My Kitchen Skills

Mango Pudding..

2013-04-23T21:40:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
. Ripe Mango - 2 cups pureed
. Ripe Mango- 1/2 cup chopped finely
. China Grass - 10 gms
. Condensed Milk - 3 tbsp
. Sugar - 5 tbsp or to taste
. Water - 1/2 cup
. Oil for Greasing the Bowl

Method:
1) Take gelatin in a bowl. Add cold water over it and let it soak for 10 mins.
2) Take water in a pan and bring it to boil. Switch off the flame and add in the soaked gelatin and mix well so that it gets dissolved easily.
3) Now add in sugar, condensed milk, mango puree and mango cubes and mix well.
4) Pour this in a greased bowl or ramekins. And put it in the fridge for 2 hours.
5) Run a knife around the sides of the bowl and invert it into a plate.

Tasty tasty Mango Pudding is ready to serve...

Zebra Cupcake..

2013-04-07T09:13:00.002-07:00

Ingredients(for 10 cupcakes):
. All purpose flour(Maida) - 2 cups
. Sugar - 1 cup
. Cocoa Powder - 2tbsp
. Milk - 1/2 cup
. Eggs - 2 No's
. Unsalted Butter at room temperature- 1/2 cup
. Baking powder - 1 tbsp
. Baking soda a pinch
. Lemon juice - 1/2 tbsp
. Vanilla essence - 2 tbsp
. Chopped almonds - 2 tbsp
. Chopped cashew nuts

Method:
1) Mix Sugar and unsalted butter until sugar melts completely.
2) Beat eggs in the above mixture and mix until light and fluffy.
3) Add vanilla essence, milk, baking soda, baking powder and mix well.
4) Now add all purpose flour little by little and mix the batter very well.
5) Add lemon juice to retain the flavor of vanilla essence.( adding too much lemon juice will turn vanilla cup cakes to lemon cupcakes)
6) Take 1/2 of the batter into a separate bowl and add cocoa powder to the batter and mix well (add milk if required).
7) Pour 1 spoon of the plain batter to the center cup cake mould (use 2 separate small spoons).
8) Pour 1 spoon of the batter mixed with cocoa powder exactly on on the top of the layer plain batter.
9) Repeat steps 7 and 8 till the mould is full.
10) Pre-heat oven to 180C.
11) Garnish with chopped almonds or chopped cashew nuts . Now bake for about 20 minutes or till done.

Yummy yummy Zebra cupcakes are ready to serve..

Gunta Ponganalu..

2013-03-24T09:38:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
. 2 cups Left over dosa batter
. 1 chopped onion
. 1 green chilli (chopped)
. 1 tbsp cumin seeds
. 2 fistfuls channa dal/senaga pappu, soaked in water for an hour
. 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
. oil for frying
. salt to taste

Method:
1) Add chopped onions, chopped green chilli, soaked channa dal, cumin seeds and coriander leaves to the dosa batter and combine well.
2) Pour few drops of oil into each depression of the ponganalu penam. Place flame on medium high. Pour batter into each depression and allow to cook with lid for 4-5 minutes undisturbed and cook on low to medium flame. It will cook to a golden brown shade. Flip over with help of a spoon or fork and allow to cook for 2-3 mts without lid.
3) Remove and serve hot with chutney of your choice.

Here is the image of the pan:

Cherry Tamato Masala..

2013-03-08T07:34:00.003-08:00

Happy Women's Day to all the Wonderful Women..!!

Ingredients:
. 200gms cherry tomato, cleaned
. 1 medium onion, minced
. 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
. 1 big tomato
. Mustered seeds
. Cumin seeds
. 5-6 soaked cashew nuts
. 1 tsp coriander powder
. 1/4 tsp chili powder
. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
. 1/2 tbsp ground masala

Method:
1) Heat oil and add chopped onions and fry for some time.Add tomatoes which are cut in to small pieces and cook until done.Switch off the stove and cool it for some time.Add soaked cashews and grind it to paste.
2) Now heat oil and add mustered seeds, cumin seeds and ginger garlic paste and fry for few mins.Now add cherry tomatoes and fry for 5 more mins till cooked.
3) Add the paste, coriander powder, chili powder, turmeric powder, ground masala and cook in sim for about 15 more minutes.
4) Garnish with mint leaves, coriander leaves, fresh cream and serve hot.

Yummy and mouth watering cherry tomato masala is ready to serve along with roti or rice..

Appam or Palappam

2013-02-18T05:39:00.000-08:00

Ingredients
Raw Rice – 2 cups (Use any short or long grain rice)
Cooked Rice – 3/4 cup approx
Yeast – 1.5 to 2 tsp
Sugar – 1 tbsp
Salt – to taste
Thick Coconut Milk – 1/2 cup
Water – as needed

Method
1) Soak the rice for atleast 6 hours or leave it overnight.
Wash and drain the rice and keep aside.
2) Dissolve the yeast and 1 tbsp sugar in 1/2 cup of lightly warm water. Keep it aside for ten minutes until it foams.
3) Next,Grind the rice until you get a smooth batter.Add the yeast solution to the batter.
4) Leave the batter in a warm place for 6-8 hours. Ensure that the bowl is large enough to prevent the batter from overflowing after fermentation.
5) The batter would have risen after fermentation and will look foamy. Stir the batter and check the consistency. Add 1/4 – 1/2 cup of coconut milk to make a batter of medium consistency. If the batter appears thin after fermentation, skip the coconut milk.
6) Add sugar as per desired sweetness (3-4 tbsp) and salt to taste. Mix everything together.
5) Heat a Palappam Chatti or nonstick kadai and lightly grease it with oil.
7) Once the kadai is hot, pour a ladle full of batter and swirl the pan in one direction so that the batter spreads to the edges.
8) Keep it covered and allow the Appam to cook for a few minutes.
9) Once cooked the edges of the appam will start separating
from the pan. Remove the appam carefully with a spatula.

Tasty and smooth appam is ready to serve.You can have this with coconut milk or any egg curry or your fav chutney.

Oregano Bajji..

2013-02-03T02:12:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

. Oregano leaves 6 no's

. Besan flour 1 cup

. Eating soda a pinch

. Salt to taste

. Oil for deep frying

Method:

1) Wash Oregano leaves,pat dry and keep it aside.

2) Prepare loose batter with besan flour and add eating soda and salt for taste.

3) Dip the leaves in to the batter.

4) Heat oil in a pan and deep fry till they turn golden brown in color.

Yummy Yummy Bajji's are ready to serve..

Amla Pulihara/Amla Rice

2013-01-16T04:26:00.002-08:00

Ingredients:
. 2 cups boiled rice
. 1/2 grated Amla.
. Ground nuts
. Turmeric powder
. Urad dal - 1/2 tbsp
. Channa Dal - 1/2 tbsp
. Salt
. Hing
. Cashew nuts
. Oil
. Red chilli's 2 no's
. Green Chilli's 2 no's
. Curry leaves

Method:
1) Boil Rice and keep it aside.
2) Heat oil in a pan and add turmeric powder,Channa dal, Urad dal, and Hing fry for some time.
3) Now add curry leaves, Green chilli's(chopped vertically),Red chilli's, Cashew nuts and fried ground nuts and fry for some time.
4) Now add grated amla to it and fry gor few mins. Add salt and remove from heat..
5) Switch off the stove and add this mixture to rice.

Mouth watering Amla Pulihara is ready...

Subway Honey Oats Sub..

2012-12-31T23:20:00.005-08:00

Happy New Year...!!!!

Ingredients:
. 1 1/2 cups All purpose flour/maida
. Dry active yeast 2 tbsp
. 1/2 cup oats
. 1/4 cup lukewarm water
. 1 cups milk
. 2 tbsp butter(at room temperature)
. 1 tbsp sugar
. 2 tbsp Honey
. 1/2 tbsp salt
. 2 tbsp oil

Method:
1) Warm the milk and add the yeast. Set aside until frothy. Mix sugar and keep it aside.
2) Now add the salt,honey and oats to the flour and add milk+Yeast mixture and knead it.Add oil and kneed smooth for about 5- 8 mins.
3) Place this in bowl and cover it with a kitchen towel.
4) Place it aside in a humid place for about 1 to 2 hrs until doubled.
5) Turn out this dough on a floured surface and roll it out into a rectangle.
6) Place them on a baking sheet. Place them aside for about 1 to 2 hrs again to double.
7) Pre-heat oven to 180C.
8) Now bake for about 20 minutes or till sub turn out golden colour.

Prepare your favorite sub using your choice of vegetables and sauces and have it...

Corn Peas Salad..

2012-12-22T08:46:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
. Boiled sweet corn - 1 cups
. Boiled peas - 1 cups
. Onions - 1( finely chopped)
. 1 Red chilli
. 2 copped green chilies
. Coriander leaves
. Salt to taste
. Lemon juice - 2 tbsp

Method:
Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl and serve this healthy and delicious corn peas salad in a serving bowl.

I have been to Mysore yesterday with my family. I would like to share some of the photos taken in and around Mysore. .

Brindavan Gardens

Mysore Palace

Temple in front of Mysore Palace

Mysore Palace

Mahishasurudu near Mahishasura Mardini Temple in Chamundi Hills

Nandi in Chamundi Hills

Srirangapatnam

Garlic Pull Apart Rolls...

2012-12-11T01:27:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
. 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
. Dry active yeast 2 tbsp
. 1/4 cup lukewarm water
. 1/2 cups milk
. 2 tbsp butter(at room temperature)
. 1 tbsp sugar
. 1/2 tbsp salt

For Garlic Spread:
Salted butter, at room temperature - 6 tbsp
Minced garlic - 2 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tbsp

Method:
1) Warm the milk and add the yeast. Set aside until frothy. Mix Milk and sugar together.
2) Now add the salt to the flour and add milk+Yeast mixture to the butter and stir well. Slowly add the flour one cup at a time to this mixture and knead it smooth for about 5- 8 mins.
3) Place this in bowl and cover it with a kitchen towel.
4) Place it aside in a humid place for about 1 to 2 hrs until doubled.
5) Meanwhile, make the garlic spread by simply mixing butter,garlic paste and chopped coriander leaves.
6) Turn out this dough on a floured surface and roll it out to square and apply garlic spread on top of it.
7) Roll from one end gently and firmly.Cut into half and then each half again into two halves to get 4 equal portions.
Place them side by side on a baking sheet.Place them aside for about 1 to 2 hrs again to double.Sprinkle some sesame seeds/jeera on top of it.
9) Pre-heat oven to 180C.
10) Now bake for about 20 minutes or till rolls turn out golden colour.

Nice aromatic Garlic pull apart rolls are ready to serve..

Recipe Source: Edible Garden

Chinese Salad..

2012-12-04T00:41:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:
. Chopped onion- 1 no
. Chopped cucumber - 1 no
. Chopped tomato - 1 no
. Chopped carrot - 1 no
. Chopped lettuce - 1/2 cup
. Sprouts - 1/2 cup
. Tomato sauce

Method:
Mix all the ingredients and serve in a plate.

Easy, delicious and healthy salad is ready to serve..

Tapeswaram Kaja/Mini Kaja/Mini Madata Kaja..

2012-11-27T01:11:00.001-08:00

This is very famous layered sweet from coastal Andhra originated from and named after the village Tapeswaram in east godavari district.

Ingredients:
. All purpose flour/Maida – 3 cups
. oil – 6 tablespoons, to make dough
. Oil – To deep fry

For sugar syrup:
. Sugar – 2 cups
. water- 1 cup

Sugar syrup:
1) To make the hot sugar syrup mix 2 cups of sugar to 1 cup of water.
2) Mix with a spoon and then heat at medium heat for 20-25 minutes until sugar is all dissolved in water. It should be little thicker than gulab jamun consistency.
3) Allow it to cool for 10 Min's.

Method:
1) Add the all purpose flour to a bowl and mix thoroughly with oil. Knead well by adding little bit of water until you get roti/chapati dough consistency. Leave it for 15 minutes.
2) Spread some flour on a flat surface and make the dough to a chapati/roti until its very thin. Rub some oil on it and sprinkle some more flour on top,and roll it over firmly like a tube. Wet the edges of the roll to stick together.
3) Cut the roll horizontally, into 1 inch pieces. Now take each piece, give it a mild press with the your hand one more time. Heat the oil, and deep fry under medium heat for them to cook inside the layers. Dip them instantly in the sugar syrup, soak for about 30 minutes and drain.

Mini kaja's are ready to serve..

Egggless Orange Cake..

2012-11-20T23:37:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:
. 3 cups maida or all purpose flour
. 1/4th cup milk
. 2 tbsp curd
. 1 1/4 cup sugar
. 1 tbsp baking powder
. 1 cup orange juice
. 1 orange zest
. 1 1/2 cup melted butter(pour it warm)
. Vanilla essence 2 tbsp
. Kiwi and Orange fruits for decoration

Method:
1) Mix all purpose flour and baking powder together and keep it aside.
2) Cream butter, sugar and vanilla essence till fluffy.
3) Add milk, curd,orange zest,orange juice and mix well. Slowly add in the flour mixture and mix until well combined.(i am using less sugar because of icing coating which also contains sugar.So that the sugar consistency will be maintained)
4) Pour this into the greased pan and bake in preheat oven for 30 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
5) Decorate the cake with icing and fruits.

For Icing.

Ingredients:
. 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (but not melted!) Ideal texture should be like ice cream.
. 3-4 cups Icing sugar
. 1 tbsp vanilla extract
. 4 tbsp milk or heavy cream

Method:
Mix all the ingredients until the sugar has been incorporated with the butter. If your frosting needs a more stiff consistency, add remaining sugar. If your frosting needs to be thinned out, add remaining milk 1 tablespoons at a time.

Delicious yummy Orange cake is ready to serve...

Egg less Chocolate Brownie..

2012-11-16T03:07:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
. All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 1/4 cup or 150 gms
. Sugar – 3/4 cup or150 gms
. Butter - 120 gms
. Vanilla Essence – 1 tbsp
. Cocoa powder- 1/3 cup / 35 gms
. Curd / Yogurt – 3/4 cup - 2 tblspn / 150 ml
. Milk -1/4 cup / 60 ml
. Baking Powder – 3/4 tsp
. Cashews - 1/2 cup chopped / 75 gms

Method:
1) Mix all purpose flour,baking powder and cocoa powder together and keep it aside.
2) Cream butter, sugar and vanilla till fluffy.
3) Add milk, curd and mix well. Slowly add in the flour- cocoa mixture and mix until well combined.
4) Throw in chopped cashews and combine well.
5) Pour this into the greased pan and bake in preheat oven for 30 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

Let it cool completely and cut into squares and serve.

Recipe Source:Internet

Boondi Laddu..

2012-11-12T03:12:00.005-08:00

Happy Diwali to everyone..Have a nice and safe Diwali...

Ingredients:
. 1 Cup Besan Flour
. Cashews 2 tbsp
. Raisins 2 tbsp

For the syrup:
Sugar-1 cup
Water-1/2 cup
Cardamom-seeds from 2 pods

Method:
1) Mix sufficient water to the besan flour( should be like a dosa batter).
2) Heat oil in the bottomed pan.
3) Take a strainer with holes which we use at home.
4) Place the strainer just above the pan.
5) Using this strainer,pour batter top of it using a small ladder.The batter starts going thorugh this holes.
6) Deep fry in the oil .Remove it from Oil when it is in yellow colour(it should not change into golden colour)
7) Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a pan,add cashew nuts and raisins and fry for a minute.
8) In a pan add sugar, water and cardamom seeds and bring it boil and stir continuously to half string consistency.Turn off heat.
9) When both sugar syrup and boondi is warm and can be handled by hand, grease hands with oil and press it slightly to form round shape(i must say this is a tough job,but the outcome will be great)

Note: If the batter is loose then the boondi will be small and if it is thick boondi will not have round shape, so the preparation of batter should be correct.

Boondi laddu's are ready to serve...

Pav buns...

2012-11-06T03:22:00.003-08:00

Ingredients:

. 1 1/2 cups Bread flour

. Dry active yeast 2 tbsp

. 1/4 cup lukewarm water

. 1 cups milk

. 2 tbsp butter(at room temperature)

. 1 tbsp sugar

. 1/2 tbsp salt

. 2 tbsp sesame seeds

. 2 tbsp oil

Method:

1) Warm the milk and add the yeast. Set aside until frothy. Mix Milk and sugar together.

2) Now add the salt to the flour and add milk+Yeast to the flour knead it. Add oil and kneed it smooth for about 5- 8 mins.

3) Place this in bowl and cover it with a kitchen towel.

4) Place it aside in a humid place for about 1 to 2 hrs until doubled.

5) Turn out this dough on a floured surface and roll it out into a square.

6) Using a knife cut it into equal pieces.

7) Roll each piece out in your palm to form a rounded shape . Place them side by side on a baking sheet taking care to leave about 1-1/2 to 2 inch space in the middle. Place them aside for about 1 to 2 hrs again to double.

8) They will take a beautiful shape once they double again. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top of it.

9) Pre-heat oven to 180C.

10) Now bake for about 20 minutes or till buns turn out golden colour.

Have it as Pav bhaji..and enjoy..

Croissants

2012-10-23T00:31:00.003-07:00

Ingredients:
. All purpose flour (Maida) - 4 cups plus some extra flour for dusting
. Active dry yeast - 1 tbsp
. Sugar - ¼ cup
. Milk - ½ cup, luke warm
. Water - ½ cup, luke warm
. Salt - 2 ¼ tsp
. Butter sticks - 200 gms, cold

Procedure:
1) Take milk in a large bowl, add yeast, whisk nicely. Add sugar and salt, mix well.
2) Add flour and prepare a soft dough and knead dough for 15 minutes. The dough will be little sticky.
3) Cover with a damp kitchen towel and allow it to raise for 2 hours.
4) Meanwhile take cold butter on a butter paper. Sprinkle flour and fold the butter paper on the butter.With a rolling pin flatten the butter and roll it into a square.Refrigerate till needed.
5) After 2 hours punch dough to let air out and shape the dough into a square.
6) Now take out the dough and roll out to from a 12 inch square. Place the flat butter sheets in the center of the square and arrange next to each other. Fold one flap of the dough covering the butter, stretching it slightly so that the point just reaches the center of the butter. Repeat for rest of the flaps. Press the edges together to completely seal the butter inside the dough. Dust the dough and start rolling the dough lengthwise while keeping the width as is. Now fold one end of the dough (along the length) till the middle, and then fold the other end to the middle (both ends meet at the center). Fold the dough from the center so that the dough forms rectangular shape. Place the dough in a baking tray, cover and refrigerate for ½ hour.
Repeat this steps four times.
7) After four times roll the dough into a thin rectangle. Trim the sides to form a neat rectangle.
8) Cut it into triangles.Roll each triangle from wider end to pointed end to form croissant.
9) Arrange the rolled croissants on a greased baking tray, cover with a damp cloth and allow it to raise for 2 hours.
10) Brush the raised croissants with milk and bake at 175C till the crust is golden brown.

Enjoy light, crispy, flaky, buttery croissants with tea or coffee.

White Bread..!!!

2012-10-16T01:28:00.002-07:00

Ingredients:
. All purpose flour (Maida) - 3 cups
. Water - 1 cup, luke warm
. Milk - 1/2 cup, luke warm
. Oil - 1/4 cup
. Active dry yeast - 2 tbsp
. Sugar - 2 1/2 tbsp
. Salt - 2 tsp

Method:
1) Warm the milk and add dry yeast. Set aside until forthy.Add Sugar and salt to it. Now add Maida and sufficient water and knead until you have a smooth dough for about 10 minutes. Add more flour/water if needed.
2) Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl; cover with kitchen towel and let it rise for 1 hour.
3) Place in a lightly greased loaf pan. Cover loosely with kitchen towel and let rise about 1 hour.
4) Preheat oven to 180C. Uncover and bake the bread for 35-40 minutes, or till it turn out golden colour.
5) Remove bread from the pan and place on a wire cooling rack. After 15 minutes, brush with butter. Cool completely before slicing.

Coconut Laddu with condensed milk..

2012-10-11T02:36:00.002-07:00

Ingredients :
. Dessicated Coconut : 1 1/2 cups
. Roasted Suji Ravva : 1 cup
. Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milkmaid) : 1 cup
. Cardamom Powder : 1/2 tsp

Method :
1) Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and knead into a soft dough.
2) Make small balls out of the dough and roll them in the remaining coconut.
3) Store in a air tight container and serve.

Coconut Cookies

2012-10-03T01:13:00.002-07:00

Ingredients:
. All purpose flour/Maida : 1 cup
. Baking powder : 1 tsp
. Condensed Milk/Milkmaid : 1/4 cup
. Sugar : 2/4 cup
. Butter : 1/2 cup
. Dry Grated Coconut : 1 cup

Method:
1. Mix all the dry ingredients. Now mix butter, milkmaid and combine well.
2. Preheat the oven to 180 C degrees.
3. Divide the cookie mix and make a small balls and press them using your palms to form cookies. Place them on the greased baking sheet.
4. Leave 1 or 2 inches of space between them since cookies become double in size after baking.
5.Place the baking pan into oven and bake for 20 minutes or till golden brown.
6. Check and bottom side is lightly brown then remove from oven and let it cool on the baking sheet for about 10 mins.Garnish with some more dry grated coconut.

Yummy Coconut cookies are ready to serve..!!!

Chocolate Muffins..

2012-09-24T23:34:00.001-07:00

Ingredients(for 10 cupcakes):
. All purpose flour(Maida) - 1 cups
. Cocoa Powder - 1 cup
. Sugar - 1 cup
. Milk - 1/2 cup
. Eggs - 2 No's
. Unsalted Butter at room temperature- 1/2 cup
. Baking powder - 1 tbsp
. Baking soda a pinch
. Lemon juice - 1/2 tbsp
. Vanilla essence - 2 tbsp
. Chopped cashew nuts

Method:

1) Mix Sugar and unsalted butter until sugar melts completely.
2) Beat eggs in the above mixture and mix until light and fluffy.
3) Add vanilla essence, milk and mix well.
4) Mix maida,baking soda, baking powder and cocoa powder and add little by little to the above mixture and mix the batter very well.
5) Add lemon juice to retain the flavor of vanilla essence.
6) Pre-heat oven to 180C.
7) Pour the batter in to cupcake moulds and garnish with chopped almonds or chopped cashew nuts. Now bake for about 20 minutes or till done.

Yummy Chocolate Muffins are ready to serve...

I Am 3 Years Old...

2012-09-18T03:18:00.001-07:00

Happy to share that my blog "My Kitchen Skills" is 3 years old today..
Thank you all my friends for supporting me by giving your valuable comments..Today i am happy that i made so many good friends though my blog..May be i din't speak to them,may be i din't see them..but still i can say that they are so close to my heart..i will feel so happy if i see there comments to my recipe's....Thank you girls..

Hope i will celebrate many Anniversary's like this..

Walnuts Chocolate Cookies..

2012-09-11T01:37:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
. Wheat flour or all purpose flour- 1/2 cup
. Cocoa powder - 1/2 cup
. Sugar - 1/2 cup
. Chopped walnuts - 1/2cup
. Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup
. Milk - 2 tbsp
. Salt a pinch

Method:
1) Mix all the dry ingredients and add butter and milk and make a smooth dough..
2) Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees C.
3) Divide the dough in to small balls.Now press each ball between your palms to from a cookie.
4) Repeat the procedure for the remaining balls and spread them in a cookie pan.
5) Bake them for about 18 mins or until light brown color.
6) Remove them from oven and let the cookies cool down for about 15 mins before serving home made delicious cookies.

Along with today's recipe,i would like to share a sweet memory...

The above picture is taken today,but it contains recipe's which was written 5 years back..It was written by my sweet sis Akhila for me before my marriage..She is a wonderful cook..I came across these papers today from one of my books, and was happy seeing them after a long time..and these recipe papers will stay with me till my last breath...Akhi you are always with me...:)

Home Made Buns..

2012-09-04T00:29:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:
. 1 1/2 cups Bread flour
. Dry active yeast 2 tbsp
. 1/4 cup lukewarm water
. 1 cups milk
. 2 tbsp butter(at room temperature)
. 1 tbsp sugar
. 1/2 tbsp salt
. 2 tbsp sesame seeds
.2 tbsp oil

Method:
1) Warm the milk and add the yeast. Set aside until frothy. Mix Milk and sugar together.
2) Now add the salt to the flour and add milk+Yeast mixture to the flour and knead it. Add oil and kneed it smooth for about 5- 8 mins.
3) Place this in bowl and cover it with a kitchen towel.
4) Place it aside in a humid place for about 1 to 2 hrs until doubled.
5) Turn out this dough on a floured surface and roll it out into a square.
6) Using a knife cut it into equal pieces.
7) Roll each piece out in your palm to form a rounded shape . Place them side by side on a baking sheet taking care to leave about 1-1/2 to 2 inch space in the middle. Place them aside for about 1 to 2 hrs again to double.
8) They will take a beautiful shape once they double again. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top of it.
9) Pre-heat oven to 180C.
10) Now bake for about 20 minutes or till buns turn out golden colour.

Lacha Paratha or Layered Paratha..

2012-08-29T00:46:00.002-07:00

Happy Onam... to my dear kerala friends!!!Have a great day........

Ingredients:
. Wheat flour 1 cup
. Maida or all pourpose flour : 1/2 cup
. oil 1 tblsp
. Salt 1/2 tsp
. Water for needing the dough

Method:
1)Mix wheat and all purpose flour,salt and oil well and then add water enough to make a smooth dough.
2)Divide into equal balls. Roll into big circle. Then spread oil evenly on the top using your hands.
3)Sprinkle flour on top of it and again spread evenly and start making fleets as shown in the figure.Now hold it on both ends and drag it to form a lonf fleet.
4)After fully done, twist and roll to make a flat round(as shown in the figure).
5)Again roll in to big circle and Repeat step 2 to 4.Rest it for about 1/2 hr.
6)Now Roll carefully to from circle, without applying too much pressure to ensure the layers are still there. Heat tawa and drizzle oil and cook in medium flame both sides until golden brown. Use the spatula and gently press while cooking to ensure even cooking.
7)Pat gently the sides of the paratha with kitchen towel to highlight the layers.

Lacha Paratha or Layered paratha is ready to serve..