EVENT: SHHH COOKING SECRETLY THEME: CHOCOLATE Chilli Avocado Chocolate Cake: Vegan, fudgy, eggless and delicious, are the words to describe this incredibly easy to bake chilli avocado chocolate cake. If you’re a lover of avocado and chocolate like me then you’ll love this cake. Since I love the combination of chocolate and chilli, I decided to add a bit in the cake batter. The subtle taste of chilli, felt at the back of the throat is simply awesome. I followed the recipe for this from the blog I’m A Baker. Obviously, I halved the recipe (Amanda’s bake is huge!) and added chilli powder. I also used avocado chocolate frosting. A bit about the group: Members of this group give their partners two secret ingredients according…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Apple Cinnamon Muffins These Apple Cinnamon Muffins are egg free, easy to bake, super delicious, aromatic and loaded with apple chunks. Though you can omit the topping of melted butter, sugar and cinnamon, I highly recommend that you use them. Makes these rustic muffins perfectly buttery and flavourful. Sharing Apple Cinnamon Muffins With The Group FoodieMonday/Bloghop Group For our 192nd theme, Sasmita who blogs at First Timer Cook recommendedthe ‘ One Spice Ingredient ‘ theme. She suggested that we make any one spice the star of the recipe. A spice that the dish is incomplete without or one that adds the overall flavour. I was not going to participate as I was in Thailand for my niece’s wedding. When One Spice Ingredient was…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: THANDAI MUFFINS Thandai Muffins baked with thandai spice mixture makes a delicious treat for the Holi Party. Both kids and adults love them along with chilled thandai drink. Eggless, these muffins come together in no time. Bake them a day ahead, they stay fresh for a couple of days. Just before Holi, I had baked some thandai muffins to share with my neighbors. The recipe did not make it to the blog on time for Holi. I kept it in the draft file thinking that I’ll use it next year. Yeah, I know its a long time to keep it, but I’m quite good at storing stuff 🙂 FoodieMonday/Bloghop Theme When Preethi suggested a few themes for the #190, I opted for mini cakes…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: A- Z RECIPE CHALLENGE THEME : A DISH BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER F RECIPE: FIG AND AMARANTH COOKIES Fig and Amaranth Cookies are gluten free, delicious, melt in the mouth kind of cookies that can be enjoyed on Fasting Days. Amaranth flour, a bit of butter and sugar with chopped dried figs, these cookies are so easy to make. No baking agent is used as I am not sure if baking agents are allowed during Ekadashi, Shivratri and Navratri Fasting Days. What is the A- Z Challenge? Well, we’re a Facebook group and every alternate month the participants make a dish with the relevant letter. The group was started in May 2018 by Jolly Makkar and Vidya Narayan. Jolly blogs at Jolly Homemade Recipes.…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: GINGERBREAD CRINKLE COOKIES Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies are slightly soft, a bit chewy, warm with spices and a must during Christmas or the Holiday Season. Sugar coated cookies with cracks or crinkles look so festive. What are Crinkle Cookies? Crinkle cookies are cookies with cracks in them. They are intentionally baked in a particular manner to get the cracks or wrinkles. The crack effect with the sugar coating makes them look very festive. The sugared parts reminds one of snow capped mountains. There are so many varieties of crinkle cookies, chocolate, lemon, strawberry, peanut butter, red velvet, pumpkin, sweet yam, coffee and so many more. Why I baked Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies? I love baking ginger cookies during Christmas time. Reminds me of the…
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Continue ReadingFruit and Nut Granola is a healthy and delightful breakfast. Crunchy nuts, chewy fruits and aromatic spices all wake up the senses in the morning. Let Us Clear The Term Dry Fruits/Dried Fruits There is a lot of confusion over this term when it comes to India or rather the Indian Sub Continent. You see there, they refer to dried fruits and nuts as dry fruits. So if you say dry fruits to them, it means all varieties of dried fruits and nuts. Some also include seeds. For the rest of the world dry fruits is fruit that is dried. And nuts is a different category. Theme: Nutty Nut As I was thinking what to make using both nuts and dried fruits, something healthy…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: SPICED PUMPKIN BREAD Spiced Pumpkin Bread is a soft, delicately sweetish, spicy home baked yeast bread. Walnuts, raisins, pumpkin seeds and pumpkin pie spice mix makes this bread ideal for breakfast or as a tea time treat. Memories Do you write down everything in a diary to remind you what has to be done on which day? Do you still belong to the old school where its written and not on your mobile? I am, as I really cannot trust technology 100%. What if my mobile gets stolen, or it is not charged or refuses to work for some odd reason. Last month’s theme was jotted down in my diary as a reminder. I had baked the bread before leaving for London. Just didn’t…
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Continue ReadingDark Chocolate Orange Shortbread are a chocolate lover’s delight. Chocolatey with orange flavour, these cookies are ideal for Christmas. Gift them, serve them or enjoy them with your family. Not too sweet, hubby loved these dark chocolate orange shortbread. Make sure you use good quality unsweetened cocoa powder. The festive spirit Everywhere around the world holiday mood begins with Christmas and ends with New Year celebrations. Parties, holidays, fireworks, decorations, special food, presents… the list is endless. I have experienced Christmas festivities in England. What I remember the most are precious moments with family. Though it did not snow during that time, the scene of dark nights with bright blue lights sparkling from every home was so beautiful. Fond Christmas Memories My baby cousins …
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Beetroot Chocolate Chip Cookies Beetroot Chocolate Chip Cookies are egg free, so pretty, tasty, crispy on the outside and soft inside. Loaded with oats and chocolate chunks, the beetroot doesn’t as such add any flavour but makes the cookies soft pink in colour. Better to use natural colours than artificial ones. Valentine’s Day Everyone talks about how we should feel love every single day, but let’s be real – being a lovey-dovey 24/7 is a tough gig. Let’s face it, we all have those moments when we just need our own space, or when our loved ones drive us up the wall. It’s easier to remember the annoying stuff than the happy moments, right? How many times have you wanted to scream into the…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIES_ REDOING OLD POSTS #44 RECIPE: TOMATO CHEDDAR BREAD Tomato Cheddar Bread Tomato Cheddar Bread baked with tomato paste, cheese, spices and herbs is simply a flavourful and delicious bread. Enjoy with some soup or use it to make sandwiches. Generally Tomato Cheddar Bread is made by adding sun dried tomatoes and cheddar to the bread dough. However, the one I make is different. I add very thick tomato paste (Cirio gives good flavour), to the dough along with cheddar cheese and a few spices and herbs. The overall result is simply delicious. Trial And Error The first time I baked Tomato Cheddar Bread it was a total disaster! The dough became too soft and unmanageable. Had to pat it in a baking…
