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The recipe sounds yummy, Matar Paneer is my fav too!

Indian Curry leaf plant: Close up of the Curry leaves: This is how Indian Curry leaf plant looks like. They are very fragrant and used in Indian cooking. Botanical name:Murraya koenigii (Linn.) Sprengel. Family name: Rutaceae Indian names are as follows Hindi:Kathnim, Mitha neem...

Hi, to caramelize onions, u do not always need to add oil, i dont! I just a heavy bottomed non stick pan, and put the sliced onions in it, and let them cook on their own at medium heat, stirring them every now and then, till they are nicely caramelized. However, if you wish, you can even add 1...

I'm in Toronto.

Thanks for the very good replies guys ! I liked the ideas, they r interesting, and i really loved the idea of a wrist watch with something engraved on it.. I wonder if i can get one from Canada.. It would be the perfect gift! Someone here knows about an online store in Canada or a mall, where i...

I wanted to gift my hubby a personalised gift on our 2nd wedding anniversary which is in a few days from now. By personalised gift, i mean, a figurine-a man and women in arms, or something like it, with our names and my message engraved on it. Can i get it from somewhere in Canada or outside in...

Well, guys, adding pasta water to the sauce helps thicken up the sauce, a lot!! Ask anyone :-)

Well, it will thicken !! try it and see it for yourselves once :-) I have been doing it for years. And by 1 or 2 cups, i mean it depends on the amount of pasta you are cooking, if its 800 gms you need to add 1 or 2 cups, if its less, you can go by less than 1 cup too, it all depends. And !! You...

Well, to explain you all the procedure i make the pasta is, i stir fry the veggies, chicken, prawns, whatever i'm adding to the pasta, and at the sametime on a different stove i boil the pasta. Both cook at the same time. I then drain the pasta, reserve the water, add 1 or 2 cups of the reserved...

Hello ! Can i know where from in Toronto can i get good quality charcoal to grill food in low price in greater amounts? i recently bought a charcoal grill and i now have to buy charcoal for that.. Help me..

Yes, i add half cup of oilve oil/canola oil to the water while boiling the pasta and my pasta doesnt lump up after i drain it coz of the oil..

Hi Guys, I love the white jordan candied almonds. I was wondering if anyone have tried preparing it at home.. if anyone of you have a recipe to prepare it at home.. I searched for it recipe on the internet too, but wasnt able to find it. If anyone of you has found a recipe to prepare this at...

Well, For stove top cooking, i think that Non-Stick Cookware is the best kind coz the amount of oil to be used in the food when using a non stick cookware is very very less, and so its healthy.

Well, yes, Handi is a cooking utensil used by Indians, for preparing meals, Like casseroles here. Its a bowl kinda utensil in which curries are prepared. The other Indian utensils include, 'Kadai' which is similar to a wok, used to deep fry food, and 'Tawa' similar to a griddle, to prepare...

Well, Just 'cooking longer' doesnt help much, what i do is, when i am draining the boiled pasta, i drain the pasta and reserve the water in which the pasta has been boiling, and add this water to the pasta sauce while preparing it and cook it., This water helps to really thicken up the sauce a...

Well, guys, i need help ! I browse and search for food and recipe blogs that i like and when i come across one tat i really begin to love, i add it to my blogroll. What i want to do is, i want to put an emoticon beside the link, to highlight tat its new to the list, so that the readers of my...

Hi guys, i have a microwave safe glass casserole dish. But my cook book on microwave cooking asks for microwave safe skillet. What is the difference between the working of the two, and can i use the casserole where the author is using the skillet ?! I think i can, i do not find any difference...

A bottle of ketchup or mustard can last for a very very very.. long time :-) The only thing you need to take care of for its long life is that you should cover the lid of the bottles well, taking care they are not left half open or loose.

Freezing the coriander leaves on a cookie sheet is a very idea of storing coriander leaves. Thanks a lot. Should the onions be kept in a dark place too other than cool and dry place? The sandwich bread i bought from the market is sliced into pieces, and if i freeze a half in the freezer and...

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How to store and keep Coriander leaves, Sandwich bread and Onions fresh for a month? My hubby yesterday brought LOTS of coriander/cilantro leaves, 3 bunches; LOTS of Onions; How do i store it? I browsed the net for a long time, and all i came to know was that, wrap the coriander/cilantro leaves...

Debbie, my recipe for chicken tikka was not the curry type its like the dry grilled kababs. If you a curry of the Chicken tikka, you can take a heavy bottom pan, add 5 tbsp oil and put the chicken with the marination mixture into it. On low heat cook it, stirring occasionally till the chicken...

Debbie, I already have the recipe to Chicken Tikka Masala in my blog Indian Chicken Tikka Kababs (Murgh Tikka) « Zaiqa.. Check it out. And David, will be glad if you will like it. There are alot of Indian recipes in my blog and a lot of other indian recipe blogs in my blogroll if you are...

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Being an indian i love the Indian food the most. I boast about it :-) Well, you can try Tandoori murgh, Chicken Biryani, (almost all chicken dishes are awesome !! believe me! ) Pasinde(its a meat curry), Naan, Chicken Khorma, Chicken Tikka, Murgh kababs, ... Ah the list is endless !! You can...