Recipes

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Key : DF = Dairy Free (no milk or milk products) GF = Gluten Free EG = Egg Free  V = Vegetarian (no fish, poultry or meat/ may contain eggs) VG = Vegan (no eggs, dairy, fish, poultry, meat)

Starters & such

Curried Pumpkin Soup – V

Potato and Leek Soup (Potage Parmentier) – V

Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage Soup –  VG

Tangdi Kabab (Grilled Chicken Drumsticks) – GF

Breakfast & Brunch

Avocado Buckwheat Pancake 

Banana Buttermilk Pancake

Chocolatey Buttery Oatmeal

Golden Scones (Orange and raisin)

Oats and Wheat Idli (Steamed Savoury Cakes)

Entrée

Bashed Potatoes – V

Baked and Broiled Yellow Squash with Dill Vinaigrette – VG

Brown Rice Spaghetti with roasted red pepper pesto – V/GF

Comfy Coconut Pilaf – VG

Cranberry Mint Pilaf – VG

Curried Quinoa Pilaf – GF

Shredded Chicken Porridge/ Congee – GF

Yeast Breads

Artisan Style Pesto Bread – V

Bloody Orange Bread 

Basic White Bread – Beginner’s recipe – VG

Zucchini Apricot Bread – V

Flat Breads & Griddle Breads

Chapati –  Wholewheat Indian Flat Bread – V

Quick Breads

Guinness Bread – V

Chocolate Zucchini Bread – VG

Sides & Accompaniments

Avocado Cilantro Raita – V

Banana Raita – V

Cucumber Apple Raita – V

Cabbage Carrot Poriyal/ Stir fry – VG

Kai Lan Stir Fry with Chicken

Oh my ‘Gourd’ – Baked Bitter Gourd/ Karela – VG

Sunshine Pipérade – VG

Valor Beans Poriyal (Avaraikai Poriyal) – VG

Curries & more

Kadai Bhindi/ Okra in gravy – VG

Phool Gobi Subzi/ Cauliflower Curry (Dry) – VG

Pindi Chole/ Chana (Curried chickpeas) – VG

Dal Palak – VG

Cakes, confections & more

Heavenly Chocolate Ganache

Pink Lamingtons – a pink treat

Chocolate chiffon cake covered with Ganache and Truffles

Emergency Eggless Chocolate Brownies in less than 5 minutes – V

Christmas Fruitcake (Boiled version)

Cream cheese chiffon cake

My chocolatey experience in Le Cordon Bleu, San Francisco

Christmas fruit cakes – Tips and more!

Cupcakes & Muffins

Beery Cupcakes and Boozy Frosting

Banana Bran Muffins

Corn Spinach Muffins

Pizza Muffins

Desserts 

Basil Cardamom White Chocolate Chantilly

Cognac Cake Balls

Irish cream Panna cotta topped with Coffee Caramel Sauce – V

Strawberry Mousse Pie – V

Chocolate Strawberry Crumble Bar – EF/V

Lavender Apricot Ice Cream (No churn, Egg free, Gelatin free) – V

Sweets

Kesari Baath (Saffron Semolina Pudding) – V

Besan Badam Ladoo/ Gram flour Almond Sweet Balls – V

Snacks 

Caramel (Honey) Dipped Apples

Almond Butter Cookies

Red rice Murukku or Chakli

Choco-nana Crinkle Cookies (Whole wheat, Egg free, Dairy free) – VG

Condiments 

Blueberry Preserve

Black Forest Preserve

Ginger Chutney

Herbed Cream Cheese Dip

Orange Butter

Cinnamon Maple Butter

Lemon/ Lime pickle – South Indian style

Beverages

Pom Glögg/ Mulled pomegranate drink

Smoothies (Mostly Vegan)

D.I.Y

Garam Masala/ Warm Savory Spice Blend

Homemade Cream Cheese without starter culture

Miscellaneous

Orange Pomander

Two years blogversary and a giveaway

Orange Bath Salt