This is a huge throwback to my childhood. My mom’s side is Bengali and my grandmother (aka Nimma) was a fabulous cook. While she made great savoury dishes, she also nailed it in the dessert department. She was genuinely someone who loved good food and loved to feed the entire family!
One of my favourite traditional sweets was this coconut-jaggery ladoo, called Nadu. We used to have jars of it whenever we went to visit. Literally jars of it.
I first ate figs sometime in my twenties, as part of a salad at some hotel brunch. Yeah, quite late in the day, I know 🙂 Till then I had only seem them used on international cooking shows like Top Chef, MasterChef and so on. I liked that it was sweet yet not overly so and had seen how versatile an ingredient it could be. However, I somehow never got around to buying them to cook or bake with, till last year. I decided to give it a whirl, and obviously started with a simple dessert. This fig & honey loaf just amps up a regular vanilla loaf and is worth adding to your repertoire.
We all love a good chocolate chip muffin, right? Tall, fluffy, soft on the inside, loaded with melty chocolate. What’s not to love? I say take that and switch it to whole wheat and add honey instead of sugar! Becomes a wee bit healthier, still as delicious and you can love it even more!
I’m back with more potato recipes! This one is quick, easy and something I’ve discovered over the past five years or so.
I had initially known podi as the powder that is mixed with ghee/sesame oil and had with idlis and dosas. Then I realised, it is such a great flavour and texture bundle, that you can add it to so many more things to drive more deliciousness. Case in point : potatoes!
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