Nothing it can't cure
My dish for today is green peas paratha with paneer. My daughter loves paratha of any kind. In other words, if it is round and topped with ghee it can easily be named paratha and she would eat it. So as any mother would, I manage to stuff all kinds of vegetables in the parathas…
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The final post for this year is this delicious Mawa cake. I wanted to end 2020 with something sweet irrespective of how the year went. This is for some hope and cheer for 2021. This is a rich, bit dense cake with saffron, Mawa (khoya), curds, milk, ghee and cream. I know what you are…
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My cookie run is not done yet. We finally stepped out for a road trip to Chennai. This is our first trip outside Bangalore to visit my in-laws. So can a daughter-in-law really go without some goodies in the bag? I have to tell you that these chocolate cookies were perfect for them and everyone…
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Today is just the right day to post about some easy and delicious cookies. These quick cookies can be made in less than an hour and can be fancied up if that is what you want. It is a lovely recipe for a base cookie and can be modified to suit your preferences every now…
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I need to take a break from my breads because the daughter is quite done with it for now. So we switch to my next favourite dish -paneer. I simply love it and so I decided to make my favourite stuffed capsicum for a lovely Sunday lunch. I served it with some jeera rice and…
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I have been eating a lot of fried dishes this year and I truly hope I am not alone in that. At some point I did feel guilty about it and decided to reduce the oil in my diet. Since the oven is my favourite accessory in the kitchen I baked quite a few dishes…
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One of my primary grouses with Bangalore is the lack of availability of amazing chaats. There are some few and far between but not the variety and taste I am used to from Mumbai. Since this year I haven’t been able to travel to Mumbai for my chaat fix, I have spent sufficient time trying…
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The first step in baking most dishes is to preheat the oven. But what if we do not do that? What will happen if we bake sourdough bread in a cold oven i.e. without preheating it prior to baking. I was surprised to read about it. If there is one thing about baking sourdough bread,…
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The most exciting part about baking a sourdough loaf is that we bake with the same 4 ingredients and yet the results are so varied. A small change in quantities and ratios lead to a significant change in the end result. This time I have attempted a sourdough loaf with minimal sourdough starter. The impact…
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The most blissful experience for me is baking bread. I love baking bread, especially sourdough bread. So I try different and varied methods to get a more open crumb every time I bake a loaf. This time I want to post about baking a sourdough loaf that is laminated. The resulting crumb form a laminated…
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