Satyanarayan Mohapatra

Mixing Techniques For Your Cake

Understanding the techniques and art of mixing cake batter is crucial in making a light, tender and delicious cake. Over-mixing…

February 18, 2024

Baking Lessons: Egg Replacer – Quite A Try

Egg is an essential ingredient in most baking items as it provides structure, moisture and leavening. But at times, eggs…

February 11, 2024

Baking Lesson: Bleached & Unbleached Flour

Many of us have graduated from being a home baker to a professional baker. Pre-migration period makes us dependent on…

February 4, 2024

Baking Lessons: Yeast & Kneading

One of the major processes in bread making is yeast activation, which is always a challenge for all bakers. If…

January 21, 2024

Baking Lessons: Cakes & Formulations

On your baking adventure, you have to understand the fundamental concepts to get consistent and reliable results. One may not…

January 14, 2024

Baking Lesson: Volume Measurements vs Weights

In this new series of articles on baking, I hope I will be able to clear some doubts of aspiring…

January 7, 2024

It’s New Year Munch In The Gingerbread

“And I had but one penny in the world, thou shouldst have it to buy gingerbread” – wrote William Shakespeare…

December 31, 2023

Debunking Gluten

Gluten is primarily made up of two types of proteins – ‘gliadin’, which gives makes the bread rise during baking,…

November 12, 2023

Kartik Speciality In Odia Cuisine

Habisha Dalma, Ghee Rice and Kandhia Chakata are the main attractions during Kartik, which is the most auspicious month on…

October 29, 2023

Navratri – The Nine Offerings

While Maha Navami puja is underway at ‘shakti pithas’ on Sunday, thousands are thronging mandaps, where rituals of Maha Astami…

October 22, 2023