Friday, August 7, 2015

SPINACH MOMOS (MY VERSION OF MOMOS :-))


Hey all ! Here I am with another
interesting, healthy, tasty recipe :-)
This is again an experiment of mine 
& came out real good.. I had extra 
dough from spinach paratha.. So, I thought
I will try momos with that & I am
glad I did that :-) Lets begin :-)
SPINACH MOMOS RECIPE:
Recipe: Indian / Category: Snacks
Prep time: 30 mins / cook time : 15 mins
TO GRIND:
Spinach (boiled) : 2 cups
Salt : as required
Cumin/ jeera powder : 1 tsp
Garam masala powder : 1 tsp
FOR THE DOUGH:
Atta / wheat flour : 1 cup
Salt: as required
Oil/ ghee: 1 tsp 
FOR THE STUFFING:
Onions (chopped) : 1 small
Spinach (Chopped) : 1 cup
Capsicum (Chopped) : 1 small
Carrot (grated) : 1 small
Ginger (grated) : 1 inch
Black pepper  powder : 2 tsp
Salt : As needed
Soy sauce : 1/2 tsp
Tomato Ketchup : 1 tsp
Chilly flakes : 1 tsp
Oil : 1 tblsp
METHOD:
Wash spinach & drain water.
Microwave spinach for 5 mins with pinch of salt.
Drain water keep aside. Let it cool down
Grind the boiled spinach with cumin & garam masala powder.



Now slowly add flour to this mixture.
It will be sticky but it's ok.

Add 1 tsp oil and knead the dough. Keep it closed for 15 mins.

Now for the stuffing, chop spinach / onions / capsicum finely.
Grate carrot & ginger. In a microwave safe bowl, 
mix all the veggies. Then add black pepper, salt 
and sauce mixture with chilly flakes & oil 
as shown in the pic below. Mix well. 



Microwave it for 5 to 7 mins. Pls make
sure the mixture is dry and not watery. 
Now make even round balls. It has to be
 small - like we make for puris. Dust the
ball with some wheat flour and roll it into
 thin disc. It has to very thin as shown  in 
the picture below.




 Now place the stuffing inside the rolled dough &
 shape it as shown in the below pic.


Now place the stuffed momos in a vessel,
 leaving space. Cover the pressure cooker
and cook it till you get one whistle. 
Immediately transfer it from the stove. Let it
cool down for 10 to 15 mins. Slowly open the 
cooker cover. The momos would have become
 bigger in size. Insert a toothpick & check if comes 
out to clear to make sure it it cooked properly.




Enjoy hot momos with your favourite sauce :-)
NOTES:
 I used olive oil. Ghee or butter can be used
* I used garam masala & jeera powder but it is optional
* Pls don't add water to knead the dough 
* The stuffing has to be dry. If not the momos will break.
* Garlic can also be used in the stuffing.
* The stuffing can be cooked in a pan in stove instead of
microwaving.
* The dough has to be rolled thinly if not momos  will be
chewy.
* Pressure cook fr one whistle only & transfer the cooker 
immediately. If not, the momos might over cook.
* Leaving space while arranging is important, as the momos
will become big after steaming
* Instead of pressure cooker, steamer or idly cooker can also
be used. Steam for about  ten to 12 mins.
Please do try and give your feedback..
Your comments and feedback are really important to me:-)
Happy happy yummy yummy cooking..
See you all soon with more interesting recipes :-)

Thursday, August 6, 2015

EGGLESS RAINBOW CAKE WITH VANILLA FROSTING



Hey all ! This cake is an inspiration from my
friend's "Rainbow Tie-Dye cake".. I was
like "wow", when I saw her cake.. I just used the
idea of using different colour batter & came out pretty...
Special thanks to my dear friend for letting me 
use her cake's pic in my blog..Please find the 
beautiful cake below :-)
EGGLESS RAINBOW CAKE WITH VANILLA FROSTING:

Recipe cuisine: Indian / Recipe category: Dessert
 Prep time: 30 mins / cook time: 35 mins
FOR THE EGGLESS RAINBOW CAKE:
All purpose flour / Maida : 1 cup
Sugar : 3/4 cup
Oil : 1/2 cup
Baking soda : 1/2 tsp
Baking Powder : 1 tsp
Curd : 1 cup
Vanilla essence : 1 tsp
Liquid colour : Blue, Yellow, Red, Green
METHOD:
Pre heat oven to 375 F or 180 deg C. Mix well curd & sugar.
Add baking powder & baking soda. Let it rest for 2 to 3 mins.
The mixture will be frothy with bubbles.
Now mix oil & vanilla essence. 
Sieve maida and add slowly.
Mix it well without any lumps
               


Now divide the mixture into 4 different cups.
 Add 4 different liquid colour of your choice.
2 to 3 drops for each colour is enough. Mix well.
Grease a baking pan of your choice with butter or oil.
Slowly transfer the mixture as shown in the pics below.
                 

                   
Bake for 35 to 40 mins or until a toothpick comes out dry.
Check around 30 mins as oven power may vary.

Let it cool down for an hour.

FOR THE ICING / FROSTING:
Cream cheese : 200 gms
Whipped topping : 200 gms
Icing sugar /powdered sugar : 200 gms
Vanilla essence: 3/4 Tblsp
Food color (liquid) green & red: 2 drops each


Rainbow Mix - Dessert sprinkles : as required
METHOD:

Cream cheese should be in room temperature.
Mix cream cheese and sugar till it forms a creamy paste.
Then add vanilla essence & whipped topping.
Mix it very lightly with a spoon or spatula.
Refrigerate the frosting for about an hour
                    





Add food color (liquid) 2 drops. I used green. Mix well.
Slice the cake into two halves.

Apply any juice or sugar syrup to make it moist.
Now using a knife or spatula spread the frosting.
Continue the process till frosting for the entire cake
is done as shown in below pics.


 
 Now add few drops of red liquid colour to the cream cheese frosting.

Mix well. Fill up in a zip lock bag, cut the tip. Draw borders & write
desired wordings as shown in below pics.Decorate with rainbow 
mix sprinkles.

 


Enjoy yummy & creamy rainbow cake :-)

NOTES:
*Pls add maida little by little and not fully.
* Pls mix curd and sugar till sugar dissolves completely.
* While transferring different colour batter, please make 
sure that the batter doesn't smudge
* Any number of colours can be used as per our choice.
* Using oil is better as it is eggless, oil will help the batter 
to be watery.
* Any colour can be used for the frosting.
* Frosting has to be refrigerated for an hour before using.
* Cake has to cool down completely before frosting,if 
not frosting will melt.
Please do try and give your feedback..
Your comments and feedback are really important to me:-)
Happy happy yummy yummy cooking..
See you all soon with more interesting recipes :-)