Online Avatar and Baking Journey

Bread Pudding

Focaccia Bread Art

Recipe Books 

That's me, before Online Cooking Class

After the lockdown, I had ventured to Online Baking Class. Even though I'm not new to online baking, I still feel this time more people attended the online class. One reason in the high count is that, many people who were at home made use of their time to learn new recipes.

Apart from teaching the often repeated class, I have ventured into new classes The new recipes were the Indian cookies, Foccacia Bread Art, Appam and Stew, new set of muffins and cookies.

Few of the new bakes/recipes covered in Online Classes

Ghee Rice
Mutton Kurma
Dak Bunglow Chicken


Forcassia Bread Art

Salt Biscuit
Ginger Biscuit
Osmania Biscuit
Melting Moments
Brandy Snaps

Caramel Custard
Bread Pudding
Tender Coconut Pudding


Pie and Tart
- Chicken Pie
- Fruit Tart
- Apple Pie

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May Online Baking Class 2020

French Macarons

Muffins Class

Fresh Cream Icing Class

Online Baking Classes in May 2020

Here we are towards the end of May. Still there seems to be no end towards a closure for Corona virus. When the lockdown was first initiated, I was under the impression that we will be able to contain it by the end of lockdown. However, things does not appear as it looks. Now, government too has got tired containing people. It seems like, we have to get over it with our immunity and not just by closing our doors.

Government hasn't given approval for training institutes. So, my classroom training will get further extended till that date. So, currently, it will only be Online baking classes.

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Online Class Details in May 2020

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29/5/20 ( 10:30AM to 11:30AM)

Blackforest and Pineapple Pastry ( Fresh Cream)

- Learn to make sponge cake

- Tips to soak the cake

- Learn to use Whipping Cream

- Basic designs on cake

Rs 1,250

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29/5/20  (2:30PM to 3:30PM)

Muffins ( Healthy Bakes)

1. Wheat, banana and pumkin seed muffin

2. Blueberry muffin

3. Grains Muffin

4. Muesli Muffin

5. Banana and Date Muffin

Rs 950

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30/5/20  ( 10:30AM to 11:30AM)

1.Printed Loaf Bread ( Using organic colors)

2.Cinnamon Rolls 

3.Dilkush 

Fee 950

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30/5/20  ( 2:30PM to 3:30PM)

1.Apple Struesel Cupcakes

2.Walnut Brownie

3.Almond Cookies

4.Coconut macaroon 

Fee Rs 1,250

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31/5/20 ( 10:30AM to 11:30PM)

1.Ghee Rice

2.Mutton Kurma

3.Dak Bunglow Chicken

4.Egg Cutlet

( Fee 1,250)

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31/5/20 ( 2:30 to 3:30)

French Macarons & 3 Filling

( and painting)

Fee Rs 1,800

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1/6/20 ( 10:30 to 11:30)

Vanilla Cake

Chocolate Cake

Lemon Cake

Rs 1,250

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2/6/20 ( 10:30 to 11:30)

Croissants ( Plain & Chocolate)

Danish Pastry

Cream Cones

Rs 1,250

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For more details of the class or to register, pls call 9379398865

Wheat Idli is Here!

Mom gave another surprise when she made wheat idli in the morning. She has been on the experimental mode for some time. The first time she had tried was wheat appam. And, now she's back with wheat Idli. This for sure is more healthier option than rice.

Recipe for Wheat idli

Next time she makes, I have to ask her the proportion of mix and what she did to get such fluffy idlies.

May 2020 Online Baking Class

This week's news was predictable - lockdown has been further extended till May end. However, there are few good news. While there are curbs on free movement, many other things has been relaxed. More shops are given permission to open. But, classroom training is still closed.

This will again defer my hands-on baking classes in Bangalore and Trivandrum.

All these restriction and self imposted limits are good to contain the spread. But, this shouldn't limit you in any way to learn. Our pursuit to learn should continue and I hope all of us will find this as a revival and to find ways to bring a new phase of life.

Online Baking Lessons in May 2020
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Class Details
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22/5/20 ( 10:30AM to 11:30AM)

Gelato Ice Cream

Gelato Ice Cream
- Fresh Mango Ice Cream
- Custard Apple
- Banana Ice Cream
- Coffee Ice Cream

Rs 950

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22/5/20  (2:30PM to 3:30PM)

Stuffed Aloo Parata
Methi Parata
Panner Matter Masala
Gobi Manchurian
Malai Kofta

Rs 1,250

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23/5/20  ( 10:30AM to 11:30AM)

Plum Cake Baking

Plum Cake and Date and Carrot Cake
( Learn to make traditional rich fruit cake
and healthy date cake)

Rs 1,250

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23/5/20  (2:30PM to 3:30PM)

Soups and Salad
- 3 Types of Soups and 3 Salads
- CHicken Clear Soup,
- Tomato Soup
- Mushroom Soup

- Chicken Pasta Salad
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Rs 950

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24/5/20 ( 10:30AM to 11:30AM)

1.Forcassia Bread Art
2.Spinach Bread
3 Breadsticks (Grissini)

Rs 1,250
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24/5/20 (2:30PM to 3:30PM)

Salt Biscut
Ginger Biscut
Osmania Buscuit
Melting Moments
Brandy Snaps

Rs 950

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25/5/20 ( 10:30AM to 11:30AM)
Caramel Custard
Bread Pudding
Tender Coconut Pudding

Baking Lessons Online Class

Cheese Cake

Crepe

Marble Cake

Muffins - Healthy Bite

Pie and Tart

Kebab Class Online

Wheat Bread Online Class 

Do you really love baking but are feeling bit confused to start on your own without a baking tutor at your side?

Then I can help you get started with personlized classes at your convenience. I have a wide range of classes from baking, icing, cake decoration, pastry arts, and Indian cooking lessons.

Whether you are new to baking or an experienced baker, the classes are designed with simple process so that you can recreate it in your kitchen.

All the classes are designed to help a beginner to learn at their own pace. You can choose any class and perfect them before you advance your learning.
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CAKES AND FRESH CREAM ICING CAKES
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Duration 1 hr

Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Frosting
Chocolate cake with Chocolate Icing

Fee INR Rs 1,900/AED 92

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Duration 1 hr

Egg-less Bakes

1. Pineapple Upside-down Cake
2. Tutty fruity Cake
3. Chocolate Cake

Fee INR Rs 1,900/AED92
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Duration 1 hr
Indian Traditional Cookies

1. Nankatai
2.Karachi Biscuit
3.Snowball cookies
4.Custard Cookies

INR Fee Rs 1,900/AED 92
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Duration 1 hr

Banana Cake
Marble Cake
Ghee Cake

Fee INR Rs 1,900/AED 92
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Duration 1 hr

Mississippi Mud Pie
Pound Cake
Cake Rusk

Fee Rs 1,900/AED 92

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Duration 1 hr

1. Plum Cake
2. Date and carrot Cake

Rs 2,200
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Cheese Cake
Creme Brule

Rs 2,200
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Duration 1 hr

Cupcakes - Learn 5 Types of Cupcake
1. Vanilla
2. Chocoalte
3. Strawberry
4. Dry Fruits
5. Orange Marmalade

Rs 1,900
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Duration 1 hr

Learn to Make Cookies
( Learn 5 Types of Egg-less Cookies)

Rs 1,800

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Duration 1 hr

Pandan Cake
Tres Leches Cake

Rs 1,900
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Truffle Cake
Checkered Cake

Rs 1,900
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1 Hr Duration

Lamington
Ginger Cake,
Honey Cake

Rs 2,200
$29
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 Brownies ( 5 Types)

Chewy fudge brownie
Crisp chocolate brownie
Fudge brownie
Ganache brownie
Gooey cupcake brownie

Rs 1,800
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Zebra cake
Butterscotch pastry

Rs 1,900
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Coffee walnut cake
Toffee Apple Cak

Rs 1,900
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Rasmalai Cake
Cherry and Almond Cakes

Rs 2,200
$29
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Egg-less Cakes

 Whole Wheat Banana Loaf
 Red Velvet Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting
 Yogurt Cake (Lemon Cake)

Rs 1,900
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Victoria Sponge Cake
Coffee and Walnut Cake

Rs 1,800

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BREADS
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Duration 1 hr

Bread and Buns
( Learn to make homemade breads and buns)

Fee Rs 2,200
$29/ AED 107
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PUFFS 
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Puff Pastry Class

Fee Rs 2,200
$29/ AED 107
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Croissants 

Fee Rs 2,200
$29/ AED 107
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French Macarons

Fee Rs 2,900
( $39)
$29/ AED 107
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About the Online Class!
Learn to make these tasty and delicious dishes from the comfort of your home. In the class, you'll see the Live Demonstration of these dishes by accessing Zoom App.

Also, after the class you'll receive the video recording.

For more details, email at mennasdelight@gmail.com or call me at 9379398865. 

Kovalam Beach View

Sun Bed on a rough sea

Fish on Display in front of a restaurant

Beach View from the Hotel

Surf and Beach 

Balcony View

Sharing these pic from an earlier trip to Kovalam. I had clicked these pics but forgotten in the disk. Now, that I had brought to light, there's more to talk about these moments.


Hotel Newton's Neelakanta Boutique Beach, Kovalam,
Website: http://www.theneelakanta.com/

Bake With Love

Fat Free Sponge Cake Class

My Baking Journey
I've started my career in baking for the last 10 years. In this time, I have learned baking from many tutors, institutions and also picked many handy tips from other mentors. Speaking of mentors, one of my first mentor is my mom.

As my mentor in baking, I always had one simple cake which had my eye candy. It's a simple Fat Free Sponge Cake. Even as I write this, I remember how me and my brothers used to love having this cake after coming back from school.

Lockdown and Rise of Online Baking

The pandemic has turned the tables for all of us. Now, we are getting used to the new norm of doing things, interacting with the outside world and looking at things in a new perspective.

As for me, I had to stop all my classroom baking classes and only take Online Baking and Cooking Lessons. As I write this I'm not sure when I will be able to have real interaction with students, teach them with personalized instruction

Online Class for Beginners ( just to share the love of bakes).

This is a whole new module which I am doing now. I hope it will be useful for those who are looking to start baking. Also, it will be a class, where I will be explaining the basics. In this short ( 45 minute) class, you'll also get to interact with me and probably we get to know about each other..

Fat Free Sponge Cake ( Just one Cake Class)

Whether you are new to baking or just tried few recipes and getting to know more about baking, then this class will be helpful.

1. Introduction of baking items
2. How to use oven ( function of a Oven)
3. Equipment used in baking ( Beater, measuring cups and spoons)
4. How to prepare the batter
5. How to choose the tin size
6. Cooling the cake
7. Tips to make perfect cake
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Duration: 45 minutes or less

Online Class - Via Zoom App or TikTok, Skype, etc

( Individual Classes)

Fee for this class:  21 AED ( INR Rs 450) or $6 only

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I'm currently in India. If you have any questions or would like to contact me, then you can Whatsapp me at +91 9379398865 or email at mennasdelight@gmail.com or Skype id

If you are interested in other bakes, feel free to browse other bakes, and cooking lessons. 

Netholi Thoran Recipe Anchovies in Grated Coconut

Dried Anchovy in Coconut 

Dried netholi ( Anchovy), dried prawns and dried fish is popular in Kerala. The packets of dried fish is available in most shops in Kerala. In the case of dried fish ( Shark, Parava, Ribbon Fish, etc) are easy to prepare. I fry it almost the same process of frying a fresh fish. Only thing different is that I soak the dried fish in water before I apply chilly powder and tumeric powder. 

Spicy Dried Shrimp Recipe

Dried Shrimps 

Sindhu who assists me in my baking class used a pack of dried small shrimps to make this dish. She had come to stay with us in Bangalore for a short period and during this time she made all these dishes to perfection.

We had bought a packed of dried small shrimps from Top and Town, a popular supermarket at Cambridge Layout. The packed which we had bought has been in the kitchen for some time. Now, that we have a person who's good with these dishes, I'm able to share the recipe here.

Fish Curry in the Making

Sardine in Clay Pot 

Fish in Coconut 

Navara Cleaned for Making Fish Curry

Sardine and Kili Meen

Sardine Cleaned

One of the toughest part in preparing fish curry is the task of cleaning the fish. I must say that I often delegate this task to my partner who does the task religiously.

In most fish stalls they clean the fish. Sometimes, the shops refuse to clean sardines. In that case, there's a good chance that your house will be smelly after the cleaning job.

Kerala fish curry recipe - Link to my earlier blog post

Fish Name and Slice of Fish

Poster - Fish Names

Sear Fish

Fish of Big Fish 

Black Pomfret

Katla 

Lady Fish

Mathi Fish

Using Bimbili Fruit in Fish Curry

Bimbili Fruit 

Slicing Bimbili Fruit in stove

Meen curry Kerala style fish with lots of coconut gravy in the making. Adding bimbili fruit in the fish curry adds tangy taste to the curry. I often use bimbili fruit to compliment the tamarind juice which was added to the curry.

Online Baking lesson Pie and Tart Pie

Pie and Tart Online Class

Chicken Startes

Cookies Class

Cookies Class

Pie and Tart Class

Cookies Class

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Class Details
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Date: 15/5/20 ( 2:30 to 3:30)

Chicken Baked Roll
Stuffed Chicken Lolipop
Chicken Croquets
Chicken Fingers
Cheese Dip, Chilly Sause,

Fee Rs 950
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16/5/20 ( 10:30 to 11:30AM)

Wheat Bread
Garlic Pull-apart Bread
Masala Bun

Rs 1,250
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16/5/20 ( 2:30PM to 3:30PM)

Australian cookies

• Lavender Short Bread
• Monte Carlos
• Short Bread Crescents
        Linzer Cookies
( Rs 950)

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17/5/20 ( 10:30AM to 11:30AM)

Pie and Tart
- Chicken Pie
- Fruit Tart
- Apple Pie

Rs 1,250

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17/5/20 (2:30PM to 3:30PM)

Orange Chiffon Cake
Caramel Cake

Rs 950
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18/5/20 ( 10:30 to 11:30AM)

Chicken Noodles
Mixed Fried Rice
Chilly Chicken

Rs 1,250
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18/5/20 (2:30PM to 3:30PM)

Homemade Chocolate Making
( Learn 12 types of homemade Chocolate)

Rs 950

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Active Dried Yeast for breads

Active Dried Yeast

Which brand of active dried yeast do you use?
Why active dried yeast?
What's the difference between Active Dried Yeast and Dried yeast?
How do you store active dried yeast?

If you are new to bread making, then you can check out the online bread making class, which is conducted in regular intervals. Also, you can buy the class video and get guidance to make homemade breads. 

Which Brand of Cream Cheese

Cream Cheese Brands

Which brand of cream cheese do you use for your bakes?
Which shop sells cream cheese in Hyderabad?
What is cream cheese?
What is the shelf life of cream cheese?
How long will it stay after it's opened?
Should I keep it in the freezer?