Fried rice is not usually associated with India, but the following is an authentic dish that is relatively easy, if you take the time to cook the rice first and let it cool and dry. It’s important to know that all fried rice dishes require that the rice be previously cooked, and is cold and [...]
Archive for July, 2007
INDIAN FRIED RICE (Ghee Bhat)
Posted in Recipes on July 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
OUR HAMPERS
Posted in Hampers on July 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I just posted a pic of the contents of my Indian-influenced hamper. I’ve already admitted to you bloggers that I’m a new learner in the field of blogging, soon to graduate to proper training wheels.
So, I’ll leave that pic there for the time being and go on here to chat about the hamper.
These are for [...]
WHO AM I?
Posted in History on July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m Ian White, proprietor of Whitepeppa Hampers. I supply “Cheat Cooking” hampers to help Aussies to take steps into the adventure of Asian cooking. Although I have been cooking predominantly Indian and S-E Asian meals for fifty years, they’ve kept me younger than those years by far, and I have a little private mission to [...]
BEANS THOREN
Posted in Recipes on July 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Note: from the Kerala region of India (South-West – Malabar Coast), a thoren is a dry curry made from chopped vegetables, coconut, mustard seed and curry leaves. Since the vegetables are cut fairly small, cooking time is quite short. An unusual feature of any thoren is the addition of a little raw rice to the [...]
SERUDENG
Posted in Diary, Recipes on July 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is a coconut and peanut relish that’s served as an accompaniment to many Indonesian dishes. Can also be used as a garnish to sprinkle over dishes. This can be stored in an airtight jar for weeks, preferably in the fridge.
There are many variations of coconut sambals, relishes and “sambolas” right throughout S-E Asia, but [...]
Terasi
Posted in Hints on July 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Yep, Tintin and Andrew… Tintin, as for your “fake” Rujak Kuah Pindang, if it tastes good, it’s not fake, just “developed.” 20 years ago when I trained as a sushi and sashimi chef, my sensei said, “there’s no such thing as ‘authentic.’ ‘Authentic’ is today.” He was referring to my asking about authentic sushi rice, [...]
The BLACHAN, Andrew, the BLACHAN.
Posted in Hints on July 13, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Hey Andrew, that wonderful stuff, blachan – the compressed shrimp paste. In case you don’t already know, and shut me up if you do; but there’s a trick to using it well. A lot of recipes just say something like “dry fry the blachan in a hot wok.” This is fine, but a much better, [...]
The First Focus
Posted in Regions on July 12, 2007 | 5 Comments »
While I’m getting used to this blog stuff, I’m going to be concentrating on India. I’m particularly interested in the South of India, Tamil Nadu, the Malabar Coast and the Karala Coast.
The dishes of these regions are usually quite fiery and use quite a bit of the stuff that I like. Chillies, coconut, tamarind, and [...]
BEANS THOREN
Posted in Recipes on July 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
tonight I tried a new dish, Beans Thoren. This is a south Indian dish from the Karala region that unusually used a little uncooked rice to give the dish a little crunch – a little textural interest, so to speak. Actually I tell a lie, because I cooked PEAS Thoren, but it’s the same dish. [...]
Getting Whitepeppar online
Posted in Diary on July 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
With lots of help from my genius brother we finally have given birth to Whitepeppa! Cooking with spice and creating foods from the southern Asian regions in the most easiest ways and still authenticity remaining is what this site will contain.
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