Modification for idali podi The preparation U3 (Idali podi) in the book A Short Course in Culinary Experiments had no variations or experiments. There was a reason for this. At the time of writing the book, I thought that any…
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Black cumin in a spicy mixture
Tagged with: A Short Course in Culinary Experiments, Black cumin, Idali podi
Posted in Unique Preparations
Posted in Unique Preparations
More uses for black cumin
Seasoning sambar with black cumin or Nigella sativa In a previous posting, I summarized the various medicinal benefits for black cumin (kalonji, karim jeerakam, കരിം ജീരകം) and the importance attached to this seed, in the herbal-medicine practices of the Middle…
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Posted in Unique Preparations, Vegetables
Posted in Unique Preparations, Vegetables
Culinary experiments, CPI and substitution bias
Aiding the substitution bias Though this posting is about a culinary experiment, it will be useful to explore some terms connected with economics, to put this culinary experiment into the context of economics, or more aptly, home economics. Every month,…
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Tagged with: A Short Course in Culinary Experiments, Carbon footprint, Consumer price index, CPI, Culinary experiments, Dried peas, Frozen peas
Posted in Ramblings, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Posted in Ramblings, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Cancer prevention through diet
Prevention is better than cure Some of you might be familiar with a different version of the heading as, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Whichever version you prefer, most people will opt for “prevention” rather…
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Tagged with: A Short Course in Culinary Experiments, Angiogenesis, Cancer prevention, Prevention is better than cure
Posted in Ramblings, Uncategorized
Posted in Ramblings, Uncategorized
A new herb for your culinary experiments
Methi – Rava Dosa In recent posts, I have been extolling the tastiness of methi leaves/methi plants (fenugreek leaves/plants) in preparing various vegetarian dishes. Examples are here and here. I am now proposing a new culinary experiment with methi leaves/plants,…
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Tagged with: A Short Course in Culinary Experiments, Cracked Wheat, Dosa, Fada, Fenugreek leaves, Methi Plant, Rava
Posted in Staples, Vegetables
Posted in Staples, Vegetables
Book Reviews
Reviews for A Short Course in Culinary Experiments When the print edition of A Short Course in Culinary Experiments was published, a number of reviews appeared in various newspapers/magazines. The links below connect to the review from the authors (except…
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The hottest pepper on earth
Currie’s help for curry The Currie in the heading is Ed Currie. He claims to have grown the hottest chili pepper on earth with a SHU value of 1.569 million. You will never guess the location where this pepper is…
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Posted in Vegetables
Posted in Vegetables
Culinary experiments with your friend Nigella sativa
Black cumin or Nigella sativa If I said that I can give you a substance which is, diuretic, antihypertensive, antidiabetic, anticancer, immunomodulatory, analgesic, antimicrobial, anthelmintics, analgesics, anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic, bronchodilator, gastroprotective, hepatoprotective, renal protective and also has antioxidant properties, you will…
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Posted in Materials List, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Posted in Materials List, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Another culinary experiment with methi (fenugreek) plants
Methi and lentils combination In the printed version of A Short Course in Culinary Experiments, a common method was described for the preparation of a curry with leafy vegetables such as collard greens, kale and spinach, in combination with lentils…
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Posted in Vegetables
Posted in Vegetables
A culinary experiment to save time
A minor tweak for vegetable cutlets Preparation of vegetable cutlets is one of the more elaborate procedures described in A Short Course in Culinary Experiments (preparation SD10). The ingredients list had 14 items; not exactly a cup tea for someone…
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Posted in Snacks & Desserts
Posted in Snacks & Desserts
