My Food Journey

These delicious, sweet, and chewy sweet potato balls are a staple street food snack in Thailand. I first had these in one of the night markets we visited where street vendors lined up selling different types of delicious Thai staples. This snack is locally known as Khanom Kai Nok Krata because they are small like quail eggs, ( Khanom = snack, kai nok krata = quail eggs ) and they are quite easy to make at home.  The outside is crisp and like a little donut, and the inside is soft and chewy.  This popular street food is also known as sweet potato balls amongst the foreigners. I would say, this tastes almost like a mini doughnut, they have that yummy chewiness and airiness we all love in doughnuts. But this doughnut would be the easy to make since there is no yeast, no kneading, no proofing. You can also find similar versions in Malaysia and Indonesia.  Sweet potato is the base of this dough, so not only does that make it flavourful, it's a snack you can munch on with...

I love baking and love experimenting on various baked goods every time. This time it is a sweet braided bread called Babka. Also try out other Baked Goodies which are up on the blog. Now about Babka : What is babka? Babka is a dense cake although it looks like a bread- its a sweet yeast dough, filled with cinnamon or chocolate in layers and baked. One can call Babka is a sweet dessert with Jewish roots. It is somewhere between bread and cake. Babka is essentially brioche dough with a filling (such as chocolate or jam) and braided into a pretty shape. How do we prepare Babka? It is prepared with a yeast-leavened dough that is rolled out and spread with a filling such as chocolate, cinnamon, fruit, Jam or cheese then rolled up and braided before baking. I have used store bought jam but you can simply make your own version of jam and use that. Like I said you can use chocolate, Nutella or any spread you want. I have also tried pesto Babka. It’s simple as that! How should you serve/relish ...