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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Made fresh spag and fettuccine for a friend’s birthday today. Pretty good I’d say.

A sheet pan with a pile of yellow spaghetti and a pile of yellow fettuccine, freshly made and drying out on the open

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Daily sandwich bread. Perfect rise, perfect crumb. I baked it yesterday and it’s already over. Onto the next loaf 🍞

Picture of a brownish milk sandwich bread loaf resting on a cooling rack in my kitchen

2 slices of milk sandwich bread toasting on a non stick pan with a little butter.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

If you see this quote with flowers in your gallery. 🌸 from my goodbye party last November.

A tablescape full of flowers, in pink and white daisies, carnations and white roses and filler greens. Accompanied by yellow LED candles.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

It has been an interesting month full of interesting cooks and sales. Made this mortadella sammie with kale pesto and hot sauce (both homemade), it’s been a slow month for sales in the kitchen but busy nonetheless. Have come to the conclusion that Jan is by far the slowest month in the F&B industry.

A cross section view of a sandwich made with baguette. The fillings have a pink but perfectly cooked mortadella, roasted veggies, green kale pesto and orange hot sauce.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

The best way to make sticky rice in India with local grains? Mash day old cold sona masoori rice lightly to break the grains up and then cook. Of course, idli rice would be a much better alternative but this is what I had. Turned out great with some corn and green peas (in season right now!).

Skillet of sticky fried rice made with corn, peas and eggs in a spicy black bean sauce.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Settling into my new home, it was hard at first but we’ve made progress. Made Turkish eggs for brekkie the other day!

A ceramic bowl with blow flowers and a brown striped rim over the edge. It contains Turkish eggs: garlicky flavoured yoghurt with chilli butter, dill and butter braised eggs.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I finally made them settle for an alternate prawn option, which works better for their sourcing and taste wise - you can’t go wrong with frozen prawns. They carry better than frozen fish that’s not native to a particular region.

A plate of southern Indian style prawns native to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Feels fucking incredible to see your recipes on a menu you’ve worked on. However, part of my job as a chef also requires me to responsibly source ingredients and to advise my clients only to use produce and meats that are native to their land. For ex: vanjaram/seer/kingfish or the king mackerel..

Photo of South Indian, “Andhra Pradesh” style fish fry served on a bar plate with pickled onions and lemon wedge

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

First meal at our new home. Made a classic, Bangalore style spicy vegetable pulao with mirchi ka salan and raita. My partner’s favourite! Obviously I would’ve made this with mutton. But this is great too!

Vegetable pulao with fried cottage cheese or paneer, raita (yogurt relish) and salan (nut based tamarind curry).

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I’m in tears 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Yes, I’m religious. I believe in the Holy Trinity.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Come on now, if you haven’t heard of Maxi Priest, we can’t be friends!!

Screenshot of my Spotify playlist featuring a song by Maxi Priest “Close to you” with his photo against a green background

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Something something podi wings

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Had to put on my girl suit today to show all these men not to mess with me. Feels great, ngl, making grown ass men behave properly with women in the kitchen. Sheesh.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Setting up a commercial kitchen is not easy but damn it is fun! New work from my client’s site.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

People wondering how and why this is happening in 2024 need to understand that this comes as a RESPONSE to a deep sense of insecurity within existing patriarchal communities. The more Muslim communities face persecution from the outer world, the more their women/children suffer. Harm causes harm.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Harvested more fresh red chillies today. These are from my fiancé’s farm and we sundry them to use later when we cook. They smell great and taste wonderful, not like those commercially packed dried red chillies. These also grow at a fraction of the cost and are easy to maintain.

Picture of bright red fresh Indian chillies being sundried on a white sheet on a concrete ground in India.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Harvested my first carrot 🥲

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 27/07/2024

Anyone fancy a honey orange madeleine with a touch of white chocolate?

Shell shaped pastry called madeleines, made with honey and orange for flavour and coated with white chocolate.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

New work for a German client that I did last week.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 05/01/2024

Toasty peets. Who wants a bite?

Picture of a tabby cat resting its tiny paws on a red carpet in the warm Bangalore sun. It is still chilly here!

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 29/09/2023

Totally passed out after eating this 🥹

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

If you haven’t yet, please get a copy of Cook with Soul, I urge you to! The recipes come through like a DREAM for modern soul cooking while retaining the original charm of southern cooking. I’m baking a no-boil mac and cheese, can’t wait to share pictures soon!

Picture of a book cover featuring the author who is a black person, Lazarus Lynch. They are biting into a piece of shrimp against a yellow background. The title of the book is “Son of a southern chef: cook with soul”.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

Entering my Greek aunty era with this gorgeous yuvarlakia (beef meatball soup with rice, cooked in bone broth and veg) and galatopita (semolina custard pie in a filo pastry filling of sugary walnuts).

A table with a yellow ball containing meatball soup and an iPad with a book containing the opening image for Salt of The Earth, a Greek cookbook.

A filo custard pie photo, it is brown in the edges with powdered sugar dusted and a custard filling on the inside.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 10/09/2023

Cold fermented a poolish focaccia dough overnight. Toppings are olives, rosemary and some fermented jalapeños in kaffir lime leaves brine which I fermented a month ago. Very happy with the textures. Super cloud like and perfect for dinner parties.

Bubbly focaccia dough studded with olives, slit jalapeños and rosemary. Drizzled with good extra virgin oil, just before I baked it.

Image of baked focaccia which is now golden brown.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

Sup? George and I want to let you know that it has been 8 months and I have never crossed drinking more than 2 glasses of wine, barring the one occasion in July where I split an entire bottle of wine with a friend (regrettable since it left me very dehydrated). Marijuana is keeping me going.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

Soft, cloud-like sesame milk buns made using the Tangzhong method. Sprinkled b&w white sesame seeds just before going into the oven and finished with a brush of garlic and spring onion in melted butter and flaky sea salt. Love the textures, will go well w/ an Asian dinner.

Picture of uncooked bread bun dough balls coated in black and white sesame seeds.

Picture of fully baked bread buns brushed with garlic and scallion butter and sea salt.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 30/08/2023

OMG we have the same cat!!!!

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 22/08/2023

I told him I need water reminders and that he sucked at being given responsibility. Man has redeemed himself and made this his Home Screen and now this is how I get reminders.

Screenshot of a mobile home screen with an image of a water bottle on it. It also has the time visible, it was 10:15 AM. This screenshot was sent to me as a reminder for me to drink water.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

The menu for my second supper club event.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 14/08/2023

Okay I’ve finally nailed it. A hot sauce inspired by a South Indian, more specifically an Andhra Pradesh red chilli pickle. This is the second batch and this has come out great! Can’t wait to add it to my wings on Wednesday and test it out.

Image of a fermented hot sauce made with ripe South Indian red chillies

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

The painting work at my apartment is FINALLY complete. It no longer bears the marks of a post breakup ruin and all the rooms finally just have one single colour. Plain white. Can’t wait to bring my kids back home tomorrow once it safe for them.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

The finest cake I have baked in years

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 26/07/2023

Went to a popup this weekend in Hyderabad and they took this candid picture of me. 🙈

Me in a green dress at a dinner table. It is one of my favourite dresses.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 22/07/2023

Just some flowers for all of you wonderful people. My transition to annoying Indian uncle is now complete

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 21/07/2023

A literal angel who can do no harm.

A picture of a fluffy calico cat named Meena (my first cat), lying on a bed that has printed Indian motifs on the linen. Meena is 5 years old and has a white base with orange, grey and brown markings (typical colouring for calico cats).

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 19/07/2023

George and his love for the balcony.

An Indian tabby cat looks from across a balcony railing. His name is George and he is my second cat. He loves being in the balcony and is very clumsy as he tries to climb the metal railings.

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Sreya @darthdevi.bsky.social · 18/07/2023

Who is this woman who went Latin dancing two nights in a row! Her cheeks and flushed and she had a great time. Really enjoying doing things on my own as per usual, I have not had a single social event with any of my friends in the last month and a half.