Sunday, 16 August 2015

Artisan Multi Grain Bread

Artisan Multi Grain Bread
For the Starter
Ingredients
1/2 cup Gram flour
1/2 cup of Warm Water
1 tsp of Instant Yeast
1/2 tsp Sugar

Method
Mix all the ingredients together and keep it for 8 hours..

For the Multi Grain Bread
Ingredients
2 cup Whole Wheat flour
1/2 cup All purpose flour
1/4 cup Gram flour
1/4 cup Oats
1/4 cup Brown Beaten Rice
1/4 cup Semolina
1 tbsp Flaxseed
1 tbsp Black Sesame seeds
1 tsp Instant Yeast
Salt to taste
Multi grain mix (2 pinch of Black sesame seeds and Flaxseed,  sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds)
** I did not have Sunflower and Pumpkin seeds

Method
Combine all the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add the gram flour water. Mix and knead the dough. If required add more water little at a time. Knead the dough for 10 minutes, it should be smooth and elastic.  Cover the bowl and let the dough rise  till it doubles in size, this will take 2 to 4 hours. Punch the dough and knead for few minutes. Dust the bread mould with some wheat flour, Shape the dough and place the dough in the bread mould. Sprinkle some wheat flour and oats on top. Sprinkle the multi grain mix.  Cover with a towel and let it rise. It will take 2 or more hours. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celcius.  After the second rise, slash the dough 3 times with a  sharp knife. Bake for 30 minutes.  Reduce the temperate to 180 degrees celcius and continue baking till done, for 15  minutes. Cool the bread completely before cutting.

3 Layered Savoury cup cakes

3 Layered Savoury cup cakes
Ingredients
2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup finely crumble Paneer
1/4 cup Coriander Mint chutney
1/4 cup Pav Bhaji or Choley
1/4  tsp Garlic paste
1/4  tsp Green Chilli paste
Salt to taste
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Soda bicarbonate
1/2 cup Butter milk (50:50 curd and water)
6 tbsp Olive oil

Method
Take the flour, add baking powder, soda bicarbonate,  paneer and salt. Mix the flour well.Divide the flour into 3 equal parts. Take one part of the flour, add coriander mint chutney, 2 tbsp oil and water little at a time till thick batter is formed. Keep it aside. Take other portion of the flour and repeat the process, add  Pav bhaji or Choley, oil and  water little at a time till thick batter is formed. Keep it aside. Take the remaining portion of the flour and add Garlic paste, chilli paste, oil and add butter milk little at a time,repeat the process. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees. Take a 12 cavities  cup cake mould. Spray the cavity with oil. Add 1 or 2 tbsp of the chutney  batter, then add the white batter and last add the pav bhaji or the Choley batter.  Bake for 40 minutes or till done. To check insert a toothpick. Once cool then de mould it. Serve it with tomato ketchup.

Tiranga Rabdi Gelo

Tiranga Rabdi Gelo
Ingredients
1 litre Milk
1  small Tetra pack Amul cream
1cup Condensed Milk OR more as per the sweetness required
1 tbsp Pistacho powder
1 tsp Cardomom powder
1 tbsp Almond powder
1/2 tsp Saffron
2 drops of Orange colour
2 drops of Green colour
3 tbsp of Agar Agar powder

Method
Take the milk, simmer on low flame, and reduce 1/4 of the milk... Add condensed milk... Stir the milk till the condensed milk dissolves with the milk. Take it off the gas and add the cream. Divide the milk into three parts. Add Pistacho powder, 1/4 tsp of Cardomom and green colour in one of the milk pot and mix it.  Take the second milk pot and add saffron, 1/4 tsp Cardomom powder and orange colour, mix it an keep it aside. Take the third milk pot, add almond powder and 1/4 tsp of Cardomom powder, mix it. Take agar agar and add 3/4 cup water to it. Soak for 2 minutes. Stir it and keep it on low flame till the agar agar dissolves. Take glasses.. Add 3 to 4 tbsp agar agar liquid in the pista elachi Rabdi. Mix it well on a low flame and give it a  boil, stirring it constantly. Take of the flame. Put 2 or more spoons in each of the glass.. Keep it in the fridge for till it sets. Repeat the same with badam elachi and kesar elachi... Add Pistacho powder for garnishing... Have it chilled..

Kadai Anda Masala

Kadai Anda Masala
Ingredients
12 Eggs
2 Onions chopped
2 Tomatoes chopped
2 Green chillies chopped
1 Potato cut into small cubes
1 Capsicum cut into small pieces
1/2 cup Peas
1/2 tsp Garlic paste
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Cumin powder
1/2 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
1/4 cup Tomato Ketchup
Salt to taste
Few Coriander leaves chopped
2 tbsp Oil and Butter mix

Method
Take a Kadai / wok, add oil and butter, let it heat. Add the cumin seeds, let it crackle. Add onions and green chillies, sauté it for 2 minutes. Add the capsicum and garlic paste, sauté for another 2 minutes. Add the chopped tomato, stir it and cover the Kadai with a lid, cook on low flame for 2 minutes. Add the tomato ketchup, salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder, cumin powder and coriander powder. Stir it and add 1/4 cup water. Cover and let the gravy cook for 2 minutes. Add peas and potatoes. Stir it and add 1 cup water. Cook till the potato pieces are tender. Take 6 eggs and beat it. Spread the beaten eggs on the gravy. Close the lid and on a low flame cook till the eggs are almost settled. Now break the remaining eggs on the gravy. Cover and cook till the yolks have harden up. Garnish with coriander leaves... Serve with Ladi Pav..

Saturday, 15 August 2015

Tomato Polau Rice Paneer Hariyali ke Sath..

Tomato Polau Rice  Paneer Hariyali ke Sath..

For Tomato Polau Rice
Ingredients
1 Cup Basmati Rice washed and soaked for 30 minutes
3 Tomatoes made to paste
1 Onion finely chopped
1 tsp Garlic paste
1 tsp Garam Masala powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Cumin powder
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Oil

Method
Cook the rice and keep it aside. Take a pan. Add oil and heat it. Add the onion. Sauté it for 2 minutes, add the garlic paste. Sauté it for few seconds and add the tomato paste, add salt, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder , chilli powder and garam masala powder. Cook for 2 minutes. Add  1/2 cup water. Cover and cook for 3 minutes. Add the rice and mix it till all the tomato gravy it coated to the rice. Keep it aside.

For Paneer Hariyali
Ingredients
500 grams Paneer cut into cubes
1 small Onion chopped
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder
1 tsp Cumin and Coriander powder
2 tbsp of Oil

To make the Hariyali Paste
Ingredients
1/2 cup Coriander leaves
1/4 cup Mint leaves
2 Green chillies
3 Garlic cloves
1 tsp Lime juice
Salt to taste
Method
Grind all the above ingredients into paste.
Take a pan and add oil. Let it heat. Add onion and sauté it till brown.  Add the paneer cubes and sauté it for few seconds. Add the Hariyali paste, salt, turmeric powder, coriander and cumin powder and garam masala powder. Stir it well. Cover and cook till all the water dries up.

To Assemble and Serve  the Tomato Polau Rice and Paneer Hariyali ........
Take a plate. Add the rice and make a well in the centre. Add the Paneer Hariyali in the centre. Garnish the paneer hariyali with beaten curd..