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Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread which is similar in style and texture to a pizza dough. Focaccia can be used as a side to meals or as sandwich bread. It is basically a yeasted flat bread. Its also popularly known as Italian flat bread. The dough of a focaccia is flavoured with olive oil and if you wish can be topped with Herbs, Veggies, and even Non veg.  Just like a pizza dough, focaccia dough is made with flour, oil, water, yeast and salt. However, focaccia is made with more yeast than pizza dough. This allows it to rise more and creates a fluffier and more bread-like result. Focaccia's are usually served as a side dish. Focaccia toppings usually include a blend of oil and herbs. Although, sometimes onions, olives, tomatoes, garlic, cheese, ham are used. Step by step images are given for reference below the recipe. Do check out other  Italian Recipes  on the blog See Notes :**  Serves: About 12 Medium Pieces Ingredients: 1/2 cup (120 ml) extra...

Tired of eating Brinjal/ Eggplant in the same form? Try this recipe. Its a simple, quick brinjal stir fry with egg. Extremely simple and tasty. I love eggs since childhood and now my son does too. My mother used to add in eggs for most of the leafy veggies which I would refuse to eat otherwise. One such recipe is up on the blog and you check that  HERE . This recipe uses coconut so we can term it as thoran (kerala style coconut based stir fry) but usually in a thoran its just coconut and some mild spices. In this recipe I have added 1/2 tomato as well. You can completely avoid either the tomato or the coconut. Either way it will be tasty. Lets see how its done: Step by step images given for reference PS: Make sure to see notes at the end for tips. Notes** Ingredients: 2 Green Long brinjal (or any brinjal)** 2 tablespoon oil 1 onion chopped 1/2 tomato chopped (optional) 2 pods garlic finely chopped 1/2 inch ginger finely chopped 1 tsp Jeera/ cumin seeds 1/2 cup gra...

When you have a pizza lover at home, even at snack time, demand is for pizza. So for a quick snack for a pizza lover, I made pizza muffins which is quick, easy, similar to making a muffin; separate wet and dry ingredients and then mix them together. Only difference is that its savory muffins. Lets see how its done:  Makes: 12 large ones or 16 medium ones Ingredients:  All purpose flour - 1 cup Wheat flour 1/2 cup Baking soda 1/4 TSP Baking powder - 1 teaspoon Salt 1/4 TSP or as per taste  Mixed bell pepper (I used all 3-  1 cup total) Sausages - 1/2 cup or more as per taste Tomatoes - 3 Tablespoon Tomato sauce/ pizza sauce/pasta sauce -1 tbsp or more as per taste/ more for garnish Mixed Italian herbs  Pepper as per taste Cheese ( I used pasta cheese and mozzarella) Olive oil 1/2 cup 2 Eggs or Curd -1/4 cup Milk 3/4 cup  Method:  Mix all the dry ingredients listed from all purpose flour to salt in one bowl and k...