Shugar N Spices

Ingredients: Fresh Basil - 2-3 cups (150gm) Pine Nuts - 1/3 cups (50-60 gm) Garlic - 2-3 cloves Olive oil - 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese - 1/3 cup parmesan cheese Salt and pepper as per taste Method: Put basil and pine nuts in food processor and pulse. Add garlic and parmesan cheese, and grind. Keep scraping sides using rubber spatula Add olive oil and run the processor. Finally add salt and pepper Notes: Ideal recipe calls for pine nuts, but you can substitute with walnuts Add more oil if you need to preserve for longer time you can use half basil and half spinach

Ingredients : Methi - 1/2 cup finely chopped Cumin - 1 tsp green chili - 1/2 tsp finely chopped (Optional) Green Peas - 1/2 cup boiled Fresh cream - 1 cup Onion - 1 finely chopped or paste Curd - 1-2 tbsp Coriander pd - 1 tsp Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp Salt - as per taste Sugar - 1/2 tsp Method : Heat oil in a pan. Add jeera. Once it splutters add onion, green chili and saute Add coriander pd, and garam masala. Add cured and methi, mix well and cook covered for 5-6 minutes Add salt, sugar, cream and peas Mix and cook for a few minutes Serve with roti, naan or rice Notes: *tastes best when you use the malai layer that forms on milk *Use room temperature curd *If using frozen peas no need to boil 

Ingredients : Rice - 1 cup Garlic - paste or finely chopped - 1 tbsp Potato - 1 medium - diced Carrot - 1 - diced French Beans - 6-7 chopped Capsicum - 1 medium - diced Sweet corn - 3 -4 tbsp Baby corn - 3-4 Green Peas - 1/2 cup Curd - 2 -3 tbsp Tomato - 2 (1 diced and 1 cut in slices) Garam Masala - 1/2 tbsp Chili flakes - 1/2 tbsp or as per taste salt - as per taste oil - 2-3 tbsp processed cheese - 50 gms - grated Method : Cook the rice and keep aside Heat oil in a pan. Add garlic, add onions and saute for 2 mins Add potato, carrot and beans. Saute and cook covered for 6-7 mins. Add capsicum, tomato and spices and cook for a minute Add curd, mix well Now add cooked rice and mix Take the mixed rice in a bake proof dish. place tomato slices on top. Sprinkle grated cheese and bake in preheated oven @180℃ for 10 mins or till cheese melts. Serve immediately. Notes: *If you do not have oven you can cook it on gas in double pan or microwave f

Ingredients : Maida - 150 gms cocoa powder - 25 gms condensed milk - 5 tbsp milk - 125 ml instant coffee powder 1 tsp butter - 80 gms sugar - 60 gms baking powder - 1 tsp baking soda - 1/2 tsp vanilla extract - 1 tsp vinegar - 1/2 tsp For syrup: For Ganache : 2 cups heavy cream 4 cups dark chocolate 2 tbsp butter Method : Sieve maida, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda together and keep aside Mix coffee and vanilla extract with milk In a bowl whip butter and sugar for 5-6 min, using electric blender Add condensed milk and keep whipping now add the dry ingredients and milk mix in batches to the butter mixture Add vinegar in the end and fold everything in using spatula Grease the cake tin and place parchment paper Pour the batter in the tin and tap it Bake in preheated oven at 180℃ for 30-35 mins. let the cake cool in the tin for some time and then unmould it. Notes: *Use room temperature butter *Whip butter and sugar patiently *

Ingredients : Greek yoghurt - 1 cup granola (home made or store bought) - 1 cup whipped cream (optional) - 1/2 cup Fresh Fruits of your choice (i used kiwi & strawberry) - 1/2 to 1 cup, chopped powdered sugar (optional) - 1 to 2 tbsp Method : Fold in yogurt and half of whipped cream. If using only yogurt just whip the yogurt. Coat the fruits in powdered sugar. In a small glass pipe out the yogurt.  Pour a layer of fruits Pour granola layer and fruits again pipe yogurt Repeat the layers Pipe a little whipped cream and garnish with chopped fruits and a slice of strawberry Notes: *Don't make the parfait way ahead of serving else granola will become soggy. *If fruits are sweet you can skip sugar. *Adjust sugar quantity based on sourness or sweetness of fruits you are using *Used chilled yogurt and cream

The recipe below is for one cake. I made 2 cakes and then arranged them in one Ingridients : For cake- Maida - 1/2 cup Cocoa powder - 3 tbsp Baking powder - 1/4 tsp Baking soda - 1/4 tsp salt a pinch water or milk - 1/4 cup coffee powder - 1/4 tsp vanilla extract - 1/4 tsp powdered sugar - 1/2 cup yogurt - 2 tbsp buttermilk - 1/4 cup oil 2.5 tbsp For syrup- water - 1/4 cup Sugar - 1&1/2 tbsp For Ganache- heavy cream - 100 ml semi sweet chocolate - 150 gms cream - 2 tbsp for decorating choco chips Method : Sift all dry ingredients Mix vanilla & coffee with water (or milk) In a bowl whip yogurt and sugar Add oil and whip for a few more minutes Add buttermilk and mix. Now add dry ingredients and coffee mix  Fold using spatula, do not overmix. Grease a 6"-7"baking tin and line with parchment paper Pour batter in the prepared tin and tap bake in preheated oven at 180℃ for 25-30 mins For syrup heat the water add sugar and mix

Shahi Tukda also know as Double ka meetha is a traditional Mughlai dessert. But it has been very common in our sindhi household. It is essentially deep fried bread dipped in sugar syrup, topped with rabdi and lots of dry fruits. The traditional recipe uses white milk bread but you can use brown bread. Also the bread needs to be deep fried but again suiting your preference you can shallow fry the bread. Ingredients  : Bread - 4 Slices Ghee for frying Chopped Dry fruits (cashews / Almond/ Pistachios) - preferably pista For sugar syrup: Sugar - 1 cup Water - 1/2 cup a pinch of cardamom powder For Rabdi : Milk - 3 cups Sugar - 1/2 cup Green cardamom powder (optional) - 1/2 tsp Saffron strands - a few Method : In a pan heat water add sugar and let it boil till sugar dissolves. add cardamom powder cook it till you get one string consistency keep aside Heat milk in a thick bottomed pan Keep stirring and scraping the sides Once the milk is reduced, add

Ingredients: Full fat milk 4 cups (1 litre) lemon juice or vinegar 2-3 tsp Method : In a thick bottomed pan put milk and bring it to boil. Now add vinegar 1 sp at a time and stir.  When the milk starts to curdle stir once and take it off the stove. Drain it in a colander or sieve lined with muslin cloth. Strain off the excess water (whey). Tie a knot or secure with rubberband  Place it on a flat surface and put some heavy weight on top of cheesecloth and leave for 35-40 mins Remove weight and cut cubes. If using for bhurji skip the weight as you will need crumbled paneer Notes *If using lemon juice, rinse paneer with fresh water. *Once milk starts curdling i.e. when the greenish water separates, remove from heat. *Do not over heat *Wait for the milk to boil before adding the lemon or vinegar *Use full fat milk, do not use toned or skimmed milk *To store paneer (homemade or store bought) immerse cubes/block in water in an air tight container and

Ingredients: For Dough: Wheat Flour - 2 cups Salt - 1 tsp Ajwain - 1-2 tsp  Red chilli powder - 1 tsp  Oil - 1 tbsp Water - as needed For filling: Onion finely chopped - 2 tbsp Oil - 1 tsp Jeera - 1/2 tsp mashed Paneer - 1/4 cup Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste Finely chopped green chilli - 1/2 tsp turmeric pd - 1/4 tsp coriander pd - 1/2 tsp jeera pd - 1/2 tsp garam masala pd - 1/2 tsp kitchen king masala - 2/2 tsp amchur - 1/2 tsp fresh coriander - 1 -2 tsp Ghee for frying paratha Method: Mix well all dough ingredients except water. Now add water little by little and knead dough. Keep aside and prepare stuffing. In a pan heat oil. Add jeera Once it splutters add onion and saute for 2-3 mins Add all spices and salt, mix well Add mashed paneer and mix. Finally add chopped coriander and let the filling cool Take ball sized dough and roll in a small disc with center thicker than the edges. Place 2 tbsp of filling and close holding the edge tog

No flour, no sugar, no oil and no whisking. Just blend and bake Ingredients : Oats - 2 cups Ripe Bananas - 2 large Eggs - 2 large Yogurt - 1 cup Honey - 3-4 tbsp Baking powder - 1 tsp Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp Salt - a pinch Vanilla extract - 1 tsp Mix ins / toppings - 1/4 cup (walnuts/ almonds / choco chips / berries) Method : Blend all ingredients together except the mix-ins, in a blender till you get smooth batter. Add the mix ins, save few for topping. Pour batter in greased muffin tin. Top it with your choice of mix-ins. Bake at 200℃ for 16-18 mins, till a tooth pick comes out clean. Notes: *Adjust the qty of honey as per your sweetness liking. *Use very ripe bananas. *Do not use flavored yogurt. *This recipe yields 10-12 muffins. I halved the recipe to make 6 muffins. * Use cupcake liners if you wish to. *These will be dense and not as fluffy or spongy as the flour muffins.

For the quick fix to late night cravings Ingredients : All Purpose Flour - 3 tbsp Baking Powder - 1/8 tsp Baking Soda - a pinch Salt - a pinch Melted Butter - 2 tbsp Milk - 4 tbsp Instant Coffee powder - 2 tsp Condensed Milk - 2-3 tbsp Walnuts - 1-2 tbsp Method : Mix milk and coffee. In a microwave safe mug, mix butter and condensed milk and mix well. Add the coffee milk and mix. Add dry ingredients (Flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt) and mix. Coat the roughly chopped walnuts with some flour, and add to the mug. Give on stir. Do not mix. Microwave on 900 W for 2 min & 10 seconds. Serve warm. Notes: *Use melted butter but not too hot. *You can adjust qty of condensed milk as per your sweetness liking. *If using salted butter do not add salt. *You can use a large mug or two small ones.

Try these "melt in your mouth" cookies. Ingredients: Unsalted butter - 230 gm or 1 cup All purpose Flour - 210 gm or 1 1/2 cup Cornstarch - 50 gm or 4 tbsp Powdered sugar - 80 gm or 3/4 cup vanilla essence - 1 tbsp Method: Cream butter and sugar, whipping with an electric blender for 6-8 mins. Add vanilla essence and whip for another 2 mins Add cornflour and half of the flour and whip for few seconds. Add remaining flour and fold it in using spatula Fill the batter in piping bag and pipe out your desired shapes on cookie tray. Bake in preheated oven for 20 mins @ 180℃ Notes: *Use room temperature butter * Use very fine sugar / icing sugar

Ingredients : Fresh Cream - 1/2 cup Oil - 3/4 cup Condensed Milk - 2 tsp Salt - 1 tsp Crushed Black pepper - 1/2 tsp Mustard powder - 1/2 tsp Vinegar - 1 & 1/2 tsp Method: In a bowl take cream, add condensed milk and beat using electric beater for 3-4 mins Next gradually add oil while continuing to beat for 2-3 mins. Do not stop the beater while adding oil. Add oil in 6-7 batches. Add mustard, salt, pepper and beat for a minute. Lastly add vinegar and beat for few more seconds. Use immediately or store in fridge in an air-tight jar. Notes: *Ensure you use chilled cream just out of the fridge. *Do not add oil at once. Keep beating while adding oil. *I have used freshly powdered mustard, you can use market bought, or ready-made mustard paste. *If using mustard paste reduce vinegar qty to 1 tsp. *Taste in the end and adjust the salt qty.