Wheat flour Goodday Biscuits

Welcome to lockdown baking. Its a real challenge when you have limited resources and at the end you have to make your kids happy. So here is an easy and healthy option of a cookie I would like to share with my readers.

Ingredients

1. 1 cup wheat flour

2. 1/2 cup butter

3. 1/2 cup powdered sugar

4. 1/4 cup cashew nuts

5. 2 pinch cardamom powder

6. 1 tbs corn flour

Method

Step 1:-

 In a mixing bowl take salt butter at room temperature and add sugar to it. Beat them until butter become light in color and fluffy. ( This is very important step as final outcome depends on this beating process)

Step 2:-

Next sieve wheat flour and corn flour to it. Add cardamom powder and coaresly crushed cashew nuts. Then to form a semi soft dough get the mixture together without applying much pressure.

( If u find your dough hard just add additional melted butter to form semi soft dough)

Step 3:-

Take small portion of cookie dough and flatten it with your fingers then press gently using toothpick to make desire design.

Step 4:- 

Repeat step 3 for rest of the dough to form small cookies. With these measurements approximately you can make 12-14 cookies.

Step 5:-

Pre heat oven at 180* C. Bake the prepared cookies for 18-20 mins. Enjoy homemade healthy cookies with hot tea or coffee. 

Makhani Pasta

Hello everyone,

Today I am going share with you a fusion pasta recipe inspired by Indian flavors. Pasta combined with creamy makhani gravy and it taste heavenly.  I called it as "Makhani Pasta" .

Ingredients:-

1. 2 &1/2 cup boiled pasta

2. 2 medium size tomatoes

3. 2 medium size onion

4. 2-3 garlic cloves

5. 5-6 cashew nuts

6. 1 whole red chilli

7. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

8. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

9. 1/2 tsp coriander powder

10. 1/2 tsp garam masala

11. Salt as per taste

12. 1/4 cup cheese

13. 1 tsp oregano

14. 2 tbs butter

15. 1/4 cup milk

16. 1/4 to 1/2 cup water

17. 3 tsp corn flour

18. 1 tsp of dried fengreek leaves

Method

Step 1 :- To cook pasta

Take a kadhai or a broad vessel and boil pasta of your choice in sufficient amount of water by adding salt and 1/2 tsp oil. Once it is cooked drain the excess water  and keep it a side.

Step 2 :- Making pasta Sauce

1. Take pan keep it on a medium flame, add butter and then add cumin seeds, whole red chilli, chopped garlic and onion. Satute it for a min and then add tomatoes and cashew nuts as well as 1/4 cup of water.

2. Now for seasoning add turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt to taste. Cook it for 2-3 mins. Allow mixture  to cool completely and grind it to form smooth pasta sauce.

Step 3  : Making pasta

1. Put a pan on medium flame. Add 1 tbs butter and saute diced green bell pepper for 30 sec. Add the prepared makhani pasta sauce and cheese.

2. Take a small bowl and make corn flour slurry using milk. And add it to pasta sauce. Stir it continuously until sauce get thickens. 

3. Add oregano and dried fengreek leaves to enhance it's flavour. Finally add boiled pasta and tossed it in the sauce. 

Enjoy yummy pasta with your dear and near ones.