ROLLS LIKE ROSE

ROLLS LIKE ROSE

ROLLS LIKE ROSE

FOR VEGETABLE FILLINGS:

INGREDIENTS:

Potatoes                                        - 4 

Green Peas                                    - 1/2 cup

Carrots                                          - 1/2 cup 

Onions                                           - 2 

Coriander leaves                           - 5 tbsp

Ginger & Garlic paste                   - 1 tbsp

Chili powder                                 - 1 tsp

Coriander powder                         - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder                          - 1 tsp

Garam masala                               - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds                                 - 1 tbsp.

Oil                                                 - 3 tbsp 

Salt                                                - to taste.


METHOD: 

Take a frying pan.

Add 3 tbsp of oil.when hot

Add cumin seeds when splutters..

Add chopped onions and saute till they are transparent.

Add chopped carrots and green peas.Saute well  and let them cook for around 5 minutes.

Add crushed whole coriander seeds and mix well.Then

Add red chili powder,coriander powder and turmeric powder.

Saute well and  add boiled potato cut into cubes.Mix well 

Add  garam masala now. 

Add salt  to taste and saute well.

Add some freshly chopped coriander leaves on top and mix well.

Turn off the heat and let the filling cool down.



 CHICKEN FILLING

INGREDIENTS:

Boneless Chicken                             - 1 cup

Red and Green Capsicum                - 1 cup

Grated Carrot                                    - 1

Onion                                                - 1/2 cup

Green Chilli                                      - 2        

Ginger and Garlic paste                    - 1/2 tsp.

Coriander leaves                               - 13 tbsp.

Salt                                                    - to taste

Cumin Powder                                  - 1/2 tsp

Lemon Juice                                     - 1 tbsp

Soya Sauce                                       - 1 tsp

Chilli Sauce                                      - 1 tbsp

Oil or butter                                      - 1 tbsp

METHOD:

Chopped Onion  and dice red and green capsicum and set aside.

Take a frying pan ..Heat oil or  butter, 

Add the onions and saute till translucent. 

Add the chopped capsicum and grated carrot, saute for about 5mins till they start to soften. 

Add the chicken and saute  till it chicken turns tender.

Add the chillies,  ginger and garlic paste, salt and cumin powder.  Saute well..

Make sure that the mixture is completely dry.

Add the  soya sauce, mix well and switch off. 

Add the lemon juice on the mixture,  

Add Cilantro leaves and set aside..

INGREDIENTS FOR THE DOUGH:


All purpose flour                            - 2 cups

Dry Yeast                                       - 2 tbsp

Milk                                               - 1/2 cup

Egg                                                 - 1

Butter                                             - 2 tbsp

Sugar                                              - 1 tbsp

Salt                                                 - to taste

Water                                             - 1/2 cup



FOR GLAZING:

Egg yolk - 1

Butter - melted


METHOD:

Take warm milk and add water and butter to it...

Take a bowl and add all purpose flour, sugar, salt and yeast and mix it well...

Now add enough warm milk and make a dough and knead it well and make a soft dough and cover it with muslin cloth and keep it aside..

Let it stay till it doubles in size

Once the dough has doubled, gently knead it  and divide it into 8-10 small balls..

Roll each ball into disc of 3 inch in diameter and make diagonal slits leaving the middle part..

Place the any veg or non-veg filling in the centre and take one section and cover the side of the filling with it..

Now take the opposite section and cover the other side of the filling...

Repeat the other 2 section in the same way and seal it with the last one..

Place the rolls on a greased baking tray and brush with beaten egg this will help to get the brown color on the top of the roll...

Sprinkle sesame seeds to get more taste and flavor ...

Preheat the oven to 180 C and bake for 20 minutes..

Remove and brush it with melted butter to get the glazy look..

Yummy Rose Roll is ready to taste...

CHICKEN STUFFED BRAIDED BREAD..

 CHICKEN STUFFED BRAIDED BREAD..

      Yeah its my 200th post in this blog .... Very happy to announce it ... So decided to post an unique Recipe to make this post a  special one. Here comes my Chicken Stuffed braided Bread and Vegetarian friends  can add carrot and potatoes for chicken.. Tasty bread everybody can enjoy it...

 CHICKEN STUFFED BRAIDED BREAD

METHOD:

SPICY CHICKEN FILLING

SPICY CHICKEN FILLING

INGREDIENTS:

Boneless chicken                    - 1 cup

Red and Green Capsicum       - 1 cup

Grated carrot                           - 1

Onion                                       - 1/2 cup

Green chillies                          - 1         

Garlic paste                             - 1/2 tsp.

Cilantro leaves                        - 1 tsp.

Salt                                          - to taste

Cumin powder                        - 1/2 tsp

Lemon juice                            - 1 tbsp

Soya sauce                              - 1 tsp

Oil or butter                            - 1 tbsp

METHOD:

Chopped Onion  and dice red and green capsicum and set aside.

Take a frying pan ..Heat oil or  butter, 

Add the onions and saute till translucent. 

Add the chopped capsicum and grated carrot, saute for about 5mins till they start to soften. 

Add the chicken and saute  till it chicken turns tender.

Add the chillies, garlic paste, salt and cumin powder.  Saute well..

Make sure that the mixture is completely dry.

Add the  soya sauce, mix well and switch off. 

Add the lemon juice on the mixture,  

Add Cilantro leaves and set aside..



BRAIDED BREAD

INGREDIENTS:

All Purpose Flour                     - 4 cups

Dry Yeast                                   - 2 tbsp

Sugar                                         - 2 tbsp

Salt                                             - 1 tsp

Melted Butter                             - 2 tbsp

Warm Milk                                 - 1/2 cup

Warm Water                              - 1/2 cup

METHOD:

Preheat the oven at 190` C

Mix yeast with half the water and little sugar and set it aside to froth up

Sift the flour with the salt and in a bowl

Combine the remaining milk and water

Add all the ingredients to the flour mixture and mix well. Will be little sticky.

Now transfer it to a wooden board, sprinkle little flour and knead till dough well

Keep it covered in a oiled bowl and let it rise.

Roll it into a rectangle of 1/2 inch thick.

Keep the filling in the center of the rectangle and make slits on both of the longer sides.

Plait it softly covering the filling. like the below

After braiding

Start bringing the topmost slit end across from each other alternately

Keep going, remember to alternate, like a crisscross from one side to other .

When  reached the end, leave a tail at the bottom, finish it in a fold.

Transfer it to a oiled tray and let it rise for another 20 mins.

Apply milk or give an egg wash get get  golden brown.

After Baking

Bake in the pre-heated  oven for 30 mins or till the bread turns golden brown.

Yummy Chicken Stuffed Braided Bread is ready to taste...

With the above I made 2 braided breads.. If it is not set to raise well after baking the gaps will be prominent so let is stay for 20 mins to raise well...

RED BEAN BUN

RED BEAN BUN

Hi!!!!!!!!   Its my 150th post in this blog.... Thanks friends for encouraging me to reach this level..... You all helped with your compliments and critics...

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. 

CHILLI BREAD

CHILLI BREAD

Chili bread and tasty Breakfast recipe and good for rainy evening also... just few minutes to cook but can get appreciation from children to adult... I cook this as lunch box recipe too.....

Chilli Bread

INGREDIENTS:

Any bread                            - 5 slices

Onions                                 - 1 big

Tomatoes                             - 1 big

Green chilli                            - 1

Chilli Powder                        - 1 tsp

Salt                                      - to taste

Mustard Seeds                    - 1/4 tsp

Cumin Seeds                       - 1/4 tsp

Oil                                       - 1 tsp

Coriander leaves                 - 2 tbsp

METHOD:

Toast the bread slices and cut them into small cubes.

Take a frying pan add oil to it.When hot..

Add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds when splutter.

Add the onions saute till transparent.

Add  tomatoes saute well.

Add the chilli powder, salt and the green chilies.

When the tomatoes are well mashed.

Add in the bread cubes and mix well.

See that all the bread cubes are coated with the masala.

Remove and garnish  with the coriander leaves and tomatoes cut lengthwise.

If interested can add vegetable like carrot capsicum and peas cook them separately and add it before adding the bread slices....

BREAD AND FRUITS PUDDING

Pudding  is a favorite dish for many adding fruits to it will give unique taste too... 

Bread and Fruit Pudding

INGREDIENTS::

Milk                                                                - 3 cups

Sugar                                                              - 1/2 cup

Custard powder                                              - 4 tbsp

Vanilla essence                                               - 1 tsp

Slices of bread                                                - 6 

Butter                                                              - 2 tbsp

Apples                                                              - 1 cup

Raisins                                                            - 1/2 cup

Cashew nuts or almonds                                  - 1/2 cup

Nutmeg                                                           - 1/4 tsp

Butter for the cake tin                                      - 1 tbsp

Brown Sugar                                                   - 2 tbsp

METHOD:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.

Brush an 8 inch pan with the 1 tbs butter.

Sprinkle with 1 tbs of brown sugar all over it.

Mix the custard powder in 1/2 cup of milk in a bowl.

Heat the remaining milk with the sugar in low flame.

Slowly mix the custard mixture to the boiling milk and simmer the flame.

Cook until it forms thick and smooth for about 2 minutes.Keep aside.

Lightly toast the bread on both sides. 

Butter the bread and cut into 1 inch cubes.

Place these bread cubes in a large bowl.

Add in the cut fruits and the chopped nuts.

Add the prepared custard in the bowl.

Pour the bread custard mixture in to the butter greased baking dish.

Sprinkle with the remaining brown sugar.

Keep aside for about 10 minutes.

Now bake in the oven for about 20 minutes.

Bake until the top is little crisp.

Remove and let the pudding rest for sometime.

Serve it along with a dollop of ice cream.

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

BREAD HALWA

Ingredients:

Bread Loaf - 1

Milk - 1/2 liter

Cashew nuts - 100 gm

Raisins - 25 gm

Sugar - 150 gm (1 cup)

Ghee - 100 gm

METHOD

Cut bread slice in to small pieces.

Boil the milk in a separate pan.

Now heat ghee in a wok.

Then add the crumbled bread  stir fry. Once the bread crumbs soak the entire amount of ghee  turns golden brown in color, add the cashews and raisins then stir fry.

Once the cashews & raisins turn golden brown, add the boiled milk. Keep stirring as the milk would start throwing out. Mix well ... keep stirring for 2 minutes even after the milk has been absorbed completely.

When bread looks  dry, add  sugar stir it well for at least a minute. And turn of the flame. Once the sugar has been absorbed, you are ready to relish the yummy Bread Halwa.

Easy to make and Tasty to eat. This taste will remember u the Gulab jamun flavour.