Chilli Garlic and me

A bag of walnuts straight from the valleys fell into my lap owing to good friends... I took this as a sign and immediately started thinking of how to use them. These muffins are delicious and come in handy if you have ...

These mini pies are juicy and moist inside and very easy to make. You can prepare these for breakfast, high tea or picnics. The filling is quite simple and you can make it ahead and just put inside the pastry and bake ...

I am fascinated with Turkish cuisine. During my visit to Turkey we devoured boreks, kebabs alongwith the fragrant Turkish tea. Boreks are savoury pies filled with cheese, vegetables or meat. The base is a thin flaky ...

This is a perfect pie for breakfast but I like to serve it on a chilly winter evening with a warm cup of coffee or masala chai. I have been baking this shortcut pastry for many years and I keep on changing the topping ...

These English scones are perfect for tea time or snack time. Normally the scones are served along with jam or clotted cream but you can try with unsalted butter (if you are not keeping a count of the calories) and they ...

It’s twenty four hours before Christmas eve and lo and behold! No preparation done for the mandatory Christmas cake. So I sprung into action and had to think of a quick fix. Instead of using rum, I used port wine and ...

This could be summed up as my ode to the festive season. Holidays knocking at the door and a momentary relief from the long schedule of exams. The tartness of the cranberries and the sweetness of the raisins work well ...

I have been meaning to make these for a long time. They are soft and gooey in the centre and have a crinkled look after they are baked and hence the name ‘crinkles’. I got this recipe from Joy of Baking. It tastes ...

This cake is a tribute to one of the most amazing cooks I have met in my life and a wonderful person Mrs Sinha. The original Apple Banana cake is her recipe and I tweaked it little here and there. It’s a full proof ...

What if I tell you that this cake actually is one of the most delicious cakes I have ever tasted… will you believe me? Well, believe it or not it is the truth and you won’t come to know unless you make it. I came ...

Sweets all around…after all its festive time. So join in the fervour and enjoy these wonderful chocolate chunk cookies. They are absolutely delicious and I can vouch for that, by the speed the cookies kept on disappearing ...

The name may suggest lot of combinations but actually it was a woman’s desperate attempt to whip up something decent to put in front of her guests especially when you have forgotten to stock up your refrigerator. I ...

Never throw away stale bread.. this is what I learnt when I saw this recipe at Food Safari. This is a Maltese recipe and is another version of the bread and butter pudding. You will find all the ingredients in your kitchen ...

This is a traditional English pie. There are generally two types of custard sauce, cooked and baked. The one I made is baked and is super easy. The custard filling for this tart is creamy and vanilla flavoured. I must ...

This is the last and concluding recipe of this chocolate cake series. The recipe I am sharing today is an Eggless Chocolate Coffee cake which is delightfully simple to make. This is a very moist and gooey cake. Chocolate ...

In the second part of this series I will be sharing with you the recipe of Chocolate Orange Cake. I picked this up from a TV show but unfortunately I don’t remember the name of the chef. The flavours in this cake are ...

My city is all decked up and glittering with decorations and colourful flags, set to welcome Lord Ganesha. I have been hearing drum rolls everywhere throughout the day marking the beginning of the weeklong celebrations. ...

When I had started baking few years back, marble cake was one of the first cakes that I had baked. Before I had baked it, I reckoned it to be a very difficult recipe but once I started, it became super easy. I have added ...

The men in my family love doughnuts, so I have been searching for a good recipe for quite a long time and finally got one from bakingabout.com. There are generally two types of doughnuts, cake doughnuts and raised doughnuts ...