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Marble Cake with Oil | Easy Chocolate Marble Cake

May 15, 2020

If you’ve come here wanting to make a pretty marble cake, you are in the right place! Most marble cake recipes are modified pound cake recipes. They do need a LOT of butter. Whether you don’t want to use pound-cake level butter in your baking,… [Read More…]

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Stocking up on pantry essentials in a coronavirus situation

March 23, 2020

Stocking up on some essentials in coronavirus situation Firstly, let me get the most important message out of the way. This post does not encourage hoarding in any manner. Its only aim is to help you stay stocked up with the essentials in case we… [Read More…]

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Saffron Trail Digest

Living through Covid19 in India

March 23, 2020

This is the first post in a series of posts on my thoughts about living through Covid19, sharing cooking and lifestyle tips to cope with the situation and sharing useful links to read on the subject The last few weeks have been all-consuming – the… [Read More…]

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Food and Travel, Travel

Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre – Things to do in a weekend

September 25, 2019

I used to live in Hyderabad between 2009 and 2011.  After moving to Bangalore, I did not get the chance to go back. When I was invited to spend a weekend in Hyderabad by Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre along with my friend Lakshmi, in the… [Read More…]

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Fast Day recipes, Salads, Summer, Vegan

Rainbow Salad – Asian Style and Vegan

August 27, 2019

This Rainbow Salad is my take on the Vietnamese style rice noodle salad. It has all the colours, textures and flavours of the Vietnamese salad, just no rice noodles. Vegetables like carrot, cucumber, bell peppers, cabbage etc. are either peeled or spiralised into noodles or… [Read More…]

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Beet Feta Walnut Dip -Just 4 Ingredients

August 23, 2019

This Beet Feta Walnut Dip is inspired by the absolutely memorable eclectic menu I tasted at the Public Bar and Dining Room at The Refuge in Manchester as a part of a small plates platter. I wanted to try it out at home as soon… [Read More…]

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beginner, Curry, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, how to, Indian

Basic Curry Recipe: Oven Roasted Tomato Gravy

July 30, 2019

This oven roasted tomato gravy is an easy hands-off way to make a restaurant style Punjabi gravy dish, with either paneer or vegetables. A rich tomato-flavour, balanced out by sweetness, a smooth texture and the hint of smokiness that is a classic feature of dhaba… [Read More…]

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Diabetic friendly, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Millet Recipes, Monsoon, One Pot Cooking, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Winter

Pearl Millet Recipes | Savoury Pearl Millet Porridge | Bajra Khichdi

July 24, 2019

This pearl millet recipe needs overnight prep in terms of soaking. That apart, this gluten free grain combined with mung dal and vegetables, makes a wholesome healthy meal. It is also an excellent recipe for diabetics. Want to add more whole grains in your diet… [Read More…]

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beginner, Gardening, gluten free, Glutenfree, Greens, Healthy, Salads, Vegan

Mango Rocket and Hazelnut Salad

June 24, 2019

A part of my kitchen garden is taken over by the rocket gone wild. Time and again I have written about easy it is to grow your own rocket / arugula. It’s crazy how the gourmet food stores charge a bomb for what grows so… [Read More…]

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Diabetic friendly, Fast Day recipes, Global Vegetarian, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian, Winter

Vegan Cauliflower Salad with Indian flavours

June 9, 2019

Cauliflower has been enjoying its moment under the sun for a couple of years now. A decade ago, if anyone told us that cauliflower would be used to make pizza crusts, we would call them crazy. Today, you can make absolutely anything weird with cauliflower… [Read More…]

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Eating Out, Global Vegetarian, Lifestyle, Review

The one place you MUST eat at in Mumbai

June 5, 2019

Why is this the one place you must eat at in Mumbai? not modernist for modernist sake no foam and froth a good representation of most parts of India  delicious tasting food wow moments make a regular appearance during the course of the meal good… [Read More…]

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8 reasons you must visit Mauritius for your next holiday

May 30, 2019

The toughest part about going on a holiday is deciding the destination. Easy connectivity, time taken to reach, weather, food to suit your dietary preferences and budget are some of the important considerations when it comes to taking a decision. If it is a family… [Read More…]

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