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Tips and tricks to help you with Indian cooking

This Cooking Tips series is all about making cooking easier- right from buying and storing groceries / produce to kitchen hacks, time saving shortcuts and tips to make your life easier in the kitchen. This post rounds up some of the useful tricks to have up your sleeve for Indian cooking! [This list will be updated regularly, so do bookmark it for easy reference.] If you liked this post, also check out:

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  • Market scenes pretty much all around India today...freshly harvested sugarcane in a local market being sold for Sankranti / Pongal. . . . . . Follow @saffrontrail #saffrontrail
  • பொங்கல் வாழ்த்துக்கள்! Sweet pongal is in the making 🤗
  • When I realised my birthday was falling on a Sunday, I reserved for a Sunday brunch at Olive Beach so we could spend quality family time over great food and drink. I had heard plenty about @olivebeachblr Sunday brunch but given the distance, we hadn't tried this so far. . We read on menu that they have revamped their decade old brunch from a buffet to serving small plates, main courses and drinks on the table. Few desserts like the stunning looking brownie bite topped with caramel popcorn were on a cart but the churros and sourdough waffles were made to order. . The Khowsuey put together for by most attentive server Subrat was insanely flavourful. Pity I couldn't eat much of it after the many small plates we had gone through and I skipped the mains altogether. . The cheese platter I'm not sure if it was entirely the @begumvictoriacheese products which is the talk of the town. May be someone will confirm :) . The mushrooms small plate was so well done that I was wondering if I've ever eaten such a tasty mushroom dish. . I had a red wine sangria (loved it) and the husband and me both loved the vodka based Lavender Orchid Chili martini, it was very mildly sweet with good hit of chili, but I did not taste any lavender in that. . The churros were the lightest and airiest ones we've tasted and even my son kept saying that. However, I prefer the churros to have some substance and not so full of air. It tasted superb though with the hot chocolate sauce . All in all a great brunch, pricier than many other Sunday brunches yes, but quality, service and great food is assured, esp given that almost everything is made fresh for you. I also like the fact that people are not loading up their plates and wasting food.
  • A colorful bounty from my morning trip to Namdhari's (BANGALORE)...they have the best seasonal produce that you cannot find anywhere else. Orange sweet potatoes and butter nut squash were the highlights of today's haul and the absolutely blemish free strawberries. Also they sell the best little potted herbs that you can plant at home. Couldn't resist picking up an oregano pot. . Double tap if fresh produce like this makes you happy and gives inspiration to cook healthy, just like it does to me 😃 . for more such happy pics, follow @saffrontrail #saffrontrail
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  • Husband walks in home. Sees this beautiful flower arrangement. . "From a secret admirer," I tell him. He grins knowing fully well that I'm talking about myself only 😁😁😁 . Bringing in the birthday weekend with a flower subscription box from @theshadesofspring - the best kinda subscription box to gift yourself (or someone you love) if you ask me! . 🌷What I love the most about this is none of the annoying plastic and infinite rounds of cello tape to peel. The freshly cut flowers come in a box and you can arrange them however you like. Swipe to see this. . 🏵️The box comes with all the basic instructions. For more details, please check with them on their Instagram. (Not sponsored) This year, I want to support small businesses around me. I will try and share with you my finds either on feed or stories. . For more such home inspirations, please follow @saffrontrail #saffrontrail
  • For all you #arijitsingh fans out there! . 🎵🎵🎵This songs haunts me in phases and I simply can’t take it out of my head when I’m in that phase. It is an utterly beautiful melody and it grows on you each time you listen to it, discovering nuances you might have missed before. I’m nowhere close to perfection but I want to share with you anyway:) Got more than a few messages in response to my IGTV music video yday that you want to listen to me sing,so here it is...in two parts so please swipe and listen to the whole upload . L A A L -I S H Q #stmusic . For more such musical updates, follow @saffrontrail Like it? Save it to your folders to listen anytime :)
  • {COOKING TIP} Hands down, my all time favourite breakfast - Poha♥️ . added seasonal green peas to the mix-- Although I've made poha hundreds of times, each time I learn something new.... . I have two tips for you: . 🥜Before starting the tadka, Fry the peanuts in the oil, take it out with a slotted spoon and then continue with the tadka, frying onions etc. Add the fried peanuts to poha and mix it in just before serving to keep them extra crisp. . 🥔Today I used chopped boiled potatoes and I realise that they do not absorb the flavour of the spices the way raw potatoes do. Dice raw potatoes and fry in the oil after adding spices, chillies, ginger etc and once the potatoes are half cooked, add onion and continue with the recipe. This gives the best results with maximum flavour in every bite of potato. . Save the post if you want to use these tips the next time you make poha. I have a few poha recipes on my blog which if you hop over to stories, I'll link them up for you. (5 different Poha recipes linked) But make sure you use these two tips I've shared above for the best results. . . For more such cooking tips, follow @saffrontrail #saffrontrail

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