Homemade Pretzels (Hard and Soft)

I wouldn't want to type this as the first liner. I dislike pretzels :). Hence I was down with some unusual laziness to lay my hands on them when Aparna announced for the "We Knead to Bake" group. When it finally surpassed I decided to bake them. Both soft and hard. Here I admit that I started loving them as any other breads of the year! Homemade pretzels are simply great. The soft ones turned...

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Thakkali Thokku / Ground Tomato Pickle or The Spicy Tomato Preserve

I am obsessive about tomato chutney recipes. I enjoy trying out  numerous variations, playing with the amount of tomatoes, onions and chillies going in every time and trust me you can never go wrong with the  chutney. The different tastes are always exciting and tasty however you jumble the ingredients! I have my granma's (amma's too) version of Tomato Chutney already posted here which...

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Beans Mezhukkupuratti / Kerala Style Stir-fried Beans

"Beans Mezhukkupuratti" is yet another authentic side dish from central Kerala. I am not very sure whether the recipe belongs to the Catholics or the Syrian Christians of the state, but all I know is that I grew up having this simple stir fry at least once a week! This simple side dish has a wonderful flavour of garlic and shallots combined with the goodness of coconut oil and curry leaves...

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Tea Cake

Hugs to you, Eashwari.. This is already my personal favourite post of the year! I love to name it Tea Cake. That's how amma calls it. She still has the flair to make the perfect tea cakes, airy and light with no luxury of eggbeaters or new age ovens those days. She used the (vintage!) glass horlicks mixer inherited from her ma-in-law; my granma, for beating egg whites to stiff peaks and a round...

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