Home made Bun | pav | dinner roll

Bun / Pav / Dinner Roll

Ingredients:

All purpose flour............................2 cups
Wheat flour..................................1 cup
Oil..............................................3 tbsp
Dry Yeast ................................... 1 tbsp
Sugar...........................................2 tbsp
Warm Milk....................................1 1/2 cup ( plus 1/4 cup milk for brushing)

Method:

1. In a cup mix warm milk ( make sure not to over heat the milk other wise it will kill yeast)  and sugar and mix it very well. Now add yeast in the milk and mix it very gently,
2. In a bowl mix all purpose flour, wheat flour and salt and mix it very well.
3. Add Oil and yeast mixture in flour and knead it very well. If it sticks to your hand then apply some oil on your palm.
4. Apply some oil on the dough. Cover the bowl with damp cloth and keep it aside for an hour in a warm place to rise.  ( I generally prefer to put in my oven with light on)
5. After an hour the dough should rise in double. Now punch the dough lightly and knead the dough for 3-4 mins.
6. Make small balls out of the dough and place the balls on the baking sheet layered with parchment paper.
( or prepare baking sheet by applying some oil and dust with flour)
While  placing buns on the baking sheet, make sure to leave 2 inch space in between each balls.
7. Apply some milk with brush on all the balls and cover the baking sheet with damp cloth and let it rise for 45 min in a warm place.
8. After rising the buns will rise little bit. Now, brush with milk on each bun again and bake in the oven for 15-20 min for 375 degree F. or until it will turn golden brown on the top.
9. After bun is baked take it out from baking tray, apply butter on the surface and let it cool down for 10 mins.

Apple Halwa

Ingredients:
Grated apples......................2 1/2 cups
Ghee.................................2 tbsp
Milk powder.........................1/4 cup
Milk..................................3/4 cup
Sugar.................................3 1/2 cup
Mixed chopped nuts...............1/4 cup
a few drops of vanilla essence


Method:
1. Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan. Add grated apples in it and cook on a medium flame for 5-7 minutes.
2. Add Milk powder and mix it very well
3. Add milk and cook for another 2 minutes.
4. Add sugar and chopped nuts and cook for another 3-4 minutes until all the water  evaporated.
5. Add vanilla essence and serve hot or cool down in refrigerated and serve chilled.

Vatana Undhiyu | Snow peas undhiyu

Vatana ( snow peas) Undhiyu is very easy and simple recipe. It can be eaten alone as a dish or you can serve as an appetizer with matla undhiyu. While you are waiting for Matla Undhiyu to cook enjoy this spicy and healthy snack. It can be prepare in oil also but with ghee ( clarified butter) it will give a unique authentic taste.

click below for video recipe 

Ingredients:
Tender green peas ( snow peas) ........................1 cup
Carom seeds (ajwain).....................................1 tea spoon
Green chilies................................................2 finely chopped
Fresh Cilantro...............................................2 Tb spoon ( finely chopped)
Lemon Juice................................................1 tea spoon
Fresh Green Garlic.........................................2 Tb spoon
Grated Ginger..............................................1 tea spoon
Asafoetida ( hing)............................................pinch
Ghee/ oil...................................................1 tea spoon
salt to taste

Method:
1. Wash and string the peas. Make sure not to separate the segments.
2. In a pan add 1 tea spoon ghee. 
3. When the ghee start to melt add carom seeds and asafoetida in it.
4. Add ginger, garlic,green chilies and saute for half a minute.
5. Add peas, cilantro, lemon juice and salt.
6. Let it cook for a minute and transfer it into a bowl.

Note: You can use it as a separate dish or use it as a appetizer for while serving matla undhiyu.

Spinach Kofta Pulav | Spinach Rice | RinkusRasoi

Ingredients:

Chopped Spinach     3 cups

Cooked Rice    2 cups

Onion        1 Medium Size

Capsicum (different color ½ cups)

Tomato Diced 2 small

Garlic Paste    1 tea spoon

Ginger Paste    1 tea spoon

Green Chili paste    1 tea spoon

Bay leaf        2-3 pieces

Cloves        3-4 pieces

Black peppercorn    4-5

Cinnamon     1 small stick

Cumin seeds    1 tea spoon

Baking soda    pinch

Salt to taste

 For Koftas:

Spinach Puree 2 TB spoon

Bread 2 slice

Ginger past 1 tea spoon

Green chili paste 1 tea spoon

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method:

To make Koftas:

1.     Remove the sides of the bread slice.

2.     Crumble bread by hand.

3.     Add spinach puree, salt, green chili and ginger paste.

4.     Mix everything together and fry small kofta in a hot oil on a medium heat.

For Rice:

1.     Boil spinach in hot water for 1 min. Add pinch of baking soda into water ( so spinach will stay green)

2.     Drain the hot water and transfer spinach in ice cold water. leave it for 1 min in cold water.

3.     Remove spinach from water and make paste in blender.

4.     Take out 2 TB spoon spinach puree on the side for Koftas.

5.     Heat 2 Tb spoon oil in a pan and add cumin seed, bay leaf, cloves, peppercorn and cinnamon.

6.     Now add ginger, garlic and green chili paste.

7.     Let the cumin splutter then diced tomato and capsicum and let it cook for few minutes.

8.     Now add spinach puree and salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes. (Don’t overcook it otherwise spinach will change the color)

9.     Now add rice into the spinach gravy and mix very gently. Make sure to mix it very well.

10. Cook for 2-3 minutes when it is ready to serve add koftas and mix everything together and serve hot with Kadhi or Yogurt.

Coconut Laddoo/ Coconut balls

Ingredients:
Evaporated milk 2 cup
Dry coconut powder 1 cup
Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
Sugar 1/2 cup

Method:
1. In a large heavy bottom pan cook evaporated milk and bring it to boil.
2. Add cocout powder in to the milk and stir continuosly.
3. When it starts to thickens, add sugar and cardamom powder.
4. Stir for another 1-2 minutes. When it starts leaving the pan and form a ball then mixture is ready.
5. Make a small ball and coat with dry coconut powder.

Whole wheat banana walnut muffin

( Makes 6 regular size muffin)


Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour.............................3/4 cup
Brown sugar.....................................1/4 cup
Baking powder..................................1/2 tsp
Baking soda......................................1/2 tsp
Banana............................................2 medium size
Butter............................................ 2 Tbsp
Walnut............................................4 Tbsp ( roughly chopped)
pinch of salt.

Method:
1. In a bowl mix mashed banana, butter and brown sugar and mix it very well.
2. Shift wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt together and mix with banana mixture.
3. Mix everything very well and add 2 tbsp walnut. Keep rest of the walnut aside for garnishing.
4. Preheat over on 350 degree F.
5, Place liner in muffin pan and spoon the mixture into liner.
6. Sprinkle rest of the walnut on the muffin.
7. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.  

( Note: you can also use regular sugar instead of brown sugar.) 

Alloo Gobi (Potato Cauliflower subzi)

INGREDIENTS
Potatoes.........................................3 medium
Cauliflower......................................1/2 small
Oil ...............................................1 1/2 tablespoons
Cumin seeds.................................... 1 teaspoon
Ginger........................................... 2 inch piece(cut into thin strips)
Green chillies................................... 3(cut in slits)
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder...............................1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder.............................. 2 teaspoons
Red chilli powder.............................. 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala powder......................... 1/2 teaspoon
Fresh coriander leaves..........................2 tablespoons(chopped)
lemon juice......................................1/2 teaspoon

METHOD
1.Peel the potatoes, halve and slice. You can also cut them into small pieces.
2.Wash the cauliflower, remove stems and separate into florets. Trim the stem and cut into small pieces.
3.Heat one to one and a half tablespoons of oil in a Pan. Add cumin seeds, ginger, green chillies and sauté.
4,Add potato pieces, cauliflower pieces and salt. Mix and add turmeric powder and mix well. Cover and cook on low heat. The vegetables should cook in their own steam. Keep stirring from time to time.
5.After about ten minutes, remove the cover and add coriander powder, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. Mix and cover again.
6.Cook till the vegetables are totally tender. Add lemon juice and Serve hot garnished with fresh coriander leaves.