Buttermilk Soda Bread
Feb25

Buttermilk Soda Bread

Ingredients • Unbleached plain flour – 2 cups, about 300g (11 ounces) • Wholemeal (whole wheat) plain flour – 2 cups, about 300g (11 ounces) • Cream of tartar – ½ tsp • Bicarbonate of soda – 1 tsp • Sea salt – 1 tsp • Buttermilk (or some sort of cultured or sour milk) – 2 cups • Sea salt flakes. Preparation 1. Preheat the oven to 220° C / 425° F. Lightly flour a baking tray. Sift the flours, cream...

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Mango Muffins (Eggless)
Feb18

Mango Muffins (Eggless)

Ingredients  •Maida – 200 grams •Salt – 1/4 teaspoon •Baking soda – 1/2 teaspoon •Baking powder – 1/2 teaspoon •Sugar – 100 grams (adjust according to taste) •Oil – 50 grams •Mango pulp – 1/2 cup •Milk – 1/2 cup Preparation: 1. Mix maida, salt, baking soda, baking powder and sieve them together. Keep aside. 2. Next, add sugar to the mango pulp and grind them together. 3. Next, add oil...

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Hing Rolls
Feb12

Hing Rolls

Ingredients • 1 cups unsifted whole-wheat flour • 3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder • 1 teaspoon salt • 1/2 tsp hing • 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary herb • 2 cups light buttermilk or plain yogurt Preparation 1. In a large mixing bowl combine the flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt, hing and fresh rosemary. Stir everything up nicely and then add the...

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Cardamom Shortbread Cookies
Feb10

Cardamom Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients: • Unsalted butter, at room temperature – 1 cup • Crushed cardamom seeds -1 tsp or Fresh ginger paste – 2 tsp • Superfine sugar or jaggery – ½ cup (110g) • Unbleached white flour – 2½ cups (300g) • Fine semolina (pasta flour) – ½ cup (85g) • Salt – ¼ tsp • Baking powder – ¼ tsp Preparation: 1. Preheat the oven to 250 F (120 C). 2. Cream the butter and cardamom or ginger in a mixing...

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Zucchini Pakora with Crushed Peanuts
Feb06

Zucchini Pakora with Crushed Peanuts

  Ingredients: • Sifted chickpea flour (sifted before measuring) – 1½ cups (135g) • Melted ghee or vegetable oil – 1½ tsp • Lemon juice – 1 tbsp (15 ml) • Crushed cumin seeds – 1 tsp • Hot green chilies, seeded and minced – 1-2 • Salt – 1 tsp • Cold water or enough to make a medium-consistency batter – Up to 9 tbsp • Baking powder – ¼ tsp • Finely chopped peanuts – 3 tbsp...

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