…own. Serve while still warm. Tips & Variations: Instead of using fruit bread, use white bread and sprinkle raisins or black currants in between slices. If using a baking dish, cut the bread slices into triangles. If using ramekins (like I did) break the bread into small pieces. Bain-marie: It is a roasting tin filled with enough hot water to come half way up the sides of the dish. This helps to slow down the cooking process and prevents the eg…
…ding out their dessert plates for seconds! 😊 Enjoy the taste and beauty of Bread Butter Jam Pudding. 😊 😊 Ingredients: 10 slices Bread with Crust; preferably a day old 600 ml Milk 100 ml Cream (optional) 4 Eggs 50 gm Sugar or to taste 1 tbsp Demerara Sugar (optional) ¼ tsp each fresh Cinnamon & Nutmeg powder (optional) 6 tsp Mixed Fruit Jam or to taste 65 gm Mixed Dry Fruit & Nuts or as per choice 4 tbsp each Melted Butter & Jam (for br…
…h bread & converting into a delicious pie! This pie actually calls for bread which is lying in the fridge or even bread which may be a day old. You can even bake this pie. This is a novel way of creating something different if you are not keen on eating leftover veggies or meats/mince. It is ideal for bachelors & working people who are tired to cook after a hard day’s work & want something interesting. Children who are not fond of regu…
…salad. It can be served as a party or any time snack. I baked this braided bread with two different stuffing – pork chilli fry & egg masala. We enjoyed this delicious bread & I’m sure you will too. Give it a try & you will want to bake this very often! Enjoy… 😀 Ingredients : 1 cup Maida 2 tbsps. Curds ½ tsp. Baking Powder ½ tbsp. Sugar 20 gms. Fresh Yeast 1/3 cup Milk 1 tbsp. Butter ½ tsp. Salt For the Glaze : 1 Egg (lightly beaten) 2…
…breakfast. We enjoyed it with butter. I’m sure you will want to bake this bread at home. You can make your own unique filling too. Ingredients: 3 cups wheat flour 1 cup maida (refined flour) 10 gms fresh baker’s yeast 1 tsp salt 1 sugar 11/2 cup milk 3 tbsp butter For the Filling : 10 cloves garlic (chopped finely) 12 olives (plain or stuffed) 3 green chillies (finely chopped) Few sprigs of celery & coriander (roughly chopp…
…s & festive occasions. Fugia is a slightly sweet, fermented deep fried bread. They are soft & spongy round balls. Children will definitely love the taste.They are very delicious & are a perfect accompaniment to curries especially with vindaloo, sorpotel & baffat. They taste good if eaten plain as well. I had this recipe when I was new to cooking. I had joined a library & happened to come across this recipe for Fugia in a magazi…
…the villages of rural India you will find, bhakri is a common man’s staple bread. It is not only a part of a traditional Indian meal but a traditional food of the farmers. Farmers always enjoy their bhakri with simple accompaniments like pitla (gram flour stew), garlic chutney & onions, mirchi thecha (a thick stir fried chutney prepared with green or red chillies along with ginger & garlic) or with rassa (thick curry/gravy of mutton or chi…
…s preferable to use a day old bread slices to prepare croutons. You may deep fry or toast in the oven if you like. Here is an easy, quick and healthy version of preparing bread croutons… Apply butter sparingly on the bread slices. Toast both sides of the bread slices on a tawa/flat skillet/griddle until crisp and lightly golden. Cut the toasted slices into triangles or cubes. Serve with the prepared Cream of Spinach Soup….
…& dip in the prepared liquid dip & then roll the ball in the dry bread crumb mix. Prepare all the cheese balls this way. Then refrigerate for about ½ hour. Heat vegetable oil in a wok on med. heat. Test by putting a pinch of bread crumbs in hot oil. The crumbs should pop up immediately. Fry the cheese balls in small batches on med. heat. Keep rolling the balls gently & continuously in hot oil till the balls turn to a lig…
…our favorite sauce/ketchup/chutney or dip. Tips & Variations : To add more nutritive value, you can add vegetables like carrots and capsicum while cooking the mince. You can dip the prepared balls into lightly beaten egg before coating/rolling in rawa or bread crumbs. Uncooked croquettes may be frozen to use at a later date. Adding dry bread pieces helps to absorb excess water, if any. If the mince has dried up or has less moisture then soak b…