Month: November 2018

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Bengali Recipes Curries Recipes

Try this wonderful fragrant pilau rice recipe from Bangladesh

pilau rice recipe
pilau rice recipe
Estimated read time 9 min read

Rose water is used a lot in Middle Eastern cultures in particular when preparing sweets. In Arab countries, Pakistan and India rose water is used to flavour milk and dairy based dishes as well some desserts such as jallab. In Malaysia and Singapore red-tinted rose water is mixed with milk to make a sweet drink called bandung. Rose water may be used as halal substitute for red wine and other alcohols. Marzipan has been flavoured with rose water for a long time now. American and European bakers used rosewater for flavouring until the 19thcentury when vanilla became popular. The English country of Yorkshire used rosewater as the flavouring for Yorkshire curd tart.

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Cookies Recipes Shortbread Tea

Have you ever tried black tea shortbread?

black tea shortbread recipe
black tea shortbread recipe
Estimated read time 3 min read

I have come across earl grey shortbread recipes in the past and other variations on the shortbread but decided to go with a classic shortbread recipe and modify it myself. In this case I just added in some black tea I had.

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Bengali Recipes Chicken Curries Proteins Recipes

Chicken Curry (Chicken Korma) Recipe

Chicken korma curry recipe
Chicken korma curry recipe
Estimated read time 6 min read

There are different types of yogurt whether it’s from different parts of the world or made with different ingredients. There is the regular yogurt that we are all used; Greek yogurt that has become popular and has a greater protein content and has a thicker consistency than regular yogurt; then there are yogurts made from milk that is NOT from a cow such as goats milk or sheep milk yogurt; Skryr is Icelandic yogurt and it is the thickest of the yogurts; Australian yogurt is somewhere between regular and Greek and Icelandic yogurt; Then there are the non-diary yogurts such as soy yogurt, almond, coconut yogurts; yogurt drinks are another great invention, kefir being one example.

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Cookies Recipes Tea

Try these ginger chai cookies for a special treat

ginger chai cookies
ginger chai cookies
Estimated read time 4 min read

Christmas baking in our house was a hallowed tradition as our grandmother arrived with her little box of recipes, each painstakingly written out on a a little index card in tiny precise handwriting, and each a closely guarded secret to be passed on only very late in our grandmother’s life.

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Cookies Recipes Tea

Matcha Cookies and the different grades of matcha

matcha cookies and different grades of matcha
matcha cookies and different grades of matcha
Estimated read time 4 min read

Ceremonial matcha seems to be the highest grade and quality of matcha. This matcha is made from the youngest leaves with the veins and stems removed. This is a sweeter tasting matcha. This is quite common in stores when buying matcha to whisk with hot water to form a drink.

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Cookies Tea

Try these tasty, unique masala chai spiced oat cakes

masala chai oat cakes
masala chai oat cakes
Estimated read time 3 min read

This summer during my Maritime trip and tea run I came across oat cakes. I didn’t actually buy any or try any but they brought back memories of trying them in Glasgow, Scotland ages ago. So made a mental note and when I got back home decided I’d try and find a recipe. I found a few and then decided to modify them slightly to incorporate some tea in some way. I found this great Masala Chai spice mix in Toronto and decided to use that as the spice for the oat cake instead of adding just cinnamon and nutmeg. I think it’s a nice touch and chai spices always make the kitchen smell nice!