Simplicity Coimbatore, Vegetable Steaks- easy and delicious </a RECIPE FOR PURPLE CABBAGE STEAKS </a A ‘steak’ is a thick slice of meat which is cooked by grilling or searing in a pan or on the barbecue to seal in the juices. So, if there are beef steaks, fish steaks, lamb, pork etc then why […]
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Lush Greens
Simplicity Coimbatore, A teenage micro greens venture </a A friend was putting in the final touches for dinner ,at her home kitchen, while I chatted with her. I watched as she heaped on a generous pile of micro greens into the beautiful salad bowl. The greens looked so fresh that I was certain she grew […]
Orygen brand
Roasted whole nuts, naturally sweetened grains mixed with delicious ingredients which add so much texture…doesn’t that sound like the perfect go to snack ? Then do take a look at this brand .It maybe a new entrant into the ready to eat food industry but the back end story is anything but recent . Allow […]
Rambutan
Simplicity Coimbatore, Rambutan Some months ago, before the initial lockdown, a friend had sent some wonderful produce from her farm. Among the lot were some fresh rambutan fruit. We ate a few and kept the rest aside and forgot about it for a couple of days by which time it had over ripened and changed […]
Modern wheat vs Ancient Wheat
Simplicity Coimbatore, What is Gluten ? </a Triticum aestivum is also known as bread wheat. It is a cultivated wheat species. What most of us know to be wheat/whole wheat in the form of breads, packaged flours and other wheat based products are from this strain of wheat. Wikipedia states that “About 95% of […]
Malai Nellikkai (AMLA)
Simplicity Coimbatore ,Getting enough Vitamin C ? </a The focus on this ingredient happened in such an unplanned manner that I wondered why I never wrote about it before. With the COVID 19 getting too close to our neighbourhoods, concerned people from the medical fraternity have taken to making videos stressing about the importance of […]
Amaranth leaves
Simplicity Coimbatore ,amaranth leaves </a There’s one plant which grows like wildfire all around our home. It grows in corners pushing past sharp pebbles , against the wall near the bougainvillea climber and even in grow bags wherever there is space between the coriander or mint or basil ! This is probably a good reason […]
Gram flour
Simplicity Coimbatore , The Gram flour in our food I was asked this question a few days ago ;”what is mixture made of ?” ‘Mixture‘ for those of you don’t know is a delicious savoury ,dry concoction of fried bits which are then ‘mixed’ together. It is a much loved traditional South Indian snack. I […]
Cutlets
Simplicity Coimbatore , Leftover veggies in a cutlet/a The cutlet features in almost every known cuisine across the world. I wouldn’t be surprised if each country thought of this particular snack as their own invention. It is a dish which is so familiar to us, earning street food status even, that it would be astonishing […]
Red & purple foods
Simplicity Coimbatore , The red in your diet Strawberry cultivation in India When I mentioned that strawberries were in season,I was corrected by a friend (familiar with Mumbai /Pune) who said that the season for strawberries from Mahabaleshwar was at its end but the strawberries growing in the hills closer to Coimbatore would be […]
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