Zingy Parcel

Ingredient....

1. Maida/ APF  - 1 cup
2. Butter - 50 gms
3. Yeast - 1 tsp
4. Salt - 1 tsp
5. Sugar - 2tbsp
6. Warm Milk- 1/2 cup
7. Water - (for kneading)

For stuffing....

1. Paneer - 1 cup
2. Turmeric - pinch
3. Red chilly powder - 1tsp
4. Corrainder Powder - 1tsp
5. Mayonnaise - 1/2 cup
6. Salt to taste
7. Pizza sprinkle - 1tsp
8. Chilly flakes - 1tsp

Pictorial recipe...

Step 1

          Preparing stuffing.

Cut paneer into very small cubes.

Add in red chilly powder , turmeric and salt.

Add in mayonnaise.

Pizza sprinkle.

Chilly flakes.

Little oil or butter.

Stuffing is ready.

Step 2

To make a dough

Take a half cup of warm milk .

Add 2 tsp dry yeast to the milk

Add 2tbsp spoon sugar 

Add 1tsp salt and mix and let it rest for 5-10 min to activate yeast.

Take 1 cup maida in a bowl.

Add in butter  .

(do not melt  the butter)

Add the yeast milk mixture and Knead a dough.

Knead for about 5-10 min.

Grease the clean counter and knead for further 5 min.This is the most important stage to develop gluten and make the dough elastic.you can also use extra flour if required while kneading.

Tuck the dough and cover it and let it rest for 1hr at room temperature.

The dough rises to double of it original size .

Punch

Make small balls .

Roll it to a size of puri we usually at home.

Now fold like this👆

Then like this👆

     From all three sides to get a triangle shape.

               Now add stuffing in the centre.

Bring all the three corners together and press to look like a parcel.

Brush some melted butter on the top and sprinkle some pizza sprinkle on it.

Place in baking tray.

Let parcels rise for about 20 min.

Bake at 200c for 30 min.(preheat the oven for 10 min at 200 c before baking)

Remove....

Serve hot.

Yummy...😋😋

Enjoy.....!!!

Mava cake

Mava cake is very easy and delicious cake loved by kids as well as elders. Just make , eat or store to make it anytime available for kids specially during lockdowns . It requires few regular cake ingredients and mava.Due to lock down I did not get mava so prepared at home. Fresh , home made mava makes your cake super delicious and  super moist.

Ingredient....

1. Maida/ APF  - 1 cup
2. Butter 100 gms
3. Milkmaid - 200 gms or half cup
4. Milk- 1 cup
5. Vanilla essence -1 tsp
6. Baking powder -1 tsp
7. Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
8. Mava - 200 gms or half cup
9. Chopped dry fruits (almonds and pistachios)
10. For making mava - 1tb sp butter, 1 cup milk powder and half cup milk.

Pictorial recipe...

Step 1)

To make Mava

Take 1 cup milk powder,1tbsp butter and add milk half cup.

Stir continuously.

Stir till all comes together and form dough.

Cool down and mava is ready.

Step 2) To make Mava cake in otg.👇

In bowl take 100gms butter, 200gms milkmaid,1 cup milk and 1 tsp vanilla essence and mix all together.

Using strainer 1 cup maida.

Add 1tsp baking powder.

Add in baking soda 1/2 tsp.

Sieve all together.

Mix with hand beater.

Add Grated mava 200 gms.

(Add mava at last )

Mix till fluffy.The batter should be thick and not like other cake batter.

Grease the tin and sprinkle some maida .

Pour the batter into the tin.

Add some chopped dry fruits.. almonds and pistachios 

Preheat the oven at 180 c for 5-10 min.and bake the cake for 40 min at 180c.

3) To make mava cake without oven. 👇

Pour batter in well greased tin .

Add some some almonds and pistachios.

Preheat the cooker for 5min with a rack in it .

Place the tin.

Remove the whistle, cover the lid ,and bake the cake for 20-25 min under low flame.

See how beautifully the cake has rise.

Lovely.....!!

Enjoy....!!!😋😋

Poha chivda

Recipe courtesy - Nitu Sharma
Ingredient....

1. Patla poha -1 kg (keep in hot sun before making chivda)
2. Peanut - 1 cup
3. Sliced dry coconut - 1 cup
4. Curry leaves - 1/2 cup
5. Dried green chillies - 1/2 cup
6. Salt for taste
7. Oil 
8. Turmeric - 1 tsp
9. Hing - 1 tsp
10. Sugar - 1 sp (optional)

Pictorial recipe..

Heat a oil and add in curry leaves and green chillies.

Fry till crispy.

Add in sliced  dry coconut.

In goes Peanut.

Fry till crispy.

Salt accordingly.

Turmeric

In goes patla poha.(keep the poha under hot sun before making chivda)

Mix evenly.

Till crispy.

Store it and any time Enjoy....!!