Friday, December 31, 2010

********BAKING IS FUN*******

IN COOKING BAKING HAS  ALWAYS  BEEN THE FUN PART FOR ME. A LITTLE NOTE FROM MY END 4 BAKING FEW THINGS...
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1..MAKE TASTY GARLIC BREAD BY CUTTING A FRENCH LOAF INTO SLICES AND APPLY BUTTER MIXED WITH GRATED GARLIC + HERBS + CHILLY FLAKES, PUT IN OVEN AT 200 DEGREES CENTIGRADE FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES...


2..MAKE BREAD TARTS AND CANAPES BY CUTTING THE SIDES OF BREAD SLICES THEN ROLL A LITTLE WITH A ROLLING PIN, APPLY BUTTER PUT IN COOKIE MOULDS , BAKE IN OVEN FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN AT 200 DEGREES CENTIGRADE.. WHEN DONE FILL THESE TARTS OR CANAPES WITH ANY STUFFING OF CHOICE, TOP WITH CHEESE THEN PUT ONCE AGAIN IN OVEN UNTIL CHEESE MELTS..


3..BAKE SPAGHETTI, VEGETABLE AU GRATIN, LASAGNE OR CORN|SPINACH IN WHITE SAUCE AT 200 DEGREES CENTIGRADE FOR 2O MINUTES..


4..BAKE RAVIOLI AND CANNELONI AT 200 DEGREES FOR 10 MINUTES.
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5..PIZZA WITH A READY MADE BASE, FIRST PUT FOR 5-8 MINUTES AT 150 DEGREES THEN TOP IT AGAIN PUT IN OVEN FOR 8-10 MINUTES OR UNTIL CHEESE MELTS.
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6..PUT A ASSEMBLED BIRYANI DISH IN OVEN AT 200 DEGREES FOR 15-20 MINUTES..
    ########### HAPPY BAKING#######

###### UNUSUAL PIZZA ######

UNUSUAL PIZZA
INGS: 1 Large Size Potato, cut into slices,
1 Tomato, blanched and cut,
2 Tbsp Oil,
1 Onion chopped,
4 Tbsp Capsicum chopped,
2 Tbsp Corn,
1 Tbsp Tomato Sauce,
1 Tsp Garlic chopped,
1 Tsp Chilly n Garlic Sauce,
1 Tsp Herbs, Chilly flakes n Oregano,
2 Tbsp Cheese grated,
A pinch Sugar,
Salt, Red chilly pd and Pepper pd to taste.

METHOD: Wash, peel and make slices of the potato.
Apply one drop oil on each slice, sprinkle some salt,
Chilly pd, pepper pd and herbs. Put all slices in a
greased tray and in a preheated oven at 150 degree,
for 5 minutes.
Make a pizza sauce, so put a pan to heat add little oil
in that add some cut onion, garlic, capsicum, stir for few
seconds. Then add the blanched tomato, both sauces, herbs, salt, pepper pd and sugar. Let it cool then grind in a mixer jar. Again put to heat so that it can thicken.
Put a pan to heat add little oil in that some onion, capsicum, Corn, salt, pepper pd, chilly pd, herbs and chilly flakes. Now on the potato pizza type base apply some tomato pizza sauce, spread some onion|corn topping and grated cheese. Put in oven at 150 degree centigrade for 5-8 minutes, check if done.
SERVE HOT INSTANT , QUICK PIZZAS…..

Thursday, December 30, 2010

MY HARD WORK...

FEW DISHES OF 2010 PUT TOGETHER

                                               FEW DISHES BROUGHT TOGETHER

NEW YEAR COLLAGE..VIEW ALL 2GETHER...

                                                 MY FEW DISHES PUT TOGETHER..

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

KIDS LOVE IT COOKIES

KIDS LOVE IT
INGS: 20 Tbsp Fine Flour,
2 Tbsp Castor Sugar,
2 Tbsp Butter,
1\4 Tsp Baking Powder,
A Drop Vanilla or Chocolate Essence,
1 Tbsp Curd,
1 Tbsp Chocolate Powder,
2 Tbsp Chocolate Chips,
Little milk ( 1 Tbsp ).

METHOD: In the fine flour rub the butter, add
sugar, baking powder, chocolate powder, essence, chocolate chips, mix well and this should resemble like bread crumbs. Now make a dough using the curd and as much milk needed. Take the dough and roll it out, sprinkle some flour before starting to roll. Roll out a thick base and cut into stripes, then further cut
into pieces. Preheat the oven to 120 degree centigrade and arrange all in a greased baking tray, put in oven for 20 minutes, check if done.
Lovely cookie type biscuits are ready in minutes.

DAL TADKA SPECIAL

DAL TADKA SPECIAL
INGS: 1 Cup Tur Dal,
1 Onion chopped,
1 Tomato chopped,
1 Green Chilly chopped,
1 Whole Red Chilly,
2 Tbsp Garlic chopped,
A Piece Ginger chopped,
1\4 Tsp Garam masala,
1 Tsp Red Chilly powder,
1 Tsp Coriander powder,
1\8 Tsp Cumin seeds,
1\4 Tsp Turmeric powder,
A Pinch Asafoetida,
1 Tbsp Ghee| Oil,
Salt to taste.

Method: Soak Tur dal then pressure cook it until soft.
Boil the dal with salt, turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala. After few minutes of boiling it, churn it. Put a pan to heat, add cumin seeds, asafetida, green chilly, garlic, whole red chilly, onion, stir.
Now add the cut tomato, red chilly powder, again stir for few seconds then add this tempering to the boiled dal. Check salt and serve hot with a lemon wedge.