Showing posts with label cheese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheese. Show all posts

Friday, December 17, 2010

Super Cheeeezzzzzyyyyy Cheese Dosa ~ Never met a calorie I didn't like

“Nothing says holidays, like a cheese log.” Ellen DeGeneres

Have been on a holiday in Hyderabad at my grandparents for my mom's birthday........ my brother's favourite dosa place is Minerva Coffee shop at Amrutha Mall[They are online aswell, you can visit their site Minerva Coffee Shop and read a Review on Times city.] close to our place and my granddad, this trip's special guest love DahiVada...... So Dosa-Idli dinner it was gonna be......

Choices....Choices....Choices.... What should I eat[Not too much suspense there.... Didn't my post tittle give it all aways :)].... I was toying with Paneer and Vegetable Dosa (Seasoned chopped vegetables and grated cottage cheese enveloped in dosa and served with sambar and coconut chutney) Palak Dosa (Seasoned spinach paste brushed on plain dosa and served hot) Paneer Makhani Dosa (Cubes of cottage cheese in thick makhani gravy filled inside the dosa and served) Diet Dosa (Pancake made from special batter on hot pan covered with lid and cooked by its own steam without oil) Vegetable Diet Dosa (Steamed dosa topped with seasoned chopped vegetables and served hot with coconut chutney and Sambar)

So what did I end up with....... Cheese Dosa........ Just to double check that I was getting Cheese n not Paneer[Cottage Cheese] . The gentleman answered me spot on with 'Amul Cheese' When I had Cheese Dosa last time... I was 20 Kgs lesser and many moons younger n never thought twice or for that matter even once about eating an entire tin of Amul cheese.... :) WOW!!!!! what bliss...... Ok so toss the salad n diet in the bin...... I've decided to B-I-N-G-E...... super cheese overdose..... Yes those Stalactites and Stalagmites are created by melting... oozing cheese......
Cheese is milk's leap toward immortality. Cliff Fadiman

A Cheese Dosa recipe and a video to make one too, Veggie Flavours shares her Cheese Dosa. There's even a group on facebook called 'Cheese Dosa rocks!'.... and do I 'Like' it or what...... :) Their description reads 'Cheese Dosas are the best things in existence!'..... got it spot on...

My other fav was ordered my nanaji.... Onion Utttapam[Leaving the uttapam stories for another day... they warrant another post only for themselves :)].

Leaving you with a few more cheeseeeeeeyyyyyyy thoughts.... National Cheese Day is on 20th January.... Happy National Cheese Lovers Day![In advance.... as i just had my Super duper Cheeeessseeeeyyyyyy day]

Monday, December 8, 2008

Daksyani Making Quiche

I found the recipe of a Mushroom Quiche on Deeba's blog. The pictures were so tempting and also it was like a daring baker's challenge for me.Have only eaten them till now, didn't ever dream that I'll be able to do one.

Then I thought of Geeta Chachi[Daksayani's mom]..... She love this sorta food...... The dilemma now was that she's allergic to mushrooms. So now what do I do..... I went hunting round the fridge to see what could put in....

Finally we came up with Broccoli, Garlic, Corn, Olives, Gherkins, Celery and Basil Leaves, with mixed herbs. The measures and method is described very well in Deeba's post "TO QUICHE OR NOT TO QUICHE...A mushroom quiche & wholesome lunchboxes!".

Daksayani is Geeta's chachi's daughter...... and the Apple no...no.... APPLE of my eye....... I totally adore her..... She loves pottering around in the kitchen with me. We have a blast together. Last time we did Chocolate Fudge Brownies and it's posted at "Daksyani Making Chocolate Fudge Brownies".

All Ready to start cooking.
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08
Collected the ingredients with me
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08

The base ready to go into the oven
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08

Daks making her own mini Quiche
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08
Yeh to ban gaya.....
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08
Preparing the filling
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08

From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08

Pour it into the half baked base
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08

Caught messing around with some left over dough... She's just to cute....
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08

Her face, hair and hands were full of flour....
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08

Decorated it with tomatoes n cheese, half way thru the baking
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08

I think it came out quite well.... contrary to what I thought...... ;-) Thanks for encouraging me Deeba.
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08

From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08
We had a blast making it together....
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08

She freaked out at the finished product.....
From Daks Making Quiche Dec 08

Then we shared the rest of it between Geeta Chachi and Mala Chachi at night......

PS: check out all the pictures at http://picasaweb.google.co.in/nachiketa.chandra/DaksMakingQuicheDec08#

This post is being sent to “KIDS DELIGHT” by Pari of Foodelicious.

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