The Baking Company @Brigade Millennium JP Nagar Bengaluru

The Baking Company is a kiosk located at the Brigade Millennium. The Bakery has a lot to offer freshly baked pastries, breads, sandwiches, cookies of all kinds, gluten free cakes, smoothies, hot coffee and tea...

The bakery was initially opened for their club members and residents after a huge success and demand they have plans to expand the kisok across Bengaluru. The Baking Company hosted us last week, I thoroughly enjoyed the freshly baked goodies..

 Jowar banana muffin, Breakfast muffin called Morning Glory, Millet and nuts cookies, Kiwi cake were my picks form the bakery...All products are created and baked with butter not margarine. They also take orders for custom cakes and cupcakes. They try and avoid colors  and preservatives...instead use beet-juice for red velvet cakes and so on... 

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Cappuccino 

Jowar and Nuts Cookies: This cookie is gluten free prepared from durra flour the combination of nuts and butter in this cookies were awesome..

Millet Almond Cookies: These cookies are prepared with ragi and wholewheat.

Melting Moments: My childhood favorite cookie loved the crunchy corn flakes on top..

Masala Cookies: These masala cookies were prepared with chillies thyme and curry leaves.. 

Morning Glory:This is a breakfast muffin prepared with apples carrots cinnamon and almonds packed with flavors..tasted really good with orange marmalade..

Jowar Walnut Banana Muffin:The Durra flour banana muffin was too good planning to recreate this for my blog its a perfect snack for kids adults and health freaks...

Cutting Chai

Red Velvet Cake: This Cake had all natural ingredients in it color from beet juice packed with chocolate flavor.

Frappe

Chicken Roll: This wrap was prepared with whole wheat roti base filled with shredded chicken.

Spinach and Corn Sandwiches

Chicken Sandwiches

Vegetable Roll

Paneer Sandwiches

Minced Chicken and Vegetable Puff

Strawberry Smoothie

Carrot Cake

We also got to interact with the chefs who create these yummy goodies. Carrot cakes are one of those goodies which are in great demand during tea time Chef Anbu and team created a yummy carrot cake for us do look into the video for recipe along with measures #BakingHappiness

Kiwi Cake 

Coffee Mousse Cake

Chocolate Brownie Blast

I must Thank our generous and gracious host Charu Ramiah and Vineet Verma...An evening well spent with friends...

Finally a Pic with the team...

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Sticky and Spicy Party Sausages Recipe

I can never say no to these puppies..These are so tasty and hassle free party snack for me to prepare under 2 minutes. Small tip: always stock up on some chicken sausages we can create 100 recipes using them. For this recipe smoked chicken sausages are the best the taste and flavors are awesome.

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Ingredients:

500 Grams Smoked Chicken Sausages

1 Tbsp Soya Sauce

1 Tbsp Chilly Powder

1 Tsp Sugar

Finely Chopped Green Chilies and Toasted sesame seeds for garnish...

2 Tbsp Oil or Butter

Salt and Pepper if needed..

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Method:

• Heat a pan on medium flame add oil once the oil is hot add the sausages to the oil and fry for a minute.
• Once the sausage turn pale in color add soya sauce, sugar and chilly powder fry a minute.
• Add a splash of water and cook the sausages. once the masala has coated the sausages and the moisture has evaporated plate the sausages garnish with chopped chillies and sesame seeds serve hot...Enjoy...:)

Carrot Cake by Chef Anbu @The Baking Company Bengaluru

The Baking Company is a kiosk set up at the Brigade Millennium JP NAGAR Bengaluru, Here they create yummy and freshly baked goodies for residents and club members. 

At The Baking Comapny the goodies are prepared with 100% butter, refined oil and locally sourced ingredients like millet and so on...

There is something for everyone...scrumptious tea time snacks to cutting chai, smoothies, and all of it is prepared fresh under one roof...They have plans to open many more kiosk for public which I will elaborate in my upcoming blog...

Chef Anbu created a very healthy and wonderful carrot cake for us...Its a huge hit during tea time at The Baking Company...

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Recipe

150 Grams All Purpose Flour

150 Grams Grated Carrots

150 ML Refined Oil

150 Grams Granulated Sugar

1 Tbsp Cinnamon Powder

1 Tbsp Baking Powder

3 Eggs..

Method:

In a Mixing bowl whisk the eggs and sugar till it forms good froth and turns almost like custard.

Sift the maida along with cinnamon and baking powder.

Gently add the flour mixture to the beaten eggs once the batter has formed add the grated carrots and fold in batter.

Add the oil and fold in batter till thoroughly combined.

Transfer the batter to a tin lined with parchment paper and bake at 150 degrees for 40 minutes or add the batter to a micro safe dish and place in the microwave for 5 minutes till the cake is done...Serve with Chai...Enjoy...:)

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Punjabi Food Festival @Nook Aloft Bengaluru

Punjab has always been identified as a land of gastronomical expedition. I first tasted some of the best kulchas, curries and lassi the authentic punjabi cuisine during my visit to Delhi. I've personally never been to Punjab, someday I would love to explore more. When Aloft wanted to host us for the punjabi food festival, I was so thrilled to savor authentic punjabi food at Bengaluru.

The entire experience was authentic and truly thought over. Mr.Sodhi the man behind "Sodhi da dhaba" Punjab had created a scrumptious menu, which included specially-crafted delicious non-vegetarian dishes like  Bhatti Da Kukkad, Saag Meat and Machli Amritsari. 

Vegetarians can relish upon Sarson Ka Saag, Channa cholle, Aloo kulchas and much more to give the foodies an ultimate gastronomic pleasure, each and every Ingredient was carefully chosen and shipped from Punjab, specially for this food festival.

The carefully crafted menu comprised traditional spice laced food, succulently created from fresh ingredients, keeping in mind a healthy nutritional balance, and preserving the wholesome goodness from punjab to our plate.

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Mr.Sodhi the man behind "Sodhi da dhaba" Punjab.

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We started our meal with kesar lassi (thick sweetened buttermilk with nuts and saffron) was quite refreshing and tasty ultimately I ended up drinking 4 glasses of lassi...I guess I was lot thirsty that day...:P

Bhatti Da Kukkad  chunks of chicken marinated, with secret spices and hung curd, then grilled in a traditional coal oven(tandoor) was succulent, and very juicy. The blend of spices were perfect not over powering.

Machli Amritsari a batter fried fish...this fried fish was prepared with basa, was buttery and crispy, tasted real good with a traditional raw onion tomato..tangy chutney.

Gobi Kurkure batter fried cauliflower florets, served with mint chutney...I created a crunchy roll with naan crispy veggie and chutney taste was good. I would've liked it bit more spicy...

Dhal ki Papad 

Butter Naan

Keema Kulcha spicy minced meat stuffed in to a whole wheat bread, baked on coals, was crispy and soft, any thing served with a dollop of butter is always yummy...

Aloo Kulcha, Bhakri Roti and Keema Kulcha...

Sarson Ka Saag, Channa Cholle, Punjabi kadhi... I truly enjoyed sarson ka saag which is prepared with mustard leaves, and palak(spinach), the gravy is then spiced and tempered with pungent mustard oil, this gravy compliments many breads, specially served with corn bread. These were good selection of gravies for vegetarians.

Tariwala Murgh 

Mutton Saag

We ended our main course with butter naan mutton saag and murgh tariwala...

For Desserts we had Gulab jamun, Moong Dhal Ki Halwa, and RasMalai... 

We were so engrossed in conversations with our lovely host Prapti. I finally completed my meal with Cappuccino...

Aloft truly captured and treated us with the traditional flavors and taste of punjab...

Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park
Cessna Business Park, Sarjapur - Marathahalli Outer Ring Road,
Kadubeesanahalli, Bellandur Post, Bengaluru (Bangalore) 560103, India.
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I reviewed Nook - Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park and rated it 4.5/5 on @Zomato
 

Keema Do Pyaza Recipe

Keema Do Pyaaza is an excellent side dish to be served with pulkhas or bhakri roti. I personally love it with jeera rice yummy dish to prepare when shallots (sambar onion or baby onions) are in season. We can also use any seasonal veggies and greens in this recipe like cauliflower, peas, double beans and palak.

 

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Ingredients:

500 Kilo Keema (Chicken or Mutton)

1/4 Cup Peas

1 Onion Chopped

1 Tomato Chopped

3 Green Chilies Chopped

1 Onion Cubed or 1 Cup Baby Onion (shallots)

1 + 1/2 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste

1 Tsp Chilly powder

1/4 Tsp Pepper powder

1 Tsp Turmeric Powder

2 Dried Red Chilies

1 Tsp Garam Masala(if we are using chicken tandoori or kitchen king masala can also be used)

1 Tbsp Ghee

2 Tbsp Oil 

Salt as per taste

Finely Chopped Mint +Coriander +1/2 lime juice for garnish..

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 Method:

1. In a pressure pan add the washed minced meat with 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/4 tsp pepper powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala add water a pinch of salt and cook the meat till well done or cover the cooker and allow to cook for 2 whistles
2. Heat a pan or wok on medium flame with ghee add the cubed onion and fry until light pink in color reserve in a bowl.
3. In the same pan add oil once the oil is hot add broken chilies, 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste fry until raw flavor has gone.
4. Add the dry masalas chilly powder, pepper powder, turmeric and garam masala to the ginger and garlic paste and fry a bit.
5. Add the finely chopped onion, tomato and chilies fry a bit add a pinch of salt and fry till the onion turn transparent.
6. Once the masala has fried add the cooked meat fry untill thoroughly mixed in the masala. Add peas and 1/4 cup water adjust salt as per taste stir and cover for 5 to 10 minutes until the meat has combined in the masala.
7. After 10 minutes give the meat a good stir garnish with chopped mint coriander and lime juice...serve hot with roti...Enjoy...:)

Mushroom Jalfrezi Recipe

Somebody asked me are you celebrating world vegetarian day..."I said What? Now do we have a day to celebrate vegetarian day??  I was totally unaware of this celebration/day...What is World Vegetarian Day? Where did it all Start?

 North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978, "To promote the joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism It brings awareness to the ethical, environmental, health and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle.

I'm a Happy Indian. We need not celebrate vegetarian day 90% of our home cooked daily meal is all veg and we thoroughly enjoy simple living..World Vegetarian Day initiates the month of October as Vegetarian Awareness Month, which ends with November 1, World Vegan Day, as the end of that month of celebration. Vegetarian Awareness Month has been known variously as Reverence for Life month, Month of Vegetarian Food, and more.

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Ingredients:

200 Grams Mushrooms Sliced

1 Bellpepper (Capsicum deseeded and cubed)

1 Onion Cubed + 1 Onion Finely Chopped

3 Green Chillies Slit

2 Dry Red Chillies 

1 Large Tomato Finely Chopped

1 Tbsp Finely Chopped Fresh Coriander

1 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste

1 Tbsp Vinegar

2 Tbsp Tomato Ketchup

1/4 Tsp Pepper Powder

1/2 Tsp Garam Masala

1/2 Tsp Chilly Powder

Salt as per taste

1 Tbsp Ghee + 1 Tbsp Oil...

Method:

• In a wok add oil and ghee place the wok on medium flame.
• Once the oil is hot add ginger and garlic paste to the oil fry till raw flavor has gone. 
• Add finely chopped onion, tomato, slit chillies and dry chilly fry all the ingredients the onion and tomato should soften a bit place it on low flame for 5 minutes.
• Once the onion and tomato softens a bit add chilly powder, pepper powder, garam masala and tomato ketchup fry all the ingredients till oil separates a bit.
• Add the bell peppers and mushroom to the masala toss to coat add 2 tbsp water and salt as per taste stir and cover until the mushroom and bell peppers soften.
• In 5 minutes the vegetable will soften and would've cooked thoroughly add the cubed onion toss and fry for a minute.
• Finish the masala with vinegar and chopped coriander toss and fry for a minute serve hot as side dish for roti or fried rice...Enjoy...:)  

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