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Badaam & Gulab Cake {Almond & Rose Cake} … colours for Holi
Badaam & Gulab Cake {Almond & Rose Cake}, a recipe inspired by Holi, the festival of colour. The no bake cake is eggless, simple & based on ayurveda.
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Eggless Wholegrain Strawberry Frangipane Tray Bake …simple, one bowl deliciousness
Eggless Wholegrain Strawberry Frangipane Tray Bake. Simple, one bowl deliciousness. The buttery shortbread base holds an indulgent fragrant almond filling, finished off with sweet tart strawberries and sprigs of fresh rosemary. The whole…
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Strawberry Almond Roulade with a Burnt Honey Mascarpone
Life is sweet, made sweeter with honey. This roulade also turned out great, the burnt honey mascarpone adding special flavour. If you don't have time to make the burnt honey, you can always…
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Wholewheat Carrot Walnut Cake adapted from Ottolenghi
Adapted from the Ottolenghi recipe, this one is as delicious. I've gone 100% wholewheat, used coconut sugar, part clarified butter/ghee, upped the walnuts and carrots slightly, and topped this with a hand whisked…
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Saffron White Chocolate Cornflakes Tart … #eggless #glutenfree
Saffron White Chocolate Cornflakes Tart with saffron infused ghee to bind the crushed cornflakes together. The filling is a saffron white chocolate ganache topped with saffron strands, pistachio slivers and organic rose petals.
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2 Ingredient Chocolate Mousse … here’s to good beginnings!
This 2 ingredient dark chocolate mousse is perhaps the best way to begin the year. It's a Heston Blumenthal recipe, one I've made often. It needs all of two ingredients - a good…
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Fruit Cake & Caramelised Walnut Trifles
Fruit Cake & Caramelised Walnut Trifles ...when xmas chocolate spice cake loaded with fruit mince and fresh, crisp, sweet walnuts from @californiawalnutsindia meet a softly whipped vanilla orange spice cream, magic happens. Top…
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Chocolate Garam Masala Cake with Garam Masala Orange Vanilla Whipped Frosting …& Garam Masala Gingerbread House #GetSmartWithAlexa
These 100% Whole Wheat Garam Masala Gingerbread Men bring cheer to the cookie platter and make for great gifts. They are crisp, sweet & spicy! #GetSmartWithAlexa
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Spicy Chocolate Garam Masala Fruit Cake … a winter warmer this holiday season
Spicy Chocolate Garam Masala Fruit Cake One bite of the cake and you get transported to winter wonderlands where warm spices, chocolate and rum embrace you with their warmth. The flavours come together…
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#SwiggySuper … for times when you need a backup or break!
December has turned out to be a whirlwind month, almost a struggle to keep my head above water. A month where the biggest hit for me is that I am out of home…
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Eggless Dulce de leche Pumpkin Walnut Quinoa Tart #vegetarian #glutenfree #thanksgiving
An eggless, walnut loaded delicious Dulce De Leche Pumpkin Walnut Quinoa Tart. It's vegetarian, it's gluten free and it’s a great make ahead dessert especially during fall, Thanksgiving and the festive season.
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Pumpkin Coconut Cream Pudding #vegan #glutenfree
Pumpkin Coconut Cream Pudding. Pumpkin and coconut are a great combination and work well in these mildly sweet gentle vegan & glutenfree puddings. I've topped these with unsweetened coconut cream, then walnuts, roasted…
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Dark chocolate pumpkin walnut truffles … sweets for the festive season
Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Walnut Truffles ... more ways to use fresh pumpkin puree, dark chocolate & walnuts this festive season. The truffles turned out surprisingly delicious. No added sugar, glutenfree, festive, indulgent! And…
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Walnut Chocolate Pumpkin Tart – healthy, so delicious, vegetarian
Walnut Chocolate Pumpkin Tart is wholegrain & eggless, and full of delicious healthy walnuts. It can go vegan with a few changes. I also used some finger licking good walnut butter in this,…
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Layered Coffee & Cream Cake … simply delicious
Layered Coffee & Cream Cake ... simple, satisfying and indulgent, guaranteed to please the ardent coffee lover! The cake is very low effort, yet tasted like a million bucks! Pretty it up with…
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Simple Chickpea Hummus … back to the basics
Simple Chickpea Hummus … some things are good when kept basic. It’s nice to master the simplest form of a recipe, then treat is as a canvas and build on it. This is…
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Chocolate Walnut Granola & a Coffee Chocolate Granola Tart
Chocolate Walnut Granola & a Coffee Chocolate Granola Tart ... yes it's two recipes in one post today because one thing led to another. The chocolate walnut granola I made is minimally adapted from…
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Salted Caramel Sauce … simple goodness back to the basics
Salted Caramel Sauce ... some recipes are so simple yet so amazing that you keep going back to them over and over again. This recipe for Salted Caramel Sauce is one of them.…
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Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Dessert Cakes … Happy World Chocolate Day
Deep, dark, CHOCOLATY, indulgent and gluten free, these Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Dessert Cakes do really please the die hard chocolate lover. Use a semi sweet chocolate if you like instead, top these with…
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Jamun/ Wild Indian Java Plum Mousse … simple summer dessert
When Jamuns {wild Indian Java plums} are in season, a Jamun/ Wild Indian Java Plum Mousse is always on the cards. Jamuns are an acquired taste because of their astringent edge, so the…
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Saffron Cheesecake … inspired baking!
Saffron Cheesecake …the best thing ever! Smooth, beautifully flavoured, most addictive, so satisfying. ​I know I’ve said this before, but honestly, this is my ALL TIME favourite cheesecake. Flavouring this beautiful recipe is…
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Dark Chocolate Panna Cotta … simple pleasures of life
Delicious, divine, sinful and silky, if you love a good panna cotta and chocolate is your flavour, then dive right in! This Dark Chocolate Panna Cotta might just be the dessert you are…
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Pistachio & Rose Dark Chocolates – simple sweet bites #glutenfree #vegan
Pistachio & Rose Dark Chocolates ... sweet bites made simple for times when you need a tiny guilt free indulgent nibble anytime of the day. These are simple - vegan, no added sugar,…
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Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Wholegrain Shortbread #inspired #Instagram
Buttery, crisp and delicious this Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Wholegrain Shortbread adapted from a recipe by Alison Roman offers you everything and more you might want in a cookie! My version is…
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Roasted Cauliflower Salad – making the most of vegetables! #glutenfree #plantfood
Grilled Cauliflower Salad is a great salad for winter, and also for spring. I have served this warm from the oven, as well as chilled overnight. It's addictive good both ways. I have…
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Bitter kumquat marmalade …when life gives you limes, lemons, calamondins & more!
Bitter Kumquat Marmalade ... when so little gives you so much! This is a marmalade I've been making for years each time the shrub in the yard gives me this citrusy fruit. Referred to…
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Orange Caramel Custard … fast tracking a simple recipe, making it simpler!
Orange Caramel Custard in yet another version of the quintessential ‘Caramel Custard’ that showed up on our frugal dessert table quite often when we were young. This one is slightly more luxurious, and not…
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Mushroom Cashew Rosemary Soup … truly a winter warmer!
Simple to make, beautifully flavoured and quite creamy because of the cashews within, Mushroom Cashew Rosemary Soup is a winter favourite. Thickened with oats and cashews makes it healthy, delicious and gluten free too.A great…
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Water … essential and pure! #ThinkHealthDrinkHealth with Havells India
The recently launched Havells Water Purifiers changed my perception of 'clean safe drinking water' completely. The very knowledgeable and passionate team at Havells held our attention, engaged us with eye-opening insights, and made…
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Lamb Mince Capsicum / Keema Capsicum … winter favourite comfort food
Lamb Mince with Capsicum / Keema Capsicum ... a one wok / kadhai dish which is certain to tantalise the taste-buds, keep you warm this winter, basically comfort food at its best. The…
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Garam Masala Christmas Fruit Cake … warm, spicy, festive!
The quintessential Garam Masala Christmas Fruit Cake, one I bake every year. Fruit mince from scratch soaked in a gentle mix of orange zest, orange juice, garam masala, whiskey, brandy and rum. Not…
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Coffee Mascarpone Layered Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache
Coffee and chocolate are a pairing made in heaven, and this Coffee Mascarpone Layered Cake doesn't disappoint. Make it the previous day if you like, the flavours mature well over time. It'll certainly…
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Dark Chocolate Walnut Gateau {GF} … and exploring the Canon 6D Mark II #photography #canon
Dark-Chocolate-Walnut-Gateau Canon...baking up for when the world’s lightest full frame DSLR comes over for a review. Well it’s a Canon, more specifically a Canon 6D Mark II, and you just know it’s time…
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Dark Chocolate Halloween Pudding … with meringue ghosts and fondant pumpkins on cookie dirt
And yet another special dessert. This time it's Dark Chocolate Halloween Pudding {Eggless| Refined Sugarfree | Glutenfree}
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Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Oat Pudding with Pumpkin Mascarpone Mousse
Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Oat Pudding...with Pumpkin Mascarpone Mousse is a simple, fast track dessert, which is quite healthy actually. The layers are oat chocolate pudding, spiced sweet pumpkin puree, and a whipped pumpkin…
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Zafrani Phirini | Saffron Almond Indian Rice Pudding
Zafrani Phirini | Saffron Almond Indian Rice Pudding… some desserts become your signature and this is one of those. I have been making phirini or rice pudding for years. Each time I try…
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Dark Chocolate Oat Walnut Pudding
Dark Chocolate Oat Walnut Pudding ... Often you crave for something seductive, sinful and indulgent, yet cannot afford to swallow the calories that come with it. This dessert was no different. It was…
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Mousse-a-cotta with salted caramel … dessert ideas that keep getting reinvented
Mousse-a-cotta with salted caramel. Some desserts are classic no matter how you serve them. This one is where a silky mousse meets the panna cotta, resulting in a sublime, deep, chocolaty dessert. A…
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Cold Cucumber Garlic Soup… 10 things you can make in your Kitchen Aid Blender
Cold Cucumber Garlic Soup... one of 10 things you can make in your Kitchen Aid Blender. Think dips, chutneys, batter, waffles, ice cream, fruit purees, nut butters, smoothies & smoothie bowls. That and…
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Wine marinated chicken taco bites
Wine marinated chicken taco bites turned out to be such fun little bites, and a great snack to serve, with wine perhaps? Though not traditionally used in a marinade, wine adds nice flavour to…
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Polenta Cheese Crackers and a cracker of an Eggplant Melon Seed Dip … with infused olive oils
Polenta Cheese Crackers {and canapes} and a cracker of a dip. The oh-so-delicious smooth Eggplant Melon Seed Dip comes together in seconds. Both the crackers and the dip are beautifully flavoured by an…
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GF Peach Cherry Quinoa Crumbles … how my quinoa crumbled!
GF Peach Cherry Quinoa Crumbles​.... that's how my quinoa crumbled and we loved it! With peaches and cherries falling off carts this year, and my quinoa obsession, the options are unlimited!​ Honestly, this…
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Juiced … 3 ways with fresh juice #TefalIndia #GetTheBestOutOfEveryday
To juice or not to juice is often the question, and it's a tough one to crack. Having given it a good thought, as old school as I may be, I think a…
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Dark Chocolate Quinoa Cake with Balsamic Cherries & Whipped Almond Cream
Flourless and wholegrain cakes generally have heavier crumbs, and it's all a matter of taste. We love the bite and luxury whole grains offer. This Dark Chocolate Quinoa Cake with Balsamic Cherries &…
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Mango Coconut Pudding … a celebration of Alphonsos
Mango Coconut Pudding ...when you can't get enough of the mango season, and you can't stop yourself from bringing together favourite flavours! These were everything they look like and more ... delicious, delicate,…
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Kesari Halwa – Breakfast in 3 minutes with MTR. Healthy. Quick. Delicious.
MTR Kesari Halwa - a great alternative for those who crave a sweet breakfast which has the natural goodness of grains, no preservatives, tastes good...and is ready in minutes. Importantly, there's barely any…
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3 ways with Watermelon – Pizza Cooler Salad #summer #healthy #inspiration #raw
When summer hits you splat in the face before time, with temperatures over 40C already, it’s only summer fruits you can turn to. These days I’m mesmerized by watermelons. They’re available in plenty…
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Wholewheat Walnut Garlic Coriander Bread … new flour in town & I’m loving it! #EkNayiAadat with #Aashirvaad
Nothing better than fresh home baked bread, and this Walnut Garlic Coriander Wholewheat Bread is bursting with goodness of a new wholewheat flour, Aashirvaad Sugar Release Control Atta. Use herbs and nuts of…
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Eggless Wholegrain Buckwheat Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies #healthy #glutenfree
Eggless Wholegrain Buckwheat Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies. These are cookies that come together in a matter of minutes, are fuss free and absolutely delicious. That they are 100% wholegrain makes them a winner.…
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Mulberry Lime Cooler … when spring meets summer!
Mulberry Lime Cooler for times like these when the season changes, when spring meets summer. With a very short and 'finger staining good' mulberry season in progress, life is good. How better to…
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Baked White Chocolate Cheesecake with Mascarpone & Strawberries … BEST CHEESECAKE EVER
Baked White Chocolate Cheesecake with Mascarpone & Strawberries might well be my best cheesecake to date. Smooth, rich, indulgent, satisfying and quite impressive for something made so simple. A quick jam like reduction,…
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Food Talk | Tropical Fresh Turmeric Chia Energiser … with maple syrup
Tropical Fresh Turmeric Chia Energiser... when a ray of sunshine hits you in the morning, you know you are energised. Wake up to a good morning. These glasses have all the colour, loads…
