Braided Bread with Carrot & Paneer Stuffing

Ingredients

Al purpose flour /Maida          : 2 cups
Dry  Yeast                              : 1 tsp
Honey                                     : 1 tbsp
Lukewarm water                     : 1/2 cup
Salt

For the stuffing

Grated carrot         : 1 cup
Grated paneer       : 1/2 cup
Chopped tomatoes : 1/4 cup
Chopped onion      : 1/4 cup
Pav bhaji masala    : 1 tsp
Red chilly powder  : 1/2 tsp 
Jeera                      : 1/2 tsp
Salt 
Coriander leaves 
Oil

Heat oil in a pan,add jeera and let it splutter.
Add chopped onion and tomatoes and mix well.
Add carrot,paneer ,salt and stir for few minutes.
Add the masala powder and let it fry for few minutes.
Finally add coriander leaves and keep aside.

Method

Preheat oven to 200C
Mix flour,honey,yeast,salt,water and knead gently.
Dust the working surface with little maida,and knead the dough for for minutes.
Transfer the dough into a bowl ,cover with a towel and let it rise for 1 hour. 
Roll the dough into rectangular shape.
Place stuffing in the center .
Make slanting cuts both sides,braid the strips up over the filling .
Finish the folding and transfer the loaf into a greased baking tray.
Let it sit again for 1/2 an hour.
Brush the top with olive oil or milk and bake for 20 minutes.
Let it cool down for few minutes.
Slice and enjoy .

Sending this to Anu's Guest host event Bake fest  

Eggless Dates & Walnut cake

Ingredients 

Maida /All Purpose flour   : 11/2 cups
Dates                               : 20 
Walnuts chopped             : 1/4 cup 
Raisins                            :  2 tbsps
Butter                             : 1/2 cup 
Condensed milk             : 1/2 cup 
Baking soda                  : 11/2 tsp 
Baking powder              : 1 tsp 
Water ( for soaking dates ) : 1/2 cup

Method

Preheat oven to 180 C
Soak dates in warm water for 1/2 an hour.
Sift the maida, baking powder and baking soda together for 3 times.
Grind dates to a smooth paste.
In a wide bowl and condensed milk,pureed dates, butter and mix together.
Add flour little at a time and keep mixing.
Make sure there is no lumps.
Fold in the walnuts as well.
Pour the batter into a greased Baking tin/ pan and bake for 40 minutes.
Once done , take the cake out and allow it to stand for few minutes.
Serve and enjoy..

Eggless Pumpkin Flax seed Bread

Ingredients 

Maida /All purpose Flour      : 11/2 cups
Chopped Pumpkin                : 2 cups
Flax seed meal                      : 1 tbsp
Water                                   : 3 tbsps
Sugar                                    : 3/4 cup
Cinnamon powder                 : 1/4 tsp
Ginger powder                      : 1/4 tsp
Baking powder                      : 1/2 tsp
Baking soda                           : 1/2 tsp
Oil                                         : 1/2 cup
Salt

Method 

Preheat oven for 10 minutes .
Cook pumpkin pieces in little water and grind to a smooth paste.
Mix flax seed meal and water and set aside.
Combine flax seed mixture, pumpkin puree, oil and mix well.
Add sugar to it and mix well.
In a large bowl mix together flour, salt, baking powder,baking soda, ginger powder and cinnamon powder.
Now add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and fold in gently without lumps.
Transfer to a greased loaf pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let it cool on a wire rack.
Slice and serve.

 

Eggless Marble Cake

Ingredients  

All purpose Flour/ Maida    : 1 cup
Butter                                 : 1 cup
Condensed Milk                 : 1 cup
Baking powder                   : 1 tsp
Baking soda                          : 1 tsp
Vanilla essense                    : 1 tsp
Cocoa powder                       : 3 tbsps
Salt                                       : a pinch

Method 

Preheat oven to 200 C for 10 minutes.
Sieve Maida, Baking powder and Baking soda together.
In a large bowl add butter,condensed milk, vanilla essense and mix well.
Add flour little at a time and keep mixing.
Make sure there is no lumps.
Pour 1/2 amount of batter into the greased baking tin.
Add cocoa powder to the remaining batter and gently mix.
Pour the cocoa mixture over it and briefly swirl the mixture together with a fork to get a marble effect.
Bake fro 40 minutes.
Cool the cake on a wire rack.. 
Serve.. 

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Homemade Eggless Mayonnaise

Ingredients :

* Milk powder - 5 tbsp
* Salad oil - 10 tbsp
* Mustard powder - 1 tsp
* Pepper powder - 1 tsp
* Salt - to taste
* Vinegar 1 tsp

Method :

* Take mustard powder, pepper powder, milk powder and salt. mix well using blender or whisk.. Then slowly add salad oil and you can notice the mayonnaise will get thicker in consistency . Stop blending now and add vineger. Use this as a bread spread or in vegetable salads.. Transfer it into glass container and refrigerate.