Coffee Buns are dome-shaped buns that are soft, buttery and airy with a crisp coffee flavoured topping. Coffee Buns from Papa Roti were a regular feature at home and they are with eggs, so basically only for Juhi. Juhi and I are the foodies of the house and she hates to eat anything by herself.…
Easy Homemade Bagels is a ring-shaped dense, chewy bread which is first cooked in water and then baked. It was some 10 years back, on my visit to US, that I had my first Bagel. My cousin got me fresh Bagels and pack of cream cheese to go with it. New Yorkers claim that they…
Stuffed Garlic Bread is Domino’s style bread which is a favourite among the kids as well as the adults. The Bread is super delicious with stretchy cheese and herbs. With December we begin with our annual Bakeathon event, where we post every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The event is at Valli’s and you can read…
Rose and Pistachio Stuffed Dates are absolutely delicious and nutritious dates which have been stuffed with pistachios, honey and rose water. Rose and Pistachio is a combination made in heaven and they make an excellent stuffing for dates. Dates, as such, are quite delicious, but with a stuffing, they are a level higher. The Middle…
Iftar Platter is a spread of the various dishes one can enjoy while breaking their fast during Ramadan. The last three days I have been posting recipes related to food that can be consumed while we Indians fast, but today it’s a different scene altogether. Today it is about breaking the fast! I love reading about…
Yak Dar Behesht is a Persian Rice Pudding which literally means Ice in Paradise. Yakh is Ice, Dar is in and Behesht is Paradise. The dessert has been so aptly named. Yakh Dar Behesht is a milk-based dessert, which is very delicate and aromatic. The dessert is soft, light and tastes divine. The Rosewater gives…
Mexican Wedding Cookies are one of the most delicious , melt in the mouth cookies . These snowy balls are absolutely irresistible . Mexican Wedding Cookies , the name itself speaks for it . They are rich and exotic . These cookies are also called Russian Tea Cakes too . The cookies are from…
Burmese Tofu / Chickpea Flour Tofu is a soy-free alternative to traditional tofu, it has a nutty flavour of chickpea and works well with many recipes. I had not heard of this chickpea flour tofu till Sneha my daughter in law sent me a Burmese recipe, where the lady makes the tofu with chickpea flour and…
Maklouba is a traditional Arabic rice which is flipped and served upside down . The rice is layered with meat and vegetables , though this is a vegetarian version . Maklouba is also spelled and called as Maaluba, magluba, maqlouba, Maqlooba. The word Maqluba translates literally as “upside-down” in Arabic . The rice is cooked…
Cheesy Baked Rice with Vegetables is a fantastic baked one pot meal with rice , vegetables be’chamel sauce and cheese . It is a perfect winter treat . This is the fourth week of the Biryani , Pulao ,Khichadi Festival and this week I shall be posting Rice varieties from overseas . It was very…