Recipes by Sweatha Pai (Page 11)
Bean N' Rice Burrito | Hearty Mexican MealThey always say fashion trends revive or circulate or rather old trends make a comeback into limelight.For me its same with food/cuisines. Old favourites make a comeback sometimes. Now that there are several Mexican restaurants in my neighbourhood, I am in Mexican frenzy. Not ordering but cooking..Okay, make that "not just ordering,… |
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Khaliat Nahal - HoneyComb Buns | We Knead to Bake #9Khaliat al Nahal is known as Bee's Hive or Honeycomb in Arabic. The bread is called so because of its shape. The buns are baked close together and traditionally they are sweet buns though we can make these savoury too.I got to know of these buns when Aparna chose them as this month's challenge recipe. My first impression was that… |
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Vegan Crouu Doughnuts | Baking Partners Challenge #15Crouu Doughnut or a cronut is a new name to me. It is actually a croissant-doughnut pastry developed by Dominique Ansel and it is said that people queue up for this half croissant half doughnut cronut. Imitations of this recipe has mushroomed almost everywhere it seems.Wondering why too much fuss over a nut ? I did too till I tasted… |
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Crunchy Pretzels | We Knead to Bake #8I tasted pretzels few years and was fascinated by it. I am not a great fan of too crunchy things, but the saltiness and the knotty shape made me hold them at a distance with awe. Though I had tried softer pretzels and even tried stuffing them, hard crunchy ones always eluded me.But this time thanks to We Knead to Bake, where Aparna… |
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Speculoos Cookies | World Cookies for Baking Partners #13Speculoos are Dutch Spiced Cookies. These are like spiced shortbread cookies baked in Netherlands for St.Nicholas Feast in December or around Christmas.I love baking cookies and have a special affinity towards spiced ones. So I loved the World Cookies Challenge that was given by Swathi and Sowmya for Baking Partners #12 this time.Also… |
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No Knead Whole Wheat Parker House Rolls | Healthy Snacking AnytimeKneading is therapeutic. I have been very vocal about it in most of bread post. But there came a time when I didnt have enough time and wanted to bake bread.Did I tell you, these days I am on a bread high. I want to bake bread on most days and touch… |
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Whole Wheat Kulcha | Punjabi Bread in Wheat GoodnessKulcha is a leavened bread made from refined or all purpose flour and is a typical bread from Punjab in North West India. Whle Naan is yeast based, kulcha is made using baking powder and soda with yogurt/curd thrown in. As usual there are several variations to the recipe though most of them are using apf. For a long time I have been… |
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Savoury Kugelhopf | We Knead to Bake #7A Kugelhopf of gugelhupf is the German term for a marble or bundt cake. It traditionally consists of a soft yeasted dough with raisins, eggs, nuts etc baked in a circular pan with a central tube. Rather the bundt pan with which we are familiar is derived from the kugelhopf pan. All this time I didn't know about the savoury version of… |
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Four Seasons Merlot | Warm Up Chilly NightsThe quote sums up the post entirely. A nice wine with a perfect meal is truly a manna for those who enjoy the drinks.I am not one who enjoys chilly nights with a wineglass.But for a long time I have been planning to cook with it thus overcoming my aversion.And thats the reason why I joined Four Seasons Team GingerClaps. But when I got… |
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Tomato Crumble | Crumbly Caprese SaladWhats in a name? - said the Bard.The name doesn't matter as long as the taste is good. Atleast that was the intention whenever I try out something different.Normally whenever the items tomatoes, mozzarella and basil are there in my pantry the first thing that comes in my mind is a pizza or Caprese Salad. This time I went for the… |
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