VEG PUFF

VEG PUFF

VEG PUFF

INGREDIENTS:

Pastry puff sheets             - 1 packet 

Potatoes                             - 3 

Green chilies                      - 2 

Onion                                 - 1

Ginger-garlic paste            - 1 tsp 

Turmeric powder               - 1 tsp 

Coriander powder              - 1 tsp 

Chilli powder                     - 1 tsp 

Oil                                      - 2 tbsp 

Curry leaves                       - 1 sprig

Salt                                     - to taste

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Take a frying pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil .

Add mustard and cumin seeds. When splutters 

Add onions, saute till transparent.

Add  ginger-garlic  paste, saute  till the raw smell fades.

Add green chilies and  curry leaves..Then

Add turmeric powder, coriander powder and  red chilli powder saute till the raw smell fades

Now mashed potatoes, salt  mix well.

Remove it from flame  leave it to cool.

Slice each puff sheet into 5 pieces.

Unfold the layers, stuff with the 2 tsp of potato mixture, seal the two sides applying little water to the sides and paste it will. Make a triangle shape.

Repeat the same process for the other pieces.

Keep in pre heated oven for 15 min or till they become golden brown.

Yummy Veg Puff is ready to taste.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup and chilli sauce.

RED BEAN BUN

RED BEAN BUN

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Red Bean Bun with filling

MAKING OF RED BEAN PASTE FOR FILLING:

Dried Red Beans                        -  1 cup 

Water for Cooking                     - 3 cup

Sugar                                          - 1 Cup or to taste


METHOD:

Rinse and soak the red beans overnight. 

Pressure cook till mushy. Cool it..

Save the water of cooked red bean

Transfer the cooked beans to a blender and make a coarse paste.

Add enough cooking liquid you saved earlier.

Again transfer the blended bean paste back to the pan and cooked a thick paste adding the sugar.

Cook until the paste is smooth and thick ..

Cool down the sweet bean paste is ready..

Filling is ready now...


MAKING OF BUN

Red Bean Bun

INGREDIENTS:

High protein flour                            - 300 gm 

Plain flour                                       - 100 gm 

Caster Sugar                                   - 30 gm 

Milk                                                 - 220 ml 

Salt                                                  - 1/4 tsp 

Yeast                                                - 1 tsp 

Baking powder                                - 1 tbsp

Butter                                             - 30 gm

MAKING OF BUN

Sift flour, salt and yeast in a mixing bowl.

Add milk gradually knead well..

Add butter and knead till dough is elastic.

Cover with a piece of damp cloth to avoid surface drying.

Keep it till it raises double in size.

Transfer dough onto a slightly floured surface.

Knead for a while and divide dough into 12 portions.  

Shape into balls.  

Flatten a piece of dough and wrap each piece with 2 tsp of red bean paste.

Cover with cloth and let rise for another 30 mins.

Brush with egg wash and sprinkle on some sesame seeds if desired.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree for about 20 mins.  

Remove from oven to let cool on a wire rack. 

SWEET RAISIN BUN

SWEET RAISIN BUN

Sweet Raisin Bun

Ingredients:

Plain flour                       -  1kg

Whole milk                      -  1 cup

Unsalted butter               -  1/2 cup

Sugar                              -  1/4 cup

large eggs                       -  2

Salt                                 -  1 tsp

Yeast                              -  3 tsp

Water                             -   1-2 tbsp  [if needed]

Sultanas                          -   10 tsp    


METHOD:

Warm the milk [lukewarm]

Mix all of the ingredients together (except the water). If the dough seems dry add 1 tablespoon of water. Add the second tablespoon if really needed.

Once all of the ingredients are fully mixed place the dough on a lightly floured surface.

Knead until the dough for approximately 10 minutes. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a damp towel. Place the bowl in a warm area.

Allow the dough to rise until it has almost doubled in size (about 1 hour).Grease your  pan.

Split dough in half and then split those halves in half again so you have 4 even sections.

Divide each section in half again and then divide into 3 even balls. You should then have 24 balls of dough.

Shape dough balls in your hand by rolling. Continue until all rolls are smooth and ball shaped.

Place the rolls in your buttered pan. 

Cover the rolls with a damp towel and let rise in a warm area for 15 to 20 minutes. You can let them rise for up to an hour if needed. The rolls should have doubled in size.

Remove the damp towel and give egg wash and bake at 375 degrees  for 14 to 17 minutes or until the rolls are light golden brown.  The color will be very light and  make sure you don’t over cook.

Remove from oven and brush each of the bun’s top with melted butter immediately to keep the buns soft, even after cooling down. 

Sweet Raisin Bun

MY RECENT CAKE

MY RECENT CAKE

My recent cake

Here is my recent Icing Cake which was made a for my friend who was new to baking .......... As she requested me to teach to decorate the cake  this simple and easy cake was made by us .........as she was a little bit nervous to decorate I finished it all by myself................

TANDOORI CHICKEN 

Tandoori Chicken

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My Son's favorite Tandoori chicken ............When ever I do this recipe my son used to stay in kitchen till it get baked................ This chicken was something special after watching  KONG FU PANDA  he wanted me to make the chicken look like lifting its hand like panda in that movie ............ at last I succeeded to some extent  he was satisfied too..............

CHOCO ICING CAKE

This Icing cake was decorated my Son himself  on his birthday ............. As he is a learner using icing cone he was so happy writing of his own with shaking hands................... 

Chocolate Icing Cake

Chocolate Icing 

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NAN KHATAI COOKIES

NAN KHATAI  COOKIES

Nan Khatai cookies brings me the nostalgic days................Those days  my Mum do Nan Khatai  cookies at home of which I used to eat more than my siblings .............. I longgggggggg for my Mum's cooking ...........So I decide to do it by myself with the recipe my mum has given me before................. Of course the outcome was quite satisfying and it was very near to my Mum's cookies...................... I made these cookies last year but could not upload it for some reason ........... Only today I found time to upload them....................


Ingredients:-


All Purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Butter - 1 stick
Baking Soda -  1/4 tsp
Salt -  1 pinch
Cardamom powder -  1 tsp (optional)

Method:

      1.  Pre-heat the oven at 150C for 10 minutes.

      2. Grease  your baking tray with butter  and set aside.

      3.  Powder the sugar along with cardamom pods.

      4.  Sieve the maida flour along with baking powder. Also sieve the powdered sugar upon maida.

      5.  Mix the flour well with your hands.

     6.  Add butter to the flour and keep mixing, first the flour becomes like crumbles. keep on adding the butter till flour comes together as a smooth pilable dough. Do this process patiently, this process takes 10 minutes.

      7. Once you get the smooth pilable dough, pinch a small ball of dough and roll it with your palms. Slightly press it with your palms, so that the ball flattens a bit. Place the flattened ball over the tray . Likewise fill the tray. Press nuts of your choice over each nankhatai.

Before baking

8.      Bake the Nankhatai in pre-heated oven at 150c for 10-12 minutes. Till the bottom of the nankhatai turns light brown in colour. Change the sides of tray in between, to ensure even baking.

After baking

 9.   Remove from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling wrack and let it cool for another 5 minutes

Ready to eat

 Tasty cookies ready to Eat.................