The next month of Daring Bakers reveal date has arrived and I am feeling so lazy to draft a post. But as I finished the challenge two weeks before and the snaps are all ready, I had to do it. This month’s challenge is a traditional dutch pastry hosted by…
Yesterday I prepared this gravy to go with the soft Kahmiri roti. Even this gravy is from the mughlai cuisine. This is a curd based gravy and tastes very rich along with the rotis. I have sauteed the paneer until golden. But if you choose to deep fry, it will…
Khamiri roti is from the Mughalai cuisine. Khamir means yeast. This is an yeasted flat bread which is so soft and is made with whole wheat flour. I saw the recipe in Tarla Dalal’s Mughalai Khana. The recipe suggested baking of the rotis but as I was pressed for time,…
Preparing a milk shake is the easiest way to serve any unexpected guests. The fruits which have lots of flesh are all perfect for milk shakes. You can use banana, apple, mango, strawberry, jack fruit and so on. When I visited the super market I saw a box of cute…
Tofu is a great substitute for Paneer and is power packed. It is made from the milk extracted from soy beans. I have prepared tofu at home. But as it is a lengthy process, I usually buy a pack of tofu whenever I visit the super market. I got bored…
Sambar is an essential part of South Indian meal. There are so many varieties of sambar. Either they differ by vegetables or by the dhal used. I wanted my daughter to have a good portion of greens in her diet. Though I don’t usually add greens in sambar, I added…
Pudina/ Mint leaves if refrigerated will turn dark and cannot be kept fresh. So it is better to store it in dried form so that it retains its colour and flavour. We get a lot of dried herbs in the market. You can dry any herb you want and store…
When I resided in Mysore, I used to eagerly wait for Sankranti so that I can get ellu bella from my friends and neighbours. Each and every house has their own version of this snack and we used to get so many packs of ellu bella from friends during the…
When Swathi asked me for a suggestion for this month’s Baking Partner’s challenge, the first dish that came to my mind was Apple Pie. For so many days I have been planning to make this pie but keep on postponing it due to laziness. But when a recipe is given…
If you have started baking recently, you will be having so many doubts about trivial things. But clearing those doubts is most important in getting the perfect results in baking. That is what I am trying to write in all my Baking Basics posts. Today we will see about lining…