Coconut Archive
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Coconut Brigadeiros with a hint of Mango | Brazillian Dessert
How do you feel when you accomplish something, small or big? I had the same feeling when we transitioned Food for 7 Stages of Life from blogger to a self managed domain. I feel like a queen controlling my new space to look and behave the way I want it to be. This cross platform [...] -
Think Spice Think Poppy Seeds Roundup
Sunita of Sunita’s world fame graciously accepted my request when I expressed my wish to guest host the Think Spice event in my blog. Thanks a bunch Sunita for letting me guest host this aromatic event. I was assuming that poppy seeds is an Indian spice and it is used only in curry preparations until [...] -
Dosa Sambar or Vengaya Kosu
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!! Hope this new year brings immense joy, tons of success, good health, peace and prosperity in all your lives. God Bless each living thing on this earth and feed them adequately with good food and water. It makes me feel home sick whenever I make this aromatic [...] -
Coconut Blues and the ART of buying the Right Coconut
Buying the right Coconut has always been a challenge to me. The ratio of me picking up the good coconut was always 50:50. But now I have learned the art of buying The RIGHT coconut after applying some secret principles. Coconut Blues: 1. When I first came here, my friends suggested that I should [...] -
Panchakhadya
This recipe has been shared by Mints for ICC. Ingredients 1 cup grated dry coconut 4-5 tbsp powdered sugar 2 tbsp poppy seeds / Khus Khus 4-5 dried dates (Maharashtrians call it kharik) 1/2 tbsp cardamom powder 4-5 tbsp coarsely powdered mixed nuts (almonds,cashews, pistachios) pinch of nutmeg powder Method Dry roast grated coconut on a very light heat and set aside Dry roast poppy [...] -
Nallair (Coconut) Thokku with Idiyappam
We usually have idiyappam with coconut milk, stew or a spicy curry. But my granny prepares a sweet dish with coconut that goes extremely well with idiyappam. Whenever I visit my granny’s place in salem she ensures that it is prepared for me atleast once. Usually we have Sweet Idiyappam for breakfast along with Lemon [...] -
Coconut Macaroons
I always wonder what Americans eat apart from Burger, bread and grilled meat. This curiosity of mine made me to pick up a book on American Regional Cooking from the library here. At last I knew what cooks in their kitchen. Their cuisine is as diversified as India though I would not call it tasty. [...]
