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Janahan Sivaraman

Secrets to growing your career in Tech. Learning 2 languages "by ear". Recipes.

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Tuscan Style Pasta

Imagine you go to Olive Garden and they have this on the menu Ingredients Sauce 1. Fairlife milk 0% - 30g 2. Sodium citrate (so sauce doesn't curdle when reheated) - 10g 3. Tomato paste - 32g 4. smoked paprika - 1.5 tsp 5. italian seasoning -

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House Crushed Tomato Sauce

Goes great on Detroit style or bar style pizzas. Ingredients 1. 28 oz crushed tomatoes 2. 5g sea salt 3. black pepper 4. italian seasoning 5. black garlic Drain the tomatoes for 30 seconds and then mix the seasonings through.

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Mac and cheese

Ingredients Sauce 1. Fairlife 0% milk - 30ml 2. Sodium citrate - 10g 3. Cheese seasoning - 1 tsp 4. Smoked paprika - 2 tsp 5. black pepper - 1 tsp 6. lowrys - 1 tsp 7. Tumeric (for color) - 1/8 tsp 8. msg - 1 tsp 9.

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Appam / அப்பம்

Ingredients 1. Thai rice flour - 224g 2. King Arthur AP flour - 120g 3. Sugar - 1 tbsp 4. Instant dry yeast - 4g 5. Coconut cream - 1 can (~400ml) Method 1. Mix 1-5 until smooth and cover with a plate (not fully airtight because it will ferment

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Dry Shrimp Kari / இறால் பிரட்டல்

Ingredients 1. tail off deveined shrimp - 2 lbs 2. white onion cut into half moons - 1/2x 3. garlic - 2 cloves 4. ginger - same amount as garlic 5. curry leaves - 10x 6. Jaffna curry powder - 2 tbsp 7. salt to taste 8. ratchi thool

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Sothi / சொதி

Ingredients 1. water - 1/2 cup 2. green chillies - 2x 3. white onion cut into half moons - 1/4 4. fenugreek seeds - 1 tbsp 5. tumeric - 1/4 tsp Boil the above until the onions are soft and then turn off the heat and add

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Rasta Pasta

Ingredients Sauce 1. Fairlife 0% milk - 30ml 2. Sodium citrate - 10g 3. Smoked paprika - 2 tsp 4. Garlic powder - 2 tsp 5. msg - 1 tsp 6. salt 7. pepper 8. Jerk seasoning - 18g 9. Cottage cheese 0% fat - 454g 10. Parmesan - 112g

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Carne Asada

When you search online for carne asada recipes, every single one recommends flank, skirt, or some other kind of belt steak. At $20+ per pound, that's not reasonable. Instead, I use any of the below are $10 per pound. 1. Beef knuckle 2. Top sirloin 3. Bottom round

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Jaffna Style Roast Potatoes

Ingredients 1. 4 lbs russet potatoes (cut into 1 inch cubes) 2. 5g baking soda 3. sea salt 4. 70g gingelly oil 5. 3 TBSP Jaffna curry powder Procedure 1. Preheat the oven to 450F 2. Boil the potatoes in salt and baking soda until fork tender 3. Drain the

Jaffna Style Roast Potatoes
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Jaffna Style Fried Eggplant Kari /பொரிச்ச கத்திக்காய் குழம்பு

Ingredients 1. 1lb eggplant (washed and diced) 2. 2 TBSP of neutral oil (like avocado) 3. 2 tsp of black mustard seeds 4. 2 tsp of fenugreek 5. 1/2 white onion (diced into half-moons) 6. 3 garlic cloves (slivered) 7. 1 green chili (slivered) 8. 150ml of water 9.

Jaffna Style Fried Eggplant Kari /பொரிச்ச கத்திக்காய் குழம்பு