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When it comes to you, your mother is a perfectionist. After treating you to your favourite food, the kitchen is magically spotless. From your empty office lunchbox to washing up after your odd work hours, she makes it all seem easy. So what happens when mama is away? Enter the dishwasher.

Rice is one of the staple foods in Indian cuisine, consumed in all regions of the country in different avatars. Although rice is consumed year-round, the festive season sees this humble grain take an exotic form quite often.

Does your cake crack on top or sink in the middle? Does the cake keep sticking on the mould or is sticky on the whole? Do you end up with a hard or burnt cake? From inappropriate oven temperature and excessive use of ingredients to wrong pan size and not following the recipe properly, there are ample reasons that can mar a cake.