These zeera biscuits is a combination of sweet,salty & Cumin seeds & these are ideal for tea time.Loved to eat them all the time😄 very lite,melt in mouth,so yum😋!!!!!
Ingredients :
All purpose flour(maida)1 & 1/4 cup
Butter 130 grams that's 1/2 cup & 1 tbsp
(You can use vegetable shortening or clarified butter / ghee instead of butter)
Sugar 5 tbsp
Egg 1
Baking powder 1/2 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Method :
Preheat oven at 180ºC.
Sieve flour & add in baking powder, salt & cumin seeds and mix well with a spoon....set aside.
Beat butter and sugar with an electric beater until creamy.
Add egg and beat well.
Add flour in egg and butter mixture beat with beater on low speed,it will become crumbly.
Now mix it with your hand,smooth dough will become ready.
Put it in refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes.
Roll the dough in a grease proof paper, cut with cookie cutter and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until done.
A quick,well balanced, simple & 2 in 1 dinner recipe. Calling it 2 in 1 because i am making spaghetti in chowmein style😄Because at my place specific chowmein noodles are not available😉 So making Spaghetti with Chicken and Veggies;comes together in minutes and is full of colours and taste. I have make it little spicy by using red chili flakes according to my taste buds but you can replace red chili with black pepper.Try this quick Chicken and Vegetable Spaghetti recipe,let me about your experience 😊
Ingredients :
Spaghetti 200 grams
Crushed garlic 1 tsp
Oil 2 tbsp
Boneless chicken 1 cup (julienne cut)
Salt 1 tsp
Red chili flakes 2 tsp
Soya sauce 2 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Lemon juice 2 tsp
Capsicum 1 cup (julienne cut)
Carrot 1 cup (julienne cut)
Method of Cooking:
Boil spaghetti with salt little bit of yellow food colour for 10 to 12 minutes.
In oil saute garlic then add chicken and fry until it turns white to pink.
Then add all seasonings,stir well,cook for a minute.
In a bowl add sugar and strawberries mix well cover with plastic wrap and put in refrigerator for overnight.
(Or u can put it in a plastic container and cover with lid and then put it in refrigerator)
Next morning pour it in your cooking pot and cook on medium flame,stir occasionally,when it starts to thicken add lemon juice and mix well.
Remove foam on top of the jam with spoon to get a clear a shiney texture of jam.
Dip a fork in jam and see if jam is stuck in fork it's mean it's ready.
Or put spoon of jam in a clean plate and let it sit for 15 seconds then move your plate if it's moving everywhere in plate it's not done and if hold it's shape and place then it's ready.
These kababs are very easy and quick and a bit different from other recipes of kababs; because I am making it with raw grated potatoes and some other vegetables.
These are crunchy from outside and soft & tender from inside.
These are full of veggies you can give it to your kids for lunch box.Can add in a burger bun with some salad and sauce to make it attractive for kids.
Or u can serve as a snack with your evening tea.
Ingredients :
Potatoes 4 pealed & grated
Peas boiled 1 cup
Onion finely chopped 1 medium size
Tomato 1 medium size finely chopped
Green chilies 2 to 3 thinly sliced
Coriander leaves 2 tbsp
Mint leaves 2 tbsp roughly chopped
Red chili flakes 2 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Coriander seeds 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Gram flour ( baisen ) 2 tbsp
Egg 1
Method :
Grate potatoes in cold water to avoid discoloration.
Squeeze them well and transfer in a large clean mixing bowl.
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I am obsessed with these strawberry sauce filled cupcakes iced with fresh strawberry cream.
These are Very soft ,spongy & yumiculous MashaAllah Do try & give me your feedback.
Ingredients :
Unsalted butter or clarified butter/ghee ½ cup
Caster Sugar 1 cup
Eggs 4
Vanilla essence 2 tsp
All purpose flour 1 & ½ cup
Baking powder 1 tbsp
All ingredients should be at room temperature.
Sieve flour & baking powder together & keep aside.
Line your cupcakes tray with cupcake liners.
Preheat your oven at 180ºC for 15 to 20 minutes.
Beat butter and sugar until creamy.
Add vanilla essence and beat well.
Mix in eggs 1 at a time ,after each addition mix well and scrape down the sides of your mixing bowl to make sure that all the batter is mixed evenly.(same thing do when you're mixing flour in it)
Fold in flour & baking powder and mix well until you get a smooth and lump free batter.
Pour in cupcakes tray fill 3/4 of each cupcake and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until done.
Check it with a cake tester or with a wooden skewer or even you can check it by dipping a knife in it if it comes out clean (without any cake crumbs )then you're done.
Cool completely.
Create a cavity with cake decorating nozzle as shown in video.
Ingredients for Masala channa
Chickpeas 1 cup boiled (full done)
(Measure before soaking )
Oil 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Red chili powder 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
All spice powder (garam masala)1/4 tsp
Gram flour (baisen) 1 tsp
Ginger garlic Paste 1/2 tsp
Onion (blended with little bit of water) 1 medium size
Green chilies 2 to 3 sliced
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Method :
Heat oil add in turmeric+coriander+red chili+salt+all spice+gram flour and stir it well.
Then add in ginger garlic paste & onion and mix well.
Add in green chilies and cumin seeds Mix well then add 1/4 cup of water and cook until oil separates.
Then mix in boiled chickpeas (chanay).
Add 1 cup of water and cook for 5 to 7 mints.
(You can increase or decrease the quantity of water according to your choice.....If you want more gravy then add more water if less then 1 cup is enough)
Ingredients for Aloo Bhaji
Potatoes (aloo) 3 medium size
Cut in cubes & boiled (full done)
Oil 1/4 cup
Mustard seeds (rai dana) 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds (zeera) 1/4 tsp
Nigella seeds (kalonji) 1/4 tsp
(Onion 1 small+2 green chilies+1 small tomato...finely chopped)
Salt 1 tsp
Red chili powder ½ tsp
Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Coriander powder ½ tsp
Method :
In oil add cumin,Nigella, mustard seeds when they start to splutter add chopped masala saute for a mint.
Add a splash of water and add all other spices cook masala for 15 seconds then add in boiled potatoes and cook with Masala for 2 minutes then add 1/2 cup water and cook for 5 mints,Aloo bhaji is ready to eat,enjoy it with puri.
Ingredients for puri:
Flour 3 cups
Oil 3 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Yogurt 1 tbsp
Instructions:
Mix flour, oil, salt and yogurt in a bowl and knead a medium soft dough with simple tap water.
Leave it for 30 minutes.
Make small balls out of dough and roll into puri.
Heat oil in a wok and put poori carefully in hot oil, fry on high flame.
You should press the poori while frying in this way poori will rise.
Serve with aloo chana bhaji, pickle, soji halwa,kababs or tikka masala.
