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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
Posted in Homestyle Indian, Snack Attack
Tagged Bhindi, bhindi chips, bhindi fry, crispy, deep fried, fried okra, Kurkuri bhindi, Okra, okra chips, starter, vegan, vegetarian
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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
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
Posted in Bakes And Cakes, Festive Fare, Sweet Treats
Tagged Cardamom, cherry, easy bakes, home-baked shortbread, pistachio, shortbread
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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
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
Posted in Bread Binder
Tagged Hokkaido, Japanese bread, loaf with roux, Milk bread, Tangzhong, We knead to bake, White bread
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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
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
Posted in Bakes And Cakes, Sweet Treats
Tagged chocolate, coffee cake, crumbly mixture, marble cake, orange, orange walnut cake, snack cake, walnuts, wheat germ topping
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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
Posted in Breakfast Basket
Tagged bread, breakfast, cheese, egg sandwiches, eggs, eggwiches, grated cheese, healthy breakfast, omelet, scrambled eggs, toast, walnuts
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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
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
Posted in Bread Binder
Tagged Ancho chilli, cheese bread, chili bread, home baked, Mexican, pull apart loaf, Pull-apart bread, vegetarian, We knead to bake, yeast
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