Vishaka Rautela

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Theos Broccoli Almond Soup

I met Chef Gaurav during our TBC event in Jaipur on 2018. TBC is our annual bakers residential convention and we had invited Chef Gaurav Wadhwa over as an expert. His immense knowledge for food and baking and his fun and sorted personality won all of us over. Gaurav owns a chain of well know …

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Masala Pav

When we became friends over 5 years ago, am talking about my group Vellas, we used to have a lot of potlucks. My friend Apeksha had got masala pav and one bite I was in love. Now I am not a pav bhaji lover not are my kids but the occasional plate is good enough …

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Chocolate & Praline Ice-cream

Things I wouldn’t have had time or the inclination to try before are now being attempted in my kitchen. I had a slightly used up can of condensed milk and was figuring out what to make with it. Then remembered this ice-cream recipe shared by my friend Alifya and attempted by another friend Apeksha. Decided …

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Paneer Lababdar

Self isolation makes you come up with new dishes you haven’t tried before. With no option to order but yet to ensure that your kids are not bored with what’s on the table, I am back to trying different dishes. Blessed to have the net still working and such amazing blogs to help u out …

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Goan Pomfret Caldine

My love for Goa is infamous. I have always wanted to settle down in Goa in my final years. Run a little family style restaurant, cooking and baking to my heart’s content. Nothing fancy, something quirky with a mix cuisine of Goan, Mangalorean and international. Booze and music flowing through the place. Here is to …

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Tomato Bhaath

I am a Mangalorean married into a Pahadi family. Our food tastes and combinations are quite different. My husband has got adjusted in these 18 years but when my Father in law visits am always at wits end on what to prepare. Being a disciplined army man, he also has set requirements in food. Rice …

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Chicken Pulav

I have attempted different versions of biryani before and I still have some more left in my kitty to make. I honestly didn’t feel like putting the effort I usually do for a biryani today so I decided to try a pulav. Now I thought this is going to be easy but honestly it was …

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Anda Tawa Masala

I love seeing food and bake videos on Facebook, and Mark the ones I like. This recipe looked delicious and I think can easily be replicated with chicken or prawns. Ingredients8 boiled eggs cut in half 1 cup of coriander leaves 4 green chillies 15 garlic flakes 1 of ginger 4 big onions chopped fine …

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Coconut Ladoos

Bhog for Ganpatiji is always a confusing thing for me as I dont make Indian sweets much. I keep Ganpati and fot those 5 days I keep thinking what to make. I saw this post by a virtual friend Tanvee Sharda and the Nariyal Chamchams she had made looked absolutely delicious. I made it a …

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Mutton Boti Masala

So 2 weeks ago my shelves in my crockery cupboard came crashing down taking all my latest props with it. Beautiful hand picked plates and bowls all gone. I had collected them since the last 3 years for my food photography to upload in my blog. I was devastated. With my bday coming up, my …

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