My love for beets and passion for baking bread resulted in Beet bread. I was mulling over incorporating beets in bread since long. Yesterday when our vendor got us fresh crisp beets, we got down to baking my “dream bread”. The beets were grated, flour measured, yeast ...
Soft, moist, delicate and fluffy with a deep chocolate flavour is how I would describe this cake. This is one cake that I love to make and eat without feeling guilty. Most of the cakes baked at home are enjoyed by our kids while we are happy and contended with a slice or ...
This bread was in my “must bake” list since a lot time. I’ve always loved and enjoyed the seed studded breads from the bakeries. I was waiting for the weather to be warmer so that the yeast could rise from its slumber faster and bubble well to give a much wanted perfect ...
Winter is the season of migratory birds. We have spotted the winter guests in large numbers. Some right in our bird bath, while some in the bushes and trees around. Yesterday, we spotted a Grey Bush chat in the fields. Winter is also the season when ...
Bursting with lovely flavour and full of fruit chunks, the strawberry preserve is a treat in itself. Spread it on toasts and paranthas, enjoy with a dollop of vanilla ice cream or eat it straight out of the jar. It is addictive! Making jam is such a pleasurable experience. ...
Whenever I think of street food, myriad images conjure up in my mind. Images of people huddled around chaat vendors enjoying the spicy and tangy treat. Breaking hot aloo tikkis and smothering with chutney and seasoned yogurt and enjoying the blissful indulgence. Others ...
Its back to bread baking. Yesterday we had a simple mixed vegetable with yogurt dinner rolls. Yogurt dinner rolls are very soft. Have them with a veggie or just plain with butter. Either way they taste good. My daughter loves have them halved, buttered and browned on hot ...
Mint-Garlic chutney is a great appetizer. It can pep up the meals. Tastes great with rice and daal and paranthas. It makes lovely sandwiches too. Butter the bread slices and spread a spoonful of mint chutney, the sandwiches taste amazing. Tastes great with ...
“Simply divine”, is how I would describe bottle gourd fudge. Chewy, sweet succulent shreds of bottle gourd make guilt free sweet perfect to satiate the sweet cravings after meals. My grandmother used to make it for herself during fasts. She would sprinkle kewra extract ...
Whole wheat crackers are a wonderful teatime accompaniment. The crackers remind me of the goodies made at home by my grandmother and mother during Holi. The sweet and savoury snacks would be made in bulk. And the stock would last for days after Holi. We would eat to our ...
