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Strawberry Cheesecake

A no bake, cold set cheesecake layered with a classic biscuit crumb and topped with fresh cut strawberries.

Ingredients

  • Marie biscuits – 100gms
  • Unsalted Butter – 100gms
  • Cream Cheese – 200gms
  • Cream – 200gms
  • Condensed Milk – 200gms
  • Gelatin/Agar Agar – 2tbsp
  • Fresh Strawberries – 500gms
  • Sugar Syrup – 3tbsp

Method

  • Melt the unsalted butter in a microwave safe bowl.
  • Blend the biscuits into a fine powder
  • Mix the biscuit and butter together until a mixture forms
  • Place in a springform tin and press to form a smooth layer.
  • Bloom the gelatin using 4 tbsp cold water.
  • In a large saucepan add cream cheese, cream and condensed milk together.
  • Simmer the mixture until a smooth mix is formed.
  • Add the bloomed gelatin(if using agar agar add now without blooming).
  • Let the gelatin melt
  • Pour the mixture over the biscuit layer.
  • Chill in the fridge for 4-6 hrs
  • Slice the strawberries and start arranging into a flower shape.
  • Brush with sugar syrup to get a shine
  • Slice and Serve cold.

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Chewy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Warm cookies are delicious and a comfort food. These cookies are delicious, chewy, chocolatey and loaded with chcolate chunks.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup salted butter, softened
  • ½ cup caster sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp cornflour (optional)
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp water + 1 tsp coffee powder
  • 1/2 cup Dark chocolate chunks

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • In a bowl cream together butter and both the sugars together until fluffy, light and pale.
  • Add in the egg, vanilla and mix well.
  • Fold in the flour, cornflour, baking powder and cocoa powder together until a dough forms
  • Add in the coffee mixture and fold in the chocolate chunks
  • Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes atleast upto 2 hrs
  • Roll the dough into balls and place on the baking rack
  • Bake the cookies at 10-15 minutes until the edges are crispy
  • Allow to cool as they’re very soft when immediately baked.
  • Sere warm with milk or tean and coffee.

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Pita Bread with Hummus and Tomato Relish

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Pita Bread with Hummus and Tomato Relish

Pita bread is a yeast leavened flat bread popular in the middle east, greece and other countries. it is usually served with dips as a mezze platter or stuffed with kebabs to make a pita pocket or futher baked ito chips.

It is traditionally made at a high temperature ranging in between 232–246 °C. It is proofed for a very small amount of time not being more than 15 minutes.

Hummus and Relish are classic dips provided with the pita for a mezze platter.

Ingredients

Pita Bread

  • 1.5 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1.25 cups warm water
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Hummus

  • 1 cup boiled chickpea
  • 2 tbsp tahina(sesame seed paste)
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 4-6 tbsp ice water
  • 3 tbsp olive oil

Tomato Relish

  • 3 tomatoes finely chopped
  • 1/2 tbsp ginger fine chopped
  • 1 onion fine chopped
  • 1 tbsp garlic fine chopped
  • 3 tbsp tomato puree
  • salt to tast
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp vinegar

Method

Pita Bread

  • Firstly take the instant yeast and sugar in a stand mixer bowl or in any bowl in which you will knead the dough. Pour 1 to 1.25 cups water and mix very well with a spoon
  • Add 3 cups whole wheat flour, 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix everything together.
  • Knead the dough into a smooth ball
  • Cover and rest for 15 minutes
  • Divide the dough into balls and roll out using a rolling pin
  • Place a pan on high heat.
  • Place the rolled dough on the pan and add few drops of water and cover.
  • Flip the bread and repeat.
  • Cook until the bread turns slightly brown and puffs up.
  • Serve with hummus and relish or stuff with kebebs

Hummus

  • In a blender add chickpeas, garlic, salt and sesame seeds.
  • Blend into a coarse mixture
  • Add water and oil and blend until smooth
  • Season with paprika and salt.
  • Serve with pita bread

Tomato Relish

  • In a pan heat up 1 tbsp oil and add chopped onions and garlic and cook till light brown.
  • Add in the ginger garlic paste and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add in the chopped tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes
  • Add tomato paste and cook for 3-4 minutes and ½ cup  water and let simmer for 15 minutes or till tomatoes are cooked.
  • Add vinegar, salt and chili powder.
  • Serve with pita bread
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Banana Walnut Cake

Banana Cake is a delicious cake full to the brim with banana’s and walnut. It is healthy and delicious at the same time. Walnuts add a crunch to the cake and also add a different texture.

This recipe yields a 500gms cake or six muffins.

Ingredients

  • Banana mashed – 02no
  • Flour – 1cup
  • Castor Sugar – 3/4 cup
  • Baking Powder – 1tsp
  • Oil -3/4 cup
  • Milk -1/4 cup
  • Eggs – 02no
  • Walnuts chopped -1/4 cup

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • In a large bowl sift together flour & baking powder together.
  • In a seprate bowl whisk together oil and sugar till smooth.
  • Add the Eggs, mashed banana & milk into the oil and sugar mix till shiny.
  • Fold in the strained flour and baking powder mix into the wet ingredients.
  • Add milk and mix till the batter is smoooth
  • Fold in chopped walnut until combined.
  • Pour into a lined baking tray or into muffin liner
  • Bake at 180
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • In a large bowl sift together flour & baking powder together.
  • In a seprate bowl whisk together oil and sugar till smooth.
  • Add the Eggs, mashed banana & milk into the oil and sugar mix till shiny.
  • Fold in the strained flour and baking powder mix into the wet ingredients.
  • Add milk and mix till the batter is smoooth
  • Fold in chopped walnut until combined.
  • Pour into a lined baking tray or into muffin liner
  • Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.
  • Serve warm with tea or coffee.
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Healthy Sticky Toffee Pudding

Sticky toffee pudding is a classic winter dish warm, comforting and cozy. However, it can be really high in sugar, fats and calories. Indibaker brings to you a healthy version of your favourite sticky toffee pudding. This recipe allows you to enjoy the pudding with a hint of indulgence in the salted toffee sauce.

This recipe yields a 300gms cake or three individual serving size.

Ingredients

Date pudding

  1. 120ml strong brewed coffee
  2. 125gms pitted dates
  3. 50gms clarified butter(ghee)
  4. 75gms jaggery
  5. 1 tbsp soaked chia seeds
  6. zest of 1 orange
  7. 65gms flour
  8. 1tsp baking powder
  9. 1/2 tsp baking soda
  10. 25gms walnut

Toffee Sauce

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1/4 milk
  • 1 tsp salt

Method

Date Pudding

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • In a large bowl heat coffee and dates together for 10 minutes.
  • Blend the mixture using a hand-blender into a smooth paste
  • Using a microwave safe bowl melt the jaggery and clarified butter together until melted
  • Pour the melthed ghee and jaggery into the date and coffee mixture.
  • Add the chai seeds, oraange zest, flour, baking powder and baking soda.
  • Mix to form a batter.
  • Fold in the chopped walnuts until combined.
  • Pour it into the pan and bake for 30 minutes.

Toffee Sauce

  • In a saucepan add the sugar and allow to caramelize on low heat.
  • Once it turns to a light amber colour add the cream and milk.
  • Allow the cystalized sugar to remelt.
  • Add the salt and bring to a simmer.

Pour the toffee sauce over the date pudding and enjoy.

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Mushroom and Spinach ravioli

with sundreid tomatoes and parmesan

Ravioli is a traditional italian food made on a day to day basis usually served with a broth or a sauce. Ravioli are commonly square, though other forms are also used, including circular and semi-circular. They are usually described as thin layers af pasta stuffed with a filling.

The filling can range from pesto, cheese, meat to any vegetabele, Mushroom is a classic filling being really delicious and flavorful.

Ingredients

Filling and topping

  • Mushrooms(finely chopped) – 500gms
  • Onion(finely chopped) – 2no
  • garlic(finely chopped) – 10gms/2 cloves
  • white wine – 60ml
  • parmesan cheese grated – 75gms
  • cheddar cheese grated – 50gms
  • milk – 150ml
  • salt – to taste
  • oregano – 10gms
  • spinach chopped – 100gms
  • sundried tomato chopped – 40gms
  • olive oil – 5ml

Pasta

  • Flour – 240gms
  • egg yolk – 3no
  • water and oil – to bind
  • salt – to taste

Method

  • In a mixer add all the flour, egg yolks and salt.
  • slowly add the oil and water till the dough comes together.
  • Wrap the prepared dough in cling wrap and let it chill in the fridge for atleast 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile prepare the filling. In a pan add olive oil, half of the chopped garlic and bith the onions, aloow to cook till translucent.
  • Add the chopped mushrooms and cook till the water realesed by the mushroom dries up.
  • Add half of the chopped spinach and allow to cook.
  • Add the while wine and deglaze the pan, once the wine is evaporated add milk and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Add 50gms parmesan and all the cheddar.
  • Season with salt and oregano and allow to cool.
  • Once your pasta dough is cooled roll it out into thin sheets(you can you a pasta roller if you own it).
  • cut about 36 cirlces from the dough.
  • Place a spoonful of filling in half of the cut circles.
  • Cover the circles with the mushroom filling with the other circles and seal the edges tightly.
  • Boil the ravioli in the water and cook till the ravioli floats to the top. Strain and allow to cool.
  • In a seperate pan heat olice oil. Add the remaining spinach and sundreied tomatoes. add in the cooked ravioli and toss.
  • Sprinkle with parmesan and serve hot.
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Lemon and Mango Meringue Pie

A lemon meringue pie is a classic dessert for the summers. specially for those who love tartness in their desserts. mango adds a tropical flavor as well as a level of sweetness.

the toasty meringue adds a smoky flavor also has a recall value as the meringue is usually toasted in front of the guest.

Ingredients

The Pastry

  • flour – 100gms
  • butter – 50gms
  • water – 2tbsp

Filling

  • egg yolks – 3no
  • lemon juice – 1/4 cup
  • mango puree – 3tbsp
  • sugar – 1/4 cup
  • corn flour – 2tbsp
  • butter – 2tbsp

Meringue

  • Egg whites -3no
  • sugar – 2.5tbsp

Method

  1. In a small bowl mix together flour, butter and water until a smooth dough.
  2. wrap the dough in cling film and chill for an hour.
  3. in a saucepan, whisk together lemon juice, sugar , egg yolks, mango puree and corn flour together
  4. Heat the mixture over low heat until thick. it should coat the back of your spoon and if you run your finger through the back of the spoon the line should stay
  5. Mix in the butter in the lemon mixture and allow to cool.
  6. Roll out the down into 1/4 inch thick sheet
  7. Line the pie pan with oil and put in the pie dough.
  8. Bake in an 180°C for an hour
  9. Once the pie crust is baked allow it to cool for about 30 minutes
  10. While the pie crust is cooling whisk together egg whites and sugar until stiff peaks form
  11. Pour in the lemon mango filling in the pie crust.
  12. Pipe on the meringue and torch with a blow torch.

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Apple Crumble Pie

Apple pie knows no seasons and that is exactly why I don’t wait around for Fall every year to enjoy it. I wanted to share something a little different that still embodies everything I love about traditional apple pie. Today’s apple crumble pie:

Has a buttery, flaky crust.

Has a rich apple filling that’s juicy, compact, sweet, and cinnamon-spiced.

Is topped with a brown-sugary, buttery, toasty walnut crumble.

Is the perfect spot for vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

The pastry

  • Flour -100gms
  • Butter- 50gms
  • Water- 2tbsp

Filling

  • Apples – 04no
  • Cinnamon – 1tsp
  • Lemon Juice – 1tbsp
  • Breakfast Sugar – 1tbsp

Crumble

  • Butter(melted) – 75gms
  • Flour – 95gms
  • Brown Sugar- 95gms
  • Walnuts(chopped) – 95gms
  • Cinnamon – 1tsp

Method

  1. In a small bowl mix together flour, butter and water until a smooth dough.
  2. wrap the dough in cling film and chill for an hour.
  3. Meanwhile, Mix together thinly sliced apples, cinnamon, sugar and lemon together.
  4. roll out the down into 1/4 inch thick sheet
  5. Line the pie pan with oil and put in the pie dough
  6. Fill the apple pie filling in the pie.
  7. In a bowl mix together butter, flour, brown sugar walnut and cinnamon.
  8. Mix together until a homogenous mixture forms
  9. Top te filled pie with the crumble.
  10. Bake in an 180°C for an hour
  11. Slice and serve with Vanilla ice-cream and caramel sauce.
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Lemon Curd Pavlova

Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. It has a crisp crust and soft, light inside, usually topped with fruit and whipped cream, Mine being topped with lemon curd, meringue shards, crumb and whipped cream.

This a recipe inspired by the chef Nigella Lawson but given a few touches

Ingredients

  • Pavalova
  1. 4 egg whites
  2. 240gms castor sugar
  3. 1tsp vinegar
  4. 2 tsp vanilla
  5. 1 zest of lemon
  • Meringue Shards
  1. 2 egg whites
  2. 90gms sugar
  • Lemon Curd
  1. 4 egg yolks
  2. 134gms sugar
  3. 1 Tablespoon lemon zest 
  4. 80ml(1/3 cup) fresh lemon juice
  5. 1/8 teaspoon salt
  6. 86g(6 tbsp.) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • Lemon Crumb
  1. 90gms flour
  2. 40gms sugar
  3. 05gms lemon juice
  4. 30gms cold butter cubed
  • Extra Ingredients
  1. Whipped Cream
  2. Mint
  3. Blueberries/Raspberries

Method

Heat your oven to 180 degree Celsius

  1. Pavlova:- In a bowl add 4 egg whites, lemon zest and vinegar together beat until soft peaks, slowly add in the sugar beating till a hard peak. using a spoon dollop the meringue mixture onto a lined baking tray leaving a small dip in the center for the filling.
  2. Meringue Shards:- In a bowl add 2 egg whites and beat until soft peaks add in the sugar slowly until hard peak smooth onto a lined baking tray in a thin layer.
  3. Bake the pavlova and meringue shards at 90 degree reducing the oven temperature after closing the door of the oven. Bake the meringue shards for 45 minutes and meringues for 90 minutes until the outside is crispy.
  4. Lemon Curd:- Oven a double boiler heat together the egg yolk, sugar, lemon zest and juice until a thick custard like consistency, slowly add in the butter until melted. Remove off heat and cover with food safe plastic, touching the custard so a skin doesn’t form. Allow to cool.
  5. Lemon Crumb:- In a small bowl mix together flour, sugar, lemon juice and butter and mix with hands until a breadcrumb like texture forms. Bake in the oven at 180 till a golden brown color approx. 15-20 minutes.

Assembly

  • Place the crumb in the center of the plate
  • Place the baked and cooled pavlova on top of the crumb
  • Add about 3-4 tbsps. of lemon curd in the center dip
  • Top with blueberries whipped cream, meringue shards and fresh mint.
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Chicken Lasagna

Lasagna is a American-Italian dish that is a layered pasta dish usually made with beef, vegetable and cheese and seasonings and spices such as garlic, oregano and basil. The dish can be topped with parmesan or mozzarella. The cooked pasta is assembled with the other ingredients and then baked in an oven.

Traditionally a beef ragu is made but as being an Indian beef is not used as much so I make a chicken mince and instead of using a béchamel sauce i prefer using pre-made pizza sauce and mozzarella. you can use pre-made lasagna sheets but i like making fresh pasta and i’ll be putting up the recipe for the same

Ingredients

Pasta

  1. Flour – 240gms
  2. Eggs – 03no
  3. Salt – to taste

Chicken Mixture

  1. Chicken Mince – 500gms
  2. Onion(finely chopped) – 2no
  3. Garlic(finely chopped) – 5 cloves
  4. Tomato Puree – 200ml
  5. All purpose seasoning – to taste
  6. Salt – to taste
  7. Smoked Paprika – 05 gms
  8. Oil – 15 ml/1 tbsp

Extra’s needed

  1. Mozzarella cheese grated – 500gms
  2. Pizza/Pasta Sauce – 200gms
  3. Oregano – to taste
  4. Chili Flakes – to taste

Method

  1. Make the pasta by placing the flour in a bowl and add eggs and salt. Knead into a dough until nice and smooth, add water if dry, until it comes together. Rest the dough for 30 minutes.
  2. In a large pan heat oil and add finely chopped onion till transparent and soft, add garlic and fry till fragrant. Add in the chicken mince and fry for a few minutes. till lightly browned.
  3. Add in the tomato puree and add a cup of water.
  4. Reduce until saucy add the seasoning and salt.
  5. Heat the oven to 200 degree F
  6. Roll out the pasta dough until thin.
  7. Boil the pasta till al-dente
  8. In a oven proof 9×9 greased dish add a spoon on the pasta sauce and add boiled lasagna sheet to cover the bottom. Add pasta sauce liberally and cover the pasta. Top with a layer of prepared chicken mince and cover with grated mozzarella.
  9. Repeat until you get three layers of each with the final layer being mozzarella cheese.
  10. Add Oregano and chili flaker
  11. Bake for 20 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden.
  12. Cut into portions and serve.