Hi Readers,
We have always liked donuts(or doughnuts). Finally we managed to muster up enough guts to try it and say what, it came out really nice. Fluffy, soft and beautiful looking. No, we are not talking about a newborn, it is about a donut.
Ingredients:
flour - 2 cups
sugar - 3/4 cup
unsalted butter softened - 5 tbsp
egg yolks - 3 (added 2 whole eggs and still turned out fine)
yeast instant - 2 tsps
warm milk - 1 cup or little less
Method:
This recipe is adapted from Ina garten's recipes. The pancakes turned out fluffy and we could taste the lemon flavour which was refreshing.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
3 tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt or 1 tsp regular salt
1/2 cup sour cream
3/4 cup + 1 tbsp milk
2 large eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp grated lemon zest
unsalted butter
Method:
1. sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
2. on another bowl combine sour cream, milk, eggs, vanilla extract and lemon zest.
3. add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and mix only until combined.
4. melt a tablespoon of butter on a large skillet over medium low heat until it bubbles.
5. ladle the pancake batter into the skillet and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes or until bubbles appear on top and the bottom is nicely browned.
5. flip them over and cook for another minute or so until its browned.
6. serve warm with butter and maple syrup or strawberry syrup like we did.
This is an Ina Garten recipe. Made few changes to it though. Skipped a few ingredients n added a few. loved the result. This is a very easy to make recipe and makes a great breaker.
Ingredients:
Crepes are great part of French cuisine. It is a street food in France. People have it on the go. They can be both sweet and savory. It all depends on the filling.
Ingredients:
1 ½ c. flour
1 Tbsp sugar
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 c. warm milk
2 eggs
½ tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp melted butter
Method:
Mix all ingredients together. Pour a small amount on a hot skillet and swirl it around to thin it out. Cook until nearly golden and then flip. Serve hot with strawberries and whipped cream. These crepes can be made savory too.
Ingredients:
All purpose flour - 2 cups
baking powder - 2 tbsp
sugar - 1/2 cup
unsalted butter, melted - 1 stick
egg - 1 slightly beaten
whole milk - 3/4 cup
fresh blueberries - 1 1/2 cups
granulated white/brown sugar - 1/2 cup
Method:
Ingredients:
• 1/2 kg Rice
• Water to sprinkle
• 1/2 Grated coconut
• Salt to taste
How to make Rice Puttu:
• Soak rice in water for about 4 hours, drain and grind it to make powder.
• Cook the powder for about 5 minutes, while heating stir it.
• Let it cool. Combine salt with little water and sprinkle this to the powdered rice just to make the powder wet.
• Place a handful of grated coconut in the puttukutty (special utensil) and then put rice powder till half, now add another handful of grated coconut.
• Close the lid and steam Puttu for about 2 minutes.
This recipe entry is for WYF: Breakfast Event
Wondering what to do when your dosa batter goes sour. Dosas are not anymore fun with a strong smell. That is when uttapam helps you.
Add the ingredients below to your dosa batter.
Chopped onions
chopped tomatoes
coriander leaves
idly powder (optional)
Take a cup of the batter and pour it on the hot griddle and leave it to spread on its own just like it is done with european pancakes. After a few minutes flip the uttapam and leave it to cook for a few minutes. There your uttapam is ready.
Sprinkle idly powder on the top and your mouth will be too busy to speak.
Bon appetit!
Ingredients:
Moong dal - 1/2 cup
Raw rice - 1 cup
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
peppercorns - 1 tsp
curry leaves
ginger pieces chopped
cashewnuts
ghee
salt
Method:
1. Pressure cook rice and dal with cumin seeds with 3 cups of water. Let it whistle twice,
2. Temper the peppercorns, curry leaves, cashews and ginger in ghee.
3. Add to the cooked mixture and mix well. Theres your pongal.
4. Dont forget the salt when you pressure cook them.
5. Goes great with coconut chutney and sambhar.
6. This is a great south indian breakfast.
These are very easy to make during the mornings, when all of us in the family are in a hurry. they are quite delicious too when served with melted butter and honey.
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour, stirred or sifted before measuring
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons melted butter
Method:
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate bowl, combine egg and milk; add to flour mixture, stirring only until smooth.
Blend in melted butter. Cook on a hot, greased griddle, using about 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake.
Cook until brown on one side and around edge; turn and brown the other side.
Ingredients:
1. Bread slices - 10 (remove the edges)
2. Onion - 1 finely chopped
3. Green chillies - 2
4. Ginger - 1 inch piece
5. Turmeric powder - a pinch
6. Oil - 3 tsp
7. Salt - to taste
8. Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
9. Urad dal - ½ tsp
10. Channa dal - ½ tsp
Method:
Heat a pan with 3 tsp of oil.Then add mustard seed.
When they start to splutter add urad dal and channa dal.
Then add chopped onions.Fry till it becomes transparent.
Then add ginger and green chillies.Sauté for a min.
Then add salt and turmeric powder. Stir well.
Finally add the bread pieces and once again combine well.
Bread Uppma is ready. it is also the beast way to avoid wastage of bread.
Ingredients: • Ragi flour
• 4 Onions, finely chopped
• 1 Bunch coriander
• 1 Cup grated coconut
• Finely chopped green chilies
• Finely chopped curry leave
s • Salt to taste
• Little sugar
Method:
• Combine onions, coconut, curry leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies and salt with little water.
• Add ragi flour and some more water.
• Mix well and knead to make dough. Set the dough aside for some time.
• Apply little oil on a griddle.
• Roll out chapattis from small portions of the dough.
• Smear with oil and bake the roti at low heat till well done.
• Serve the ragi roti with pudina chutney.
Ingredients:
8 slices bread
2 eggs- hard boiled
1 heaped tbsp of softened, salted butter
1 cube cheese- grated
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1 small capsicum- deseeded and very finely chopped
Method:
Ingredients:
• 6 Eggs
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/2 tsp Ginger Paste
• 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1/4 cup Frozen Green Peas
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 2 Green Chillies (chopped)
• 1 Tomato (chopped)
• Fresh Coriander Leaves (chopped)
• 3 tbsp Vegetable oil
• Salt to taste
How to make Egg Bhurji:
• Beat eggs in a bowl; add salt and red chilli powder
. • Heat the oil in a non-stick pan.
• Add the green chillies, ginger paste and onions.
• Heat it until onions turn golden brown.
• Then add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are soft.
• Add green peas and cook for another 3 minutes.
• Add beaten egg and mix well.
• Let the beaten eggs to set a little and then, turn it on the other side, breaking it into small pieces until cooked well.
• Splash garam masala powder.
• Garnish with chopped coriander/cilantro leaves.
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