Poori is deep fried puffy breads that are my absolute favorite. With being health conscious and all, I never really made them since it involved deep frying of the dough, and the one time I ever tried it, I ended up as flat and brittle – more like papads instead of soft and puffy breads … [Read more…]
If there is a food item I absolutely can’t stand, it is bananas. I mean, I won’t stay in the same room as you, if you were eating a banana. I don’t know why. I have always disliked bananas since I was a kid. DH though loves them. Opposites attract eh! Over the years, I … [Read more…]
I’ve always wanted to try yeast breads and for some reason I have always been nervous about how it would come out. My past two successful attempts were in summer – Foccacia bread and Oatmeal Batter Bread. But, given winter has already set in now, I was kind of skeptical of trying this again. But, … [Read more…]
I had bookmarked this recipe from Aipi’s USMasala a long time back. I usually make parathas with tofu, and I have posted my Lauki Tofu Paratha recipe here. I was looking for a variation to this recipe and when I saw Aipi’s recipe, it was full of so many healthy and tasty ingredients, that I … [Read more…]
Whole wheat is good for you, we all know that…but if you would like to maximize that goodness? Thats exactly what this recipe is about. I was browsing through the bulk foods aisle this week when I went grocery shopping and found wheat bran in one of the bins. I was so excited that I … [Read more…]
‘Pain Perdu’ literally means ‘Lost Bread’ in French. It was an innovative way of using up leftover bread that was invented by French cooks. But, I did not use up leftover bread here….I bought a beautiful loaf of Challah bread from the local bakery, with the sole objective of making ‘Pain Perdu’. I had never … [Read more…]