My Food Journey

Well I don't remember ever having a special liking for brownies since I have always had the boxed version; until I had some homemade brownies made by my sister in law, Saritha. The best brownies I have had was then!! Thats when I started to crave for brownie and explored on making them at home.  Dry, crumbly and cakey brownies are not what I like. I prefer moist and fudgy with a bit of chew and isn’t too overly sweet.   So if you are craving homemade fudgy brownies, and if you have 10 minutes, (well that’s how long it takes to make these moist and fudgy homemade brownies) go ahead and read, this recipe is for you. If you are looking for some healthy bakes, do check out  Sweet Potato Brownies   on the blog.  Now what makes these Brownies Fudgy?  Several things make brownies fudgy instead of cakey. These brownies fall into the “fudgy” category, mainly because of : Fat to flour ratio: These brownies have a high fat to flour ratio.  They have more fat (But...

Snacks are always in demand and what better than something which kids love as well. These Mini bread pizza's are perfect for those sudden hunger pangs and also for getting in the necessary Veggies in. Extremely easy to make and tasty as well. Lets see how its done.  Video recipe uploaded on Youtube channel.  Check other  Tea time Snack  on the blog.  See Notes: ** Ingredients:  Bread slices - 6 or 12 (as per need) 1/2 cup butter or Herb Butter (Recipe below) 1/2 cup Pizza sauce (recipe below)  Mozzarella Cheese  Pasta or pizza cheese Veggies of your choice (I used carrots) Sausages (optional)  Pepper and salt (optional) ** Method:   Roll the bread and flatten a bit with a rolling pin.  Cut the sides or with a cutter into shape. Keep aside.  Grease a muffin tray with some butter.  Carefully tuck in each bread piece into the muffin hole.  Brush some herb butter (recipe below) or regular butter on each bread.  Bake ...

Palappam or vellaappam /lace appam's / Fermented rice pancakes/Kerala Appam's, call it by any name, its delicious. Palappam is a pancake native to Kerala cuisine and is prepared from fermented rice-coconut batter and makes for a delicious breakfast. Typically served alongside stew dishes, which can be either a complete vegetable stew, just simple Potato stew or a meat based like mutton or chicken stew. Growing up, these were the showstoppers of Christmas and Easter and special days. Also it was included in special menu for guests. Now we make them atleast once a month because we love these, especially our son. These appams are extremely easy to make. In the market, we do get ready made appam powder, and though its extremely easy to make and no planning needed, I would still like to go the traditional way because it does taste better than the ready made ones. Having said that I have used ready made ones, specially when I don't have time or haven't planned, and have unexp...

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 ...