20/09/2024
Baking, a cooking technique is where dry heat is generally used in an enclosed space with controlled temperatures for a specific duration to cook the food.
Oven is the most common appliance used for baking, however it can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot stones.
In the oven, the dough or batter when in contact with the heat, changes it's form to become firmer and browning of the surface begins while the inside remains soft as the moisture remains trapped inside the baked item.
The baking technique is believed to have been introduced to India by the Portuguese who brought bread to our country. However there were no ovens in India at that time, so it was a version of the tandoor which was made use of.
It was the British who introduced proper ovens and that's how the baking industry began to develop and later, flourish in India.
Infact it has become so popular now, that apart from the usual baked dishes like bread, cakes, cookies or even those like baked vegetables, baked fish etc. we also have a lot of people opting for baking some traditional Indian dishes like 'karanji', 'samosa' ,'kachori' etc as healthier versions too!
