Red Theme/ Valentine’s Day preparation For the month of January The ‘Shhh cooking secretly ‘ group decided to make something using red coloured food so as to give an idea to our followers what they can prepare for Valentine’s Day.My partner for this month was Amrita Iyer a food blogger whose blog is full of…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Moong Spinach Handvo Moong Spinach Handvo is a gluten free, protein rich and healthy Gujarati snack. This handvo recipe is quite different from the traditional handvo. However, trust me, you will enjoy this version as a healthy snack, appetizer, or even as a lunchbox item. Memories I first made moong spinach handvo for the…
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Continue ReadingAmaranth Flatbread#BreadBakers Healthy Start Happy New Year to all the members of the wonderful, wonderful group Bread Bakers. I’m so glad to be part of a group where we learn so much about not only different breads and techniques but get to know each member more through their blogs, culture and festivals. Pavani of Cook’s…
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Recipe: Persian Love Cake This Persian Love Cake is delicious with subtle fragrances of rose and lemon. It is irresistibly buttery and moist. Perfect for any celebration. Baked with all purpose and almond flours, it has a mixture of aromatics, from rose water, lemon and cardamom. Remains moist because of yogurt. Light and airy due…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Date Bread This Date Bread is made using fermented dough where I have added pureed dates, chopped nuts and dried fruits. It is a sweet bread that can be enjoyed for breakfast or at tea time on Christmas Day. Can bake it a few days before Christmas. Toast it or warm it up before…
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Continue ReadingNutan Varsh Abhinandan ( Happy New Year) Today it’s New Year for the Gujarati community. Its also Govardhan Puja day. Back in Mombasa its the day when we dress up in new clothes and go temple hopping… yes you read right not bar hopping but temple hopping. We visit all the Hindu temples in Mombasa,…
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Continue ReadingChilli and Cheddar Potato Rolls#BreadBakers Happy Dussehra Today is Dussehra. What is Dussehra? Dussehra is a festival celebrated by Hindus all over the world. Usually, no Hindu festival is celebrated for just one reason. The word Dussehra comes from the sanskrit word Dasa hara, meaning defeat of Ravan. Ravan was an evil demon King ruling…
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Continue ReadingStuffed Baked Tomatoes Stuffed Baked Tomatoes are simple to make, so juicy and delicious. Ideal as a side dish for any meal. Enjoy it for breakfast with some omelette, toast, baked beans etc. Take advantage of the large juicy tomatoes that are in season. Sharing This Recipe With FoodieMonday/ Bloghop Every Monday the group…
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Continue ReadingHey anand umang bhayo, jai ho Nandlal ki,Nand ke anand bhayo, jai Kanhiya lal ki Hindus all over the world will celebrate Janmashtami, Gokulashtami, Krishna Jayanti, Ashtami Rohini as its known on Thursday 25th August this year. What is Janmashtami? Janmashtami is the birthday of Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna is the eighth avatar(incarnation) of Lord…
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Continue ReadingFatayer Jebneh#BreadBakers Fatayer Jebneh or cheese pastries are popular pastries sold in the Middle Eastern countries. They are called pastries or pies but unlike the western world pies which are made with flour and fat, these are made with a yeast dough. These pastries are popular street food served in Egypt, Lebanon and Middle East…
