Category Archives: Bread Binder

The doughy, crusty goodness of Tadka breads

Picnic-friendly Pizza Muffins

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

When you love pizza you are wont to find more than one way to savour those salty, savory flavours, that cheese oozing smoothly into puddles, stretched lazily in cream and toasty brown tones over tart tomatoes, the oregano asserting its grassy intensity on your tongue. For us, … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Bakes And Cakes, Bread Binder, Breakfast Basket, Funnibles, Globe Food-Trottin', Party Planner, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged baking, cheddar, cheese, fresh tomato, kid-friendly, lunch box, make ahead, mozzarella, muffins, party, pizza, snack, tomato | Leave a comment

Protein Power: Sprouts Theplas

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

There was a time when Thepla, Dhokla, Khakhra were a bunch of strange-sounding foods that belonged to a distant cuisine. Of course there were times when we were drawn close to them, thanks to the friendly Patel’s store in the suburbs where … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Binder, Breakfast Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged bread, easy, Flatbread, Gujrati, healthy, Horsegram, Indian, kid-friendly, make ahead, mung beans, nutritious, panfried, parantha, quick, snack, sprouted, Sprouts, thepla, vegetarian | 1 Comment

Swing it on the Stovetop – Cornbread Paniyarams

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Tadka Pasta

With the amount of diverse flavours and textures available readily to us in our little Indian kitchens, we could traverse the world in a few days with prudently created regional recipes. Give us a block of good cheese and some … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Binder, Breakfast Basket, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged baked, bites, bread, castiron, cornbread, crusty, ebelskiver, paddu, paniyaram, stovetop, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Look, Ma, There’s Rat..a..touille On My Pizza!

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Tadka Pasta

Pizzas spell comfort from the word go – stringy, bubbled-over cheese, crackling yet cushiony crusts, and the deeply satisfying medley of sauce and vegetables (or meat, if that’s your thing). They’re what you indulge in when you’re feeling low for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bakes And Cakes, Bread Binder, Funnibles, Globe Food-Trottin', Snack Attack | Tagged Herbs de Provence, how to make pizza, peppers, pizza, pizza with lots of vegetables, produce, ratatouille, ratatouille pizza, seasonal, semolina pizza, suji pizza, summer, tomatoes, vegetable, vegetable pizza, vegetarian, veggie pizza, zucchini | 3 Comments

Of Savoury Crusts and Crumbs

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

There are many reasons why we love baking yeasted goodies with the We knead to bake group and this loaf brings all of them to life. It is baked in the graceful and regal ring-shaped Kugelhopf pan that comes from … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Binder | Tagged bread, cheese, Gouda, Italian, kugelhopf, loaf, recipe, Salty, savoury, spicy, vegetarian | 8 Comments

Grilled And Gorgeous: Krispy Masala Kulchas

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

Weekday woes come to bite us when the faces grow long, the eyes droopy and the pouts taking shape at the very mention of rotis and rice for dinner – possibly the only meal we get to share with our … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Binder, Picnic Basket | Tagged baking powder, baking soda, eggless, flat bread, grilled, grilled bread, how to make kulchas, kucha recipe, kulcha, kulchas without stuffing, no bake, no stuffing, no yeast, not stuffed, onion, tava kulcha, vegan, without yeast | 5 Comments

Bring on the Bialys!

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

When we asked our pals and followers on Facebook to identify the round, chewy roll in the picture below, one comment read “Bialiies, & they are heaven. Full-sized ones from traditional Jewish baker are about four inches across by half an … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Binder, Globe Food-Trottin', Picnic Basket | Tagged bailys, Bialys, how to make buns, Onion Bialys, Onion buns, We knead to bake | 5 Comments

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

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

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 | 10 Comments

Chile-kissed Cheese-filled Pull-apart Loaf

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

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 | 7 Comments

Protein Packed, Goodness Squared – Whole Wheat Lentil Loaf

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Tadka Pasta

When weekends go by like a blur and the weekdays sneak up on us from their distant blimp-like position to a spot somewhere between the eyes, we look for recipe ideas in the pantry, the belly of the refrigerator, and … Continue reading →