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Wholewheat & Oat Butterscotch Blondies
Wholewheat & Oat Butterscotch Blondies ... chewy, fudgy, mildly gooey and full of buttery goodness. Once you try these you just might get cured of your dark chocolate brownie passion, for a bit…
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Chef Talk | A day in the kitchen of Corporate Pastry Chef Bungla, the Hyatt Regency, Delhi …behind the scenes for Valentines Day
A day in the kitchen of Corporate Pastry Chef Bungla ... behind the scenes in the kitchens of the Hyatt Delhi for Valentines day bakes and sweets!A day in the kitchen of Corporate…
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Baby Mustard Greens, Turnip & Almond Soup with a Mustard Vinaigrette in the Philips SoupMaker
Baby Mustard Greens, Turnip & Almond Soup with a Mustard Vinaigrette ... the Philips Soupmaker - a review and Philips Rice Cooker giveaway. A gadget that is great to have in your kitchen,…
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Walking through the streets of Old Delhi on a cold winter morning #props
With a head full of memories and a bagful of goodies I reached home cold, exhausted but so so happy! I love any trip into the old city. The next trip will be…
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Feature| Thai Masterstrokes …Masterclass at Neung Roi, Radisson Blu, Delhi … and a Tom Kha Gai
It was an invite to ‘Thai Masterstrokes’ ... to experience cooking classes featured at the award winning Thai restaurant Neung Roi, to sharpen your culinary skills as you learn the art of cooking…
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Baby Mustard Greens Indian Stir Fry … #freshproduce #NorthIndia #vegetarian #stirfry #healthy
Baby Mustard Greens Indian Stir Fry ... quick, as spicy as you like it, simple and fuss free. Fresh produce is one of the highlights of winter in North India, and mustard greens…
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Food feature | RIVAAYAT … A Royal Indian Experience at Saffron, Trident, Gurgaon, & a Murgh Hara Pyaz recipe from Chef Izzat Hussain
Rivaayat – The Indian Culinary Conclave’ an initiative by The Oberoi Group with Izzat Hussain @ Saffron, Trident, Gurgaon. Murgh Hara Pyaz {Chicken with Spring Onions}, as the tagline goes, absolutely fresh, delicious…
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Espresso Panna Cotta … sweet dreams are made of these
Espresso Panna Cotta. Smooth, silky, seductive with coffee written all over it, how can dessert be so indulgent. The simplest make ahead dessert ever!
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Dark Chocolate & Walnut Wholewheat Cake … a nostalgic favourite with jaggery & ‘top of the milk cream’ or ‘malai’
Dark Chocolate & Walnut Wholewheat Cake … a nostalgic favourite with 'top of the milk cream' or 'malai'. It brings back memories of the quintessential ‘malai’ or ‘top of the milk cream’ cakes…
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Desserts in Glasses| Dark Chocolate Oat & Walnut Pudding {eggless} & a Cranberry Cocktail Fruit Jelly…
The Dark Chocolate Oat & Walnut Pudding turned out bowl scraping good. Deeply soul satisfying, smooth with beautiful texture, it's quite delightful for an eggless chocolate pudding. Using oats meant that it ended…
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Orange Almond Cake {gluten free} … light, healthy, delicious
Orange Almond Cake {gluten free} … wafts of sweet almond with citrusy notes of orange float through the kitchen, virtually transporting you to the Mediterranean. One bite and you will find it hard…
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No Bake |Smoothies galore … and the difference between a food processor and blender #smoothies #healthy #seasonal #freshproduce
“I have more healthy cravings than my normal eating habits, like I crave fruit and cold things like smoothies.” Kourtney Kardashian Smoothies … you gotta love them. As the years pass by, the…
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Wholegrain Lingonberry Thumbprint Cookies – with LumiaApptasting & World Feast by Vikas Khanna
“BE OPEN TO new thoughts, to new people, to new principles, to new ideas, to new experiences. “NEW” MAKES US GROW” Rossana Condoleo With the Chenin Blanc chilled just right and a good…
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Wholegrain Holiday Biscotti …{chocolate+cranberries+ginger+walnuts}
Crisp, chocolaty, and healthy, this Wholegrain Holiday Biscotti is a nice addition to the holiday cookie platter. With cranberries, walnuts, crystallised ginger and orange, it's time to ring in the holiday season with…
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Whole Grain Apple Crumble … fall in love with delicious dessert
The Whole Grain Apple Crumble is an autumn / winter dessert which is pure comfort food. Here's a version of the apple crumble gone healthy. Serve with some good quality vanilla ice cream,…
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Jaipur Marriott … memories of a lifetime
Jaipur MarriottIt was a weekend to remember, a road-trip to Jaipur that took us for a most beautiful and memorable time well spent. It was an experience that brought whole new meaning to…
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Restaurant Launch/Review | Burger King comes to India … #ChefVickyRatnani #RockyandMayur #BurgerKing
“I never needed much, and I never thought I’d get more than what I had. A trip to Burger King was the biggest thing in the world to me. Heaven.” Dave Grohl Driving…
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Light Pumpkin Pie … pie that thinks it’s a cheesecake
“Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight.” Yogi Berra Light Pumpkin Pie. It’s difficult to not think pumpkin and get deluged by orange thoughts once fall is…
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Saffron Pistachio Indian Bread Pudding {eggless}
Rich, sweet, festive yet made with staple pantry ingredients, the Saffron Pistachio Indian Bread Pudding is a quintessential Indian dessert, kept light by toasting the bread. Feel free to play around with spices…
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SodaBottleOpenerWala, Khan Market …. a second branch of the quirky Irani Cafe, this time in Delhi
It was a cozy small get together at the launch ... food enthusiasts from across the NCR, AD Singh in gentle attendance, drinks and food flowing non stop. Such a fun opening menu…
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Avocado Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Cake #glutenfree
Avacado Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Cake {Gluten Free} is divine. Fudgy fudgy fudgy. Sinfully chocolaty too, this fallen chocolate cake tasted even better the next day. It was fudgier, the chocolate taste was deeper,…
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Feature & Giveaway | My Favourite Chef {s} … and a holiday giveaway #myfavouritechef #inspiration #giveaway #flipkart
Who is the one chef that has left their impression on you? Who is your favourite chef? My favourite chef ...
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Wholewheat Cocoa Almond Biscotti #comfortfood #biscotti #chocolate
Wholewheat Cocoa Almond Biscotti ... what's not to love about a crisp twice baked chocolate cookie. This is a wholegrain healthy version with roasted almonds. You could use toasted walnuts instead and make…
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Jamun {Wild Indian Java Plum} Mousse #dessert #inseason
Jamun {Wild Indian Java Plum} Mousse is light, fun and a beautiful way to use produce in season. Use any seasonal berry if you can't find these. It's a sublime make ahead dessert…
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Dehlvi cuisine @ The Oberoi, Gurgaon … celebrating the flavours of India
Dehlvi cuisine {pertaining to the Delhi region} as the name suggests is an evolutionary melange of the cuisine of the Mughals, Rajputs, Punjabis, Marwaris, Kayasthas and Vaishyas blended by the centuries. As the…
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Whole wheat Fresh Cherry Cocoa Brownies #comfort food #wholegrain #one bowl
Moist, fresh and healthy. Here's yet another divine wholegrain chocolate brownie. Whole wheat Fresh Cherry Cocoa Brownies are one bowl goodness which can be stirred together in minutes.
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Blog Event | “Cook for a smile” … with The Smile Foundation & Michelin starred celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna
The Smile Foundation and 3-time Michelin starred celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna came together today to create a unique charity cookout – “Cook for a Smile” hosted by Hyatt Hotels in India
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Dark Chocolate Wholegrain Brown Sugar Cake … wholesome and delicious
Dark, moist and divinely chocolaty, this Dark Chocolate Wholegrain Brown Sugar Cake is sure to be a crowd pleaser. A great tea tray bake, a picnic cake or a tiffin filler, this is…
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Blog feature … The world’s greatest wine festivals
“I like on the table, when we’re speaking, the light of a bottle of intelligent wine.” Pablo Neruda If you can rhapsodize at length about your favourite bottle of plonk, sniff out a…
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Peaches & Cream Cake … light summer cake. Trifles too!
A light summery birthday cake, the crème patisserie lends a nice, deep flavour to the frosting on the Peaches & Cream Cake. Use fresh peaches or even apricots in season. The cake would…
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Dark Chocolate Fresh Plum Wholewheat Meringue Tray Bake … so good!
Dark Chocolate Fresh Plum Wholewheat Meringue Tray Bake. One bite later and it was pure joy. Moist, deeply chocolaty, delightful plum undertones, what a fun bake this tuned out to be. Must have…
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Peach & Cherry GF Granola Crumbles … delightful summer dessert
Peach & Cherry GF Granola Crumbles ... Fruit crumbles are fun. Real fun. You can find several crumbles on PAB, gluten free and otherwise. They take minutes to rustle up, bake beautifully and…
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Search Out Loud #GoogleHouse, Google Café Day, Delhi
Google India hosted a Google Café Day in Delhi showcasing the search experience for Indian users: English Voice Search in the Indian accent, The Knowledge Graph, and Google Now.
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Blog Event |Indiblogger and alphabet soup – just words, no pictures #BeautifulFood
” A picture is worth a thousand words ….” Well this is going to be a difficult post for me … words only, no pictures. For an obsessive shutterbug this might prove to…
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A Zoroastrian Rhapsody @ The Oberoi Gurgaon with the oldest Parsi chefs Tehmtan and Shernaz Dumasia
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well” Virginia Woolf Just back from a trip to Leh, an invite to a Zoroastrian Rhapsody with the oldest Parsi…
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Food Styling Workshop at Indian Food Bloggers Meet, Bangalore 2014 – ‘food-o-graphy’
Food Styling Workshop - Every food story is unique, rich and worth a share. Through the lens, I'm here to discuss how to capture the story behind your food. Connecting the 'dots' or…
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Phalsa Berry Sharbat – ‘Blendit’ like Vikas Khanna #summer #cooler #inseason
Refreshing, cooling and right for the Indian summer, the Phalsa Berry Sharbat is just what the doctor ordered! Sweet, tangy, uplifting, it's a summer cooler packer with vitamins and antioxidants.
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Savoury Whole Wheat Hungarian Kalács … Delicious cheesy comfort food
These Savoury Whole Wheat Hungarian Kalács make great party of finger foods and are bursting with flavour. Use fillings of your choice to play around. This savoury bread is sure to please! The…
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Cooking | Thai Chicken Mince, Broccoli & Pepper Salad {Larb Gai} #glutenfree #healthy #comfortfood
The marriage of flavours and textures is nice. Sweet, spicy, fresh, exciting. Above all, easy to stir up, the Thai Chicken Mince, Broccoli & Pepper Salad is a great addition to the picnic…
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Food for thought | What’s the one kitchen appliance you couldn’t live without?
Those who know me know that I don't have a sweet tooth. My joy lies more in the making than in the devouring. Without my kitchen and my favourite kitchen utensils, would I…
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Baking | Wholegrain GF Amaranth Brownie Biscotti … #bloggerstuesday #hbg #glutenfree #cookie
Deep, dark, comforting ... all the goodness that biscotti promises to be in this gluten free avatar. Wholegrain GF Amaranth Brownie Biscotti offers you a gluten free alternative to this delicious twice baked…
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Mango Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta … Mother’s Day Special – Delicious Creamy Indulgent
Delicious, creamy, sublime, indulgent and simple, Mango Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta is a great make ahead dessert option.
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Wholewheat Almond Buttermilk Pound Cake … with almond cream & fresh strawberries
A healthier & delicious version of the pound cake, one that works with infinite combinations; a recipe never short on ideas! The good thing about the Wholewheat Almond Buttermilk Pound Cake is that…
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Amaranth Oat Walnut Ginger Cookies … inspiration in every crumb
For eggless, gluten free baking, these Amaranth Oat Walnut Ginger Cookies were fabulous! Slightly crumbly, reminiscent of the quintessential Indian nan khatai that we used to bake in our childhood, I found them…
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Strawberry Quark Ice Cream
Celebrate summer with the 'bursting with flavour' and the goodness of strawberries low fat Strawberry Quark Ice Cream. It will leave you asking for more!
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Multigrain Granola … breakfast o’clock!
Full of fibre, crisp, sweet, buttery too, this Multigrain Granola is sure to please! You can always substitute the butter for oil, and play around with different grains and nuts. Go ahead, make…
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Eggless Almond Honey Wholegrain Cookies … #comfortfood
Eggless Almond Honey Wholegrain Cookies offer deep delicious butterscotch flavour thanks to the brown sugar and butter. Almond meal adds interesting taste, and chocolate chips are thrown in to make another quintessential chocolate…
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Vicky Goes Veg … green, fresh and exciting
Vicky Goes Veg - Everything about the book is colourful, fresh, exciting, full of flavour and vegetarian of course! It's an exciting new book by Chef Vicky Ratnani and holds a LOT of…
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Soda Bottle Openerwala, Cyberhub, Gurgaon … quaint, vibrant, delightful Parsi cuisine & culture
Soda Bottle Openerwala. It was love at first sight! Nostalgia embraces you the minute you walk in through the doors; rather a wave of nostalgia! The cheerful, cafe like exteriors already beckon curious…
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No Bake | Dark Chocolate Nutella Kumquat Pudding … indulgent, addictive and gluten free. Eggless too!
Dark Chocolate Nutella Kumquat Pudding turned out bowl scraping good. It was just an experiment to use oats as a thickener instead of cornflour. The result was deeply, soul satisfying, smooth and beautiful…
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Mushrooms and Onion Scapes Soup … cooking in season
Soul satisfying, rich and creamy without extra calories, Mushrooms and Onion Scapes Soup is pure comfort food for winter. Serve with a chargrilled broccoli salad, oven wedges, crumb fried chicken / fish, some…
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No Bake | Buttermilk Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Balsamic Strawberries … lighter & gluten free | dessert for someone you l♥v
Delightful tangy undertones, a gentle wobbly set cream, smooth, vanilla overtures...what more could you ask for in a Buttermilk Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Balsamic. This must be the quickest make ahead dessert…
