Monday 18 September 2017

Mumbai street food Frankie recipe | Delicious cheesy frankie | Veg Frankie




Learn how to make this delicious veg cheese frankie in mumbai streetfood style. Direct recipe from the roadside stall for you guys. #Frankierecipe #howtomakevegfrankie

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Ingredients:

  • Wheat roti/maida roti
  • Butter
  • potato mixture - Boiled mashed potato , red chilli powder , chaat masala , salt and chill tadka
  • shredded cabbge
  • chopped onions , tomato and capsicum
  • Red chilli flakes
  • chaat masala and salt
  • cheese


For Frankie Sauce:

1 Tbsp Schezwan chutney
1 Tbsp Mayonnaise
1 Tbsp Tomato sauce

Recipe:


  • First roast the roti with butter on pan
  • Once the roti is crisp , add frankie sauce and spread it all over teh roti
  • Then add potato mixture , add all vegetables 
  • Sprinckle red chilli flakes , chaat masala and salt
  • Grate cheese

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Monday 11 September 2017

Cakeology Vlog 2017 | Cake festival and beyond | #Soumyavlogs





Cakeology – Cake Fest & Beyond…


Spread over 3 days, Cakeology 2016 was the first show of its kind- bringing every day cake artists, sugar artists, bakers, chocolatiers, retail bakers, ​professional ​pastry chefs and foodies to celebrate the world of Baking and the Art of Cake Decorating. this exciting weekend had something for everyone. To watch the vlog click here:



Baking a batch of chocolate brownies is simple enough, provided you follow the recipe to the T. But, what if you want to create a two-tiered wonder for your best friend's wedding? Cakeology, brings together cake artists from around the world to equip you with all the skills you need to go from home baker to pro baker. "The country's cake decorating industry has been witnessing drastic changes in the past few years. Home baking is a serious business now," says Farzana Gandhi, project and brand building consultant, Cakeology.
The second edition features artists like Alyson Reynolds (Scotland), Sachiko Windbiel (New York), Tina Scott Parashar (Dubai) and Bijay Thapa (New Delhi), who will hold 35 demos and six workshops for aspiring bakers.
Three special cakes will be on display this year. UK-based cake sculpture expert Rose Macefield will be making a life-size bride and groom wedding cake. The second is a life-size elephant by Samie J Ramachandran, whose 500kg London Bridge cake got plenty of eyeballs at an exhibition in Bengaluru. 

For the last one, London-based bakers and best friends Valeri Valeriano and Christina Ong of the multi-award winning Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes will create an entire English garden using nothing but buttercream.


How to make Eggless walnut banana bread | Banana Cake recipe | बिना अंडे केले का केक


Hi friends today we will learn how to prepare  banana walnut cake/bread. For the video recipe click on youtube channel link below:


Ingredients
3 riped bananas
3/4 th cup all purpose flour
3/4th cup wheat flour
1/2 cup powdereed sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
pinch of salt
handful of walnuts
1 tsp vanilla essence

Procedure

  1. First peel the banana skin and then cut them i small pieces , i have take over here 3 banana's which are fully ripe but not over ripe. 
  2. Mash the banana with fork and then using a hand whisk or electric whisk mix it well. Do not over blend.
  3.  To this banana mixture add wheat flour , all purpose flour and sugar. (I personally like this cake semi sweet so i have reduced the sweet quantity) , if you prefer sweet then you may add more. 
  4. Now mix it well using fork and then add oil , cinnamon , salt and baking soda ad baking powder. Mix it well. 
  5. Then use whisk to incorporate it well , do not over blend. Then add vanilla essence and mix it using fork and finally add chopped walnut to it. do not add excess walnut as it might give a bitter taste.
  6. Preheat the oven at 180 degree cel.
  7. Now lets grease the tin , add oil and dust it nicely with all purpose flour , as i want to prepare this as bundt cake i am using glass to get the desired shape, grease it same as tin and place it in center . 
  8. Place a heavy object in the glass to make it stay in center and spread the batter. 
  9. Do not worry about it sticking to glass. Just spread it well and even out with the spoon. 
  10. Now remove the heavy object placed and bake for 35 minutes at 180 degree cel.
  11. Now to cut it , let it cool completely , using knife score out the corners and then flip it over the plate.Cut a slice and enjoy.

Its really a delicious moist cake which fills entire house with amazing aroma , our banana walnut cake is done. 

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Monday 28 August 2017

खमान ढोकला | khaman dhokla in pressure cooker | Without Eno | Gujarati snacks





Learn how to make Khaman Dhokla very similar to what you get in market infact much better and softer and delicious than store bought , an easy to make Gujarati snacks recipe

Khaman Dhokla is a savory steamed cake made from gram flour. Very soft, porous, mildly tangy-sweet and a great snack that can be served at any time of the day.


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Ingredients:

2 cups gram flour
Salt to taste
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 tsp Haldi

Asafoetida (hing) 1/2 tsp
1 TBSP lemon juice


Tadka:
Oil 1 tsp
1 tbsp Mustard Seeds
3-4 Chillies

3-4 curry leaves
1 cup water
1 TBSP sugar

Coriander leaves and Grated Coconut

Method:

- Take a bowl and add the gram flour, turmeri, asafoetida, salt and lemon juice
- Whisk everything well add water making sure there are no lumps left and the batter is smooth in texture.
- Let the batter soak for atleast 30 minutes. 
- menwhile prepare the tin by greasing it with oil and prepare cooker by filling it with sufficinet water and place an empty bowl.

- After 30 minutes add baking soda and baking powder and mix well and immdiatly transfer the batter in the greased tin and keep in cooker and let it steam for 15 minutes (without nozzle) \-6 minutes. 
- Separate the dhokla from the tin by using a knife. 
- Overturn the dhokla on a plate. Overturn it again.
- Heat the oil in a pot. 
- Once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds, curry leaves and chillis, curry leaves water and sugar. Let the water boil for one minute. 
- Add the coriander leaves and grated coconut for garnishing
- Spread this mixture over the dhokla. Cut the dhoklas into small squares and it's ready to serve. 



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Tuesday 22 August 2017

Steamed Modak Recipe | 2 Different Fillings - Ganesh Chaturthi Special | Ukdiche Modak



Steamed Modak or most commonly known as Ukdiche Modak are special sweet dumplings which are offered to Lord Ganesha. So on this special and auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, make his favourite sweet at home with two different fillings. To watch the video recipe click on the link below of my YouTube channel




Ingredients
Rice covering 
3 cups rice flour 
3 cups water 
1/4 tsp Salt 
1tbsp ghee 


Traditional filling 
1 tbsp ghee
3 cups Grated fresh coconut 
1.5 cups grated jaggery
1 tsp elaichi powder 

Coconut Chocolate 
1 cup roasted dry grated coconut 
1/2 cup semisweet/milk chocolate 
1/4 tsp cardamon powder

Method
- In a saucepan add water, salt and ghee and let the water start bubbling.
- Add rice flour in it and lower the flame, make sure you mix it properly and there are no lumps.
- Turn off the flame and cover it for 3-5 minutes.

For Traditional filling
- In a pan add ghee, grated coconut,cardamom powder and jaggery and turn on the flame.
- Mix the ingredients properly
- When the mixture dries down, turn off the flame and let it cook down to room temperature.

For Coconut Chocolate Filling
- In a bowl add grated roasted dry coconut , cardamom powder and semi sweet/milk chocolate and mix it properly. The filling is ready.

For Modak
-Take the dough in another bowl and knead it into a soft dough.
- Cover the dough with a plastic wrap or damp cloth.
- Take little ball of dough to start making the modak.
- Apply some water to your fingers while making the modak.
- Scoop in some filling into the modak
- Squeeze the sides and bring the ends together and close it by pressing the top. 

Steaming Modaks
- Add some water into a cooker
- Now place the empty bowl and place another bowl top of empty bowl and place modaks and cover it with a lid without nozzle.
- Let the modak steam for 10-15 minutes on low flame.

Steamed modak are ready to be served.


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Tuesday 8 August 2017

Healthy potato chips in just 7 minutes | Microwave chips | Baked not fried | 1 TBSP oil potato chips




Hi friends welcome back to the channel , today we will learn how to make healthy potato chips in microwave in just 7 minutes.  Super delicious and super crispy. If you are new to this channel , please subscribe  to watch my weekly videos.




Ingredients:


  • Potato
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and red chilli powder


Procedure


  1. Good quality potatoes and wash them nicely to remove all dirt as we will be making chips with potato skin which is again healthy. 
  2. Now using peeler adjust it to thinnest size possible and slice the potatoes. 
  3. Now take room temperature tap water and add ice cubes to it. immerse the sliced potatoes in it so that we remove starch and make it crispy. Leave it for 2-3 minutes. 
  4. After 3 minutes remove the sliced potato on kitchen tissue paper to dry out the water and tap using paper towel to completely dry the sliced potatoes.
  5. Now take a parchment paper and place the sliced potatoes , don’t overlap sliced potatoes. Brush olive oil on one side and then flip the potato and brush other side nicely. 
  6. Now keep the parchment paper alongwith sliced potatoes in microwave for 6 minutes. Once you see the chips are getting slightly brown flip it over and again microwave for a minutes or less . 
  7. Let them cool and remove it in a bowl. Add salt as per taste and red chilli powder and shake it nicely. 


Crispy and delicious healthy baked potato chips are ready to enjoy with evening tea.




DIY Edible Chocolate Rakhi | Raksha Bandhan treats | Indian festival | DIY homemade Rakhi




Hi friends  , first of all Happy Rakdha Bandhan. With this Indian festival which celebrates sibling bond , I have come up with a creative idea of preparing edible chocolate rakhi. Learn how to prepare in simple way at home and surprise your sibling with a sweet delightful tasty rakhi.

Ingredients:
Melted dark chocolate - To see how to melt chocolate click on https://youtu.be/xt1PZXVOzms
Almonds
Peanuts
Decorations (as per your wish)
Parchment paper

For Rakhi base"
Card-paper
Aluminium foil
Ribbon
Double sided tape/feviquick

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Tuesday 18 July 2017

Instant Rava dosa Recipe - Crispy Sooji dosa or Semolina Dosa Recipe | सूजी डोसा | Breakfast Ideas

Learn how to make instant Rava dosa as a healthy quick breakfast idea when you are in hurry but need something yummy to fill in your tummy.


Check out the video recipe on my YouTube channel the link is as below:




Ingredients :

1 cup unsalted buttermilk
1 cup water
1 cup semolina
2 tsp chilli paste
salt to taste

Tadka to put in the batter

Oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp chana dal
4-5 curry leaves


Procedure


  1. Mix unsalted buttermilk , water , semolina , chilli paste and salt to taste.
  2. Keep the mixture aside for 15 minutes
  3. Then prepare tadka by mixing all the tadka ingredients listed above and add in the batter
  4. Let the pan heat nicely then sprinkle water
  5. Bring down the flame to low and spread dosa batter 
  6. Spread oil and let it cook for 5 minutes and flip the dosa
  7. Cook dosa for 2 minutes and serve hot


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Tuesday 11 July 2017

Game of thrones cake | House stark sigil | Cotton sponge cake | #GoTS7


Finally very excited to show you how to make Game of thrones - Stark direwolf coffee cotton sponge cake. A very simple cake with less ingredients and easy way to design GOT cake. I am super excite for #GOTS7 and hence this is my first dish especially for GOT season 7.
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Ingredients:

-5 eggs separated in egg yolk and egg whites
-1 cup Milk
-12 grams coffee powder
-200 grams icing sugar
-2 tsp vanilla essence
-1 tsp salt
-100 grams vegetable oil
-100 grams plain flour / all purpose flour

Procedure :

  1. Take warm milk in a bowl and add coffee powder and mix it well
  2. Take egg yolk, add vanilla essence, vegetable oil and then sift the all purpose flour 
  3. Mix everything to ensure all ingredients are incorporated well. 
  4. Add pinch of salt and mix and then keep the mixture aside.
  5. Take egg whites, make sure there is not a single drop of egg yolk i.e. the yellow part in this otherwise we won’t get required airy batter. 
  6. Now whisk using hand blender and keep adding icing sugar part by part and keep whisking till you get soft speaks and the mixture is light and stiff.
  7. Add the egg whites whisk in coffee batter mixture part by part , mix the egg white using a spatula in cut and fold method to ensure the air in the egg white batter isn’t lost/ Add another batch and keep mixing , ensure you do not over mix the batter. Incorporate till everything is incorporated nicely.


Pre heat oven at 150 degree celious. 


Prepare the cake tin:
  1. Grease using butter, dust the flour and then spread and tap off the excess flour. 
  2. Pour the batter slowly, as you pour you can see small air bubbles are getting released, hence it’s important to pour slowly. 
  3. Using a toothpick mix and break the air bubble and then tap it twice or thrice to get plain batter. 
  4. Now take an aluminium tray and place the filled cake tin in it. 
  5. Add little water and then keep the tin along with tray in oven and add more water in the tray. 
  6. Bake the cake for 60 minutes.
  7. After 60 minutes you can see how nicely the cake has risen, to test if its bake nicely insert toothpick an it should come out clean. 
  8. As each oven setting varies, would suggest keeping setting accordingly.
  9. Let the cake cool down for half and hour an de-mould it in a plate.



- Once it’s completely cooled down place a stark sigil cut out on the cake an carefully place a sieve over top and dust icing sugar on sides. 

- Once you are happy with dusting, carefully remove the stencil so that the icing is not spread. 
The delicious and super moist cake GOT cake is ready !!! 


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Tuesday 4 July 2017

How to make Drumstick Sambhar | Murungakkai sambar recipe | गर्मागर्म स्वादिष्ट सांभर



Ingredients
1 TBSP oil / तेल
1 cup Pumpkin / कद्दू
1 tsp mustard seeds / राय
1 cinnamon stick + 2 cloves / 1 दालचीनी + 2 लौंग
 3-4 dried chilli / सूखे मिर्च
1 cup onion/ प्याज
1 tsp turmeric / हल्दी
1 cup tomato/ टमाटर
1 cup tamarind juice / इमली का रस
½ cup jaggery/ गुड़
2 tsp garam masala  / गरम मसाला
2 tsp sambhar masala / सांभर मसाला
2 tsp chilli powder / मिर्च पाउडर
salt to taste / नमक स्वाद अनुसार
4 cup water /पानी
2 cup tur dal or pegion peas/Tuvar Dal


Garnish : Coriander leaves and shredded coconut and 1 tsp oil


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Procedure:


  1. In a big wok , add oil and let it heat , 
  2. once heated add bhopla or pumpkin cut into medium chunks and cook it till it is soft and brown on edges. Then remove it off flame and keep it aside.
  3. In the same wok , add mustard seeds , cinnamon stick and cloves , dry chilli and mix it well. 
  4. Then add onion and turmeric cook it well and then add tomato. 
  5. Once the tomato is cooked well add tamarind juice. i.e. soak tamarind in water for 15 minutes and use the water. Add jaggery , and mix it well , then add garam masala  , sambhar masala , chilli powder add salt to taste . 
  6. Once everything is mixed well add water and let it cook nicely on medium flame till to come to boil and is semi thick. 
  7. Once it is boiled and cooked nicely , add cooked tur dal or pegion peas. 
  8. Add water and let it cook for 10 minutes and bring it to boil so that all the masalas are mixed nicely. Now add coriander leaves and shredded coconut and finally add 1 tsp oil on top and mix it.
  9. Add Tadka , click on the link - Tadka recipe and Hot sambhar is ready.

Authentic hot sambhar is ready , serve it with hot rice , papad and sambhar and top it with ghee.

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Monday 19 June 2017

Delicious china grass pudding recipe | चाइना ग्रास पुडिंग | Ramzaan Special- Pista and Rose vanilla flavour




Hi friends I hope you have subscribed to my channel if you are new here , today we will prepare this easy and delicious milk dessert i.e. china grass or agar agar pudding in two flavors , one vanilla rose and second Pista flavour. Here is the YouTube link of the video recipe , wherein the ingredients are mentioned in Hindi as well as English: Click here to check:




What is china grass/ agar agar?

China Grass or Agar Agar is nothing but a Vegetable 'gelatine' derived from a number of seaweeds. Used to set jelly , pudding and custard. It is difficult to get china grass powder/strands hence I would recommend to use instant packet mixture available in market.



Vanilla rose china grass/milk pudding

1 cup milk
1 packet china grass/milk jelly mixture – Vanilla flavour
1 tsp Rose syrup and
5-6 chopped almonds for Vanilla rose china grass/pudding
Pista china grass/milk pudding

1 cup milk
1 packet china grass/milk jelly mixture –Pista flavour
5-6 chopped pista for pista china grass/pudding

Procedure:- Vanilla rose flavour

  1. On a heater , place a bowl and add milk. 
  2. Add instant vanilla flavour china grass/milk jelly mixture and stir it continuously to avoid lumps an thickening 
  3. Add rose syrup and stir it well. 
  4. Once it comes to boil , our pudding mixture is ready , remove it off lame and immediately transfer it in a setting bowl 
  5. Garnish it with almonds and then rose syrup over the top 
  6. Refrigerate for an hour. 


Procedure:- Pista flavour

  1. On a heater , place a bowl and add milk. 
  2. Add instant Pista flavour china grass/milk jelly mixture and stir it continuously to avoid lumps an thickening 
  3. Once it comes to boil , our pudding mixture is ready , remove it off lame and immediately transfer it in a setting bowl 
  4. Garnish it with Pista 
  5. Refrigerate for an hour. 

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Monday 12 June 2017

Hyderabadi dum biryani recipe in hindi|डम बिरयानी | रमजान विशेष हिंदी में|Ramzaan or Ramadan special



Hi friends , today we will learn how to make hyderabadi DUM BIRYANI , a very authentic dish this ramzaan or ramadan, try this at home and its really delicious the way it turned out. Please do subscribe to my channel, it means a lot , Thanks :).Click below for the video recipe in hindi



The  ingredients are as below:
1) BIRYANI MASALA
3-4 green Elaichi/Cardamom and 2-3 Black Elaichi/Cardamom
2-3 Long/Cloves
2 Javitri/Mace
5-6 Kalimiri/Black pepper
2 sticks Dalchini/Cinnamon
3 Chakra fool/Star anise
2-3 Tejpatta/Bay leaf
1 TBSP Dagadfool/Stoneflower
3 tsp Jeera/Cumin

2) BIRYANI GRAVY
1 cup hung curd
2 tsp adrak aur lehsun/ ginger garlic paste
2 tsp Biryani masala
1 tsp Dhaniya powder/coriander powder
1 tsp Jeera powder/cumin powder
2 tsp Chilli powder
salt to taste
1 tsp haldi/turmeric
1 cup tale hue pyaaz/Fried onions
2 cup cut Dhaniya k patte aur pudina / coriander and mint leaves
1 Fool gobi/ cauliflower pieces
2-3 cut Shimla Mirch/capsicum

3) Fried onions
Tel/Oil to fry
1 pyaaz/onion

4) Rice
1 cup basmati chawal/rice
2 cup Pani/water
2 sticks Dalchini/Cinnamon

5) To make Biryani
2 tsp tel/Oil
2 hari mirch/Green chilli
2 pyaaz/Onion
2 small sticks Dalchini/Cinnamon (2-3 black pepper/Kali miri and 1-2 cloves/long optional)
2 cup Tomato puree
2 tsp Biryani masala
1 tsp Dhaniya powder/coriander powder
1 tsp Jeera powder/cumin powder
2 tsp Chilli powder
salt to taste

Garnishing:
2 TBSP milk and 1 tsp turmeric
Salad and pomegranate seeds/anar dana

Procedure:
1) Roast all the masala for biryani masala as mentioned in point 1) above for 5-7 minutes and make it powder using mixture.
2) Mix all the ingredients for biryani gravy and keep it aside to marinate for 15-20 minutes
3) For rice , wash rice and soak it for 15 minutes and then cook in for 3 minutes , parboiled rice. Take 2 cups of water for 1 cup rice. Ad cinnamon to the water while boiling.
4)For biryani, take oil in pan , ad green chilli and onions, Cook onion well.
5) Add tomato puree and all the masalas mentioned in point 5) and cook the gravy well by adding 2 cups of water. The gravy should be semi cooked.
6) Then spread parboiled rice over it .
7) Sprinkle milk and turmeric mixture on top alongwith fried onions and mint leaves.
8)Prepare the lid covered from all side using wheat flour dough.
9)Cover the biryani with this lid for 5 minutes on high flame and 10 minutes on medium flame. The wheat flour dough will not let escape the steam and will cook the biryani well.

WATCH THE RECIPE ON YOUTUBE FOR MORE CLARITY ON HOW TO COOK DUM BIRYANI



Monday 5 June 2017

My winning recipe| Masterchef starplus contest | Paan panna cotta | मास्टरशेफ अमुल in Hindi



Sharing one of my most memorable lifetime experience with you all , my winning recipe of Msterchef Amul fresh cream contest which as telecast-ed on TV on straplus channel last December 2016. My dish was Italian dish Panna cotta with Indian flavors of paan panna cotta , gulkand mousse and nutty crumbles.

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Monday 29 May 2017

Dominos garlic bread recipe | Garlic bread sticks | Foodandfunwithsk


Hello everyone, I am back with something special - How to make the perfect garlic bread in dominos style at home with simple ingredients. Here is the youtube video link of the recipe:

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Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1tsp sugar
2 TBSP yeast
6-7 garlic minced
1TBSP melte butter
1 TBSP oregano
2-3 cups of all purpose flour/maid and 1 cup flour (for dusting an rolling)
Salt to taste

Butter mixture
4-5 butter cubes (optional)
1 cup melted butter
6-7 garlic minced
1 tsp red chilli powder
salt to taste


Procedure

  1. To activate yeast , take milk at normal room temperature add sugar 1 tsp and mix well. Add yeast and mix it well. Keep it aside to dissolve. Yeast gives the required rise to bread and is the most imp non replaceable ingredient.
  2. Once the yeast is completely mixed , add this to mixing bowl to this add salt to taste, minced garlic , melted butter and finally add oregano 
  3. Now start adding flour little by little and mix it really well. Add another batch of flour till all the wet ingredients are mixed.
  4. Cover the prepare dough with oil to keep surface soft and avoid hardening. 
  5. Keep it for resting in dark place for about 6-7 hours.


After 6-7 hours the dough will risen almost to the double the original size. 
  1. Now punch out the air in the dough and take it off the glass bowl into flat surface and start kneading it again. 
  2. Once done dust flour to roll out the dough using hands 
  3. Once rolled out thick enough add the butter mixture i.e. Melted butter , minced garlic , red chilli powder an little salt since the butter is already salted and oregano and mix it well. 
  4. Spread this butter mixture onto the rolled dough leave the sides since we will be folding it in half. Spread generously , you can add butter cubes to make it more soft and moist. Now fold it into half and press the sides nicely so that it doesn’t break open while baking. 
  5. Spread the remaining butter mixture on top. 


Take baking tray and dust it lightly with flour. Place the prepared garlic bread and lightly cut them into small pieces so that it is easy to break the garlic bread into sticks.

Preheat the oven at 180 degree Celsius and bake it for 20-25 mins.  

Hot garlic bread is ready in dominos style. 

Enjoy , keep cooking J

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Monday 22 May 2017

How to make soft IDLIS | Healthy breakfast recipe | from batter to steaming hot IDLI


Lets prepare traditional south India dish IDLIS, soft idli batter at home which are not just soft but also melts in your mouth. This is a perfect breakfast recipe. I assure you wont get disappointed with this idli recipe as it's my MOM's recipe :)

Here is the YouTube video link


Here is the ingredient:

250 gram Urad Dal/Lentils
500 gram Idli Rawa/Semolina
3-4 methi dana/fenugreek seeds
2 tsp baking soda
Salt to taste
3 TBSP oil
Water as needed


Procedure

  1. Firstly soak urad dal/lentils  alongwith methi dana or fenugreek seeds in water for about 8-9 hours
  2. Now take 500 grams Idli rava , you get this special type of rava in market or semolina especially to prepare those grainy south Indians perfect idlis.
  3. Wash idli rawa and remove excess water.
  4. Grind soaked urad dal into paste and add this to idl rava and mix it well . Now add water to get right flowly consistency . It is very important to get this consistency as it will determine softness of idlis alongwith good fermentation.
  5. Once mixed well  keep it overnight to ferment
  6. Idli batter is ready , to this add baking soda , salt to taste , 3 TBSP oil , mix it and keep it aside for 10-15 minutes


  1. Now lets prepare idli maker
  2. Spread oil on each idli cups and spread the batter , if you don’t have idli maker then you can put it in a cooker bowl greased with oil and pout in the batter.
  3. Now keep the idli maker in cooker to steam it.
  4. Prepare cooker by adding water and keeping a rack. Over the rack place idli maker and close the lid without nozzle and let it steam for 20 minutes.



Steaming hot Idlis are ready , serve it with sambhar and coconut chutney , just cant wait to grab one !!!


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Monday 15 May 2017

Eggless Chocolate Brownie | Using two methods | Pressure cooker and Oven | Best brownie recipe | Easy to Bake



Hi friends , i am back with new delicious recipe i.e. Eggless Chocolate Brownie , with simple and few ingredients using two methods - method 1 using pressure cooker and method 2 :Using Oven , this is one of my favorite and best recipe so far for the brownie so do try at home and now lets learn how to make it only on Foodandfun , check out my video link on Youtube




Method:









  1. In a sauce pan , place a bowl filled with water. As the water starts boiling, place in another bowl on top of it and add chopped dark chocolate.Make sure the bowl does not touch base of a saucepan. 
  2. Add chocolate part by part and melt the chocolate, Once it starts meting remove it off the flame and mix using the heat from bowl. (Make sure you use tongs or cloth to remove off lame as you might burn your finger )
  3. Once the chocolate is melted , place over flame again and add butter room temperature and gently melt the chocolate and butter mixture. 
  4. Once melted completely, keep it aside for a few minutes to cool down.
  5. In a separate bowl add all dry ingredients such as flour ,cocoa powder and baking powder and pass it thru sieve to avoid getting any lumps. 
  6. To this mixture add the now cooled chocolate mixture, add powdered sugar , condensed milk and milk and mix the batter well.
  7. Finally add pinch of salt and mix the batter well. Mix it really well by using the fold technique.
  8. To this batter you can add chopped walnuts / akrod , it is optional if you like your brownie plain.
Grease tin with butter at room temperature and dust flour and cover it completely and tap off excess .Spread the brownie batter evenly. Sprinkle some walnuts on top (totally optional though).

For cooker method:

Put cooker on on flame , make sure it si dry and place a rack instead . Over this rack place 
the prepared brownie tin and close the lid without nozzles. For 5 minutes keep the flame high and after 5 minutes keep it low and let it bake for about 35-40 minutes.


For oven method:
Pre-heat oven at 200 Celsius and place the prepared tin for 20-25 minutes.

Insert a toothpick to check if brownie is done , the toothpick should come out clean and then take tin out and let them cool completely and serve!!

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Monday 8 May 2017

Red Sauce Pasta Recipe | Garlic bread | Quick and Simple | Red Tomato sauce




Wondering how to make Pasta at home? This is the Indian-ised version of the Italian Pasta in Red Sauce for my viewers. Hope you like my recipe! You won't be searching how to make red sauce pasta at home after watching this recipe for sure!

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So let’s gets started. 

Ingredients:

1 small cube butter and 1 tsp oil
3-4 garlic cloves
1 green capscium
1 yellow capsicum
1 big onion
5-6 babycorn , boiled and chopped

For Red pasta tomato sauce

3 tomato boiled , de-seeded peeled and blended - Tomato puree
2 tsp tomato sauce
1 tsp each amchur powder , coriander powder and pepper powder
salt to taste
2 cubes grated cheese

Boiled pasta , any shape you like :) 

Garlic bread: Bread , butter and minced garlic 


Procedure:

  1. In a pan add Butter, let it melt then add chopped garlic. Let the garlic infuse in the butter 
  2. Add green chopped capsicum, green capsicum takes longer to cook than yellow. 
  3. Add onion and let the onion and green capsicum cook nicely. 
  4. Add yellow chopped capsicum and cook well. 
  5. Finally add boiled chopped baby corns and salt, cook it well and then transfer it in remove it off the flame and transfer it in a bowl and keep it aside.


The Red Pasta Sauce sauce
  1. In saucepan add oil, then add tomato puree to it, I have boiled tomatoes, peeled off the skin and then made it in puree using a mixer grinder. 
  2. Once the tomato is nicely cooked add tomato sauce and all the masalas i.e. coriander powder, pepper powder and Amchur and salt and oregano to taste and mix it well and then finally add grated cheese to it.


Now to the prepared sauce add the cooked vegetables and mix it. 
Finally add boiled pasta. I have boiled the pasta for 10 minutes in boiling water. Removed it off the flame washed with cold water and added oil so that the pasta don’t stick.

Garlic Bread with Pasta
  1. Take melted butter and crushed garlic. Mix it well and keep it aside.
  2. Then take two bread and apply the garlic butter and sprinkle oregano over it and to make it crisp bake it for 5 minutes


Serve pasta hot with garlic bread and grate the cheese over the top


Hope you enjoy this Pasta with Indian twist and do try it at home and subscribe to my channel for more interesting recipes.

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