…asala, chopped coriander leaves & salt to taste. Knead to form a well mixed potato dough. Take lemon sized portions of the dough & form a vada/patty which is slightly flattened. Place the prepared vadas on a plate. For the Batata Vada Covering : Ingredients : 1 cup Besan/Chick pea flour ½ tsp. Red Chilli pwd. (optional) ¼ tsp. Turmeric pwd. 1/8 tsp. Baking Soda ¼ tsp. Ajwain (optional) Salt to taste ½ cup Water Vegetable Oil for deep fry…
…d 2 tsps. maida (refined flour) to this soft dough & knead till it was mixed well. Divide the dough into 15 equal sized portions (from 1 litre milk) & flatten into discs. In a pressure cooker, pour 5 cups of water along with 1 cup sugar & let it boil. Gently lower the paneer discs into the boiling water & fix the lid with the cooker whistle. After 2 whistles, take it off the heat & let the cooker cool down. The discs of cottage…
…th a bowl of plain or spiced curd, green chutney, tomato sauce or ketchup, mixed pickles or pickle of your choice. If using no oil or minimum oil while roasting then you may serve with a dollop or spoonful of butter or desi ghee if desired. Tips & Variations : For Cheese/Paneer (Cottage Cheese) Parathas : Add grated cheese to the potato filling or garnish on top of the cooked paratha or for the love of cheese do both!! For those who love thei…
…eseeded & diced) 1 tbsp. fresh Garlic (crushed & minced) 1 tbsp. mixed Italian herbs (or any herb of your choice) ¼ tsp. Pepper pwd. ½ tsp. Red Chilli flakes 5 leaves fresh Basil ½ cup mix of Parmesan & Cheddar Cheese 4 tbsps. Olive Oil Salt to taste Basic Tomato Sauce: 4 large Red Tomatoes (washed & roughly chopped) 1 large Onion (peeled & roughly chopped) 4 cloves fresh Garlic (crushed & minced) 3 tbsps. Olive…
…perfect halves for the topping. Cut up enough apricots to make ½ cup to be mixed with the batter later. Save rest of the fruit & syrup for the sauce. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt. Add in cardamom powder & mix the dry ingredients well. In a sufficiently large bowl, cream butter with sugar until light & fluffy & then beat in eggs. Sift in dry ingredients, a third at a time, alternate with milk, stirring until well blended…
…ilicone Moulds/aluminium/non-stick moulds & cupcake liners Strawberry /Mixed Fruit Jam Dry Dessicated Coconut Edible Red Color (optional) Method : Pre-heat the oven at 170 C. Prepare the cake batter as per the recipe. Add color depending on how rich you want it to be. Fill the cup cake moulds to about ¾ capacity or about a tablespoon or depending on the depth of your moulds. Bake in a pre-heated oven till the cup cakes are done. Do the toothpi…
…requires the most important ingredient… the Lavangi chilli powder which is mixed with finely chopped onion, garlic, coriander, ginger & salt; roasted in oil. All the ingredients are then ground together & this powder is used to cook various Kolhapuri dishes. It can be stored for about 6 months. Goda Masala/Kala Masala is another spice powder which is used extensively in Maharashtrian cuisine. This is a combination of whole spices which is…
…ast 1 cup Milk (lukewarm) ½ tsp. Salt For the Seal & Glaze: Beaten egg mixed with a little 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 butt…
…ws if you wish! Be gentle with the dough. Use one lightly beaten egg white mixed with one tbsp. water to brush the chilled strips and glue them together… Brush tops and in between the strips with egg wash. Wrap again in cling film. Refrigerate the checkered dough for 2 hrs or until well set and firm. Slicing & Baking the Checkerboard Cookies : Remove one log of checkerboard cookies from the fridge and remove the plastic/cling film. Trim the un…
…bsp. Unsalted Butter (@ room temp.) 2/3 cups Sugar 2/3 cups Water 3 tbsps. Mixed dry fruits (chopped) Procedure : First, sift together milk powder & cocoa powder. Set aside. In a non-stick pan, dissolve sugar in water & allow it to boil on med. flame for about 10 mins. Keep stirring till it reaches a one thread consistency. To test, drop few drops of the sugar syrup in a bowl of water. It should settle down at the bottom like strings &…