Onion Fritters (Pakora)

Happy Ramadan everyone !

I havent been posting much here, even though i am free from everything these days (apart from making cakes of course !)

I've had a few recipes that i've wanted to blog about, just couldnt find the time !

I'm still waiting for my result, yea, i still dont have an MBBS degree :( (hopefully they'd announce the result soon)

Lets come down to the recipe i'd be sharing today,

These are onion Fritters that my mother makes, she adds anything she can find in these :D

so they are actually onion, spring onion and so-many-other-things fritters :D

i've been having these in Ramadan for as long as i can remember. Our Iftar table is not complete without these !

They are crispy and spicy and super delicious !

(This recipe is very versatile, You can adjust all the ingredients according to your taste)

You'll need

1/2 cup of Gram Flour (Besan)

1/2 tsp of Baking soda (Meetha soda, as we call it here)

Salt to taste

1/4 tsp of Red chili powder

1/4 tsp of Red Chili Flakes

1/4 tsp of Cumin (zeera)

1/2 tsp of Coriander seeds

1/4 tsp of Oregano

1 Onion sliced

2-3 Spring onions (sliced with the green part)

2-3 Green chilies

1 small Potato (Diced)

a handful of Coriander leaves

Mix gram flour with baking soda.

Add water and beat to make a thick paste. Make sure there are no lumps.

Leave for 2-3 hours.

When you are ready to fry them than add the other ingredients !

Salt, red chili powder, Oregano, Red chili flakes, Cumin, Coriander seeds, Green chilies

Add sliced onion

..diced potatoes

...spring onions and coriander leaves

Mix everything together, add water if necessary but make sure that it stays together !

drop the batter in hot oil with a spoon or use your hands to form Pakorey !

Deep fry till golden brown.

Serve with ketchup or Green coriander and mint chutney!

Garlic Bread

I love Garlic bread, and i'd be surprised if somebody here says that they don't!

Who doesn't love a nice piece of buttery, garlic-y bread !

And to take it to a next level, I made the french bread from scratch too ! :O

i know, i couldn't believe it myself :D

haha :D

You can definitely use ready made french bread if you don't want the hassle of  making one from scratch 

So down to the recipe

Ingredients: (for the bread) 

(this makes 1 large loaf of bread)

2 1/2 cup of Flour

1 tbsp of Yeast

2 tsp of Sugar

1/2 a tsp of Salt

1 cup of Warm Water

(for the garlic bread)

French bread sliced diagonally 

5-6 tbsp of Melted Butter

2-3 Large cloves of Garlic (Crushed)

a pinch of Salt (if you are using unsalted butter)

1/4 tsp of Black pepper

1/2 a tsp of Mixed Italian herbs (You can use any other herbs you like)

1/2 a cup of Cheese (cheddar or mozzarella)

Place warm water in a bowl, add sugar and yeast. 

Leave to bloom for 5-7 minutes

Than add all the flour and salt

Mix and knead to form a medium dough.

Leave to rise for an hour.

Look at this beautiful airy dough.

Punch it down (dont cringe, it will rise again).

Make the french bread shape and place it on a lightly grease baking sheet.

Place it in a COLD oven. than turn it on at 160 degree centigrade. 

I repeat, DO NOT PREHEAT THE OVEN.

Turn it on when u place the bread in.

Check after 25-30 minutes. It should be lightly brown on the bottom and on top.

Take it out and leave to cool.

Meanwhile mix together melted butter, black pepper, italian seasoning and garlic. Leave for 10 minutes for the flavors to blend together.

Cut the bread in diagonal slices.

Brush with generous amount of butter mixture

top it off with cheese. Sprinkle with a bit of oregano (totally optional)

Bake in a preheated oven for 5-7 minutes or till the cheese is melted.

Enjoy !!!!

Sharing recipe with Thursdays treasures

Fish Fingers (and a day with VJ Sehrish)

This has been quite an exciting week for me, 

I was asked by Vj Sehrish to join her on her show called 'Girls Republic'

I was ecstatic and nervous and the night before the show I was downright Scared !

It was a first time i was asked to be on TV, and i was really grateful for the opportunity,

I couldn't thank Vj Sehrish enough, she's an amazing person, sweet and so down-to-earth !

Here's a picture of me with Vj Sehrish

...and a cake i made for her :)

Check out more pictures on my page

https://www.facebook.com/Cakesnmorebysidra

Getting down to the recipe now.

My father bought some gorgeous looking fillets of fish a few days back. 

Seeing that beautiful piece of boneless fish, i knew instantly what i wanted to do with it !

(For the record , I've never made fish fingers before)

I didnt really know what ingredients to use, so i just added what i felt would go well with the fish. 

Now i can safely say that this recipe is entirely my own !!

Ingredients :

1 large Fillet of any good Fish

Salt to taste

1 tsp (or to taste) of Red chili powder

1 tsp of Mustard powder

1 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce

Juice of 2 medium sized Lemons

1/2 tsp of Cumin

1 Tbsp of Fish Masala (i used Shaan's)

1/2 tsp of Chinese Salt

1/2 cup of Flour (to coat)

1 or 2 Eggs (for coating)

1/2 cup of Bread Crumbs

2 gorgeous fillets of fish!

(I doubled the recipe)

Cut in Fingers

(Excuse my weird butchering skills!)

Add all the spices. Marinate for at least an hour.

Place flour , bread crumbs and eggs in separate plates.

(season the eggs with salt and pepper)

Coat in flour. Shake off excess...

...than dip in egg...

...than coat in bread crumbs.

Deep fry till golden brown

Serve with Ketchup or Raita.

Yum Yum !

Enjoy!!

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New Cakes and Some Gorgeous Jewelry.

Hey guys !!! 

I'd share a few on my recent cakes and cupcakes.

And I'd be telling you about a Facebook Page, They have gorgeous jewelry, Their pieces are exquisite and unique (you wont be seeing them anywhere else !)

They have 18K Gold-Plated Jewelry at a very reasonable price!

They'd ship you the stuff too, no matter where you are !

Check out their page !

https://www.facebook.com/IrisDesignsKhi

Here are a few pictures of my recent cakes, browse through and enjoy !!

Sporty Twins

Perfect Father

 

White Elegance

Canon Camera Cake

Camouflage

Shoe box Cake

Dancing Diva

Graduation Cake

Wedding Cake

Angry Birds Cake