Feb 17, 2012

Garlic bread rolls

Garlic bread rolls are cute little packets full of flavor and super easy to make. They can be served as appetizers or with some soup or pasta.


Recipe adapted from here. Thanks Prathibha!

Ingredients -
2 cups All purpose flour/Maida
1 Tbsp rapid rise Yeast
3-4 Garlic pods minced
3-4 green chillies minced
1 teaspoon of Red chilli flakes (optional)
Few sprigs of Cilantro finely chopped
3 Tbsp unsalted Butter
Salt to taste
1 tsp Sugar
Olive oil
1 Tbsp Sesame seeds for garnishing


Method -
1. Add the flour, salt in a mixing bowl along with 2 tsps of olive oil. Mix well so that the oil incorporates well into the flour.
2. Add couple of tablespoons of warm water in a small bowl and mix in the rapid rise yeast. Add sugar and stir. Allow the mixture to be frothy. Leave it aside for 10 minutes.
3. When the yeast mixture is frothy, add it to the flour and knead it into a smooth dough. It should be of chapati dough consistency.
4. Cover the dough with a wet towel and keep it aside inside the oven (switched off) for atleast about an hour.
5. Meanwhile, mix the minced garlic, green chillies, red chilly flakes, cilantro into unsalted butter (at room temperature). Add a little salt to taste.
6. After an hour, check if the dough resting has doubled in size. Give the dough a knead and start rolling out into about 8 inch discs/rotis, half an inch thick.


7. Smear the flavored butter evenly over the rotis. Roll them tightly to make a cylinder starting with one end.
8. Cut them into 2 inch pieces. Brush the outside with olive oil and sprinkle a pinch of sesame seeds on top.
9. Lay these on a greased baking sheet, and bake them at 350 F for about 20 mins, until the outer crust is golden and crispy.


10. Once done, allow to cool for 10 minutes. Serve them all by themselves or with some soup and pasta.



Feb 15, 2012

Orange Basundhi

This is a creamy mouth watering recipe which you will make over and over again. Basundhi is a very common sweet during festivals, weddings and many other celebrations in India. Added a little twist of orange to make it look more appealing and give a kick of new flavor. Here is the recipe -



Ingredients:
1 litre whole milk
11/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
1 tbsp chopped almonds
1 tbsp chopped pistachios
1 Orange peeled and de-seeded
1 big tbsp Orange zest


Method -
1. Bring milk to a boil, until the milk thickens and reduces to half with constant stirring.
2. Reduce the flame and stir the milk regularly until you get a thick creamy milk.
3. Add sugar and mix until it dissolves and then add cardamom powder.
4. The cream layer formed on top of milk, after boiling it over and over again gives a nice texture to the milk.
5. Turn off the flame and let the milk cool down completely. 
6. Add chopped nuts and mix.
7. Once it cools down, pop it into the fridge overnight or for atleast 5-6 hrs. Cooling down also helps thickening of milk and forms a nice creamy layer on top.
8. Just before serving, afloat the orange slices on top and add fresh orange zest on top. The zest adds a nice sweet fragrance to the dish.


Serve it cold with extra chopped almonds,pistachios and devour!