South Indian Sambar Making Process

 

Sambar Making 

There are many flavours which comes from a Kerala kitchen. The most obvious one is the smell of fish fry. If you walk by any street in Kerala, especially around noon, then the tempting smell of fish fry waifs in the air. 

Another smell which I like early in the morning is the smell of freshly made sambar. This is usually in during morning breakfast. The air from the kitchen tell all in the household that dosa and sambar is getting ready! 

Another salivating smel is the smell from the biryani pot. I also love the smell of kaima rice, when the rice is kept for boiling. It's just heaven.  

Talking of the kitchen smell, what are the typical smell in your kitchen! 

There's another nasty smell is the smell when we clean ney mathi. Sometimes the entire household smells of mathi ( sardine), even the curtains too! 

What to expect in a Bakery Staff Training Class

 Are you planning to start a bakery? What are the things to keep in mind before you start a bakery? Have you done your homework in the business area?

Let's suppose that you know baking and you have a main chef who's capable of making finest cakes ( no cake mix) and pastries. But, then you need a team of assistants to run the show! So, what are the skills do you look for in a bakery assistant. What is the kind of salary you're planning to give? 

One thing we know is that bakery assistants play a vital role in the bakery. They manage the bakery production area by cleaning the equipments, check the stock, make the inventory list, keep a note of low stocks and in some cases they order fresh supplies from the vendor.

Bakery assistant also is the key alley in the team who helps bakers mix ingredients, measure and do things under the supervision of the main bakery chef.

As they play a key role in the smooth functioning of a bakery, you are required to train and motivate them to make them do their best!

So, what kind of training is required for your baking assistants:

1. Building trust and opening-up communication

2. Training on bakery knowledge 

3. Tips on how to package and keep things in an attractive way

4. Cleanliness and how to serve the customer

5. Execute multiple task in a high-demanding environment

6. Customer service - How to reply correctly to customers ( How to give reply in a positive way even when the customer is in an agitated manner) How to avoid confrontation!

7. Understand the new demands and trends from the customer queries and pass it along to the management

8. Make a training video and show how assistant should take customer order

9. Train assistants to cross-sell other products. Do not just reply to their queries. Ask questions and make customers know that the assistant is interested to give the best possible experience. 

10. Smile and have a pleasant expression. 

11. Thank the team and begin each day with a short meeting! 

Idli and Sambar

Sambar and Idli - A typical South Indian Breakfast along with filter coffee. 

I like to wake up in the morning and the first thing I choose to have is coffee. Coffee is a great way to start your day. There’s nothing like a cup of freshly brewed coffee in the morning to awaken your senses and get going. 

The second best thing in the morning is the flavours of sambar, which just bubbles and boils in the stove and makes the entire house smell of Sambar . A typical South Indian morning scene in most of the houses 

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Do you love Indian food?

 

Indian Cooking Class list

Love Punjabi food? Want to make flavorful curries which are from Punjab?  

Then join me at for online or hands-on Indian Culinary class where I'll cover the recipes, the steps to prepare each dishes from scratch.

Whether you are a vegetarian, or a non-vegetarian, you can choose from the list of recipes or ask for a customized cooking class for you or for a group.

Here are few cooking class you might like.

1. North Indian Cooking lessons ( 3 hr) 

Vegetarian Barbecue class

Dark clouds, thundershowers are on the weather forecast. What's best in this chill weather is a hot cuppa and some hot grills too. While talking of barbecue grills, one thing that's interesting to explore this season is the vegetarian barbecue grill items. 

So, what are the different tasty grills you can try this season. 

Vegetarian Indian Grilled BBQ Paneer Kebabs

BBQ eggplant with yoghurt sauce

Barbecued sweet potatoes with salsa verde

BBQ tofu and zucchini salad

Grilled Cauliflower Steaks

Grilled Paneer Salad

Grilled Eggplant