With thanks to YoghurtDirect for sending me the Easiyo yoghurt maker to review.
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Padavalanga mooru curry (Snake gourd and yoghurt curry)
With thanks to YoghurtDirect for sending me the Easiyo yoghurt maker to review.
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Wednesday, March 27, 2013 14 comments
Labels: curry, easiyo yoghurt maker, home made yoghurt, Indian, Kerala Cuisine, padavalanga mooru curry, product review, snake gourd yoghurt curry, South Indian
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Vanilla macarons with speculoos filling
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Wednesday, March 20, 2013 31 comments
Labels: Baked Goodies, biscoff filling, disaster, Fine French, lotus spread, macaron, speculoos filling, sweet treat, vanilla macaron, vanilla paste
Friday 15 March 2013
Food and wine pairing {Chablis food blogger challenge}
The challenge put forth was to recommend a take away pairing for the wine. I gave it a little thought and decided it had to be Chinese food. We love Chinese food and if it wasn't for our favourite take away joint around the corner, we would never have tasted authentic Chinese grub. I have always wondered what sort of wine would go with Chinese food and I'm proud to say that I made the Chablis work for us. I mean, I am no expert at wine pairings or even, wine tasting for that matter, but what I can definitely do is differentiate a great wine from a lot. We order Chinese take away every other week and almost always go back to a certain few dishes on the menu. After some brain storming sessions, I decided that along with the takeaway, I'd make two of my favourite dishes from the restaurant and present it here. I paired the Petit Chablis with steamed prawn and chive dumplings and the Chablis La Maladiere with spicy Kung Pao Pork (a take on the much known Kung Pao Chicken)
The dimsums at this place are too good, and I thought the prawn and chive dumpling with simple flavours would bring out the best in the wine, and vice versa. The slight chalky taste (I don't know if I was imagining it) and acidic taste went well with the coastal tones of the dumpling, and the fresh, slightly sweet tasting notes paired well with the heat from ginger, garlic and chives, all brought together by the saltiness of the soy sauce. The smell, absolutely fragrant and the colour a clear gold. These dumplings on a sunny afternoon, with a glass of Petit Chablis, would definitely make it to my favourite list.
The Chablis La Maladiere was a drier wine, which if you ask me, was my favourite among the two. I could just enjoy a glass or two on its own. But since we are talking food pairing, the spicy Kung Pao Pork was a good choice- a very exotic wine had to be paired with an exotic dish. I would think the wine would go well with spicy Indian food as well. A bite of the spicy pork, followed by a sip of the wine and the freshness hits you. It has a very unique taste and yes, its a wine I would buy again.
Pairing wine and food is certainly an art and thanks to Chablis, I was able to kick start the series on my blog. Here is the recipe for the two take away dishes we love the most.
Kung Pao Pork (recipe adapted from here, originally from Easy Chinese Recipes by Bee Yinn Low)
With thanks to Chablis for sending me the samples.
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Friday, March 15, 2013 4 comments
Labels: chablis wine, Chablish food blogger challenge, chines food and wine, Chinese, dim sum, food and wine, food and wine pairing, kung pao pork, momo, prawn and chive dumpling, steamed dumpling
Sunday 10 March 2013
Apple pie pancakes and OXO pancake kit review
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Sunday, March 10, 2013 7 comments
Labels: apple pancake, apple pie pancakes, apple sauce, Breakfast and Brunch, cinnamon pancake, Delectable Desserts, oxo pancake it, pancakes, product review
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Bloggers' Buzz, 2013, an event recap
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Tuesday, March 05, 2013 15 comments
Labels: bloggers buzz meet, event recap, Exciting Events, sponsors
Friday 1 March 2013
Kerala kappa masala (Tapioca masala)
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Friday, March 01, 2013 20 comments
Labels: cook out, Easy Recipes, Exciting Events, fish curry, kappa masala, Kerala Cuisine, kerala kitchen, Mains, South Indian, tapioca masala, Very Veggie