Ingredients: 4 cups (APF)All Purpose Flour 1 3/4th cups warm milk 1/4 cup warm water 1 tbsp instant dry yeast 4 tbsp sugar 4 tbsp butter + 1 tsp melted butter to brush on top 1 tsp salt Step 1: In a large mixing bowl add the warm water, sugar and yeast. Give it a…
Category: Recipes
Paneer Tikka using Oven
Ingredients: Paneer – 400 gms (cubed 2 inch x 1 inch)Onion – 1 large (cut in 1 inch squares)Capsicum – 1 (de-seeded and cut in 1 inch squares)Tomato – 1 (de-seeded and cut in 1 inch squares) For the marinade:Curd/yogurt – 1/2 cupMustard oil – 3 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tbspLemon juice- 1 tbspKashmiri…
Paneer Butter Masala
Ingredients Paneer [cottage cheese] – 250 gms [cut in 1 inch cubes] Onion – 1 large sized [roughly chopped] Tomatoes – 2 medium sized [roughly chopped] Raw cashew nuts – 8 to10 Dried red chilli – 1 nos Kashmiri red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp…
Mint chutney
Ingredients 1/2 cup grated coconut1/4 cup fresh mint leaves (packed tightly)1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves 2 tbsp urad dal (urad lentil)1 dried red chilliPea sized amount of tamarind(optional)1 clove garlic 1 inch ginger slice1 tsp ghee/vegetable/coconut oil 1/2 tsp salt1/4 tsp asafoetida To Temper:1 tbsp oil/ghee1/2 tsp mustard9 to 10 curry leaves Step 1:In a pan heat the…
Walnut cake/Tea cake
Ingredients Dry Ingredients:1 1/2 cups All purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 cup sugar1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature1/8 tsp salt1/3 cup chopped walnuts Wet Ingredients:3 eggs1/4 cup milk1 tbsp vanilla extract For the glaze: (Optional)1 tbsp honey Step 1:Preheat the oven to 350F/180C. Line a 7×4 loaf tin or a 5×5 cake tin…
Basundi
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups+1 tbsp whole milk2 tbsp sugar 7-8 strands saffron 2 tbsp Milk powder10-12 Pistachios (thinly sliced)4-5 almonds (thinly sliced)1/8 tsp Cardamom powder Step 1:Add the milk to a heavy bottom pan and bring to a boil. Once it starts boiling take 1 tbsp of milk from it to soak the saffron. Throughout the process…
Coconut Chutney
Ingredients 1 cup grated coconut or 3/4 cup sliced coconut 1/4 cup roasted channa dal1 green chilli (can be substituted with dried red chilli, it will have a wonderful flavor to it)2 small cloves garlic 1/2 tsp salt To Temper:1 tbsp oil 1/2 tsp mustard9 to 10 curry leaves Step 1:Add coconut, roasted channa dal, chilli and garlic…
Vazhaipoo Vadai/Banana flower fritters
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups channa dal/ white chickpea [soaked overnight or for at least 4-5 hours] 1 cup banana flower [finely chopped] 1 dried red chilli 1/2 tsp each grated ginger and garlic[optional] curry leaves a few [finely chopped] 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Asafoetida 1/2 tsp salt [or as needed] 2 tbsp oil…
Tomato-Onion Chutney
Ingredients To grind:1 large onion2 tomatoes 1 clove garlic (optional)1 tsp chilli powder1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp salt To Temper:1 tbsp oil1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp urad dal1/4 tsp Asafoetida Curry leaves a few1 tbsp gingelly oil (sesame oil) Step 1:Chop the onion and tomatoes roughly. Step 2: Add the onion, tomatoes, garlic, chilli powder, turmeric powder in…
Baked Masal Vadai
Ingredients 1 cup channa dal/ white chickpea [soaked overnight or for at least 4-5 hours] 1 large onion [finely chopped] 1 green chilli [finely chopped] 1/2 tsp each grated ginger and garlic[optional] curry leaves a few 1/4 cup coriander [finely chopped] 1/2 tsp fennel seeds 1/2 tsp salt [or as needed] turmeric powder a pinch…
Akila's Kitchen Diary 