When I first saw this Italian Cake of Roses, I was dumbfounded by its beauty. When I read through the recipe, I found out that it had so many eggs. But still I had it bookmarked. And for this month’s Baking Eggless Challenge, I suggested this for the members. It is a yeasted cake flavoured […]
Monthly archives for April, 2014
Bhapa Doi, Kaanch...
Today we come to the final state in our Indian Food Odyssey. West Bengal is an eastern state of India and it shares its boundaries with Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Odisha, Jharkand, Sikkim, Bihar and Assam. Bengali cuisine is a style which originated from Bengal, which is now divided into Bangladesh and West Bengal. The Barak […]
Roat – Utta...
Uttarakand, formerly known as Uttaranchal, was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000. It is a state of Northern India and is is often referred to as the Land of Gods because of the numerous Hindu temples found throughout the state. It shares its boundaries with Tibet, Nepal, Uttar pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. The food […]
Eggless Osterbrot...
Osterbrot is the German Easter Bread which is soft and cake like. Studded with black currants and lemon zest they are very delicious. This bread has eggs and cake flour and so the texture is more cake like than a bread. For this month’s Daring Baker’s Challenge, Wolf of Wolf’s Den suggested some traditional easter breads. […]
Poda Pitha –...
We have finally reached the last of the Seven Sister States of North Eastern India. This state is bordered by Bangladesh, Assam and Mizoram. Tripura cuisine is dominantly non vegetarian. They use berma which is dried and fermented fish along with meat and vegetables. The recipe hunt for this region gave us a lot of […]
Achu Murukku (wit...
Today we come to my home state Tamil Nadu. It lies in the southernmost part of India and shares its boundaries with Pondicherry, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. It also has Indian ocean to the south and Bay of Bengal to the east. Tamil Nadu cuisine is not as spicy as the Andhra cuisine but […]
Tingmo/ Ting Momo...
Sikkim is one of the North Eastern states of India which is a landlocked state. It shares its boundaries with Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal and West Bengal. As Nepal and tibet are near Sikkim, the food of Sikkim is greatly influenced by these two cuisine. Momos, Thupka, Sel Roti, Bamboo shoots are quite famous here. Once […]
Amristari Aloo Ku...
Punjab is situated in the North Western part of India. It shares its boundaries with Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu Kashmir and Pakisthan. Punjab is the land of five rivers. Punjabi cuisine uses lots of butter, ghee and paneer. Tandoori method of cooking is the speciality of Punjab and all types of vegetarian and non […]