DUM-KE-ROAT/HYDRABADI SPECIALITY/ SEMOLINA COOKIES FROM HYDRABAD/ खस्ता सूजी कुकीज़ Dum-Ke-Roat is not an ordinary cookie but keeps a special place in each and every Hyderabadi. This extraordinary cookie came into existence nearly a century ago by Hyderabad’s seventh Nizam,...
WHOLE WHEAT FRUIT N' NUT COOKIES For me, the morning tea does not complete without cookies or biscuits and if the cookies are homemade, I fly high. I baked these cookies yesterday with whole wheat flour, nuts and dried...

Lemon Curd Tarts

Lemon curd tart Lemon tarts are a classic French delicacy, to have as a dessert as well as a tea time snack. It's lemony and a little sweet-sour curd or custard which is filled into tiny tart shells. These tart shells are shortbread pastry crust which is baked crisp n...
​    Banana Blueberry Muffins   Banana blueberry muffins make a great combination in cakes,  a perfect match made in the baking world if I don’t exaggerate. Bananas are used as a base, so these are eggless. Blueberries are used to enhance the taste. These muffins are juicy, buttery and soft. The sweetness of ripe...
This mini chocolate-cherry tart is a soul-satisfying sweet treat prepared with the flavours combination of chocolate and cherries. Both the ingredients compliment each other. The flavour of chocolate is intensified with sweet juicy cherries. This divine dessert is prepared in layers and each layer burst into your mouth with...
CARROT-WALNUT LOAF CAKE This carrot-walnut cake is a rich, dense yet moist cake with the gooey texture. Cinnamon powder lifts the flavour. In fact, carrot and cinnamon are good friends and are magical when combined to prepare a sweet...
Christmas Fruit Cake What is the first thing that comes to mind when someone says Christmas, besides Santa Claus? It's the Cake!! The cakes make Christmas more special and people start preparations for the Christmas cake days ago. I started doing the same too. Generally, there are two major kinds of Christmas...
NO OVEN CHOCOLATE CAKE/CHOCOLATE CAKE (EGGLESS) Do you love baking and always crave cakes but don't have an oven? No worries! A kadahi or wok at home will play the role of the oven if you are passionate about...
Have you ever noticed the hawkers selling warm nan khatais by roadsides? Some even bake them in their custom-made ovens(modified oil tin canisters). Their roadside baking and delicious earthy smell of dough rising from the odd ovens pull visitors to buy...
FUDGY BROWNIES BROWNIES!! Oh yum! Who will resist oneself from drooling at the sight of chocolaty fudgy brownies? These are gooey, chewy and fudgy. These are magical because you don't want to stop after one!