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A spicy bun and a great snack that accompanies the wonderful tea..  Ingredients - 2 tbsps Activated Yeast - 1/2 tsp Sugar - 1 tsp Salt (adjust as per taste) - 2 cups All Purpose flour / Maida - 1/2 cup finely chopped Onions - 2 finely chopped Green Chillies - 1tsp Jeera - 1tsp Sesame seeds - chopped Mint leaves - 1/4 cup buttermilk - 1/4 cup oil - 1/4 cup warm water - 2 tsps butter - 1/4 tsps each of Oregano, red chilli flakes, mixed herbs (optional)  How to activate yeast?  1. You will need Active Dry Yeast. 2. Take 1/2 lukewarm water and add pinch of sugar.  3. Dissolve the sugar and sprinkle some yeast into it. 4. Mix and let the yeast be dissolved into the water. 5. It turns little sticky. 6. Now cover the yeast cup and let it turn forthy. 7. The yeast is activated and ready to use.  Recipes 1. Take a bowl, add the flour, activated yeast, salt, sugar,...

A cookie a day keeps the sadness away...  Have one!!!  Ingredients Preparation Time :  30mins Baking Time  : 8 mins Baking Temperature  : 350°F / 180 °C - Nutella 3/4 cup - All purpose flour / Maida 1 ¹/⁴cup - Egg 1 Recipe   1. In a bowl, add egg and beat properly.  2. Now add in the Nutella. Let the egg and Nutella blend in nicely.         3. Finally add the flour and knead using hands. The dough becomes stiff when properly kneaded.                4. This can directly be moulded into desirable shapes if the dough is stiff.  If not you can refrigerate this dough for 20mins and then mould.  5. Take small balls of the dough and press it to shape into a smooth round ball.   6. Place this on the cookie tray and gently press this with a fork. You can make cross marks.   ...

Nutella and Brownies... a combo that makes you feel like heaven   Ingredients - 1 cup All purpose flour / Maida - 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder - 1/2 tsp Baking powder - 4 eggs / 4 mashed bananas - 1 cup Nutella - 1 cup Sugar / 2 cups Brown sugar - 1 cup butter - 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)  - 2 tbps milk Recipe   1. In a bowl, seive in the maida, cocoa powder and  baking powder. Mix them properly.  2.  In another bowl, mix in the butter and sugar / brown sugar.  3. After the sugar os mixed, add 2 eggs at a time and beat in.  To make it eggless, replace the eggs with mashed bananas.  4. Let the mixture be properly mixed.  5. Add in the dry flour mix. 6. Blend in the dry and wet ingredients. 6. Add on the Nutella and milk if the batter is very thick. 7. Dash in the walnuts. 8. Grease the cake pan and pour...

" Chocolates are a love affair which lightens the sweet spirit..  Don't make any excuses for the chocolate..."   Ingredients   Preparation Time : 20 mins  Baking Time : 30 - 35mins Temperature : 180° C / 350 °F For Cake : - 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour / maida - 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar - 1/2 cup (63g) unsweetened cocoa powder - 3/4 teaspoon baking powder - 3/4 teaspoon baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 1 large egg ( Can avoid egg to make eggless)  - 1/2 cup (100g) whole milk - 1/4 cup (55g) oil - 2 teaspoon vanilla extract - 1/2 cup (118g) warm water / coffee decotion - 1 Avacado (optional) - 3 - 4 spoons Nutella (optional)  FROSTING - 1 cup milk chocolate chips - 1/2 cup sugar - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - 1/2 cup butter  - Few drops of milk if needed - 1/4 tsp cocoa powder  Recipe   1.  In a bowl, seive in Maida, baking powder, baking soda, salt &...