Even though I am not a great fan of cashews I like to make Cashew Barfi or sweet. This is one sweet that every one likes at home. There was a time when I used to make it in kilos for the festival of Diwali . My hubby being an expert with this mithai would…
Thai Cuisine has amazing flavours and I have been posting Thai recipes under Oceanic Cuisine for the third week of BM 78 . I began with Cucumber Salad , next were Sweet Potato Cakes , which I served with a tangy and sweet dip . The dip reminds me of the sweet tamarind chutney I…
With peak summers one must incorporate lemon juice in daily diet . Now one definitely gets sick of the same Lemonade everyday , so here is a Litchi and Strawberry Lemonade which shall refresh you in this heat . Even otherwise it is an excellent mocktail which can be served for dinners and parties .…
I have always loved the aroma of coffee, the minute I pass by Starbucks, I feel like walking in and sitting there and enjoying this aroma. Strange, but I do not drink any coffee. No, I am not a tea person either, and recently I have kind of become vegan. I never used to drink…
Kaanji is a a fermented drink made with black carrots , mustard powder and water. These black carrots are available only in winters and just in the Northern states of India. While we were on our Blogging Meet in Delhi in Feb, most of the friends picked these carrots. I wonder how they used them,…
For the alphabet ‘ Y ‘ my cakes kept changing. The first recipe I chose was a Yeasted Coffee Cake, then I shifted to Yule Log, I had to give up on this too due to country specification. Finally I decided on Yazdi Cakes for A – Z Baking around the World. Yazdi is a common…
Red Velvet cup cakes were a rage sometime back,and they are still very popular in the United States. So I decided on these Red Velvet Cupcakes for the alphabet ‘R’ under A – Z Baking around the World. These cupcakes have an interesting history. When foods were rationed during the World War II bakers used to use boiled beet juice to enhance the…
When I chose to bake all cakes for A – Z Baking around the World the only alphabet that I was worried was ‘Q’, but I was surprised that It was a quick search and a awesome one. Years back I used to bake a date cake and this cake reminded me of it. I…
When I read about Jaffa Cakes, I wanted to make them right away under the alphabet’ J ‘ for A – Z Baking around the World. Jaffa Cakes are biscuit sized cakes with a layer of sponge, a layer of orange jelly and finally a layer of chocolate. These are very popular in United Kingdom…
While making my list for A to Z Baking around the World, I wanted at least one bake from my own country India. When I landed on this Honey Cake I was surprised that this is a special cake from India. It is sold in local bakeries in South. I haven’t had these cakes here…