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Favorite Foods:
Anglo-Indian Food, Pastas, Bakes, etc
Who are your favorite chefs/cooks?
Nigella Lawson
About Me:
I'm a self published Author of 5 Cookery books specializing in Anglo-Indian Cuisine. I was born and brought up in Kolar Gold Fields, a small mining town in Karnataka, India. I completed my BA Degree in KGF then my B Ed Degree in Bangalore where I've lived for the last 30 years. I worked as a teacher for 2 years then joined Canara Bank where I served for 23 years before taking Voluntary Retirement a few years ago. I now write Recipe books and work as a consultant on food related matters.The books I've published so far is listed below: 1. The Best of Anglo-Indian Cuisine - A Legacy 2. A Collection of Anglo-Indian Roasts, Casseroles and Bakes 3. Flavours of the Past (Classic Colonial Cuisine) 4. Anglo-Indian Delicacies 5. The Anglo-Indian Festive Hamper.
My Birthday is
October 2, 1953
Do you have a food related blog?
Yes
Website #1:
http://anglo-indianfood.blogspot.com
Website #2:
http://blog.pepperwater.com/bridgetsrecipes
Website #3
http://bridgetkumar.wordpress.com

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BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING

BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING
Serves 6 Preparation time 1 hour
Ingredients

8 slices of bread
2 cups milk
50 grams butter
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
½ cup chopped cashew nuts or walnuts
3 tablespoons raisins
2 tablespoons jam
2 eggs beaten well.

Remove the crusts from the bread slices and butter them on both sides. Place 4 of the buttered slices in a greased baking dish. Sprinkle the raisins and nuts over them. Spread the jam on the remaining 4 buttered slices of bread and lay th… Continue

Posted on December 30, 2008 at 2:09am —

Bridget Kumar

PRAWN VINDALOO

1 kg fresh prawns shelled and de-veined
2 medium sized onions chopped
2 teaspoons chilly powder
2 teaspoons cumin powder
2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
2 tablespoons vinegar
Salt to taste
1 sprig curry leaves (optional)
2 tomatoes pureed
3 tablespoons oil

Wash the prawns well and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan and add the curry leaves and onions and fry till light brown. Add the ginger garlic paste and sauté for a while. Add the chilly powder, cumin powder, pepper powder, tomato puree and salt… Continue

Posted on December 28, 2008 at 6:57am —

Bridget Kumar

A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANGLO-INDIAN CUISINE

A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANGLO-INDIAN CUISINE
Anglo-Indian Community can be trace back to as early as the 16 th century i.e. to the advent of the Europeans into India . The Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, French etc. came to India to trade in spices. Towards the later half of the 18 th century, the British made their presence felt with the establishment of the East India Company.
Company.

As a result of the inter-mingling and inter-marrying of thevarious European races, a new multi-culturaland multi-raci… Continue

Posted on December 28, 2008 at 6:56am —

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At 9:05pm on January 15, 2009, Charles McKeever said…
Welcome to the community Bridget :)
At 10:23am on December 30, 2008, Jill McKeever said…
Welcome Bridget!
Thank you for joining Great Cooks Community, I'm thrilled you're here.
I see you're settling in and getting comfortable, that's GREAT!
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