If you haven’t tried a rose apple native to Southeast Asia, it is one of the most thirst-quenching fruit you can eat when you’re feeling parched. I had this in Gujarat one day when we were making a trek up a steep hill to visit a temple at the top. The woman selling fruit en route got her customers at the right place and the right time!
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Homemade Masala Bread with turmeric
One of my fondest memories growing up was waking up to the welcomed aromas of homemade baked bread on a long weekend Sunday.
For Mother’s Day this past weekend, I wanted to recreate that exact same bread that my mother used to make for us (Mom deserves some love back!)…but with a masala turmeric twist!
Rummaging through my mother’s old recipe file, I found her homemade baked bread recipe. The reviews were great and everyone said it was just like mom’s.
I realized making fresh baked bread doesn’t take a rocket scientist! No bread machine required.
Posted in Arvinda's Madras Masala, Baking, Sweets & Desserts, Breakfast | Tagged bread, Girl's Guide to Loving Life, masala, turmeric | 4 Comments »
Arvinda’s masala tins make for a unique and memorable wedding favour.
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For a beautiful presentation, Indian curries are served in a wok-like, Balti-style dish made from steel. In Toronto, buy these from Kitchen Queen in Toronto’s Little India.
Kitchen Queen is an amazing little store in Toronto’s Little India, jam-packed with Indian artifacts, statues, kitchen utensils…and balti dishes!
Posted in Cool Finds, Culture | Tagged balti dish, Gerrard Street, Kitchen Queen, Little India, PostAWeek2013, Toronto | 1 Comment »
Happy Earth Day everyone!
Tandoori Marinated Tofu on skewers on a bed of curried barley.
Do you ever feel like you’re on auto-pilot, and sort of robotic in your actions?
Sometimes the habits and lifestyle we keep is only out of mere habits, habits that we can change by making easy and simple changes. Small changes collectively make a huge impact. This is what the Earth Day movement is all about!
Adopting a plant-based diet is single most effective way to show Mother Earth some compassion. Meat production is extremely intensive on the environment so even cutting back on meat once a week can make a huge impact! Read more about the environmental impact of eating a meat-based diet in the Vegetarian Times here. Hellllo Meatless Mondays!
Serve this tofu on top of a bed of rice or grain of your choice or on top of a salad.
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Chocolate Shrikhand with Cranberries – a decadent treat!
Can I just say, sheer decadence can be captured in a cup of Shrikhand, a Gujarati dessert of strained yogurt spiced with cardamom and other Chai spices. A spoonful of this heavenly dessert can always put me in a good mood.
Just give me a reason and I will make this dessert in a moment’s notice!
Presentation is pretty in a glass dessert bowl or cup.
Posted in Arvinda's Chai Masala, Baking, Sweets & Desserts, Recipes | Tagged birthday, chai, chocolate, dessert, Indian, PostAWeek2013, Shrikhand | 3 Comments »
Chai Spiced Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Posted in Arvinda's Chai Masala, Baking, Sweets & Desserts | Tagged chai, eggless, pineapple upside down cake, PostAWeek2013, recipe | 5 Comments »
