From Siddhi’s kitchen notebook
The Cooking with Siddhi blog
Cooking guides, weekly meal plans and festive menus from Siddhi’s kitchen.
Latest from the notebook
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Saffron and Cardamom in Indian Sweets and Drinks
How much saffron and cardamom Siddhi uses in kheer, kulfi, halwa, ladoo, chai and thandai, whether she soaks or crushes them, and when they go in.
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How to Knead and Shape Dough for Gujiya, Spring Rolls and Gatta
How Siddhi kneads, rests, rolls and seals dough for gujiya, spring rolls, besan gatte, modak and farali vada, with the exact amounts…
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What to Soak and for How Long: Rice, Dal, Sabudana, Dry Fruits and Saffron
Soaking times from Siddhi’s recipe cards for rice, dal, sabudana, dry fruits and saffron, in one table, with the recipes each one…
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Raw Mango vs Ripe Mango: How Siddhi Uses Each
Which of Siddhi’s mango recipes use raw mango and which use ripe, how she cooks raw mango, and how she purees ripe…
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How to Bind, Shape and Coat Cutlets and Kebabs
How Siddhi binds, shapes and coats her cutlets, kebabs and tikkis: the binders she uses, how she shapes each one, and her…
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House Party Menu: Vegetarian Starters, Drinks and Kulfi
Six vegetarian starters, three drinks and make-ahead malai kulfi from Siddhi’s kitchen, with a party timeline from the day before to the…
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Chai and Pakoda Evenings: 7 Monsoon Snacks With Hot Chai
Seven evenings of hot chai and monsoon snacks from Siddhi’s kitchen: adrak and tandoori chai with pakodas, cutlets and crispy potato balls.
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Mango Season Menu: 11 Mango Recipes, From Aam Panna to Mousse
Eleven mango recipes from Siddhi’s kitchen: raw mango aam panna and curry, ripe mango drinks, and chilled mango desserts, with chill times.
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Holi Party Menu: Thandai, Gujiya, Shahi Tukda and Starters
Chilled thandai, mawa gujiya, thandai shahi tukda and thandai rice kheer, plus hot starters and coolers, all from Siddhi’s Holi recipes.
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Uttarayan and Makar Sankranti Menu: Chikki, Ladoo, Chai and Kadhi
Til chikki, peanut ladoo and sukhdi for the festival, hot chai to go with them, and a Gujarati kadhi and khichdi dinner,…