Author: Kanak Hagjer

baking / dried cranberries / garden produce / green tomatoes / tomatoes / Uncategorized / walnuts

January 16, 2020

Green Tomato Loaf Cake

A loaf cake made with green tomatoes.

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January 15, 2020

Orange Kheer

Kheer made of thickened milk and oranges.

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January 11, 2020

Tomato Shorba

A light and flavourful soup with spices and herbs.

basil / cake / home-grown / home-grown basil / orange zest / oranges

December 27, 2019

One of the greatest culinary joys of last year was discovering the combination of basil and lemon in something sweet. And discoveries happen by endlessly scouring the internet with the hope that the recipe...

pastry / pie

December 5, 2019

Coconut Pie

The differences between a tart, a pie, and a quiche are a blur.~ ~Yotam Ottolenghi Now that the weather has turned cooler, I am looking forward to making coconut-based desserts. Or even simple coconut...

active dry yeast / baking / beetroots / bread

November 24, 2019

Star bread with beetroot pesto

There are quite a few star bread posts on my blog. But I had never made one with beetroot pesto before. Breads with some kind of filling are loved by my boys and it’s...

pastry / shortcrust pastry / tart. / Uncategorized

November 9, 2019

Tree Tomato Frangipane Tart

One of the joys of baking during the cooler season is the availability of tree tomatoes in our city. They only have a hint of the acidic and balances out the sweetness of the filling in cakes and tarts.

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November 2, 2019

Pomelo Chutney

Pomelo. The largest citrus fruit in the world makes its appearance around September, around Vishwakarma Puja. From then on, clumps of the fruit, in baskets and bags are sighted as you cross busy markets...