Think Spice - Think Red Chillies Roundup

So at last here comes the long awaited roundup of the Think Spice - Think Red Chillies Event.  First of all I would like to give a great round of applause to all my friend bloggers for their enthusiastic participation and making this event a success. Sorry for the delay in this roundup friends, first my computer and then my health, both had not feeling well for sometime. And hence the delay. Thanks a lot for bearing with me.

Now I would like to thank Sunita for the giving me the opportunity to host the event. Now coming to tasty and spicy roundup. I have tried to categorize the dishes as far as possible.

Soups

Chunky Carrot & Squash Soup with Coconut and Red Chilli Flakes

By Jacqueline of Tinned Tomatoes

Salmon, peas and beans soup

By Sunita of Sunita's World

Tomato, Basil and Macaroni Soup

By Raaga of Chef At Work

Noodles

Spicy-Chowmein

By Sushma Mallya of Authentic Food Delights

Spaghetti with Garlic,Olive Oil & Red Chilly

By Sweatha of TastyCurryLeaf

Quick Pasta

Priya Srinivasan Of Enveetu Kitchen

Non-Veg

Spicy Fish Fry

By Sushma Mallya of Authentic Food Delights

Spicy-Chettinad-Egg-Curry

By Sushma Mallya of Authentic Food Delights

Chicken red chilly fry & Shrimp redchilly flakes & garlic fry

By Shailaja of Shailaja Kitchen

Fried chicken

By Shwetha Thammaiah of Cookie Shutter

Drums of Heaven

By Sushma Mallya of Authentic Food Delights

Saag chicken stew

By Ozoz of Kitchen Butterfly

Simple Fish Fry

Priyaprashanth of Priyas Recipes

Karimeen Roast/ Pearl Spot Roast

Lissie of http://saltandspice.org/

chicken curry

By Sheetal of www.sheetalrahul.blogspot.com





Fried Fish
By Prasu Of Welcome To PrasuKitchen

Chicken Yoga
By Prasu of Welcome to PrasuKitchen 

Gongura Mutton

By Prasu Of Welcome To PrasuKitchen

Lamb Curry

By Prasu of Welcome To PrasuKitchen

Kongunaadu chicken fry

By Gayathri and Renuga Of click4homeideas.blogspot.com




Chutneys , Pickles & Sauces

Onion and Tomato Chutney

By Pari Vasisht of Food Delicious

Red chilli chutney

By Shama Nagarajan of Easy2cookrecipes

Red Chilli Garlic Chutney

By Pavithra of Dishes From My Kitchen

Spicy Bottlegourd Chutney
Priyasuresh of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

Sheba of Art, Food and Travel Chronicles

Onions and Red Chilli Fry

 ERRE KOBBARI PACHADI(COCONUT CHUTNEY WITH DRY RED CHILLIES

By REKHA of PLANTAINLEAF(ANDHRARECIPES)

Red chilli chutney

By PJ of Seduce your tastebuds

Dry red chilly Chammanthi

By Prajusha of www.icookipost.com

Maavinkayi Chutney 

Pari Vasisht Of Foodelicious

Ridge guard chutney

By Esaiselvi of Mykitchen

 

Redchilly Chutney

Priyaprashanth of Priyas Recipes

Recipe  Name: Red chili / Garlic / Ballolli / Lasun Chetney

By Jyoti V of  Panchpakwan

Ginger - Garlic Chutney

Aruna Manikandan of  En Samayal Kuripugal

Paruppu Thogayal Varieties

By Ramki of One Page Cookbooks

Red Chilli Pickle - Two Variations

By Srinithya of Andhrachulu

Gongura pickle

By Shama Nagarajan of Easy2cookrecipes

Keerlu Ambade Nonche

By Aparna of Aps Kitchen

Red Chilli thokku

Priya Srinivasan Of Enveetu Kitchen

Tamil Thokku Varieties

By Ramki of One Page Cookbooks

Carrot pickle

Welcome To PrasuKitchen

Cauliflower Pickle

Welcome To PrasuKitchen

Cucumber Pickle

By Prasu of Welcome To PrasuKitchen

Mango Thokku

By Nutan Dodbele Of Rice N Spice

Hot Sauce with Fennel Seeds

 by Graziana of Erbe in cucina (Cooking with herbs)

Harissa

 by Graziana of Erbe in cucina (Cooking with herbs)

Powders & Condiments

Pappu Podi for Sambhar Lovers

By Dido of Mowgli Chic

KURA KARAM (MASALA REDCHILI POWDER FOR CURRIES)

By Srinithya of Andhrachulu

Curry Powder : (Kulambu milagai podi)

By Shama Nagarajan of Easy2cookrecipes

Garlic Chilly powder

By Aruna Manikandan of Veggie Paradise

 By Lata Raja of Flavours and Tastes

Gujarathi Milagai podi

Idli Milagai Podi / Spiced Powder
By Lakshmi Venkatesh (Me) of Kitchen Chronicles






Gravies, Sambhars, Saag & Kuzhambu

By Kanchan of Kitchen Gossip

Sambhar - Worth remembering and preparing the dish!

Chilli Paneer Gravy

By Shama Nagarajan of Easy2cookrecipes

Spinach Dal Fry

By Sushma Mallya of Authentic Food Delights

Kothimeera Karam

By Shri of Tasty Touch

Onion Gosthu

By Aruna Manikandan of En Samayal Kuripugal

Curry-leaves pulusu

By Prasu of Welcome to PrasuKitchen

Bagara Tomato

Welcome To PrasuKitchen

Main Dish

Chilli Bread

By Shama Nagarajan of Easy2cookrecipes

 Arisi Paruppu Sadham
By Priya of PriyasEasyAndTastyRecipes

Besan Ka Cheela (Indian pancakes)

 by Graziana of Erbe in cucina (Cooking with herbs)

Red Chilli, Green Gram Rice

By Gethan(my pen name) of http://mytastyrecipe.blogspot.com/

Parota

By Prasu of Welcome To PrasuKitchen

Tomato cheela

By EC Of Simple Indian food

Ragi Balls Ragi Kolukkattai

By Shama Of Easy2Cook Recipes

Side Dish

Aloo Methi Matar ~ Potato with Fenugreek Leaves and Green Peas ~ Sweet and Spicy

By Kalva of Curry In Kadai

Fresh Red Chilli(es) Mandi

By Nandini of Usha Nandini's Recipes

Sweet Potato Fry

Priya Srinivasan of http://enveetukitchen.blogspot.com

Chilli soya chunks

Preeti Nilesh of Khaugiri





Rayalaseema Vankaya Curry

By Prasu of Welcome To PrasuKitchen

Dahi Bhindi

By Keertana of Kitchen Vibes

Spicy Bitter gourd Fry

 By Anu Ramesh Of anuzcookbook.blogspot.com

Stir-fry vegetables and tofu

By VnV Of  Veggie Monologues

Dessert

Chocolate Chilli Truffles  

By Ozoz of Kitchen Butterfly

Sweet & Spicy Cheese Cake

By Mimi of Mimi's Kitchen

'Full English Breakfast' in a tart

Ozoz of Kitchen Butterfly

Avocado Ice Cream with a Twist!

By Cynthe BrushOf www.FigsWithBri.com

Sundals and Salads

Black Eye Bean Sundal

Priya Srinivasan of http://enveetukitchen.blogspot.com

Roasted butternut squash with spiced chickpeas

 By MANGOCHEEKS of allotment2kitchen.blogspot.com

Simple, Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Salad

By Annie of House of Annie

I once again thank all my friends for their hearty participation. Also, please send in your entries for RCI - Mumbai (End Date : December 5) and Cooking For Kids - Veggies and Fruits (End Date : December 15).

Cooking For Kids - Veggies and Fruits Event Announcement

Here comes the next event of the month, Cooking For Kids is a monthly event started by Sharmi of Neivedyam. I was given the opportunity to host this months edition of CFK. I have chosen the theme Veggies and Fruits for this month. 

Those who are interested in hosting future editions of CFK, please email to cookingforkidsevent@gmail.com with details.

Coming onto the rules for the event:

• Prepare kid-friendly dishes using Veggies / Fruits or both together. The important part is that it should be kid-friendly, healthy and with less fat and post it on your blog anytime from now until December 15th. Salads with some cooking and dressings are allowed. 
• Send an email to kitchenchronicles1[AT]gmail[DOT]com with the following details:

• Subject: CFK-Veggies and Fruits
• Your name
• Recipe name
• URL of the post
• A picture of the dish(300 px  x 300 px):File name of picture should be recipe name
• Please link back to this page and Sharmi's site. Feel free to use the logo.
• Any number of entries are welcome, please repost and link back to old entries.
• Non-bloggers can email your entries along with a picture.

Also send your entries for RCI - Mumbai (Last Date : 5th December)

Will be posting the roundup of Think Spice - Think Red Chillies in a day or two. Sorry for the delay.

Announcing RCI - Mumbai

First of all I would like to thank all my friends for the great support and enthusiasm you all had shown for "Think Spice - Think Red Chillies". Since I had not been keeping well for sometime now, I couldn't post the round-up for it in time. Will post it soon. 

Now coming to "RCI - Regional Cuisines of India" is an event started by Lakshmi Krishnan of Veggie Cuisine.  The theme for this month is the Great Mumbai.

Exotic Cuisine of Mumbai 

Indian food is as varied as India, every region and state having its characteristic dishes, and you can get them all here. 

Mumbai is one of the most popular travel destination of Western India. Mumbai is the country's most cosmopolitan city. As it is on the seashore, the cuisine of Mumbai depends heavily on fish and coconuts. 

Food simply means scrumptious dishes in Mumbai. The Chaupati Beach always reminds one of the lip-smacking 'Bhel-Puri' a fast-food made of puffed rice with lots of chillies, sauces and chopped onions. A typical Bombay platter consists of curries, rice, curd, chapattis, vegetable, salad, sweets etc. In fact, platter system is quite prevalent in the city and makes the most-preferred meal, seeing that it contains the all-inclusive diet of an individual. The traditional food of Mumbai is just awesome. Mumbai's dishes like Bombil Batata Bhaji, Kamag Kakri, Solachi Kadhi etc, are famous all over India. Here, people enjoy their own variety of fast-food, which ranges from Bhel Puri to Pav Bhaji and Vada Pav to Pani Puri. Most of these snacks are really hot and spicy, which would certainly tickle your taste-buds.


Vada Pav, the poor man's food,the hamburger of Mumbai, is a deep fried cutlet made of potatoes inside round-shaped bread.  

Bhelpuri is a sweet and spicy combination of puffed rice, onions, boiled potatoes, puri, coriander, mint, chililes and chutney.

Pav bhaji is a potpourri of cooked and spiced vegetables such as peas, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes and onions accompanied by a bread bun.

Panipuri are lightweight puffed semolina or flour cakes, eaten with a filling of boiled pulses (lentils), spices, tamarind chutney and spicy water.

Hot and Spicy Sabudana vada Crisp sago balls deep fried in oil or ghee. 

Onion Bhaji spicy onion fritters - a light snack

Sabudana Khichdi a delicious snack of sago, Maharashtrian fasting favorite.

Potato vadaspicy potato balls coated with batter of gram flour and deep fried in oil 

Kaande Poheflaked, beaten rice snack with onions and potatoes.

Vegetable sandwich filled with slices of tomato, potato and cucumber with spicy chutney.

Vatali dal Soaked and ground chana dal tastes different when cooked this way. A good substitute for breakfast or tea time snack.

Kothimbir Vadi fried squares made of coriander leaves (cilantro) and other spices

Alu vadi Spicy cakes of colocassia leaves. Also know as 'Patra'.

Bread Rolls spicy bread rolls filled with mashed potatoes and deep/shallow fried in oil.

Matar Patties patties filled with green peas and other spices.

Phodnichi Poli spicy snack made of leftover chapatti.

Bread sheera Crispy dish made of bread pieces, chilies and onions. Some Marathi people call it 'Pavacha sheera', 'Phodnicha pav','Pavacha uppama' or Pavachi usal'. Real quick and delicious snack!Mokal Bhaajani (Phodnichi Bhaajani) ingredients of Thalipeeth, but cooked in different style. 

Dahi batata puri good substitute for breakfast or mini meals during summer days.

Misal Pav as the name suggests, a spicy mixture of pulses, potatoes and other spices, easy to prepare 

Shev batata puri a light snack made of flat puris garnished with mashed potatoes, chutneys and other condiments.

Tikhat-mithachi puri a delicious spicy version of puris 

Pav bhaaji medley of variety of vegetables cooked in different style, Mumbai knows what people like!

Ghavan rice flour pancakes - a quick meal.

Sabudana Thalipeeth sago and potato pancakes

Instructions for "RCI - Mumbai" :

(a) So dear bloggers, now its time for you all to cook up some amazing Mumbai dishes in your wonderful kitchens and post it in your blog. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian posts are welcome.

(b) Post as many Recipes as you like on your blog for this RCI - Mumbai Event this November.  


(c) Linking back to this "RCI - Mumbai" Announcement -  and to Lakshmi Krishnan's blog -  Veggie Cuisine is a must.

(d) It would also be very much appreciated if you can also include any information about Mumbai Cuisines. 


(f) Using the Logo to the event is also appreciated. (Will be up shortly)

(g) Old post’s are also accepted only if it is re-published and linked back to this announcement post and to Lakshmi Krishnan's blog -  Veggie Cuisine


(h) E-mail me to
   kitchenchronicles1(AT)gmail(dot)com with SUBJECT as "RCI - Mumbai" along with the following details..


Your Name:
Your Blog Name:
Name of the Dish: 
Link/URL of the Post: 
Attach a Picture of the Dish. Size 300 x 300 . 


(i) Deadline for all the entries will be the 5th December-2009. 


(j) You don't have a blog but want to take part in this event, it’s not at all a problem. You can send me your Recipe along with the picture of the dish to kitchenchronicles1(AT)gmail(dot)com with SUBJECT as "RCI - Mumbai". Don’t forget to mention your name and your location.

Veggie Omlet

My son and daughter like these kind of Omlets. Rather than the normal ones with just the onion or without the onion.

This is a very versatile omlet you can just about twist the contents based on what you have with you.

I mostly prefer to use carrots, potatoes, zucchini.

Ingredients

Veggies (Carrot, Potatoes, zucchini, etc.) - 1/4 cup

Onion (Big) - 1

Salt to taste

Black Pepper Powder to taste

All purpose flour - 2 tb.sp

Eggs - 2 to 3
Cheese - 2 tb.sp (optional , I have not added here)

Method

Peel and grate the veggies in a fine grater. Chop the onions finely. Put eveything together in a mixing bowl. Except the eggs. I like to use homemade Pepper powder than the store brought ones. Somehow I feel something is missing in the store brought ones. You can also use green chillies if you like it. Since I mostly make it for children I avoid using green chillies. Heat a skillet to medium heat. Smear it with oil. Now add the eggs with the mixture and beat lightly. Pour a ladle of this mix on the hot skillet and spread it out slightly. Let it cook, but be careful not to let it get overcooked. Turn to the other side and again let it cook.

I comes out very spongy and is very filling. Serve hot with tomato sauce or as a sandwich between breads. It is good as evening snacks as well as for morning breakfast.

Rushing this to Divya of Dil Se's Show me your omlet event.

Note : Adding Cheese adds to the taste a lot, but a keep a check on the salt u add. Also instead of smearing the skillet with oil you can also use butter. This also adds to the taste.

A.W.E.D German Roundup

"A.W.E.D GERMAN" this was the 1st event I hosted here @Kitchen Chronicles. It was a great experience. I like to thank dear DK of Chef in you for this wonderful oppurtunity.

I would also like to thank all my enthusiatic friends for all their wonderful entries. The entries were more than my expectation. I got new friends, met back my old friends.

And also I would like to take this oppurtunity to celebrate

Kitchen Chronicles's 1st birthday.

So here comes the delicious array of German dishes.

Salads

Tomaten Salat and Cucumber Salat from our enthusiastic Priya of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

Sour Cream Cucumber Salad by Lakshmi Venkatesh (Me) of Kitchen Chronicles

German Feld Salat by Lakshmi Venkatesh (Me)

Soups

Kartoffel Suppe by Vani of Illatharasi

Kartoffel Suppe by Sweatha of TastyCurryLeaf

Cakes and Bakes

Knackebrot (German Crispy Bread)  from Ambika of Ambika's Kitchen

Ofenschlupfer from Cooking Dad of What's Cooking Dad

Black Forest Cake (Schwarz Walder Krischtorte) by Lakshmi Venkatesh (Me)

Bavarian Pumpernickel (Devil's Fart Bread) by Bee and Jai of Jugalbandi

Apple Strudel by Vrinda Mahesh of Sankeerthanam

Vanille Kipferl by Lakshmi Venkatesh(Me) of Kitchen Chronicles

Zwiebelkuchen mit Hefeteig from Priya of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

Black Forest Cake By Vrinda Mahesh of Sankeerthanam

Ricotta Cheese Cake by my dear Oma (Mrs. Ute Wieland)

Gingerbread Man by dear DK of Chef In You

Lebkuchen from Shri(PA) of Tasty Touch

Others

Blechkartoffeln mit krauterquark from Priya of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

German Roasted Potato Salad from Parita of Parita's World

Kroketten from Shailaja of Shailaja's Kitchen

Zucchini Pancake from Lakshmi Venkatesh (Me) of Kitchen Chronicles

Dessert

Rhubarb Compote from Oma (Mrs. Ute Wieland)

German Vanilla Yogurt Mousse from Priya of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

Honig Brat Mandeln by Sweatha of Tasty Curry Leaf

I once again thank all of you for making the event a grand success.

Mixed Berry Shake

Mixed Berry Shake, originally uploaded by Kitchen Chronicles.

Please find the Recipe here.

Reposting Mixed Berry Shake for
1) Sanghi's FIL - Milk Event
2) Solkadi's Fruit Feast
3) Mom's Recipes : Fruit and Juice Event

Rubharb Compote from Oma

Here is another recipe from Oma which she has sent for A.W.E.D German.

Rubharb Compote




Ingredients


1000 g rhubarb
3/4 L Water
150 g Sugar
8 g vanilla sugar
1 Teaspoon Citrus fruit
1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon
6 Teaspoon Stärkemehl
1/2 Pack Blancmange powder
1/2 Milk
2 Dessert spoon Sugar
6 Portionen - 231 KcaJ per Portion

Preparation


Free the rhubarb of the leaf and stem and if necessary pull off the scin (raspberry rhubarb has a stronger red color and is not needed to be peeled). Then cut the rhubbarb in approx. 2 cm tick pieces, fill them in a big pot of water together whith Sugar, vanilla sugar and lemons juice and let it cook gentle. Then approx. 5-10 minutes let it simmer. Then taste it with cinnamon. Touch the starch flour with little cold water and in this way, lace the groats. After this the rhubarb compote into a big Glasbowl may be little water and cool down. In the meantime prepare a Vanillesauce of vanilla blancmange powder, sugar and milk according to package instruction and let it also chill.

Sending this to A.W.E.D German hosted here by me and started by DK.

Tomorrow is the last date to receive entries for A.W.E.D German.