Coffee Tepache

Coffee and Pineapple come together in this delicious sparkling beverage!

Adi, ma story!

“These selected recipes came into Surekha’s repertoire after she moved to Hyderabad from Jogipet as a young bride. They’re so special that she would love to pass them on to her grandchildren.”

Babka boss ladies

Since we first built our starter, we have been dreaming of making a sourdough babka. Its amazing how though, we had never eaten a babka or even seen one other than the photos we drooled over on Instagram, we had a single minded conviction to make this sweet, twirly bread.  Legend has it that babka…

Olive oil love and a sourdough focaccia

Have you watched ‘Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat‘ on Netflix?? Jini and I absolutely loved it, and  we squealed like a bunch of excited children watching Sami Nosrat dig her teeth into the focaccia in Italy. If you have seen it, then you have a very good idea of how Jini feels about focaccia and how excited…

100% Wholewheat sourdough bread

Since the first time we made sourdough bread, Jini has had her mind set on making a whole wheat version. We have had several failed versions, lots of gloopy messes in the name of dough, some sour pancakes coming out of the oven instead of the bread we hoped for, but Jini was sure she…

Sourdough pizza

  If you have read this blog in the past you will know that Jini and I both love pizza, its two of our favourite characters in the food world coming together, and bringing along some of their friends to an incredible food fest! We have dreamed of making perfectly baked pizzas, with a puffy,…

Homecoming and an Enriched Sourdough Loaf

Phew! What a year it has been! Around this time last year both Jini and I were feeling restless in our lives; we were doing work we loved, had great friends and a lovely supportive family and yet there was something about our headspce that was almost too comfortable. We spoke often about the incredible…

Domestic Goddess Cinnamon Rolls

How to be a Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson is one of my first cookbook purchases and still continues to remain one of my all time favourite books both in terms of ease of use and the wide range of recipes it introduces you to. It has a recipe for a Norwegian Cinnamon bun which…

Oatmeal and Flaxseed Sourdough

One of the hardest things about baking our own sourdough bread for us has been the wait from when it comes out of the oven to it cooling down enough for us to cut it to see how we fared in terms of crumb. We often end up cutting it while it’s still quite warm…