Archive for September, 2009
Ingredients
6 cups maida (white flour)
6 tsp. milk powder
200 grm. oil or margarine
1 cup evaporated milk
6 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 egg
3 tsp. yeast
Instructions
1. Mix all the ingredients and knead into a dough.
2. Cover with a damp cloth and leave at room temperature for 2-3 hours.
3. Then divide it evenly into 12 parts.
4. Roll out into flat chapati which is as thick as a pizza crust. You may roll out the dough round or length wise. (it’s optional to sprinkle kalonji or till (sesame) on it)
5. Bake in oven at 350* F (that’s Gas Mark #4) till light brown.
Note: Can also be frozen after baking for later use.
Naan
Ingredients
2 cups milk powder
1 egg
1 tsp. oil
1 tbs. white flour (maida)
½ tbs. semolina (suji)
2 tsp baking powder
oil for deep frying
Syrup:
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
4-5 green cardamom (Chhoti Ilaichi)
Few drops of Kewra essence
Instructions
1. First make the syrup by dissolving sugar in water.
2. Add the illicit seeds and cook till it starts to boil.
3. Remove from heat and keep syrup aside.
4. Mix together the rest of the ingredients into a dough and make into small balls (makes about 32-36) and deep fry until brown.
5. Add to the syrup and serve.
Gulab Jamun
Ingredients:
1 kg cleaned & deveined Prawns/Shrimps
1n half Tsp chilli powder (more if u like spicy food)
Salt to taste
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
2 finely sliced onions,
3-4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1/2″ ginger grated
1/2 tsp- clove cinnamon n cardamom powdered
2 tsp sugar
2 bay leaf
1/2 coconut -coconut milk to be extracted (can use ready processed ones)
2 tbsp oil
2tbsp clarified butter (ghee)
Methods:
Marinate the Prawns or shrimp in salt. chilli powder & turmeric for half an hour
Take a cooking pan, heat the oil & clarified butter/ghee , to this add the prawns, fry till done, drain n keep aside.To the same oil add the bayleaves n garam masala .Add sugar .Add sliced onions, garlic & ginger & fry till onions are cooked well.Add the coconut milk & let cook till gravy thickens considerably n reduces to half. Now add the prawns, check for taste (salt n chiilli) & then cook till gravy thickens .Take off the pan & serve .
You can make this gravy like & tastes best with steamed rice. You can also add boiled potatoes to it.
Prawns/Shrimps in Coconut Milk