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Chapter 15: A Letter From My Kitchen To Yours


 

If you've reached this page...

Thank you.

Thank you for spending your time with me.

Thank you for trusting me enough to bring this little handbook into your kitchen.

When I first began learning about natural fermentation, I never imagined that one simple jar of flour and water would change so much.

It began during the COVID-19 lockdown with a simple curiosity about sourdough.

Then it became an obsession with understanding fermentation.

One experiment led to another.

That journey eventually brought me back to my childhood.

Back to my nani's traditional khamir.

Back to conversations with my mother.

Back to old kitchen wisdom that had quietly been waiting to be remembered.

From there came homemade yeast powder.

Then fruit water.

Then gluten-free starters.

And somehow...

Here we are.

Looking back, I realise this handbook is not really about yeast.

It is about curiosity.

It is about asking questions.

It is about refusing to give up when something doesn't work the first time.

Some of my best lessons came from failures.

My very first sourdough starter was accidentally thrown away.

Some loaves were too sour.

Some experiments didn't behave the way I expected.

But every single one taught me something.

If there is one message I hope stays with you long after you close this book, it is this:

how to make yeast powder khamir at home

nani's khamir recipe turns into a dry yeast powder


Don't be afraid to experiment.

Observe.

Taste.

Smell.

Take notes.

Try again.

Your kitchen will teach you things that no book ever can.

One day, you will stop looking at recipes.

You will start understanding fermentation.

And that is a wonderful feeling.

I also want to thank every member of my online community.

Many of the ideas in this handbook began as questions from you.

Some of those questions challenged me to think differently.

Others inspired entirely new experiments.

In many ways, this book belongs to all of us.

If you would like to continue learning with me, I would love to welcome you to my YouTube channel.

There, I share the recipes, experiments and little kitchen discoveries that continue to fill my days with excitement.

Whether it's naturally fermented bread, homemade yeast powder, traditional khamir, sourdough, fruit water, gluten-free starters, homemade vinegars, fermented foods or many other experiments...

There is always something new waiting for us to explore together.

Finally...

Don't worry if your first loaf isn't perfect.

Mine wasn't either.

The important thing is that you begin.

Because every great fermenter started exactly where you are today.

With a bowl.

A little flour.

Some water.

And a simple question.

"I wonder what will happen if I try this?"

That one question changed my life.

Perhaps it will change yours too.

Happy baking.

Happy fermenting.

And until our next experiment...

Take care.

With love,

Ravneet Bhalla

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