Homemade mixed flour Sweet & Salt Cookie

Homemade yummy biscuits are always good special and more cost effective.

 Ingredients
1/2 cup Maida/all purpose flour
1/2 cup medium or fully ground Wheat flour
1 tbsp - Salt
1/2 cup - Powdered or icing sugar
100 Gms - Unsalted Butter
1 tbsp - Oil which does have any strong smell
1 1/2 tbsp - Roasted &  crushed jeera
1/2 tbsp - Coarse black pepper powder ( depends on your preference)
1/4 tbsp - Baking Soda
1/2 tbsp - Baking Powder
3 tbsp - Milk

Method
Pre- heat Oven at about 180 degree C or 350 degree F
1. Seive Maida, Wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt into a bowl
2. To it add in the butter which was kept in room temperature.
3. Mix them well. Rub in between your hands.
4. Add in half of need a powder and full black pepper powder.
5. Mix well adding milk little by little to make a dough.
6. On to a flat surface sprinkle some flour and roll the dough in a circular shape putting roasted jeera a on top.
7. 1/2 inch thickness roll the dough.

8. Use cookie mould or any bottle cap cut them.
8. Now sprinkle bit of oil or butter on to the Owen tray and place cookies leaving 2 inch gap.
9. Bake it for 10mins to 12 mins ( Owen specs vary)
10. Once they turn golden brown rest for 10mins.
11. Store them into a cool air tight container.

Strawberry Jam

Yummy Strawberry homemade jam.

Ingredients:
500gms - Strawberry
500gms - Sugar
2 cups - Water
2 drops - Lime Juice
1 pinch - Salt

Method:
In a pan add in washed , cut strawberries.
To it add in water until the berries sink into it.Boil until Strawberries turn soft. Mash them completely. Add in sugar, salt and stir. Remove the white layer once it starts thickening. Pour in lime juice and keep stirring. To test whether jam is done take a spoon of jam and pour on to a ceramic or steel plate if, the liquid dos'nt flow means your jam is ready. Cool the same and stir in a sterilized bottle.

Apple with Brocolli & Red Bell Pepper veg soup

Weather is freezing cold & your tummy calls for some hot one bowl complete meal. Check this..

Ingredients

1 - Apple peeled

1 - Carrot

1/2 cup- Cabbage Shredded

1 inch - Ginger

1 pod  - Garlic

1/2 PC - Red Bell Pepper

4 florets - Broccoli

4 pods - Whole Black Pepper

1tbs    - Black Pepper Powder

1 tbs   - Any Cooking Oil

2 tbs.  - Milk or Cream

Salt to Taste

Method:

1. Cut the Carrots into cubes, Apple peeled and cut, shred the cabbage

2. In a pressure cooker pour oil add in the carrots, diced apple, cabbage,ginger,garlic,pepper pods.

3. Add half salt, water and give 4 whistles.

4. Cool them drain the water in a seperate bowl. Grind the vegetables and apple in a blender.

4. In a pan add in the drained water, rest of the salt, broccoli,red bell pepper and bring it to a boil.

5. Now pour in the thick mixture from the blender to the pan

6. Boil for 3mins adding pepper powder.

7. At last boil add in your cream or milk.

8. Serve hot with munchies.

9. Do not boil for long after adding milk or cream.

Biscuit Cream Cake

 When you dont have an Owen and really relish the baked recipes there comes out the alternates to them. So too this one which i tried. A desert to complete any good evening. Can be stored for atleast a week.

Ingredients:
200gms - Any Marie or Digestive Biscuits
100gms - Any Chocolate Biscuits
200gms - Cholocate bar
50  gms - Dark Chocolate bar
100 gms - Fresh Thick Cream
50 gms   - Butter
Water to double boil
Coloured sprinklers, choco chips for decoration
Mixed Nuts powder if required.
Butterscotch shots if required

Method:
1. Powder the Marie  biscuit & chocolate biscuits separately.
2. Melt the Chocolate bar in a double boiler along with the dark chocolate. Once it melts add butter.
3. Meanwhile whip the fresh cream so that it becomes thick
4. In a heavy bottom glass bowl layer the bottom with marie biscuit powder
5. Press tightly and then over it add some melted chocolate
6. Again on top of it add the powdered nuts layer
7. 4th layer would be the chocolate biscuit powder.
8. 5th layer melted chocolate.
9. 6th layer powdered marie biscuit
10. 7th layer fresh cream lyer
11. 8th layer butterscotch shots crushed
12. 9th layer melted chocolate
13. 10th layer add in the remaining cream
14. Decorate with coloured sprinklers.
15. Tightly close the case and refridgrate for 3hrs.
Caution: The cake would be hard at the bottom so use a good knife and a good rectangular case. I used a circular one which might be hard for few to cut the cake.

Relish, enjoy!!! :)