Thepla is from the western region of India - Gujrat where this flatbread is very popular. It’s uniquely spiced infused bread that can be savored at anytime of the day usually with a raw mango chutney but it can be accompanied with any  other sweet chutney too or delici...

Use the same ingredients minus the eggs and prepare in the same way.

For an eggless option , replace the eggs with :
1 egg=1 tblsp of ground flax seeds in 3 tblsp of water .
Or 1 egg =1/2 a mashed banana . This would give a banana taste in the cake .  

Enjoy . 

Great for kiddies ! As my daughter terms it as a “Great breakfast muffin “! 

This cake is a take on from Bobby Flays orange glazed vanilla cake .. have taken the goodness of the ingredients from his recipe and omitted the ones I am not too fond of . 

Have used organic Ja...

With the cold season setting in , it’s good to be mindful to eat a nutritious and warm breakfast in the morning . I always prepared gram flour pancakes or chilas as they are called in India . Today I added oats to these to make them more a delight to savory in the morn...

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Greek restaurant in Dubai serving absolutely stunning fresh greek food ...very traditional

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This recipe is for dough made in an automatic bread maker. I wanted to try out a simple Foccacia since we all love dunking it in Balsamic vinegar and olive oil so I experimented with mixed flours and  the simplest of toppings ..of chopped garlic , herbs and sea salt....

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