Greasing and dusting a cake pan is very important in baking. This ensures that the cake doesn’t stick to the sides or bottom of the cake tin and you get a whole cake when the procedure is done properly. I baked a cake in the loose bottomed cake pan today.…
Chocolate Mille Feuille – Napoleon (Eggless Version)
This month’s Daring Bakers Challenge is hosted by Suz of Serenely Full. She challenged the members of the group to make the famous French Dessert Mille Feuille. It consists of crispy puff pastry (Pâte feuilletée) layers and a soft vanilla pastry cream (Crème Pâtissière) between the layers. It is finished with royal…
Bread Crumbs Upma
Today comes another upma for the third day of Blogging Marathon #21. I made it with fresh bread crumbs and it is totally different from the bread upma I posted yesterday. I chopped onions into thick squares and so got a nice crunch in the upma which alternated the soft…
Bread Upma
Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon #21. Upma becomes the base for a fight in our house. As I told yesterday, our first fight after marriage was because of upma. My aunts love the way I prepare upma. They say that I prepare it just like my mom.…
Godhumai Ravai / Broken Wheat Upma
Today is the fourth week of Blogging Marathon # 21. I am posting under the theme Upma. Upma is my favourite breakfast. In mom’s place she used to prepare upma once or twice a week and we never complained about it. She used to make the tastiest upma. But after…
Paneer and Banan Blossom Kofta Curry
I made the koftas with left over banana blossom and crumbled paneer. They soaked up the gravy well and were very soft. They just melted in the mouth. I also fried the koftas in a paniyaram pan to reduce the oil used. If you want you can deep fry the…
Kurivi Thalai Pavakkai / Mini Bitter Gourd
Kurivi thalai pavakkai can be translated into sparrow head bitter gourd as the gourd resembles the small head of a sparrow. They taste amazing in a tamarind based gravy/ puli kulambu or vadhakkal. They are less bitter and when sauteed in oil for a long time, the bitterness is still…
Soan Papdi
Today is the third day of Blogging Marathon #21. This sweet is in my to do list for long. To be frank, I tried it twice before. First time the whole lot went into a dust bin. The second time the sugar syrup’s consistency was not right and I ended…
Boondhi Laddu
Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon and I am posting under Navrathri Sweets. Laddu is a very special sweet and is a must in every festival. Mom prepares laddu for Deepavali usually. I used to help her while preparing lots and lots of laddus. After marriage, I made…
Vazhaikkai Varuval / Raw Banana Roast
Raw banana roast is a simple dish to prepare. It goes well with paruppu, rasam rice, curd rice or mor kulambu. Serve it hot for the crispy roast. Ingredients: Raw Banana/ Vazhaikkai-2 Salt-to taste Oil-1tbs Red Chilly Powder-1/2tsp Turmeric Powder-1/8tsp Cumin Powder-a pinch Coriander Powder-1/4tsp Procedure: 1. Peel the bananas…