An art as old as time, pickling spans across thousands of years, with different cultures each having mastered a version to call their own. Once born of the need to preserve food, pickles are now commercially made for their lip-smacking flavour. But in today’s context, we still find ourse...
Red cabbage has traditionally been pickled, particularly across northern Europe, as a way to stretch out the cabbage-eating season. This technique allows you to infuse the cabbage with a wide variety of aromatics such as mustard seeds, star anise, cloves or cinnamon. Adding chillies and ginger,...
Wild mushrooms often come in large gluts so its good to have a range of ways to preserve them. Here I outline some general principles for pickling mushrooms, with advice on suitable species, mushroom pickling techniques, recipe ideas, plus information on storage, shelf life and serving suggestion...
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Meetha (sweet) soda / baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is used to preserve the bright vibrant green of the haak leaves. Some Kashmiri haak recipes use fresh green chillies, but we use dried red chillies, preferably Kashmiri red chillies, which are not as hot as they look but which add suf...
“The trick to making the perfect tom yam kung is to sauté the prawn fat with herbs before adding it to the soup. This enhances the aroma. Also, when cooking with lime, make sure the lime juice doesn’t come into direct contact with heat for too long. This helps preserve its...
Serve Immediately: Idli Manchurian is best enjoyed fresh and hot, so serve it immediately after tossing the idlis in the Manchurian sauce to preserve its crispy texture. Use Leftover Idlis: This recipe is a great way to use up leftover idlis from previous meals, giving them a delicious ma...
As perresearch, massive weight loss may decrease your metabolism. However,studiessuggest that metabolism improves when weight loss occurs with muscle building. Also, your body needs more energy to preserve muscle mass. Every pound of your body’s muscle needs about six calories every day instead ...
So off I went to Herbies Spices to get myself a couple of packs of these amazing chillies. If you have never smelt a chipotle, you are in for a treat – open the pack and the waft of delicious smokiness is overwhelming. Once I opened that packet I wanted to play with its contents...
Sun drying is the oldest method to preserve vegetables. Chillies, lady’s finger, bitter gourd, brinjal, cluster beans,sundakkai are some vegetables which are commonly sun dried. They are known as “Vathal” in Tamil. Today we will learn how to sun dry cluster beans or how to make kotha...