http://www.hungrydesi.com Encouraging food coma - a state of blissful contentedness induced by passionate cooking and good food - one recipe at a time. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:57:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.hungrydesi.com/2010/09/06/curried-mushrooms-and-peas/ http://www.hungrydesi.com/2010/09/06/curried-mushrooms-and-peas/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:57:21 +0000 nithya http://www.hungrydesi.com/?p=2297 Late one Sunday after a weekend away, we came home to an empty fridge with a strong craving for Indian food.  I was wishing for an Indian version of Ina Garten who would load up my fridge with a proper Indian meal before my return.  If there’s anyone out there interested in filling that role, [...]]]> http://www.hungrydesi.com/2010/09/06/curried-mushrooms-and-peas/feed/ 0 http://www.hungrydesi.com/2010/08/01/couscous-with-preserved-lemons-and-haloumi-cheese/ http://www.hungrydesi.com/2010/08/01/couscous-with-preserved-lemons-and-haloumi-cheese/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:50:09 +0000 nithya http://www.hungrydesi.com/?p=2358 When life gives you lemons…make preserved lemons.  I actually bought mine at the store – the stunning jar of yellow lemons with red strands of saffran dotted with black sesame seeds caught my eye.  Preserved lemons, diced up and tossed into an otherwise simple bowl of couscous or noodles, provides bite-size smidgeons of tongue puckering [...]]]> http://www.hungrydesi.com/2010/08/01/couscous-with-preserved-lemons-and-haloumi-cheese/feed/ 2 http://www.hungrydesi.com/2010/07/23/baby-foo-first-potato-curry/ http://www.hungrydesi.com/2010/07/23/baby-foo-first-potato-curry/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:29:16 +0000 nithya http://www.hungrydesi.com/?p=2349 For the first thirty something years of his life, my brother pretended like he didn’t eat mustard seeds.  My family is South Indian and mustard seeds are a main ingredient of the tempering which is a base for most South Indian foods.  What this means is that for thirty something years, my mom and dad [...]]]> http://www.hungrydesi.com/2010/07/23/baby-foo-first-potato-curry/feed/ 8