exotic-n-easy cooking

Saturday, 11 April 2020

Cheese Capsicum Stuffed Buns

Cheese Capsicum Stuffed Buns.

During this quarantine timing, I tried to play with my passion of baking. I made Cheese Stuffed Capsicum Buns using more of wheat flour. I tried to create version of stuffing according to individual choices. My daughter likes cheese, so I prepared stuffing using cheese with capsicum and schezwan chutney.

Here you can create your own versions of stuffing and enjoy these buns in breakfast, evening snacks with tea time or at any time.

Preparation Time : 5 to 6 hours

Cooking Time : 20 to 25 Min

Ingredients :

Recipe Video :

For Dough :

Whole wheat flour 3/4 cup
Maida (All purpose flour) 3/4 cup
Salt 1 Teaspoon
Sugar 1 1/2 Teaspoon
Yeast 1 Teaspoon
Milk 1/2 Cup
Oil 2 Tablespoon
Butter 1 Teaspoon

For Stuffing :

Paneer Cottage cheese 150 gm
Capsicum green chopped 1 Tablespoon
Bell pepper Red chopped 1 Tablespoon
Onion Chopped 1 Tablespoon
Ginger chopped 1 Teaspoon
Garlic chopped 1 Teaspoon
Green chilly chopped 1 Teaspoon
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Schezwan Sauce 1 Tablespoon
Oil 1 Teaspoon
Salt according to taste

Procedure :

Take 1/2 of the milk lukewarm it, mix sugar and dry active yeast. keep it in a warm place for 20 mins. you will find yeast frothing

Now in a bowl add fortune yeast along with salt, 1 tbs of oil, 1/2 cup of maida, !/2 cup of whole wheat flour and remaining milk. Mix all ingredients and keep aside for 30 mins.

After 30 mins on a clean surface dust the remaining flour, 1 tbs of oil and the flour mixture we made. Now knead all together for 15 to 20 minutes or till you get a smooth and elastic dough.

In a bowl apply oil and rest the dough in bowl for 2 hours, Cover it with a wet cloth of clean film. After 2 hours you will see that the dough is double in size.
While the dough is resting lets prepare our stuffing,
In a pan add oil once oil is hot add cumin seeds, chopped ginger and garlic sauce it
Now add chopped green chillies and onions. cook it for 2 minutes or till you get a light pink colour of onions
Now add capsicum and chopped bell peppers sauce it for 2 mins now add schezwan sauce and salt to this.
Now add paneer to this . cook it for 2 to 3 minutes .. now transfer this sabji or stuffing in a bowl and keep aside.

Now you can see that your dough is ready. So take a baking dish apply oil to it. Divide your dough into eight equal parts. Take one portion flat it with the help of your finger or rolling pin. keep the stuffing in middle as shown in a video. Now fold it and seal all the corners as shown in video. You can make a ball shape also according to your wish. keep this in a baking dish. Make sure that the buns are having some space in between

Repeat the steps with rest of the dough
Once all the buns are ready apply some milk of oil on it and cover the baking dish with clean film and keep it aside for 20 minutes

Now preheat the oven for 5 to 7 minutes
Place the baking dish in oven for 15 -20 minutes on 120 degree . after 15 minutes do check if the buns are ready and having a nice brown colour on it then switch off the oven but let the buns stay in oven for 4 to 5 minutes .

Once it is done take out the baking dish apply butter on all sides of the bun .. serve it with tea or coffee ...

Thursday, 2 April 2020

Dalgona Coffee

Dalgona Coffee

This coffee has taken over twitter and instagram during the lockdown. It has given people an excuse to enter their kitchens and boast about it to the world. Originated in Indian subcontinent and made popular by a South Korean actor, this recipe is no new news to us. This trend and social pressure made me travel to my childhood where I would use the same recipe as a homemade substitute of CCD's thick, foamy and creamy coffees. So, I hope you would use this recipe to satisfy the trendy norms on social media, use it as an excuse to feel nostalgic or simply to quench your thirst for coffee as a coffee lover.

Serves : 2

Preparation Time : 5 to 7 min

Cooking Time : 0 Min

Video :

Ingredients :

Instant coffee 2 Tsp
Sugar 2 Tsp or according to taste
Water 2 Tbsp
Milk 1 1/2 cup (chilled)
Few Ice cubes
Some Choco chips for garnishing (optional)

Procedure :

In a bowl add sugar, coffee and water

With the help of whipper whip it. Till you get a creamy and frothy texture

Now take a serving glass add ice cubes, pour milk till 3/4 of the glass top it with whipped coffee

Add some Choco chip . mix it well and enjoy ....

Tips :

If you don't have whipper you can simply whisk it with your hand. manually it is time taking and tiering work. but once in a while its ok
You can add sugar according to your taste
It can be serve Cold as well as Hot .. the way you like ....

Sunday, 29 March 2020

Focaccia Bread @Home

Focaccia Bread

Coronavirus is costing us our lives, mental health and our travel time but this is an opportunity to make the most out of these 21 days. While social distancing and lockdown had me bored out of my mind, my hobbies and friends came out as my saviours. Since my childhood, I had thought of joining baking classes, given the situation a class seemed less probable, that's when my friend Preeti Tandon Sridhar helped me out. She mentored me and helped me in baking different kinds of bread. She prefers healthy Baking so mostly she uses wheat flour for cakes and cookies. You can check her blog Cakes &Curries for amazing recipes. After 15 days of practice and failed attempts of baking I managed to make a bread that now confident to share with you.

Quarantined within 4 walls and not satisfying our usual living style of enjoying pizza, garlic bread and Focaccia bread tends to make us frustrated. So use this recipe, sit with a Focaccia bread and find solace amidst the mess this world is in.

Preparation Time : 5 to 6 hours

Cooking Time : 20 -25 min

Ingredients :

Maida (all purpose flour ) 1 1/2 cup
Milk 3/4 cup
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt 1tsp
Oil 2 Tbsp (I used olive oil)
Active dry yeast 1 tsp
Butter 1 tbs
Pizza seasoning 2 tsp
Chilly Flakes 1tsp
Onion sliced 12 -15 slices
Red bell pepper sliced 10 -12 slices
Olives 2 -3 sliced
Jalapeños chopped 1 tsp

Video :

Procedure :

Take 1/2 of the milk lukewarm it, mix sugar and dry active yeast. keep it in a warm place for 20 mins. you will find yeast frothing
Now in a bowl add fortune yeast along with salt, 1 tbs of oil, 1tsp pizza seasoning, chilly flakes, 1 cup of maida and remaining milk. Mix all ingredients and keep aside for 30 mins.

After 30 mins on a clean surface dust the remaining flour, 1 tbs of oil and the flour mixture we made. Now knead all together for 15 to 20 minutes or till you get a smooth and elastic dough.

Once the dough is ready take a baking dish. I used the round one. Oil the dish nicely and place the dough on it spread the dough and apply oil on the dough. Cover the dish with wet clothe or clean film and keep it aside for 2 hours

Now you will find the dough has doubled in size. Use your fingers and press it firmly. Place sliced onions, bell peppers, olives, jalepenos and pizza seasoning. Again cover it with clean film and leave it for 30 mins.

Now pre-heat the oven for 5 mins and bake your focaccia for 25-30 mins at 120 degree temperature. Once you see nice brown colour of bread, power off oven and leave it in oven for 5 mins. Take it out and brush with butter and serve it.

Saturday, 7 March 2020

Cranberry Chocolate Bar

Cranberry Chocolate Bar

Women never had life easy. We went from being denied the basic right to vote to winning noble prizes. This recipe is dedicated to all women: It is an acknowledgment of their sacrifices and a reminder that they are not alone, no matter what. This women's day feel the pride in overcoming all the discriminatory obstacles you faced, reward yourself for not giving up despite the "rules" of your society. Pamper yourself with this recipe, let the white chocolate bring you the comfort of a break and familiarity of love. Cranberry is known for its health benefits and is hence considered a super food. Today leave the restraints of an independent working woman or a dedicated homemaker behind and be a woman, an individual who is not someone's daughter, mother or sister but someone. This women's day, ladies keep your heels, head and standards high.

Preparation Time : 10 - 15 min

Cooking Time : 1 - 2 min

Ingredients :

White chocolate compound 250 gm
Cranberry dried 100 gm
Pistachio nuts sliced 1 tbs
Rose petals 10 -15
Rose essence 2 -3 drops
Butter paper 1 sheet

Procedure :

Chop white chocolate compound and keep aside

In a bowl take dried cranberry, rose petals and sliced pistachio nuts

Now melt the chocolate . for this you can use microwave or double boiler whatever is easy for you . make sure chocolate is not overcooked.
I used microwave so keep chopped chocolate in microwave for 1 minute on 600 temp. Now take out the bowl and mix the chocolate if it is as smooth as shown in picture then its fine. Otherwise keep it in microwave for 30 secs. Once you get a smooth texture add a 2 to 3 drops of rose essence and mix it again.