There are times when you crave something delicious yet dread to go near the stove or the oven to cook it. It’s the perfect paradoxical situation which many, especially those who spend 12-gruelling hours in the office, have to face on an absurdly regular basis. This is when no-cook food comes to the rescue. As the name suggests, it needs no cooking and no slaving in front of a stove. It’s like, you need not bake the cake and can have it too.
However, no-cook food is not something new. Gazpacho, the Spanish soup, is perhaps the most well known in this genre. Usually with a creamy tomato base and lots of vegetables, this soup is served cold. Even in India, there are so many options when it comes to no-cook food. Raita, a yoghurt-based side dish with vegetables, is a perfect complement to biryani, parantha and rice. In Assam, there is a variety of rice called kumol sauol (soft rice) which needs no cooking—all one does is soak it in water overnight and eat it with curd and jaggery.
But when it comes to making desserts, is it possible to create a cheesecake or a brownie without baking or cooking involved? Yes. We bring to you two recipes—Gazpacho and Cheesecake—that can be made without sweating hours in the kitchen.
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LEMON CHEESECAKE
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