Thursday, November 24, 2016

Stuffed Cone Bread



Ingredients
for making dough
refined flour - 1 cup
wheat flour - 1 cup
oats - 1/2 cup
yeast - 1 tbl.sp
salt - 1/2 tsp
sugar - 1/2 tsp
few nigella seed and sesame seed

For the stuffing
soya paneer/tofu - 200 gm
onion - 2 medium size chopped
cumin seed - 1 tsp
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
turmeic powder - 1/4 tsp
roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
corriander powder - 2 tsp
curry powder - 1 tsp optional
garam masala - 1/4 tsp
juice of half lemon
salt and red chilli powder as per taste
Few choppped methi/fenugreek leaves



Method
Take lukewarm water and add dry yeast and salt and sugar and mix well. When it becomes frothy, add to the flour. Add little more water and knead to a soft dough. Let it rest till it doubles in size.

For the stuffing
Heat little oil in a pan, add cuminseed. When it splutters add onions chopped and cook till soft. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds till raw smell goes.
Add all the powdered masala, crumbled tofu,juice of half lemon mix well and let it cook for few seconds.
Then add methi leaves and cook till it becomes dry.

Take any cone mould or even ice cream mould. Roll the dough into long thick and start wrapping round the mould. Bake it in a preheated oven at 180 degree celcuius for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove and put the stuffing inside and serve hot.

Egg Roll Recipe



Ingredients
Wheat flour dough for making chapati
egg - 2
salt and chilli powder as per taste
few sliced onions
few chopped corriander leaves
chaat masala for garnishing

Method
Make chapati from wheat flour dough and keep aside.
Take two eggs and break in a bowl. Add salt and chilli powder as per taste. Beat the eggs.
Heat little oil in a pan, add eggs to it and cook for few seconds. Turn it and place one chapati on top of it and let it cook turning both the sides till done.
Remove from fire, place few chopped onions, corriander leaves and sprinkle chaat masala on top and serve hot.

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Soya Palak Cutlets



Ingredients
Soya chunks – 1 cup/50 gm
Small bunch of spinach leaves
Green chilli – 2
Small piece of ginger
Boiled potatoes – 4
Bread crumbs – 1 cup
Roasted cumin powder – 1 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Chaat masala – 1 tsp

Method
Boil soya chunks in water, squeeze the water and blend it coarsely.
Blanch spinach leaves and make a puree of it by adding green chilli and ginger.
Boil potatoes and remove the skin.
Take slice of two bread and make bread crumb of it.
Take a bowl, add all the ingredients given and make small flat round tikkis.
Shallow fry in oil and serve hot with chutney or ketchup.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Eggless Lemon Tuti Fruiti Cake


Ingredients
refined flour - 150 gm
powdered sugar - 100 gm
oil/butter - 75 gm
yogurt - 50 gm
baking powder - 1 tsp
baking soda - 1/4 tsp
lemon zest - 1 tsp
lemon juice - 1 tbl.sp
tuti fruiti  - 1/2 cup
hot water - 1/2 cup
vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Method

In a bowl take oil, powdered sugar, yogurt, vanilla essence, lemon zest, lemon juice and whisk it till creamy.
In another bowl, sieve together refined flour, baking soda and baking powder and gradually mix into the batter. You can add little hot water if the batter is too thick. Add tuti fruiti  by first coating it with
one tsp of refined flour so that it does not get settled down.

Take a baking mould and grease it with oil or butter and  then dust it with flour. Pour this batter and
bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree celicus for 30 to 40 minutes.

Remove and frost it with a mixture of icing sugar, lemon and little milk if required and apply all over it. Serve.

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Chatpata Mutter/Black Peas



Ingredients
white/black peas or chana/whole gram - 100 gm
cumin seed - 1 tsp
ginger green chilli paste - 1 tsp
puree of tomato - 1
roasted cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
tamarind pulp - 2 to 3 tsp
salt as per taste
chopped onions to garnish
chaat masala to sprinkle

Green chutney
few mint and coriander leaves
green chilli - 1
garlic cloves - 1 or 2


Method
Soak peas in water for 4 to 5 hours and then boil it by adding little water and turmeric powder.
Heat one tbl.sp of oil in a pan and add 1 tsp of cumin seed. Cook till it splutters.
Add tomato puree and cook for few seconds. Add one tsp of roasted cumin seed, red chilli powder and salt.Fry for few seconds.
Add boiled peas and tamarind pulp  and cook it becomes thick. Remove in a bowl.
Add green chutney and mix well.
Garnish with chopped onion and sprinkle chaat masala.



Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Corn Kabab



Ingredients
corn kernels - 4 to 5 tbl.sp
boiled potato - 4 to 5
ginger green chilli paste - 1 tsp
red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
oats - 1/2 cup
juice of half lemon
chopped coriander and mint leaves
salt as per taste

Method
Boiled coarsely corn kernels and mash or grate boiled potatoes.
Mix all the ingredients given above and make small round flat balls and shallow fry in oil.
Sprinkle chaat masala on top and serve hot.

Monday, November 14, 2016

Set Dosa Recipe



Ingredients
rice - 1 cup
rice flakes/poha - 1/2 cup
urad dal/black gram dal - 1/4 cup
fenugreek seed - 1/2 tsp
salt as per taste

Method
Soak rice and dal separately for 4 to 5 hours. Add fenugreek seed in dal while soaking. Soak rice flakes separately.
Wash and Blend this in a blender using little water as the batter should be thick.
Let it ferment for 8 to 10 hours.
Keep pan for heating and with the help of a spoon pour the batter on a pan, do not spread it as we want thick, soft and spongy dosa. Pour little oil on the sides.
Remove and serve hot with chutney or sambar.

Friday, November 11, 2016

Eggless Lemon Semolina Cake



Ingredients
semolina - 100 gm
refined flour - 50 gm
oil - 75 gm
yoghurt- 50 gm
powdered sugar - 100 gm
baking soda - 1/2 tsp
baking powder - 1 tsp
vanilla essence - 1 tsp
little lemon zest
juice of half lemon
tutti fruiti
food color - optional

Method
In a bowl add oil, yogurt, powdered sugar and beat it well for few seconds, then add vanilla essence to it. In another bowl, take semolina and with the help of seive add refined flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix it well and then slowly add fold this in oil batter.
Take a baking dish, grease it with oil and dust with flour. Pour half of this batter into the mould and then put tutti fruitt dusted in refined flour. This will not allow the tutti frutti to settle down at the bottom.
With the leftover batter, add food color, though it is optional and then pout into the cake mould and sprinkle on top tutti fruiti.

Bake it at 180 celcius for 25 to 30 minutes.

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Tofu Makhani




Ingredients
Tofu - 100 gm

For marination
ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
coriander powder - 2 tsp
red chilli powder and salt as per taste
juice of half lemon


For gravy
cumin seed - 1 tsp
garlic - 2 to 3 flakes
ginger - 1 small piece
cloves - 3
cardamom - 1
cinnamon - 1 small piece
onion - 1 big
tomato - 1 big
coriander seed - 1 tbl.sp
red chilli - 2 to 3
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
roasted cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
yogurt - 1/4 cup
paste of 10 to 12 cashewnut soaked in water
kasuri methi - 1 tsp
cream - 1 to 2 tbl.sp
chopped coriander leaves

Method
Cut tofu into cubes and marinate it in the ingredients given for about half an hour.

Shallow fry this in oil and remove it.

In the same pan add oil and little butter and add cumin seed, when they splutter add chopped ginger and garlic and whole cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and  fry it for few seconds. Then add onions and cook till it becomes soft. Then add red chilli and coriander seeds and fry for few seconds. Add tomatoes and cook till soft. Off the flame and let it cool down. Blend it to a fine paste.

Remove the blended paste in the same pan, add yogurt, roasted cumin powder, turmeric powder, salt, paste of cashew nut and let it simmer on a low flame for 2 minutes.

Add fried tofu, mix it and then add crushed kasuri methi, cream and chipped coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice or roti.

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Coffee Cake Recipe



Ingredients
refined flour - 100 gm
powdered sugar - 100 gm
oil - 100 gm
egg - 1
baking powder - 1 tsp
baking soda - 1/2 tsp
vanilla essence - 1 tsp
make hot coffee syrup - 1/2 cup

for icing
refrigerated cream - 250 gm
icing sugar - 4 to 5 tbl.sp
vanilla essence - 1 tsp
coffee syrup - 2 to 3 tsp to which 1 tbl.sp cocoa powder is mixed, boiled and cooled


Method
In a bowl take oil and egg and whisk it for few seconds. Then to it add powdered sugar and again whip it. With the help of sieve, add refined flour, baking soda, baking powder, then add vanilla essence. Whip it  well and then add half of  hot coffee syrup. Mix well and pour it in a baking mould and bake it in a preheated oven at 180 degree celcuis for 25 to 30 minutes or till done.

For making cream icing
To the leftover coffee syrup add one tbl.sp of cocoa powder boil it and then cool it down.
Take 250 gm cold thick cream and whip it. Add slowly icing sugar 4 to 5 tbl.sp and vanilla essence and again whip it well. Refrigerate it for some time and then remove it and again whip it by adding  2 to 3 tsp of coffee syrup. Whip it again and then refrigerate it.

When the cake is ready, remove from the mould and let it cool down completely.
Cut cake evenly from top and then sprinkle little coffee syrup on the cake and then spread cream and sprinkle choco strand. Refrigerate it for some time and then serve.

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Grilled Cheesy Veg Sandwich



Ingredients
few slices of bread
butter to spread on bread
green chutney
slice of cucumber, tomato, onion
salt , pepper, chaat masala as per taste
boiled potato - 2 sliced
grated cheese

Method
Take three slices of bread and spread butter on it. and then spread green chutney on it. In another bowl, take sliced onion, tomato, cucumber and add to it salt, pepper and chaat masala. Mix it well.
Take two potatoes, boil it and make thin slices of it.
First place this slice potatoes on the bread slices and then tomato slices and on the second bread place onion and cucumber and place on the first bread.
Sprinkle cheese on top and cover it with third bread and grill it on a pan. Serve hot with ketchup.

Friday, November 4, 2016

Corn and Chicken Fritters (chicken pakoda recipe)



Ingredients
boiled chicken - 1 cup
fresh corn kernels - 1 cup
garlic - 3 to 4
ginger - 1 small piece
soya sauce - 1 tsp
green chilli sauce - 1 tsp
red chilli sauce - 1 tsp
salt and pepper as per taste
corn flour - 1 tbl.sp
refined flour - 2 tbl.sp
chicken stock - 1 tbl.sp

Method
In a bowl add all the ingredients given and blend it with a blender. Make small flat balls and shallow fry in oil on both the sides. Serve hot with ketchup.


Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Creamy Garlic Mushroom Toast



Ingredients
onion - 1 medium
garlic flakes - 2 to 3
mushroom - 1 cup
salt and pepper as per taste
dry thyme - 1/2 tsp
cream - 2 tbl.sp
lemon juice - 1/4 tsp
cheese
bread slices

Method
Add one tbl.sp of butter and olive oil. When heated add chopped garlic and saute for few seconds but not to brown it and then add onions and cook till it becomes translucent. Add one cup of chopped mushroom, salt and pepper and thyme and cook till gravy becomes complete dry. Mushroom itself will release water and cook in it.  Remove in a bowl add cream and lemon juice and grated cheese.. Mix well.
Take bread slices and spread this mixture on it and bake in oven at 180 degree celcius for  10 to 15 minutes.

Pizza Dough Balls



Ingredients
pizza dough balls
pizza sauce
mix vegetable like corn, capsicu, carrot, olives etc
cheese

Method
With the  help of a rolling pin, roll pizza dough into small round balls., spred pizza sauce on it.And then spread vegetables. Then sprinkle little cheese on top and cover and  make small balls.
Brush with little oil on top.
Bake it in an oven at 180 degree celcius for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve hot.