Granny's Recipes

Tea Time Snacks - Plain and Kali Mirchi Mathri

2007-08-10T23:36:00.002-07:00

Tea Time Snacks

Plain Mathri

Ingredients

Maida - 250 grams
Rawa / Suji - 1/4th cup
Salt - As per taste
Ghee - 1/4th cup
Ajwain - 1/2 teaspoon
Water - as required to knead maida into a tight dough

Method

Sieve maida, add rawa, salt, ghee,ajwain and knead into a tight dough
Now keep this aside for 5min
Now make small-small balls of around one rupee coin and press them in between your palms
Take ghee in a pan, haet it and fry these until they turn light brown
Let them cool, after it cools, store in an airtight container
Serve them with aachar as a snack

Kali Mirchi Mathri

Ingredients

Maida - 250 grams
Rawa / Suji - 1/4th cup
Salt - As per taste
Ghee - 1/4th cup
Ajwain - 1/2 teaspoon
Kali Mirchi -1 and half teaspoon, half ground(remember, donot ground the kali mirch soo much that it becomes powder, let the kali mirch pieces be a little big, which can be chewable)
Water - as required to knead maida into a tight dough

Method

Sieve maida, add rawa, salt, ghee,ajwain,kali mirch and knead into a tight dough
Now keep this aside for 5min
Now make small-small balls of around one rupee coin and press them in between your palms
Take ghee in a pan, haet it and fry these until they turn light brown
Let them cool, after it cools, store in an airtight container
Serve them with tea
These can also be eaten as a snack with aachar
NOTE : You can also use oil instead of ghee and when u use ghee(to knead the dough) heat it, and knead the dough using warm water, but if you are using oil, ou can use cool water to knead the dough
These can also be eaten as a snack with aachar

NOTE : You can also use oil instead of ghee and when u use ghee(to knead the dough) heat it, and knead the dough using warm water, but if you are using oil, ou can use cool water to knead the dough

Sticks and Straws

2007-08-08T22:23:00.002-07:00

Starter-masala, ajwain and cheese sticks

Masala Sticks

Ingredients

Maida - 150grams
Salt - 1/4teaspoon
Water - 1 /2 cup oras required(for kneading the dough)
Bakery butter - 5grams
Sugar - 5grams
Compressed yeast or fresh yeast - 5 to 7 grams
Pepper powder -1/4 tea spoon
Red chilli powder - 1/4teaspoon
Coriander leaves - 1/4cup
Mint leaves - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 3-4 finely chopped

Method

Make a well of maida, add salt, butter,sugar, yeast, water, leave aside for 5min. Now add pepper powder,red chilli powder,coriander leaves, mint leaves,green chillies, and make a soft dough.
Now roll them into sticks, brush them with milk mixed with sugaer, and bake them in a preheated oven at 180degree centigrade for about 30min or till done
Cool and store them in an airtight container, and serve with soups.

Ajwain Sticks

Ingredients

Maida - 150grams
Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
Water - 1/2 cup or as required
Bakery butter - 5grams
Sugar - 5 grams
Compressed or fresh yeast - 5 to 7 grams
Ajwain - 3/4 tablespoon

Method

Make a well of maida add salt, butter,yeast, sugar and add water, leave for 5min and knead into a soft dough
Now top with ajwain and brush them with milk mixed with sugar and bake it in a preheated oven at 180degree centigrade for about 30min or till done
Cool and store in an airtight container and serve with soups.

Cheese Straw Sticks

Ingredients

Maida - 150grams
Salt - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/2cup or as required
Bakery butter - 5 grams
Sugar - 5 grams
Compressed or fresh yeast - 5 to 7 grams
Cheese - as required

Method

Make a well of maida, add salt, butter, yeast,sugar and water, and leave aside for 5min, and knead it into a soft dough
Now shape them into straws, brush them with milk mixed with sugar and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree centigrade for about 20 - 30min or till done. Just before removing from the oven, grate cheese on these straws and further bake for 5min.
Before serving, Reheat and serve

Starter - Plain and Jeera Soup Sticks

2007-08-07T09:28:00.000-07:00

Plain Soup Sticks

Ingredients

Maida - 150 Grams
Water - 1/2 Cup or as required
Bakery Butter - 5 grams
Salt - 1/4 Teaspoon
Sugar - 5 grams
Compressed Yeast or Fresh Yeast - 5 to 7 grams

Method

Take maida add salt, butter, yeast, sugar and water, leave for 5 minutes and knead it into a soft dough.
cover the dough with a wet thin cotton cloth and keep aside for 30 minutes.
Then roll the dough into long sticks and straws and further leave them for about 15 minutes.
Now brush them with milk mixed with sugar and bake them in a preheated oven at 180 Degree Centigrade for about 30 minutes or till done.
Now cool them and store in an air tight container.
Serve with soup or can be eaten just like that.

Jeera Soup Sticks

Ingredients

Maida - 150 Grams
Water - 1/2 Cup or as required
Bakery Butter - 5 grams
Salt - 1/4 Teaspoon
Sugar - 5 grams
Compressed Yeast or Fresh Yeast - 5 to 7 grams

Method

Take maida add salt, butter, yeast, sugar and water, leave for 5 minutes and knead it into a soft dough.
cover the dough with a wet thin cotton cloth and keep aside for 30 minutes.
Then roll the dough into long sticks and straws and further leave them for about 15 minutes.
Top with jeera (cumin seeds), brush them with milk mixed with sugar and bake them in a preheated oven at 180 Degree Centigrade for about 30 minutes or till done.
Now cool them and store in an air tight container.
Serve with soup or can be eaten just like that.

Starter - Sticks and Straws (Basic)

2007-08-06T10:43:00.000-07:00

Basic Dough For Sticks & Straws

This item is served with soup like bread crumps.

Ingredients

Maida - 150 Grams
Water - 1/2 Cup or as required
Bakery Butter - 5 grams
Salt - 1/4 Teaspoon
Sugar - 5 grams
Compressed Yeast or Fresh Yeast - 5 to 7 grams

Method

Take maida add salt, butter, yeast, sugar and water, leave for 5 minutes and knead it into a soft dough.
cover the dough with a wet thin cotton cloth and keep aside for 30 minutes.
Then roll the dough into long sticks and straws and further leave them for about 15 minutes.
Use them fried or baked.