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Vegan Prune Tea Cake

Long time, no bake! It was vacation time and were mostly not at home and the weather was not too beckoning to bake either. But now, back in Bangalore, the evening rains and drop in temperature is reason enough to get the oven cranked up. I also spent a better part of Friday morning cleaning up the r

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  • FULL RECIPE POST- Kathrikka Rasavangi - a traditional Tamil recipe prepared using brinjal / eggplant. This is a kind of sambar but somewhat thicker and we add boiled peanuts to the curry. . To serve 4: Cube 4 brinjals (smaller variety). Cook by boiling in salted water. Dry roast 1 tbsp Chana Dal, 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 4 dried red chillies, 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds and 1/4 cup desiccated coconut until Dal is golden brown. Grind to a fine paste with water. Boil 1/4 cup peanuts. Keep 1 cup cooked tur dal. Add paste, peanuts, Dal and 1-2 tsp tamarind paste to the cooked brinjal and boil until combined. Season with salt. Tempering: in hot oil, add mustard seeds, Curry leaves and asafoetida. Transfer over the curry. Serve with rice. . . . . . . . . . . . @tastingtable @_betterbutter_ #foodblogfeed #instayum #dosa #tiffin #indianfood #breakfastclub @huffposttaste @desi.diaries @goodfoodindia @cookinglight @betterhomesandgardensindia @thekitchen @food52 #vegetarianfoodshare @foodblogfeed #onmytable #eeeeeats #f52grams #saffrontrail #teampixel #bangalorediaries #bangalorefoodies #teampixel #pixel2xl @thefeedfeed.vegan #letscookvegan #thenewhealthy #eggplant #thefeedfeed #veganglutenfree #curryrecipes #indianfood
  • Sticking to my promise of more spontaneous posts here! . This boho-cozy patio just came together this evening. The cane guy got the chairs ready, the pouffes got delivered and the weather turned for the better. . I had barely 15 minutes until it turned all cloudy and dark so just clicked a pic to send to my husband. No styling, nothing! But you will see plenty of beautiful pics of this space on my feed. Couple of things that need to be done are hanging the bird cages and fixing a fan - do you say table fan or pedestal? . Where I bought what: ⭐️Vintage looking white table that can be extended to 6 feet length - @zefo_india ⭐️Green velvet chair cushions and chindi rug - @amazondotin ⭐️Rest of the chair cushions from @flipkart ⭐️Pouffes @pepperfry_official ⭐️Pine wood chairs -bought from IKEA US ⭐️Old cane chairs- now refurbished in a bright green blue weave . Need those chair leg caps because the cane guy did away with them 😂 . Loved shopping with @trumatter via whatsapp for some of the accessories :) . I had the blue green theme in mind and I think it turned out pretty much like how I had visualized it. . This was so much more fun that picking up one coordinated and expensive patio set. This is my space and it is a reflection of me :) . Tell me how you liked this post 💕🙏🏽
  • All my favourite summer ingredients in one frame - ok may be a couple of them missing ;) .yogurt .cucumber 🥒 .mint 🌿 .pomegranate .black salt . For all those who think Indian cuisine is complicated, try this raita made using diced cukes, mint and pomegranate with bare minimum flavours of black salt and roasted cumin. You'll realize that Indian food can be restrained and minimalistic and yet pack a punch. . Get the step by step recipe for this on @liebherrappliancesindia FreshMAG blog-- will link in stories . 🌿🌿🌿 🌿🌿🌿 QUESTION FOR YOU: What is your favourite raita?
  • Holidays have started with a bang and it was homemade pizza for dinner on Friday and yesterday :) . Always make enough dough and sauce so that you can make pizza for two dinners at least :) . Easy tips to make a solid pizza at home on my blog - old post so swipe up from stories. . What's your favourite pizza topping? For me, less is more. I'd think my favourite topping is mushroom and some fresh rocket tossed in olive oil. 🍕🍕🍕
  • When the skies put on a show for sunset, you can't help stop in your tracks and soak up all the beauty as time stands still. This sunset filled my heart.
  • I've been struggling without fresh basil in my kitchen garden for more than 4 months now. The cloudy Bangalore winters didn't help and whatever little I had growing, gave up on me. A smarter gardener would have started the seedlings in early Feb when the weather turns warmer and more sunlight is available in the day. I sowed these seeds 3 weeks ago and now I can see a set of true leaves coming up. SUCH JOY! With more intensive gardening, I think I need to keep a diary or Excel sheet of all the seeds sown to keep better track of things and also for better learning and reference for the next round of sowing. Note: leaves are very very tiny. This is a zoomed in shot
  • A gratefulness collage of some of the gifts from my garden for #tamilnewyear - May not end up cooking much because it's just two of us at home. Another way to celebrate is to be thankful for all our blessings and my garden is surely one of them. Wishing all those celebrating a very happy new year and may lots of happiness, love and prosperity come your way. இனிய தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துகள்
  • A happy moment from our last weekend's family trip to Lalbagh nursery. While I was shopping for ferns, seeds and edible plants, I couldn't help clicking a photo of this trolley put together by another gardening enthusiast. Such pretty flowers in colours of the rainbow! . There are two kinds of flowering plants. Perennial flowers that grow round the year and Annuals that grow once in the season and die. Annuals need to be planted every spring. . I've sown seeds of poppy, gomphrena and calendula this week (this may be a totally wrong season for calendula but no harm trying). These flowers will add colour to my vegetable garden while also getting in the bees, which are important for pollination. . I'm on a gardening mood on my blog too. There are two back to back very useful blog posts - one on my fav gardening channels on YouTube and another on growing lemon trees in pots. Go check them out on SAFFRONTRAIL.com . QUESTION FOR YOU: Have you tried growing flowers at home? If yes, which one is your favourite? .

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