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Foccacia Bread

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Foccacia Bread Recipe: Sanjay Hingorani Ingredients: 3 Cups Maida (All Purpose Flour) 2 tsp Dry Active Yeast 1 tsp Sugar 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Baking Soda Water Capsicum cut in thin strips. Use at least 2 different colours for visual effect. I used 3 colours. 2 tbsp Italian Seasoning 2 tbsp Red Chilli Flakes Black Olive Slices (Go with green if you have green) 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil Method: Take 1 cup warm water. Not hot water warm water. Go 20 secs in the micro warm. Add the yeast and sugar and leave it for 2 mins. Use a large mixing bowl here. The yeast is activated. Now add salt, 2 tbsp Olive Oil and the Maida. Mix everything slowly. Keep mixing for 5 mins. Add the baking soda. Mix again. Cover and keep it for proofing for 10 mins. After 10 mins you will see the batter has risen to thrice its size. Preheat oven at 180C for 10 mins Transfer the batter into a well oiled flat baking dish. Oil the sides and the base properly. Use 1 tbsp Olive Oil here. Try and make dents in to th...

Schezwan Sauce (Chutney)

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Schezwan Sauce (Chutney) Recipe: Sanjay Hingorani Ingredients: 25-30 Dried Red chillies, soaked in warm water for 25 mins. Blend and make paste. 1 large Onion chopped fine 5 cloves of garlic chopped fine 2 inch piece of ginger chopped fine 2 stalks of celery chopped fine or spring onions 2 tbsp Light Soy Sauce 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce 2 tbsp Vinegar 1 tbsp Brown Sugar 1 tsp Salt Method: Heat oil add garlic fry, add ginger fry, and onions fry add celery or spring cook for 5 mins. Add the chilli paste. Cook on low for 5 mins, add the light soy, oyster sauce, vinegar and brown sugar. Cook for another 10 mins on low. Till oil floats. Adjust the consistency of the sauce with water. Sort of thick. Done. Cool completely and store in glass jar. Keep in fridge. Hope you guys like it. Eat, Enjoy, Repeat ! Cheers Sanjay

Handvo - Thick Pancake

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Handvo Recipe: Sanjay Hingorani Ingredients: 2 cups boiled Rice mashed 2 boiled Potatoes mashed 1 cup Sooji 1 Medium Onion chopped 1 Medium Capsicum chopped 1/2 Cup Peas boiled 1/2 Cup Carrots boiled 1 Cup full Curds or Chass 1/2 tsp Cumin powder 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Garam Masala 3-4 Green chillies chopped fine 2 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves chopped Curry leaves Mustard seeds and Sesame seeds for the tadka. Salt n Pepper Method: In a big mixing bowl, mash the rice n potatoes and add sooji. Add 1 cup curds or Chass. Add some water if required. Do not make it liquidy. Add all the other ingredients onions capsicum, peas and carrots . Coriander leaves and green chillies. Add the masalas. Coarsely mash n Mix well. Cover and keep for 20mins as the sooji needs to absorb the chass/water. Use a non stick pan or very hot cast iron pan add little oil. Put the curry leaves mustard seeds and sesame seeds and cover everything with the mixed batter...

Sweet Mango Chutney / Jam

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Sweet Mango Chutney / Jam Pakke Aam ka Chutney / Jam Recipe: Sanjay Hingorani Ingredients: 4-5 Ripe Mangoes chopped small 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Cumin powder 1/2 tsp Kalonji / Onion Seeds 1/2 tsp Saunf 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder 1 tsp Red Chilli Flakes 6 tsp Sugar 1 tbsp White Vinegar Handful of Raisins Method: Keep a thick bottomed pan on low fire. Toast Saunf and kalonji a few mins. Add 1/2 Cup water. Add all the ingredients except vinegar. Simmer all the ingredients for 10 mins or when the sugar starts to become thick add the mangoes. Simmer for 20 mins. Keep stirring in between. After 10 mins add the vinegar. Make sure the water evaporates. Keep mashing it as you are stirring it. I have kept it slightly chunky not pulp. Best eaten with everything Eat, Enjoy, Repeat ! Cheers Sanjay 

Sirke Wala Pyaz - Pickled Onions

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Sirke Wale Pyaz Recipe: Sanjay Hingorani Ingredients: 10-12 Small white onions. Peeled 2 Cups White Vinegar 2 inch piece of raw peeled beet root. 1 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar Method: Use a dry sterilized glass jar. Non reactive material. No metal and no plastic. Or the vinegar will get ruined. Do not wash the onions. No water at all. Load the onions in the jar. I use vinegar to the top. No water. Add the sugar n salt and the piece of beet. Use the beet to stain the onions as shown. Takes 3-4 days to get ready. Shake the jar a few times a day till then. Keeps good outside for a few days. Then you may refrigerate. Eat, Enjoy, Repeat ! Cheers Sanjay

Aam Ras - Mango Nectar

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Aam Ras Ingredients: Alphonso Mangoes - Pulp Milk Sugar Method: Blend the above together.. Serve it with hot puris and papads. Eat, Enjoy, Repeat ! Cheers Sanjay

Pasta in Pesto Sauce

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Pasta in Pesto Sauce  Recipe: Sanjay Hingorani Ingredients: 2 Cups Pasta boiled (al dente) Capsicum cubed Mushrooms Broccoli Carrots cut small boiled 2 tbsp AP Flour (Maida) 3 tbsp Butter 1 Cup milk Red chilli flakes Oregano powder / Italian mixed herbs Pesto Sauce: 1 cup Coriander leaves 1 cup Mint leaves 1 cup Basil leaves 1 cup Peanuts toasted 5-6 Cloves Garlic chopped Olive oil Salt n Pepper Blend into paste. Note: this will make extra sauce. So use as much as you want and keep the rest for salads etc. I like my pasta soupy. Method: Heat butter and mix the maida, keep stirring to avoid lumps, before the mix becomes tough add 2 cups water and 1 cup milk. Add the pesto sauce. Add the herbs. Add the veggies. Mix the pasta in the end so they don't over cook in the sauce. Done. Garnish with some more flakes. I sprinkled some parmesan cheese. Goes well with some toasted garlic bread with cheese on. Eat, Enjoy, Repeat ! Cheers  Sanjay