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Kitchen mixers – a mini guide

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What kind of kitchen mixer should you use?

Mixing, blending, whisking, shredding, slicing, kneading, emulsifying… there are so many things that you need to know about when you start cooking. As a new cook I always wondered about the various types of kitchen appliances and did not know one from another. Over the time I learnt about their... more

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Herbs and Spices – A Guide

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Herbs and Spices

Learn how to add flavour to your meals Herbs and Spices add layers of flavor, aroma and colors to the food. A good mix of the right spices can take even the most bland food to a completely different level of deliciousness. All you need to know is how each... more

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Top 10 benefits of Ghee

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Benefits of Ghee Ghee has been integrated into Indian diets since ancient times and is much loved by everyone. The benefits of incorporating it in our day today diet are innumerable. Ghee is rich with antioxidants and acts as an aid in the absorption of vitamins and minerals from other... more

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10 Things To Do With Stale Bread

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Recipe of Caramel Custard using stale bread

Fresh bread is awesome to eat, and it is the best but there are times we can not finish the entire loaf and the leftover gets accumulated in the refrigerator. At times you can revive it by placing it in the microwave, but this trick also does not work every... more

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9 Easy Homemade Spice Mixes

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9 Easy Homemade Spice Mixes

Easy to make Spice Mixes Has it ever happened that you read a recipe and which you liked and then it called for a spice mix or masala powder which you did not know where to get from. Recipes call for mixes like  Cajun spice, Greek Spice, Italian spice, Indian... more

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Swati’s Kitchen now on Yummly

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Swati's Kitchen on Yummly

Earlier this week I was looking at various share buttons and realized that I must add a share on Yummly button to my recipes. If you haven’t heard of Yummly, check it out. I am sure you’ll like it. It is a start up from San Fransisco, and runs world’s... more

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A birthday present

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Birthday

Launching this site today has a special significance. It’s Tarique’s birthday and he loves to eat as well as cook good food. In fact, I started appreciating good food and cooking only after marriage. Needless to say, I use to be a very “kam chalau” cook to begin with and barely... more

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Cooking as stress buster

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Mushroom and Red Capsicum Pasta

As a young woman I did not enjoy cooking, what made the matter worse was the fact that I grew up in a typical Indian middle class household and was expected to know and excel in all “girly” things. While things started changing after I got married, I still did... more

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