Recipe: Tricolour Mini Rava Idlis Want to celebrate India’s Independence in style? Try out this easy instant tricolour mini rava idlis where I have not used any artificial colours. For orange idlis I added cooked carrot puree and for the green ones cooked spinach puree. Rava idli batter is white. Healthy, easy to make and a satisfying breakfast or brunch with coconut chutney, tomato chutney, sambar or podi masala. The choice is yours. What Is Rava Idli? Rava is semolina in hindi. Generally, idli is made from fermented rice and lentil batter. But for a faster and quicker idli, semolina is used. Semolina is allowed to soak in water and plain yogurt for 30 minutes. This process helps the semolina grains to become a bit…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Avocado Tomato Sandwich Avocado Tomato Sandwich is a filling, delicious and healthy meal option especially for days when you don’t feel like cooking in summer. Best time to enjoy those fresh juicy tomatoes. When it comes to sandwiches, I love tomato ones, with avocado and the classic cucumber one. I bought those large juicy tomatoes on sale, yes went a bit crazy. Had an avocado that was ready to be eaten. And hubby had got some yummy sourdough bread. Put everything together to make a filling and healthy sandwich in a matter of few minutes. Whenever I use an avocado for sandwiches, I don’t use butter. This makes the sandwiches healthier with good fat from the avocado. While hubby prefers closed sandwiches, I rather…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Chole Bhature Chole Bhature is a popular dish in the Northern part of India. Apparently, it originates from Delhi. Chole is a spicy chickpea curry and bhatura is a soft puffed up flatbread that goes with the chole. One is bhatura and several are called bhature. It is also known as chana bhature. Generally enjoyed as a breakfast dish, but one can enjoy it for lunch or dinner. We love chole bhature with some chilled chaas. The process of making chole bhature with homemade chole masala or spice mixture may seem tedious but trust me, it is worth all the effort. The freshness of spices adds so much flavour and aroma to the chole. Sharing This Recipe With Sunday Funday Group Sunday Funday is…
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Continue ReadingPotato Bread Potato Bread is a white, soft and fluffy homemade bread. Leftover mashed potato is added to the dough. To make it more flavourful, I have added fresh rosemary and cheddar cheese. This bread makes a lovely sandwich bread. Memories Sometime back I had baked, (well actually some years ago..) an Irish Freckle Bread whereby potato is added to the dough. That bread was really soft and delish. So next on the list was to bake a savoury version. The first time I made the bread, I landed up with a very sticky dough and because of the extremely hot weather in Mombasa, the dough over fermented resulting a dough that I just couldn’t handle. Added some more flour, and then baked them as…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Carrot & Apple Bread Carrot & Apple Bread is a quick bread full of raisins, nuts and seeds. Using wheat flour, jaggery powder or brown sugar this nutritious bread is enjoyed both asΒ breakfast or dessert. We enjoyed it as a dessert with some hot custard poured over it. Though this bread can be quite dense because of all the added ingredients, trust me it is so moist and soft too.Β Put a slice in your or your kid’s lunch box. Take it for picnics. Sharing This Recipe With Sunday Funday Sunday Funday is a really fun group. Each week members come up with different themes and we make a dish accordingly. This week Wendy suggested we share any recipe where we’ve used…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Breakfast Tarts These Breakfast Tarts are prepared from puff pastry with a bit of vegetables and egg. A delicious savoury breakfast idea, you can add vegetables of your choice. Can also add bacon, sliced sausages, your choice of cheese, etc. I have chosen to use spring vegetables, fruit and herbs – baby spinach, fresh basil, mushrooms, bell pepper and baby tomatoes. An Arty City – Montreal Street Art, Murals and Graffiti are very much popular in most parts of the world.Β When you walk around Montreal City you will notice some sort of creativity be it paintings on building walls, meaningful graffiti, different shaped benches, small gardens with blooming flowers, shop windows dressed to attract anyone, or even small balconies of apartments. People in…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Egg-Free Date Cake This Egg-Free Date Cake isΒ moist, flavourful, full of nuts and dried fruits, wheat cake. Makes an excellent teatime, breakfast or picnic cake. No icing or frosting required as it tastes so good on its own. Best part is that once you’ve got all the ingredients, the cake is so easy to make and bake. Memories Being away from family is not very nice. Most of my family live either in India, UK, US, Europe, Dubai, Canada or Nairobi. That means I hardly ever get the opportunity to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, festivals with them. Though a disheartening reality, I tend to make the occasions special by making something sweet to celebrate with my hubby. It sometimes results in something sweet within…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Quinoa Dhokla Quinoa Dhokla is a gluten free, protein rich, healthy snack or breakfast option. Easy to make, these spongy, melt in the mouth dhokla are a good way to include protein rich quinoa in your family’s diet. And the best part is that they taste good whether they are hot or cold. This makes them ideal as lunch box snack option also. What Are Dhokla? Dhokra or dhokla are famous Gujarati snack, usually made with chickpea lentils and rice which are soaked overnight, ground to a paste and then steamed. Or dhokra flour is soaked overnight in warm water and sour yogurt. Then it is steamed. Nowadays there are so many variations too. Instant ones made from chickpea flour and semolina, from moong…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Egg-Free Wheat Pancakes Egg-Free Wheat Pancakes turn out so soft, fluffy and thick that you wouldn’t miss the eggs in them. And best part is that you don’t need any special ingredients. Pantry ingredients are enough. Enjoy them loaded with fresh fruits, just honey or maple syrup or load it up with chocolate sauce. What are Pancakes? Pancakes are flat, often thin or slightly thick cakes made in a frying pan or griddle using a a batter. Can be either sweet or savory. Traditionally, the batter is made with flour, egg, butter and milk. However, these days there are so many variations of pancakes. Though the description has the word cake, in reality pancakes are one of the oldest forms of bread known to…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: SHHH COOKING SECRETLY THEME: WORLD STREET FOOD RECIPE: UGANDAN ROLEX Ugandan Rolex has nothing to do with the famous watch brand Rolex. On the contrary it is a popular street food in Uganda which has a vegetable loaded omelette rolled up in a chapati or flatbread. The word rolex comes from rolled eggs. Enjoy Ugandan Rolex for breakfast, dinner, lunch or even as a snack. It is easy to make, cheap, filling, nourishing and best part is that it is a handheld food item. Roll up the Rolex in an old newspaper and serve it. Some may offer it in a brown paper bag. Best enjoyed while it is hot. Generally, the eggs are whisked with the chopped vegetables and seasoning in a plastic…
