sunshine in a white ceramic bowl

Pour Bagry's muesli into a cool ceramic bowl

Slice in banana, strawberries (if they're in season)

A slice of fig

5 almonds

1 walnut

Honey (if you like it sweet)

Pour cold milk

Slurp up

There. Now you don't have to eat for the rest of the day :)

moroccan prawns

Ooohhh...this is really simple and yummy too, if you are a seafoodie. You can serve this as an entree or just have it with a couple of beers or a glass of wine.

Ingredients:

Cumin powder- 1 tsp

Jeera powder- 1/2 tsp

Pepper (freshly ground)- 1 tsp

Paprika (or red chilli) powder- 1 tsp

Cloves and Cinnamon powder- 1 tbsp

Oil- to sauté

Medium size prawns - 500g washed and peeled with the tails in place

How to:

Mix all the spice powders together. Heat oil in a shallow pan, on low flame. When hot enough toss 1n the spice powder mixture and sizzle over medium heat. Do not burn to a crisp. Toss in the prawns and stir fry with a wooden spoon. The spices should be just enough to coat the prawns. Stir till prawns turn pink. Serve with a wedge of lime and mint/parsley for garnishing.

How to buy fish at the fish market

1. Poke the body - If it's soft and squidgy, give the fishmonger a dirty look. Good fish always has a firm body.

2. Check the eyes - If it's dull and murky, give it a miss. The fishmonger will know that you are a discerning fish lover and pull out better fish.

3. How pink are the gills - lift the flap, if the gills are dark and veering on black, walk away. The fishmonger will call you back with the freshest catch with fresh pink gills.

(Courtesy: Mrs Gouri Majumdar)

Super Easy Hummus

INGREDIENTS:

500 gms chick peas, soaked overnight and drained.

2 middle sized cloves of garlic, crushed

2 teaspoons jeera powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon olive oil

A little liquid curd (tastes nicer if its slightly sour)

Chilli/ Pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Put every thing into the food processor and blend on low speed.

Gradually add the liquid curd, until you get the desired consistency.

Adjust salt if required and add pepper to your taste.

Put on toast or crackers and act swank with your friends!

simble green gram thoren

simble = mal for simple

green gram = we all know

thoren = a poriyal types/ dry stir fry

Stuff:

- a coffee mug full of greengram (soak it overnight)

- a pinch of saffron

- a handful of grated coconut

- a table spoon of coconut oil

- green chilli (3 - 4)

- dry red chilli (2 -3)

- garlic (5 - 6)

- curry patta (12)

- mustard (enough to make a circle in the middle of your palm)

- salt (enough to make a quarter of the circle above)

Do:

Pressure-cook the green gram. Two whistles should do.

While this is pressure-cooking, take a tawa and splutter (the mustard, green chilli, red chilli, garlic and saffron powder) on a low flame.

Add the pressure-cooked green gram to this.

Heap the grated coconut onto it.

Mix well.

Simmer for a minute to dry up any extra water.

Ta- da!

Goes well with:

- Red Rice

- Chappatis and curd

Cheesy Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients

Eggs (as many as you like)

Cheese Spread

Milk

Salt to taste

Garnish (if required)

Basil

Chilli Flakes

Method:

Crack and drop yolk and white into a wide bowl.

Whisk rapidly. Add generous amounts of cheese spread.

Whisk again. Add three to four tablespoons of milk.

Whisk some more. Add salt to taste.

Slap on butter in a shallow pan. Add the egg mixture.

Scramble. Garnish if required.