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Bread Bajee
Ingredients :
Bread - 8slices
Besan Flour - 2cups
Water - 2cups
Salt - 1tsp
Chilly powder - 2tsp
Asafoetida powder - a pinch
Soda powder or yeast - a pinch
Oil - 11/2cup
Method :
Make a thick batter by mixing all the ingredients, except bread and oil. Cut each slice of bread into 4 pieces. Heat oil in a pan. Dip the bread pieces in the batter and immediately fry it into the oil. Fry until light brown. Serve hot with tomato sauce.
Bread Vada
Ingredients :
Bread slices - 4nos
Yogurt - 1/2cup
Finely chopped carrot - 1no
Chopped green chillies - 3nos
Finely chopped onion - 1no
Rice powder - 1cup
Soda powder - 1/4tsp
Chopped coriander leaves - a handful
Method :
Remove the edges of the bread and grind it to a powder. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Shape into flat round balls with a small
hole in the middle and deep fry in hot oil.
Bread Bonda
Ingredients :
Bread - 8slices
Besan Flour - 2cups
Water - 2cups
Salt - 1tsp
Chilly powder - 2tsp
Asafoetida powder - a pinch
Soda powder or yeast - a pinch
Oil - 11/2cup
Method :
Make a thick batter by mixing all the ingredients, except bread and oil. Cut each slice of bread into 4 pieces. Heat oil in a pan. Dip the bread pieces in the batter and immediately fry it into the oil. Fry until light brown. Serve hot with tomato sauce.
Bread Vada
Ingredients :
Bread slices - 4nos
Yogurt - 1/2cup
Finely chopped carrot - 1no
Chopped green chillies - 3nos
Finely chopped onion - 1no
Rice powder - 1cup
Soda powder - 1/4tsp
Chopped coriander leaves - a handful
Method :
Remove the edges of the bread and grind it to a powder. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Shape into flat round balls with a small
hole in the middle and deep fry in hot oil.
Bread Bonda
Ingredients :
Bread - 8slices
Potatoes - 4nos
Mustard - 1tsp
White gram dal (urud dal) - 1tsp
Thinly sliced onion - 3nos
Finely chopped ginger - 1tsp
Finely chopped green chilly - 6nos
Curry leaves - 1sprig
Salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Bread - 8slices
Potatoes - 4nos
Mustard - 1tsp
White gram dal (urud dal) - 1tsp
Thinly sliced onion - 3nos
Finely chopped ginger - 1tsp
Finely chopped green chilly - 6nos
Curry leaves - 1sprig
Salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Method :
Steam the potatoes. Peel the skin and smash it. Heat 2dsp of oil in a pan and season the 3rd ingredients. Add the 4th ingredients in
it and sauté well. When the onion becomes reddish brown, add the potatoes, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well and remove from
fire. Make small balls with it.
Remove the roasted portions (edges) of the bread. Soak the bread piece in water and squeeze. Cover the potato balls with the bread pieces and fry in the oil until reddish brown. Serve with chutney.
Breadfruit Bajee
Ingredients :
Breadfruit (small) - 1
Refined flour (maida) - 1cup
Coconut oil - 200gm
Chopped small onion - 50gm
Chopped green Chilly - 6nos
Chopped ginger - a small piece
Chopped curry leaves - 4sprigs
Salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Asafetida powder - 1/4tsp
Method :
Remove the skin of the breadfruit and cut it lengthwise into thin slices. Make a batter with the flour, salt, turmeric, asafoetida powder and enough water. Add chopped onion, chilly, ginger and curry leaves in it. Mix it well.
Heat oil in a pan. Fry the breadfruit pieces in the oil, after dipping it in the batter. Serve hot.
Soda Bread
Steam the potatoes. Peel the skin and smash it. Heat 2dsp of oil in a pan and season the 3rd ingredients. Add the 4th ingredients in
it and sauté well. When the onion becomes reddish brown, add the potatoes, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well and remove from
fire. Make small balls with it.
Remove the roasted portions (edges) of the bread. Soak the bread piece in water and squeeze. Cover the potato balls with the bread pieces and fry in the oil until reddish brown. Serve with chutney.
Breadfruit Bajee
Ingredients :
Breadfruit (small) - 1
Refined flour (maida) - 1cup
Coconut oil - 200gm
Chopped small onion - 50gm
Chopped green Chilly - 6nos
Chopped ginger - a small piece
Chopped curry leaves - 4sprigs
Salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Asafetida powder - 1/4tsp
Method :
Remove the skin of the breadfruit and cut it lengthwise into thin slices. Make a batter with the flour, salt, turmeric, asafoetida powder and enough water. Add chopped onion, chilly, ginger and curry leaves in it. Mix it well.
Heat oil in a pan. Fry the breadfruit pieces in the oil, after dipping it in the batter. Serve hot.
Soda Bread
Ingredients:
· Flour - 2 cups
· Salt - 1/2 tsp
· Curds - 1/2 cup
· Butter -2 tsp
· Sugar-1 tbs
· Baking soda-1/4 tsp
· Flour - 2 cups
· Salt - 1/2 tsp
· Curds - 1/2 cup
· Butter -2 tsp
· Sugar-1 tbs
· Baking soda-1/4 tsp
Method:
Rub the butter into the flour with the salt and sugar. Put the baking soda in the curds and pour it into the flour, knead to
a soft dough adding more curds or water if necessary. Divide it into 2 balls, flatten them to 2 inch thickness, place them
on a in-greased tin and bake (350 degrees) till a golden crust is formed on top. Split them while hot and spread
butter and jam.
Rub the butter into the flour with the salt and sugar. Put the baking soda in the curds and pour it into the flour, knead to
a soft dough adding more curds or water if necessary. Divide it into 2 balls, flatten them to 2 inch thickness, place them
on a in-greased tin and bake (350 degrees) till a golden crust is formed on top. Split them while hot and spread
butter and jam.
Double Ka Meetha
Double Ka Meetha was one of the Hyderabadi Desserts without which a traditional Hyderabadi Wedding Dinner was deemed to be incomplete. Lately'Khoobani(apricot) Ka Meetha' has taken over this dish. (sometime later i will post the recipe for 'Koobani Ka Meetha' too)
Ingredients:
· 1 loaf bread (small)
· 1 litre milk
· 500 gms sugar
· 250 gms double cream
· 250 gms clarified butter
· 100 gms chopped and roasted cashewnuts
· 100 gms almonds (soaked and chopped fine)
· 100 gms raisins
· 10 gm saffron
· 5 cardamoms, powdered
Method:
1. Cut each bread slice into four pieces. Fry them in clarified butter till golden brown.
2. Make a sugar syrup by adding half a litre of water to the sugar and boil it for 15 minutes. Add the powdered cardamom and the saffron dissolved in milk to the sugar syrup. Boil milk until it is thickened.
3. Arrange the fried bread pieces on a flat tray and sprinkle the chopped nuts on them. Pour the sugar syrup, double cream and milk alternately over the bread pieces while they are still hot.
4. Refrigerate and serve as dessert.
Double Ka Meetha was one of the Hyderabadi Desserts without which a traditional Hyderabadi Wedding Dinner was deemed to be incomplete. Lately'Khoobani(apricot) Ka Meetha' has taken over this dish. (sometime later i will post the recipe for 'Koobani Ka Meetha' too)
Ingredients:
· 1 loaf bread (small)
· 1 litre milk
· 500 gms sugar
· 250 gms double cream
· 250 gms clarified butter
· 100 gms chopped and roasted cashewnuts
· 100 gms almonds (soaked and chopped fine)
· 100 gms raisins
· 10 gm saffron
· 5 cardamoms, powdered
Method:
1. Cut each bread slice into four pieces. Fry them in clarified butter till golden brown.
2. Make a sugar syrup by adding half a litre of water to the sugar and boil it for 15 minutes. Add the powdered cardamom and the saffron dissolved in milk to the sugar syrup. Boil milk until it is thickened.
3. Arrange the fried bread pieces on a flat tray and sprinkle the chopped nuts on them. Pour the sugar syrup, double cream and milk alternately over the bread pieces while they are still hot.
4. Refrigerate and serve as dessert.
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