…. Sugar paste (Fondant) Procedure: Grease an 8 inch square baking tin with butter. Line the tin with parchment or butter paper. Then create a divider in the tin with a thick cardboard covered with foil and then with the parchment. Whisk together all the dry ingredients in a bowl. In another bowl, beat the butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time to incorporate in the soft mixture until well combined. Add the whisked dr…
…ide. Remove the pan, take off the foil & baste potatoes with oil & butter after every 10 to 15 mins.This will make the skin crispy & delicious & the potatoes extra buttery. When cooked through & crispy; sprinkle mixed Italian dry herb, grated cheese & let it bake for another 5 mins. Remove it from the oven & let it cool for about 10 mins. Serve drizzled with remaining melted butter & with your favorite sauce, chutne…
…if you are on a diet spree. You can bake in an electric oven, electric tandoor, clay tandoor, grill, grill pan…whichever you have or choose especially if you are calorie conscious. Lightly spraying, brushing & gentle drizzling of oil, butter & ghee helps in controlling the use of fats. Grilled, roasted & tandoori parathas without ghee, butter, oil taste very yummy but must be eaten freshly made straight from the tawa o…
…; refrigerated for up to 2 months. Use whenever needed. For the Strawberry Butter Cream Frosting : 8 tbsps. Unsalted Butter 3 cups Confectioner’s Icing Sugar (sifted) 3-5 tbsps. Milk 4 tbsps. Strawberry Jam with whole strawberries 1 tsp. Vanilla Essence In a sufficiently large bowl, cream the butter with an electric hand mixer until smooth & well blended. Add in the icing sugar, a little at a time with few tbsps. of milk. Add the vanilla essen…
…ghly chopped) Procedure : Line a 9 inch square tin with foil/cling film or butter paper with overhang. Lightly grease with some butter & set aside. In a sufficiently large & heavy bottomed pan combine white chocolate, condensed milk, unsalted butter & a pinch of salt. Heat the pan on a low flame & keep stirring till the chocolate melts completely. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla essence. Fold in the pistachios, & cherries. Po…
…edients: 100 gms. Dark Chocolate (coarsely chopped) 125 gms. soft unsalted Butter 100 gms. Icing Sugar 1 tsp. Vanilla Essence Procedure: In a sufficiently large heatproof bowl, melt the chocolate over a pan of simmering water. Remove from heat and stir until smooth. Let it cool to room temperature. In another sufficiently large bowl, beat butter until smooth and creamy with an electric hand blender. Add the sugar, vanilla essence and beat until li…
…completely. Do not soak the cake or it will crumble. Spread enough vanilla butter cream frosting on one half of the moistened cake evenly & uniformly. Arrange the freshly sliced strawberries on the cake. Spread the butter cream on the other half of the cake & gently lift & place carefully on the strawberry layered cake slice. Cover the sides & top of the cake with the icing. Make sure you cover the cake completely. Pipe designs on…
…k ¼ tsp. Salt Garnishing : Cinnamon Powder Procedure : Lightly grease with butter a 7 x 10 inch glass baking dish with butter. Break the pasta into reasonably small pieces. Reserve ½ cup milk and blend in the egg yolks. Set aside. In a sufficiently wide and deep saucepan; preferably non-stick, combine the remaining milk, water, sugar, butter, cinnamon stick, lime/lemon peel and salt and bring to a boil. Give it a stir. Reduce heat and let it simme…
…ne flour, baking pwd., baking soda, salt, sugar & lime zest. Add cubed butter & use a knife or pastry blender to cut it into the dry ingredients until the butter is the size of small peas. Add yoghurt/curds, craisins & stir with a wooden spoon gently until just combined. Do not over mix. Bring the mix together into a ball with your hands & on a lightly floured surface/board pat into a square 2 inches thick. Cut into 8 triangular sc…
…ients for the Tart Pastry: 250 gm sifted; Maida / All-purpose Flour 150 gm Butter (cut into small pieces) ¼ tsp Salt 70 gm Caster Sugar (optional) 2 Eggs For the Tart Pastry: Combine all the above mentioned dry ingredients in a sufficiently large bowl. Use your fingers or a food processor to rub pieces of butter into the flour until it resembles bread crumbs. Mix eggs into the flour mixture and bring together lightly to form a dough. Do not over w…