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Baked Shankarpala in Marathi
Time: 1 hour
Yield: 3 to 4 cups ShankarpalaBaked Shankarpala
Before Baking
Ingredients:
1.5 to 2 cups Whole wheat flour
1/2 cup melted ghee
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 tsp baking powder
Method:
1) Take ghee and sugar into a medium bowl and beat until mixture becomes light.
2) Sieve baking powder and wheat flour through a fine mesh.
3) Add wheat flour to sugar-ghee mixture. Add milk and make a semi-stiff dough.
4) Cover the dough for 10 minutes.
5) Preheat the oven at 300 F. Keep the baking pan ready. Divide the dough equally into tennis bal sized portions. Roll it with rolling pin. It should be thick like paratha. Cut diagonally with Pizza cutter or Shankarpali cutter. Put them into baking trey (each shankarpala should be separate from each other). Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Remove from the oven and Cool them for few minutes. Baked shankarpala is ready !!
Pineapple flavored cake in Marathi
Time: Preparation- 20 minutes | Cooking time- 45 to 50 minutes
Makes: 15 to 16 pieces
Pineapple cake can be made without eggs. For eggless cake recipe link and couple of changes you need to make for pineapple eggless cake, please check Tip no. 5
Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cup All purpose Flour
1 and 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened (3/4 cup)
1 cup granulated sugar
3 medium eggs (Room temperature)
1/4 tsp Pineapple essence
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp yogurt
1/2 cup milk (room temperature)
Pinch of salt
Method:
1) Preheat oven at 350 F (175 C) for atleast 10 minutes. Grease an 8 x 8 inches pan with butter.
2) Sift all purpose flour, Baking Soda, Baking powder, and salt. You may find small lumps of baking powder. Break them with fingers.
3) In a glass bowl, add sugar and softened butter. Beat at medium speed with hand mixer or electronic stand mixer till mixture becomes light and creamy. It will take minimum 2-3 minutes.
4) Now add eggs and beat well. Mixture will become fluffy and smooth. Do not over-beat. Over-beating eggs and butter will curdle the mixture.
5) Add Yogurt and pineapple essence. Add flour and milk alternately in three batches. Mix slightly after adding each batch of flour.
6) Pour the batter in greased pan. Spread the batter evenly and make the surface plain.
7) Put the cake batter in the oven on middle rack. Bake for 40-45 minutes.
8) After 40 minutes, check the doneness of cake by piercing a skewer in the center. If it comes out clean, then the cake is done. If you find wet batter on skewer. Bake for another 5 to 8
minutes or till skewer comes out clean. (Use cleaned skewer every-time you check)
Tips:
1) Do not add fresh pineapple pieces in the batter. Cake becomes soggy because of juices in pineapple. You may add dried pineapple pieces.
2) Once you put the batter in heated oven, do not open the oven. It will reduce the temperature and cake won't get baked well.
3) If using extra large eggs, use only 2 eggs.
4) When comes in contact with acidic ingredient (here yogurt), baking soda starts to react and release carbon dioxide gas as soon as it is added to the batter and moistened.
5) Click here for Eggless sponge cake recipe. Use pineapple flavor essence instead of vanilla essence. In Eggless vanilla cake recipe, the given ingredients would make only 8 to 10 pieces. For 15 to 16 pieces double the amount of ingredients.
Baked Vegetables in Marathi
Serves: 3 persons
Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp paste of - ginger + garlic + green chili
1 cup Cauliflower florets, small (I used 3/4 cup cauliflower + 1/4 cup broccoli)
1/2 cup carrot, small dices
1/2 cup sweet corns, (I used canned one)
1/4 cup french beans, 1 cm round slices
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup green bell pepper, small dices
salt to taste
Spice mixture of - 3 pinches of Cinnamon pdr + 2 pinches crushed black pepper + 2 pinches cardamom powder
White sauce - Click here for the recipe
Other Ingredients:
1/2 cup Italian cheese blend
1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese
1/4 cup bread crumbs (optional)
Method:
1) Preheat the oven at 350 F.
2) Heat butter in a pan. Add ginger-garlic-chili paste. Saute for few seconds. Add onion and saute until translucent. Now add cauliflower, carrots, french beans, and bell peppers. Saute for a minute. Add sweet corns, salt and spice mixture. Mix well.
3) Put vegetables in baking glass pan. Pour in white sauce as much as needed. Mix in some cheese. Sprinkle the remaining cheese and bread crumbs, evenly on top.
4) Increase the temperature to 400 F. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or cheese on top melts and turn slightly brown.
Serve with brown bread.
Tips:
1) You may use other vegetables of your choice.
Eggless oatmeal cookies in Marathi
Time: 45 minutes
Yield: approx 15 cookies
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 + 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
Egg Replacer powder for 2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 and 1/2 cups rolled oats (old fashioned)
1 cups chocolate chips or chunks
Method:
1) Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C)
2) In a medium bowl, sieve flour + baking powder and baking soda.
3) In a large bowl, add butter and brown sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Add necessary amount of water to egg replacer and mix well. Add vanilla and egg replacer to sugar-butter mixture. Beat until mixed. Add all purpose flour and mix well.
4) Now introduce oats to the bowl and mix until well incorporated. Add chocolate chips and mix nicely.
5) Scoop the mixture onto greased baking tray or baking sheet (you can line it with parchment paper to avoid sticking). Press with hand to flatten into disc. Put the trey into preheated oven and bake the cookies for 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown (Tip).
Let the cookies cool on baking sheet completely before removing.
Tips:
1) You can add raisins or dried cranberries to the mixture.
2) Baking time may vary according to oven's heating power and size of the cookies.
3) You can add eggs instead of egg replacer.
Naan bread in Marathi
Yield: 4 to 5 medium Naan
Time: Fermentation - Approx 1 and half hour । To make Naan 10 to 15 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups Maida (All purpose flour)
1 tsp dry yeast
1/4 cup Yogurt (Tip 1)
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 tsp Sugar
Salt to taste (approx 1/2 to 1 tsp)
2 to 3 tbsp Oil
Method:
1) In 1/4 cup warm water dissolve sugar and yeast. Cover and let it rest for 10 minutes. This mixture will become frothy within 10 to 15 minutes.
2) Take maida in a mixing bowl. Add salt, yeast water and mix nicely. Then add 1/4 cup yogurt and knead the dough. If required, use little warm water to knead the dough. Make a soft dough. Knead the dough until it becomes elastic. Use little oil while kneading. Cover the bowl with a plate and keep at a warm place for an hour to ferment.
3) After one hour, the dough will be fermented and doubled in size. Punch down the dough to remove air bubbles. Put the oven on Broil. Grease and keep ready a baking tray. Divide the dough into 4 to 5 equal balls. Sprinkle little dry flour on a flat surface and roll the dough ball into 1/4 inch thick naan. You can give any shape. But generally naan has uneven triangular shape or oval shape. Put the rolled naan on baking tray. Two naans would easily fit on the baking tray.
4) Put the tray on the top rack of the oven. Cook one side for one and half minute. If required, bake for 30 seconds more. Once you see brown spots on one side, remove the tray out and flip the side. Cook the other side for a minute.
Butter and Sesame Naan
Remove baked naan from the oven. Rub a teaspoon of butter on each naan and sprinkle roasted sesame seeds for garnishing. You can also sprinkle some chopped coriander. Serve hot.
Garlic Naan
Before baking the naan, keep ready a mixture of 2 tbsp butter and 3 garlic cloves (minced). Once naan is baked, rub 1 or 2 tsp garlic butter on the naan and serve hot.
Serve Naan with delicious North Indian curry dishes.
Note:
1) Do not use cold yogurt. It should be at room temperature. Cold yogurt slows down fermentation process. In winter season, use some hot water while kneading the dough.
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