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easy, Easy Bakes, KiddieLunchBox, Teatime Treats

Recipe for Easy Strawberry Cake

January 24, 2015

A super simple bake using seasonal strawberries – just right to go with your tea or coffee. Get the recipe here!

by Nandita Iyer 
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beginner, Easy Cooking, KiddieLunchBox, Lunch, Salads, Vegetables, vegetarian

Lunchbox Ideas : Vegetable Peanut Noodles

August 12, 2014

Noodles with plenty of vegetables, a lip-smacking dressing and lots of crushed peanuts make this a happy lunch! Or something to pack in your lunchbox.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Baking, Easy Bakes, Eggless Baking, how to, KiddieLunchBox, Teatime Treats, vegetarian

Easy Eggless Chocolate Cake

December 27, 2013

This is one cake recipe you must keep in your recipe folder – a simple easy eggless chocolate cake.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Baking, Coconut Recipes, easy, Easy Bakes, Healthy, KiddieLunchBox, Snacks, vegetarian

Healthy Baking : Savoury Rosemary Coconut Cookies

October 29, 2013

A cookie with not-so-common flavours of rosemary and coconut married off in a savoury cookie. If you don’t have a sweet tooth, this one is for you!

by Nandita Iyer 
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easy, Easy Bakes, KiddieLunchBox, Snacks, Teatime Treats

Lemon Blueberry Muffins – with the kid in the kitchen

October 10, 2013

These lemon and blueberry muffins are my kid’s favourite! Do try it out with frozen blueberries that you get in most supermarkets these days in the frozen products section.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Dinner, KiddieLunchBox, Pasta

The secret to a two minute 100% homemade pasta sauce

December 7, 2012

Are you curious to know this secret? This has truly just 2 ingredients and is done in two minutes – and it will be your favourite pasta sauce recipe.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Breakfast, Healthy, how to, KiddieLunchBox, Nutrition

The perfect lunchbox and recipe for Spinach Pesarattu

November 2, 2012

How to pack a perfect kids’ lunchbox – practical tips and tricks

by Nandita Iyer 
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Breakfast, Easy Bakes, KiddieLunchBox, Snacks, vegetarian

Eggless Savoury Muffins with Sun Dried Tomatoes, Cheese and Olives

April 17, 2012

It’s vacation time at the play group, which means the little boy, when not up to any nefarious activities, is hanging around the kitchen, making puppy eyes at me, saying “Mummy, I want something to eat”, which is not entirely a bad thing. He likes to eat most (if not all) the stuff I make, showers m

by Nandita Iyer 
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Easy Bakes, Eggless Baking, Healthy, KiddieLunchBox, Teatime Treats, vegetarian

Honey Cake – a Recipe for Ukrainian Honey Cake

October 15, 2010

This is a quick and easy cake made with just 2 tablespoons of oil, egg free, and big on flavour. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee

by Nandita Iyer 
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Breakfast, easy, Easy Bakes, KiddieLunchBox, Snacks, Teatime Treats, Winter

Apple Fig and Poppyseed Muffins

July 31, 2010

Apple, Fig and Poppyseed Muffins – delicious and simple, bake them over the weekend for a teatime snack!

by Nandita Iyer 
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Baking, Easy Bakes, Eggless Baking, Healthy, KiddieLunchBox, Winter

Pumpkin Date Cake

January 9, 2010

Combining the goodness of yellow pumpkin and dates in one cake, perfect for kids’ lunchbox or a tea time guilt-free treat.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Breakfast, easy, KiddieLunchBox, Snacks

Savoury multigrain yeast pancakes

April 1, 2008

These savoury pancakes make for a quick breakfast or dinner. The key ingredient here which isn’t usually used in pancakes results in soft fluffy pancakes. And that does away with the need for eggs, milk or baking powder.

by Nandita Iyer 
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  • Another photo from a shoot I did with my neighbour for her saree draping workshop at @ahundredhands last month.
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This saree belonged to my grandma and it is nearly 40 years old. The silk has been washed several several times over the years. It drapes ever so softly and falls beautifully. I don’t even dare to iron this delicate fabric. ⭐️
Draped by my neighbour Janaki in whose hands the fabrics simply flow, a  knot there, a tuck here and a fold there and what you see this - no pins, no petticoat, no nonsense. The cascading back pleats are more dramatic but the front is lovely as well. Swipe to see the front style.
  • {HIRE ME}
Is my salad doing justice to the pretty bowl or is the pretty bowl doing justice to my salad?
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Mostly all leftovers from yesterday's ZESTY SALAD WORKSHOP goes into a big salad for our lunch today.
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Now getting to the 'hire me' part-- Since I am back in the workshop groove, if you are a lifestyle /beauty/ health brand or a corporate that wants to conduct healthy cooking / eating / salad making workshops for a group of people, then please email me at saffrontrail@gmail.com - you can also email me from my bio. Preferred location is Bangalore but I am willing to consider traveling to other cities too.
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If you know of a brand or HR friends who would be keen on collaborating with me for talks and /or workshops, please share this post with them💕💕
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Ah, the pretty bowl is from @freedomtreehome btw. Not sponsored .
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Bringing more Amla goodness to you with this post!
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Blueberries are on the top of every antioxidant rich foods list. The antioxidant content of a food is measured in Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) units. Amla or Indian gooseberry has an ORAC score of 2,61,500, which is over 50 times that of blueberries. I hope that convinces you to make amla a part of your diet. Here's a simple recipe for Amla- Raita. You can mix this with rice and eat as a simple meal.
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Amla Raita

Serves 4

4-5 amla 
¼ tsp turmeric

¼ tsp salt

3-4 tbsp coconut

2 green chillies

¼ tsp salt

2 cups yogurt

1 tsp oil

¼ tsp mustard seeds

1 sprig curry leaves

Pressure cook the amla with ½ cup water along with salt and turmeric for 4-5 minutes.

Drain amla and remove seeds. (Drink up any leftover water in cooker or add to dal)  In a mixer jar, grind together cooked amla, coconut, green chillies and salt to a coarse paste.

Add this to yogurt and whisk well.

Heat oil in a small pan. Fry mustard seeds and curry leaves. Once seeds splutter transfer over the raita. 
Do try this during the current amla- season and tag me if you post it here!
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For more such recipes, follow @saffrontrail
  • When I first came across @naina online, I was so blown away by the way she photographed people. Over the years, over bits of conversation, offline and online, our little friendship grew. I have even sent her pictures of shoes on WhatsApp to ask which colour to go with 😂
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She was in Bangalore over the weekend and we met for coffee and then lunch. It was such a pleasure to model one of her hand painted brooches - check these out at @khaosphilos, these are one of a kind wearable art.
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📸 @naina
  • If there’s one thing you need to try this season, it is my neighbour Tulsi aunty’s Amla Pickle. As winter comes in, this vitamin C and antioxidant packed condiment will keep you going. It makes a big batch as you can swipe to see in the photos, but what better gift to give family and friends, than a bite of good health? Save this post as the recipe that I shared in my column in @livemintlounge is here for you to use.
This is a unique recipe coming to you from a pickle expert and I have tried to share every bit of info that Aunty shared with us while teaching us last year. If you try it, tag me because I’d love to see you make this! #saffrontrail #stcooks
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Bowl: @freedomtreehome
  • Guess what is the main ingredient in this salad?

Clue: it's a good example of #zerowaste cooking
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Keep your answers coming in the comments. Shall disclose the correct answer in a few hours.
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UPDATED TO ADD: This salad is made from stems of Red Amaranth / chauli / Lal Math 
#stcooks #saffrontrail
  • Today’s a special day and I wore my maternal grandmother’s saree - one of the few that I selected from her wardrobe after she passed away, at the insistence of my aunt. I wear these so often. They are soft, drape easily and just feel good to wear. Doesn’t that make a saree the best garment, the fact that it can be passed down to your next generations?
  • What's your favourite thing to go with chai?
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It's that kind of day in Bangalore!

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