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Bread crossiants

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Crossiants are usually from the puff pastry dough but today I have tried something new, made it with bread dough.  Here is the recipe.  Ingredients :- Maida 2.5 cups Salt 1tbsp Sugar 2tbsp  Instant yeast 1tbsp  Luke warm milk 1 cup Refined oil 2tbsp FOR FILLING Dessicated coconut 1/4cup Chopped cashews 8-10 Chopped almonds 8-10 Chopped pistachios 8-10 Milk 1/2cup Sugar 1tbsp  METHOD :- 1) Take the Maida in a bowl, add salt, sugar and yeast to it mix properly, add refined oil and mix again.  2)now knead it with Luke warm milk for about 12 minutes till soft dough is formed. Put few drops of oil and rub it all over the surface of dough and cover it and keep it on a warm place for about 2hrs till it gets fermented.  3)now prepare the filling for crossiants,  Take the milk +sugar in a pan and bring it to boil, add the dry fruits and keep stirring till all the milk gets absorbed and allow it to cool.  4)roll the dough and cut it into equal portions...

GARLIC_a Panacea

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Allium sativum: common name garlic belongs to family Alliaceae. Though it is difficult to trace the country of its origin, it is widely cultivated in all parts of Europe, Asia and North Africa.  Botany : the leaves are narrow and flat like grass. The bulb is of compound nature, consisting of numerous bulblets technically known as cloves, grouped together between the membranous scales and enclosed in whitish skin.  Medicinal uses : many great and healing powers have been ascribed to Garlic. It possess stimulant and stomachic properties in addition to its other virtues. As an antiseptic, it's use has long been recognised. It's raw juice mixed with water are applied to wounds.  Pounded with honey and taken 2 or 3 nights successively is good to treat rheumatism.  Aqueous extract of it taken for two months reduced lipid levels in serum and liver.  It's extract reduces arterial blood pressure in human beings.  It also lowers levels of total, free and ...

Chicken shwarma

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Shwarma is a levantine Arab meat preparation, where lamb, chicken, turkey, beef, or mixed meats are placed on a spit and may be grilled for as long as a day.        It was invented in Turkey during 18th century.  It can be served on a plate or as a sandwich or wrap.  Today I'll share the recipe of chicken shwarma which u can easily make at your home.     Ingredients :- Boneless chicken (chest pieces)_ 1kg All purpose flour (maida)_3cups  For marination Yougurt     1/2cup Oil          2tbsp Chicken masala   1tbsp Corriander powder   1tbsp Red chilli sauce  2tbsp  Green chilli sauce  , 2tbsp  Tomato sauce  2tbsp  Black pepper powder  1/2tbsp Turmeric 1/2tbsp Red chilli powder  1/2tbsp Fennel seed powder  1/2tbsp Vinegar  2tbsp Salt  as per taste  Method :- 1)first clean the chicken properly, and keep it on rest for 10mint...

Basrakh- a famous kashmiri traditional sweet

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Made from wheat flour and sugar, Basrakh is a special traditional sweet exclusively used during occassions like engagements, marriages and birthdays.       Basrakh was basically a specialisation of Daribal and Naidkadal.  Kashmir has a melange of cultures and traditions and delicacies like Basrakh are part of that inheritance.   Here is the recipe of this traditional sweet, try and enjoy this delicacy.  Ingredients :- Maida (all purpose flour) -    3cups Ghee -                  1/2cup Sugar(powdered) for Basrakh - 3tbsp Sugar for coating - 3cups Dry fruits as per your taste.  Method :- Take the flour into a bowl, add Ghee to it and mix it well, then add powdered sugar and kneed it.  Kneed it for 5-6mints, add little lukewarm water and kneed it but don't kneed it like normal dough becoz it will release gluten then.  Leave the dough for rest upto 15mints.   After 15 minu...

5-most delicious kashmiri food dishes that you must try....

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K ashmir is a place which not only soothes our eyes due to its scenic beauties but also does wonders for our taste.  Mouth-watering delicacies of kashmiri food will leave your stomach full but your tongue still craving for more.  What's more is that it is not just one cuisine from North that will do this, kashmir region have different cuisines, each to their own and once you try them out you will realize why this variety couldn't have fit one plate at once.              Here is a list of 5 most delicious, popular kashmiri dishes :- 1)Rogan josh:- A must try dish for all the lamb or meat lovers,. It is an aromatic lamb dish. It was introduced in India by Mughals.  2)Matchegand :-   Again a dish for the meat eaters, go ahead and try it, if you wish to see the gluttony side of your personality.  It is actually a dish of minced meat, which is cooked in spicy red gravy.  3)yakhni :-   If you want to t...

Afghani fateer (keema bread)

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If you are looking for a crispy meal today, then add this delicious afghani fateer in your menu....... Which is basically a keema bread very famous in Afghanistan.....  And for a change I have made it very innovative by adding mozzarella cheese to it.....  Here is recipe......  Ingredients : Maida - 3cups Sugar - 1/2tbsp  Curd - 1/2cup  Instant yeast - 1tbsp  Water as per required  Mutton minced - 250gms Salt as per taste  Black pepper powder - 1/2tbsp  Red chilly powder - 1tbsp  Turmeric - 1/2tbsp  Corriander powder - 1/2tbsp  Corriander seeds-1/2tbsp  Nigella seeds(kalonji) - 2tbsp  Cooking oil - 2-3tbsp  Green chilli - 2chopped  1 medium sized onion chopped  Ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp  Melted butter Mozzarella cheese  For egg wash I One egg yolk Milk4tbsp  Method : In a bowl take Maida, ads Curd,  sugar, salt as per taste, instant yeast and mix well, then add water as per require...

Mozzarella cheese

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Mozzarella is a soft, fresh cheese that has been produced in southern Italy since ancient Roman times.  It is said that mozzarella was first made when cheese curds accidentally fell into a pail of hot water in a cheese factory near Naples and soon after the first pizza was made.  NUTRITION FACTS it has low sodium content  Calories - 316 Total fat-19.3g Total carbohydrate - 4g Protien - 31.1g  This is the most flavourful cheese, which is liked by kids as well as adults.  IN TODAY'S blog i will share a recipe of making mozzarella at home, so that everyone can afford it at very low cost and in only 30mins. Ingredients : Full cream raw milk - 3litres  Vinegar - 1/2cup Salt - 1tbsp Method : 1)take the full cream milk in a big vessel, and lukewarm it by stirring constantly.  2)you have to lukewarm it only so that you can dip you finger in it, turn off the flame.  3)now add 1/2cup of vinegar to it and stir well for about 15-20secs. Cover it with a lid an...