Monday 13 February 2017

Garlic Cheese Bread

Ingredients:
500g strong white bread flour
7g sachet/1½ tsp fast-action yeast
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp clear honey
6 garlic clove, crushed
25g soft butter
100g mature cheddar greated
Oregano- 1/2 tsp
handful thyme leaves

Method:
Measure the flour, yeast and salt into a large bowl.
Mix 300ml hand-hot water with the oil and honey in a jug, then pour into the dry mix, stirring all the time to make a soft dough.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, then knead for 5 mins until the dough no longer feels sticky, sprinkling with a little more flour as you need it.
Mix the garlic with the butter, then dot over the dough. Sprinkle over the cheese and snip over the thyme.
Cover the bread with lightly oiled cling film, then leave in a warm place to rise for 50-60 mins.
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Remove the cling film, Now roll the dough get a desired circle shape now apply little garlic butter add greated cheese close in half moon shape. Seal the edges with fork.
Now with knife slightly mark the bread dough.
Then bake the bread for 20-25 mins  or until golden and risen.
Leave to cool for 10 mins, then cut into 10 pieces and serve.

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Friday 3 February 2017

Tacos with Grilled Cauliflower and Broccoli Dash of Avocado sauce and Pineapple Chutney.




Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
500g mixed cauliflower and broccoli, broken into small florets
3 small green chillies (if you like spicy food you can add more)
12 mini corn or wheat flour tortillas ( I made mine corn tortillas at home)
Toasted penuts, to serve
Oil-3 tbsp.

For the marination:
4-6 tsp chickpea flour
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp finely-chopped ginger green chilli
1/2 tsp chaat masala/ amchur pwd
1/2 tsp cumin powder

For the Avocado and Coriander Sauce:
1 large ripe avocados
2 tbsp chopped coriander
10-16 mint leaves
3 chopped garlic
¼ tsp salt
Juice of 1 lime
For the Radish and Red Onion Salad:
1 medium red onion, sliced finely
200g radishes, sliced finely
Handful chopped coriander
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt

For the Pineapple Chutney:
500g pineapple (fresh, canned or frozen)
1 large onion, chopped finely
Juice of 2 limes
½ tsp salt
½ tsp freshly-ground mace
1 star anise
1 tsp nigella (kalonji seeds)
1/2 tsp amchur powder
1tsp honey
1tsp ajwan

Yogurt Dip: Yogurt, salt and cumin powder.

1/2 Cup Roasted Nuts.

Method :
1. To make the avocado and coriander sauce, blend all the ingredients together until super-smooth and creamy. Set aside. (you can use little water).
2. To make the pineapple chutney, chop the pineapple, Place into a large, non-stick pan with the 1stp oil add onion, chopped pineaaple, salt, lime juice,honey and Finally, add the mace, kalonji and star anise. let this mixture cool, now blend in the mixer till smooth.
3. To make the radish and red onion salad, toss all the ingredients together and set aside.
4. To make the grilled cauliflower and broccoli, place the vegetables in a bowl add all the marination ingredients. keep it aside for 15 mins.
5. In a pan add oil put broccalli first onced grilled remove from heat now grill cauliflower.
6. Warm up your tortillas, pile all of the fillings into bowls and plates and serve everything separate at the table for everyone to build their own tacos.

To make your own taco's healthy version- 1 cup puree of sweet corn, 1 cup wheat flour, 1/2 cup powdered bran, 4 tsp powdered oats,
finelly chopped ginger and green chilli, salt to taste. Mix to make a soft dough.
Rest for 25 mins. Now as you make roti make these tacos and keep aside. Once done apply little butter on each Tacos. This helps to keep the tacos soft .

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Wednesday 1 February 2017

Banana Ice Cream



Banana Healthy Quick Ice Cream
Take 2 bananas cut them place then in a plate keep in frezzer for 3hrs.
Now in a mixer put all the peices of bananas. Blend till smooth.
You will get two scoops.
You can take these scoops in a bowl or ice cream cones and sprinkle nuts / fruits of your choice.
Quick banana healthy ice cream is ready

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Chole In Instant Pot and Home made Garlic Naan

Quick Recipe

I soaked Chole overnight (1cup) .
 In instant pot add 2-3 tsp oil sauté mode then add cumin seeds(1tsp),
 1 bay leave, 1inch cinnamon stick,
3 green cardamom,
 1 red onion finely chopped,
half tsp finely chopped garlic,
1 tsp zinger green chilli paste,
 fry well for 5 mins then add 4-5 tsp tomato 🍅 purée, 3 tsp Channa masala ,
salt according to taste now add Chole 2 cup 💦 water,
now manual mode low pressure 30mins sealing mode.
Once done ✅ cook on sauté mode for 2 mins garnish with coriander and lemon 🍋. ( add lemon only if you like)
Garlic Naan:
2tsp dry yeast,
1tsp sugar and warm water 💦 (6tsp) mix well and let it frosts for 15mins.
 1 cup maida, half cup whole wheat 🌾 flour sieve it both now add salt acc.
 Again sieve ( this part is important) now in middle add 4 tsp lightly fried finally chopped garlic.
Now add yeast liquid make a soft dough add warm room temperature 💦 water.
 Close and keep in warm place for 2hrs. Now roll out using flour sprinkle black onion seeds ( kalonji) and coriander with help of little water you can do this.
 In pre heated oven place these naan for 5-6 mins brush with butter turn them and again keep for 1 and half minutes. ( oven temperature 225 c fan mode) grill mode will crisp it if you want little crispy you can keep it for 1min on grill mode.

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Home Made Buns





Half and half maida and atta.
Ingredients:
1cup water
2 tsp sugar
2tsp yeast
1cup maida
1cup wheat flour
1tsp salt
2tbsp oil.
Method:
In like warm water add sugar and yeast..Allow it to froth for 15min.
Take both the flours, add salt and oil, mix well and add the yeast water to knead a soft dough.
Cover the dough for 2 hrs.
After 2hrs punch the dough and knead well untill smooth, you can use dry flour while kneading. Using oil also is really helpful to knead the dough.
Divide the dough into 9 parts and place them to rise again for 30min in a 9/9 inches baking tin.
Preheat the oven at 250c and bake the pav at 225c for 15-20 min.
Once done brush them with butter.
Please have a look at my facebook page the small video to see how fluffy they are.

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