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Guilt-free Gingerbread – JFI Flour

When Santhi announced flour as the theme for JFI, I thought it would be very easy. I have a stock of flours in my pantry at all times. Mainly: Wheat flour Gram flour Rice flour Millet flour But it wasn’t easy at all deciding what to make. Chapatis, Parathas, dosas were too ‘everydayish’ for this won

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Morning glory muffins

My morning glory muffins I was just thinking to myself- what is the difference between a recipe I find in a blog and a recipe that I come across in some general food site? The answers were very clear. When I see it in a blog, I know for sure, there is someone just like me, who has tried and tested

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Orange Rum Cake for the Monthly Mingle

Coming up next- is something I made for Meeta’s Monthly Mingle . Well, there’s nothing much happening in India on the football front with the exception of Kolkata -where the 3 chief interests are Phood, Phish and Phootball (meaning food, fish and football) Kindly note that Phood and Phish are lis

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  • Another photo from a shoot I did with my neighbour for her saree draping workshop at @ahundredhands last month. 🌼 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? . Mostly all leftovers from yesterday's ZESTY SALAD WORKSHOP goes into a big salad for our lunch today. . 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. . 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💕💕 . Ah, the pretty bowl is from @freedomtreehome btw. Not sponsored .
  • (FULL RECIPE IN POST- SAVE the POST for the recipe ) . Bringing more Amla goodness to you with this post! . 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. . 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! . 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 😂 . 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. . 📸 @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 . Bowl: @freedomtreehome
  • Guess what is the main ingredient in this salad? Clue: it's a good example of #zerowaste cooking . Keep your answers coming in the comments. Shall disclose the correct answer in a few hours. . 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? . It's that kind of day in Bangalore!

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