The Internet has been carrying a lot of buzz about Sun Tea. It seemed like something I would like to do (if and when I found the patience) but I always put it on the back burner thinking I’d like to add some fruit to it. But fruit is difficult to find in my pantry …
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Every Thursday, when the family would fast for the family deity, my great grandma would make naralachi vadi or coconut fudge squares for prasad or the offering to god. She would labor over a panful of freshly grated coconuts, often plucked from the tree in the backyard, stirring in clotted cream, milk and sugar and …
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A few weeks ago, Sir Knife, or Kalyan of Finely Chopped fame, announced his second Food Walk–this time, he was going to Fort. I had missed his first walk, the one to Bohri Mohallah, the mecca of all things non-vegetarian and sinful. I was not going to miss his second walk–especially because the area has …
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If you’ve been following this blog lately, you’ll know that I’m participating in Aparna’s fantastic year-long festival, We Knead to Bake. Breads are my Achille’s Heel. I can barely get by a week without baking any. So far, I’ve made Pull-apart Pesto Rolls and Croissants as part of this fantastic festival, and this month, it …
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It’s been breads, breads, and breads for a while now. Let me start with the highlights: 1. I did a feature for BBC Good Food India–the March issue carries six of my favorite bread recipes (focaccia, multigrain loaf, Nutella pull-apart rolls, dinner rolls, everyday white loaf, and pita) and a small article on the science …
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Avanee likes cookies, and thankfully, she is equally excited about savory crackers. I try to bake them as often as I can because then I am at peace in the knowledge that the kid is downing stuff made at home–stuff that is made without ingredients that sound like they came out of the school’s chemistry …
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Choux pastry. I made it last when I was studying Confectionery in college. That was gods knows how many decades ago. Then, last week, I was suddenly craving them, so decided to take the effort to make them at home. They turned out fabulously and were wiped out by the family in no time. These …
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