The podcast company boss has been baking once every week since she started in the summer of 2010.
The festive season means sweet treats and baking for many. But for Kavita Rajwade, co-founder of IVM Podcasts, Viennese vanilla sponge, fresh lemon, strawberry tarts and old-fashioned tea cakes are what she bakes every week. The yummy delights are not restricted to the special time of the year.
The podcast company boss has been baking once every week since she started in the summer of 2010. Rajwade told ET Panache, "I was on a break at work and looking to pick up a self-sustaining skill that would also help me relax. I have always loved cooking food, but baking was new to me. As someone born in Pune, which is a huge bakery product hub, I wanted to explore the life of butter, eggs, and chocolate through a fun chemistry class." Viennese vanilla sponge, fresh lemon, strawberry tarts and old-fashioned tea cakes are what the top boss bakes every week. Using the oven to make goodies is very exciting for the IVM Podcasts co-founder. She shared how it helps her keep stress at bay. "Baking drives huge project completion satisfaction. You start with eggs, sugar, flour, butter and an hour later you have a magical product ready to be shared and devoured. It's a weekend indulgence for me. I’ve learnt something new and have had the opportunity to share the joy of baking with my friends," she said.
Rajwade credits baking for teaching her patience and lessons for life. She added, "Nothing good comes out of being hasty. You can control some things and there are some you can't. In baking, you can control the quality of ingredients and the hygiene around mixing stuff. But once you've put the cake tin into the oven, you have zero control over the outcome. You have to ensure you've stuck to instructions and given it your best shot, but that's all you can do."
Strawberry Toast, Pinenut Soup & Walnut Cake: Please Your Valentine With Mouth-Watering Delicacies
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Valentine's Day is just around the corner and there's so much that you can do to enjoy the perfect, romantic evening with your partner. A dinner date is a sure-shot win on Valentine's. However, this year, pledge to please your loved one with delicious treats prepared at home.
Top chefs share their secret recipes to make your celebration special.
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and there's so much that you can do to enjoy the perfect, romantic evening with your partner. A dinner date is a sure-shot win on Valentine's. However, this ..
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Executive Chef of the Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort, Shivanand Kain, shared a cilantro rubbed roast chicken with strawberry and Californian grapes emulsion recipe to make Valentine's Day celebration more special.
Cilantro Rubbed Roast Chicken With Strawberry And Californian Grapes Emulsion
Ingredients Chicken Breast: 250 gm Grilled Vegetable: 80 gm Lyonnaise Potato: 80 gm Strawberry and Grapes Emulsion: 30 ml Fresh Coriander: 20 gm Chopped Parsley: 5 gm Olive Oil: 10 ml Chopped Garlic: 10 gm Salt: To taste Crushed Black Pepper: 2 gm
Method -Marinate the chicken breast with fresh coriander and garlic paste -Add seasoning, keep aside for 30 minutes -Grill the chicken breast, vegetables and lyonnaise potato -Arrange the grilled chicken breast on plate with vegetables and lyonnaise potatos -Pour strawberry and grapes emulsion -Garnish with parsley or herbs.
Executive Chef of the Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort, Shivanand Kain, shared a cilantro rubbed roast chicken with strawberry and Californian grapes emulsion recipe to make Valentine's Day celebratio..
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Don't forget to bring an elegant dish on your Valentine's dinner table. We bring to you a Roasted Garlic & Pinenut Soup With Burnt Butter Essence recipe Straight from the Valentine's menu at San Gimignano Restaurant at The Imperial.
Roasted Garlic & Pinenut Soup With Burnt Butter Essence
Ingredients Garlic Cloves: 10 Whole Almonds: 5 Parsley: 15 gm Bayleaf: 1 Chicken Broth: 4 cups Nutmeg: A Pinch Egg Yolks: 1 Heavy Cream: Half a cup White Bread: 2 slices Butter: 1 tbsp Salt: To Taste Pepper: A Pinch White Wine: 30 ml
Method -Peel garlic cloves & blanch them -Add white wine, salt and butter and roast it for 20 minutes at 140 degree celcius -Take almonds and blanch them and remove their skin and also roast them -Make puree of roasted garlic and almonds -Heat a pan, add butter into it and then add puree of garlic and almond into pan -Add chicken broth and bouquet to it -Boil the soup -Whisk egg yolk and cream together -Pour the mixture into the soup -Stir to prevent the egg from curdling -Take the white bread to make croutons -Make burnt butter -Remove the bouquet garni from soup -Season with salt -Garnish with croutons and burnt butter.
Don't forget to bring an elegant dish on your Valentine's dinner table. We bring to you a Roasted Garlic & Pinenut Soup With Burnt Butter Essence recipe Straight from the Valentine's menu at San Gimi..
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Valentine's day celebration is incomplete without a mouthwatering dessert. Pullman & Novotel's Director of Culinary, Chef Ajay Anand, brings an innovative strawberry rasgulla dome, boondi ladoo srusle recipe to add the sweet element to your celebration.
Method -Heat strawberry puree and white chocolate together -Fold it with whipping cream and soaked gelatine leaves -Make a dome with a Rasgulla in the centre -Keep it to freeze -Glaze the dish with a red glaze- -Serve it along with a boondi strusel,raspberry curd and mint spring.
Valentine's day celebration is incomplete without a mouthwatering dessert. Pullman & Novotel's Director of Culinary, Chef Ajay Anand, brings an innovative strawberry rasgulla dome, boondi ladoo srusl..
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You simply can't consider a Valentine's Day celebration complete without a cake. F&B Director and Executive Chef of Radisson Blu Atria Bengaluru, Chef Kasiviswanathan, shares an easy-to-make recipe of an eggless chocolate walnut cake.
Method -Grease and dust an 8” baking tin and preheat oven to 180 degree celcius -Sieve together Maida, cocoa and baking soda -Beat butter and dahi until light and creamy -Fold in the sieved ingredients, alternating with milk and condensed milk -Fold in the chopped walnuts and pour into greased tin -Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes till tooth pick inserted in the centre comes out clean -Allow to cool in tin for 5 minutes and remove onto a wire rack.
For Chocolate Icing -Mix together butter, cocoa, condensed milk and beat well -Microwave for 20 seconds -Mix thoroughly -Spread over cake and leave to set -Slice and serve.
You simply can't consider a Valentine's Day celebration complete without a cake. F&B Director and Executive Chef of Radisson Blu Atria Bengaluru, Chef Kasiviswanathan, shares an easy-to-make recipe o..
