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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Eggplant in Yogurt Sauce

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Doi Begun I used Japanese eggplants for this recipe, but any type of eggplant will do. During my years of cooking eggplant, I've not...

Stir-Fried Cauliflower with Potatoes & Shrimp

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Phool Kopi Alu Aar Chingri This is a popular dish in Bengali households in India. Alu Gobi (potatoes and cauliflower) is a common item o...
Friday, July 25, 2014

Taiwanese Style 3 Cup Chicken

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3 Cup Chicken In the Serving Bowl Over the weekend, we had a guest from Taiwan staying with us and she mentioned this dish. I h...
Monday, July 21, 2014

Beli Mashi's Rogan Josh

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Kashmiri Rogan Josh 2nd Attempt Using More Kashmiri Mirch Beli Mashi (Mum's elder sister) wrote this recipe for me by hand, bu...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Gurkha Thee Pajun Chet

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Squash with Shrimp This uses the same recipe as  KHAYUN THEE NGA CHAUK CHET  but replaced eggplant with bottle gourd or gurkha thee (ch...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

My Burmese Dinner

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Burmese Dinner Last Night Clockwise from top left: Bitter Melon with Shrimp Dinner is Served! Green Beans Chayote Squash with Shrimp Fish ...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Bengali Garam Masala

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Bengali Garam Masala Clockwise from top: Cinnamon Sticks Cardamom Pods Cloves Garam Masala is a mixture of ground spices that is a comm...
Sunday, July 06, 2014

Baked Herbed Cod Dinner

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Baked Cod with Green Beans Almondine  & Pan Fried Potatoes on a Bed of Basmati Rice Who knew cod could taste so good?  I generally...
Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Burmese Pazun Sipyan - Shrimp Curry

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Pazun Sipyan (Shrimp in Coconut Sauce) This is a Burmese dish that was made in the microwave oven.  'Pazun' means shrimp and ...

Burmese Ohn Htamin - Cooked in the Microwave Oven

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Ohn Htamin (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) I've blogged  before about making Ohn Htamin on the stove top and that recipe is fine if y...

Burmese Ohn Htamin Neh Pazun Sipyan - A Microwaved Meal in Less Than 30 Minutes

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Clockwise from Left: Ohn Htamin Neh Pazun Sipyan Ohn Htamin Pazun Sipyan Fruit Salad This Burmese meal was on the table in under half...
Sunday, June 29, 2014

Burmese Laphet Thoht - The Recipe

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Burmese Tea Leaves Salad A very unique salad that Myanmar is famous for, the local population relishes and that visitors to the country ...

Burmese Pickled Tea Leaves Salad - Laphet Thoht

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Laphet Thoht -  Ready to Hand-Mix  Today I am in seventh heaven. We just had Burmese pickled tea leaves salad or Laphet Thoht for lunch....
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Burmese Fish with Drumsticks

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Dant-da-lone-thee and Fish Recipe Source: Doris Thaw on Burmese Food Lovers' Kitchen - Facebook. Drumsticks or dant-da-lone-thee ...
Monday, June 23, 2014

Tangy Red Lentils with Dried Mangoes

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Tok Dal Tok or sour masoor dal is generally made with green mango for its tart flavour. I used packaged dried mangoes which made the dal...

Mushrooms & Peas Pilaf

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Mushrooms & Peas Pulao Here is a vegetarian pilaf that is as satisfying as its meaty counterparts. Mushrooms are the key ingredient ...

Zucchini & Potatoes with Lentil Dumplings

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Zucchini Alu Bori This dish is usually made with bottle gourd (lau/lauki) but since it is only available in the Indian markets, I used ...

Eggplant & Tomatoes in Mustard Sauce

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Begun Tomato Shorshe Oriental eggplants, onions and tomatoes are cooked in a coarse ground mustard sauce. It generally takes a while to ...

Green Beans in White Poppy Seed Sauce

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Green Beans Posto Posto or white poppy seeds when ground to a paste with salt and green chillies makes a wonderful sauce for all kinds o...

Panch Mishali Shukto - 5 Vegetables in Mustard Sauce

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Often 3, 5, 7 or 9 vegetables are combined together in a melange of textures and colours in Indian cuisine. Navratan Korma is sometimes...

Panch Phoron or Bengali 5 Spice Mixture

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Panch Phoron or Bengali 5 Spice Bengali is the  language spoken by the people of Bangladesh and in the state of Bengal in India.  Kno...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Channa Dal with Hard Boiled Eggs

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Chana Dal e Dim Sheddho This is a quick and easy recipe for channa dal . The addition of hard boiled eggs takes it from a side to a mai...

Channa Dal

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Channa Dal Hulled and split chickpeas or garbanzo beans, chana dal is used extensively in Asia as a source of protein for vegetarians a...
Friday, June 13, 2014

Chana Masala with Loads of Rainbow Peppers

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Chickpeas, Potatoes & Rainbow Peppers Chana Masala is a popular item on an Indian menu. I've given it a twist by adding sweet ra...
Sunday, June 08, 2014

Ranchero Enchilada Casserole

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Campbell's Kitchen sent me an eMail with the intriguing caption of 'Chicken Dinners in 3 Steps or Less!' Their recipe of the ...