib, which was spectacular. Next up, I made the chuck chili, and loved it too. Thankfully, this […]
My family has been hooked on Whole Food’s Seeduction Bread for a long time. I decided to try a copycat recipe which I’ve further modified over the years to suit our tastes. I like to proof my yeast first. I add half the flour on […]
Poha is the comfort food of my undergrad days spent in Northwestern India. It was something I hadn’t tasted till then, which suddenly become my breakfast staple for the four years I spent in Rajasthan. Poha is flattened rice that can be cooked quickly, and […]
A friend of mine shared her recipe for slow cooked Kalua Pork. Since I was on an instant pot spree, I researched IP Kalua Pork recipes to figure out how to take my recipe to the IP. I combined the original recipe (thanks Stephanie!) as […]
Chettinad food comes from a south-Indian cooking style with warm aromas, and a non-overwhelming heat index which can easily be adjusted to taste. It typically does not involve yogurt marination, though I have added that step to make my chicken more tender. It also often […]
I like following recipes faithfully. Mostly. But, I will find often myself without one or two essential ingredients, necessitating a quick hack. This was one such event, and I was rather happy with how my version turned out. The original recipe is from here. I […]
I like having options for quickly tossing things together and pressure cooking them for dinner. This is my quick chicken curry, which is a crowd pleaser at home. I wrote the quantities for a conventional pressure cooker, and in general I find that I need […]
Update: I made this recipe again, but cooked at 145 for 4 hours. The 4 hours did the magic, and the steak was very evenly cooked. I recommend using the longer cooking time, specially for less than medium doneness. The very first thing I cooked […]