Whole Wheat Crackers#SundayFunday

These super crunchy, so easy to make, are salty, crunchy and way better than any store-bought crackers.

Ingredients
55 Grams Whole Wheat Flour
25 Grams All Purpose Flour
10 Grams Sugar
A Pinch Salt
25 Grams Cold Unsalted Butter
25 Grams Cold Water

Method

In a bowl add all the dry ingredients. Mix well now add the cold butter cubes and mix it in the flour till it forms bread crumbs. Then add the cold water knead to a dough.

Roll this dough in a lightly floured surface to a thin sheet.

Cut into squares. 

Place them on a lined baking tray. Prick with a fork.

Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C c for 7 - 8 minutes. 

Place them on wire rack and then when cooled store them in an airtight container.

Labels: Crackers, Whole Wheat Flour, Sunday Funday

Let's see what the others are sharing today with the theme "Crackers"

Sourdough Discard Crackers from Karen's Kitchen Stories

Easy Inside Out Chicken Cordon Bleu from A Day in the Life on the Farm

Homemade Everything Seasoned Crackers from Amy's Cooking Adventures

Homemade Goldfish Crackers from Culinary Cam

Parle Cheesling Bhel from Mayuri's Jikoni

Whole Wheat Crackers from Sneha's Recipe

Za'atar Chickpeas Crackers from Food Lust People Love

Mixed Flour Instant Bhatura#BreadBakers

Bhatura is a leavened fried bread from the Indian cuisine and is served with Chickpeas gravy.  Bhatura or Bhature (plural) is one of the most popular Punjabi recipes. I have already posted a Yeasted Bhatura recipe. There is also another bhatura recipe that is made with yogurt. Will share that recipe too soon.

Ingredients
3 Cups All Purpose Flour
½ Cup Whole Wheat Flour
2 Tablespoons Fine Rawa
¾ Teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Ghee
¾ Cup + - Club Soda  
Method

In a bowl take the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, fine rawa, salt and ghee, mix all the ingredients well. Now add the club soda little by little, knead it into a soft dough.
Cover the dough and let is rest for at least 30 minutes.
For Frying The Bhatura

In the meantime as the dough is resting, place a deep frying pan/kadai with oil, let it heat on medium low flame.
After 15 minutes take the dough, divide it into round ball according to size of the bhatura you would like. 

Shape into round balls and roll them into 5 to 6-inch thick circle discs, I used a round cutter to make all the bhatura's same size.

The same way as you would fry pooris, the oil has to be moderately hot. Use medium to medium-high flame while frying. 

These will take a bit longer to fry than pooris, fry them till golden.

Drain them on kitchen paper napkins to remove the excess oil.
Continue to fry each bhature this way.

Serve the bhatura hot with any of the below chickpea recipes.
See here other Chickpea Recipes
Chole
Chole Sabzi
Pindi Chole 
White Kadala Curry 

Chole Methi 

Doubles Chickpea And Potato Curry 

Punjabi Chole - No Onion No Garlic

Labels: Instant Mixes, Bread, Bread Bakers, Fried Breads, Indian, Whole Wheat Flour, Fine Semolina

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on this home page.

We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

Mixed Flour Instant Bhatura from Sneha's Recipe
Trini Fry Bake from Food Lust People Love
Tangzhong Doughnuts from Karen's Kitchen Stories
Banh Tieu from Magical Ingredients

Carrot Whole Wheat & Bajra Flour Flatbread#BreadBakers

This unique recipe combines the goodness of home stone ground bajra (pearl millet) and whole wheat flour with bran, carrots resulting in a flavorful and healthy high in fiber, antioxidants and B vitamins. This is a filling and and will keep full of energy to carry out your chores.

Ingredients 
1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder
1 Teaspoon Cumin Powder
1 Tablespoon Kasuri Methi
½ Teaspoon Teaspoon Salt or to taste
¼ Teaspoon Ajwain Carom Seeds
¼ Teaspoon Amchur Powder
1 Tablespoon Grated Fresh Turmeric
1 Teaspoon Grated Ginger
2 Green Green Chillies - finely chopped
¼ Cup Chopped Coriander Leaves
½ Cup Heaped Grated Carrot
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
¾ Cup Whole Wheat Flour
¾ Cup Bajra Flour
Water as required

Method 

In large bowl mix all the given ingredients well. Then add water a little at a time to to make a soft dough. Cover the dough and let it rest for 20 minutes. 

After that divide the dough into equal size balls.

Dust the work surface with whole wheat flour and roll each ball into a round circle.

Heat a tawa or girdle on medium low flame 

and bake each flatbread turning the sides till brown spots appear on both sides.

Brush them with oil or desi ghee and likewise bake the rest of the flatbreads.

Enjoy with a yogurt & pickle!!

Labels: Carrot, Bajra, Whole Wheat Flour, Millets, Flatbreads, Healthy, Vegan, Bread Bakers 

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Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Casatiello Napolitano
What Smells Do Good?: Bunny Bread
A Messy Kitchen: Carrot Milk Bread
Ambrosia: Rosemary Dinner Rolls
Palatable Pastime: Carrot Bread
Zesty South Indian Kitchen: Sourdough Osterbrot
Magical Ingredients: Carrot Stuffed Carrot Buns
Sneha’s Recipe : Carrot Whole Wheat & Bajra Flour Flatbread 

Turkish Stuffed Pogaca With Cheese & Potato#BreadBakers

This is a stuffed Pogaca which is made in a cast iron skillet and taste delicious. You can have this with a soup, makes a filing and complete meal. You can also shape them in buns/rolls and stuff the filling.

Ingredients
150 Grams Bread Flour
50 Grams Whole Wheat Flour
¾ Teaspoon Instant Yeast
1 Teaspoon Heaped Sugar
½ Teaspoon Sea Salt
Milk as required
1 Egg - beaten ½ Egg in the dough & remaining for brushing
½ Cup+1 Tablespoon Milk
For the Filling

3 Medium Potatoes - boiled & mashed
¼ Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes
½ Teaspoon Mixed Herbs
1 Small Onion - finely chopped
1 Pepperoncini - finely chopped
1 Tablespoon Oil
Salt to taste
Grated Cheese as required
For The Topping

Nigella Seeds
Sesame Seeds 
Remaining Egg for brushing

Method

Knead the dough like a soft bread dough. Let it double in volume
In the meantime let's make the filling

In a cast iron skillet heat oil sauté the onion and pepperoncini till translucent. Then add the red chilly flakes, salt to taste, mixed herbs, chopped parsley. Mix well then add the mashed potatoes. Let this cool.

Divide the dough into two parts. 

Oil a cast iron 8 inch skillet well.

Roll one part of the dough into a circle to fit the pan.

then evenly distribute the filling 

then place the cheese. 

Cover with the other circle and tuck the edges below to seal the edges.

Then place a small glass and

cut into circle then cut it into equal pieces.

Brush with egg wash and sprinkle the seeds.

Bake at 180°C in a preheated oven for 35 minutes. 
They smell so tempting when they are still warm that I can't wait until they cool completely. 

They are so soft and cheesy.. just irresistible!

Labels: Bread Bakers, Breads, Stuffed Bread, Turkey, Skillet, Cheese, Potato, Whole Wheat Flour

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• Baked Vada Pav from Cook with Renu
• Feather Rolls from A Messy Kitchen
• Loaded Baked Potato Pizza from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Okinawan Sweet Potato Pani Popo from Magical Ingredients
• Potato Bread with Roasted Apples from What Smells So Good?
• Potato Crescent Rolls from Passion Kneaded
• Potato Dinner Rolls from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Sweet Potato Biscuits from The Wimpy Vegetarian
• Turkish Stuffed Pogaca with Cheese & Potato from Sneha’s Recipe

Atta Ladoo/Whole Wheat Flour Ladoo#SundayFunday

Atta Ladoo is a popular sweet that is prepared during festivals and winter. It's a rich, made with desi ghee and nuts. It makes a sweet dessert or snack. This is commonly made in every house hold with some variations. It is a simple recipe with few ingredients, but the texture and taste is amazing!

For this ladoo you require coarsely ground whole wheat flour which is also used to make Kada Prashad, this is readily available in the market as Jada (coarse) or Ladoo Atta.

Make 20 to 25 Medium Ladoos
Ingredients
3 Cups Coarsely Ground Whole Wheat Flour
1 ½ Cup Desi Ghee1
½ Cup Bura Sugar / Karara Sugar
¼ Cup Almonds
¼ Cup Cashews
¼ Cup Golden Raisins
1 Teaspoon Cardamom powder

Method

Dry roast atta, in a thick bottom pan, on low medium heat until lightly colored this takes exactly 15 minutes. 

After this keep adding ghee 3 tablespoons at time and continue roasting, stirring continuously, when this is mixed add another few tablespoons of ghee and continue to stir continuously till all the ghee is used. 

Keep stirring on medium low flame till the atta will be light brown and will release a fragrant sweet aroma of roasting. 

This should take about 20 to 30 minutes or till it reaches a brown color and starts leaving ghee.

Once it reaches the desired color take off flame. Remove it it on to a big flat plate to cool. 

Now in the same pan add the almonds and cashewnuts and fry till they are toasted add the rasinis and fry for a minute.
When cooled chop the almonds and cashewnuts.

As you can see the ghee has surfaced on top. At this stage I, used a paper towel and dabbed off all the excess ghee that surfaced as much as possible. I did not want so much ghee in my ladoos. 

Now when the atta is lightly warm add the chopped almonds, cashew nuts, raisins, bura / karara sugar and cardamom powder. With your palms rub it into the atta mix so that all are incorporated nicely.

To make the ladoos, take about 2 - 3 tablespoons of atta mix into your palm. Gently press the mixture between your palms to form a smooth, round ball.

Leave the ladoos on a plate to cool to room temperature before putting into a airtight container. 

These ladoos can be stored for 2 to 3 weeks.

These are so delicious and mouth melting and assure you that you can't stop at one.  
Lables: Ladoo, Atta, Whole Wheat Flour, Desi Ghee, Raisins, Cashewnuts, Almond, Festival Sweets, Christmas, Snack, Sweets & Desserts, Diwali Faral

For Sunday Funday our today's theme is Diwali Party Recipes.  

• Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Aloo Tikki
• Sneha’s Recipe: Atta Ladoo / Whole Wheat Flour Ladoo
• Palatable Pastime: Chicken Tikka Nan Pizza 
• Mayuri’s Jikoni: Chocolate Kalakand 
• Cook with Renu: Condensed Milk Instant Kalakand 
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Crunchy Chickpeas Masala
• Culinary Adventures with Camilla : Gulab Jamun 
• Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Vegetable Pulao (Indian Rice Pilaf)