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In love with garlic? In love with bread? Looking for a perfect perfect bread to have with your soup?…your search ends here Recipe: Ingredients: 12 cloves garlic, peeled (if you like garlic like me, can take more than 12 ) 1 1/2 cups milk 4 cups flour (maida) 1 tsp salt 2 1/4 tsps active dry…
Who doesn’t like bhature but then most of us end up worrying about the calories…Anu Maheshwary tried this recipe using wholewheat flour to take some of the guilt away. According to Anu “they fermented well, puffed up real good, were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside too” Recipe: Main I…
If this doesn’t make you want to start baking your own breads, nothing ever will…close your eyes, imagine this on your table and now rush into the kitchen..get baking!! Recipe : Ingredients: For the Dough : Flour 250gms Salt 1 pinch Butter 4Tbsp Sugar 4Tbsp Dry Active Yeast 1Tbsp Egg Yolk 1 Milk…
For those who love Middle Eastern Flavours… Recipe: Ingredients for Pita Bread: Flour- 3 Cups Salt- 1 1/2 tsp Yeast-1 Packet Sugar – 1tsp Warm Water- 1 ¼ Cup Honey- 1 tbsp Olive Oil- 1 tbsp Ingredients for Zaatar Filling: 3/4 cup olive oil few cloves garlic crushed into a paste with a pinch of sa…
New Delhi, May 20th 2014: It’s not every day that one would think that a staple lunch of aloo gobi could be washed down with a sweet and aromatic glass of Chenin Blanc or a Viognier. On the other hand, who would imagine quaffing wine such as full-bodied Chardonnay with perennial vegetarian snacks…
When few people comment that Indians do not know how to appreciate wine, I cannot but just smile. I agree that India is majority a whisky lover. However, it is more to do with availability, pricing, storage and repeated trials of wine. How many of us really liked the taste of our first sip of…
Appam, dosa, podi masala, kerala paratha, payasam and more. When I think of food from the southern states of India, all these come to mind. Southindies had invited us to try out a new concept lunch for their afternoon buffet. As we walked in, the ambiance reminded us of restaurants along major hi…
A wonderful initiative was recently organized by the NGO “The Smile Foundation” where they used a food based event as their fund raising activity along with celebrity chef Vikas Khanna. The format of the event was quite unique with some of the top CEOs from the corporate world coming together to…
The history of Mumbai can be traced back all the way to the 2nd century though recorded history mentions it somewhere around the 9th century. Early Arab travellers write about a place full of greenery and wildlife on the eastern outskirts of Mumbai around the 9th century, locals called it Chemula…
Amritsar, Punjab (May 17th, 2014) – Rejoice the dawning of the year of Horse and indulge in wide variety of authentic Cantonese cuisine at ThaiChi. Cantonese cuisine is one of the eight culinary traditions of Chinese cuisines infused with fresh ingredients to retain the unique flavor and texture…
Mango is my favorite fruit and it’s also one of those fruits that can be used for cooking in so many ways. Be it drinks, main course or desserts, use mango and that’s a sure shot way to make your dish standout. We, at Indian Food Freak, were recently invited for a Bloggers’ table at…
Have some fun with these quick and easy fruit jelly candies… Basis Jelly Recipe : Ingredients:1 cup cherry juice (or any juice of your choice)1 cup water1/4 cup sugar2 tbs gelatin Method:Dissolve the gelatin in water. In a saucepan combine juice, sugar, and water with gelatinBring it to boil over…
