The Tangzhong Bread and a new life

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 5/22/2013 4:34:14 AM

'Let me start by apologising for writing after so long (and for this long soppy prelude to the recipe. If you aren’t in the mood for wading through the whining, please do skip straight down to the recipe for this incredible bread). I know its been ages but I’ve just been a bit pre-occupied. A […]'

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Irfan bhai style Eggs on Eggs

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 4/23/2013 2:30:05 AM

'We always have plenty of eggs at home. Less than 5 and I start panicking for so many reasons..Because they are the backbone of baking, because there are so many ways you can use them to rustle up a quick yummy meal (3 cheese, herb and garlic omelet or a creamy scrambled with toast; poached [...]'

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Real Bread.2 – Whole Wheat Breads and Beyond

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 4/13/2013 3:22:15 AM

'Follow the smell of freshly baked bread and you will find yourself at the doorstep of endless possibilities. Fresh baked bread, right out of the oven is in itself a treasure beyond comparison and an experience everybody deserves to have atleast once in their life. Even more incredible is what you can do with it – rustle up [...]'

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Chili with chocolate and chorizo

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 4/10/2013 7:09:08 AM

'I am not sure if this dish will get the love it deserves. It’s not pretty. Definitely not photogenic. And there aren’t any pictures for me to show you how luscious the texture is. How thick and dark it is when plated. What’s more, this is chocolate and meat! Everyone loves these two separately and yet most people will [...]'

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QuickCook – Spaghetti with golden breadcrumbs, herbs and shallots

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 4/2/2013 3:12:25 PM

'I totally owe the fact that this post is up right now to Shanti from Riot of Flavours and my friend from NID, Meera Naidu. Honestly, I am notorious about procrastinating posts. Mainly because I want to tell you everything behind the recipe I am sharing – the story, the day, the mood, the flavour, [...]'

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Happy Easter with Chocolate Hazelnut Meringue Cookies

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 3/31/2013 8:22:48 AM

'For Easter this year, with no Atul around and just starting to discover that Mumbai does have some good food joints (Thanks to @finelychopped’s food walks ) I decided to skip the elaborate brunch and bake some Chocolate babka and hazelnut meringue cookies for friends. The babka is one of my favourite breads. Rich, buttery, soft and oozing chocolate, it’s a [...]'

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Create Workshop 2 – Delicious Weekdays

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 3/22/2013 4:07:07 AM

'Don’t leave good food to restaurants and weekends. Food can be fun and delicious everyday! The Create Delicious Weekdays workshop will teach you simple techniques that will make rustling up that weekday meal easier and tastier. You will be introduced to versatile recipes that will have you rustling up quick and scrumptious weekday meals in a [...]'

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Strawberry, Chocolate and Lemon Meringue Stack

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 3/14/2013 1:17:35 PM

'I’ve been on a meringue phase oflate. It’s this recipe from Smitten Kitchen that set me off. The cookies are absolutely unlike others I have ever eaten and if you can get hold of hazelnuts to replace the walnuts, I tell you they maybe one of the best cookies in the world. But the best part [...]'

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Cooking in Penang and a Malay Recipe – Chicken Rendang

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 3/9/2013 10:02:15 AM

'Honestly, I don’t know where to begin about Penang and food. This has been such an amazing revelation. The most incredible thing about the food in Penang is probably the beauty with which the different types of cuisines (Malay, Indian and Chinese) mingle to arrive at myriad variations of delicious ingenious dishes. The abundance of incredible fresh produce, [...]'

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From Penang – My day in pics

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 2/21/2013 4:28:05 PM

'I am travelling alone after ages. Was looking forward to the trip with mixed emotions.  Excited to travel, sample some new food and be on my own for a change and also sad I couldn’t share the experience with Atul. I know that’s contradictory but that’s exactly how it felt. One thing I wasn’t.. atleast to [...]'

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The Real Hot Chocolate and its cohort – Churros

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 2/6/2013 11:17:08 AM

'Do you remember the first time that you heard of ‘hot chocolate’? I do. It was in an obscure restaurant in Muradabad where my dad was posted. I was about 8 and me, my mom and my sis.. we were visiting my dad from where we stayed in Delhi. I was excited about getting a much longed [...]'

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Some rooting and my favourite Mutton Curry

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 2/1/2013 1:03:08 PM

'There are some days for me when NOTHING hits the spot like a really good Indian curry. Not a generic add an MDH masala curry but the real deal. Made from scratch. Like a good fish curry. Mom style. Red, fiery, coconutty, tangy…with shiny curry leaves, crackling mustard seeds and plenty of spice. Even better [...]'

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Cheesy Bacon and Pepper Pull Aparts

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 1/30/2013 11:48:42 AM

'First off, thanks a bunch for helping spread the word and for the fabulous response to the Bread Workshop. I am delighted to let you know that the super response and additional requests have lead me to open up one more day for the workshop – the 17th of February. Read more about the Workshop [...]'

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Announcing Workshop! Come, bake bread, break bread and have fun!

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 1/26/2013 6:03:15 AM

'Real Bread – Baking and Beyond Follow the smell of freshly baked bread and you will find yourself at the doorstep of endless possibilities. Fresh baked bread, right out of the oven is in itself a heart warming experience. But have you ever tried a slice of grilled French bread with melted chocolate, olive oil and [...]'

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Simit – With this ring, I thee fed

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 1/21/2013 11:51:02 AM

'We once made elaborate plans of visiting Turkey. Much, discussion, exploration, sharing was undertaken … weeks of research … we were so so excited. We dreamt of the architecture our eyes would drink in, history that we would inhale, people we would know, bits of culture we would bring back.  It would be life changing [...]'

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Rice paper salad rolls

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 1/15/2013 4:41:19 PM

'I absolutely love these rolls. Light, fresh and oh so pretty, they totally blew me over. The dipping sauce is a clever little mix of the right sauces, resulting in a beautifully balanced tangy-spicy-salty-sweet thin nectar that lightly coats the rolls, transforming the yummy crunchy fresh roll into a thing of even more joy. Do [...]'

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Dress up your daily bread

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 1/9/2013 11:40:07 AM

'I looooove freshly baked bread and as a consequence we always have an abundance of it at our home. Which maybe also why I am always on the look out for new simple ways to eat good bread. Great bread actually needs not much else to make a fantastic meal. But there are always some [...]'

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Impulse, fear, triumph and lust

Author : Bombay Chowparty      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 12/15/2012 4:41:54 PM

'I am not as impulsive as I used to be. Except when it comes to anything food. And yet, food is one space where I hate to be under any sort of pressure or scrutiny. I cook as I want, what I want, when I want. And I need it to turn out exactly as [...]'

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Breads Galore and Discovering Pico

Author : Reshmy Kurian      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 12/13/2012 3:56:49 PM

'Its been raining breads here at BC and before I forget, I had better share two new finds. Chilli oil from Pico and a much planned and awaited bread recipe – for the Black Russian Bread. First things first – a couple of weeks back, Pico Cafe invited me to go over for the launch [...]'

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Butter Chicken

Author : Reshmy Kurian      Blog : Bombay Chow-party      Date : 11/9/2012 9:48:57 AM

'There are few things I can eat as often as a well made hot, buttery naan with  butter chicken. Sometimes I wonder if that’s not played some subtle subconscious role in my falling in love with Atul…. some latent sub-conscious urge to get closer to the genes that created butter chicken. Since forever, I have [...]'

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