Cook N Bake

Macaroni Risotto - a Spanish dish with rice & macaroni

First layer:

Uncooked thin rice - ¾ cup - cook till soft

White sauce made with:

1 cup milk

butter - 1 ½ tbsp

Cornflour - ¾ tbsp

Second layer :

Macaroni - ½ cup ( boil with salt, 1 tsp oil & plenty of water, then drain)

For the sauce:

Oil - 2 tbsp

Onions chopped - ¼ cup

Garlic - 4 cloves, chopped

Water - ½ cup

Grated cheese - 2 ½ tbsp

Tomato ketchup - ½ cup

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Salt, pepper & sugar to taste

Cool the cooked rice & mix with white sauce.

Spread this as the bottom layer in a baking dish.

Over that spread the cooked macaroni.

For the sauce, heat the oil.

First sauté the onions & then add garlic.

Now add tomato ketchup, water, chilli powder salt, pepper, sugar & grated cheese .

Boil & simmer to get a thick sauce.

Pour this over the macaroni.

Bake at 200 deg C for 20-25 mts.

 

Baked Macaroni & Cheese - the “forever” favourite baked dish.

Cut macaroni - 2 cups

Butter - 2 tbsp

Onion - 1, minced

Maida - 1 tbsp

Milk - 2 cups

Grated cheese - ½ cup

Boiled green peas - 1 cup

Mustard powder - ½ tsp

Pepper - ¾ tsp

Butter - 4 tsp

Bread crumbs - ¾ cup

To sreve with:

Toasts - 3 ( cut into triangles)

Boil macaroni with salt, 2 tsp oil & plenty of water.

Drain & apply a tsp of oil to prevent them from sticking with eachother.

Heat 2 tbsp butter, add minced onion, maida & fry on a low fire.

Slowly stir in milk & cook till smooth.

Add grated cheese, stir till it melts, add green peas, mustard powder, salt & pepper.

Transfer macaroni to a greased casserole.

Pour cheese sauce over it & toss lightly with a fork to coat macaroni.

Toss in bread crumbs with 4 tsp melted butter..

Sprinkle over cheese sauce.
Bake at 200 deg C for 20 mtes.

Cut triangles out of toasts & arrange all around the baked casserole.

 

My dear vpriya !

Welcome to this forum.
You are too sweet in your words to me, thankyou very much !
Most of my recipes fall under S I everyday cooking & so perhaps you can try a recipe per day, changing the category !
I do not see any difference in baking in India & USA. In my recipes, a cup measures 200 ml. May be there 250 ml cup is used.
Make sure you follow the recipe verbatim for baking - that is very imporant.
Hope to hear more F B s from you.
Love,
Chithra.

 

Eggless Carrot Cake – a moist, delicious cake.

Maida - 2 cups

Curds - 1 cup

Melted butter - 1 cup

Powdered sugar - 2 cups

Grated carrots - 3 cups
ground cashewnuts - 1 cup

Baking powder - 2 tsp

Soda bicarb - 2 tsp

Cinnamon powder - 1 12 tsp

Salt - ¼ tsp

Sift maida, baking powder, soda, cinnamon powder & salt.

Beat curds & sugar.

Add this with maida mixture, nuts & carrots.

Finally add melted butter & bake in a moderate (375F-180C) oven afor 45 mts or till done.

Sieve icing sugar on top.

 

Eggless Brownies - they belong to the super-soft category !

This I learnt from a Tarla Dalal demonstration.

Maida - 1 cup

Cocoa - ¼ cup

Baking powder - ½ tsp

Soda bicarb - ½ tsp

Powdered sugar - ¾ cup

Milk - 5 tbsp

Melted butter - 5 tbsp

Curds - 6 tbsp

Chopped walnuts - ½ cup

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Sieve maida, cocoa, soda & baking powder.

Add other ingredients & mix well with a wooden spoon, making sure there are no lumps

Pour into a greased & dusted baking tray 8” by 8”

Bake in a medium oven 400 deg F till done.

Serve warm with vanilla icecream.

 

Brinjal – Potato Bake - Has an Italian touch, though mainly Indian taste !

Medium size violet round big brinjals - 2 ( or 1 big)

Medium size potatoes - 4

Milk - 1 cup (about)

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Fried gram (pottu kadalai ) - 2 tbsp ( powder fine)

Cheddar cheese - 3 tbsp

Oil - 3-4 tbsp

Tomato ketchup - 4 tbsp

Butter - 2 tsp

Salt

Slice the brinjals, round to ½ cm slices.

Smear with salt & leave them for 30 mts for them to leave out the water completely.

Squeeze well & take them

Dip each slice in the fried gram powder & shallow fry on a hot tava with little oil.

Repeat for all the slices.

Boil, peel & mash he potatoes fine.

Add, red chilli powder, salt & enough milk to make it to thick sauce consistency.

In a baking dish, spread half the brinjal slices first.

Over that spread half the potato mixture.

Repeat again.

Spread about 4 tbsp tomato ketchup on top.

Sprinkle grated cheese & dot with butter.

Bake in a very hot oven till the top browns – takes about 15-20 mts.

Serve with a green salad or on its own.

 

Suji (Rava) Biscuit - taste & flavour are unbeatable !

Chiroti rava, if available can be used, for this.

Bombay rava ( suji) - 125 gms

Maida - 125 gms

Sugar - 250 gms

Ghee - 100 gm

Milk - 50 ml

Powder the sugar & beat with melted ghee & cold milk.

Add maida & rava & mix well.

Roll into tiny balls, flatten & make some designs with knife or cookie cutter.

Bake at 400 deg F for about 15-20 mts, till golden colour.

Remove when hot carefully with a palette knife & slowly transfer to a wire mesh to cool.

Makes about 4 dozs.