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Chocolate Whoopie Pies | Baking Partners November Challenge

Chocolate Whoopie Pies | Baking Partners November Challenge by Sweatha Pai

Winter has started and countdown to Christmas and New Year has already started. Nights are getting longer and we can feel the chill at 6.30 itself. In such depressing weather a mood enhancer or a pick-me -up is a perfect solution. What better than chocolate or rather fudgy chocolate cookies sandwiched with butter cream.!Chocolate…

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Studded Banana Bundt Cake | Perfect Indulgence

Studded Banana Bundt Cake | Perfect Indulgence by Sweatha Pai

Last post was delayed post. Talking of delayed posts this one takes the cake .. literally. This studded banana bundt cake was something I made almost 4 months ago and was sitting in the drafts.What to do with a blackended banana?. Every time I see such a thing siiting on the counter,I make a face and move away. I prefer not to bake…

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Dry Fruit Laddoos | Quick Fix Sweet

Dry Fruit Laddoos | Quick Fix Sweet by Sweatha Pai

Diwali is long gone. Normally Diwali posts are before the festival. But for me I am busy that time. Sometimes cleaning, sometimes real work other times laziness. Something or other to keep myself busy. Usually I make the traditional poha for Diwali. This time I tried a quick fix laddoos as well. The no sugar, no bake nutty laddoos are…

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Cupcakes with a Desi Twist | Festive season goes on..

Cupcakes with a Desi Twist | Festive season goes on.. by Sweatha Pai

Come festive season people go for traditional sweets. Laddoos, halwa, kheer, et all appear in various avatars. Rich sweets that wow the taste buds and make the festive season more festive. Diwali especially is the time or festival where sweets lay a prominent role. We make sweets and share it with friends and family.But why make the…

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Sweet Potato Chaat | Festive, Filling & Healthy

Sweet Potato Chaat | Festive, Filling & Healthy by Sweatha Pai

Among my favourite veggies, sweet potato has a memorable place. I loved the sweet potato chips my mum used to make. This was one of my favourite childhood snacks. To be honest I never tried sweetpotato except as chips. It was later after marriage, I got to know this potato relative and started enjoying it steamed and seasoned and in…

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Mast Kalandar Vrat & Utsav Maha Thali | Make Navratri Special & Authentic

Mast Kalandar Vrat & Utsav Maha Thali | Make Navratri Special & Authentic by Sweatha Pai

Dussehra,Dasara, Navratri, or Durga Puja -call it whatever name the nine days of celebrating the Goddess in different forms are here again. In 2014 they start from today-25th September and continue till Vijayadashmi or the tenth day on October 4,2014.…

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Simit with Cheese & Olives | Baking Partners September '14

Simit with Cheese & Olives | Baking Partners September '14 by Sweatha Pai

When it comes to bread baking I am definitely in. I love experimenting with the recipes adding a twist here and there, replacing this and that, etc. This also gives rise to confusion sometimes. The several options running inside my head might lead to nowhere. This time also for Baking Partners Challenge when simit was the given bread…

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Broken Wheat Kheer | Wishing All A Prosperous & Healthy Onam

Broken Wheat Kheer | Wishing All A Prosperous & Healthy Onam by Sweatha Pai

Today all Keralites across the world celebrate Onam, the ancient yet modern harvest festival. The festival brings to mind the colourful flowers, clothes and the prosperous or rich lunch or OnaSadya along with the myths associated with the festival. Not…

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Pane Bianco | We Knead to Bake August '14

Pane Bianco | We Knead to Bake August '14 by Sweatha Pai

I love baking breads and love it especially when I have to make it savoury.All the savoury ingredients kneaded into the dough or topped onto it makes it heavenly. Its ok when you roll it out fill it and bake it as a normal rectangle or round loaf / buns. I have tried crescent rolls as well.Thats the max I could go I used to think.…

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Spinach Cheese Swirls | Baking Partners August 2014

Spinach Cheese Swirls | Baking Partners August 2014 by Sweatha Pai

I rarely try making puff pastry at home. The ingredients are just flour, salt and butter but the work involved over a span of 2-3 days is enough to put me off. But still it was a well enjoyed challenge this month for Baking Partners when puffpastry from BBC was chosen by Sangeetha and Swathi.Ingredients:Preparation:Sift flour and salt…

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