Sunday, 20 August 2017

Brown Channa Sundal

Ingredients:

Channa - 1 cup
Grated Coconut - 2 tbs
Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd
Hing - Little
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dhal -  1/2 tsp
Dry Red Chilly - 1
Curry Leaves - Little

To Grind :
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Channa dal - 1/2 tsp
Dry red chilly - 2

Method:

  • Soak channa overnight, add water and salt and pressure cook.
  • Strain water and set aside.
  • Dry roast items under "to grind" and grind it to a powder.
  • Heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds, urad dal.
  • Add chilly and curyy leaves.
  • Now add channa and grinded powder and mix up.
  • Add grated coconut and mix nicely.
  • Finally add hing and serve the healthy sundal.

Wednesday, 2 August 2017

Caramel Sauce #1


Ingredients:

Sugar - 1/2 cup
Butter - 40 g
Fresh Cream - 1/4 cup

Method:

  • Heat a pan and add sugar.
  • Cook this in low flame.
  • Once it changes in color add butter and mix up.
  • Add fresh cream and mix well.
  • Once it mixes nicely, transfer this to bowl.
  • Let it cool and then store.
  • It will be of semithick consistency.
  • Can use this to top cakes, ice creams etc.

Mango Choco Swirls IceCream Cake



After Baking

B4 Baking

Ingredients:

Mango ice-cream- 1 cup
All purpose flour -1/2 cups
Sugar - 1/4 cups
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Chocolate Sauce - 2 tbsp

Method:

  • In a bowl take ice-cream and set aside for few minutes to melt a bit.
  • Add in flour, salt and baking powder.
  • Mix this nicely.
  • The batter will be thick.
  • If its too thick add little milk.
  • Grease a pan and place butter paper.
  • Transfer the batter to this and level it.
  • Add chocolate sauce and make swirl patterns.
  • Bake this in a preheated oven(OTG) at 180°C for 20-25 mins.



Butterscotch IceCream Cake



Ingredients:

Butterscotch ice-cream- 2 cups
All purpose flour - 1 1/2 cups
Sugar - 1/4 cups (optional)
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Almonds - 6(sliced)

Method:

  • In a bowl take ice-cream and set aside for few minutes to melt a bit.
  • Add in flour, salt and baking powder.
  • Mix this nicely.
  • The batter will be thick.
  • If its too thick add little milk.
  • Grease a pan and place butter paper.
  • Transfer the batter to this and level it.
  • Top it with sliced almonds.
  • Bake this in a preheated oven(OTG) at 180°C for 20-25 mins.


Note:
  • You can add sugar if you find to be less sweet.
  • Or you can drizzle caramel sauce or chocolate sauce and serve.

Wheat Cheesy Braided Brioche



Ingredients:

For Dough:
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Dry yeast - 1 tsp
Egg - 1
Sugar - 2 tsp
Salt - 1/8 tsp
Lukewarm water - 1/4 cup
Milk - 2 - 3 tbsp
Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup (melted)

For Stuffing:
Cheese - 1 cup (grated)
Redchilly flakes - 1/2 tbsp
Italian seasoning - 1/2 tbsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
All purpose flour - 1 tsp
Pasta Sauce - 1 cup
Salt - pinch

Egg - 1 (for egg wash)
Sesamae seeds - 1 tsp

Method:


  • In a bowl add grated cheese and red chilly flakes.
  • Add italian seasoning, pepper powder, flour.
  • Add little salt and mix them and set aside.
  • In a bowl add yeast, sugar and lukewarm water and set side.
  • In other bowl add flour, salt, egg, milk and mix well.
  • Once yeast is activated add to the flour mix and mix well.
  • Set this dough for an hour for proofing.
  • After an hour, dust the surface and punch the dough.
  • Divide into four equal parts.
  • Make four round shaped discs.
  • Now take the first disc and apply pasta sauce and sprinkle cheese stuffing.
  • Cover it with 2nd disc and repeat the same for 3rd too.
  • Now cover 3rd disc with 4th and press all sides gently.
  • Take a small lid and press in center.
  • Then make cuts (16 slits) like a flower.
  • Twist each one and join two such twists.
  • This will give a floral shape.
  • Apply egg wash.
  • Then sprinkle sesamae seeds in the center.
  • Preheat the oven(OTG) at 190°C and bake for 20-30 mins.
  • Serve this with sauce.