If you like to make home made breads, you might have gone through so many recipes to try. The most common term used in any bread recipe is kneading and window pane test. These are so important as they decide the texture of the final bread. Most bread recipes use…
Pasta is a staple Italian dish made using unleavened dough. There are two types of pastas – Fresh and Dry. There are so many varieties available in the market but making pasta from scratch can be an interesting task. Usually home made pasta dough uses eggs but as I always…
I saw this method of layering parathas in a TV Cookery show. The next day I tried it out and I got nice layers in the paratha. This is also very easy to do. The dough I have used is the chapathi dough(click to view recipe) which I have…
Today I will share another method of layering parathas. This involves cutting the whole rolled out disc into small strips and then stacking them. This is done in the preparation of lacha paratha. You can either use ghee or oil to apply on the rolled out disc. I have used…
From today on wards, I will be sharing with you my experiences with layered parathas. Layered parathas are kid’s favourite. Even when I was a kid I loved those flaky layered parathas. The layers can be done using many methods. Today we will see how to pleat and layer a…
Akki roti is a speciality of Karnataka. Usually rotis are patted directly on tawa and cooked. These rotis usually have onions and green chillies in them. They also have avarekalu during season. But the akki roti I am posting today is my friend’s recipe. When ever I think of akki…
Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon#18. I am posting under Indian Basics. For this week I will be posting about different types of dough used for making flat breads. Poori is a very famous breakfast in Tamilnadu. The hotels will serve hot and puffy pooris with potato masal…
Today I am participating in Blogging Marathon#18 and I am posting under the theme Indian Basics. As this blog is all about basic techniques and recipes from my kitchen, I thought of participating when I saw the theme Srivalli announced. To begin with I will share with you the method of preparing…