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Masala Mac and Cheese

Video Recipe:   Serves 2 Ingredients: Pasta: 1 cup macaroni, dry 1 tsp refined oil 1 tsp salt Masala paste (makes 1/4 cup): 1 big onion 1 big tomato 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp chili powder 3/4 tsp garam masala 2 tsp oil salt as required Sauce: 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter 1 tbsp oil 1 tbsp flour 3/4 cup milk 1/2 cup reserved pasta water 1/4 cup masala paste 1/4 cup parmesan, grated salt as required  To garnish: chopped coriander Method: 1. Start by making the masala paste. Heat oil in a pan and saute the chopped onions until they are pale, soft and translucent. 2. Add chopped tomato and ginger garlic paste. Saute until tomatoes are soft and mushy, about 4 minutes. 3. Add garam masala, chili powder and turmeric powder. Keep on stove until fully cooked, about 2 to 3 minutes. 4. Allow mixture to cool before grinding to a fine paste. 5. Cook the pasta as per package instruc...
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Sponge Cake with Vanilla Buttercream and Strawberry Filling

Serves 8 Ingredients: For one 6 inch Sponge Cake: 1/2 C + 3.5 T all purpose flour 30g butter, melted and cooled White mixture: 3 egg whites 1/3 C sugar a pinch of salt Yolk mixture: 3 egg yolks 3 tsp sugar 2 T milk 1 tsp vanilla For  Strawberry Filling: 250 g strawberries, chopped 1/4 C sugar 1/4 C water For Vanilla Buttercream: 100 g unsalted butter, softened 1 tsp vanilla 2.5 C powdered sugar Method: Sponge Cake: Using an electric beater, whip the egg whites until foamy. Add a pinch of salt, mix well. Add sugar little by little and whip until soft peaks are formed (watch video tutorial for reference). Before each addition, make sure the previously added sugar is dissolved. Whip until the whites start to approach stiff peaks - the peaks should hold their shape and should have a slight tilt at the tips. Set aside. Whip the yolks with the sugar until light and airy Add milk and vanilla. Mix well. Mix one third of...
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Homemade Pizza + Pizza Sauce

Like many people, I also used to be intimidated by the thought of making yeast-doughs once. I will admit that making some yeasted doughs can be a little tricky, but pizza dough is one of the easiest ones out there. It has very simple ingredients and you don't even have to knead it too much. Sure, it will take a couple of hours for the dough to get ready, but it is so worth the wait. Homemade pizza is not only tastier than most store-bought pizzas, it is also healthier (or as healthy as you want it to be). This dough can also be stored easily in the freezer so that you can whip up a delicious pizza pie whenever you get a hankering for it.  This dough recipe from Susan's Cooking School is really straightforward, but yields amazing results. The recipe for the pizza sauce is my own making - it is a very flavorful sauce with an Indian touch. The spices give it a nice zing, but it is not overpowering at all. Also, if you're one of the people who want to make pizza but...
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