Yayyyy!!! We are in the last recipe of this baking marathon. For Z, I am going to share popular pita bread from Lebanon – it’s the Zaatar bread or Zaktar bread. It is also known by the name manakish zaatar. It’s flatbread topped with Zaatar spice mix. To simply put, it’s the Middle Eastern delicacy similar to pizza/focaccia….
Breads
Whole Wheat Pav Buns with Vital Wheat Gluten | Eggless Wheat Pav Buns
After Gujiya, here is my second recipe from our India – Pav Buns or as the title says Whole Wheat Pav buns with vital wheat gluten. Homemade Pav buns were on my to-do list for quite a long time and what’s better than posting it during the blogging marathon? So here comes, whole wheat pav buns for the alphabet W.
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Vanocka Bread | Czech Braided Christmas Bread | Eggless Vánočka
After two cakes, I am back with my yeast based bread. This time it’s the famous Czech Christmas bread called Vanocka. It’s braided sweet bread with blanched almonds and raisins. As I managed to prepare a decent challah, I thought giving it a try to the multi-layered braided Vanocka.
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Russian Rye Bread | Rizhsky-Khleb
After few piquant bakes, I am here with yet another bread recipe, but this time it’s with Rye flour and APF. Rizhsky Khleb – unique savory bread from Russia prepared with rye flour with the hint of caraway seeds. This is rustic bread with sweet and savory flavor making it perfect for sandwiches.
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Obi Non
Today’s recipe is a “naan” recipe from Persia called – Obi Non. Obi non or lepyoshka is a kind of flat tandoor bread popular in Afghan, Tajik and Uzbek cuisine. It is shaped like a disc and comparatively thicker than naan. There are different varieties of Naan, and it originates from Central and South Asia with influence from the Middle-East. I am going to share one of the naan varieties called obi non which is quite popular in Uzbekistan.
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Knäckebröd | Rye Crispbread from Sweden
I always learn a lot of new recipes from this month long marathon. In the previous years, I picked safe themes. But this year, I had to come out of my comfort zone and look, I started to explore the recipes from all over the world now. :-) For the alphabet K, I picked a crispbread recipe which is more like a cracker recipe, from Sweden. It’s the Knäckebröd bread prepared mainly with rye flour.
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Ice-Cream Bread | A Two Ingredient Bread
We are on the 9th day of the Baking from around the world theme. I know I have been posting bread recipes with yeast and that takes more than 2 hours to prepare, but today’s bread recipe is super simple. No yeast, No kneading and no waiting time required either. All you need is two main ingredients – Ice Cream and Self-Rising flour. Mix them and bake them. Viola – Ice cream bread is ready. :-) Yes, it’s I for Ice Cream bread today.
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Hallullas | Chilean Biscuits
Another yeast-based bread recipe from Chile. Hallullas are chilian flat round baked bread / soft biscuits perfect for sandwiches. This time instead of preparing them as bread I made them as buns/rolls so that I can serve them along with butter or jam/spread. I love the bread rolls served on the flight, so thought of mimicking this hallulla bread recipe as buns.
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Focaccia Bread with Olives and Rosemary
I am going to share a rustic yeast based bread recipe from the land of Italy today. It’s the Focaccia al rosmarino – Focaccia bread with rosemary, and I added olives too. I love the rustic bread they serve as a starter in Italian restaurants. Be it the ciabatta bread or this focaccia; we love it with a generous drizzle of Olive oil and Balsamic vinegar. (I know ciabatta is more for sandwiches) You can serve this focaccia as a starter along with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, or you can serve this as a side for soups and stews.
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Challah Bread | Eggless Braided Challah
The third recipe that I am going to share today is Challah bread, popularly known as Shabbat challah. It’s a Hebrew word, and it pronounced as Hallah. The braided bread is famous in Israel and pretty much among all the Jewish communities worldwide. There are different names for this bread, and it is known by various names in different countries. This Challah bread is a part of the traditional Sabbath meal. Today I am presenting the Eggless version of this bread with aa single braid, and with this, the yeast bread series begins too. :-)
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Mooli Paratha | Radish Paratha
Today I am going to share a healthy paratha recipe prepared with white radish, popularly known as Mooli ka paratha or muli paratha. When kiddo is not eating a particular veggie in the form of dry curry or kootu, I always look out for other ways to incorporate the same in his diet. Parathas and dosai are always my go to options. So here comes my mooli ka paratha.
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Broccoli Paratha
Parathas are one among the popular Indian flatbreads. There are different varieties of these Parathas and I love all the veggie based Parathas. This is yet another recipe to sneak in vegetables and try out all different options. Here is the super simple broccoli paratha prepared with wheat flour and corn flour and spiced up with sambar powder. (Yeah you heard it right – sambar powder)
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Vegetable Sandwich
Sandwiches are one of the perfect lunch box recipes. Jam and bread or Peanut Butter Jelly sandwiches are my to go options on super busy days or super lazy days too. ;-) But here is a savory sandwich prepared with potatoes and carrots. The filling or the stuffing can be prepared well ahead which makes your morning super easy.
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Aloo Paratha | Guest Post by Deepa @ Scoop Of Tidbits
It’s time for guest post. This month’s guest post is from Deepa of Scoop of Tidbits. I started to follow her via Instagram and loved her recipes. When I asked for guest post she readily agreed and sent it right away. Thanks a lot Deepa. Today she is sharing Aloo Paratha recipe. I don’t have that many paratha recipes in my blog and when saw her paratha recipe, I was super elated. So without any further ado, over to Deepa.
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Eggless Parotta | Malabar Style Parotta
For this week’s blogging marathon the theme is Regional Cuisine. I picked Madurai and Virudhunagar and now you know why I did the review of this book :-) So I chose Madurai/Virudhunagar for this Regional Cuisine and you will be seeing three street side food from Madurai, as we say Thallu Vandi Style recipes and here is the first one Parotta. We all know Madurai is know for Malli (jasmine flower), Meenkshi Amma Temple and Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal. The city is also called as Thoonganagaram meaning the city never sleeps. So these thallu vandi’s or street side food are very popular and you can find them even at night.
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Avocado Roti/Phulka
Avocado roti/phulka is a simple, flavorful and healthy recipe. It’s pretty much same as the regular roti except the addition of Avocado and sambhar podi. Err… You read it right. We love that hint of spiciness in the roti. It’s not paratha but at the same time it’s not the plain roti also. The addition of avocado makes the roti very soft and spongy.
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Dal Paratha
Whenever I cook dal, I always make sure I will have some left overs, so that I can prepare this dal paratha. If I cook dal my family knows what will be for breakfast or lunch the next day. It’s the dal paratha. Parathas are great way to sneak in veggies for kids and with this dal paratha you can sneak in dal too. Spicy dals will be the best bet for these parathas.
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Brussels Sprout Paratha
Yayyy.. Posting from chennai :-) Yup reached chennai and before my travelling starts thought of posting couple of recipes. Couple of travelling posts are in its way :-) Before non-recipe posts here is the recipe post.
As kiddo says, brussells sprout is small cabbage like veggie loaded with vitamins. I have tried traditional kootu and then thought of trying paratha. Parathas are the best way to hide veggies. This recipe of mine got published in the “Vizhudugal” magazine. Its a monthly tamil magazine which gets published and circulated in the entire North America. Haven’t received the book yet but friends mentioned it. The difficult thing was typing the recipe in Tamil but somehow managed it. Here is the english version of it and once I receive the book will update the picture.
Brussel Sprouts Paratha
Ingredients:
- Brussels Sprout – 1/2 kg
- Dhaniya powder / Coriander powder – 2 tsp
- Red chilly powder – 1 tsp
- Salt – 2 tsps + 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 2 tsps
- Oil – 1 tbsp + 3 tbsp (This is the max oil quantity you need. I used 2 tbsps only. Adjust according to your taste, while serving for kids you can also use ghee)
- Wheat flour – 3 cups + additional flour for dusting.
- Water – 3 tbsps + 1.5 cups or as required
Steps:
For stuffing:
- Clean the Brussels sprouts and chop them finely.
- Heat the kadai and add 1 tbsp of oil.
- Once the oil is hot add the cumin seeds. As they start to splutter add the dry masala (daniya powder, chilly powder and turmeric powder) and cook for couple of minutes till the raw smell goes.
- Now add the chopped brussels sprout and sprinkle 3 tbsps of water. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove the lid and cook for another couple of minutes till the water evaporates.
- Thats it the stuffing is ready. This can be used as a side for rice also.
Paratha:
- Now let the curry cool and mix this with 3 cups of wheat flour.
- Add salt and water and knead well to the paratha batter consistency.
- Divide into 10-12 balls and roll them. If required dust with additional flour.
- Now heat the tava and place these rolled parathas and spread little oil.
- Let it cook for a minute and flip. Let it cook for another minute on the other side. If required add oil.
- Once both sides are cooked, thats it. Yummy parathas are ready.
No Knead Wheat Bread
Welcome to the 13th day of baking mania.
When I joined this blogging marathon group last year, they had a theme called “Tame the yeast”. It ran for couple of months. I was wondering why they have this theme and was thinking is it so hard to tame the yeast? Oh mannnnn… I realized that tt is indeed very hard to tame this tiny yeast. I have one big disaster story to share but will keep that for next month. :-) But I wanted to try one bread at least in this baking marathon. So took this recipe from Varada’s kitchen. Ok, what do I say about her and her breads. Such an artistic baker.
This no knead wheat bread does need lot of time but it is one of the easy bread to start with. Varada mentioned 2 cups of water in her recipe but I had to use 3 cups. Not sure if is it because of my wheat flour. But the bread turned out ok with 3 cups of water. Even though the shape didn’t come out exactly like Varada’s but the entire family like the bread and I was proud of myself after that disaster. :-)
Here is the recipe.
No Knead Wheat Bread
Ingredients:
- All purpose flour – 2 cups
- Whole wheat flour – 2 cups
- Sugar – 3 tbsps
- Salt – 1.75 tsp
- Instant yeast – 3/4 tsp
- Water – 3 cups
- Oil – 3 tbsps
Steps:
Note: I mixed the flour and kept the dough overnight to rise. The temperature plays a major role. As the temperature was cold here it took me 10 hours for the flour to rise.
- Sift both the flours in a large mixing bowl (make sure it has enough space for rising).
- Add all the dry ingredients and add water and oil.
- Whisk until all the ingredients are mixed together. You don’t need to knead.
- Spread some oil on top and cover it with plastic wrap and set aside.
- The dough will be raised twice as its original volume. Now mix the dough nicely. Fold it couple of times and again no need to knead.
- My loaf pan size is 9X5. Place the dough in the loaf pan and smooth out the top with oiled hand. (I didn’t do this properly)
- Sprinkle some flour on top and cover it with oiled plastic wrap again and let it sit for couple of hours.
- The dough will raise again. Preheat oven to 375 F during the last 15 minutes of the rise.
- Bake it for up to 5- -60 minutes. I got the golden crust at 50 minutes.
So after 14 hours I got my first bread :-)
Roti roll with potato curry
I got this idea of roti rolls from Ani. Best way to sneak in vegetables and easy to pack for lunch also. I wanted to add a little twist to the regular curry so thought of making it like frankie. I wanted to say this is completely my version of aloo frankie. I have never been to Mumbai and never tasted a frankie there. Just including the ingredients according to our likes.
I used the left over potato-onion curry for this roll. You can find the recipe here. I used big jeera or fennel seeds while tempering.
Here is what you need for the roll: (Please adjust the measurements according to your taste)
Ingredients:
- Potato Onion Curry – 1 tbsp for each roti
- Ketchup – 1 tsp for each roti
- Sev – 2 tsps for each roti (You can also use crushed peanuts)
- Rotis
Steps:
- Warm the roti and first spread the ketchup
- In one corner, place 1 tbsp of the aloo curry and sprinkle some sev, peanuts and cilantro.
- Roll it like a burrito as shown in the picture.
Thats it yummy and mess free aloo frankie is ready. Perfect for lunch box too.
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Onion Kulcha
For the third day for the bread stubs, I am preparing kulcha. Instead of plain kulcha, I thought of preparing onion kulcha. I love kulchas as they are easy to make at home. Its pretty much like bhatoora dough but with less curd and addition of milk. I usually let it sit for 4 hrs and I have used active yeast when I don’t have baking soda and baking powder. It comes out well. I have tried with and without yeast.
Onion Kulcha
Ingredients:
- All purpose flour/Maida – 2 cups + 1/2 cup for dusting
- Curd/yogurt -2 tbsp
- Milk – 2 tbsp
- Water – 1/4 cup
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Sugar – 1 tsps
- Baking soda – 1/4 tsp
- Baking powder – 1/4 tsp
- Oil as required for making kulcha
For Sprinkling:
- Onion – finely chopped 1/4 cup
- Cilantro – finely chopped 1/4 cup
- Roasted sesame seeds – 1/4 cup
Steps:
- Mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder and 2 tsp of oil nicely.
- Add the 2 tbsps of milk and yogurt and mix well. It will like corn meal.
- Now slowly add water and mix the flour to form the dough. Make sure the dough is not soggy.
- Let it sit for 4 hrs.
- Make balls from the dough and roll into round shape. Now sprinkle a little of onions, cilantro and sesame seeds and roll it one more time so that they all stick together.
- Now heat the tawa and cook the kulcha as usual like roti. The only thing is spread the oil nicely on the top of the kulcha while flipping them. You can use butter also.
- Thats it, yummy kulcha is ready.
Serve hot with your favorite gravy.
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Makki di Roti using white corn meal
The second bread stub that I am doing is Makki Di Roti in South Indian Style and using white corn meal. I usually get white corn meal for dusting for pizza stone. Apart from corn bread and pudding, I use it for making this roti. I make it similar to ragi roti. Usually we have this with Sarson ki Saag, but as I am making this in south Indian Style, the side dish is also South Indian style spinach curry :-)
Makki di Roti using white corn meal
Ingredients:
- Corn meal (white or yellow) – 1.5 cups
- Wheat flout – 1/2 cup
- Salt – 2 tsps
- Small onion / Shallots – 5 (finely chopped)
- Green chillies – 2 (finely chopped)
- Cilantro – 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
- Oil for making roti
- Water – 1/2 cup (as required).
Steps:
- Mix the corn meal, salt and wheat flour nicely.
- Now add the chopped onions, green chillies and cilantro and mix well.
- Now slowly add water and mix them well to form a dough. (Good thing about this roti is it doesn’t need to sit for a long time)
- As I don’t get banana leaf, I go with zip loc for rolling process. Apply some oil in the zip loc cover.
- Make small balls from the dough and press it in the zip loc and spread it out into thin roti as much as you can.
- Heat the tawa and cook the roti in a usual way by applying oil. Usually this roti takes 1.5 to 2 minutes to get cooked.
Thats it, yummy and crispy roti is ready.
Serve hot with butter and saag. As this roti has onion and chillies, you can eat it with pickle or ketchup too. 
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Bhatoora
For the second week of Blogging Marathon, the theme is Bread Stubs and I need pick three from this wiki list. The first one that I am picking is Bhatoora. Bhatoora may sound difficult but its very easy and similar to poori. The only thing is you need to prepare the dough little ahead and leave for minimum 5 hrs. Vaandu likes poori very much. He calls bhatoora as white poori and the other one as brown poori :-) If I am planning to do this dish, I usually prepare the dough before going to work. So the dough sits for pretty much 8 hrs. Seriously, planning makes cooking very easy.
Bhatoora
Ingredients:
- All purpose flour/Maida – 2 cups + 1/2 cup for dusting
- Curd/yogurt – 3/4 cup
- Water – 1/4 cup
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Sugar – 2 tsps
- Baking soda – a pinch
- Active dry Yeast – 1/4 tsp
- Oil for frying.
Steps:
- Warm the water and mix the yeast in it and let it dissolve.
- Now mix the flour, baking soda, sugar and salt and mix well.
- Next add the curd and mix them well.
- Now slowly add the yeast water as required and mix the dough. (You might need less water based on your yogurt)
- Make sure the dough is not soggy. Let it sit for at least 5 hrs.
- After this its the usual poori making process.
- Heat the oil for frying. Meanwhile form small balls from the dough and roll them out thinly (?? I never get round, so whatever shape you like ;-) )
- Deep fry them as you do for poori and serve hot with channa.
As I mentioned in my other post, I usually make the channa masala in the South Indian Style. Here is the recipe for the channa.
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Eggless Banana – Walnut bread
Yeah yeah.. you read the topic right. I finally B.A.K.E.D. It’s not that I don’t bake, but with the two moves in the last year, I kind of forgot about baking. The other main reason behind my baking is there were four ripe bananas hanging in the basket and its been a year since I made this bread. I took the base recipe from here but tried without eggs though. I like the idea of adding orange juice. And I have tried orange zest, lemon zest and also lemon juice instead of orange juice and it has turned out good.
So our favorite Starbucks special banana walnut bread is here without eggs.
Ingredients:
- All purpose flour : 2 cups
- Ripe bananas – 4
- Sugar (I used cane sugar) – 1/2 cup
- Lime Zest / Citrus zest – 2 tsp
- Walnuts – 10 (chop them roughly)
- Salt – a pinch
- Oil (I used saffola) – 1/2 cup
- Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
- Baking powder – 1.5 tsp
- Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
- Cooking spray or 1 tsp of oil for greasing the loaf pan
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.
- Meanwhile, sift all the dry ingredients except for walnuts and mix them well.
- Then add oil, vanilla extract, lime zest blend them with hand mixer.
- Now add the bananas and blend it with the mix nicely for about 5 minutes.
- Now add the walnuts and slowly pour it into greased loaf pan (mine is 9 X 5 inch pan)
- Bake it for up 45 minutes. Around 40 minutes you can check the bread by inserting a tooth pick and see it comes out without any bread mix.
Let it cool and thats it yummy banana bread is ready.
Notes:
- You can reduce the sugar or even ignore it.
- For this flour measure, you can also use 3 bananas.
- Don’t bake for more than 50 minutes.
