Who can resist filter coffee? Before instant coffee, filter coffee very famous. When instant coffee was introduced, the advertisement said that it is tasty as the filter coffee. My mom used to prepare coffee powder at home. I remember her buying coffee beans and roasting them. The aroma of fresh…
Today the second week of Blogging Marathon#13 has started. I will be posting under seven days of Kebabs theme. Kebabs are expected to originate from Persia. Usually meat or lamb are used in the preparation. Kebabs are inserted in a skewer rod and cooked in tandoor. Even tikkis come under…
This is the basic recipe for keerai poriyal. I have prepared it with drumstick leaves. You can substitute it with any other greens. This is an easy recipe and can be put together in 5 minutes if you have your greens ready. Greens are very nutritious and it is a…
Today is the final day of the Blogging Marathon and I wanted to end it with my daughter’s favourite cake. Yes, the chocolate cake! I bought a silicon daisy mould two months back but never baked anything in it. Today I tried it and wow, it is very nice. No…
My husband likes coconut bun also known as thengai bun from bakeries. When ever we visit a bakery, the first snack he grabs is a piece of this thengai bun. I wanted to recreate the bun at home. Today I tried it and the result was not so bad. The…
Today is the fourth day of Blogging Marathon and I tried another vegan recipe to today. Vanaspathi or shortening is a fat extracted from vegetables and is a great substitute for butter in baking. While going through a recipe book, I saw this recipe. As I am posting under Vegan…
When I started working with chocolate, I struggled while storing the left over chocolate. I know I was very silly. Every one has a method of doing this. This is a very easy method and this idea struck me on one fine day. At first I used to keep the…
Today is the third day of Blogging Marathon and I wanted to try my hand on a vegan recipe. I had book marked this from Treat And Trick Blog last month and today I got a chance to try it. THe squares were very soft, moist and crumbly with the…
Do you remember my French Country Bread? It was done with sourdough starter. There was 2 cups of starter remaining after the bake. I used it to make these rolls which my daughter liked very much. This has been lying in drafts for a long time. At last I am…
As promised earlier, I am giving the recipe for the burger bun now. The original recipe had eggs. But as always, I replaced the egg with its substitute and result was extremely soft and fabulous buns. The secret lies in the egg substitute. I used 1/4cup fresh curds along with…