…e for 45-50 minutes or until a knife or toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Cool thoroughly. Slice the baath & enjoy. Tips & Variations : You may use dry dessicated coconut if you like. You may add dry fruits in the batter if you prefer You may add food color to the batter if you so prefer….
…e process till you use up all the dough. Heat a tawa/griddle on med. heat. Dry roast each dough rectangle for a few seconds on each side. Do not overcook the rotis/chapattis. This process is to give it strength & flexibility. Stack the partially cooked rotis on a tray lined with paper towels. Cover with a moist kitchen towel so that they do not dry out. When all the rotis are done, cut them into rectangular strips (about 6 inches by 3 inches)….
…rcles (about 1/16 inches thick & 4 inches in diameter). Dust with some dry flour to ensure easy rolling. Do not use excess dry flour. Roll out thin discs to ensure that the deep fried neurios are crisp. Place a heaped tsp. of filling in the centre of the circle, press down in such a way that the filling is held tightly in place & has sufficient space for cutting/trimming & decorating. Moisten the edges with water to seal well. Fold the…
…sala pwd. A pinch of Sugar (optional) Salt to taste 5 tbsps. Vegetable Oil Dry roast separately & blend together in a masala grinder into a fine powder the following ingredients : 1 tbsp. Coriander Seeds 1 tbsp. Cumin Seeds 1 tbsp. Peppercorns Procedure : Marinate the prawns with ginger-garlic paste & a pinch of salt for about 10 mins. Heat 2 tbsps. of oil in a kadhai/wok till hot; add the marinated prawns & sauté till they turn lightl…
…r to cook for another 10 mins. Check in between. The mince should be quite dry. Add freshly chopped coriander leaves & stir once. Take it off the heat & let the mince stuffing cool down completely. Your stuffing is ready to be filled in the snake gourd tubes. Preparation of Snake Gourd : Wash & dry the snake gourd. Cut off the ends & scrape off the white waxy surface lightly with the edge of a knife. (Do not use a peeler). Chop the…
…cloth for about 15 mins. to rest. First, dust the rolling board with some dry flour. Take out a small fistful of dough at a time & roll it using a rolling pin into a square chapatti. Cut into small squares (about 3 cm. squares). Join opposite edges of the square cut outs of dough & twist to form a bud like shape & place on a tray dusted with some dry flour. Use all the dough to make kormolas in this way. Make sure to twist the edges w…
…Sticks Juice of 2 Limes or a dash of Vinegar 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil/Ghee 4 dry Kashmiri Chillies (destemed, deseeded & broken) 1 cup Water Salt to taste Procedure : Wash the chunk of beef & drain well. Pierce with the fork all over the meat. Rub ginger-garlic paste, turmeric pwd., lemon juice & a little salt all over the meat. Marinate for about 4 hrs. or preferably overnight in the fridge. Heat the pressure cooker body with oil/ghee t…
…Sticks Juice of 2 Limes or a dash of Vinegar 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil/Ghee 4 dry Kashmiri Chillies (destemed, deseeded & broken) 1 cup Water Salt to taste Procedure : Wash the chunk of beef & drain well. Pierce with the fork all over the meat. Rub ginger-garlic paste, turmeric pwd., lemon juice & a little salt all over the meat. Marinate for about 4 hrs. or preferably overnight in the fridge. Heat the pressure cooker body with oil/ghee t…
…damom 1 tbsp. Coriander Seeds 1 tbsp. Cumin Seeds ½ tsp. Fenugreek Seeds 2 dry Kashmiri Chillies/1 tbsp. Kashmiri Chilli Pwd. ½ tsp. Turmeric Pwd. 1/3 tsp. grated Nutmeg Procedure : Heat a tawa/wok/pan on med. heat & dry roast all the spices (except the nutmeg & turmeric pwd.) till they begin to release their aroma. Cool the roasted spices & then grind to a fine powder in a spice blender/grinder. Transfer to a bowl & then mix in tu…
…oo. Hence, the perfection of the ladoo depends on perfect & continuous dry roasting & this is the real test of one’s patience. Traditionally, you need to dry roast on a metal tawa/wok/kadhai but now it can be done in a brief span of time & very little effort is needed if you use a microwave. This is the first time I have made a traditional sweet in a microwave. I was hesitant but wanted to give it a go… I must say it was a success! Abo…