Tuesday 10 July, 2012
by julie
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Read the other installments of Julie”s Asian Supermarket Tour Radha’s Vegetable Biryani Ingredients Garlic and ginger paste Cassia bark Cardamons Cloves Javantry (flowers) Cumin seeds Kala jeera Bay leaves Black cumin seeds Cashews Green chillies Carrots, green beans, baby corns, … Continue reading
Monday 9 July, 2012
by julie
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Our writer Julie asked an Indian friend to show her around Eurasia, an Asian mega-mart in Liffey Valley and give her some expert tips. She got such a wealth of information that we”re giving this whole week over to Julie”s … Continue reading
Monday 9 January, 2012
by jean
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‘…food was all around me, and now my belly shows.’ This Christmas was a particularly epic one on the food front for Peter and me, and now it’s time to look into smartening up our act and shrinkening down our … Continue reading
Wednesday 2 March, 2011
by peter
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Restaurants don’t tout for business here. I’ve seen it along tourist strips and on various travels in non-Western countries, but until recently, I’d never seen someone standing on an Irish street trying to lure me in. I’ve mixed feelings about … Continue reading
Wednesday 10 November, 2010
by jean
Comments Off on Recipe: Chicken Biryani
My friend Asad once prepared a delicious chicken biryani for a group of us using left over chicken and a hodgepodge of ingredients. We were on holidays in a rented house and only had what we’d brought, but it was … Continue reading