Every time I prepare a sweet, I need a reason to do so. Yesterday, Gayathri’s Cook Spot was mentioned in an article in Deccan Chronicle-Chennai Edition and I am very happy for that. I wanted to share this with all my readers without whom this is impossible. Okay, now I…
Last week K bought home a product from organic store. It was called as sattu flour(this is not the Bihari Sattu) which had sprouted grains and nuts. It was actually prepared as porridge/ kanji. If taken regularly instead of breakfast, it helps in weight reduction ( a very necessary product…
Marriage is am important stage in a person’s life. It is one of the happiest occasion always connected to celebrations and fun. The occasion is the start of a wonderful journey for the bride and the groom in which they know about each other and share their joys and sorrows…
For this month’s Baking Eggless Challenge I selected Butter Tarts from Joy of baking. These have a crispy and flaky pastry base with nutty filling. The filling actually consists of egg, butter and sugar along with nuts. The challenge was to replace the eggs from the filling but still have…
This is the second challenge given by Jason to the daring bakers. It is the Armenian Nazook/ Nazouk/ Nazuk. It is a yeasted, layer pastry filled with a sweet filling. The outer dough is made of an yeasted dough and the filling has sugar, butter and flour in it. While…
Chenna poda recipe is exceptional milk sweet made with paneer. Cardamom and cashewnuts add so much flavour and texture to soft, dense cake.
For this month’s Blog Hop Wednesday started by Radhika, I was paired with Priya of Mharo Rajasthan’s Recipes. She has a wonderful collection of authentic Rajasthani recipes and I was delighted to go through her recipes. I wanted to try out a sweet from her recipes. Moong dhal halwa has…
I have already posted a version of semiya kesari. This is another variety with milk. This tasted very rich with the addition of milk. I served it for my guests yesterday. Kesari is a famous sweet in south India. It is usually prepared as offering for God in puja. I…
Today is the first day of Blogging Marathon #12 Group2. I will be posting under the theme Seven Days of Paneer for this whole week. Paneer is produced from milk. Though we get it in stores, home made Paneer is always the best. I prepared both crumbled paneer and paneer…
While making 3D cakes, you get a lot of cake crumbs and pieces. While I prepared the Pongal Pot Cake, there was a lot of cake and butter cream left over after the completion of the cake. The next day holidays started and I couldn’t do any thing with it.…