…pan heat water and bring to a rolling boil. Take it off the heat; dissolve sugar and yeast when lukewarm. Cool thoroughly and pour into the ceramic jar. Cover the mouth of the jar with a cheese cloth or muslin. Keep it in a dark, dry place in your kitchen. On the 5th day, taste to check the sweetness. Adjust sugar if necessary. Then add the beaten egg white to the jar and give it a good stir with a wooden spoon. Cover again and keep in the same pl…
…milk cream in a non stick pot/pan/kadhai. Cook on medium heat to allow the sugar to melt. After the sugar has melted, keep stirring continuously till the mixture turns thick, frothy and starts leaving the sides of the pan. Adjust the heat from medium to low from time to time making sure that the mixture does not burn. Pour the thickened mixture evenly on to the greased tray. Mark pieces with a sharp knife when slightly cooled and semi-solid. Cool…
…e. Peel the green cardamom pods & grind the seeds with a tablespoon of sugar with a mortar & pestle or use a grinding stone like I did. Drop the peels in your sugar box or tea leaves bottle for some good sweet aromatic flavor. In a sufficiently large bowl,sift together flour, baking powder, cardamom powder & salt. Roast the mawa in a frying pan/wok on a low flame for about 3-4 mins., just till the ghee starts oozing out. Set it aside….
…le milk Procedure : Sieve the flour & salt in a bowl & stir in the sugar. Blend the fresh yeast with the milk, stir in the beaten egg & mix with the flour & sugar. Knead on a lightly floured surface until the dough is smooth & elastic. Place the dough in a plastic bag & allow it to rest in the fridge for about 10 mins. Shape the butter into a flat square. Roll out the dough to a 1inch (30 cm) square, place the butter in the…
…ng (optional) Procedure : In a heat proof bowl, whisk together egg whites, sugar and salt. Place over a pan of simmering water and whisk continuously until the sugar is dissolved and warm to the touch. Beat the mixture with an electric hand whisk on medium speed until fluffy. This will take approx. 15 mins. Raise the speed to high and beat until fluffy peaks form; approx 5-7 mins. Add vanilla essence and peanut butter, a tablespoon at a time and b…
…sliced) Vanilla Butter Cream Frosting/Icing (click here) 11/3 cups Simple Sugar Syrup To prepare a Simple Sugar Syrup : Combine 1 cup granulated sugar with 1 cup of water in a small saucepan & stir to dissolve completely. Bring to a boil over med. heat, stirring constantly. Stop stirring & boil for a minute. Cool completely. Use this syrup to moisten your cake. The syrup can be stored in a covered container & refrigerated for up to 2…
…eavy bottomed pan ( steel or aluminium) & heat ¼ cup granulated sugar with 2 tsps. water. Heat till you see the melted sugar turning to a nutty brown golden caramel syrup. Immediately pour the caramel into individual ramekins or desired moulds. Quickly swirl the moulds so that it coats the sides too & keep aside to cool. To prepare the Custard with Caramel : Now whisk eggs in a bowl till light. To this add sugar,…
…etable Oil 2 fresh Green Chillies (finely cut) 1 sprig Curry Leaves 1 tsp. Sugar 5 tbsps. Water For Garnishing : ¼ cup freshly grated Coconut (optional) A handful of freshly chopped Coriander Leaves Procedure for Tempering: Dissolve sugar in water thoroughly. Then heat a tempering pan with oil till hot. Reduce heat & add the mustard seeds, curry leaves & green chillies. Let it splutter & crackle. Quickly add the sugar solution. Switch…
…d pot (preferably a non-stick deep pan) & prepare a sufficiently thick sugar syrup by heating sugar on a low flame with few tablespoons of water. Add rawa (semolina) to the syrup & stir well. To this, then add the coconut paste, salt & ghee. Stir well to combine. Cook till well blended & thick. Take if off the heat & let it cool completely. Allow it to rest covered in the fridge overnight so that the rawa gets well soaked. Remo…
…a few seconds. Do not brown. Transfer to a sufficiently large bowl. Mix in sugar, raisins, green cardamom powder & salt. Heat this mixture once again till the sugar just melts. Transfer to the bowl again & keep aside to cool down completely. Your filling mixture is ready… For the Dough : 2 cups Maida (Refined Flour) + for rolling 1 tbsp. Ghee (Clarified Butter) 2 tbsps. Milk (optional) A pinch of Salt Enough Water for kneading the Dough Ve…