Tag: Baking - Vegetarian Rasoi

Spaghetti Cup Cake

All Purpose Flour (Maida) 1 tsp
Milk 0.5 cup
Sweet corn 2 tbsp (Blanched in salty water)
Olives 1 tbsp (Roughly Chopped)
Cucumber 1 tbsp (Roughly Chopped)
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper Crushed 1 tsp
Cheese 4 tbsp (Grated)

Method

Step 1

Boil the spaghetti in a salty water and keep aside (Fig 1).
Preheat the oven at 200°C.
Grease 6 muffin mold and keep aside.
Take 0.5 small cup of water in a wide plate and mix with a pinch of salt.
Now take one slice of bread and dip in water for a second turn and dip other side as well.
Now press the bread slice firmly with your palm to remove excessive water (Fig 2).
Now set this slice inside the muffin mold in a way that it takes shape of a muffin mold (Fig 3).
(Fig 4).
Now bake them at 200°C for 10 minutes after that bake at 160°C for another 10-15 minutes.
Making sure you do not want to make the bread crispy.

Step 2

Meanwhile lets make a white sauce.
For that take 1 tsp butter in a non stick pan and heat on medium flame.
When heated enough add 1tsp maida and fry till pink in color.
Now switch off the flame and add milk stirring continuously so that no lumps form.
(Fig 5).
When a boil comes reduce the flame to low and let it cook for 5-6 minutes.
Now add salt and crushed black pepper, mix well.
Add sweet corn, olives and cucumbers, mix well.
(Fig 6).
When milk is thick in consistency add grated cheese and mix well.
Cook for another 2-3 minutes keeping it stir so that no lumps can form.
White sauce is ready, switch off the flame, cover the pan and keep aside.

Step 3

(Fig 7).
Check and remove from the oven and fill it with boiled spaghetti (Fig 8).
Now pour aprox 1 tbsp of white sauce over the spaghetti (Fig 9).
Top it with some grated cheese (Fig 10).
°C for 10 minutes ot until the cheese looks golden brown in color (Fig 11).
When done remove from the oven and let it cool enough to handle.
Take the spaghetti cup cakes out of the mold (Fig 12).
Serve hot.

Tips

While setting the bread slices in molds, be careful as it might break.
But do not worry if it breaks do patch work as after baking it will look fine.
But be careful as no holes should be left otherwise the filling may come out later.
Keep checking while baking it as we do not want the bread crispy.
While making white sauce do not over burn the maida.
While adding milk switch off the flame to avoid lumps.
Keep stirring at regular intervals making sure no lumps can form.
You may add your choice of vegetables.
Boil white sauce to required consistency.
Be careful while unmolding the spaghetti cup cakes as it is really hot.

Recipe- Double Chocolate Moist Cake (Eggless)

Double Chocolate Moist Cake
(Eggless and Gelatin free)
Ingredients
All Purpose Flour (Maida) 1.5 tbsp.
Choco powder 1 tbsp.
Edible Soda powder 1 pinch
Baking Powder 1 pinch
Chocolate Chunks 2 tsp
Butter 1 tbsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Curd 2 tsp
Cold Milk 1 tbsp
Crushed gems 1 tbsp (for garnish)
Chocolate syrup 1-2 tsp (for garnish)
Method

Take butter and chocolate chunks in a microwave safe large cup.

Microwave for 1 minute and whisk well to smooth batter.

Add sugar and whisk well with the help of a fork.

Let it cool down.

Once cool down completely add milk and curd and whisk well making sure no lumps.

Now sift maida, choco powder, baking powder and edible soda powder in another bowl and fold in the cup.

Now microwave it for 7-8 minutes on high.

Check with the help of knife or tooth pick, if not cooked keep it for another 2-3 minutes.

When done sprinkle some crushed gems and 1-2 tsp of chocolate syrup.

Now with the help of a sharp knife remove the cake from the sides of the cup.

Flip over a plate and tap a bit the cake will come out easily.

Serve warm with coffee or tea.
Tips
Check if your baking powder is not too old otherwise cake will not rise well.
Add milk and curd only when the butter is cooled down completely.
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Recipe- Bread Dough

Bread Dough

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour (Maida) 500 Gm

Dry instant yeast 8 gm

Sugar 1 tablespoon

Water 300 ml

Salt 1 tsp

Oil/ Unsalted Butter 100 ml

Method

In a big deep bowl take 100 ml warm water.

Add sugar and yeast, mix slowly, cover the bowl and leave for 10 mins.

Meanwhile sift maida into another bowl.

Check after 10 minutes the yeast will raise and bubbles should form.

Now add 200 ml warm water, 100 ml oil or melted unsalted butter to that and mix well.

Now add salt and half of maida.

Now mix well and keep adding small amounts of maida (you may not have to use it all) to make soft and nonsticky dough.

Then knead for further 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Shape the dough like a ball and put in a greased big bowl.

Cover loosely with a cling film making sure no air can go inside.

Leave in a warm place or inside microwave (of course in a switch off mode) for around 1-2 hours.

By then it should become double or triple in size.

Take the dough out and punch it a few times

Your bread dough is ready to bake any type of bread.

Tips

Bread Pav

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour (Maida) 500 Gm

Dry instant yeast 8 gm

Sugar 1 tablespoon

Water 300 ml

Salt 1 tsp

Oil/ Unsalted Butter 100 ml

Method

In a big deep bowl take 100 ml warm water.

Add sugar and yeast, mix slowly, cover the bowl and leave for 10 mins.

Meanwhile sift maida in another bowl.

Check after 10 minutes the yeast will raise and bubbles should form.

Now add 200 ml warm water, 100 ml oil or melted unsalted butter to that and mix well.

Now add salt and half of maida.

Now mix well and keep adding small amounts of maida (you may not have to use it all) to make soft and nonsticky dough.

Then knead for further 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Shape the dough like a ball and put in a greased big bowl.

Cover loosely with a cling film making sure no air can go inside.

Leave in a warm place or inside microwave (of course in a switch off mode) for around 1-2 hours.

By then it should become double or triple in size.

Take the dough and punch it a few times.

Now grease your palm and make small sized balls out of the dough.

Grease all dough balls and arrange next to each other in a greased deep baking tray.

Cover with a cling film and keep it in a warm place for another half to one hour or until it becomes double in size.

°C.

When the dough balls looks double in size bake them at 200°C in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.

°C.

Once done apply melted butter over the pavs and cover with a plate until it cools down completely.

When cold enough take it out from the baking tray and wrap in a plastic bag.

Serve as part of Pav Bhaji, Vada Pav and many more.

Tips

First of all check if yeast is not bubbled, discard it. That means yeast is not good or it might be very old to use.

For better results sift the maida 2-3 times.

So you may not need to use whole 500 gms of maida. first add half and then keep adding the remaining maida in small batches to make a soft, light and non sticly dough.

Knead the dough until you will feel bit lighter in weight.

While making pavs you need to arrange the dough balls close to each other as you may want pavs to stick together.

Use deep baking tray as the pav will expand nearly double in size.

You may feel the pav crust hard after baking. But do not worry brush some butter and cover the pan completely, the steam inside the hot pavs will make it soft.

You may store the pavs in a airtight plastic bag.

Recipe- Choco Cake Pops (Eggless)

Eggless Choco Cake Pops

Ingredients

Eggless Chocolate Cake sponge 1 small

Melted Dark chocolate 1 cup

Melted White chocolate 1 cup

Grated milk chocolate 2 tbsp

Colorful Cadbury Gems 1 tsp

Wooden Pop sticks few

Method

Mash or grind chocolate cake sponge.

Add 1 tbsp melted milk chocolate and mix well.

Make medium size ball out of it and keep aside.

Melt dark and white chocolate chuncks with double boiler method.

Take one pop stick and dip one end in melted dark chocolate.

Now insert chocolate coated end of the stick in a ball and then dip the ball in melted white chocolate in a way that there is a perfect coating of chocolate on the ball. Keep aside or make the stand somewhere so that it does not fall down.

Now take another stick and dip one end in melted dark chocolate then insert in onother ball. Again dip in melted dark chocolate in a way to coat the ball completely and then make it stand somewhere.

Like this make all the balls and sprinkle some grated chocolate and garnish with Gems as per your choice and creativity.

Now refrigerate all the balls for an hour so that chocolate coat sets on.

Tips

Be creative and make all your designs with different colors and types of chocolates.

Do not forgot to dip one side of stick in melted chocolate before inserting in the cake ball otherwise it may fall down.

If you do not want your pops with stick remove the sticks before refrigerating them.

You may also melt the chocolate in microwave. For that take chocolate pieces in a glass bowl and microwave on high just for a minute it will not melt completely so whisking whisk in regular intervals.

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Recipe- Spaghetti Cup Cake