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Cooking| Katchi Biryani … perhaps Hyderabads most renowned biryani
Maybe I’m plain lucky, or maybe I’ve ‘arrived’ on the biryani scene. Whichever way, this was a meal in itself, full of flavour, each grain of rice separate {test of a good biryani}, and tasted even better the next day! This is perhaps Hyderabad’s most renowned biryani. Both the rice and the meat are layered in an almost raw form in the pan. Therein lies it’s unbelievable magic. Many claim Katchi Biryani is th ultimate biryani dish.“
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Italian Food Event| Sapori de lombardia – Menu Sampling at Italia
Lombardy is doing the foodie rounds here in New Delhi with a unique Lombardian promotion at Italia, the celebrated award winning Italian restaurant from The Park, which offers a variety of authentic Italian cuisine. I was recently invited to sample the Lombardian menu at Italia for a food event held to celebrate the cuisine from the region.
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Vintage Indian Pots & Pans … journeying into culinary culture!
No visit is complete without a mandatory stop at the Tibetan Market on Janpath, translated as 'People's Path', one of the main roads in New Delhi's commercial district. This is not a recipe post, yet a culinary one ... with a little bit about the he♥rt of New Delhi, some vintage looking pots and pans, and a dash of colour.
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Chocolate Creme Brulee … The Le Cordon Bleu Chocolate Bible
Le Cordon Bleu Chocolate Bible is here. This one book is a chocolate lovers dream, a book with recipes you can recreate, and easily so. The instructions are clear and simple. It's not an overwhelmingly overdose of chocolate in any way. It is a sweet reaffirmation of the quote "9 out of 10 people like chocolate. The 10th person always lies". From tarts to truffles, cakes to creams, this step by step guide is a must-have for chocolate lovers. I'm sharing a quick & easy recipe for Chocolate Creme Brulees from the book... indulgent little pots!
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Garam Masala Fruit Cake … a twist to the traditional, my recipe from scratch!
A Christmas Fruit Cake with a twist. Have you ever added garam masala to your fruit cake? You really should try it. It doesn't add curry flavours to your cake, I promise. It adds deep warm winter flavours that mingle with the fruit ever so deliciously, you'll wonder what kept you away so long.
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A Traditional Cake Mixing Ceremony…can you hear the bells ringing?
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love!” Hamilton Wright Mabie Time flies and how. Seems like the year is on a gallop. I missed the walk, the trot and the canter completely. Every day is whizzing by; it’s October already! That winter is almost here struck me when some of my girlfriends like Barbara began the ’12 weeks to Christmas Cookies’ countdown.Then a few days ago I got an invite to a ‘traditional cake mixing ceremony‘, and I was like “Whoa? Is it the time of the year already?“ Traditional Cake Mixing Ceremony The age old ceremony of cake mixing starts a few…