Oct 17, 2019

Benne Biscuit / Nankhatai biscuit


Benne Biscuit or Nankhatai or Butter cookies is an easy recipe which doesn't require too many ingredients. Benne is butter in Kannada. These cookies are normally available in Iyengar Bakeries. 

This is a perfect homemade biscuits for your kids as evening snack or as "just bites". Enjoy baking this delicious cookies aka ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ ಬಿಸ್ಕತ್ತು with your little ones. Do try it out. 


You can use homemade ghee or butter. 



Benne Biscuit / Nankhatai biscuit / butter cookies
Benne Biscuit / Nankhatai biscuit
Ingredients
  1. 1 cup maida or wheat flour
  2. 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  3. Home made Ghee - 4 tbsp
  4. Elachi/Cardamom pwd-1/2 tsp
  5. Dry fruit powder-1 tsp
  6. Salt-pinch
  7. Baking powder-pinch (opt)










Method- In a bowl, take the flour, powdered sugar, dryfruit powder, elachi powder, salt and mix. Next add 4 tbsp of gheerepare small sized ball, press it and make it little flat. Preheat oven in convection mode for 10 minutes in 180cLine the tray with baking sheet. 

on a oven tray leaving gaps in between. 
Bake the cookies for 12-15 mins. Switch off , once cool remove from the tray. 



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French Fries


French Fries is every one's favourite. A perfect recipe for rainy days where you want to eat something chatpata but cannot go out or are just bored to order. So why not make it with your kids at home. 


Healthy, Hygenic, tasty. Enjoy it hot while watching a nice movie.

French Fries

Ingredients

  • Potato -2 large
  • Spices and Salt-as per taste
  • Oil -for frying



Method- Take a fresh potato, clean well and peel the skin. Next cut the corners and cut finger sized fries shaped pieces. It should be like cubes. Soak the cut pieces in cold water for 2-4 hours to remove starch and make the fries crisp. Drain the water out very well. Arrange in tray to dry it off. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the pieces on low heat. Remove once it starts softening. Once the batch is completed, increase the flame and fry the potatoes again till it turns brown and crispy or once done. Take it out on plate on a tissue, so excess oil gets absorbed.


Add salt and pepper and give it a mix and serve hot with ketchup.





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Oct 11, 2019

Chocolate Cupcakes

Chocolate Cupcakes - As my experimenting with baking continues, here is the chocolate cupcake that I tried out. It is made from Hershey's chocolate powder, it is delicious and mouth watering.  Do try it out, it is easy to prepare. Kids will definitely love it. So for a perfect tea time or for your kids snack box, check this chocolate cupcake. This doesn't include butter. 

Chocolate Cupcakes, chocolate, cupcake
Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients


  • Maida/Plain flour - 1.5 cup 
  • Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • Hershey's Cocoa pwd- 5 tbsp 
  • Vegetable Oil - 1/4 cup 
  • Salt-pinch
  • Milk-1 cup
  • Lemon Juice-1 tbsp
  • Vanilla essence-1/2 tsp
  • Few Walnuts- shredded

Method -  Preheat the oven to 180ºc ,prepare the cupcake tray by lining with parchment paper. Next sieve the flour, baking powder, baking soda,cocoa powder well. 
In a bowl, mix sugar and oil and blend well. Next add milk and mix again. 
Once it is mixed well, add the flour mix slowly and fold in carefully. Do not over mix. Add the batter to baking tray. Bake it for 30 mins. 
You can insert a toothpick, to check if the cake is done well.

Once done, let it cool. Enjoy yummy and delicious chocolate cupcake.






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Oct 1, 2019

Balekayi Bajji / Raw Banana Bajji


 Balekayi Bajji / Raw Banana Bajji 
 is an interesting crisps variety made from Raw banana.  
 Blended with spices, it tastes delicious. 
 Do try on the rainy day with a hot cup of coffee.

 Ingredients
  • 1 cup besan / gram flour
  • Raw banana-thinly sliced-1 cup
  •  turmeric-pinch
  • Hing-pinch
  • 1 tsp Sarin pudi/ Chili pwd
  • 1/2 dhania jeera pwd
  • Salt- to taste
  • Water for mixing
  • oil for frying

Balekayi Bajji / Raw Banana Bajji
Method - Take a bowl 
combine all the ingredients 
and mix well. 
Add little water, 
add cut raw banana slices 
and mix well, 
the flour and slices 
should blend and 
be well coated. 
Heat a little oil and 
add it to this batter 
and mix it well.
Keep it for sometime. 
In a kadai heat sufficient oil for frying. 
Slowly add the besan 
mix in batches 
in the hot oil. 
Fry till golden brown 
on both sides. Drain on absorbent paper. 

Serve hot crisp bhajias with ketchup or chutney of your choice.





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