About


I am Namita. 
I live in Uttarakhand with my family. We left the city life and all the chaos that comes with it and relocated to a  faraway village in the midst of a thick Oak forest in the Central Himalayas.

Nature is calming, nature is healing, nature inspires and motivates. We are attempting to live a life more sustainable and less wasteful. Simple and minimalistic life in the lap of nature is bliss. I believe that reverence for nature leads to a peaceful, balanced and fulfilling existence.

 I am an educationist by profession, a Yoga coach by choice, a birder by love, a nature lover at heart and a baker by passion. Ambrosia is a blog dedicated to healthy baking using whole grains, local grains, alternative fours, seasonal and local produce.  Majority of the delicious recipes on the blog are wholegrain, eggless and vegan.  
Love nurtures, compassionate living brings joy. A simple vegetarian diet encourages the development of higher qualities of peace, love, and awareness. I strongly believe that healthy eating is a matter of choice and entirely in our hands. Fresh, seasonal and local ingredients can create magic for a healthy indulgence.

All the recipes on my site are tried, tested and vetted in my oven and kitchen. All the photographs are shot by me. I keep experimenting profusely and the success stories are shared on Ambrosia. Sharing makes life more colourful and lively!

I am an author at One Green Planet ( https://www.onegreenplanet.org/author/namita_tiwari/)

I write for the recipe section of Junior Imprint, a newsletter for children published from Bangalore (www.juniorimprint.com)

You can find my recipes at Better Butter, India’s largest recipe portal (https://www.betterbutter.in/namita-tiwari)

Many of my bakes developed using local grains and flours have won accolades and prizes.

I love it and am thrilled when I get feedback from you!
Thank you for stopping by,
Cheers!
Namita


73 comments:

  1. Came to your site in search of ragi bread. So happy to see your space.Will be a frequesnt visitor here.
    Keep the good work going, Cheers.
    Rajani.

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  2. Got u through recipesus...you have a lovely blog space.happy to follow you :)

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  3. Awesome recipes..esp breads.Thank you.

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  4. awesome recipes.Thank you.

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  5. I was searching for cherry cakes for my son and finally ended up on your site...don't feel like leaving ur site. I am definitely going to try ur cake recipes especially the wheat ones. It’s a unique site. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing with us!!!!
    Priya

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  6. Hii Namita
    I am priya and want to write to you personally. I tried the carror cake yesterday.can u please give me ur email id. Thanks

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  7. Thank you Namita.I would love to cook Kumaoni dishes.

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  8. Thank you Namita.I would love to cook Kumaoni dishes.

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  9. Your site has pretty neat recipes.

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  10. Came to ur blog through oatmeal bread.. u have a lovely collection of breads, cakes.. nice following u...

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  11. Hello I'm Deepika,
    My search for dates rolls landed me on your page and I got to explore more in cooking . I simply loved your recipe especially breads and eggless cakes as we are pure veggie . cakes baked using wheat flour for a real surprise. I also love to try new things in my kitchen and try to offer my family healthy home made food.
    I have fallen in love with your recipe :). Will be a regular visitor now . keep up and thanks for sharing the recipe .

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    1. Hello Deepika, Thank you for visiting my blog and I am happy that you liked my recipes. Yes Deepika whole wheat(atta) cakes taste great. Once you are addicted to them, you'll never like cakes made with all purpose flour. I suggest you try whole wheat finger millet chocolate cake, whole wheat dates cake and whole wheat chocolate cake. You'll love them.

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  12. Hi Namita, Very glad to land in this page. Was searching for some dates and fig related recipes and I was here.. Such an awesome space I must say, I'm very happy to follow you!.. :)

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  13. Awesome pineapple upside down cake....thanks a ton

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  14. Hi Namita - what a lovely blog. Your passion for cooking and your serenity with what you do comes through. I look forward to reading more of it.

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  15. I saw your post on Artisan Bread Bakers and navigated to your lovely site!

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  16. Hi Namita. I chanced on your site when I goggled a recipe for malta jam, which I am making today. I am in Shyamkhet and my brother in law has an abundance of grapefruits and pomellos. Good to be connected with you. I like your site.

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  17. Hello Anita,
    Thank you for visiting my site. Shyamkhet is a beautiful place. I am sure you must be having a nice time there in the midst of nature and also making jams and marmalade from home grown fruits.

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  18. Hi Namita, I landed here via your Semolina bread(thru wildyeast). Your baked goods kept me hooked here as I myself am a self taught passionate baker and the description of your dream having your own orchard & growing own vegetables made me write this comment. Me & hubs also keep talking about that kind of life, no harm in dreaming & dreams do come true sometime :) . Nice to connect with you.

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  19. Not sure how I stumbled onto your site, but I did, and I fell in love with your approach to food and cooking. Made myself a batch of strawberry jam yesterday, and it tastes delicious. Thank you.
    And I will be back for more!

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  20. Hi My love for baking brings me here .Nice to meet me.Will keep visiting to learn new recipes. Keep doing the great work.Thank U so much

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  21. Hi Namita! I have been following your posts for a long time but today I checked out your about me page.. Oh my God you are somewhere near me. I live in Almora..infact I moved here some six months back from Mexico... I spend half my time in kitchen baking, cooking or blogging. Would love to knw where u are from. Have a lot to learn from you.

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  22. Hi Namita, you have an amazing blog. Just tried your garlic pav recipe and tweaked it a bit.. Must say I have never made such soft and tasty bread. Thank you and will attempt to make the other beautiful breads too.
    Keep up the fabulous work. Cheers

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    1. Thank You Rashmi, I am so happy that you liked my blog and tried my recipes. It means a lot to me.

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  23. Thank you for sharing all these wonderful recipes, what a beautiful blog and what lovely pictures!

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  24. Just love your recipes. I am passionate baker but I don't write. :)
    I had question over butterfly flappers, is it soft or crispy or bready texture inside?
    Sorry to ask you at wrong place.

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    1. Hi Devendra, Thank You very much for visiting my site. I am happy that you liked my recipes. Guyanese butterflaps is a lovely recipe. The flaps are soft and bready inside and slightly crisp outside. Please try them out....I am sure that you'll love them. I will wait for your feedback.

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  25. Hi Namita, I'm Desy from Indonesia. I am trying to be a vegan and I am searching for root beet bread recipe and ended up here, at your lovely blog. You can't imagine how excited I am when I found most of your recipes are vegan! I love your blog, those great healthy recipes and beautiful landscape pictures have captured my heart and I will be in the list of your regular visitors. Can't wait to go home and go strike to my kitchen to try those recipes. Thank you so much for sharing with us. God bless you always.

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    1. Hello Desy, your lovely feedback made my day. Thank You !

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  26. Hello! your recipes are no doubt good and easy to follow.Apart from that, you are so spiritually evolved and have such a flair with words.I can feel the nature sitting here in Mumbai..
    Wishing to meet you in near future!!

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    1. Hello Darshana, It was a pleasure to read your comment. Living close to nature makes one sensitive and humane and spiritual I guess. Yes, surely we must meet. :)

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  27. Just stumbled upon your blog space by chance and I m so glad I did..
    Lovely, beautifully presented recipes. I m not much into cooking but its inspiring me to try.. haha :) So, thank you for that.
    Just curious (being a pahadi myself), whereabouts in Kumaon? The landscape pics are breathtaking...
    Keep posting! Keep inspiring!

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    1. Hello! Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I am in the foothills, near Nainital. Your words of appreciation mean a lot to me :)

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  28. Hello Namita,

    I am an absolute admirer of your blog, your food philosophy and your honest baking using fresh and seasonal produce and incorporating them so well in the bakes you create. Being an avid and amateur birder I absolutely love your pictures and secretly feel jealous of you to be living in such utopian surroundings. Last year we took a trip to Almora-Binsur and fell in love with the Kumaon perhaps that is why I can relate to your blog so well..

    Keep blogging and enticing us with beautiful visuals of your creations and highlands....

    Sending you much love...

    Sheetal

    And by the way am baking your Garlic Pull apart bread today...

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    1. Hi Sheetal, friends like you make my day and inspire me. Yes, I guess it is love for nature and birds and simple food that connects us. I am happy that you liked my recipes and am really looking forward to your feedback on garlic bread. Keep in touch, Love and best wishes!

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  29. Hello Namita,

    The pull apart bread was an absolute hit, turned out really well and vanished within no time...have to bake another loaf tomorrow...for a person like me who bakes well but is always a bit apprehensive when it comes to breads, this loaf came out absolutely perfect especially the crust. It was delish..

    Thank you so much for the recipe...

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    1. Hello Sheetal,
      It is great to know that your bread turned out great. Hope you try out some more bread recipes and enjoy them. Love and best wishes!

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  30. Your blog has so many wonderful healthy baking recipes. Just what I was looking for. I am truly amazed seeing the variety of healthy baking recipes you have shared. You are doing a great service to us by making us adopt to healthy eating and also not compromising on the taste we have developed eating processed food. A perfect solution for the modern generation. Thank you a ton for this blog. I am going to try all the recipes that fancies me and will definitely post my feedback.
    Please keep up the good work

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    1. Hello Priya,
      Thank you for the words of appreciation. Friends like you really motivate me to try out new things and post in my space. Priya, thanks for visiting my blog. I would really love to get your feedback on the recipes that you plan to try.

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  31. Hi Namita. Have seen lot of your posts before too, but somehow had never visited your entire blog. It's a khazana. Oh my... So many wonderful recipes you have in your kitty. Salutations. Have become a huge fan of yours. I am just a budding breadbaker and blogger. Would want to try atleast half of what you have. Thank you very much for sharing such vast knowledge. All the best to you in all your future ventures too. Loved your writing style, your pictures and everything else.

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    1. Hello Pradeepa,
      Thank you for making my day! I visited your blog and loved it.This is a journey where there is so much to learn and experiment, grow and evolve. I am happy that you like my posts. This is a great motivation fo me.

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  32. dear namita

    i am one of the few men who visit your nice site/ blog, because i too have a keen intetest in gardening.

    must say, the content and the writing style both are wonderful.

    i wish you and all your readers all the ver best.


    pradeep
    8090732844, [email protected]

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  33. Love your website!

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  34. Hi Namitha,can you please help me with the doubts that I have?
    1. What can I substitute for the eggs in bread, cakes & biscuits? And how much proportion of it equals one egg?
    2. If I have to replace all purpose flour with whole wheat flour what changes should I mae in the recipe? Thanks in advance...

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  35. Hello, For breads, you can omit egg altogether. You may add more liquid ingredients to get the right hydration of dough. If you are baking a bread with whole wheat flour, you might need to add more water. We also add 1/4 cup orange juice to reduce the "bitterness" of whole wheat.
    For cakes, use 1/4 cup yoghurt or 1/4 cup buttermilk or 1/4 cup condensed milk in place of an egg.You may also add flax egg (1 tbsp flaxmeal + 3 Tbsp water whisked and kept in refrigerator for 6-7 minutes) in place of an egg.
    For cookies, avoid egg and use more milk or the other liquid ingredient to get the right consistency of dough.

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  36. Saranya Bhoopathy5/07/2018 3:24 pm

    Hi Mam,

    I am in Chennai and a regular viewer of your blog. I like the detailed explanation to the recipe and love the nature's connection in your blog.i developed an interest to bake only after visiting your blog. Yesterday for the first time i baked a chocolate cake and it came out really well. My family liked and appreciated it. I wanted to gratefully say "thank you". Please continue your great work and wish you inspire many more like me.
    Loads of love to you and your family.

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    1. Hello Saranya, I am so happy that you visited my blog and tried out a cake. I feel my hard work rewarded when I get such wonderful feedback. Saranya, keep in touch and keep baking!

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  37. Anusha Shaila7/12/2018 12:23 am

    Entered your blog via link in HBG. I'm speechless just seeing at the recipe list. Will definitely try out at least a few of them and get back to you. Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful recipes.

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    1. Hello Anusha, I am so happy that you visited my space. Thank you for the kind words. I would love to know about your baking experiments. Thanks!

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  38. Hello Namita,
    I came across your recipes from One Green Planet and am asolutely in love thanks for sharing these simple recipes !
    Ratna XX

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    1. Hello Ratna, Thank you for visiting my space and for your kind words. Hope you try out some recipes and share the experience :)

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  39. nice blog .beautifully written.mouthwatering dishes

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  40. You are lucky to be living in the Devabhumi of India. It is also nice to see that your passions are compatible with your place full of nature and divine vibes.

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    1. Thank you Durga Prasad ji for visiting my blog and for your kind words.

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  41. Impressed. Learned a lot - Regards

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  42. Hi Namita...
    Chanced upon recipes and even tried making them...
    They were awesome!! Thank you

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  43. cookingdillse8/20/2020 4:09 pm

    Hi Namita.. just visit your blog . I like the recipees and definitely try this and will show on my blog.

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  44. Hello Namita....I found you by fluke recentlyband I am very glad to find you. I browsed few of ur recipes and it surely looks tempting....I also love baking, it is my happy zone....will definetly try your recipes

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    1. Thank you so much for the kind words. Hope you try out some recipes and share the experience with me. I shall look forward to your feedback.

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    2. Thank you so much for the kind words. Hope you try out some recipes and share the experience with me. I shall look forward to your feedback.

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  45. Hi Namita, My search for ragi bread led me to your blog! I tried out your no-knead, batter bread recipe. I used emmer wheat instead of atta and it turned out so well, I was obviously over the moon! Will definitely be trying out all your other whole grain bread recipes! Thank you!

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    1. Hello! I am so happy that your bread came out well. I am so happy that you visited my blog. Keep in touch. Love and good wishes 😊

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  46. Hi Namita,
    What an interesting choice to live in a village. I am very keen to know more - to understand the challenges you face. It sounds idyllic but I assume it must come with trade offs. Your posts are inspiring, heart warming and wonderful...
    Thank you for sharing your recipes and giving a glimpse of your life through your posts.
    regards

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    1. Hello! sorry for replying so late. Life is wonderful in a small village. Very few needs and a slow paced life is soothing. Living away from the city has its own challenges. And, over a period, we have learnt to adapt to the minimalistic life and worked out ways to face the challenges. We have a homestay. Do plan out a trip and experience it all yourself. http://himalayanhomestead.in/

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  47. Hi Namitha, I always come to your blog for different baking recipes. Thanks for sharing them with us. For a baking enthusiast like me, your recipes are a treat.

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    1. I am so happy to know that. Hope you keep baking and sharing your experiences.

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  48. Hello Namita,
    I love your recipes, they look delicious! Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with celiac a few years ago. I have found certain delicious things I can eat. I would like to make bread and rolls, though. I have an all purpose Bob's Red Mill gluten free flour mix which measures 1 to 1 ratio. Also the King Arthur brand of all purpose flour. Do you have a suggestion, or opinion on what may work with your recipes?

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    1. Hello Katrina, there is a plethora of gluten free flours in the market. And you need not deprive yourself from the pleasure of baking and enjoying breads and rolls. I have read good feedback of King Arthur Flour's all-purpose flour (gluten free).
      Do try it our and share your experience.

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