Author: cookingrevived

Have you heard of it? Widely in used in preparing the 5 spice Chinese mix and for our Indian Garam masalas, people know it as Star Anise. This spice obtained from the fruit of an evergreen tree, native to North East Vietnam and Southwest China...

Hot, fluffy and above all, it was soft. For this reason, I rarely remember the quantity of Roti that I devoured. The quality and taste, however is definitely still in my mind. Roti also known as the Indian Flat bread looks like a Tortilla. It...

Indian cuisine is incomplete without paneer. Yes, this is one food that is full of proteins, calcium and vitamin D. That says a lot! Equally good for all – kids, adults and special mention to the diet conscious, it is made by curdling milk with...

Soup with a differenceThough I am not a frequent visitor of MGrill, every time, I just drool over their French Onion Chicken Soup. MGrill – a multi cuisine restaurant at Focus Mall, Calicut, is a part of the Paragon Group of Hotels and has...

IntroductionHere are some quick tips to make soft rotiIntroductionRotis or chappatis is an integral part of Indian cuisine. Everyone loves a soft roti.Here are some quick tips to make soft roti(every mother or homemaker would love these)First, mix flour with warm...

Salt, an integral part of all cuisine is an unavoidable flavour/spice while cooking food. Woven across all the narratives in the world history, I will just mention this old story here (some say its part of some Indian folklore, other's say its an English fable.)...

The gooey goodness of ripe nendra pazham (banana) mixed with tasty melted Jaggery is what I love about this traditional dish, Nendra Pazham puzhungiyathu. Above all, this is a part of the traditional Kerala cuisine. In kerala, people consider it as both breakfast or snack...

If you want to learn how to cook, you should first know about the various forms of cooking methods. In fact, you normally use dry heat, moist heat or even a combination of both cooking methods to cook your food. Here, we will try to...

You are on a diet and what you have in your refrigerator is a chicken breast. Alternatively, maybe you are looking to balance out a hearty meal of steak or maybe roast with something healthier as a side. Either ways, the first thing that comes...