Wheat Oats Bread #2

Sliced 

After Second Proofing

For Second Proofing

After first proofing

For First Proofing

Flour, Buttermilk, Yeast

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 2 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp or 300 g

Oats - 1/2 cup

Milk powder - 2 tbsp

Salt - 3/4 tsp

Milk - 1 cup + 2 tbsp

Vinegar - 2 tbsp

Dry yeast - 1 tsp

Honey - 2 tbsp + 1 tsp

Warm Water - 1/2 cup

Olive oil - 2 tbsp

Method:

• Boil milk and set aside.
• It should be of medium heat.
• Add vinegar to this and set aside for 10 mins.
• This is the buttermilk.
• In other bowl add sugar, honey and yeast.
• Add warm water to this and set aside to activate.
• In a bowl add flour, oats, milk powder and salt.
• Mix this well.
• Now add the activated yeast and mix well.
• Add the butter milk and mix well.
• Add in olive oil and mix well.
• Knead for 10-12 mins and make a soft dough.
• Place this in a greased bowl and set aside for 1-1 1/2 hours for proofing.
• After the desired time, punch the dough and roll out.
• Now roll this tight and seam the edges.
• Place this in a greased loaf tin with seam side to the bottom.
• Top with some oats(optional).
• Set aside for 30-45 mins for second proofing.
• Bake this in a preheated oven (OTG) at 190℃ for 10 mins.
• Bake at this temperature for 20 mins and then reduce it to 180℃.
• Now bake for 10 mins.
• Remove from oven and rest for 5 mins.
• Invert it  and set in wire rack to cool.
• Slice after it is completely cool.
• I made sandwich using this.

Floral Cheesy Pizza

Cut Pieces

Baked Floral Cheesy Pizza

After 2nd Proofing

Pic 8

Pic 7

Pic 6

Pic 5

Pic 4

Pic 3

After Proofing

For First Proofing

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 3/4 cup
All purpose flour - 1/4 cup
Rava/Semolina - 2 tbsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Active dry yeast - 1/2 tsp
Warm milk - 1/4 cup
Warm water - 1/4 cup
Olive Oil - 2 tbsp
Red chilly flakes - 1 tsp
Oregano - 1/2 tsp

Topping:
Onion - 1 (diced)
Tomato - 1 (deseed and dice)
Corn - 2 tbsp
Olives - 3
Pizza sauce - 2 tbsp
Grated cheese - 1/2 cup

Method:

• In a bowl add yeast, sugar, warm milk and water.
• Set this aside to activate.
• In other bowl add flour, semolina, chilly flakes.
• Add in salt and oregano and mix well.
• Add in oil and mix it.
• Now add the activated yeast.
• Knead this for 8-10 mins and make a soft dough.
• Place this in a greased bowl.
• Cover this and set aside for 1 -1 1/2 hours for first proofing.
• After desired time, punch the dough and knead it.
• Now roll it to a big thick circle and place it in a greased pizza pan.
• Prick holes all over.
• Now spread cheese leaving one inch from corner as in pic 3.
• Fold them tight as in pic 4.
• Cut the edges as in pic 5 and twist them.
• Spread pizza sauce and add toppings as in pic 5 ,6.
• Top it with grated cheese and set aside for 30 mins for second proofing.
• After desired time brush the edges with oil.
• Bake this in a preheated oven (OTG) at 180°C for 20-22 mins.

Triple C MiniBites

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 1 1/2 cups
Curd - 1 cup (thick curd)
Brown Sugar - 1 cup
Cococa powder - 4 tbsp
Instant Coffee powder - 1 tsp
Oil - 1/4 cup
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Vanilla Esc - 3/4 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Salt - a pinch
Almond flakes - 2 tbsp
Walnuts - 2 tbsp

Method:

• In a bowl add flour, cocoa powder, salt, instant coffee powder.
• Set this aside.
• In a bowl add oil,sugar and curd and mix well.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Add in milk according to the thickness of batter.
• Add chopped walnuts and fold well.
• Pour the batter in muffin cases.
• Top it with almond flakes and walnuts.
• Bake this in a preheated oven (OTG) at 180°C for 32-35 mins.
• Yields 10-12 mini bites.

Note:

• To get the rich coffee flavour, you can mix the coffee powder in 1 tbsp of hot water.
• Add this in wet ingredients and use.

Mini Cheesy Pizza Bites

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 3/4 cup
All purpose flour - 1/4 cup
Rava/Semolina - 2 tbsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Active dry yeast -
Warm milk - 1/4 cup
Warm water - 1/4 cup
Olive Oil - 2 tbsp
Red chilly flakes - 1 tsp
Oregano - 1/2 tsp

Topping:
Onion - 1 (diced)
Tomato - 1 (deseed and dice)
Corn - 2 tbsp
Olives - 3
Pizza sauce - 2 tbsp
Grated cheese - 1/2 cup

Method:

• In a bowl add yeast, sugar, warm milk and water.
• Set this aside to activate.
• In other bowl add flour, semolina, chilly flakes.
• Add in salt and oregano and mix well.
• Add in oil and mix it.
• Now add the activated yeast.
• Knead this for 8-10 mins and make a soft dough.
• Place this in a greased bowl.
• Cover this and set aside for 1 -1 1/2 hours for first proofing.
• After desired time, punch the dough and knead it.
• Now roll it to a long rectangle.
• Spread pizza sauce all over and top it with veggies.
• Cover with grated cheese.
• Roll it and cut it into small bun sized ball.
• Place this in a greased bowl and set aside for 30 mins for second proofing.
• After desired time, brush the top with oil and top with cheese.
• Bake this in a preheated oven at 180°C for 20-22 mins.
• Yields 6-8 mini cheesy pizza bites.

Restaurant Style Potato Kurma

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 (fine chop)
Tomato - 1 1/2 (fine chop)
Potato - 1 (chop to small dices)
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander Leaves - Little
Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd

To Grind:
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Roasted Gram - 1 tbsp
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cashew - 4

Method:

• Grind items under "to grind" to a fine paste and set aside.
• Heat oil in pressure pan and add onion and saute.
• Add in tomatoes and mix well.
• Add in potatoes and mix well.
• Add in spice powders and salt and mix well.
• Add the grounded paste and mix well.
• Add required water and mix well.
• Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Goes good with Chapathi/Poori.

Triple C Cake

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 1 1/2 cups
Curd - 1 cup (thick curd)
Brown Sugar - 1 cup
Cococa powder - 4 tbsp
Instant Coffee powder - 1 tsp
Oil - 1/4 cup
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Vanilla Esc - 3/4 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Salt - a pinch
Almond flakes - 2 tbsp
Walnuts - 2 tbsp

Method:

• In a bowl add flour, cocoa powder, salt, instant coffee powder.
• Set this aside.
• In a bowl add oil,sugar and curd and mix well.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Add in milk according to the thickness of batter.
• Add chopped walnuts and fold well.
• Grease a pan and dust with flour.
• Dap it to remove excess flour.
• Now pour the batter and dap it.
• Top it with almond flakes and walnuts.
• Bake this in a preheated oven (OTG) at 180°C for 35-40 mins.
• Yields 9-10 pieces.

Note:

• To get the rich coffee flavour, you can mix the coffee powder in 1 tbsp of hot water.
• Add this in wet ingredients and use.

Berry N Jam Swirl Cake

Sliced

Baked

 

Second Layer and swirl, topped with almond flakes

First Layer and swirl

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Brown sugar - 1/4 cup
Thick Curd or Hung curd - 1 cup
Oil - 1/2 cup
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Baking powder - 1 1/4 tsp
Vanilla Esc - 1 tsp
Mixed Berries - 1/2 cup (Dried cranberry and blueberry)
Mixed fruit jam - 2 tbsp
Almond flakes - 2 tbsp

Method:

• Take dried berries in a bowl and add a tbsp of flour and toss.
• Set this aside.
• In a bowl add curd and sugar and beat well.
• Add in baking soda and baking powder and beat well.
• Set it aside for 5-6 mins.
• It will turn frothy.
• Now add esc and oil and beat well.
• Add in flour and beat well.
• Add in berries and mix well.
• In a pan add jam and little water (1/2 tsp).
• Cook in verr low flame.
• Jam should be semi thick and not runny.
• Grease a pan and dust flour.
• Dap it and remove excess flour.
• Pour half of batter and dap it.
• Add a tbsp of jam and make swirls.
• Pour the remaining batter and dap it.
• Now add a tbsp of jam and make swirls.
• Top it with almond flakes.
• Bake this in a preheated oven (OTG) at 180°C for 30-32 mins.
• Slice and enjoy.

Note:
If jam or preserve you use is too runny consistency, then cake will be sogy.

Almond Flakes

Ingredients:

Almonds - 10-15

Method:

• In a microwave safe plate, place the almonds.
• Microwave high for 30 seconds.
• Use a chips cutter and slice it thin.
• Or use a knife and slice it.
• Store this in a airtight container and refrigerate.
• Use it in recipes as needed.
• You can do microwave + grill and make roasted almond flakes.

Chicken Masala - Restaurant Style

Ingredients:

Chicken - 300 g(with bone)
Small onion -15-20 (fine chop)
Tomato - 1 1/2 (fine chop)
Curry Leaves - 3 sprig
Dry Red Chilly - 4 (Remove seeds)
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 - 1 1/2 tbsp
Vinegar - 1 tsp
Salt, Water - As Reqd
Gingely oil - As reqd

For Masala:

Cloves - 3
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Garlic - 6
Small onion - 6
Big onion - 1
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Sambar thool - 1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste -  2 tsp
Salt - Little

Method:

• Heat oil in pan and add items under "For Masala" one by one.
• Like add in cloves and cinnamon stick.
• Then add small onion and ginger garlic paste and saute.
• Then add garlic and saute for a while.
• Add in big onion and saute for a while.
• Cook in low flame.
• Add in coconut, sambar thool and half salt and mix well.
• Cook in low flame for few mins.
• Let it cool.
• Add water and blend it to a fine paste.
• Heat oil in pressure pan.
• Add in curry leaves and let it splutter.
• Cook in low flame.
• Add in onion and saute well.
• Then crush and add tomatoes and saute for a while.
• Now add the chicken pieces and mix well.
• Now add turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
• Add in grinded paste and mix well.
• Now add vinegar and red chilly and mix it up.
• Add little water and pressure cook for 5 whistles.
• Open the pan and remove the chicken pieces.
• Now cook the gravy in low flame.
• Keep stirring.
• Once it is thick add the chicken pieces and mix well.
• Add fresh curry leaves and coriander leaves.
• Sprinkle pepper powder and mix well.
• Let it boil for few mins.
• Goes good with rice/dosa/aapam.

Note:

The original recipe uses kuzhambu milagai thool instead of sambar thool.

Burger Pizza

Baked

After Second proofing

Covered with second disc

Veggies and Cheese topping

Two discs

For First Proofing

Ingredients:

For Dough:
Wheat flour - 1 1/2 cups
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Dry yeast - 1 1/4 tsp
Luke warm water - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 2 tsp
Salt - 3/4 tsp
Olive Oil - 2 tbsp

For Topping:

Pizza Sauce - 2 tbsp
Grated Cheese - 1 cup
Onion - 1/2 (diced)
Tomato - 1 (remove seeds and dice it)
Capsicum - 1 (diced)
Corn Kernels - 1/4 cup
Olive oil - 2 tbsp
Red chilly flakes - 1 tbsp
Oregano - 1 tbsp or Italian seasoning - 1 tbsp


Method:

• In a bowl add yeast, sugar and luke warm milk and set aside.
• In other bowl add flour, salt and mix up.
• Once yeast is activated add it to flour and add oil.
• Make a dough.
• Place this in a greased bowl for an hour to proof.
• After the deisred time, punch the dough.
• Take two equal sized balls and roll them equally.
• Or roll them and use a lid and cut two equal rounds.
• In a bowl add veggies and add little salt and olive oil.
• Add in little chilly flakes and italian seasoning and mix and keep aside.
• Now grease the pan and sprinkle chilly flakes and oregano.
• Place one rolled out round dough.
• Now pizza sauce and top it with veggies.
• And cover it with grated cheese.
• Place the other rolled out dough over this.
• Set aside for 20-25 mins for second proof.
• After the desired time, brush the top with oil.
• Sprinkle chilly flakes and oregano.
• Preheat the oven (OTG) at 200°C and bake for 15-18 mins.
• While serving sprinkle oregano and serve with ketchup.

Note:

• You can bake the base separately and then add topping and bake.
• If so bake pizza base for 8 mins and then with toppings 10 mins.

Veg Pizza #2

Baked

After 2nd proofing

Covered with grated cheese

Topped with veggies

Rolled out dough

For First Proofing

Ingredients:

For Dough:
Wheat flour - 1 1/2 cups
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Dry yeast - 1 1/4 tsp
Luke warm water - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 2 tsp
Salt - 3/4 tsp
Olive Oil - 2 tbsp

For Topping:

Pizza Sauce - 2 tbsp
Grated Cheese - 1 cup
Onion - 1/2 (diced)
Tomato - 1 (remove seeds and dice it)
Capsicum - 1 (diced)
Corn Kernels - 1/4 cup
Olive oil - 2 tbsp
Red chilly flakes - 1 tbsp
Oregano - 1 tbsp or Italian seasoning - 1 tbsp


Method:

• In a bowl add yeast, sugar and luke warm milk and set aside.
• In other bowl add flour, salt and mix up.
• Once yeast is activated add it to flour and add oil.
• Make a dough.
• Place this in a greased bowl for an hour to proof.
• After the deisred time, punch the dough.
• Take a big ball shape and roll it.
• Place that in a greased pizza pan.
• Prick holes with fork.
• In a bowl add veggies and add little salt and olive oil.
• Add in little chilly flakes and italian seasoning and mix and keep aside.
• Now take the pizza base set in pan and spread pizza sauce.
• Top it with veggies and cover it with grated cheese.
• Set aside for 25 mins for second proofing.
• Preheat the oven (OTG) at 200°C and bake for 15-18 mins.
• Brush the corners with milk or water for baking
• While serving sprinkle oregano and serve with ketchup.

Note:

• You can bake the base separately and then add topping and bake.
• If so bake pizza base for 8 mins and then with toppings 10 mins.
• I reserved a small portion of the same dough and made burger pizza.

Egg Kebab

Ingredients:

Egg - 2 

Potato - 2 

Onion - 1 (medium size, fine chop)

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Dry Mango powder - 1 tsp

Chat masala - 1/2 tsp

Chilly powder - 2 tsp

Coriander leaves - fine chop

Corn flakes powder - 1/2 cup

Salt, Water, Oil - As reqd

Method:

• In a blender add plain corn flakes and blend it to a fine powder.
• Boil eggs and peel shell and set aside.
• Boil potatoes and mash it.
• Add in spice powders, onion and salt and mix well.
• Add in coriander leaves and mix well.
• Reserve 3 tbsp of corn flakes powder and rest to potato mix.
• Mix this well and take a big ball.
• Spread it and place the boiled egg inside and seal it.
• Roll it in 3 tbsp corn flakes crumb.
• Heat oil in pan and deep fry.
• Slice and sprinkle some chat masala.
• Serve with ketchup.

Creamy Hot Chocolate Milk

Ingredients:

Hot Chocolate Mix - 3 tbsp
Milk -1 cup
Matshmallows - 2-3

Method:

• In a pan add milk and chocolate mix.
• Mix this well.
• Cook in low flame for 2-3 mins.
• Transfer this to serving glass.
• Top it with marshmallows.
• Add in grated chocolate for extra taste.

Hot Chocolate Mix

Ingredients:

Milk powder - 1 1/2 cup
Powdered Sugar - 3/4 cup
Cocoa Powder - 1/2 cup
Corn flour - 2 tsp

Method:

• In a bowl add all ingredients.
• I blended it to remove lumps.
• Store it in a air tight container.
• The best edible gift.
• Can make creamy hot chocolate milk using this.