Experiments in Cooking
Pongal is a festival celebrated in Southern India to mark the beginning of Spring and the growing season. It coincides with when the Sun enters the constellation corresponding to Capricornus in the Tamil astrological calendar. Like most Indian festivals, there is a special food for […]
I have been experimenting with my Seeded Bread recipe to get more depth of flavor as well as weights on the flour instead of volume measurements. I made this recipe using a sponge. The sponge had 250 g flour, 220g of water, and 1/8 tsp […]
I was introduced to this recipe by my good friend B who does a lot of experimental cooking and is an amazing cook. I had to try it right away! The first time, I made it with a mix of almonds and cashews, and it […]
My family has been hooked on Whole Food’s Seeduction Bread for a long time. I decided to try a copycat recipe which I’ve further modified over the years to suit our tastes. I like to proof my yeast first. I add half the flour on […]
Poha is the comfort food of my undergrad days spent in Northwestern India. It was something I hadn’t tasted till then, which suddenly become my breakfast staple for the four years I spent in Rajasthan. Poha is flattened rice that can be cooked quickly, and […]