Last week when we visited Uzhavar Sandhai/ Farmer’s Market, we saw a man selling strawberries on the roadside. Usually we get strawberries only in supermarkets and it costs nearly 90 INR for a small box. And half the box will be wasted as the fruits sold are very old. But…
Two months back I started baking with eggs. And I started a separate blog to feature all my experiments with eggs in baking. But it would take years to reach out to my audience. So I have started sharing my bakes using eggs in this blog itself. Even now I…
When I had some guests on Sunday, I wanted to make a quick snack to serve them along with coffee. ANd I also wanted to bake. Brownie came to my mind. As I haven’t tried brownies with eggs, this was the perfect opportunity to try. Brownies are cake like but…
For this month’s South Vs North challenge, started by Divya, the challenge posed by the Northern team host Santosh Bangar was Mawa Gujiya. March is the month of Holi – The festival of colours and in every UP household gujiya and gajar ki knji are prepared. Santoshji chose the recipe…
Mascarpone cheese is hard to get in Indian stores and even if you get the cost is sky high. When I prepared Italian dessert Tiramisu for one of the challenges, I made the cheese at home after seeing an online post at baking Obsession. Mascarpone cheese is made by curdling fresh…
All my last month’s pending challenges will be posted this month. Last month’s International Food Challenge started by Saraswathi and Shobana, was hosted by Sharanya. Every month a region’s cuisine is explored and for the month of February it was Andalusia, the southern part of Spain. She gave us four…
For this month’s Walk Through Memory Lane, the host, due to some unexpected reasons couldn’t guest host it. So I had to jump in. And so this month, WTML will be hosted here at Gayathri’s Cook Spot and I request all my friends and readers to support the event by…
Brioche is a French Bread which is made of enriched dough. The dough is high in butter and egg content and results in a very soft crumb. Every time I see a brioche recipe, I take a step backward seeing the amount of eggs used. But when I saw this…
It has been more than 10 days, I posted in my blog. These 10 days were the toughest days in this new year. After mom left us to heavenly abode 6 months back, my dad has also followed her. I just couldn’t believe it. Now I am left without my…
For this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge, Srivalli got the recipe for Gujarathi snack Gathiya from Vaishali who got it from her friend. Gathiya is a savoury snack which is almost like the south Indian kara sev. The only difference is it is mildly spiced whereas kara sev is extremely spicy.…