Masala Bhel/spicy Puffed Rice

Hello Every one I was planning to post this recipe from 2 -3 months...but it was in my draft and was not able to post it....today finally i decided today that i will post this recipe....its very simple and easy to ...prepare....and most importantly very very yummy to eat.....




Ingradeints:
Bhel / Puffed Rice 3-4 cups
Onion chopped 2-3
Carrot 2 peeled and Grated
Tomato Chopped - 3
Fresh Coriander leaves- few chopped
Greated fresh coconut 1cup
Red Chilli powder - 2 tsp (or as per taste
Green chilly paste 1tsp( or make paste from fresh 2 green chillies)
Lemon juice 2 1/2 tsp
Coconut oil 1TBSP
Sunflower oil 1TBSP
Chat Masala - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Chivda/ Mixture - 1/2 cup+ extra for garnishing
Sweet chutney 2-3 tsp(See below how to make sweet chutney)

Method

Add all the ingredients one by one in a wide bowl (except Puffed rice and Chivda/Mixture) and mix them together.Add puffed rice and Chivda/ Mixture in a different bowl and mix them together. Now add this puffed rice mixture to the above mixture and mix well till the puffed rice is nicely coated with the all spices.


Take a serving plate, add bhel as much required, sprinkle sweet chutney and garnish with Chivda/ Mixture on top of it serve immediately.
Enjoy the Masala Bhel with a cup of Hot Hot Tea.



For Sweet chutney:
10 -12 pitted dates
tamarind paste 1 tsp
jaggary 1tsp
water

Method:Soke the dates in water for half an hour and then blend it adding water to make smooth paste . Add tamarind paste and jaggary , mix them well and pour in a small bowl.



Tip:serve immediately else puffed rice will get soften and doesn't taste good.



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Donuts---eggless

Its been a month again i have not updated anything...I don't know why I am not able to post any recipe on time......there lots in my draft...some of them I forgot the recipes as well.......any ways....Lets come to today's recipe......Last week My kid had Half term holiday......so thought of preparing something for him....He like Donuts a lot...even I wanted to try this (egg less)at home.. So Googled for recipe and tried out this....

But even though the Donuts were very tasty and yummy I want to improve my recipe next time.....but here is what i tried......and will update the improved recipe soon after I finish making it.



Ingredients:

For making dough:
Plain flour 2 cups+ extra for dusting
Sugar 1/3 cup+ Sugar 1 TBSP
Salt ½ tsp
Instant yeast 1 TBSP
Luke warm Milk ¾ cup
Butter 2 TBSP
Ground flax seed 1 TBSP
Milk powder 2 TBSP
Cooking oil or sunflower oil for deep frying

For the sugar glaze:

Icing sugar 1/2 cup
Melted butter 2 TBSP
Vanilla essence ½ tsp
Little warm water

How to prepare:

Take a bowl,add lukewarm milk,yeast,1 TBSP sugar and mix well.Keep aside for 10 mins.
In another bowl,take flour,ground flax seed, milk powder,1/3 cup sugar,salt,melted butter and mix well.Now add the yeast solution slowly and mix well to form a dough.The dough will be sticky at this stage.

Dust some flour in a clean kitchen counter and place the dough add some extra flour little by little and knead well to make a soft dough (it should be non- stick at this stage).Apply little oil in a bowl and keep this dough.Cover with a wet kitchen towel or clink film and keep in a warm place to rise for about 1 hr.
After 1 hr, the dough will double in size.Now take it out and punch it down to release the air.
Dust some flour on the counter and roll the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired donut shape using doughnut cutter or cookie cutter.
Arrange the donuts in a plate and cover them with a wet kitchen towel.Let it rise again for about 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a frying pan,fry donuts one by one to golden brown colour in low-medium flame and drain them in paper towel.

For sugar glaze:

Mix melted butter,vanilla essence and icing sugar in a bowl.Add little warm water to get the desired consistency for glazing.







Now Spread the sugar glaze and and serve.


Note:
Don't add the yeast solution at once. Add little by little and add only the required quantity needed for making the dough.
You can also make chocolate glaze and decorate them with sprinkles for different flavor and taste.





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Danish Dream Cake-Egg less baking challenge..

Hello every one...here is my this months Egg less baking challenge recipe......Hureeeee this time I finished the recipe on time....also I am posting it on the date....I am so happy this time..because first thing is I finished my task on time and 2ndly the cake was so so so yummy....and was looking beautiful....

It was our wedding Anniversary on 27th so I decided to prepare this Danish Dream cake....i was bit worried how it is going to be...but after finishing the cake even my hubby liked it and it was so beautiful that we didn't felt like cutting it at all.....so here is my very simple recipe of Danish Dream cake.

January month's Egg less Baking Challenge
and this recipe (Drommekage fra Brovst-Danish Dream Cake)was suggested by Meena of Chettinad Fiesta suggested this Dutch dessert.
Thanks both of you for us having this beautiful cake.




Ingredients:
For the Cake:
200g (2 cups)cake flour* or plain flour(see note for cake flour)
1 tsp baking powder
1tsp Bicarbonate soda
40g (1/4 stick/) butter
3TBSP of sunflower oil
200ml (7 oz.) milk
2 TBSP Ground flax seed
warm water 4tBSP
150g (3/4 cup) granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
a pinch of salt and
2 tsp of lemon juice

For the Topping:
75gm butter, softened to room temperature
40ml (approximately less than 1/4 cup) milk
90g (3.5 oz./1 1/3 cups) dessicated coconut
50 to 75 gm(1/4 cups) muscavado sugar, or light brown sugar

Instructions:
For the Topping:
In a mixing bowl, combine all topping ingredients. Set aside until ready to spread over cake.

For the Cake:
Preheat oven to 200 degrees C/400 degrees F gas mark 5. Grease an 8 inch (20-22cm) square or round baking pan. If desired, line baking pan with parchment paper, then grease paper.

Mix the 2 TBSP Ground flax seed in 4 TBSP warm water keep aide for 5 mins.

Sift the cake flour or plain with the baking powder, bi carbonate soda and salt. Melt the 40g butter and mix with the 200ml milk and venilla extract. Beat the flax seed water mixture with sugar for 5mins





then fold in the flour mixture. Lastly, fold in the butter and milk mixture.






Pour into prepared baking pan and bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean (leave oven on and set to 180 degrees C/350 degrees F gas mark 4).





Remove cake from oven and immediately spread the topping over cake and bake cake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes. Cool cake completely on wire cooling rack before serving. Cut cake into squares (or wedges, if baking cake in a round pan).















Makes 10 -12 servings.

Note: to prepare cake flour.
take one cup of plain flour and from that take out, one TBSP of flour and add the same amount(1 TBSP) of corn flour . Repeat same if you need more flour.



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Spicy Potato stuffed bun

Hello Everyone...I think..i am very lazy now a days...not posting any recipes which is in my draft from many months,,,,I think i might have forgotten many recipes.....so need to recall and post it as soon as possible....and my this months Egg less baking is also due,,,thinking of preparing it this week end and posting it by next week....

Anyways lets talk about this recipe now....I love these kind of potato buns ..i use to eat lot in my college days....so thought of preparing it in my kitchen.......So here is my recipe....





Ingredients: -
For making dough:

150 gm Plain flour
1 tsp butter
7 gm instant active yeast(1 pack)
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp oil
60 ml warm milk

For Filling:

Potato-2 medium size(boiled, skinned and cubes(small small)
Peas 40 gm frozen/defrosted
Onion-1 small chopped
Green chilly 2 sliced
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Garam masala powder-1 tsp
Mustered 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
cooking Oil 1 TBSP
Coriander leaves for garnishing(optional)

Extra ingradients:
Butter 2tsp for brushing the dough balls
milk for brushing the dough balls.

How to prepare dough:

Add the salt and sugar to the warm milk in a big bowl,stir in yeast wait for 2 mins and then add oil and flour knead well.




After kneading for about 5 mins, add the melted butter(1 tsp) and knead again for 3-4 mins
The dough turns a little springy. At this stage,Cover with a damp cloth or a cling film and allow it to rise in a warm place for about 45 mins to an hour.










In the mean time prepare the filling.In a frying pan add oil and crackle some cumin and mustured in it.Add in onions and chopped green chilly and saute for 30 seconds.Throw in turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and mix well.Season with salt.Now add peas and potatoes and mix till combined.garnish with coriander leaves and mix well.Let this cool down.Divide into equal balls and set this aside.






Once the dough has risen, punch it down and knead for 2-3 mins
Then make equal size balls (about 8-9 ball)Grease a pan with some oil,Flatten each ball and roll it out with your palm.Add a ball of the stuffing and then cover the dough from all sides and seal it it from all edges.Make it into a round shape and place on a foil lined baking sheet.
Repeat with all the dough balls and place the stuffed dough ball with the sealed side down in the greased pan.
Cover it with a cloth and allow to rise for another 30-45 mins
Keep the dough balls spaced apart, so that they don't stick to each other as they rise.









Pre-heat the oven to 180 C.
Now place the pan in a preheated oven.Before you pop them into the oven, brush the dough with some melted butter and milk.Bake for about 20 mins
Brush with butter again if you'd like and enjoy it with a hot cup of tea !
















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Chitra's Tips:If you want to use dry yeast, then add it to the warm milk with the sugar. Allow it to proof. Once the water gets bubbly, add to the flour.