Khaja
Ingredients • Maida/All purpose flour – 1.5 cups • Ghee – ¼ cup • Oil – 1 tbsp • Sugar – ½ tsp • Curd – 1.5 tsp • Eno /fruit salt – ½ tsp (OR any leavening agent like 2 pinches soda bicarbonate or ¼ teaspoon baking powder.) • Water – ¼ cup • Oil for deep frying For Syrup: • Sugar – ½ cup • Water – ½ cup • Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp • A squeeze of Lemon Juice Preparation 1. In a...
Sponge Cake
Ingredients • Self rising flour( It has baking soda and little salt already in it. Or else- 2 cups maida with 1 tsp baking soda and a pinch of salt) – 2 cups • Sugar – 3/4 cup + 1tbsp • Eno – 1/2 tsp • Oil – 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp • Sprite/Mirinda/orange juice/pineapple juice/milk – 3/4cup + 1tbsp • Vanilla essence – 1 tsp • Fruits like orange/pineapple/strawberry/blueberry/carrob chips/nuts roasted and...
Dhokla
Ingredients • ¾ C besan (chickpea flour) • ¼ C fine rava (semolina) • 1 Tsp baking powder • 1 Tsp salt • ½ Tsp turmeric powder • 1 Tbsp oil • ¾ C yogurt • 1/3 C water • 1 Tsp Eno fruit salt • Mix juice of 2 lemons+ ½ C water + 2 Tbsp sugar Seasoning: • 1 Tsp oil • 1 Tsp black mustard seeds • 1 Tsp sesame seeds • ½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • 2-3 green chilies • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves Preparation 1. In a mixing...
Corn Dhokla
Ingredients For the batter: • Chickpea flour (besan) – 1 cup • Semolina (rawa) – 1 ½ cups • Lemon juice – 1 tsp • Sugar – 2 tsp • Green chili ginger paste – 1 tsp • Grated carrots – 3 tbsp • Very thinly sliced green beans – 3 tbsp • Sweet corn – 3 tbsp • Eno’s fruit salt/ one 5gm sachet (or baking powder) – 1 ½ tsp • Salt to taste (remember the fruit salt has some salt in it)...
Gopi Bouquet Almond Apricot Cake
Ingredients • Wholemeal self raising flour- 1 1 /4 cup • Eno/ fruit salt- 1/2 tsp • Dried apricots- 1 cup • Soya milk/ or any thick milk- 11/4 cup • Chopped roasted almonds/peanuts- 1 1/4 cup • Ground almonds/peanuts- 1 cup • Vegetable margarine- 3/4 cup • Sugar-6 tbsp • Almond essence- 1 tsp • Few sliced / whole almonds for decoration Preparation Finely chop the...