Whole Wheat Rose Cookies are delicious cookies made with whole wheat flour and a hint of rose flavouring. These cookies have a wonderful crunch and a lingering taste. Rose is a flavour which is really intoxicating and I simply love it. The cookies are simple, easy and are done in a very short time. The…
Salted Caramel Chocolate Poke Cake is a delicious cake where a chocolate cake is poked with holes all over and filled with salted caramel sauce. I realise that suddenly I have become very fond of these poke cakes. I find them easier to work on and find them very delicious too. Each and every bite…
Pineapple Jar Cakes are cakes made in a jar, which have a vanilla sponge , some pineapple pieces , pineapple syrup and fresh cream . It was my grandson, Moh‘s first birthday and we celebrated it with a Baby Shark theme. The little boy had tremendous fun listening to his favourite song. He was amazed…
Chocolate Poke Cake is a sinful chocolate cake where the sponge of the cake is poked with caramel sauce making the cake nice and gooey. This is a cake that was made for my niece for her 18 th birthday. Due to lockdown, there were no celebrations with friends or relatives, it had to be…
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…
Aamras ki Kadhi is a Rajasthani Curry made with mango pulp. It uses both raw and ripe mangoes and is garnished with crunchy boondi. Aam is mango and a curry made with its puree has an amazing flavour, this kadhi belongs to Rajasthani Cuisine and has the sweetness of ripe mangoes and the tartness of…
Bhune Aaloo is roasted potatoes cooked in the Baniya style from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Potatoes or Aaloo are one safe pick when making any meal, so when planning my Thali or a guest meal I always pick one potato dish. The Bhune Aaloo are from the Uttar Pradesh Thali that I made…
White Dhokla is steamed lentil cake made with rice and urad dal. They are also called Khatta Dhoklas as they are slightly sour. These savoury cakes are a popular Gujarati snack. Gujarati’s are very fond of snacks, be it fried or steamed, and these snacks are available in shops or on carts as well. For…
Vateli Dal na Khaman is a steamed lentil cake which is prepared with coarsely ground and fermented Bengal Gram. It is special to Surat region of Gujarat. Vateli Dal is ground lentil, and a steamed cake is made from this ground lentil which is fermented. It is due to fermentation that the batter rises and…
Beetroot Poori is a deep-fried Indian flatbread made with whole wheat flour, beetroot purée and carom seeds. The Beetroot pooris are special to Uttar Pradesh which is a food hub. This state has a lot to offer and while checking on the flatbread recipes, I was tempted to try the other poori varieties too. In…