Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Seedai


Ingredients:
  • Roasted rice flour – 1 cup
  • Roasted urad dal flour – 1 Teaspoon
  • Unsalted butter – 2 Tablespoons
  • Asafoatida – a pinch
  • Salt – as required
  • Water – as required
  • Cooking oil – for frying
Method:
  • Combine all the ingredients except oil and mix well.
  • With your hands, shape into small balls.
  • Deep fry the balls in oil. Fish those out and drain on paper towel.
  • After they are cooled, store in an air tight container.
Note:
  • Make sure surface of the balls are smooth. If they have any crack on their surface, they may break while frying. So while mixing the dough, sprinkle some extra water to avoid drying and cracking.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Orange - Walnut Loaf


Ingredients:
  • Evaporated milk – 125 ml
  • Lemon juice – 15 ml
  • Granulated sugar – 250 ml
  • Eggs – 2
  • Olive oil – 125 ml
  • Grated orange zest – 15 ml
  • Vanilla essence – 5 ml
  • All purpose flour – 375 ml
  • Baking powder – 5 ml
  • Baking soda – 2 ml
  • Salt – 2 ml
  • Walnuts (toasted and chopped) – 175 ml
 Method: 
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. Grease an 8 1/2” x 4 1/2” (1.5L) loaf pan.
  • Combine evaporated milk - lemon juice and keep aside.
  • Beat sugar and eggs until well combined. Add olive oil, orange zest and vanilla essence.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add half the dry mixture to the wet ingredients. Beat in evaporated milk – lemon juice mixture and add remaining dry ingredients. Fold in walnuts. Pour this into prepared pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. 
Source : http://www.carnationmilk.ca/