PAPER NIMKI

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 25 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
All purpose flour - 1 cup
Clarified butter - 12 tsp
Salt - to taste 
Carom seeds - 1/4 tsp
Onion seeds - 1/4 tsp
Oil - for frying

METHOD

Take a large bowl combine all purpose flour,1 tbsp clarified butter,carom seeds,onion seeds and salt and mix well.
Make a soft dough with the help of water.
Add one tsp clarified butter and knead it again
Divide the dough into equal size four balls
Roll out four thin chapati.
Spread clarified  butter and sprinkle some dry flour on one chapati and cover with other chapati repeat the process rest of the chapati.
Seal the edges and roll out.
On a heated pan place roti turn the roti and   cook for one mins turn it again and slightly roast and remove from pan.
Now we can see the four layered edges and cut into diamond shape.
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the paper nimki until brown and crispy.

DAL MASALA

 

Prep Time  : 15 minsCooking Time : 25 mins
Serve  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Chana dal - 1 cup
Turmeric powder      - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Asafoetida      -  1/4 tsp
Finely chopped onion      - 1 medium size
Finely chopped tomato    -   1 medium size
Cumin seeds    -  1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder  -   1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt    -  to taste
Ginger garlic paste -  1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Clarified butter - 1 tbsp
For  tadka
Clarified butter - 1 tbsp
Green chilly - 2 cut in slit
Kashmiri red chilly powder - 1 tsp


METHOD
Pressure cook the  chana dal  with two cup of water
After 3 - 4 whistle turn  off the flame.
Heat clarified butter in a pan add cumin seeds,fennel seeds,mustrd seeds and asafoetida to crackle..
Add onion and saute for 3 - 4 mins.,add  ginger garlic paste and mix well.
Add chopped tomato, and cook well.
Add red chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
Add boiled  dal and cook for 10 mins. in a low flame.
Now again heat clarified butter  in a pan add cumin seeds to crackle,add ,green chilly and turn off the flame and now add kashmiri red chilly powder and pour into the dal
Garnish with coriander leaves serve hot

LEMON CAKE

 

Prep Time : 25 mins
Cooking Time : 50 mins
Serve : 8

INGREDIENTS
All purpose flour/ maida   -   1 cup cup
Baking powder   -  1 tsp
Baking soda - 1 tsp
Vanilla custard    -  1/2 cup
Butter- 1 cup
Sugar     -  1 cup
Curd - 1 cup
Grated lemon zest-    1 tsp
Lemon juice   - 2 tsp

METHOD
Sieve all purpose flour / maida,baking soda and baking powder together.
Take a mixing bowl add butter and sugar and mix until creamy and fluffy.
Beat the curd and add it.
Add all purpose flour/ maida,baking soda and baking powder and mix well.
Add grated lemon zest in it.
Add lemon juice and mix well.
Preheat oven to 180 degree c.
Grease and dust with flour a 9 inch round baking cake pans.
Pour the batter into dish.
Bake for 60 mins. in the preheat oven.
Now the lemon cake is ready.
Check by inserting a knife, if it comes out clear it done.

BESAN MALAI LADOO

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serve : 10

INGREDIENTS
Gram flour  - 2 cup
Fresh malai - 1 cup
Sugar  - 1 cup
Clarified butter  -  2 tbsp
Water - 1/2cup
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Silver varak - for garnishing


METHOD
Take a bowl add gram flour and fresh malai and make a dough
Heat clarified butter in a pan add gram flour and malai dough and stir continuously for ten mins till it turns brown and give out the fragrance now turn off the flame.
Heat sugar and water in a pan, keep it medium flame for 10 mins.
When it gets sticky it means syrup is ready.
Add roasted gram flour and cardamom powder in it,.mix well.
Once cooled to make ladoo coat with silver varak.