…ed oven till the cup cakes are done. Do the toothpick test to check if the cakes are done. Cool the cup cakes completely. Meanwhile, heat enough jam with a few tablespoons of water. Do not add too much water. Cool the jam. The jam should be sufficiently thick to coat the cakes. Spread enough dessicated coconut on a tray or in a bowl. Dip each cooled cup cake in the jam so that it is evenly coated on all sides. Then roll in the dessicated coconut s…
…ll a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pans for 30 mins. and then invert the cakes onto a rack to cool completely. Place the cooled cake slab on a cutting board peel off the parchment. Use a heart shaped cookie cutter and cut out hearts of the prepared chocolate cake. Place the heart pastries on a tray and moisten them with the simple sugar syrup if you want them extra moist and soft. To prepare…
…red to knead For Deep Frying – Ghee or Oil For the Filling: 150 gms. Mawa/Khoya 75 gms. Castor Sugar or to taste ½ tsp. fresh Green Cardamom pwd. 2 tbsps. slivered mixed unsalted Nuts (Almonds, Pistachios) For the Sweet Syrup: 250 gms. Sugar ¼ litre Water A few strands – Saffron/Kesar A few drops of Kewra Essence or a tablespoon of Rose Water For Garnishing: Slivered Almonds & Pistachios Edible Silver Leaf/Foil/Vark Edible Yellow or Oran…
…food coloring. I know the red food coloring does justice to the red velvet cake/cupcakes but I was happy with the final outcome of the cupcakes. Besides, this time I used vanilla butter cream frosting instead of the cream cheese frosting because the cream cheese was not available in the speciality stores. The weather conditions in Pune did give me a hard time with butter cream frosting but I was happy with the final look even though I had to do se…
…ated or castor sugar or store as it is in an airtight container. Store refrigerated. Use your Homemade Candied Citrus Peels in your Rich Christmas Fruit Cakes or Citrus Cakes or in recipes which call for Candied Citrus Peels. …
…pan; preferably a pressure cooker body or a non-stick pan, roast crumbled mawa until lightly pink and fragrant. Transfer to a bowl. In the same pan, melt pure ghee on medium heat. Lightly fry nuts; if using and set aside to cool on a plate lined with tissue paper. Now add the grated carrots and sauté for about a couple of minutes on low heat. Stir in the dessicated coconut, green cardamom powder and again sauté for a minute. Add mawa / khoya and…
…discard seeds if any 200 ml. Hot Milk 150 gms. Sugar or to taste 100 gms. Mawa/Khoya or to taste (optional) 2 tbsp. Pure Ghee 100 gms. Mixed Dry Fruits (Raisins, Cashewnuts, Almonds, Pistachios) 1 tsp. Elaichi/Green Cardamom pwd. ¼ tsp. Nutmeg pwd. (optional) A pinch of Salt Procedure : In a thick bottomed pot/ non-stick pot or pressure cooker body, heat ghee. Lightly sauté the dry fruits for a few seconds or till they are very lightly fried. Dra…
…pancakes then there is nothing to fear. It is just like stacked layered pancakes baked into a cake. The time consuming process could get to you so if you ever plan to make the gorgeous Goan Bebinca. It is extremely important to keep yourself free for the day. You need to be relaxed and all prepped, geared up and passionate enough to bake this one. Bebinca truly tests one’s patience and is a labour of love. To make the experience of baking the Goan…
…er, rose water and stir well. Keep the syrup warm. For the Jamun: 200 gms. Mawa (Khoya) 25 gms. Rawa (Semolina) 1 tbsp. freshly ground Green Cardamom pwd. Few Pistachios & Raisins (optional) Ghee or Vegetable Oil for deep frying For Garnishing : Few Saffron strands, slivered Pistachios or Almonds Procedure to prepare the Jamun: Knead mawa and rawa to a smooth dough. Cover and set aside for about 20 mins. Knead again; divide into small portions…
…frying For the Syrup: 150 gms. Sugar 60 ml. Water For the Filling: 125 gms Mawa/Khoya 15 gms. Rawa/Semolina 60 ml. Milk 50 gms. Sugar or to taste ¼ tsp.fresh Green Cardamom pwd. A pinch – Nutmeg pwd. 1 tsp. Ghee Garnishing : Edible Silver Leaf/foil/vark Slivered Pistachios & Almonds A few strands – Saffron Edible liquid Yellow or Orange Color (optional) Procedure: To prepare the syrup: Bring the sugar and water to a boil. Simmer to obtai…