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Beverages & Desserts

Nan Khatai / Indian Cookie

For those who do not know about Nan Khatai,its an eggless desi cookie. It is very similar to the American pecan sands in texture.

 

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Ingredients

Maida – 2 cups
Unsalted butter – 1 cup
Powdered Sugar – 3/4 cup
Cardamom powder – 1 tsp
Baking powder- 1/2 tsp
Warm milk – 2 Tbsp
Kalonji or Black seeds for garnish

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Chocolate Oatmeal Cake

Try out this chocolate favourite if you have kids who say, ” No oatmeal Mom”.

 

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Ingredients

2 cups All purpose flour
3/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Butter or margarine, softened
1 3/4 cups Sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla
2 Large eggs
1 1/3 cup Milk
2 packets(28gm each)Quakers Instant oatmeal

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Beef Bread

Bread making is so easy and once you are hooked by the miracle of yeast, you would love making this stuffed bread with beef and carrot.

 

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Ingredients

For dough

Whole wheat flour 4 cups
Instant yeast 1 Tbsp
Warm water 1/4 cup
Sugar 1/2 Tbsp
Warm milk 1/2 cup
Salt 2 tsp
Canola oil 4 Tbsp
Egg 1 No
Water as needed to knead the dough

For decorating the bread

Beaten Egg white 1 No
Sesame seeds
Unsalted butter

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