Author Archives: Tadka Pasta

Kurkuri, Krunchy, Krispy Okra

No matter how you refer to it, okra/ ladies finger, or to go completely desi (Indian), bhindi, has lovers in all walks and stages of life. Having grown up on a substantial diet of the vegetable, we’ve come to love … Continue reading

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Sugar-dusted and Caramel Crusted

Had it been left to us, these little beauties would in all likelihood, never have waltzed out of the Tadka kitchens. We like our cookies buttery and flaky, crisp and chewy, and sweet, most definitely sweet. So when our baker pals over … Continue reading

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The Particular Sweetness Of Shortbread

When the spirits are sagging from an overworked week and the rain is falling in thick sheets outside, summoning the baker’s will isn’t half as easy as it may seem, even with the dreamy swirls of butter and sugar that … Continue reading

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Cool off with Saucy Sesame Noodles

Come summer and its the perfect time to eat right – fresh, light, healthy, raw and cool. The freezers get loaded-up with Watermelon Clone-sicles,  icy grapes and frosty fruit granita for our riotous little vacationers to cool off with. Rose sherbets, citrusy sweet … Continue reading

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Soft ‘n Sweet, Light As Air..Hokkaido Milk Bread

This month’s assignment from the bread baking divas over at We Knead To Bake was a loaf that came with several tall promises. It would be pure white, pillowy soft, sweet and very tasty. Several bakers described it as the … Continue reading

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Comfort in a bowl – Chickpea Flour Stew with Vegetables

Never is the average Indian square meal so immaculate than as evidenced in the multifarious side dishes that lend themselves to the little mounds of fluffy, hot, white rice in the center of the plate. There are vegetables braised, boiled, … Continue reading

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Citrusy Take On Coffee Cake!

When life gives you oranges, bake a coffee cake! Brimming with flecks of orange rind, the sheer tingle of freshly squeezed orange juice, crunchy walnuts, and the silk of chocolate syrup cutting rivers through the plush insides, this coffee cake … Continue reading

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An Eggscellent Breakfast!

It’s hard to go wrong with eggs and toasts for breakfast, especially when Old Man Winter’s here to stay a while. Perhaps crunchy, gilded-faced toasts slathered with oodles of butter and topped with eggs done sunny side up could be … Continue reading

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Mushy Over Mousse

Some things in life are far more endearing when done the old-school way. Like these expressions of love: a hand-written note, a bunch of flowers picked from the garden, a home-cooked meal. And in that same vein, our delightful, time-tested … Continue reading

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Chile-kissed Cheese-filled Pull-apart Loaf

As part of the “We Knead to Bake” project, the brainchild of Aparna who runs My Diverse Kitchen, the food and photography blog from the beautiful Indian state of Goa, here’s a Mexican-themed pull-apart loaf from the Tadka kitchens. Aparna has planned … Continue reading

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