Sunday 5 April 2015

Karahi Paneer

Ingredients:

Paneer 250g
Capsicum 3
Onion 3
Tomato 4
Red Chili Powder 1 tspn
Bay Leaf 2
Cloves 4
Black cardamom 1
Cinnamon 1 inch
Kitchen king masala 1 tbsp
Little Orange Food Color
Ghee

Cut cottage cheese, capsicum and onion in pieces.
Grind tomato.
Heat ghee in a pan.
Add bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon.
Then saute onion.
Add tomato paste.
Continue cooking it on medium flame till ghee begins to separate. Add kitchen king masala.
Add lil water and food color.
Add paneer and capsicum pieces.
Cook on low flame.When the capsicum are done put off the flame.
Take off the fire and serve hot.

Saturday 4 April 2015

EgglessChocolate Banana Sponge Cake

Wheat Flour 1 cup
Powdered Sugar 1 cup
Warm milk 1/2 cup
Cocoa powder 1 tbsp
Vinegar 1tbsp
Banana 2
Baking powder 1/2 tbspn
Baking soda 1/2 tspn
Oil 1/4 cup
Salt 1/4 tspn
Cinnamon powder 1/2 tbsp
White rose essence 2 drops
Chopped nuts

Mix all dry ingredients.
Mash banana and add oil, essence and warm milk.
Preheat oven at 180 degree for 10 mins.
Grease the moult n dust the flour.
Mix all the dry ingredients with banana mixture.(add slowly and in parts)
Add vinegar. There should be no lumps in batter.
Pour it in greased mould. And garnish with nuts.
Bake it for 20 mins.

Friday 3 April 2015

Baati

Wheat Flour 3 cup
Suji 1/4 cup
Gram Flour 1 cup
Oil 1 cup
Salt according to taste
Spicy mashed potato
Ghee as needed
Grounded Sugar ( boora)

Add wheat flour, gram flour, suji, salt n  oil. Mix well
Add water and knead a tight dough.
Keep it aside for 15 mins.
Now divide the dough in equal portions. And shape portions in round balls. Press with thumb in the centre.
Preheat airfryer at 180 degrees for 10 mins. Place the batis on rack an bake for 20 mins. ( keep upside down after approx 15 mins) to bake properly.

For potato filling, keep 1 tbsp potato in centre of bati n half cover it. Bake as mentioned above.

Dip in ghee.
Serve hot with dal.

For some churma : break plain batis in small pieces. Pour some ghee n bura.
Serve hot.


Instant Gulabjamun

Bread Slices 3
Maida 1 tbsp
Malai 1 tbsp
Milk 1 tbsp
Oil to fry
Chopped dryfruits (optional)
Sugar syrup

Cut the sides of bread slices
Add malai, maida & milk in bread slices.
Knead it in a soft dough. There should be no lumps.
Roll in small balls. (Add chopped dry fruits in center).
Heat oil in a pan at high flame. Now add roundballs to fry. Turn gas on low flame. While done then soak in sugar syrup.

Thursday 2 April 2015

Chocolate Cake Sponge

Tried Chocolate sponge for first time. It came out quite well. Sharing the recipe.

All purpose flour 1.25 cup + for dusting
Cocoa powder 1/4 cup
Oil 1/2 cup + for greasing
Powdered Sugar 1 cup
Thick Curd 200gm
Chocolate Essence 3 drops
Baking powder 1 tspn
Baking soda 1 tspn
Milk as needed

Sieve apf n cocoa powder in a bowl.
Mix sugar n curd in another big bowl.
Preheat oven at 180 degree for 10 mins.
Now grease the mould with oil. Dust some apf.
Now add baking powder n baking soda in curd.
Start adding apf n coco powder + oil slowly. (Add small quantity of flour then lil oil, mix well with curd so that no lumps are formed. Repeat with all quantity)
Add essence. Add milk if batter is not of flowing consistency.
Pour in greased mould.
Bake for 25 mins approx. Chk if done with toothpick or knife. If comes out clean then its done. Or if batter still sticks on knife then bake for 5 more mins.