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Pepper Murukku
No one resist the Tamilian snack, Murukku, especially when it is crispy, light, aromatic and delicious. Nothing can beat Murukku as a tea-time snack with hot tea, as a snack to munch during rainy season or while watching television or just to make and give away. There are so many varieties and variants of murukku in India.
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Vegetarian Pizza
Pizza is easy to make and you don’t have to leave it to the Italians to do it. In fact, I think pizza making is as easy as making chapatti at home.
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Apricot Slice
I love the magical combination of Earl Grey tea and dried apricots! I have always preferred to use dried apricots than fresh apricots when it comes to baking.
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Oota Aita at Oota Bangalore?
For over two years, a team of chefs, writers and videography crew travelled the length and breadth of Karnataka including Coorg, Malnad, Western Ghats, Mangalore, Uttar Kannada, North Canara Coast, Hyderabad-Karnataka region, North Karnataka, Mysore, Bengaluru, and South Karnataka to do research on traditional cuisine.
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Sugee Cookies
I love the way these cookies melt in your mouth and I just cannot stop at one!
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Garlic and Egg Fried Rice
There is a distinctive taste in stir-fries cooked by Chinese restaurant chefs, who are great masters of “wok-hei” or wok-breath in Cantonese, which refers to the unique flavour produced by the wok.
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Fudgy Walnut Brownie
I love my fudgy brownie as it is dense, with a moist, intensely chocolaty inside. The texture is somewhere between a chocolate truffle and piece of fudge. It is also rich and dense with a chocolate frosting…….yum yum!
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In Search of Coffee in Coorg
The husband-wife team are third generation coffee farmers and founders of fivefarms.in – one of India’s premium single estate coffee stores. Subbaiah told me that they believe in very traditional plantation skills but ensure that they apply only modern roasting and grinding techniques to their coffee beans. They conduct Seed to Cup tours of the coffee estate. I learnt the history of how coffee was discovered and brought to India, its culture, farming techniques including harvesting, inspection of the coffee plants, and production process from its raw state.
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Chocolate Phirni
Phirni, an Indian dessert, is very popular in India for any festive occasions. I have used the basic Phirni recipe here, but tweaked it with two types of chocolate. This dessert is very appealing to both the old and young and can be made in advance.
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Easter Cinnamon Bread
Nothing like the smell of bread and cinnamon wafting in the air during Easter!
