Category Archives: Oota

Date Chutney

A Date with a chutney … or a Chutney with a Date. This blog is about both. Yet another of my long pending projects that await my fickle mood and mind, until something catalyzes the process and helps it come … Continue reading

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Quinoa Idli and Dosa – Recipe

Idlis and dosas are the ever popular breakfast of not just South India but these ubiquitous dishes are also loved all over India and in Indian food joints across the world. These rice breads of sorts are basically made from … Continue reading

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Wholegrain Apple Muffins with Berries

  Sometime in June 2020, I had gone on a muffin spree, triggered by the sudden unearthing of my muffin pan that been neglected, just like my pre corona baking. While I had planned to make most use of the … Continue reading

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Sourdough Blue Pea and Hibiscus loaf

My constant and not very satisfactory endeavor to obtain natural coloring in my breads, has always led me on the hunt for no fail ingredients. One such item is the Blue pea flower (Clitoria ternatea) which seems to be favoring … Continue reading

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Watermelon Pizza Salad

By now you probably know that I have this habit of suddenly fixating on a type of dish and then creating a flurry of variants while the ‘josh’ (enthusiasm) lasts. The previous Pomelo salad post reminded me of another salad … Continue reading

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Pomelo Salad

In between rapid bouts of Sourdough, discoveries of new fruits and the frequent home delivery restaurant review, I occasionally also manage to make time for simple recipes which I then take ages to post because the queue is long and … Continue reading

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Paddu with Ripe Palmyra Pulp and Sourdough Discard

My new found love for the Ripe Palmyra Fruit and its golden pulp, has led to my imagination running riot (like that is a new thing 😎 ) and with that has come the creation of several recipes which the palm pulp … Continue reading

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Sourdough Loaf with Ripe Palmyra Pulp

  Have I gone nuts with my sourdough (SD) baking? Have I played with weird ingredients in my SD bakes? Have I had an insane amount of fun doing so? Am I going to continue creating ridiculously exciting bakes? Am … Continue reading

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Independence Day Jelly

August 15th is India’s Independence Day and this time due to corona, our ‘freedom’ has taken a hit and we are all prisoners of this tiny twit of a virus. Yet we are trying to stay safe by staying home … Continue reading

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Sourdough Matcha Loaf with Buttermilk

Those of you who have seen my earlier Sourdough Matcha loaf will remember its gorgeous and colorful pattern, which made me do the happy dance. Somehow natural colors and me do not have a joyful history, with most of the … Continue reading

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