EGGLESS BURGER BUN

Me and hubby love burgers and its really hard to find a vegetarian burger in Malaysia. So when ever we visit india, Mc Donald's will be in our top list. We love the Mc Spicy Paneer.  I try making burgers with the store bought buns. But didn't like it some how. So wanted to try Burger buns / Dinner rolls at home. This recipe is very simple and easy to make. This is my first try and it was a super hit. I was so happy about the outcome of the buns. They were pillowy soft yet crumbly when cut,  like the store bought ones. With out wasting time here we go for the recipe. 

BISCUIT CAKE / INSTANT CAKE / EGGLESS CAKE

First of all many thanks to my dear friend Aarthi ( Durga ) ( Husband's Cousin ) for sharing this recipe. She is a very good baker. When I asked her for a Easy chocolate cake recipe, immediately she shared this recipe with me.  I tried this and it turned out well. So sharing this great recipe with you all. You all will be very surprised to know the ingredients used in this cake. Here you go for the Instant Eggless cake recipe .....

Eggless Chocolate Cake / Microwave Cake

Here is an easy Eggless cake recipe, which can be made in just 2 minutes. I used a microwave safe coffee mug to prepare this recipe. It's very simple and mess free. So here is the recipe of chocolaty, soft, spongy Microwave Mug cake...

Masala Idly - (Low Fat Version)

I Usual make Idly Upma with left over idlies. I wanted to try fried idly for change, but didn't want to deep fry it, as idlies will consume lot of oil. So tried baking the idlies in oven. It turned out super crisp, and tasted similar like deep frying it. We all liked this version of masala idly, so thought of sharing the recipe with you all. Here goes the recipe....

VEGGIE PIZZA - ALL HOME MADE

Ingredients :


For the Pizza Sauce :


Olive oil - 1 Table spoon
Tomatoes  (Concasse) - 3 Medium sized
Garlic - 3 Pods (Finely chopped)
Onion - 1 (Finely chopped)
Capsicum - 1/4 th (Finely chopped)
Red chili flakes - 2 Teaspoon
Tomato Ketchup - 1 Table spoon
Oregano - 1Teaspoon
Parsley -1 Teaspoon (Finely chopped)
Fresh basil leaves - 1 Teaspoon (Finely chopped)
Salt - To taste.


For Topping :


Capsicum - 1/2 No (Cubed evenly/ sliced which ever way you prefer)
Onion - 1/2 No  (Cubed evenly/ sliced which ever way you prefer)
Tomato - 1/2 No (De seeded and Cubed evenly/ sliced which ever way you prefer)
Olives - Sliced few.
Mozzarella cheese - As required.


How to concasse tomato:


Using a sharp knife, make a cross on the top of the tomatoes and then take out the cores. Place them in the boiling water for no more than 20/30 seconds or as soon as you see the skin start peeling. Remove the tomatoes from the pan and plunge them into the bowl of icy water. It will then be easy to remove the skins also take out the pips and dry off on a kitchen towel.Then you just cut the tomatoes into small cubes or diamonds.


Method :


In a pan heat olive oil, now add finely chopped garlic, onions saute for a minute, now add capsicum, chili flakes, oregano, parsley and give a quick stir, add tomato concasse, and fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Now add the tomato ketchup and cook the mixture for some more time. Lastly add the basil leaves and give a stir. Now your pizza sauce is ready.


For making Pizza base :


Maida/All Purpose base - 1and1/2 Cups
Active dry yeast - 1 Table Spoon
Olive oil - 1/8 Cup
Sugar - 1/2 Table Spoon
Salt - 3/4 Teaspoon
Water  - 1/4 Cup
Milk - 1/4 Cup


Method :


Take a broad vessel add olive oil, sugar, salt, and boil the water and add to this, mix well so that the sugar and salt dissolves well, now add milk and yeast, and mix well so that the yeast dissolves, Now add the flour and gather to get a smooth dough (No need to knead much) and keep covered with a wet cloth for an hour.
The size will be doubled in a hrs time.
Now again gather to make a smooth pliable dough, and punch the dough so that the air in the dough will go. Take a aluminum foil and then with a rolling pin roll the dough gently and evenly with out putting pressure, (Adjust the thickness according to your preference, now fold inwards the ends so that u get a good round shape, and also a thicker edges than the middle. Now prick in many places in the centre, to make sure that it cooks evenly. now spread the pizza sauce evenly and arrange the topping as you desired and grate the cheese to cover the topping.(To make it Indian you can even sprinkle gram masala ;-) )
Pre heat oven to 210 Degree C for 10 minutes Now in a baking tray transfer the pizza (With aluminum foil) and bake it for 12 to 15 minutes or until the base and cheese turns golden brown.
Now cut it using a pizza cutter/ Knife, to make wedges. Enjoy it hot.


Notes :


Make sure the dough is not sticky if it so, then add some flour and knead again.
If Active dry yeast is of big granules, then u can add 3/4th Table Spoon, if its fine powder then add 1 Table Spoon


Variations :


You can use any kind of vegetable, the topping can be changed according to your wish.
Baby corn slices can be used, cottage cheese / Paneer pieces can be used.
The toppings suggestions are endless, you may try a few combination of your favorite veggies.

Khara/ Savoury Buns

Ingredients :


Maida/All Purpose flour - 1 Cup
Wheat Flour - 1/2 Cup
Active Dry yeast - 1 Table Spoon
Milk - 1/4 Cup (+1 Table Spoon if needed)
Water -  1/4 Cup (+1 Table Spoon if needed)
Olive oil - 1/8 Cup
Sugar - 1/2 Teaspoon
Salt - 3/4 Teaspoon
Chopped Garlic - 1 Table Spoon
Chopped Coriander Leaves - 1 & 1/2 Table Spoon
Dry Chili Flakes - 1 Table Spoon


Method :


Sieve the flour's together twice and keep separately. In a mixing bowl add milk & water (Both should be luke warm) then sugar, yeast to it, and mix well so that yeast dissolves completely. Now take a separate  bowl add the sieved flour, make a dent in the middle and pour the above mixture in the dent, add olive oil, salt, chopped garlic, coriander leaves, chili flakes and gather to make a pliable and loose dough.
Apply oil over the dough and cover the mouth of the bowl with a cling wrap with enough room for the dough to rise.Keep in a warm place for an hour. After an hour the dough would have raised well almost double the size. 
Now Punch the dough, so that the air in the dough release. Then make six equal balls ( above measurement ) and arrange it in a greased baking tray. pre heat oven to 190 degree C. Till then the dough balls we have made will again rise a bit
Brush the buns with milk and bake at 190^oC  for 13-15 minutes or until the top starts turning golden brown in color. Take it out and brush again with butter when it is hot.


Enjoy with butter when it is still warm :-)

Baked Bread Rolls

Ingredients:

Wheat Bread - 5 slices
Ghee / Oil - 2 Teaspoon

For the stuffing:

Onion - 1 (Finely chopped)
Potato - 1 
Carrot - 1
Peas - a handful
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Fennel(Sombu) powder - a pinch (optional)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 Teaspoon
Red chili powder - 1/2 Teaspoon 
Garam masala powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
Coriander leaves - 1 Tablespoon
Oil - 1 Teaspoon
Salt - As required

Method :

For the stuffing :

Cut the veggies into small pieces and pressure cook them with turmeric powder until it becomes soft. Keep aside. Mash the potatoes well and add it to veggies. Heat oil in a pan, add sombu powder (Optional), ginger garlic paste, saute for 2mins, then add chopped onions saute until slightly browned. Then add the veggies, chili powder and garam masala powder, required salt and give a quick stir.Sprinkle little water just for the masalas to combine well with the veggies.Cook covered for 5mins, giving it a stir in between.Switch off and garnish with coriander leaves.Now the stuffing is ready.

For the bread rolls:

First cut the edges of the bread. Then roll slightly using a chapati roller, and cover it with a wet muslin cloth and keep aside for 5-10mins.Then add the stuffing inside each rolled bread, wet the sides of the bread with water and seal the edges.

Apply ghee evenly on all sides. Meanwhile preheat oven at 200 deg C for 10mins and bake it at 200 deg C for 15-20mins or till the rolls turn golden brown in color. Check in between and turn over if required.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Variations:

You can replace green chillies in place of red chilly powder.

Cumin/ Jeera powder can be added.

Pav bhaji masala can be added.

Notes:

• Cooking time differs from oven to oven, so check after 12 minutes, if not proceed.
• Butter can be greased over each roll.
• If you find uneven cooking then you can turnover the rolls in between.

Eggless Banana Walnut Muffins

Ingredients :

APF (all purpose flour) / Maida - 3/4 Cup minus 1 tbsp (125 gms)
Big size Bananas - 2
Oil - 1/8 Cup (You can replace with butter too)
Milk - 1/8 Cup
Granulated Sugar - 1/4 Cup +2 tbsp (65 gms)
Baking powder - 1/2 Tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
finely Chopped Walnuts - 2 tbsp

Method:

In a bowl add maida, baking powder, baking soda and sieve at least thrice and keep aside. Grind banana to a smooth paste (or you can mash them with hands) now add milk, oil, vanilla essence to it and fold in sugar and mix well until the sugar dissolves.
Now add the sieved flour to it, and mix well until creamy consistency. Then add chopped walnuts to it (Reserve some for topping)
Preheat oven to 190 deg C. Mean while spoon the mixture in the muffin tray till 3/4th add in the remaining walnuts and bake for 20 – 27 mnts. Check in after 20 mnts and bake accordingly. Muffins stay soft for 2 to 3 days. Happy Baking :-)

Note :

You can use any type of banana (Adjust sugar accordingly)
The mixture will start rising after 15 mnts of baking.
Don't forget to add walnuts on topping, it adds up the taste.
You can avoid milk in the recipe replacing it with oil ( Replacing with 1/4 Cup of oil or Butter)


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Baked Cheesy Veggie Pasta

Ingredients :


Penne Pasta - 1 Cup
Capsicum (Red,Green,Yellow) - 1/2 Cup
Onion (Big Size) - 1 No
Mozzarella Cheese - 3 Tbsp
Olive oil - 1 Table Spoon
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 Teaspoon
Green chilies - finely minced - 1/2 teaspoon.
Crushed Pepper - 1 Teaspoon


Method :


Cook pasta with salt and a teaspoon of cooking oil until it becomes soft. Drain it in a colander, show it to the tap water and wash the pasta twice. Once the water is completely drained, add a teaspoon of olive oil, so that it does not become sticky.
Heat pan with olive oil add sliced onions to it, add a pinch of salt and fry for a minute, now add ginger garlic paste, minced green chilies to it, saute well till the raw smell goes off, then add the sliced capsicum, with enough salt and cook until its half done. 


Now Preheat oven for 200 degrees Celsius. Divide pasta,  veggie and cheese to 3 portions, arranging with sauteed veggie as the 1st layer then add cooked pasta, now spread cheese, repeat the same cycle twice. Then bake it until the cheese melts and form a golden crust on top. 


Take out from oven and add crushed pepper on top. Serve hot.


Variations:


You can add sliced cabbage, carrots, broccoli instead of capsicum
Crushed dry red chilies can be added instead of green chilies and pepper
Dry mixed herbs (Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary, Parsley) can also be added.


Notes:


If you want the pasta to get cooked soon,soak in plain water for 1 hour and then cook.

BUTTER BISCUIT (VANILLA FLAVORED)

Ingredients :

All Purpose flour (APF) - 3/4 Cup

Custard powder - 3/4 Cup

Thick curd - 3 Tbsp

Softened butter - 1/2 Cup

Powdered Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Cornflour - 4 Tbsp

Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp

Method :

Beat the butter, sugar, essence until frothy, now add the flour's (APF, Custard powder, Corn flour) and curd and knead it to a smooth pliable dough. Now spread the dough in a flat surface using a rolling pin for about 5 mm thickness. Cut out the shapes using a cookie cutter, collect the remaining dough and repeat the process. Arrange the biscuits in a baking tray lined with aluminium foil. Preheat oven to 180 deg C and bake it for 12 - 15 Min's. Allow it cool and store it in a airtight container. Enjoy the home made biscuits :-)

Variation:

You can also fill any jam in the centre (by making a small dent in the centre) before baking.