Delicio Recipe List

My kid started having pasta after 1 and half years. I used to prepare my own pasta sauce, the kid loved penne pasta with white sauce. Here is the recipe for creamy cheesy pasta. Ingredients: Pasta: 200 gms / 2 cups (penne, fusille, spaghetti, fettucine) Cheese (Mozzarella / Parmesan), grated: 1 cup Milk: 1 cup (as required) Garlic, finely chopped: 2-3 flakes Butter: 1 tbsp Olive oil / white oil: 1 tbsp Oregano: 1 tsp (optional) Salt to taste Method: To prepare White Sauce, blend ? the cheese & milk together in a blender to form a creamy cheesy mixture. Keep aside. Melt butter in a non-stick pan. Add chopped garlic and saut? for a minute. Gradually add a flour (a little at a time), mix with the butter, stirring continuously so that no lumps are formed. Slowly add milk & chesse mixture to the butter & flour mixture, while stirring continuously. Add a little pinch of oregano and mix well. Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. When the water comes to a boil, ...

Gulab Jamun is a delectable sweet famous among Indian people, specially prepared during festive seasons like Deepawali and happy occasions. I have already posted a recipe on Gulab Jamun, you can catch it here . Srivalli proposed 3 different ways of preparing gulab jamuns, she choosed from the yum blog, Indo and Alka's blog. I followed the recipe as stated in the Yum Blog, sending this tempting & delicious Indian sweet to Indian Cooking Challenge for the month of October. Ingredients: Khoya ? 1&1/2 cups Maida ? 1 cup Sugar ? 3 cups (if you want excess syrup, increase by a cup) Water ? 1 cup (increase if you?re increasing sugar) Cooking Soda ? 3 pinches Cardamom ? 4 pods Saffron leaves ? a few Oil ? 1 cup (for deep frying) Method Combine sugar and water in a flat bottomed broad pan and simmer on a low heat until sugar dissolves. Add cardamom powder and saffron leaves and remove from fire. Knead khoya, maida and soda and quickly shape into balls. (Apply a little ghee to hav...

I have prepared scrambled eggs before with various chopped vegetables (tomatoes, capsicums, boiled beans & carrots) and spices. While searching for more Parsi dishes, I came across Akuri, a spicy scrambled eggs recipe, a popular Parsi breakfast dish prepared with spices including cumin seeds, black pepper and chopped onion, tomatoes, ginger and garlic. It is served with pav / double roti. Ingredients: Eggs: 6 Milk: 1/4 cup Onions, finely chopped: 4 medium Tomatoes, finely chopped: 2 medium Capsicum, finely chopped: 1 medium Turmeric: 1/2 tsp Garlic cloves, finely chopped: 2 Ginger, finely chopped: 1/2" Green chillies, finely chopped: 2 Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves, finely chopped: 1-2 bunch White oil: 2 tbsp Salt to taste Black pepper powder: 1/2 tsp Method: Beat eggs in a bowl, add salt and milk and whisk well. Heat oil in a frying pan, add chopped onions, saute a little till onions becomes tender and light golden brown. Add cumin seeds, chopped ginger & garlic, ...

In the early stages of life, babies feed primarily on breast milk, which provides all the essential nutrients required by the infants; satisfies their appetite and also protects from susceptible dangers of several diseases. Once babies start growing, their nutritional requirements enhances so the diet has to be rich, providing complete nutrition. It's important to watch out for iron deficiency after kids reaches 1 year of age as it can affect their physical, mental and behavioral development, sometimes leading to anemia. So once the baby turns a year old, you can gradually reduce the amount of milk (A one-year-old does not need more than half a litre of milk a day) and increase iron-rich foods / solids in your child's diet. Milk should be given in the morning and afternoon only, and lunch and dinner should consist mainly of the household food, like mashed vegetables with a chappati / little rice and light lentil soup / daal. Masoor dal is a type of lentil (part of the legume f...

Parsi Pora is a popular Parsi Omlette, prepared with lot of spices to give an authentic taste. It tastes best, served between two pieces of toasted & buttered bread (white / whole wheat) along with tomato / mango chutney. Ingredients: Eggs: 5-6 Onion, finely chopped: 3 medium Tomatoes, finely chopped: 1 large Green chilies, chopped: 2-3 Coriander leaves, finely chopped: 1 cup Dhana jiru powder (fresh coriander seeds & cumin seeds ground to form powder): ? tsp Ginger & Garlic paste: 1 tsp Salt to taste Black pepper, freshly grounded: 1/2 tsp Red Chili powder: 1/2 tsp (to taste) Turmeric (optional): 1/2 tsp Ghee / white oil: 2 tbsp Method: In a bowl, lightly whisk the eggs well to combine egg whites & yolks. Add the chopped ingredients, dhana jiru powder, ginger & garlic paste and salt and mix well. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add 1-2 drops of ghee / oil and coat on al sides. Pour a ladleful of the egg mixture in the centre. Carefully tilt and rotate the pan...

The Zoroastrian Parsi community is a prosperous, peace and fun-loving community. Their cooking combines techniques and ingredients from across the globe, specially known for the unique blend of spices & flavours that makes the food very appetizing, nutritious and wholesome. At present, Parsi cuisine or Parsi Bhonu (feast fit for a king) is a delicious blend of western and eastern influences. Parsi community in India adopted foods and recipe cooking processes, procedures and ingredients from the Persians, British, French, Germans, Portuguese, Irish, Italian including several others. They settled in India, first at Sanjan, Udvada, Navsari and Surat in Gujarat and later spread to Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and other places and adopted the regional cooking techniques. Parsis are known to prefer non-vegetarian (Iranian cuisine) dishes like fish, meat and chicken. They also have a large selection of delectable vegetarian (Gujarati - Indian cuisine) recipes. The basic feature of a Parsi lunch ...

Capsicum rings, a light and crunchy dish, perfect for a hot cup of tea / coffee. The mint leaves provide unique flavour to the dish. Ingredients: Capsicums, firm: 3 medium sized Paneer (cottage cheese), grated / crumbled: 1 cup Raw Potatoes (boiled, peeled and mashed): 1/2 cup Mint (pudina), finely chopped: 4 tbsp Green chillies, finely chopped: 1-2 Cornflour: 1-1/2 tbsp (as required) Salt to taste Cornflour (for coating capsicum rings) Oil (for deep frying) Method: Wash the capsicums, cut the stems and deseed them. Cut the capsicums into medium sized thick rings and keep aside. Combine all the other ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Hold one capsicum ring in between the palms, carefully stuff the mixture and press tightly. Coat the capsicum ring with cornflour form all sides and deep fry in hot oil till they are golden brown. Repeat with the remaining capsicum pieces. Serve hot sprinkled with the chaat masala.

Chire Bhaja (Fried Presse Rice / Avalakki) is a light snack, perfect for a rainy evening accompanied with a steaming cup of tea / coffee. Chire (pressed rice) can be either dry roasted (to give a crispy taste) or fried in white oil to give a crunchier taste. One thing to remember while frying, that you have to get the correct temperature, or else if the oil is too hot, the chire will get burnt (turn deep brown in colour) or it will be sort of soggy with oil (if the oil is not heated properly). As the chire / pressed rice tends to soak oil, always fry each batch with little oil. The fried chire can be served as it is or you can add ingredients as per your choice to make a perfect crunchy and savoury dish like fried peanuts & papads, mixed with sliced onions, chopped green chillies. Ingredients: Chire (pressed rice): 100 gms Peanuts: 2 tbsp Plain / Masala Papad: 2-3 Onions, sliced: 2 Green chillies, chopped / whole: 2 (as per taste) White oil: 3-4 tbsp (as required) Mustard oil: 2-3 ...

Fenugreek is used both as a herb (leaves) and spice (seeds). The plant is mainly consumed and cooked as a vegetable, ?Methi Saag?. Fenugreek leaves and seeds are rich in minerals like potassium, calcium and iron. The leaves have ample amount of vitamins, specially Vitamin C and Vitamin K. Fenugreek leaves add flavor to the cooking and it can be added to a variety of coking like dal, vegetable, rice or wheat flour (atta). Here I prepared this parantha as more of a chapati / roti and toasted with a little oil, so it's healthy as less oil is consumed. Ingredients For dough: wheat flour (atta): 1 cup salt: ? tsp oil: 1 tsp water (as required) Stuffing: Fenugreek (Methi saag) leaves, finely chopped: 1 cup Potatoes (Aloo), boiled & mashed: 1 cup Cumin seeds: ? tsp Ginger paste: 1 tsp Turmeric powder: ? tsp Coriander powder: 1 tsp White oil: 1-1/2 tbsp Salt to taste Method: For the dough: Combine the ingredients, knead into a soft dough with enough water. Cover and keep aside. For th...

Rajma curry is a typical North Indian recipe, usually served with rice as it's famously known as "Rajma Chawal" It can also be served with Paranthas / Chapatis. While cooking rajma one day, I happened to see that the tomato was not available in sufficient amount, so I added a little tomato sauce to give a tangy flavour to the dish. I also do not use turmeric and I like the reddish colour of the dish. So now, I substitute the requisite amount of tomato with half the amount of tomato and the other other half by adding tomato sauce. Here is the recipe for Tangy Rajma Curry. Ingredients: Red kidney beans: 2 cups (soaked overnight, preferably 12 hours) Baking soda: ? tsp Bay Leaf: 1 Cumin powder: 1 tsp Coriander powder: 2 tsp Red chilli powder: 1 tsp (to taste) Garam Masala powder: 1/2 tsp Oil: 2 tbsp Water (as per gravy) Tomato sauce: 1 - 2 tsp Salt to taste Chopped tomato, coriander leaves, onion rings (for garnishing) Ingredients to grind: Onion, medium sized, chopped: 2 T...

15 oz. Salmon, cooked, drained & flaked 15 oz. can Cream Style Corn 2 cups Water 3 Potatoes, cubed 12 oz. Evaporated Milk 1 Medium Onion, chopped 1 tsp. Dill Weed, dried 1/4 tsp. Lemon Pepper Seasoning 1/2 tsp. Salt 1 tbsp. Butter Wild Keta Salmon Recipe Preparation: Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat until hot. Stir in onions, stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes until tender. Stir in water, corn, potatoes, salt and milk, mix well. Bring to a boil. Simmer at reduced heat for 10 minutes. Add salmon and lemon-pepper seasoning, cook another 10 minutes. Stir in dill and serve.

Well it's finally the weekend and time to start to get ready for winter. Even though it has been unseasonably warm one morning I'm going to wake up to snow. It frosted slightly last night and the geese are heading south so it's right around the corner.

Take your salmon fillets and skin them. Melt a cube of butter to baste the salmon fillets with Baste the fillets with butter Heavily coat the fillets with Blackening spice Heat a cast iron skillet until it is white hot Sear the salmon fillets one side at a time until the center is slightly raw and the spices are black

Approx. 12 cups of cherry tomatoes 4-5 bell or sweet peppers 5 Jalepeno peppers with seeds 2 large whole onions minced garlic about 2-3 tablespoons 8-10 whole peaches cut up in small chunks 2 small cans tomato paste Chop up in food processor. Cook in 18-20 quart pan. Put in jars with canning lids and rings. Process for 30 minutes.

11/2 cups raisins 1 cup sugar 2 tsp. soda 1/4 tsp. salt 2 T butter 11/2 cup boiling water Add 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 2 T molasses 2 cups flour Chopped walnuts and pecans to taste. Put first 6 ingredients in sauce pan and leave stand over night. In morning stir in the rest of the ingredients. Put in loaf pans. Bake 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until done.

I came up this recipe yesterday and it was so good I thought I would share it with you. 2 cans of smoked salmon 1/2 cup of diced cucumber 1/2 cup diced onion 1/4 cup of diced jalepeno 1/2 cup of Mayo Stir it all together and serve on rye bread with lettuce.

This is my least favorite time in Alaska. All the leaves are gone the grasses are brown and it usually rains a lot. I love the first snow of the year. I covers up all this mess and the air smells so clean and it's visually pleasing to the eye. But it looks like I'm going to have to wait awhile as it has only frosted twice since last month.

Sorry it's been so long in posting but life can be very complicated at times. So for now I thought I would share a picture of Fall in Alaska.