Gharnu Gourmet

Oct 31, 2011, Monday Dinner This is easy peasy summer Florentine salad, mainly made of bread and tomatoes and other vegetables.  You can add any things you have like cucumber, mozzarella, olives, capers, etc. WHAT: ciabatta bread plum tomatoes red capsicum capers olives [or chunky olive tapenade] fresh basil parmesan cheese olive oil balsamic vinegar [or red wine vinegar] garlic salt and pepper HOW: Salad: blanch tomatoes and peel them. quater the tomatoes and separate juice and keep the skin on side. roast red capsicum in under broiler and remove black skin and cut into pieces lightly warm bread in oven for few minutes combine quartered tomatoes skin, roasted red capsicum pieces, capers, olive, bread and basil in one bowl. Dressing: combine tomato juice, olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and stir well and add into above mixture and let it soak for few minutes before eating. add some shredded parmesan cheese.

Oct 29, 2011, Saturday Dinner WHAT: beans potatoes rick bayless mole sauce corn guacamole onion fresh tortillas HOW: Cook beans with soyrizo, onions and chili power. Cook potatoes in a microwave over and let it simmer with the mole sauce. Add roasted corn. Use freshly made tortilla to serve with potatoes and beans.

Oct 29, 2011, Saturday Lunch WHAT: corn [frozen or fresh] oil or Ghee mustard seeds red chillies [1 - 2] asafetida [hing] curry leaves [4-5] Finely  chopped green chillies [1 - 2] ginger garlic paste [2 tbs] salt to taste lemon juice cilantro thin sev shredded coconut [fresh or frozen] HOW: If using frozen corn, thaw and crush 90% of the corn with hand blender Heat oil/ghee in a pan and add mustard seeds. Add 1 / 2 red chililies, hing, curry leaves. Add green chillies and ginger garlic paste to the pan Add corn and cook the mixture until corn is fully cooked and slightly golden brown [ i like to let it caramelize a little more to get that burnt flavor] Add salt and lemon juice to taste Once done add cilantro, thin sev and coconut for garnish.  You can also add Pomegranate seeds for extra garnish.