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Mocha Swirls





What about a 2 in 1; breakfast and dessert in one go?! Wouldn't that be magical 😍

I have been binge watching nadiya hussein's shows lately and couldn't stop myself from baking one of her recipes. And what is best than enjoying mocha swirls/rolls right in the morning! The filling consists of butter, espresso powder, cocoa powder, brown sugar and semi sweet chocolate chips.. What is a better combination, now you tell me?

Aah, in around 75 minutes, these amazing swirls were ready to devour, so simple yet realistically good. I must say, the smell from the oven when these little buns were baking was just divine. My house smelled like one the best bakeries in town and I was awestruck!

The recipe uses self raising flour, which is great when you want to bake instantly and it gives great results always. Unlike cinnamon rolls you do not need to proof them beauties before baking. Just roll them, cut them, smash them, and off they go to bake in the oven.

Without making you drool furthermore, let's get started!

Ingredients:

For the filling:

  • 2 tbsp Unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tsp espresso/coffee granules
  • 2 tsp cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 100 gms semi sweet chocolate chips

For the dough:

  • 2 1/2 cups self raising flour
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 100 gms butter, melted 
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste/vanilla essence
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 200 ml milk

For the icing

  • 2 tbsp warm water
  • 1 tsp coffee /espresso powder
  • 2 Kiri cream cheese cubes, at room temperature 
  • 2-3 tbsp Icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp room temperature butter

Instructions:


  1. In a bowl, combine your filling by mixing melted butter, coffee granules, cocoa powder, brown sugar and chocolate. Set aside. 
  2. Prepare your dough by mixing your dry ingredients first - self raising flour, salt, sugar. 
  3. In a saupan, melt your butter and allow to cool slightly, now add in your milk and the egg yolk sand vanilla bean paste, whisk until combined. 
  4. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in your wet ingredients and knead everything together to form a smooth dough. I'd suggest to set the dough aside for 5 minutes for better elasticity of dough. 
  5. Sprinkle flour over your work surface and place your dough on it. Roll your dough to a rectangle. 
  6. Spread the filling, make sure it reaches every nook and corner and roll tightly starting from the long edge of the rectangle. 

  7. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C and prepare your pan by greasing it with butter. 
  8. Cut the prepared log into 9 equal pieces and smash with your inner palm and place the rolls in your pan starting from the inside and fill it up. 

  9. Brush the rolls with milk and bake for around 30- 35 minutes, once the rolls turn golden. 

  10. Allow the rolls to cool in the pan itself, by placing your hot pan on a cooling rack. 

  11. To prepare the Icing add all your ingredients under Icing in a blender and blend well. This will will give you a semi liquid Icing without any lumps. 
  12. Drizzle the Icing all over the cooled swirls. 

  13. And they are ready! 


Like Nadiya Hussain says, your breakfast and coffee in one go is ready to serve! 😍 




Do try this recipe and don't forget to share your experience/feedback with me here in the comments or feel free to send me a mail. Also, do tag me at #taystedit if you try out my recipes on Facebook, Instagram etc so that I can see when you make it. ♡♡♡♡

Chicken Pakora



Good evening folks!

So a couple of days back I had posted a chicken pakora making scenes and I have been meaning to share the recipe ever since. This one is super simple to prepare and I am sure all the ingredients are readily available in your pantry.

Onion pakoras are my mom's favorite. So one day when she had leftover chicken breasts, we made it like this and chicken pakora happened. And if you have a food processor, I bet nothing can be easier that making these chicken pakoras especially when you have sudden guests. Great with a hot cup of Chai. 

I usually prepare with the below mentioned spices, but last day I prepared with a Frankie masala powder which had similar ingredients and was good just as well. Though I haven't clicked pictures of the process, will update the pictures in the near future.

Without further a do, lets make this crispy yummy snack.

Ingredients:

  • 2 large onions, thinly sliced
  • 350 grams chicken breast, cubed or sliced
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 tsp lemon juice 
  • 1/4 Turmeric powder
  • 1 + 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder
  • 2 green chillies, chopped
  • 3-4 sprigs of curry leaves, chopped
  • Chopped Coriander leaves 
  • 1/4 tsp pepper powder
  • 1/4 tsp cumin powder 
  • 1/4 Garam masala powder
  • 1 tsp Paprika and or Amchur powder (optional) 
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbsp Corn flour
  • 3 tbsp Rice flour



Instructions :

  1. In a bowl, add in your cut pieces of chicken breast, add ginger garlic paste, salt, lemon juice, Turmeric powder and Chilli powder. **
  2. Now add in your sliced onions and your greens (green chilli, Coriander leaves, and curry leaves). 
  3. Now add in all your powders - cumin, pepper, Garam masala, paprika (optional), and Kashmiri Red Chilli powder and mix. Drop in an egg and mix well. 
  4. Finally add in your corn flour and rice flour and toss well to coat. 
  5. Scoop into medium hot oil and fry for 3 minutes each side and until golden brown and crisp. *



Notes:
**you may store the chicken at this stage.
*Be careful not to burn the onions, burnt onions taste awful so beware. 

Ps : The pic was taken in a hurry, as it was time for iftar, will be updating pictures. In Sha Allah. 

Do try this recipe and don't forget to share your experience/feedback with me here in the comments or feel free to send me a mail. Also, do tag me at #taystedit if you try out my recipes on Facebook, Instagram etc so that I can see when you make it. ♡♡♡♡

TIRAMISU Truffles



Truffles are something that I love to make because
A. Not only are they simple to prepare
B. Requires minimal ingredients
C. Looks appealing
D. Bite-sized
E. Loved by children and adults equally
F. And this one requires no heating element like the gas stove or the oven.

That's like a lot Iot of reasons to love truffles. I was invited for an Eid Preparation Collab and I was quite overwhelmed with ideas that popped in mind. Will share the recipes/ideas soon too.. So stay tuned for that! And I finally settled for these tiramisu truffles as I looked into my pantry and found these savoiardi biscuits (Italian lady finger biscuit) looking at me and waiting to be used up. Tiramisu is something everyone in the family lives but sadly there was no mascarpone cheese with and that is usually the star ingredient of tiramisu. So I wondered, not everyone will have it in their fridge and not everyone can find the mascarpone cheese. So I immediately thought of Kiri cream cheese cubes that we all love. Though I was not quite sure how it would turn out, I took a chance and tried using the cubes instead of mascarpone and oh boy you won't believe me, no one would even make out that there is jot mascarpone in it. Was a big hit! 😍

I felt the need for some chocolatey goodness, so I added a small dollop of Nutella before rolling them into truffles by flattening the prepared tiramisu Truffle balls, flattening, adding Nutella and rolling them again.

Though everyone here detests consuming cocoa powder just like that as I used it to coat the truffles, I still did coat them in cocoa powder to keep its authenticity. I went on to melt some milk chocolate in the microwave and drizzled it over the truffles. Not only it gave a dimension to the truffles, if was definitely appetizing too. So glad to think of it at the last moment.🤤

Without further a do let's prepare these delicious TIRAMISU TRUFFLES! 


Ingredients:

  • 1 pack Savoiardi Biscuits
  • 5 Kiri Cream Cheese Cubes*
  • 3 tbsp Icing sugar 
  • 200 ml hot water
  • 1 tsp instant coffee powder 
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Essence 
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
  • 3 tbsp Nutella
  • 2 tbsp Milk Chocolate, melted 
  • 1 tbsp butter


Instructions:

  1. Blitz and make a powder of the biscuits, and set aside. 
  2. Now using a fork mix the room temperature cream cheese, gradually add in your Icing sugar and then prepare the black coffee by mixing hot water and instant coffee. 
  3. The powdered biscuits are added to the cream cheese and the hot black coffee is also poured in ( add slowly and check consistency, be careful not to make it loose) , mix all of it and combine well.
  4. Finally add your room temperature butter and make balls out of it and flatten to add nuttella (optional step), now slowly bring the sides together make truffles out of it and allow to refrigerate for 2 hours or 1/2 an hour in the freezer. 

  5. Now roll the truffles in cocoa powder and drizzle the melted milk chocolate over them. 


Notes:

*Opening the Kiri cream cheese cube wrappers and placing them in a bowl before bring the cheese to room temperature will make our job of peeling the wrapper easy. 


Do try this recipe and don't forget to share your experience/feedback with me here in the comments or feel free to send me a mail. Also, do tag me at #taystedit if you try out my recipes on Facebook, Instagram etc so that I can see when you make it. ♡♡♡♡

Creamy Coconut Delight



Well well, Eid is right around the corner and this Holy month is coming to an end. May Allah SWT keep our faith intact and help us continue doing good deeds until the end. It is very saddening to think that this beautiful month just got over in a blink of an eye.

I wonder who doesn't like coconut? And it's very tropical flavor. I just love coconut in any form, it simply makes any dish rich and decadent. For the base I have used here lotus biscoff biscuits, not everyone likes its flavor, feel free to use any biscuits of your choice as the base, preferably that is less or non flavored ones. This pudding is just so easy that you do not require the use of any heating equipments, and gets done in 10 minutes. I love lotus biscoff and love love coconut flavor, so this pudding is basically a combination of my favorites! 😁

Super easy desserts are my favorite, especially when you have sudden plans for parties etc the lotus biscuits act as a base for the pudding, then the next layer is goodness of creams - dream whip is whipped in milk and coconut milk (preferably fresh coconut milk, I have used the tin ones, but nothing can beat freshly squeezed coconut milk) and to make it even more delicious and rich, Condensed milk, and thick cream /heavy cream is added. And finally dessicated coconut / toasted coconut is sprinkled for that final touch and texture.

Without further a do, let's get started.




Ingredients : ( Just use half the ingredients if you are 2-3 ppl) 

  • 2 Sachets Dream Whip
  • 1/2 cup cold milk 
  • 1/2 cup cold coconut milk (tin/fresh) + reserve 1/4 cup for biscuits 
  • 200 gm thick cream/ heavy cream
  • 4 tbsp Condensed milk
  • 20-22 Lotus Biscoff biscuits/ any of your choiche
  • 2-3 tbsp Lotus Biscoff spread 
  • Toasted coconut/ dessicated coconut for garnish.


Instructions :

  1. Whip up your dream whip sachets with milk and coconut milk.
  2. And fold in your thick cream and Condensed milk.
  3. Now to a flat bottom dish place your biscuits aligned and pour some of your reserved warm coconut milk*. 
  4. Now drop in your prepared coconut cream and spread out evenly using a spatula. And refrigerate for at least half an hour. 
  5. Finally garnish with some lotus biscoff spread or Sprinkle toasted coconut and/ dessicated coconut. 
  6. Refrigerate and enjoy! 😍 


Do try this recipe and don't forget to share your experience/feedback with me here in the comments or feel free to send me a mail. Also, do tag me at #taystedit if you try out my recipes on Facebook, Instagram etc so that I can see when you make it. ♡♡♡♡

Instant Chicken Tandoori Bows




Chicken Tandoori is definitely a dish most of us love. Well, this Ramadan I have tried to cut down on oil fried food/snacks. That's how I came up with this idea. It is the easiest dish you could prepare for iftar that is oil less, yet filling and delicious.

These bows that you see here aren't puff pastry sheets. Guess what! These are frozen Parathas that I transformed to a puff pastry kinda experience just by baking them. My little one being a puffs lover, this is a snack that had to be invented! 😅

If you are someone like me who stores frozen Parathas for quick access for immediate hunger pangs. Then this recipe is a good hack and delicious! 😋 👌



I prepared the chicken Tandoori Masala, and marinated it for a few minutes and pan fried  the chicken breast and allowed to cool, once cooked, you need to blitz the cooked chicken and make a sauce that comprises of yogurt and Mayo with a dash of chopped Coriander leaves for that hint of freshness.
As simple as that. And the tiny bows were baked to golden perfection by giving an egg wash prior to baking.

Let’s see the ingredients and get started:

Ingredients :

Chicken Marination:

  • 250 gms Chicken Breast
  • 1 tsp Garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp ginger paste 
  • 2 tbsp yogurt
  • 3 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Dried Fenugreek leaves
  • Salt, as required
  • A squeeze of lemon
  • Frozen Parathas

For the sauce:

  • 2 tbsp Mayo
  • 1 tbsp Yogurt 
  • Coriander leaves, chopped 
 

Instructions:

  1. Marinate the chicken breasts, with the ingredients under chicken marination for at least 15 minutes. 

  2. Now in a pan, fry the chicken breast well on both sides 5 minutes on medium high and flip and cook 3 minutes on medium low heat. 
  3. Allow to cool, blitz in a food processor and set aside. 
  4. Now thaw the frozen Parathas one at a time, so that they do not stick to the plastic that comes along with the paratha. 
  5. Once thawed, peel off one layer of the plastic cover of the Paratha and cut a '+' sign, that is horizontal and vertical cut that gives 4 pieces.
  6. Now make a sauce by combining your yogurt, Mayo and Coriander leaves. 
  7. Onto the cut frozen Paratha, smear your prepared Mayo-yogurt sauce and place a tbsp of your blitzed chicken Tandoori on the  end if the triangle and roll them. 
     





  8. Once it reaches the end, press both the sides and pinch to middle to form a bow shape. 

  9. Now give them an egg wash. 
  10. And bake in a preheated oven at 200 Def C for 20 minutes or until golden and crisp. 


Notes: 

You may place a burning charcoal in an aluminum foil and pour a little oil in a sealed pot along the cooked chicken for that tandoori smokey effect, this step is optional. 

For detailed steps on the rolling process, check my YouTube video. 




Do try this recipe and don't forget to share your experience/feedback with me here in the comments or feel free to send me a mail. Also, do tag me at #taystedit if you try out my recipes on Facebook, Instagram etc so that I can see when you make it. ♡♡♡♡

Pull Apart Shawarma Sliders with no egg Garlic Sauce/ Thoum



Like I said, this year, I am actively trying not to consume fried snacks for iftar. That's when I decided to share this slider recipe. This is especially dedicated to all the shawarma lovers out there! Shawarma as sliders may sound weird but let me tell you, it's just sooo good! It's basically like a combination of middle eastern and western food piled up.. One bite and you will want more..

The best part of pull apart sliders is that you don't have to fill them individually and you all your sauces and fillings are done in one go. I love pull apart sliders for iftar because they are less tiresome and more yumminess..

The whole yumminess comes from the garlic sauce or 'toum' like the locals here like to call it. Unlike other garlic sauces, this one is not made using raw egg whites as such, instead it is made using a secret ingredient.. "Corn Flour".. I know right! Don't be surprised, the garlic sauce is really good or even better. For the sauces, I usually use garlic sauce only. When in the mood, I go in for a tad bit of Tahini and go a little crazy over Mayo too. This is completely an optional step.

The bun is super soft, and feels like baby's bum. As these are super soft sliders, I request you to not prepare it in the last moment, as the bun requires enough time to cool. Once cool, you need to cut the sliders in one go using a bread knife for precision. Adding jalapeños bought the sliders to a next level. You may add any other pickled veggies of your choice for that.

The shawarma spiced chicken is oven cooked here. You may fry instead if you do not have an oven. As complicated the pics may look, it is one of the easiest and yummy iftar snacks to prepare. Without any delay, let's get started!

Ingredients:


For Dough of slider:

  • 1 tsp Active dried yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 lukewarm watee
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp sugar 
  • Salt, as required
  • 1 cup lukewarm milk
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • White sesame seeds

For Chicken Shawarma:



  • 500 gms chicken breast
  •  2 tbsp yogurt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 4 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder 
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder 
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder 
  • 1 tsp white pepper powder
  • 1 tsp Black pepper powder 
  • 1 tsp paprika 
  • A pinch of Oregano
  • Salt as required 

No Egg Garlic sauce (thoum) :

  • 1 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup corn flour/ corn starch
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 3 garlic pods
  • 1/2 cup oil 
  • 1 tsp lemon
  • Salt as required 

Adds ons:

  • Chopped Lettuce 
  • Tomatoes, sliced
  • Jalapeños 
  • Hot sauce (optional) 

Instructions :


  1. In a bowl, pour in the lukewarm water and add in your active dried yeast and sugar, mix gently and place a lid and set aside. 
  2. In a stand mixer place your dough hook, or use a mixing bowl and add in your flour, a pinch of sugar and salt as required. Mix gently to combine. 
  3. Now keeping the speed setting of your stand mixer on low, gradually add in your activated yeast and add in lukewarm milk until the dough turns soft and non sticky to touch. (make sure to make a very tight or lose dough) 
  4. Finally add in your room temperature butter to the dough and knead well. 
  5. Allow the dough to proof by placing the dough in a warm area for 1 hour. Once double the size, gently give the dough a slight knead and make medium sized balls and place them on your baking pan/tray lined with a baking paper, place the balls spaced out and allow to proof again. *
  6. Once proofed, apply milk and sprinkle white sesame seeds on top of the sliders, bake the sliders at 180 deg C for 20 minutes or until it bakes well and the top of the sliders brown slightly. 
  7. Allow the sliders to cool well before you slice the sliders horizontally using a bread knife. *






  8. To prepare your no egg garlic sauce/thoum, in a sauce pan, pour your water and add your corn flour, give it a mix and place on flame. 
  9. Once the mixture starts bubbling, set aside to cool. 
  10. Once cool, the mixture hardens, now in a blender/grinder, add your hardened corn flour, yogurt, garlic cloves, oil and salt as required. 
  11. To prepare the shawarma chicken, mix all the ingredients under chicken shawarma and spread well on the chicken, you may either roast* in the oven or fry in a fry pan.

  12. Apply your thoum/garlic sauce on both sides of the slider and place your chopped Lettuce, sliced tomatoes, and add in your jalapeños now place your cooked chicken and place the slider's top half smeared un garlic paste over it. 

  13. Pull apart your shawarma chicken sliders and enjoy! 


Notes :

*By spacing out the dough balls, you allow room for the balls to become bigger into tiny buns. 
*20-25 minutes roasting time, depending on your oven, time may vary. 
*If the sliders don't cool well before you slice, the sliders may fall apart.
*You may use hot sauce or tobasco sauce over the garlic sauce if you like it. 

Do try this recipe and don't forget to share your experience/feedback with me here in the comments or feel free to send me a mail. Also, do tag me at #taystedit if you try out my recipes on Facebook, Instagram etc so that I can see when you make it. ♡♡♡♡
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