It was way back in 2014 bang after her Board Exams that the roots of Zestful Flavours were laid. This was through something as basic as Anjali conducting a few complimentary workshops for her school mates. The positive response which these workshops garnered pushed her to do a few more leading to even more resounding success especially with regards to her teaching style – engaging, interactive and fun-filled! It was this response which made Anjali realizes her true calling and passion. What clicked with her participants was the ease with which daily kitchen ingredients could be whipped up into sophisticated restaurant cuisine. 

 

But the road was not as easy as it appeared! While culinary options for non-vegetarian home chefs are boundless; when it comes to their vegetarian fraternity developing recipes demands a lot of hard work and continuous trial and error due to lack of ingredient options in this segment. But armed with her Baker and Confectionery Diploma from Lavonne Academy, Bangalore and internships from reputed five star hotels; and her never-say-die attitude Anjali set forth to independently explore whatever options were available and added her customized touch to transform them into magical recipes!

 

But she didn’t stop at teaching and cooking, this spunky home chef dons multiple hats one of which is her fitness venture Fit N Ace wherein she is a co-founder and one of the head fitness influencers. They deal with daily lifestyle changes, positive holistic wellness et al, Anjali shares that “Weight loss, muscle and fat gain along with healthy life and body maintenance for all age and work groups are our forte.”

 

The price range for most of the products of Zestful Flavours falls from INR 500-1500; barring the gourmet gifting and hampers where the pricing escalates basis the client spend; while the online cooking tutorials are priced between INR 250 and INR 1000 per class.

 

Teaching is undoubtedly Anjali’s first love; butwhen it comes to food preparation she avers “I enjoy both cooking and baking and honestly it’s difficult to choose between the two. But yes I absolutely adore preparing pizzas, decorating my platters and garnishing cakes!”

 

Zestful Flavours has on-board healthy options - like vegan sliders, diabetic deserts, keto platters - for the diabetic and gluten-free segment

 

Lined-up for Diwali are hampers and workshops centred on Indian fusion flavoured tarts, cookies, bars and all things festive with a hint of traditional decor! 

 

This ambitious home chef has a firm head on her shoulder and has a clearly chalked out future blueprint which includes – increasing the number of cooking tutorials …up-scaling the standards with each passing one; expanding the ambit of Zestful Flavours; and making it a household name for the best workshops and pocket-friendly healthy food options

 

Anjali ‘zestfully’ (pun intended) shares about her passion “Food is the basis of all that I am doing in my life and also one of the sturdy pillars of my success. If I had to describe myself it would all revolve around food - anavid foodie, passionate cook and a fitness influencer! Thank you for being a part of the Foodism family and sparing your time to go through my story of how food celebrates my life.

 

 

Best Seller Recipe – Apple Crumble Cake 

 

For one seven inches- sized cake 

 

Caramelize apples in the following way -

• Heat half cup sugar in a pan on low flame
• Peel and chop two apples and add sugar as per taste once it starts caramelizing
• Cook well for 5 minutes
• Add half teaspoon cinnamon and salt as per taste
• Add half teaspoon of lemon juice; mix welland keep aside

 

For the crumble

Crumble the following using your fingertips - half cup maida (refined flour); two tablespoons cold butter; 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder; and then store it in the refrigerator. Ensure that the mix is in small lumps alike big bread crumbs.

 

Method

• Preheat your oven to 180 degree centigrade for ten minutes
• Line and grease a cake tin with butter and butter paper
• Beat together – one-fourth cup soft butter; one-fourth cup powdered sugar; one teaspoon vanilla; and one-fourth cup yoghurt
• Sift – three-fourth cup maida; two tablespoon cornflour; one teaspoon baking powder; half teaspoon baking soda - on the wet ingredients little by little. Keep mixing so that the batter nicely assimilates
• Add some milk to form a smooth and fluffy batter
• Pour into the greased tin and add apples and the crumble
• Bake in the preheated ovenat 160 degree for 50-60 minutes or till done
• Cool for 2-3 hours and then un-mould
• Serve with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce