Punjabi Sukhi Dal

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Tangy and healthy lentil recipe flavored with spices… A Punjabi delight!!!

Ingredients:

1 cup Urad dal  

1 onion, sliced

1 inch ginger piece, chopped

3-4 garlic cloves, crushed

2-3 green chilies, chopped

1 tsp cumin seeds

1/4 tsp asafoetida

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/4 tsp garam masala

2 bay leaves

2 cloves

Salt to taste

2 tbsp ghee

1 tbsp lemon juice

Coriander leaves, finely chopped

Method:

• Clean and wash the dal properly. Soak it in water for 30 minutes.
• Microwave dal with 2 cups of water at 100% power for 10-12 min or till done.
• Heat ghee in a pan and add cloves, bay leaves and cumin seeds, allow crackling.
• Now add onions, ginger, garlic and green chilies and stir-fry till golden brown.
• Add asafoetida and all dry spices and fry for few seconds with little dash of water.
• Now add dal and mix very gently. Cover and cook till spices blend well with dal.
• Sprinkle lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with roti or parantha.

Oreo Cheesecake Shots

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Easy to prepare, rich and creamy Cheesecake with Oreo cookies…. A yummy treat!!!

Ingredients

For the Crust

60 g Oreo biscuits without filling or digestive biscuits

1 ½ tbsp melted butter

For the Filling:

155 g cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup whipping cream, whipped

1/3 cup + 1 tbsp castor sugar

3-4 Oreo cookies

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp lemon juice

Method:

• For crust, put the cookies in a zip bag and crush them with a rolling pin until fine crumbs.
• Take out the mixture in a bowl and stir in melted butter until well mixed.
• Spoon the mixture in each shot glasses, press down and keep in fridge to form a hard crust.
• For filling, beat the whipping cream until soft peaks. And set aside.
• Now roughly crush remaining 4 oreo cookies with a rolling pin. Keep aside.
• In a bowl add in cream cheese, sugar, vanilla essence, and lemon juice. Stir until well combined. Add in whipped cream and whisk gradually until mixed.
• Finally add crushed oreos cookies and lightly mix to combine.
• Now spoon the individual glasses with the filling, press a little and make the top smooth. Chill them in the refrigerator overnight or till well set.
• Top with chocolate chips and Oreo cookies and serve chilled.

Custard Cookies

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Super-simple and soft cookies flavored with custard powder….

Ingredients:

3/4 cup all purpose flour

3 tbsp custard powder

1/3 cup + 1 tbsp icing sugar

1/2 cup Butter

1-2 tbsp Milk (if required)

1 tsp Vanilla essence

Method:

• Sift together flour and custard powder. Keep aside.
• In a mixing bowl beat together butter and icing sugar until smooth and creamy.
• Add the flour mixture and add vanilla extract and mix well. (If the dough is stiff, add milk as required.)
• Shape the dough according to your choice. Place them on greased baking tray.
• Preheat oven to 175 Deg C. Bake for about 10 to 12 minutes.
• Leave it on the baking tray for few minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Baked Cinnamon Doughnuts

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Soft and yummy baked doughnuts with cinnamon-sugar topping…

Ingredients:

1.5 cups flour + 1/3 cup for kneading

1/2 tbsp dry active yeast

1 tbsp milk powder

1/2 cup milk

60 gm butter, soft and cut in small cubes

1/4 tsp salt

5 tbsp sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

For Topping: mix together 1 tsp cinnamon powder + 1/2 castor sugar

Method:

• In a bowl, shift 1.5 cups flour, add milk powder, salt and mix.
• Use warm milk and mix in sugar and yeast and keep aside for 5 min.
• Add yeast mixture to flour and mix well. Mix in vanilla essence and butter.
• Using remaining1/3 cup flour little at a time, knead the sticky mixture until smooth.
• Place the dough into a greased bowl and cover and leave for 1 hour till it doubles in size.
• On floured surface, roll the dough into 1/2 inch round disc.
• Use doughnut cutter or any lid to cut out into the shape.
• Place doughnuts on greased baking tray with leaving space in between and leave for another 15 min.
• Bake in preheated oven at 200 deg.C for 10 min or till turn golden brown.
• Brush some melted butter on each of them and roll into castor sugar and cinnamon mixture till well coated from all sides.