Tiled Brownies

28 th February 2021, Today's online class was a latest trending Tiled Brownies... Enjoyed doing the session. 

Few tips on how to get perfect tiled effect on brownie:

1. Keep the edible print sheet in the freezer for around 20 to 30 minutes.
2. After spreading edible print on the brownie, you can slice the brownie using a knife dipped in hot water.
3. While slicing the brownie, cut the brownie by pressing the knife on the brownie. 
4. Before you cut the brownie, make a small indentation on the brownie so that you get a titled cut on the brownie. 

For further class details please contact 9379398865.

Tiled Brownie

How to use Murphy Richards OTG 60 ltr

 

Morphy Richards 60 ltr

Morphy Richards OTG 

My very first oven was a second hand oven which my brother gifted me on my b'day. I had used it extensively during the initial days of my baking career. It was Singer brand. I used it for a long, long time, till it had some problem. I still miss that wonderful gift!

After that, I had bought Morphy Richards. And later I Bajaj and also a sunflame cooking range which has stove and oven. This cooking range came handy when power supply goes away in the middle of baking.

Later some three years back, I bought Berjaya, an deck oven which runs on gas. I bought it from Stains in Trivandrum. If anyone need to know more about the use, functions, then you can contact me. I'll be happy to show the functions. 

This is a single deck oven which was a big time saver, and cost saver for me. Another big reason which I love this oven is that it can run without power. So, any short interruptions of power wont affect my baking. It's definitely a big relief for me!

If you are into regular baking and getting lot of baking orders, then I would suggest you to buy a Bergia brand of oven. All you need to have is the space to keep the oven and make a metal stand to keep one. I will be writing a detailed post on Bergia oven with pictures and video of how to use it. 

Morphy Richards OTG

Many students who buy an oven usually have some doubts and questions about how to use the dial in the oven. I think its just an initial confusion with the functions of each dial and settings for baking. 

 For beginners, they are often confused about setting the coil, pre-heating, etc. Some of the problem people face is over heating with this oven. When you find that cake getting burned or too dry, and if this happens frequently, then it's time to check the oven temperature. And to check the heat inside the oven, use a oven thermometer. Using this small tool will rule out if there's any problem with the oven thermostat.

I once had issue with the temp and it was rectified with service. During the service, it was found that there was issue with the oven thermostat, an electronic component inside the oven which regulates the heat. They changed the thermostat inside the oven and it solved the problem. 


Oven Settings and dials on Morphy Richards OTG

First Dial is for temperature setting. Turn the dial and keep it as per the desired temperature. In the case of baking cupcakes, I pre-heat the oven for 10 minutes in 170 degree celcius. 

Second dial is for coil. 

Third time is for the time

Final row has two red buttons. When switched on, it for switching on the oven and also for switching the heater fan. 

Service Center of Murphy Richards in Different Cities

1. Murphy Richards Service Centre in Trivandrum

W & C Hospital Rd, Aristo junction, Thycaud,
Mobile Number 9446100529


2. Murphy Richards Service Centre in Banglore

3. Murphy Richards Service Centre in Hyderabad

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Other service centers which repair Oven

VINAYAKA SERVICE

Phone: 099723 21313

#63, New Thippasandra Main Rd, near Ganesha temple, Seethappa Colony, HAL 3rd Stage,
Bangalore

life turns busy..

Life turns busy inspite of Corona around.. A busy road at Trivandrum in Wednesday evening 7pm...Life moves on...

Be Thankful for each Day

Be thankful for this day. You are here, breathing and living life. 

Even if it's not the life you want or hoped for, it's life. There's always something to be thankful for.

I baked this cake for a little girl who is fighting for her life from the age of 2 and she turned 5 today. She is undergoing treatment for Cancer, had two sugeries and Chemotherapy.

I must have made so many cakes , uncountable for loved ones, friends, family, students, sold many cakes, donated for charity, wedding cakes etc...but the cake I made today will always be close to my heart.

Yesterday when I received a call from the priest in De Paul Center, Kumarapuram, Trivandrum for a cake  and I was excited to make this cake. Today when I met that bubbly cutiepie my heart just fell for her and prayed that she and her parents find all strength, engery and support to fight this journey.

We have a blessed beautiful life...be thankful and grateful.

Stay home and be safe.

#cancer #childcancer #positivevibes  #life #grattitude #lifeisgood #depaul  #Trivandrum

Online Bread Baking Worshop

Want to bake your fresh homemade bread and buns, which is free from ammonium sulfate and calcium carbonate.

Potassium bromate , calcium carbonate , ammonium sulfate, BHA one or combination is usually present in the packed bread which you buy from a store.

Healthy, Homemade Breads in Your Kitchen

The breads you learn to bake in this online bread baking class is chemical free and has a life span of just 2 days.

Online Bread Class for Beginners - 7 Days Class

For those interested to learn a wide range of bread from simple plain loaf to more arty foccasia, you can opt to learn in 7 days class. The duration of each class is 2 hrs, every day. 


This class covers the following breads:

.DAY 1 

1. Milk Bread

2.100%  Wheat Bread

3.Wheat Bun

4.Cinnamon Roll

Day 2

1. Maida Pizza

2.Wheat Pizza

3. Wheat Bun

3. Garlic Pullapart

Day 3

1. Focaccia

2. Masala Bread

3. Spinach Bread

4. Bread Sticks

Day 4

1. No Yeast Bread

2. Bagels

3. Sweet Chocolate Bread

4. Burger 

- Make Burger Buns,

 Patties, homemade Mayonnaise and Coleslaw

Day 5

1. Puffs ( Egg, Veg, & Chicken)

2. Meat Rolls

3. Cream Buns

Day 6

1. Doughnut

2. Eclair 

3. Baklava

4. Profiteroles

Day 7. 

1. Croissant

2.Danish pastry 

3. Cream Cone

Bread Online Course - details

Bread and Pastry - Online Class 

( Click here to learn more about the 7 day bread online class) 

Live online session of bread baking. For details contact Marina at 9379398865

 

Mom's Birthday January 2021

I pray that God will continue to bless her and give her strength, health, longevity, and joy. 

My mom is one of a kind, because of her I had the best childhood I could ever dream of, which shaped me into the adult that I am today.

Happy Birthday to the most wonderful person in my life. 

lovely Sunday February 2021

Started the day with a 3 kms walk and then a ltwo Wheeler lovely drive for a cup of coffee. 

Have a blessed Sunday

Millets Gluten free Idli

Ragi Idli

 
Typically we make idli in rice and udar dal. So, when my mom said that she's going to make ragi idli, I  wasn't convinced if it would work. However, when the idlies came out of the idli vessel, then there was no doubt that this recipe has proven beyond doubt. 

So, here's the recipe to all idli lovers to try it at home. 

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Cup Urad Dal
• 1 1/2 Cup rava 
• 1 1/2 Cup Ragi
• 1/2 Tsp Soda powder 
• Salt as per taste
  
  

Method

1. Grind urad dal to a fine paste 
2. Next, add rava and ragi powder to the ground paste
3. Add soda powder and keep it for 4 - 5 hours for fermentation
4. Once it's fermented, it's ready for making idlies
5. Add required salt and transfer to the idli cooker

On Popular Demand The Caramel Cheese Cake

 

Slice of Caramel Cheese Cake

Cheese Cake

Out of the cheese cake I have made, caramel cheese cake has attracted more request to learn. Also, many of my students in Trivandrum had prior booked this cake for buying. 

From this response, I get the gut feeling that it's one of the popular cheese cake. What do you think? 

Other varieties of cheese cake I had taught in the recent past

1. Red Velvet cheese cake
2. Blackforest Cheese cake
3. Carrot cheese cake
4. Mint Chocolate cheese cake


If you are looking to learn more varieties of cheese cake through Online lessons, then you can get more details of the class on this post. 

Cake Baking Classes in Hyderabad

 I get quite a number of calls from Hyderabad asking for hands on baking class. But due to the current pandemic situation, I have stopped taking classroom training in Hyderabad. 

So, for the benefit of those looking for direct baking class, I have complied a short list of teachers who are taking baking class in Hyderabad. I have taken these tutors based on the reviews on google. 

Pls do check their class details, schedule, credentials before you enroll for a session.

Or, if you are looking for a customized Online baking class, ( 12 days), then you can check the cakes and the class module which I keep conducting. The online classes are one-on-one class.can be taken either in Telgu, English or Hindi. 

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Escapades Culinary Studio

Address: Apurupa Urban, 707 Kadiris, Botanical Garden Rd, next to CHIREC International School, Sri Ram Nagar, Kondapur, 

Facebook - Escapades Culinary Studio

Cakes Taught at Escapades Culinary Studio

Phone: 099592 02255

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Priyanka Cooking Class

Address: Sri Sai Krupa Heights-Block A,3rd Floor-301,Plot No.110 & 111,Survey No 32/1 Madeenaguda Village,Seri Lingampally Mandal, 

Phone: 070952 41452

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Nicky's Kitchen (Vegetarian Cooking and Baking Classes)

Address: Plot No 177, Road No 3, Trimoorthy Colony, Mahendra Hills, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, 

Phone: 072078 46881

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Crumbs Of Cakes (Baking Class In Hyderabad )

Address: Kapra - Saket Rd, Jai Jawan Colony, Kapra, Hyderabad, T

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Sumeru Creations

Culinary school in Hyderabad, Telangana

Address: H.No-5-101/1, Opp LIGH - 468, Bharat Nagar Colony, 

Phone: 088858 48635

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Nickys Kitchen

Plot No 177, Rd No 3, Trimurti Colony, Mahendra Hills, East Marredpally, Secunderabad,

FB Link: https://www.facebook.com/nickyskitchen.in/

Visit to S Ibrahim Shop at Chalai Trivandrum

 

Cutlet Mould at Chalai Shop

Cupcake Tins

Loose Bottom Baking Tray

Ibrahim Stores Chalai

After a long break from shopping, I visited S Ibrahim & Co, a well known crockery and home appliance shop at Chalai in Trivandrum. I have been visiting this place for a long-long time. Best part of shopping at Ibrahim is the availability of wide range of kitchen stuff under one roof.

Upstairs of this shop displays all types of crockery plates, glass jars, gas stoves, mixies, serving dishes, etc. Also, a part of the floor is for baking stuffs - baking tins, molds, cookie cutters and other stuff. One thing I bought this time was cutlet mold. This was important purchase for me as my mom had started making cutlets. As of now, she is making Vegetable cutlet, Soya, Fish, Egg and Meat. Pls visit this Facebook page ( Marina's Cutlets Trivandrum ) for more details about the sale of cutlets in Trivandrum, 

Mixie Repair Service at Ibrahims Chalai
As you enter this shop, the right side of the shop you can see a crowd - people who had come to repair their mixie. The repair work is for replacement of jars to bush, blades, or lid and all the little things that makes the mixie useful in the kitchen. 

Sizzler Plates at Ibrahims
If you have plans to make sizzler at home, then this is the shop to buy sizzler plates. The plates are thick and heavy and its kept on a wooden base. I had a barbecue and a grill making class where I had taught sizzlers and stakes. The plates used in the online class is from this shop. These things are also available at Style Plus, Devasom board junction, Trivandrum.

Other Baking stores in Trivandrum

1. Bake N Joy, Kazhakuttam
2. Cake Stories, at Uloor 
3. The Baker's Walk, Plamoodu

4. Stains at Attakulangara ( Wholesale and Retail)
5, Stains new shop at Attukal Shopping Complex, East Fort

6. Super Traders, Plamodu ( Wholesale and Retail)
7. The Baking Hub, Shasthamangalam, Trivandrum

8. S Ibrahim Chalai

Cheese Cake Series

 

Cheese Cake - Online Class

Starting in 2021, I have kicked a new series of Online baking class, which covers a range of cheese cakes. The classes covers a selection of cheese starting with the classic cheese cake - New York Cheese Cake. If you are interested to learn more about cheese cake classes, then you can Whatsapp at 9379398865

Here are the cheese cake classes:

1. New York Cheese Cake 
2. Chiffon Cake

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1. Caramel Cheese Cake
2. Cookie Dough Cheese Cake

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Mint Chocolate Cheese Cake

Mint Chocolate Cheese Cake

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1. Red Velvet Cheese Cake
2. Red Velvet Brownie
3. Red Velvet Cookie

Red Velvet Cheese Cake

Eggless baking Online Class

 

Eggless Baking - 12 Day Class

After two series of  12 day class which covers 17 cakes and icing, I'm glad to start a new series on eggless bakes. 

Online Egg-free Baking Class

Cakes Covered:

1.Vanilla Cake

2.Chocolate Cake

3.Tutti-frutti Cake

4.Butterscotch cake 

5.Rasmalai Cake

5.Chai Spice cake 

6.Pineapple cake

7.Chocolate Truffle Cake 

8.Mint Chocolate Cake

9.Red Velvet Cake

10. Blacforest cake

11. Honey Cake 

12. Lemon Cake

13. Wheat Banana Cake

14. Plum Cake

15.Caramel Cake

16.Jam Roll

17.Tres Leche Cake

18. Cupcakes ( Vanilla, Chocolate

Strawberry)

Cake Decoration Covered in this Session

1. Fondant Icing ( Beginner level Theme Cake)

2. Buttercream Icing ( Roses and flower designs)

Natural Honey in Bangalore

 

Pure Honey for Sale

If you're looking to buy pure honey in Bangalore, then you can get can buy it by contacting this number. #9886674567 

This honey is collected from rural area, and brought to Bangalore. Only limited quality is available. 

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