I have read about Ghevar in some blogs and Tarla Dalal’s book. But as far as I know we need a mould to prepare ghevar. It is a famous Rajasthani sweet which can be bought in all sweet shops. There are so many varieties of ghevar such as plain, mava,…
When Kalyani announced the Magic ingredients for Magic Mingle this month, which are cucumber and walnuts, the first thought which crossed my mind was salads. But that will be a very usual recipe. So I wanted to make something different. I have seen quick bread recipes using zucchini in the blog world.…
I love brinjal and love the puli kulambu my mom makes. But mom has never prepared ennai kathrikkai kulambu for me. Brinjals are stuffed with spice powder and cooked in a tamarind based gravy. IT is then served with oil floating on top. That is why it is named so.…
Thiruvaadhirai is a festival celebrated in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Lord Shiva is worshiped on the day. Yesterday was Thiruvaadhira. There are some dishes made particularly for the occasion and given as offerings to God. My mother doesn’t celebrate this festival and so I didn’t know about it until a few years…
Panettone is a sweet bread with lots of raisins and candies peels and is made during Christmas. This is a traditional Italian bread. This is a rich bread with loads of butter, eggs and sugar. But I tried making this eggless and got great result. The procedure of making this…
Apple purée can be used as an egg substitute in cakes. I made a plum cake yesterday using this purée and got very nice result. I made purée with 2 apples and got 1 1/2 cups of the purée. The process is simple and can be done in less than…
As we don’t get coconut flakes in Madurai, I had to make it at home for the Lemon bread I made earlier. For this kopra can be used. But as I don’t get it either, I made kopra at home and then flaked it. To make kopra at home you…
Last week I visited my mom and stayed there for 4 days. An aunt who lives there in Coimbatore came to meet my mom. When she came she brought with her a lot of arinellikkai / gooseberry taken from the tree which she grows. This kind of gooseberry is hard to see…
This is the second type of Kodbale I tried for Indian Cooking Challenge. This version is different from the first type which I posted earlier. While the previous kodubale uses kopra, this kodbale uses peanuts for flavour. The maida is also steam cooked instead of roasting. The shape is spiral…
The first time I came across this neapolitan cake in Master chef Australia All Stars. But the cake was different from what I have prepared. It had the layers in the same cake and the icing was just sugar and lemon juice. When Swathi announced the Baking Partners challenge for…