Baties for Dal Bati Churma

Baties For Dal Bati Churma:-
Preparation Time:-10 minutes
Baking time:- 35 to 40 mniutes
Serves:-8 to 10 Bati/Serves 4 to 6

The Incredible India is surrounded by a wide range of regional cuisines, most of them are cooked according to the range of diversity in soil types. Like in Rajasthan "The Land Of King" as the kings used to go on wars needed long lasting foods and the food which could be eaten without heating.The food is prepared according to the available items  in the different areas of Rajasthan.So in the desert side of Rajasthan like Jaisalmer,Bikaner,and Barmer region the cooks prepares the type of cuisine which requires very little water and they prefer instead to use more milk, buttermilk and clarified butter.Perhaps the best Known Rajasthani food is Daal Baati which is also known as Dal Bafla in Indore and malwa region.The Rajasthani food is incomplete without the mention of the famed Dal Baati churma.The Dal is prepared using some spices and five combinations of Lentils named as Panch Mela Dal or simply by using Toor Dal(Split Pigeon Pea).The Baati is prepared with many variations and ways.I have used Wheat flour(Aata) and semolina.This is a very heavy diet as lots and lots of Ghee is used in this dish. This is a very favourite cusine in my home. So here is the recipe for Baati; For Dal recipe,please refer to my Panchmela Dal recipe.And for the Sweet churma ladoos refer to my Churma Ladoo recipe.
Ingredients:-
1)Wheat Flour(Aata) 4 cups
2)Semolina 1 cup
3)Salt 1/2 teaspoon
4)Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon
5)Carom Seeds 1/4 teaspoon
6)Oil or butter 2 tablespoons(Butter should be at room premature)
7)green chilies crushed 1/4 teaspoon
8)Grated ginger 1/2 teaspoon
9)Grated garlic 1/2 teaspoon(optional)
10)Yogurt 1 cup
11)Warm Water 1/4 cup
12)Clarified butter or pure ghee 1 cup (To deep the Baati)
Directions:-
1)Preheat oven to 180°Celsius or 350°Fahrenheit.
2)Mix and sift together wheat flour,semolina,salt and baking powder.
3)Add in carom seeds and mix.Add in crushed green chilies.
4)Add in ginger and garlic grated,mix well.
5)Add in butter or oil, mix well.
6)Add in yogurt,mix well to form a stiff dough.Add the warm water if required, as some times if the yogurt is liquid,you need less water.And if the yogurt is thick then you may require all of the water and knead it for 1 to 2 minutes.
7)Apply 2 to 3 drops of oil or little bit butter to the dough,cover and allow it to rest for 15 minutes.
8)After 15 minutes,make golf-size rounds (Refer the pictures),keep it on a baking tray or pizza stone,bake for 15 to 20 minutes,keep an eye while baking,after 15 minutes turn over and bake on the other side for another 15 to 20 minutes or till the baties change the color to light pink.(Refer the pictures).
9)Heat the ghee until it melts,when the baaties are ready press them little bit and deep them into the ghee for 30 seconds,remove and keep aside.Yummy Baaties are ready.
How to serve:-
1)Take the baties in a deep plate, pour the Panchmela Dal
2) scrumble Churma ladoos ,top with 1 tea spoon of ghee and serve hot.
For churma Ladoo refer to my Churma Ladoo recipe.
                                                    ENJOY!    

My Fifth Fondant Cake

Fashionista Cake(Make up kit,Hand bag and Shoe):-

This is one of the most wanted to try cake for me.And as usual looking for the occasion to give it a try,my friend's birthday was there and i decided to delight her with this cake.So i baked and decorated this makeup kit cake for my beautiful friend,this turned out pretty much good for the first trial.I have made Nail paint bottles out of fondant,Mac eye shadow and lipstick. The kit bag is a chocolate cake covered in fondant and the matching shoe is made out of fondant too.So here i am sharing some of the pics.

The cake,shoe nail paint bottle is ready,but still the eye shadow and lipstick needs to be on the spot.

Taddaa..,the cake is ready for the birthday girl to cut. Yeehhu i made it again. Feeling Happy:)

Second time i have made this CHANEL hand bag for my kids class teacher's birth day.The class representative asked about making the cake and i then i decided to make this beautiful gift for the beautiful lady.  She was very happy after seeing the cake. She liked it so much that she didn't cut the cake and took it home to show to all her family members. The best thing she said to me is that "Nobody has given me such a beautiful cake in my life before!" and that was so flattering ,i was more happier than her, i guess!...:) so its true if you make some one happy you will be happy. All other parents who were present there, named it as a Masterpiece.So here i am presenting the beautiful Chanel Handbag cake..

This is how the end product came out.

And this is the final Decoration

                                        Thank you for watching! 

Egg less Black Forest Cake

Easy Egg less Black Forest Cake:- 
Preparation Time:-30 minutes
Baking time:- 35 to 40 minutes
Serves:- 10

                                                                                             

Hi my dear followers and visitors,here my first  egg less black forest cake and using milkmaid or condensed milk. Before this i have tried once but it was not up to my expectations so this time i have done some experiments and it turned out pretty well.This time i have tried this on my younger brothers birthday, he enjoyed the cake digitally.;), i mean, i emailed him the cake piece with lots of love and wishes.And he gave me a compliment of a Master Chef in return, and that is a lot to me. My brothers birthday was just after Valentines Day, and on the Valentine Day my dear valentine was fasting,so i baked this cake next day,so there are two reasons behind making this cake. After searching about how this cake got its name i came to know that the cake is not directly named after Black Forest mountain in southwestern Germany but instead from the specialty liquor of that Region Kirschwasser which has a distinctive cherry pit flavour. And this Liquor is traditionally used in Germany for making this cake, some recipes use Rum for the flavour,specially in Australia. I have not used any alcohol. But still the cake tastes good. I have replaced the alcohol with the Soda Water and cherry juice. For layering i used whipped cream and glazed cherries and frozen pitted cherries. And for decoration i used some grated chocolate. This is a very simple and easy way i feel of making the best Black Forest Cake.So here is the recipe.

Ingredients For the Batter:-
1)Softened Butter 100 gm
2)Sweetened Condensed milk 1 tin (390 gm Tin)
3)Plain Flour or maida 11/4 cups
4)Baking Soda 1 teaspoon
5)Baking Powder 1 teaspoon
6)Cocoa powder 4 to 5 tablespoons
7)Soda water 1 cup
8)Vanilla Essence 1 teaspoon
Ingredients For Frosting:-
1)Whipping Cream 200 gm
2)Icing Sugar 3 to 4 table spoons
3)Frozen Cherries 1/2 cup
4)Glazed Cherries 2 packs (100 gm pack each)
5)Ice cubes 5 to 6 numbers
Directions For Preparing The Cake Batter:-
1)Sieve together all the dry ingredients and mix well
2)Add condensed milk and butter in a bowl and beat with the help of an electric beater until smooth and mixed well.
3)Preheat the oven at this point to 180° Celsius.
4)Grease the pan and dust with some flour.
5)Add 2 to 3 table spoons of flour mixture into the butter and condensed milk mixture,mix well with the helps of a spoon and beat with a beater,then add some soda water while beating.Keep adding flour mixture and soda water alternately to form a smooth batter ,util all finish.
6)Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake on 180° Celsius for 30 to 40 minutes or a skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clear.
7)When the cake is ready,take it out of the oven,leave it for 5 minutes ,run a knife through the edges ,remove the springs after 5 minutes and turn it upside down on a cooling rack very gently.
8)Squeeze some juice out of the 7 to 8  frozen cherries and brush it on the cake. When the cake is completely cool, refrigerate it before frosting.
Directions For Preparing Frosting:- 
1)Take some ice cubes in a big bowl and place a small bowl in it to keep it cool.
Pour in the whipping cream into the small bowl,add icing sugar mix well.And beat it until the frosting becomes fluffy and firm.(Refer the pictures)
2)When you are ready for frosting the cake,take the cake out of the refrigerator,cut it into three equal halves,
3)Apply some cherry juice on each layer.
4)Spread the frosting on first layer,cover the layer with the frozen and glazed cherries all over evenly,when done with the first layer, repeat the same for second layer and the put the top part.(Refer the picture of cake piece to know about how much frosting and how much cherries should go on each layer.)
5)Evenly spread the frosting all over the cake.Refrigerate at all times and take it out of the refrigerator just before serving.
                                                         Enjoy!

Baked Mexican Rice with cheese pattise

Preparation time:- 35 minutes

Cooking time:-40 to 50 minutes

Serves:-4 to 6

Baked Mexican Rice with cheese patties:-

This is a really very yummy rice,i suggest everybody must try.Making of this dish required lots of efforts but the end product will take away all the pain. This is an yummy vegetable rice,topped with cheese patties,covered with yummy tomato gravy, topped with cheese and baked in a hot oven.It is a wonderful novelty dish though it needs lots of efforts.The only thing i have experienced while preparing this is,the amount given in the original recipe is very less i feel,so i increased the amount of some ingredients.Basically this is a Tarla Dalal's recipe but i did some variations as per my convenience and made it from the available ingredients at that time in my home. . My son really liked it and was asking me, "mamma,why don't you put this recipe on your blog?,this is really yummy! ".So here is the recipe.
Ingredients:-
For The Rice:-
1)Cooked Rice 4 and 1/2 cups(Cooking method of rice is same as i have explained in my Vegetable Biryani recipe)
2)Lengthwise chopped onion 1 number(Bigger size)
3)Red Chili Powder 2 and 1/2 teaspoons
4)Boiled Mixed vegetables 2 cups(you can use vegetables as per your choice.I have used cauliflower, broccoli,carrots,french beans,i suggest adding mexi beans or rajma if you want for a proper mexican touch)
5)Green Capsicum 1 number(Medium size and optional)
6)Oil 3 to 4 tablespoons
7)Garlic grated 1/2 tablespoon
8)Ginger Grated 1/2 tablespoon
For the Cheese Patties:-
1)Potatoes boiled and mashed 2 and 1/2 numbers (Medium size)
2)Crumbled paneer 1/2 cup
3)Plain flour 2 tablespoons
3)Chopped coriander 2 tablespoons
4)Crushed green chillies 3 to 4 numbers
5)Oil for cooking 2  tablespoons
6)Salt to taste
For the Gravy:-
1)Chopped Tomatoes 5 numbers(Medium size)
2)Tomato puree 2 tablespoons(I used ready made tomato puree)
3)Chopped onion 1 number(Medium size)
4)Red chili powder 1 and 1/2 teaspoon
5)Garlic grated 1 teaspoon
6)Sugar 1/2 teaspoon
7)Oil 2 tablespoons
8)Pinch of carom seeds or Oregano
9)Salt to taste
For baking:-
Grated Mozzarella cheese 6 tablespoons or as much as you want
Method:-
1)For The Rice:-
1)Heat oil in a deep pan or wok,fry onions for 2 minutes
2)Add ginger and garlic grated or paste ,add green capsicum,fry for another 2 to 3 minutes
3)Add in red chili powder and boiled vegetables and fry for 2 to 3 ,minutes
(Boil the vegetables in salted water and do not over boil them,the vegetables should be cooked and firm,so won't get break when mixing with the rice.)
4)Add rice and salt mix thoroughly.
2)For The Cheese Patties:-
1)Mix potatoes,paneer,coriander,plain flour, green chilies and salt mix well.take some mixture and shape into patties.Repeat for rest of the mixture.(While adding the flour ,check for the consistency of the mixture and adjust accordingly,so that the patties won't get break.To know the correct amount of flour,test by shallow frying a small patty. )
2)Shallow fry or cook on a hot tava,griddle or pan, using little bit oil.(Like how we shallow fry normal patties)
3)For The Tomato Gravy:-
1)Heat oil in a wok,fry the onions for 2 to 3 minutes,add in garlic grated,fry again for 1 minute.
2)Add the tomatoes,fry for 2 minutes, add in tomato puree,fry for 2 minutes ,add in carom seeds or oregano,chili powder,sugar,salt and add 1/4 cup water,mix well and cook till the tomatoes becomes soft.
3)When the tomatoes are ready turn off the heat,allow it to cool down and blend in a blender to a smooth gravy,if its too thick add little bit water again.
4)The final step now:-
1)Preheat the oven at 180 ° celsius,grease a baking dish or tray with oil or butter,spread the above cooked hot rice.
2)Arrange the shallow fried patties on top of the rice ,pour the tomato gravy on it,sprinkle the grated cheese on top and bake at 180° celsius for 10 to 15 minutes
3)Serve hot with burritos or cheesy nachos topped with spicy salsa sauce.
                                           BUEN PROVECHO!                
                                                     ENJOY!

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PUFF PASTRY PIZZA

Preparation time:-30 minutes
Makes:-2 small pizzas 
Serves:- 2 
Puff Pastry Pizza:- 

This Domino's pizza with puff pastry base  i have tasted first at my friends place. Then i tried this at home,first attempt was not successful, then i found the recipe on the back of pampas puff pastry packet but that recipe also didn't work properly,so i tried with baking few minute without topping and few minute after topping and it turned out really good same like Domino's pizza,so here is the recipe :-
Ingredients:-
1) Pampas Puff Pastry sheets 1 or 2 numbers
2)Milk 2 tablespoons
3)Italian herbs 1 teaspoon
4)Sliced Red capsicum 1/2 1 cup
5)Sliced Green Onions 1/2 cup
6)Sliced Red onions 1/2 cup
7)Big white mushrooms 2 to 3 numbers
8)Grated mozzarella Cheese 2 to 3 tablespoons
9)Black olives 1/2 cup
10)Pizza sauce(Or you can use the mixture of 1 table spoon tomato sauce and 1 and 1/2 tablespoons ready made tomato paste/puree )
(You can add the toppings you like ,sun dried tomatoes, baby spinach,feta and basil goes well)
Method:-
1)Preheat oven on 180° Celsius.
2)Thaw the puff pastry sheet.Line the oven tray or pizza tray with baking paper and place the puff pastry sheet onto it.
3)Brush milk around the edges of the pastry sheet and fold about 1 cm.(or 1/2 to 1 inch-refer the pictures)
4)Poke the sheet all over except edges with the help of an fork
5)Firstly spread 1 to 1/2 tablespoons of pizza sauce or the mixture of tomato sauce and paste.
6)Bake for 12 to 15 minutes first (Keep watching while baking as the power of  ovens varies)we are baking halfway here.
7)After 12 minutes spread another tablespoon of pizza sauce only if needed.And add all the veggie toppings
(Do not overload)
8)Spread grated mozzarella cheese as per your need and bake for another 15 minutes or till it becomes brown and crispy.(Again i mention keep an eye as the power of ovens vary)
9)Add salt,chili flakes and black pepper(Optional)
10)Yummy pizza is ready
                                                              ENJOY!

Chocolate cake

Chocolate Cake(Egg less):-  

I have tried this cake for my son, as he loves chocolate cake,and the day i decided to bake the cake,it came to my notice that on the day my younger brothers birthday is there ,so it gave me double energy to try this.And believe me this turned out really good than i expected.The taste is like chocolate mud cake. I loved this cake,and all my friends who have tasted the cake loved it too. This is a must try recipe. So here is the recipe.
Ingredients:-
1) Plain flour/all purpose flour/ Maida 2 cups
2) Granulated sugar 2 cups
3) Baking powder 1 tea spoon
4) Baking soda 2 teaspoons
5) Cocoa Powder 3/4 cup
6) Vanilla extract 1 tea spoon
8) vegetable oil / canola oil 1 cup
9) Hot coffee 1 cup ( That is,mix the 1 tea spoon and 1/4 tea spoon of coffee powder into 1 cup of hot water)
10) Milk 1 cup
11) Silken Tofu 1/2 cup pureed
( Take tofu from packaging and blend it in a hand blender in to a smooth paste)

Ingredients For Frosting/Icing:-

1) Unsalted butter 1 cup
2) Dark chocolate melted (Refer the pictures for how to melt)
3) vanilla extract 1 table spoon

4) salt 1/4 tea spoon
5) Icing sugar 3to4 cups
6) Milk 1/4 cup
7) strong cofee/water/milk 1/4 cup

Method for Baking Cake:-
1) Preheat oven to 325 °Fahrenheit/ 160 °Celsius
2) Grease and flour or place the butter paper/parchment paper into a 22 cm pan or two separate 9 inches pans or u can fill up 6 muffin tray half way and u can use a 8 inch pan for rest of the cake batter.( whatever the pan you r using keep in mind that the pan should be filled up only half way,then only the cake will get enough space for rising. I used 22 cm single pan and after cooling the cake,i cut it in two equal portions)
3) Sift together the flour,salt,baking powder,baking soda,coco powder and sugar into a large mixing bowl.
(The flour will become chocolate in color, i forgot to put the coco powder during sifting,so mine is looking white in the pictures.)
4) Make a well in the center of the sifted flour. Add the canola oil.
5) Add the hot coffee decotion and milk
6) Add the pureed tofu(Remove the tofu from pack using a spoon and blend it into a smooth paste using a blender)and add vanilla extract/ essence.
7) First using a wooden spoon mix together all the ingredients.
8) And then mix it just for 2 to 3 minutes using a hand mixer on low speed.
(Do not over mix.when baking egg less cake the batter should not be over mixed)
9) Pour the batter in the pan whichever you are using, place on middle rack if you are using a single pan ,and if you are using two separate pans place second one the lower rack that means bellow the first one and bake for 45 to 50/55 minutes( by checking in between and if using two separate racks move the second one two the middle rack and first one to the lower rack after 12 to 15 minutes) until a wooden tooth pick inserted in to the center cake comes out clean.(My cake was ready in 55 minutes cooking time depends up on ovens)
10) After the cake is ready take it out from oven ,place it on the cooling rack and let it cool at least for 1.5 hour before removing from the pan, after 1.5 hour run the knife trough the edges of the pan turn it upside down on the cooling rack,and slowly lift the pan and remove the parchment/butter paper.(While turning the cake upside down be extremely care full, chances of breaking the cake are more,so handle it gently)
11) And if your using the spring-clip cake pan then leave it on cooling rack for 1.5 hour ,after 1 .5 hour run the knife through edges and release the clips and remove the ring.And slowly remove the parchment paper/butter paper,after turning the cake upside down on the cooling rack. I used the spring-clip pan ,its very easy to remove the cake from it.
(Refrigerate the cake(do not freeze) by covering into the cling wrap,before icing the cake,so the cake will become stiff and chances of breaking the cake are less while frosting/ icing)

Method for Frosting the Cake:-
(I did the frosting next day the cake baked)
1)Melt the chocolate block using the double boiler method (Refer the pictures for melting the chocolate block)

2)Beat the butter with a electric hand mixer for 1/2 to1 minute or until creamy using a hand mixer on low speed level.
3) Add the melted chocolate, vanilla extract/essence,salt and beat for 1/2 minute
4) Add the 1 cup of icing sugar mix it for 1/2 minute
5) Add the 2 table spoons of milk and 2 table spoons of coffee/water mix it.
6) Add the remaining sugar in 2 to3 portions alternating with milk,coffee,ending with the milk.

7) The frosting should be creamy not watery, if you feel it is becoming watery,adjust the milk and coffee
accordingly.
8) After the frosting is ready,if you baked the cakes in two separate pans then place the puffed side of the cake facing down on a plate and place that plate on a turn table if u have one,if not then place it on a kadhai or pot which you can rotate like a turn table without let falling down the cake .( Be extremely careful while trying this on pot/kadhai)
9)Place the Icing mixture on the cake with a spoon and spread with a flat spatula by turning the table/kadhai/pot gently by moving the spatula backward and forward so that the icing gets spread evenly.
Place the second cake on the top by facing the upper side down and flat side up (If the cake has puffed side then cut out the uneven part gently using the knife to make it flat/balanced) .
10) If u are using one single tin for baking your cake then cut the cake in two equal halves using a big knife(Refer the pictures for cutting),spread the icing on one half and then place the second half on top of it and spread the icing all over the cake.
11) After the cake is covered with icing all over decorate with pilled chocolate flakes and strawberry in the center. You can use your own creative ideas. And the yummy vegan chocolate cake is ready. Enjoy!