Tag Archives: yeast

Sugar-dusted and Caramel Crusted

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

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 →

Posted in Bakes And Cakes, Cookie Jar, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack, Sweet Treats | Tagged biscuits, eggless, no egg, sugar crusted cookies, sweet breadsticks, Torcetti, Torcettini, We knead to bake, yeast, yeasted cookies | 3 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

Bonkers over Buns – Pull-apart Pav

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Whether you call them Pav or Pull-apart Rolls, you could use them to mop up a teekhi bhaji (spicy curried veggie)or dunk torn chunks into a meaty stew, you could slit and char them on a tava (griddle) slicked with Amul butter (India’s favorite butter) or just … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Binder | Tagged baking, bread, buns, buns with milk, dinner rolls, homemade, how to make rolls, laadi pav, pao, pav, pav bhaji, pull-apart, soft, tender, white, yeast | 26 Comments

It’s My Loaf! Multigrain Bread Tune-up

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Kitchen science could be as labyrinthine as any other, if not more. Persnickety recipes that are so exacting in their requirements that they throw cold water on the cook who dares to substitute an ingredient or take a wee shortcut … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Binder | Tagged atta, baking, besan, bread, corn meal, healthy, loaf, makki, multigrain, oats, ragi flour in bread, rye bread, substitute, whole grain, whole wheat, yeast | 44 Comments

Beat The Beast With..Masala Foccacia Bread

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

The Tadka cook is well-seasoned, adept at using every trick in the book to transform commonplace ingredients into lip-smacking delights. She is not above giving a helping hand to idlis with baking soda, fluffing up her cakes with baking powder or … Continue reading →