Wheat Bread Gulab Jamun RECIPE#212

Recipe adapted from  :-  http://indianexpress.com/photo-news/lifestyle/how-to-make-droolworthy-gulab-jamuns-from-bread-and-milk/                                                      

STEPS 

I :-  'MAKE'   SUGAR SYRUP 

II :-  PREPARE "BREAD JAMUNS'' 

I :-   How to 'MAKE'   SUGAR SYRUP 

Step 1:-   Boil 1 1/2 cup of water , 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom powder , 

3/4 cup - 1 cup of sugar ,

1 teaspoon of lemon juice ,

 1-2 teaspoon of rose water  for 

    10-15 minutes on  medium flame    ( until the syrup becomes sticky  in consistency ) . Switch off  the flame  and keep aside .

II :-   How to make  "BREAD JAMUNS'' 

Step 2:-   Trim the sides of 8-10 wheat bread pieces ,

'Grind'  them into  crumbs, 

Add 1/2 - 3/4 cup of hot milk ( whole milk )  and knead it into a 'smooth soft dough'  and keep aside for 10-15 minutes .

Divide the dough into equal  ' small lemon sized balls .

Step 3 :- Heat  a pan on stove top and then add ghee ( clarified butter ) / vegetable oil  and then heat the oil. Shallow fry the  the 'bread balls'  ( Until it gets golden brown in color) .

Allow to cool the bread jamuns , then soak in  step 1 sugar syrup (  for 1-2 hours ) . 

 Step 4:-    Wheat Bread Gulab Jamun is ready ....... Enjoy   ........................:) JA -Mathew-

Date Cake RECIPE#211

Recipe Courtesy :- Ms Vanessa 

Step 1:-   Preheat the oven to 350 Degree Fahrenheit .

Step 2:-   Chop 350 grams  / 0.77 lb of dates  .

Cook  the dates with one cup of water  ( ~ 3-5 minutes on medium flame ) ,

 remove from the flame and add 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda , 

combine well and keep aside to cool completely .

Step 3:-   Melt 8-10 table spoon /  1 1/4 stick  of butter in a mixing bowl .

Add 3/4  cup of  brown sugar / white sugar ,

Mix well with a hand mixer.

 add 2  eggs ,  2 teaspoon of vanilla essence  and a table spoon of  vegetable oil . Mix  again .

Step 4:-  Add  1 1/2  cup of all purpose flour  ( maida)   and 1  teaspoon  of baking powder . 

Mix  again .

Step 5:-   Now add  Step 2  "cooked dates" ,

Combine  well .

Step 6:-  Pour 'the  step 5  batter '  into a  Ovenproof pan ,

Bake for  42-45  minutes ,

until a '' wooden tooth pick '' inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the pan  and place in a  cooling rack for 10-15  minutes .

Step 7 :-  Date  cake is ready......................Enjoy ....JA-Mathew- 

Rava Upma ( Kerala Style ) RECIPE#210

Step 1:- Heat a pan 

add 3  table spoon of  ghee / vegetable oil ( canola) ,splutter 2 teaspoon of mustard seeds ,

now add  curry leaves ( 1 twig),

 add  onion (  1/2 of a bog one  FINELY chopped , yellow/white ) ,      green chillies  ( 3-4  FINELY chopped  ), ginger ( 3" FINELY chopped  ) ,  carrot ( one  FINELY chopped ).  Saute for 2-3 minutes . 

Now add celery ( 2  stalks FINELY chopped ) , and  Saute  until  the onion becomes transparent . 

Now add the  Rava / sooji ( 1 1/2  cups ) 

 "Roast"  the rava / sooji   for 4-6 minutes on medium high flame , add salt .

now add 3 1/4 cups of hot water  (  add water slowly and  combine  at the same time  ) , 

combine well . Cook for another 1-2 minutes on low flame .

Step 2:-    Rava/ Sooji  Upma ( Kerala Style )  is  ready.......  Enjoy  with banana/white sugar/brown sugar. it goes well even with curries ......  ....:) ...... JA -Mathew- 

Banana Cupcakes RECIPE#209

Step 1:-   Preheat the oven to 300 Degree Fahrenheit .

Step 2:- Grease  a cupcake pan  and keep aside  OR USE  nonstick  farberware cupcake  pan.

Step 3:-   Melt 1/2 cup of butter in a mixing bowl .

Step 4:-   Add 1 1/4  cup of sugar  , 

2  eggs , 1/2 teaspoon of salt  to step 3 bowl .

  Step 4:-  Mix well with a hand mixer.

Step 5:-   Mash 4  bananas (  2 ripened  and  2 ''over ripened''    ) ,  

and add 2-3 drops of Vanilla extract and combine well .  And keep aside .

  Step 6:-      Combine  3 1/2  cup of all purpose flour  ( maida) , 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 2  teaspoon  of baking powder . 

Step 7:-   Now add  Step 6 flour to step 4 bowl ,Combine  well with a hand mixer.

Step 8:-   Now add step 5  mashed banana 

Combine  well with a hand mixer.

Step 9:-   Fill each cups  three fourths full ( ~ 2 tablespoon ) . [ This  mix/ 'batter' will make 15-17 cupcakes  ]

Bake for  16 - 22  minutes , 

until a '' wooden toothpick '' inserted into the center of the  cup cake comes out clean.

Step 10:-  Remove from the  cupcake pan  and place in a  cooling rack for 15 minutes .

Step 10:-   Banana Cupcakes  are ready...........Enjoy.......  JA- Mathew- ......:) 

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