Pizza

Pizza Dough ingredients:
Bread flour - 4 cups
Warm water - 1 and 1/2 cups
Active dry yeast - 2  1/4 tsp
Olive oil - 2 Tbsp
Salt - 2 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp

Pizza Ingredients:
Olive oil - 2 Tbsp
Mushrooms -thinly sliced - 1 cups
Bell Pepper - thinly sliced - 1 cups
Onion - thinly sliced - 1 cup
Mozerella cheese - 2 cups
Chilli powder - 2 tsp
Curry masala powder - 2 tsp

Preparation:
Step1:
In the large bowl add the warm water. Sprinkle on the yeast and let sit for 5 minutes until the yeast is dissolved. Stir to dissolve completely if needed at the end of 5 minutes.

Step 2:
Then add in the olive oil, flour, salt and sugar and mix all the ingredients together on low speed for about a minute with the paddle attachment in the kitchen aid mixer. Remove the mixing paddle and replace with a dough hook. Knead using the mixer and dough hook, on low to medium speed, until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.  If the dough seems a little too wet, sprinkle on a bit more flour.
Step 3:
 Place ball of dough in a bowl that has been coated lightly with olive oil. Turn the dough around in the bowl so that it gets coated with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap. Let sit in a warm place (75-85°F) until it doubles in size, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours (or several hours longer, a longer rise will improve the flavor).
This dough can  freezed in an airtight container for up to two weeks for later use.



Preparing the Pizza:

1.Preheat the oven to 450°F for at least 30 minutes, preferably an hour.

2. Remove the plastic cover from the dough and punch the dough down so it deflates a bit. Divide the dough in half. Form two round balls of dough. Place each in its own bowl, cover with plastic and let sit for 10 minutes.
Take one of the dough and flatten it with your hands on a slightly floured work surface. Starting at the center and working outwards, use your fingertips to press the dough to 1/2-inch thick. Turn and stretch the dough until it will not stretch further. Let the dough relax 5 minutes and then continue to stretch it until it reaches the desired diameter - 10 to 12 inches. Use your palm to flatten the edge of the dough where it is thicker.

3.Brush the top of the dough with olive oil (to prevent it from getting soggy from the toppings). Use your finger tips to press down and make dents along the surface of the dough to prevent bubbling. Let rest another 5 minutes.

4.Add a scoop of tomatoe sauce on the top and spread the sauce evenly.
Then sprinkle a teaspoon of curry masala powder and chillie powder.

5.Add the vegetables as shown below.

6.Add a cup of mozerella/parmesan cheese on top as shown below.Finaaly sprinkle a tablespoon of olive oil on top.

7.Slide the prepared pizzas onto to a pizza stone or an iron dosa pan and place it in the oven which is preheated to 450°F and bake it for 10 to 15 minutes.

Why wait for door delivered pizza when you can make yours.Yummy pizza is ready to be eaten with the wings.(will post the recipe for the wings )

 

Parota- little oil with lots of layers

 

 

This is a recipie I got from my friend which you wont regret giving it a try.Ever since I got this recipie from her, I have never turned back to those store bought ,frozen parotas.My daughter absolutely  loves it.
It is such a simple recipie that always turns out to a delicacy on the plate.


Ingredients:

• Maida / All purpose flour - 2 cups
• Milk - 1/2 cup
• Sugar - 11/2 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Oil

Step 1:
Add milk,sugar and salt to the flour and knead.Add water if required and knead well.Once done add 2 tablespoon oil and knead little.Cover it and let it rest for 5 minutes.
Then form into balls using your fist as shown below .Let it rest for 1 hour.

 

Step 2:
Then on a clean smooth  surface,sprinkle little flour and place a dough ball.Flatten it little add some oil on top
and stretch it as thin as possible with a thin rolling pin.

Flatten as thin as possible.

Step 3:
Generously spread oil on top of the thinly flattened dough and fold it like we keep kosuvam for saree
and roll it loosly as shown below.And then let it rest for 2 hours.

 

Step 4:
Using  a rolling pin,gently flatten it and put it on the dosa pan and cook it like we do chappathis.
Remember to keep the flame in medium.
Sprinkle little oil on top,once cooked flip the other side and sprinkle little oil on top.

 

Step 5 :
Enjoy it with hot chicken kuruma!!!!!

 

Rich Banana Bread with walnuts and chocolate chips

Did i say its "Rich" banana bread........i should have said "fall in love instantly" banana bread.

:)) oh..yeah take a bite and you will crave for another bite.

Yummy Yummy Yummy ,there goes the last bit in my daughters tummy!!!!!!

:) hahaha.......try it and you 'll tune to my song...

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

3 medium bananas,smashed

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 

Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl melt butter for a minute in microwave.

Stir in sugar to the melted butter.

Add the eggs and vanilla,mix well.

Combine the flour,baking soda and salt,stir into the butter mixture until smooth

Finally , fold in the sour cream,walnuts and bananas.

Fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips.This is optional,i added because my daughter loves chocolate

chips.

Prepare a 9inch x 3 inch loaf pan placing a parchment paper at the bottom.

Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1hour & 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Here you go......ah ha....deliciously rich banana walnut chocolate chip 

bread is ready to enjoy as a breakfast or as anytime snack.Love it ,love it,love it.......Pleased with the way the ripened bananas has turned into.

Challah bread

Ingredients:

700 g bread flour

1 tsp dry yeast

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup honey

2 eggs  (1 for the dough preparation and another to brush on top of the dough before baking)

1/4 cup raisins

5 tbsp lukewarm water

200 ml milk, lukewarm

4 tbsp butter, at room temperature

some flour for dusting

Step 1:
Put the flour into the bowl of the mixer.
Add yeast, salt, honey, water, milk,1 egg  and the butter into the mixer. Mix it on a low speed for 5 minutes.
Then at speed 6,beat the dough for 5 more minutes until the dough comes off the hook.
You may need to remove the dough from the hook, a couple of during the mixing process. Take the dough out of the mixer when it's fully combined into an elastic ball. Knead it for roughly 3 minutes, until it takes on a smooth, shiny appearance. Place it into the oiled bowl and cover it with a towel. Let it rise, for 1 hour until it has doubled in volume.

Step 2:
Sprinkle little flour on a smooth surface and place the risen dough. Using your knuckles, punch it down, to get rid of all the air. Remove it from the bowl, fold the dough for one minute and cover with a cloth. Allow it to rest for a couple of minutes.
Divide the dough into two halves.Take each half and divide them again into 3 and place some raisins in it and form it into three ropes like' as shown below.

Then braid them as shown below. Add some raisins on top too.

Step 3:
Beat  1 egg and brush on top of the braided dough.
Preheat the oven to 350 degree F and bake it for 40 minutes.

Step 4:
Here you go.......a bread so soft and flavourful with a mild sweet taste is a delight by itself.

Vegetable Curry Bun

Myself and my husband love the curry buns served as a snack in the singapore airlines.Always i have wondered how they make these...This curry bun with a hot cup of filtered coffee...ahhh out of the world...The spicyness in the curry and the light sweet touch in the bun is so nicely balanced out that i always never stop with one.Trust me you will not regret trying out this........Ok...i hear you...enough of talking and more of work.Here you go....Here is the recipie 

Ingredients :
All purpose flour - 3 to 31/2 cups
Warm water - 3 Tablespoons
Active Dry Yeast - 2 1/2 teaspoons
Sugar - 1/4 teaspoon
Milk - 3/4 cup
Butter - 1/4 cup (1/2 stick)- cut into chunks
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Egg - 1

Step 1:
Place warm water in small bowl; stir in yeast and 1/4 teaspoon sugar until dissolved. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes or until mixture starts to foam around edges.

Step 2:
Place milk and butter in 1-quart saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is almost melted.

Milk Mixture (Milk + Butter)

Step 3:
Combine 1/4 cup sugar and salt in large bowl.

To this add milk mixturer and mix well.Add egg; beat at medium speed until well mixed. (Check the temperature in the bowl. It should be less then 115°F. If it is warmer, let mixture cool slightly.)

  Add yeast mixture; continue beating until well mixed.

 Step 4:
Add 2 cups flour; beat until mixture is smooth.Stir in enough remaining flour with a spatula, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough is easy to handle.Let dough rest 5 minutes.

Step 5:
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes). Add more flour if dough is sticky. Place into greased bowl; turn greased side up.

Step 6:
Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled in size (45 to 60 minutes). (Dough is ready if indentation
remains when touched.)

Step 7:
Punch down dough. Divide dough in half. Cut each half into 9 equal pieces.Flatten each round and
place the potatoe curry in the center and shape into balls.

Step 8:
Place balls onto large greased baking sheets. Cover with plastic food wrap; let rise until almost doubled in size (30 to 45 minutes)

Step 9:
Heat oven to 350ºF. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown. Brush warm rolls with melted butter, if desired. 

Savoury mouth watering snack is ready.Enjoy it as a breakfast or as a snack with hot tea.