Spinach Triangles
Ingredients • All purpose flour (maida, plain flour) – 1 cup • Semolina (fine sooji) – ½ cup • Salt – ½ tsp • Baking soda – ¼ tsp • Butter – 3 tbsp • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp • Chili flakes – ½ tsp • Grated cheese – 3-4 tsp • Spinach puree – ¾ cup • Oil to fry Preparation 1. Mix all purpose flour, semolina, salt, chili flakes, cumin seeds, and baking soda in a bowl together. 2. Add the...
Pumpkin Pakoras
Ingredients: • Chickpea flour (besan) – 1 cup • Turmeric – 1/2 tsp • A pinch of hing • Cumin powder – 1 tsp • Coriander powder – 1 tsp • Salt – 1 tsp • Baking soda – 1/2 tsp • Yogurt – 2 tbsp • Cold water – 1/2-1/3 cup • Peeled, ripe pumpkin cut into 2-inch squares, 1/2-inch thick – 1/2 pound Preparation:: 1. Mix batter and let sit for 30 minutes. 2. Dip pieces of pumpkin into the...
Spinach Pakora with Ajwain Seeds
This is a wafer-thin, crunchy pakora. Because the batter is assembled just before frying, with ground rice and ice water, the pakoras turn out crispy and delicate. The batter should be thin enough to allow the irregularly shaped leaves to get a good coating of flavor. The predominant seasoning is ajwain seeds. The seeds and flour are available at Indian grocery stores, and they lend a spicy, lemony twist to the otherwise plain...
Japa Mala Eggless Apple Raisin Cake
Ingredients • Maida/ all purpose flour – 2 cups • 2 Apples with water squeezed out a bit – Peeled and grated • Baking powder – 2 tsp • Soda – 2 tsp • Butter – ½ cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Milk/milkmaid – 6 tsp • A pinch of salt • Vanilla/rose essence – ½ tsp • Green colour – ½ tsp • Kismis/dried raisins – 2 tsp For Butter Cream Icing • Butter – 1/3 cup • Salt – ¼ tsp...
Wheat Germ Corn Muffins
Ingredients • Unbleached white flour (I used wheat flour- as it is healthier) – 1 cup • Wheat Germ- ½ cup • Regular Cornmeal- ½ cup • Sugar-3tbsp • Baking powder-1tsp • Salt- ½ tsp • Milk- 1 cup • Yogurt- ¼ cup • Butter- ¼ cup melted Prepration 1. Place 12 paper bake cups in a muffin pan, or grease the muffin pan. 2. Stir together flour, Wheat germ, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. 3. Make a well in the center. 4....