Bialys ~ Soft and chewy rolls topped with caramelised onions

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 5/23/2013 6:31:00 PM

'The name Bialy (pronounced bee-AH-lee) comes from 'Bialystocker Kuchen' which translates as “bread from Bialystok” which is in Poland. Apparently, Bialys are rarely seen or made in Bialystok these days.In the days when there used to be Bialys in Bialystock, it seems the rich Jews ate Bialys with their meals, while the Bialys were the whole meal for the poorer Jews. In the early 1900s,'

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Foodpanda ~ The online way to order food in just 3 steps!

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 5/17/2013 2:30:00 PM

'I came across an an online food ordering website called Foodpanda.  It is an up-and-coming website that operates by delivering food from a wide range of restaurants to homes and/or offices in 11 cities in India, namely Delhi, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, etc. As an author of a food blog I can tell you blogs like mine mainly focus on cooking ideas and recipes. The whole idea interested'

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Blueberry Lemonade ~ Sister blogs for me :)

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 5/15/2013 2:55:00 AM

'When I went on that guest blogging spree (err... 2 guests posts. That counts as a spree, right? No?) past couple months, I'd promised one to my sister too. She has been really caught up with being a mother, a wife, a classmate, a friend, a daughter and much more and since I am only some of these things, not all, I thought I should share a recipe on her blog to make sure the sidebars don't'

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Picture of the Week ~ Budha @ Gangtok

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 4/27/2013 6:02:00 PM

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Torcettini di Saint Vincent ~ Sugar Crusted Twisted Cookies from the Valle d’Aosta

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 4/23/2013 6:33:00 PM

'April is over within a week!  " 'We Knead to Bake' something different, so we’re baking yeasted cookies", decides Aparna! Since this particular biscuit/cookies are yeasted and involve a bread-like dough, it qualified perfectly. So according to her, Torcettini are smaller versions of Torcetti (meaning small twists), and these pear/teardrop shaped twists are made of a dough of flour, yeast'

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Tender Coconut Mint Cooler

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 4/18/2013 3:52:00 PM

'Coconuts are nature's IV bags! I vaguely remember reading somewhere about this. During World War II and the Vietnam War, hospitals used coconuts as IV drips to rehydrate sick and unconscious patients. The hospitals with limited supplies of medicines, particularly during the war, sometimes run short. At one time they saw a bunch of soldiers come in with partial bodily paralysis'

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Chettinad Kari Varuval / Chettinad Mutton Fry

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 4/2/2013 7:40:00 PM

'Almost two weeks have rushed past since the previous post. I moved back home from lovely Namakkal last week and  had my hands full with bringing back the house to shape. The past 3-4 days were occupied with house visits and courtesy calls related to ceremonies and grievances I'd missed during my 4 month absence. I unbelievably miss Namakkal and my in-laws which accelerates the no-mood to'

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Hokkaido Milk Bread With Tangzhong

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 3/24/2013 2:40:00 AM

'According to Aparna, for the recipe choice towards We Knead to Bake #3, the Hokkaido Milk Bread is very easy to make.This bread with all the goodness of milk is unique not just for texture and height, but also of its slightly unusual method of making the dough.  Also known for its soft cottony/pillowy texture, it’s a very popular bread in South Asian bakeries across the world. It is also'

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Saturday Market ~100 Days in Namakkal - Part 2

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 3/19/2013 10:32:00 AM

'If the success of a post lies in making a few nostalgic, a few excited, a few proud, a few encourage, a few comment, a few share, a few mail, a few call, a few obsessive and a few weep, the previous post was! Thanks for the overwhelming response and  the pleasantest surprises I was offered by you! Feeling glad that the post is reaching and being received well, than I expected. Here lies the'

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100 Days in Namakkal (Part 1of 2)

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 3/15/2013 7:27:00 AM

'I do not know how many of you had heard about this town, located in the valleys of the Kolli Hills but am sure you would fall in love with this place if you do not wish the buzz of cities and hesitate to step down, too rural. The charming town has the fresh atmosphere, affectionate inmates and everything aspect of a village and sophisticated enough for a town living person. Should I explain'

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Pains au Chocolat or Chocolate Croissants (a complete stepwise recipe)

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 3/11/2013 3:26:00 PM

'Classic Croissants with Aparna is already a hit with the recipe choice of #2 We Knead to Bake for the month of February! Pain au chocolat is a continuation of the same. Now, pains au chocolat or chocolate croissants are nothing but puff pastries with rich creamy chocolate wrapped in, so that when you bite into it you have the buttery flaky outer layers giving way to the absolute ''

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'My Spicy Recipe' ~ Event Round Up and Announcement of Winners!

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 3/5/2013 5:30:00 AM

'The initial decisions of picking out winners by 'draw' slowly got diluted seeing the fabulous entries sent by the enthusiastic participants!. Let me thank, first of all, each and every one for the amazing entries! Criteria Now, I had to decide laying criteria for judging. All I could think primarily were, the recipe, presentation and photography. But then, I had a lovely bunch of entries'

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Thengai Pottukadalai Chutney / Roasted gram and Coconut Dip for Idly and Dosa

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 2/28/2013 8:16:00 AM

'There are a few dishes we normally ignore to blog just because we make it almost everyday thinking, "ah! who wants this recipe. I better not bring it to light" Thengai Chutney is one such recipe, I had never wanted to bring out. While we adapt stylishly, the westernised fruit shakes, cereals and sandwiches as food for the morning, I feel a South Indian does justice to his genes by'

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Classic Croissants~ Now you can bake them at home!

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 2/24/2013 4:58:00 AM

'I read this somewhere, "You will never know when you eat a croissant, the hard work to create it, but only when you make your own!" I admit the fact, "making croissants is not very difficult",  as Aparna had mentioned in her introductory part before opening her recipe choice of #2 We Knead to Bake at the start of the month! As she says, "it takes some time, a lot of attention to detail,'

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Ullithandu Thoran / Stir-fried Onion Greens

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 2/18/2013 2:20:00 PM

'I love Namakkal, the town I currently live, for many reasons. One of them is the availability of fresh greens. You name it the town has it. In every nook and corner. At the ends of each street! My nearest vegetable shop is a 3 minute walk away where all kinds of greens are sold throughout the day! I found these onion greens and grabbed a bunch with primary thoughts of shooting the'

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Chilly Onion Chutney

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 2/11/2013 7:48:00 AM

'I was over excited to receive a few sachets of my much awaited Mauripan yeast from this lovely girl, past week. My son, ( yes, we are staying together until  his annual exams get over next month) had been pulling my leg, seeing my happy feet dance and smiling face. "Amma, I see you smiling wide like never before ever since you received the yeast packets". The yeast works like charm and'

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Thakkali Poondu Rasam / Tomato Garlic Rasam

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 2/6/2013 3:48:00 AM

'Those days when I was a newly married girl in my in-laws' house, I had the luxury of in-house boys who mopped and cleaned the house. I had caretakers, in-house maids and cooks. Those were the days when Internet was getting popular or a few years before blogger was born. I wish to go back to those days, again as a blogger to capture and learn the mesmerising array of varied cuisines the'

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Soya Kheema Fritters

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 2/1/2013 5:31:00 AM

'Before I go on with the recipe, I have a request to the bloggers, presumably the ensiastic new bloggers. I try my best to visit you back from the comment section down, but lately I see lot of you linking your G+ account with your names. I am not sure whether google had made it default, but I would be grateful to you if you could link your name with your blogger profile page, instead. The'

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Cardamom Flavoured Coconut Pull - Apart Bread

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 1/29/2013 11:46:00 AM

'Have I ever mentioned that it is coconut I love after chillies and spices? Having grown in a state where coconut is abundant and introduced in all way in the everyday life, my love for the nut had been undying all the years. I came to know about Aparna's ,"We Knead to Bake", only a few days back. I instantly fell in love with the theme, the name and everything about it. Unfortunately'

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Bread Pizza ~ Simple and Kid Friendly!

Author : Bharathy      Blog : Spicy Chilly      Date : 1/24/2013 3:45:00 PM

'It is quite natural for a blogger to get inclined to food photos that are photogenic.  Just like a painter picks up and blends colours from his palette and smudges on to the canvas, we bloggers love to blend colours, naturally with our ingredients and capture in our lenses. Colours fascinate us. Recipes become artful. I came across this cute recipe Geetha's blog recently and instantly'

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