Some Recipe Updates from Foodomania

Greetings everyone!

Since it has been a while since I checked in on this blog, I thought I'd stop by to wish you all a very Happy New Year and post some updates that have been happening at my end. Since I launched Foodomania about 18 months ago, I have been constantly working on updating the site with good quality content.

If you haven't checked out my new blog yet, you absolutely should. You can find it at ----> http://www.foodomania.com

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What you will find on Foodomania?

• Authentic vegetarian and vegan recipes from India
• Inspired vegetarian and vegan recipes from all over the world.
• Loads of egg-free (but not necessarily healthy) baking recipes.
• Step by step pictorials to help you have an idea of how the dish is supposed to look like – from start-to-finish. (Don’t worry, I try to keep the step-wise pictures to the bare minimum so that you won’t have to waste time scrolling down too much and yet have a broad idea of what we’re cooking!)
• Each recipe post also has a “Printable recipe” option. In case you decide to cook a recipe, you can print it out and carry with you to the kitchen!
• Approximate Nutritional Information for the recipes. | In Progress
• Interesting Recipe Roundups from the some of the best sources on the internet.
• Alphabetical Recipe index list and a Category-wise Recipe list
• Useful information on Kitchen 101, Baking 101, Kitchen organization, Ingredients etc.
• Reviews… of books & products I use and like.

Some of the recent recipes & interesting posts I've shared on Foodomania...

 

Sizzling Chocolate Brownies. 

Strawberry, Cookies and Cream Trifle

 Chocolate Seduction Cake

 Chocolate Mousse Cupcakes

And if you are looking for even more recipes, be sure to check out my Recipe Roundups ----

 

Over 100 Valentine's Day Dessert Recipes!

 300+ Recipes for a smashing Valentine's Day Dinner!

Hope to see you at Foodomania.com ... :-)

Steamed Chocolate Cake ~ a healthy treat!

Greetings! :-)

I'm here with a super easy & healthy cake recipe! You need to steam it in the cooker. SO say goodbye to ovens! :-) No worries about setting temperature, preheating and all that kinda stuff! I love making cakes in cookers. I've been making them like this for a long time now and its one of my signature recipes.

Updates and a GIVEAWAY!

Have you checked into my new blog Foodomania recently?
Here's a quick update -

1. There's an amazing giveaway organized on the new blog. You can win one of the 10 cookbooks or an amazing set of non stick bakeware! Read more HERE to find out ways to enter the giveaway.

2. Some of the recipe posts are -

Chinese Noodle Soup

 Healthy Puran Poli

 A birthday cake in a jiffy!








3. I'm also talking about some basics of baking. The topics I've covered so far are :

• How to prevent a cake top from burning or cracking?
• Setting the oven temperature
• How to de-mould a cake from the cake pan

Developments: 1st month of blogging at Foodomania!

I did say that this would be my last post on Edible Entertainment. However, I just missed the Blogger platform so much so that I decided to update this blog too! ;) Exactly 1 month ago, I left blogger for my new blog and I'm extremely happy with the new space.

Have you all updated your links to be in touch with my new posts? :D If not, do so now! Since it is a WordPress blog, there won't be any Google followers button. However, you can add the feed url or my blog url on your dashboard to keep getting updates. Or like me on Facebook. I'm super active there. Google+, Twitter and Pinterest are sites I update regularly too. If not, get the posts delivered by email :D Just don't lose touch, okay?

So.. I'm having so much fun at my new blog! Although Blogger is extremely easy, there are so many things one could do at WordPress! I love it. :-D And I've already posted more than 70 recipes (of which, 20-30 are old ones from Edible Entertainment). If you haven't checked that out already, go check out now!

Here's a glimpse of what's cooking in Foodomania!

1. For starters.. I started blogging with this decadent Caramel and Chocolate Sandwich. If anything defines comfort food, it has to be this mouth watering dessert here!

2. Then came this mind boggling dessert! An ice cream made with protein powder. Actually, its a Kulfi, the Indian Ice cream. I'm very proud of this one here because it is not just tasty, but it is super healthy! ~ The Protein Powder Kulfi.

3. When it comes to Tamil Cuisine, I'm not interested because mum makes it all. But a theme based event made me rise & make this delicious and hot Sambar - a thick lentil spicy soup.

4. I outdid myself by making a healthier version of the famous Indo Chinese dish. This is the baked potato Manchurian.

5.  Finally, I found the simplest recipe for Nutty Chocolate Brownies!

For these and more such delicious recipes, please visit www.foodomania.com

Launching my NEW BLOG!

Greetings! :)

I apologize (to anybody who has missed me! :D) for being so irregular for the past few weeks. It hasn't been all hunky dory at my end. However, this blog is not a platform for me to write the woes of my life. I'll just stick to what has kept me from blogging...

It has taken a few months, but I've realized this is one hobby I'd seriously like to pursue along with the other career commitments. Even though it seems like the entire world's time is lost on me, I still vow to make time (no matter how less) for this passion. My dream is to build a go-to website for all kinds of foods from around the globe. Which is exactly why I decided to go PRO!

I've gotten myself a new domain and a host! Sorry Google! I'm gonna have to move out! :P Ladies & Gentlemen, (& spammers :D) here's introducing the new food blog in town -

FOODOMANIA!

                - for people who are crazy about food! 

And if you aren't one of them, one click on the link and you will be! :D (Bah! That seems like a hype right now because it is still in its incubator-y stage! But give it a few months and your words of encouragement and you'll see it transform!)

Kindly update your links with the following to continue receiving delectable updates!

1. I am active on Facebook. If you are a regular Facebook-er, you may want to hit *Like* on my page to get recipe updates and much more! (Loads of contests & giveaways coming up on Facebook!)
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4. For Blogger Users:- Add either of these links to your *Reading List* -
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5. For Wordpress Users:
- Sign into your wordpress account.
- Go to "Reader" tab.
- The first option is "Blogs I Follow". Click on "Edit List" next to it.
- Enter the url - http://www.foodomania.com

6. You can also Follow Me on Twitter.
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7. Are you one of the Google Plus folks? Well, I have an account there too! :-D Follow me there.
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Look around the new website. Its still a work-in-progress. I wanted to re-post all my older posts (and not just import them) so it'll take sometime before everything settles down! :) I've categorized the recipes which will make it easy for you to navigate across the website. Your valuable comments, feedback, suggestions are like gold to me! They're always welcome! :)

This is effectively my last post on Edible Entertainment.

Henceforth - Foodomania!

Homemade Dinner Rolls (Indian Pav Buns)

Visit www.foodomania.com for the recipe & step by step pictures.
Link to this recipe - http://foodomania.com/homemade-dinner-rolls-indian-pav/

Tomato Pickle

For this recipe, visit http://www.foodomania.com
Link to this recipe - http://foodomania.com/tomato-pickle/

Jalapeño Fritters | Molagai Bajji

It is perhaps unfair to post jalapeño two days in a row. But you need to know just how sinfully delectable both these dishes are. I wouldn't categorize either of these as "Healthy Foods". The baked cheese jalapeño, although 'baked' involves a ton of cheese; while these fritters avoid cheese but make up for the fat by frying in hot oil! Ideally, you could eat one. (or if you've been good & working out, then two! :P) Since these fritters are stuffed with mashed potatoes, you're left feeling full after just one or two. This is a very basic version. I wouldn't recommend spicing up the stuffing as the jalapeños are spicy.

Baked Cheese Jalapeño

RULE NO. 1: You need to be audacious to eat jalapeños. If you haven't trained yourself to bear hot spice, bid adieu now.

Have you got what it takes to be a jalapeño eater? :-D You never know if biting into one is going to harvest that phenomenal flavor and kick (that is the basis for so many Southwestern foods) or if that one little bite will pack such a fierce punch that you'll be running around the room mouth agape and begging for something to cool it all down.

Marie Biscuit Chocolate Floaters

The total time to make this immensely easy and delicious dessert was less than the time spent coming up with a suitable name for it. And I'm still not sure if I've done justice to it. Why don't you guys come up with a name for this? Basically, its Marie biscuit sandwiched with chocolate sauce... floating on more chocolate sauce!

Paneer Pasanda

I promised you a rich dish today. Well, here it is. Richer than a chocolate cake, if you ask me. Stuffed cottage cheese deep fried and dunked in a cashew-tomato-onion-milk gravy. Yes. I think that is the gist of the long recipe we're gonna make together! :-D

A Healthy Salad...

To call this a Salad Recipe would be an insult to your intelligence. Let's just say this is how I like my salads.. :-) A little corn, some onions, capsicum, tomatoes (a MUST!) and a dash of lemon... The job gets done in under 5 minutes, its tasty and you don't have to worry about it depositing on your hips or thighs! ;-) Feel free to add or skip any other vegetables or sprouts.

Caramelized Onion & Garlic Buns

I've learned quite a bit about the workings of yeast and the art of making bread, thanks to MasterChef Australia. I decided to put one of those tips to use. I've been thinking of making onion bread for quite sometime. But instead of adding the onion at the initial stages, I decided on caramelizing and adding after the dough has been prepared. Apparently, yeast doesn't like too much disturbance in the initial stage. Once you make the dough, you've incorporated your yeast and hence, adding any kind of spices, veggies or nuts would be okay.

Cold Pasta Salad

Disclaimer: The idea of a cold pasta is still weird for me. And even weirder is the dressing I used for this. I don't guarantee the 'taste' because I didn't eat this. However, my brother, who usually eats everything I make, relished every bite. So if you trust his opinion, then go ahead with it. :P

Cheesy Vegetable Sandwich

One of the reasons why I get to experiment a lot with food is because I am not responsible for ensuring that everybody at home is fed on time. That's Ma's job. So, I don't mind spending an hour or 2 for every recipe. But I can fathom how some don't like to spend more time in the kitchen than what's absolutely necessary. "There isn't enough time for making dinner, and you want me to make your fancy cakes?" - said a dear relative of mine to me. :-D That's when I realized the lack of simple and quick recipes on my blog. This sandwich, is my answer to all you people who have no time for themselves. Of course, it involves cheese, mayo or béchamel sauce. That's how it becomes tasty! ;-) Feel free to skip any ingredient while you make it.

Moist Carrot Cake

Visit www.foodomania.com for the recipe & step by step pictures.
Link to this recipe - http://foodomania.com/moist-carrot-cake/

Zomato Restaurant Guide 2012 - A Book Review

Zomato.com, famous for its online restaurant reviews has published the first edition of its restaurant guide for 4 cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Pune & Bangalore.

Mawa Cupcakes | Milk Cheese Cupcakes

For the recipe + step by step pictures of this spongy & delicious cake, please visit - http://foodomania.com/mawa-cupcakes-milk-cheese-cupcakes/

How to make Khoya (or Mawa) at home

I am one of those stubbornly self sufficient people when it comes to cooking. I love making everything from scratch. So, when I needed mawa to make Mawa Cake, instead of saving 2 hours of my life and buying it from the shop, I decided to make it on my own. Making it is so damn easy and involves almost zero labor!

Visit www.foodomania.com for the recipe & step by step pictures.
Link to this recipe - http://foodomania.com/khoya-home-homemade-mawa/

Spicy Mango Pickle (Avakkai)

There are a gazillion ways of making pickle. This mango pickle, or Avakkai Oorgai (read: aa-vuh-kkaay oor-gaai) as we Tamilians call it, is our family recipe. This is how ladies of my family have been making for generations.