I like the idea of lemony rice. So often rice is a foil - for a curry sauce, for a meat dish, for dinner's protagonist, etc. But if you add some protein to a rice dish it almost becomes a meal on its own, and then it needs some flavour. Most often in Indian cuisine that means … [Read more...] about Lemon Rice with Peanuts from Hari Nayak’s “My Indian Kitchen”
Archives for February 2012
Thai Green Curry with Rice Noodles and Broccoli
This is an adaption from Yotam Ottolenghi's Purple Sprouting Broccoli with Rice Noodles Recipe. Kind of hard to find purple sprouting broccoli in these parts, it turns out. So I used plain old less-sprouted green broccoli. It worked fine. Actually, the green curry sauce is the … [Read more...] about Thai Green Curry with Rice Noodles and Broccoli
Le Bouddha d’Cuisine (The Kitchen Bouddha): New Mostly Raw Montreal Restaurant in an Undergound Mall!
Thought Crudessence was the only sit-down raw restaurant in the city? Not anymore. The new kid on the block is small luncheonnette (well, 9am-5pm Monday to Friday) Le Bouddha d'Cuisine in Place Ville-Marie. That's part of the winding strip of underground malls near the metros … [Read more...] about Le Bouddha d’Cuisine (The Kitchen Bouddha): New Mostly Raw Montreal Restaurant in an Undergound Mall!
Best Roasted Eggplant Dip (Baingan Ki Chutney)
Another winner from "My Indian Kitchen". The recipe is here, so I feel okay about reprinting it loosely below. For more precise instructions see author Hari Nayak's website. So I mentioned I'm obsessed with eggplant in my last restaurant review of Bombay Choupati just outside … [Read more...] about Best Roasted Eggplant Dip (Baingan Ki Chutney)
Bombay Choupati and my Dollard des Ormeaux Dosa Fix
I'm maybe a bit ridiculous when it comes to dosa. That's the South Indian crepe made by soaking lentils and rice overnight, blending it, and letting it ferment to the point where the rice and lentils don't need to be long-simmered to be digestible. Sounds science-y, right? Well … [Read more...] about Bombay Choupati and my Dollard des Ormeaux Dosa Fix
Hyderabadi Mixed Vegetables (Hara Subzi)
This is a five-star recipe adapted from Hari Nayak's "My Indian Kitchen". The five stars are my rating, not the book. the book is much more humble than that. A rich coriander-coconut sauce envelops sweet green peas and beans. The carrots add colour and the potato adds just … [Read more...] about Hyderabadi Mixed Vegetables (Hara Subzi)
How to Eat a Lufa Farms Cucumber
Sprouts! Alfalfa, Chickpea, and Broccoli in a Biosta Sprouter
I'm a closet sprouter. No, I don't sprout in a closet (my dishrack of a dishwasher, actually...), but I just don't tell a lot of people that my preferred source of protein comes from seeds that I let soak and dry and soak and dry until little tendrils pop out of them and start … [Read more...] about Sprouts! Alfalfa, Chickpea, and Broccoli in a Biosta Sprouter
Soy-Free, Vegan Ice Cream Parfait with Gluten-free Quinoa-Orange Cookie Crumble and Organic Sour Cherries
Sounds complicated right? Ha! It's two ingredients with an optional third. Vegan Ice Cream Parfaits (Serves 1) 2 frozen bananas (I put bananas that are getting a little brown in the freezer in a freezer-safe bag. It saves some work if you peel them before freezing) 2 GoGo … [Read more...] about Soy-Free, Vegan Ice Cream Parfait with Gluten-free Quinoa-Orange Cookie Crumble and Organic Sour Cherries
Restaurant La Porte – The Best of Six Years of Food in One Festival en Lumiere Lunch
I've been meaning to try La Porte during Festival en Lumiere for years and this year I finally made it. I went in wondering if Montreal really needed another French restaurant six years ago when La Porte opened, and came out convinced that it most definitely did. This year's … [Read more...] about Restaurant La Porte – The Best of Six Years of Food in One Festival en Lumiere Lunch