Category Archives: Vegan

Ripe Palmyra fruit – Borassus Flabellifer

Keep Calm and eat ripe Palm!!! As mentioned in the previous post on the Tender Palmyra Fruit I am quite crazy about fruits in general and especially those that are unusual or exotic in some way. Among my list of intriguing … Continue reading

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Tender Palmyra Fruit – Borassus Flabellifer

  Keep Calm and eat Palm … fruit. I am an avid fruit lover and strange and unusual fruits have always appealed to me. I also have a fascination for palm trees and their produce, probably because coastal blood runs … 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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Guacamole

I have always been an avocado fanatic and I have gone to great lengths in my life to obtain good butterfruit (as they are also called). It has usually been difficult to source good fruit because for some inexplicable reason, … Continue reading

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Foxtail Millet Upma

The world feels alien and miserable nowadays, so today I will take you back a bit in time, just for the comfort that the old memories offer. Once upon a time, short short ago (this is how fairy tales and … Continue reading

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Sourdough Bagels

Staying imprisoned at home for nearly 4 months, has had its share of benefits too. Hitherto untouched and untried recipes have been played with and at times, not just the easy versions but also their artisan counterparts have been conquered … Continue reading

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Sabudana Khichdi or Sago Upma

I have been going crazy with my baking and unleashing whatever little creativity I have 😀 At times though, I quietly slip back into some traditional cooking and I try my hand at snacks and other dishes that suddenly take … Continue reading

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Matcha Sourdough Loaf

  Does one have a separate blog post for the same recipe that has merely been jazzed up by the addition natural colors? Yes indeed, if it is the dramatic marbled matcha, turmeric and black sesame stunner which demands and … Continue reading

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Sourdough Focaccia

  Well if you have been following my blog, you will see that I finally had my first outing after 3.5 months of self incarceration. The brunch at Taj Yeshwantpur was a welcome change and a breath of fresh air … Continue reading

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