Shugar N Spices

Ingredients: Butter : 3 tbsp  Flour : 3 tbsp Milk : 3 cups Salt and pepper to season  Bay leaf : 1 (optional) Nutmeg grated : a pinch (optional) Method: In a pan, heat milk with bayleaf for a few minutes then discard the bayleaf. In another pan, heat butter, as it melts add flour and stir/mix using spatula or spoon.  Keep the flame low to medium. We don't want flour to be raw but it should not burn nor change color. After few minutes add warm milk and keep stirring with the whisk so that there are no lumps. Start with a little milk at a time, once you get a homogenous mixture add rest of the milk Boil for a few mins, add salt and pepper to season. Add a pinch of grated nutmeg in end.  Notes: Using bay leaf is completely optional.  you can also use half onion in place of bay leaf or both. Keep stirring the sauce to avoid burning and to avoid any lumps. Although recipe call equal amount of butter and flour, i like to add l...

Ingredients : All Purpose Flour : 200gms Whole wheat Flour : 100 gms Instant yeast : 1/2 tsp Milk Powder : 1.5 tbsp Milk :200 ml ( +  2-3 tsp for brushing) Water : 50 ml Sugar : 1 tsp Olive Oil : 2 tbp Salt : 1-2 tsp Butter : a little for brushing Method : In a bowl mix APF, WWF, yeast and sugar.  Add luke warm milk and water.  Mix and knead it for around 15-17 minutes. Keep dipping your hands in oil, but don't add extra flour. Knead till you get soft and elastic dough.  Keep it in a well oiled bowl, cover and let the dough rise for 2 hours or till it doubles in size.  After 2 hours, punch the dough, add salt and knead again for 2-3 minutes. you can add 1-2 spoon of flour at this stage, if you are unable to handle the dough.  Divide dough in 9 equal parts ( I got 9 balls each weighing around 62-64 gms)  Roll each and shape in tight balls by bringing corners to the center and cupping it. Place them in a greased ...

PAV BHAJI Follow  @shugarNspices  on Facebook Follow  shugar_n_spices  on Instagram *Please do go through the notes in the end, before starting to prepare the bhaji Ingredients : Onion : 1 - chopped + 1 for serving Tomato : 3 - chopped or pureed Green capsicum : 3 tbsp chopped Potato : 3 - boiled and mashed Peas : 1/2 cup Carrots :  3/4 cup Beans : 1/2 cup Caulflower : 1/2 cup Red capsicum (optional) : 1/4 cup Oil : 2 tsp Butter : 4 tbsp Green chili : 2 tsp finely chopped Ginger garlic paste : 1-2 tsp Fresh green coriander : 3-4 tbsp - finely chopped Spices : Turmeric : 1/4 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder : 3 tbsp Corainder powder : 2 tsp Pav bhaji masala : 4 tbsp Salt : 2-3 tsp Onions, lemon juice, butter, fresh coriander to serve Method : In a pan or kadhai, start by heating oil. add 2-3 tb sp of butter. Once hot, add chopped onions. Saute for 5 mins.  Add ginger garlic and green chili. coo...

VEGAN ORANGE CAKE VEGAN ORANGE CUPCAKES Follow  @shugarNspices  on Facebook Follow  shugar_n_spices  on Instagram I generally do a lot of vegetarian (Egg-less) cakes, but this was my first try on a vegan cake and it came out unbelievably soft and delicious. Ingredients: Oranges : 2-3 (for juice and zest) Orange juice : 1/2 cup  Orange Zest : 2 Tsp All Purpose Flour : 200 gm (around 1 & half cup + 2 Tbsp) Baking Powder : 1&1/2 Tsp Baking Soda : 1/2 Tsp Sugar : 3/4 cup (around 100 gm) Yogurt : 1/2 cup Oil : 1/2 cup Method: Preheat oven to 350 ℉ or 180 ℃. Sieve Flour + BP + BS twice.  Prep 8 inch baking tin or 12 cupcakes tray (grease and line with parchment paper/ muffin cups) In a bowl take yogurt, add sugar in it and whisk well for few minutes; till its creamy & airy.  Add oil to it and whisk again for few minutes Add orange juice and zest and mix well.  Add dry ingredients in 3 batches an...

This is a very simple recipe. I like experimenting with different types of flavors and types of cheese and I personally like this combination a lot and hence penning it down. Ingredients : 1 Zucchini thinly sliced (32 slices) oil to saute zucchini - 1-2 tbsp Gouda cheese - mozzarella cheese - salt pepper dries mixed herbs, dried oregano, mango curry spread and garlic sauce (sauce of your choice) - 2 tbsp of each Bread slices - 2 ghee or butter - 1-2 tsp Method : Saute zucchini in little oil in a frying pan Slightly heat the bread slices on on side only on the heated side apply the sauce or spread of your choice add Gouda cheese Spread out zucchini slices ( closely packed) Sprinkle salt, pepper, mixed dried herbs, and dried oregano. Top with some mozzarella cheese. In the pan brush some ghee or butter. Place the toast on it and cook it covered for 3-4 minutes on low-medium heat. Serve hot Notes: This is a very flexible recipe -  use sauces...

Ingredients: Jaamun - 250 gms Mint leaves - 15-20 Water - 3 cups  Salt - 1/2 tsp Sugar - 5-6 tbsp Roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp Chat masala - 1 tsp Lemon juice - 2 -3 tsp Kala namak - 1/2 tsp Method: Boil water. Add salt sugar and jaamun to it and let it boil for 5-6 mins till jaamun becomes soft. Add mint leaves and boil for 5 more mins. Let it cool. Now sieve the mixture and mash the jaamun with your hand to get as much pulp out as possible. Discard the leaves, seeds and  jaamun skin. Add remaining ingredients to the concoction.  Mix well. Increase the sugar if required. Pour in moulds and freeze for 7-8 hours or overnight. Notes: The amount of sugar depends on your taste Sprinkle some chat masala after unmoulding while serving It gives a sweet and sour taste like kala khatta.

Ingredients: whole wheat flour - 1 1/2 cup  Jaggery - 200 to 220 gms water - 120 to 130 ml ghee - 1 tbsp cardamom powder - half to 1 tsp dry fruit for garnishing - 8 almonds or cashews Method: Dry roast the flour on low flame and keep stirring. Roast it till it gives nice aroma around 15 mins Remove from heat allow it to come to room temperature. In another pan heat jaggery and water, on high flame till mixture comes to boil. Then reduce to medium flame for 6-8 mins. Add cardamom powder. mix properly and remove from heat. Sieve the jaggery syrup before mixing with flour Now pour half the syrup on the flour and mix with spoon or using hands. Mix properly and rest of the syrup and mix. Do not knead too much just mix so that dough comes together. Now add ghee and knead for a few seconds. Take about one and half tbsp of dough and shape in form of peda. Garnish with halved cashew or almond. Let it cool completely and store in airtight container. N...