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Mango Saffron Shrikhand Cavity Cake {Eggless} … love at first bite!
Mango Saffron Shrikhand Cavity Cake…Yes you heard right. This isn't just a simple layered cake. This delicious eggless cake has a cavity filled and then topped with the most indulgent and luxurious saffron…
- BAKING, CUPCAKES/MUFFINS, DESSERTS, EGGLESS, INDIAN INSPIRED, PASTRY/SMALL CAKES, TEA CAKES, VEGETARIAN
The Prettiest Eggless Saffron Pistachio Cupcakes with Saffron Buttercream .. you’ll love these
These Eggless Saffron Pistachio Cupcakes with Saffron Buttercream seem the perfect thing to celebrate the onset of the festive season. They come together in minutes, and the star is the frosting. saffron with…
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Eggless Saffron Pistachio Halwa Madeleines
Simple, staple ingredients and oh-so-festive, these Eggless Saffron Pistachio Halwa Madeleines are small treats perfect for tea time. Dip them into dark chocolate or perhaps white chocolate, else serve them as they are,…
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Charming St. Gallen with Switzerland Tourism {PART 2}
Have you heard of St Gallen? It's a city in northeastern Switzerland, tucked away south of Lake Constance. It's quite off the beaten path; one visit to the city and you are absolutely…
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Switzerland Tourism Influencer Summit, Davos. #inLOVEwithSWITZERLAND … again. {Part 1}
From the mighty Swiss Alps to rolling green meadows, countrysides that echo cow bells, the odd moos, Switzerland has so much to be discovered, it would take a lifetime. Perhaps more. Yes, I…
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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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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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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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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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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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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…
- EGGLESS, BEVERAGE, BREAKFAST, COOLERS, CRACKERS & DIPS, ICE CREAM, FROYOs, SAVOURY, SMOOTHIES, SOUPS, VEGETARIAN
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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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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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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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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Dark Chocolate Wholegrain Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Dark Chocolate Wholegrain Cupcakes with Maple Syrup Cream Cheese Frosting. It's been forever since I baked cupcakes or muffins. I bake cakes and cookies more often I guess, possibly, lazy me. Yet when…
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Strawberry Pineapple Smoothies & Watermelon Kiwi Gooseberry Fruit Bowl- going Tropical with Chumbak
Strawberry Pineapple Smoothies & Watermelon Kiwi Gooseberry Fruit Bowl to celebrate the tropical collection from Chumbak. It's INSPIRING!
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Thandai Indian Rice Kheer … Holi time of the year
Flavoured delicately, this indulgent Thandai Indian Rice Kheer hits all the right notes. Sweetened gently with jaggery, the flavours of almond, cardamom and saffron just shine. The texture of broken simmered rice is…
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Bhune Murgh ki Biryani … delicious one pot rice & chicken Indian meal
The Bhune Murgh ki Biryani is a one pot comfort meal, rich, flavourful and homely. The flavours tease the palette and the chicken is beautifully spiced. It turned out to be deliciously good,…
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Dark Chocolate Cheesecake with Wine Macerated Strawberries
Dark, divine, sinful, creamy, chocolaty and above all, as simple as can be, this Dark Chocolate Cheesecake with Wine Macerated Strawberries will leave you wanting for more. Recipe minimally adapted from Ruchira @thegreatcookaroo.com.…
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Chicken Jalfrezi … a quick version of the Indo-Chinese stir fry curry
This Chicken Jalfrezi made essentially with peppers, green chilies, onions and tomatoes gets a delicious twist of taste with coconut milk. If you like a thick hearty curry which is a quick and…
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A Heartwarming Visit to the Kitchens of Kurkure & Lays
First thoughts that swept through my head as we entered the Pepsico factory in Kolkata, a much anticipated trip into a promising kitchen. Hello Kurkure, have I missed you! It's been a few…
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Chole Masala / Curried Spicy Chickpeas
Chole Masala / Curried Spicy Chickpeas is a quintessential recipe from the Indian sub continent, one of the most popular perhaps. Every house has it's own recipe, and you can keep them as…
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Tea Rose Chocolate Truffles … let’s talk about tea
Tea Rose Chocolate Truffles, simple chocolate goodness with a few of my favourite things. Chocolate, single cream and Mountain Rose Tea from Teabox, so you can well imagine the lilting flavours it added…
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Wholegrain Chocolate Buckwheat Sablés
Crisp, deeply chocolate, buttery, wholegrain, eggless, Wholegrain Chocolate Buckwheat Sablés are the yummiest cookies ever! Adapted from The Boy Who Bakes.Gift them with something from the Gold Collection by Chumbak this Diwali!
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Mango Smoothie Bowl … breakfast stories on the go #Foodventures #breakfastforchampions
Colourful beginnings! This Mango Smoothie Bowl was fun to make,very in season,a mélange of flavours and textures.For me,an edible pot potpourri.
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Oat Walnut Trifle Bowls with Roasted Stone Fruit … bowls of happiness!
Oat Walnut Trifles with Roasted Stone Fruit came together like they were just meant to be. Every element paired beautifully with the other. The oat walnut sponge offered great texture to 'drink up'…
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Persian Roasted Eggplant Walnut Dip … earthy, smokey, moorish, delicious!
This Persian Roasted Eggplant & Walnut Dip has a lot to offer. The twice used garlic, the walnuts, then the creaminess from Greek yogurt make it endearing. The caramelised sweet onions and garlic…
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Rosemary Garlic Sesame Millet Crackers with Lovilovi and Bird’s Eye Sweet Chili Pickle … earthy beautiful pairing
Rosemary Garlic Sesame Millet Crackers turned out to be crackers with a bite. Paired with the sweet chili pickle, they got just the right kick as well, some smoked Gouda on the side…
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Dhungaar-e-Keema or Smoked Lamb Mince #comfortfood #Indiancuisine
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” Ruth Reichl Dhungaar-e-Keema or Smoked Indian Lamb Mince is a quintessential recipe from the Indian subcontinent, one that…
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The Masala Dabba #4 & Chettinad Chicken Curry. Chilies, as hot as hot can be!
“Chili, spice of red Thursday, which is the day of reckoning. Day which invites us to pick up the sack of our existence and shake it inside out. Day of suicide, day of…
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C is for Chettinad, Chidambaram Vilas & Chettinadu Cuisine. Off the beaten track -Karaikudi, South India
Karaikudi, South India. We managed much more than we could ever imagine. 2 days can never be enough for a place as beautifully, and as historically and culturally rich like this. There's so…
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Masala Dabba #3. As we journey on, colours pop for Spring and Holi
The spices we cover for The Masala Dabba #3 are cardamom, whole pepper and turmeric. I think I love the spice journey best. We enter month #3 of our collaborative spice journey with…
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O Banaras, the holy city
Our iconic trip to Banaras was memorable, action packed and absolute fun all the way {warning long post}. I was going to do a smallish post, but a load of folk on FB…
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Savoury Granola – gluten free, healthy, addictive
Savoury granola is delicious, addictive, crisp & crunchy good! Good for breakfast, as a snack, over salads etc. This quick healthy bake is also great as a part of a trail mix, or…
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Foodtalk | Antidote ‘Cold pressed organic juice & activated vegan mylk’ … fueled by passion
Antidote does only juices and mylks {nut milks}, and they've gone all the way and explored about every ingredient good for you. Then they've bottled them in these deep amber bottles which are…
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Masala Dabba #2, spicing up desserts with the spice box
It's strange how often we connect spices to savoury foods, often in India spice is synonymous with a curry! Delightfully enough, as we blog on, reading more, breaking new ground and exploring our…
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Lakshman Sagar, Rajasthan. ‘Where all you do is ‘nothing’!!
Nothing quite prepares you for the luxury and peace of Lakshman Sagar. Nothing at all. It caught me by surprise, a place I have been putting off visiting for over a year. Now…
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SPRING @ Radisson Blu Dwarka … lazy Sundays with Champagne indulgence!
Sundays are made special at Spring, where they promise something for every taste from Pan-Asian to Indian Classics and Western cuisine. They assure that you’ll never have to settle down for anything less…
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The Masala Dabba #1… exploring the Indian spice box
The Masala Dabba. A name that paints a spicy picture. A fun food styling experiment born out of a conversation one day in December last year. Spices are something that intrigue us, and…
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Baking | Savoury Braided Bread … with garlic, rosemary and sundried tomatoes
Delicious part whole wheat Savoury Braided Bread where the mixer does all the hard work, literally all in the same bowl. It leaves you all the time in the world to gently braid…
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Chocolate Berry Wine Gateau … a delicious, indulgent GF cake this Christmas
A deeply indulgent, satisfying flourless {read glutenfree} dark chocolate cake that celebrates the best of the holiday season. Sweetened with dessert wine and strawberry wine jam, festival baking doesn't get better than this…
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Flourless GF Mini Dark Chocolate Layered Cake
Deep, intense, chocolaty and sinful, this Flourless GF Mini Dark Chocolate Layered Cake makes for a creative and fun holiday bake.
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TK’S Oriental Grill, Hyatt Regency, Delhi – a ‘behind the scenes’ with Chef Rohilla
20th anniversary celebrations at TK'S Oriental Grill, Hyatt Regency, Delhi - 'behind the scenes with Chef Rohilla'
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Smoked Bhopali Köfte Curry … a Turkish twist of taste
Lightly spiced, moist, flavourful lamb mince Smoked Bhopali Köfte with a Turkish influence. Enjoy them in this Indian style curry, else grill them as kebabs if you like.
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Classico ‘Espresso Coffee Machine’ from Tecnora #perfectcupofcoffee
Classico 'Espresso Coffee Machine' from Tecnora is a neat machine, the colours stylish in steel and black. Sleek with classic good looks, it blended seamlessly onto my kitchen counter. It is lightweight, quick…
