I made this last week and I’m having a hard time trying to remember how I made it! I always order Vegetable Biryani at Indian restaurants and they are always so yummy and buttery and somehow I haven’t been able to replicate that. I guess I’m not game enough to put in more oil and [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Vegetable Biryani
Posted in Indian, Rice, Side Dish, Vegetable, Vegetarian, tagged broccoli, carrot, cashews, cauliflower, long beans, mushrooms on 31 May 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
Posted in Chicken, Curry, Favourite, Indian, tagged cinnamon, tomato, garlic, green chilli, clove, ginger, cardamon, garam masala, fenugreek, bay leaf, tikka, makhani on 31 May 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I generally don’t order Butter Chicken when I eat at Indian restaurants here in Melbourne because I get the impression that they are westernised rubbish. And they generally are. Until I went to Bombay By Night in Caulfield who did a really nice Butter Chicken. I realised then that the main difference is that the [...]
stir-fried rice noodles with soy bean sprouts and ginger
Posted in Chinese, Noodle, Vegetarian, tagged rice noodles, soy sauce, soy bean sprouts, coriander, spring onions on 31 May 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I based this on Kylie Kwong’s recipe in her My China book – it didn’t really turn out the way I thought it would be. It’s a bit plain on its own so it’s best served as a side dish. The recipe was called stir-fried rice noodles with bean sprouts and ginger but it, strangely [...]
Melbourne Food Review: Coopers Inn, City
Posted in Food Review - Melbourne, Restaurant, Special Event on 31 May 2009 | 3 Comments »
I decided that for my, err, 21st birthday (that’s my story and I’m sticking to it), we need a bit of nice pub grub, lots of beers and karaoke. All of this can be found at Coopers Inn in the city.
For starter, I had the Greek Salad ($4.00). There’s not much to say about it [...]
chocolate cupcake
Posted in Dessert, Vegetarian on 28 May 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No recipe here. I just used the pre-packed Homebrand chocolate cake mix with some added melted cooking chocolate. I have to say, it’s totally rubbish. I dust them with icing sugar to make them feel more palatable!
