As is rightly said, there is always room for dessert. And what better time to relish piping hot sweets than winter? With Holi or the “Festival of Colours” right around the corner, festivities are in full swing and any celebration is incomplete without some sweets. Usually a sweetened drink called Bhang is prepared as a […]
Grilled Potato Idli
Grilled Potato Idli Recipe is a savoury cake that is popular throughout India. It is also popular in our neighbouring countries. It is a traditional breakfast in South India. It is prepared in four to five inches diameter and is made up of steaming batter. For making soft idlies, it is important to make the batter properly. […]
Leftover Thrills
With changing world, our day to day life is changing significantly. Earlier our parents used to cook verity of foods but there were less wastage. We had a system that all leftover foods would be given to the workers who help for family. But now a day’s scenario has changed, things have become expensive. No […]
Vanilla
Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in world after saffron. Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species. Vanilla grows as a vine, climbing up an existing tree (also called a tutor), pole, or other support. Its growth environment is referred to as its terroir, and includes not only the adjacent plants, but also […]
Malpua
Malpua is a soft textured heavenly dessert of India and Bangladesh. Malpua are very popular in northern India, particularly Bihar, Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa. Malpua is basically a fried pan cake, which is soaked in sugar syrup. The pancakes are prepared with all purpose flour, milk and cardamoms. The batter is left to stand for a few hours […]
Litti Chokha
Litti Chokha is a traditional food of Bihar and Jharkhad. Litti consists of wheat flour and sattu (powdered gram) formed into balls with spices, and then filled with clarified butter (ghee). Spices used to flavour the litti include carom seeds (ajwain), onion seeds (mangrail), garlic, green chillies, coriander leaves, lemon juice, mustard oil and salt. These […]
Kathi Rolls
Kathi Rolls are one of the India’s most favourite fast food. It tastes divine and is a one of the most popular street food. Normally Kathi Rolls are made with marinated chicken cooked on a skillet, topped with finely chopped onions, tomatoes, coriander leaves and then served with some green chutney wrapped in “Lachha Parathas”. But […]
Baking Soda and Baking Powder
Baking Soda Sodium bicarbonate, referred to as “baking soda”, is primarily used in cooking (baking), as a leavening agent. It needs to be mixed with moisture and an acidic ingredient to make food rise. It reacts with acidic components in batters, releasing carbon dioxide, which causes expansion of the batter or dough. Thus the baking recipe […]
Cheese
Cheese Recipes is a food derived from milk that is produced in a wide range of flavours, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, the milk is usually acidified, and adding the enzyme rennet causes coagulation. The solids are separated and pressed into final form. Hundreds […]
Green Tea Recipes
Why do we drink green tea? Not for the love of the taste — no way! I drink it because I’m told Green tea recipes is the healthiest beverage on the planet and it’s good for me… Tea is considered the most consumed beverage in the world behind water, however 78% of the tea consumed […]
Cream
What is cream – Are you confused about the different types of cream available? Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-layer of yellowish fatty component that accumulates at the top surface of un-homogenized milk. This is skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. The amount of butterfat contained in the […]
Tips and Tricks
Try these tips and tricks and make your cooking easier and delicious…. For Veggies If putting vegetables in the fridge is like putting them in a coma, wrapping them up tightly in a heavy plastic bag is like suffocating them to death, which you don’t want to do. Vegetables need some air to stay fresh, […]
Olive Oil
What is Olive Oil? Olive Oil is a fat obtained from the fruit of the Olea europaea (olive tree), a traditional tree crop of them, where whole olives are pressed to produce olive oil. Olive oil is assessed on three criteria – fruitiness, bitterness and pepperiness – the flavour, smell and colour can vary according to its […]
