20 Jan 2017

Chocolate Custard Ice Cream

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I had no idea of making this ice cream but when I make the Brooklyn Blackout Cake, I had about 1 cup of chocolate custard left over. So I decided to use it while making chocolate ice cream. And it turned out to be an awesome idea!  This custard turned a simple chocolate ice cream into an exotic...
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19 Jan 2017

Hot Milk Sponge Cake

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Plain, simple cakes are always special cakes. You can have it anytime of the day and you can serve it to anybody - old or young and everybody will absolutely love. Such is this hot milk sponge cake. So easy to make and it's such a soft and spongy cake. For sure, adding hot milk to the batter towards...
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18 Jan 2017

Mudakathan Keerai Dosai

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Few months back I suddenly suffered from severe knee pain. It was probably because of climbing all those stairs with the heavy school bags of my kids! Whatever the reason, I was struggling quite a lot with it and my maid suggested this recipe. I did some research on it and found out that this keerai...
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17 Jan 2017

Kambu Chocolate Cake | Pearl Millet Chocolate Cake | Bajra Chocolate Cake

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I first saw this recipe by Divya in Kitchen Galatta and I immediately knew I wanted to try this recipe and I noted down the ingredients. I had a packet of kambu and wanted to use it up and this cake seemed too good to pass by. I love cooking with millets and I'm always trying out different recipes...
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16 Jan 2017

Brooklyn Blackout Cake

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I happened to chance upon this recipe that my aunt shared on facebook and I saved it to try out later as I like to try different chocolate cake recipes. But never did I imagine what a huge hit this cake will turn out to be! I have baked this cake four times now (within 30 days) and every time I baked...
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14 Jan 2017

11 Jan 2017

Baby Corn Poriyal | Baby Corn Stir Fry

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My husband and me love baby corn but my kids are not so thrilled about it yet. Sometimes my daughter likes it and sometimes she doesn't so I make this one in a while. My most favorite thing to do with this baby corn is make a kurma or a simple masala.  This time I thought of trying out this stir...
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5 Jan 2017

Chocolate Cupcakes

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Chocolate cupcakes tastes absolutely delicious! They are a favorite with everybody! I have already posted a chocolate cupcake recipe that uses oil. I wanted to try one recipe that uses butter and this cupcake turned out fabulously. I made some regular cupcakes and some mini cupcakes for our prayer...
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4 Jan 2017

Petal Frosting

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Petal frosting is a beautiful way to frost a cake. I have always wanted to do this frosting but end up doing rosettes since it's simple and easy.  This is the first time I tried this petal frosting so it's by no means, neat or perfect but I'm sure I will get better as I practice this design often! I...
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2 Jan 2017

Broccoli Pulao

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Every time I see broccoli in the supermarket, I always remember the TV shows where they portray the broccoli as a distasteful horrible vegetable, and I somehow never picked it up! One day my anni bought this veggie for her daughters and I tasted it for the first time and ever since I have fallen in...
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1 Jan 2017

Double Chocolate Cake

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On this 1st day of the new year, I wish all my lovely readers, a very Happy and Blessed New Year!! Lots to be celebrated in the month of December so lots of baking to be done and that makes me very happy!!  I baked this cake first for my son's 1st birthday and then I made it again for his 4th...
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