Onion Cracker/ Baked Nippattu

This recipe was an entry my MBP: Snacks and Savouries event from Madhuram's eggless cooking.. I instantly fell in luv with the recipe, tried it...Man it was crispy and tasted very good... I did follow Madhuram's recipe a lot. The original recipe was from Red chillies...

Madhuram and Red chillies, Ur recipe is Tried, Tasted and Certified Excellent...

Check out the original version From Redchillies...

Check out the modified version from Eggless cooking..




Ingredients:

· 2 cups of maida (All purpose flour)
· 1/4 cup water (warm)
· 4 tsp sesame seeds
· 1/3 cup oil
· 4 Tbsp butter (melted) ( I used 'I cant Beleive its butter' as suggested by Madhuram)
· 1 big onion(finely chopped)
· 1 tsp baking soda
· 3 green chillies (finely chopped) (I used redchilli powder)
· Handful of chopped coriander leaves
· 2 tsp Sugar ( I didnt use it)
· 1 tsp Salt

Prepration:

I didnt make any changes, just followed as mentioned in redchillies... Dont forget to check the tips from Red chillies... My oven temp was 350 F and baked it for 25 to 30 mts... Keep checking them after 20 mts.. dont let the onions to burn..oven timings vary...



Verdict:

It was perfect snack with tea... It just melts in ur mouth.. I loved the buttery flavour in the crackers.. Overall we loved it!!!!

Strawberry Muffin

This is my first baking experience. I had lots of strawberries in fridge. I browsed many recipes but changed according to my taste. I learnt many baking techniques from fellow blogger and web sites. The one very important rule is, "Don't over mix the muffin batter"...Small lumps are fine, which makes a small holes in the muffins ( as in store bought ones)...Use fresh fruits to enhance the flavour...It actually turned out very good... I loved it!!!!!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup oil

1/2 cup milk

1 Egg

1/2 tsp Salt

2 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp Vanilla syrup

1 3/4 cup All purpose flour

1 cup Chopped strawberries

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 375F.

Prepare a muffin tin by oiling it or lining with paper liners (cupcake cups). I sprayed Cooking spray for easy removal...

In a small bowl combine oil, milk, egg and vanilla.Beat lightly and keep aside.

In a larger bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and white sugar.

Toss in the chopped strawberries and coat them with flour.

Pour in the beaten wet ingredients.

Fill the muffin cups with the mixture.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes clean.Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan.

Strawberry Muffin is ready!!!!