…the process until all the batter is used up. After baking, switch off the oven and let it cool in the oven with the door open. When cool, gently flip it onto a plate or platter. Let the Bebinca rest for 12 hours. In this way, the ghee gets well distributed well among the layers. Serve sliced into wedges or slices with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream or enjoy plain. Tips & Suggestions: Please note baking in a conventional oven; all depends on ind…
…o important to use quality curds/yoghurt and well balanced spices. Today’s Oven Baked Chicken Tikka is super delicious even though it is prepared using an electric oven. Like all tikkas, it can be served with a spicy green chutney, sliced onions, mint leaves and a squeeze of fresh lime/lemon or with a green salad. It is perfect to serve your guests at a celebration party as finger food with cocktails/mocktails or even as an evening snack. In case…
…nights. The rich fruit cake, bolinhas & the traditional baath would be baked in the clay oven on the clay stove. The lid of the oven had a depression on which my grand mom would keep live charcoal on it which would help in the baking. The aroma of the goodies being baked would spread in the house as well as outside. The neighbours would come to have a peek & would be curious to know what was being baked. The goodies baked in the clay oven…
…wn for about 5 minutes. Cover with aluminium foil and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200C for 45 minutes. Insert a wooden skewer after 45 minutes to check if the pudding has cooked through. If the skewer does not come out clean bake further. After the process of baking is completed; take out of the oven and brush with melted jam, melted butter, sprinkle demerara sugar, nuts and dry fruit and bake the top of the pudding for 8 minutes at 100C to get a…
…rvals and swirl designs with a toothpick or a skewer. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180C for 40 minutes or until pale golden and a little wobbly when you gently shake the pan. Turn off the oven and leave the door ajar for about 20 minutes. Remove and cool the cheesecake in the pan for about 10 minutes; then run a knife around the edges to loosen it. Release the clamp of the spring form pan to loosen completely. Carefully transfer the cheesecake ont…
…ach mixture. Arrange the stuffed pasta shells with the filled side up in the prepared baking dish. Pour more marinara sauce over stuffed shells evenly. Cover tightly with aluminium foil & bake at 220C for about 30 mins. Bring the baking dish out of the oven, take off the aluminium foil, sprinkle with Mozarella cheese & the remaining ¼ cup Parmesan cheese. Put the baking dish with the stuffed pasta shells in the oven & bake uncovered fo…
…simple and easy. When it was prepared at home in a wood / coal fired clay oven the baking timings were eye balled and there was no lining the trays with parchment, etc. In the bakeries, there is no fuss baking and they turn out just fine. Please take into consideration your electric conventional oven settings and the instructions for baking. I use baking powder in my batter for Bolinhos / Bolinyas but my grandmother did not. We use green cardamom…
…. The aroma was just irresistible. Even though we use modern gadgets & ovens today, the flavor of baked goodies in clay & wood fired ovens cannot be compared. The flavor with fresh coconut is just amazing. Almost all Goan sweets are made with fresh coconut & so you do need a knack to crack open the coconut. But even if you are not an expert you could get this done from the coconut seller. This Christmas discover the joy of making your…
…r baking, do not remove the cake out immediately but leave the door of the oven slightly ajar for about 8-10 minutes. Wear oven mittens and then remove the cake pan from the oven and immediately tap on the kitchen table. Unmould immediately onto a baking sheet or a sufficiently large plate. Peel off the parchment completely and invert the cake right side up onto a cooling rack. Transfer the cooled cheesecake to chill in the fridge for about 2 hour…
…y as you wish into the top of each cookie to decorate. Bake in a preheated oven at 175 C. until the cookies are lightly golden. It took about 8 mins in my oven to get them beautifully lightly golden. (It depends on the thickness of the cookie and individual oven settings). Let the cookies cool for a few seconds before transferring to a cooling rack with a metal spatula. Cool completely before eating and storing. Tips & Suggestions: For perfect…