2025-02-21

How to Make Rasmalai Mousse?

by SPCH
Pastry, Rasmalai Mousse

Rasmalai Mousse: A Tale of a Fusion Dessert

Imagine how visually you can let your hunger be dissolved in a minute and close your eyes. When you open your eyes, you will be treated with delectable sweets looking like floating clouds.

The Composition of a Palatable Dessert…

Rasmalai Mousse combines Indian’s most favorite dessert into a mousse-y like texture to create a visually stunning yet unquestionably delicious feast. Decorated with rose petals, safforn’s golden hue, and edible silver hue, this dessert often appears to look a creamy haven of human cravings. Why this recipe can be your go to recipe for a quintessential get-together at home?

  • This dessert is extremely versatile;
  • Proudly exhibits light texture and can be served in style in martini glasses!
  • It is absolutely customizable with flavors such as pistachio, rose, chocolate, or anything you prefer!

So, if you’re not enticed enough, just check out the easy recipe so that you can make it the next time your guests come home for dinner!

Required Ingredients

  • A cup of freshly whipped cream
  • ½ a cup of condensed milk
  • 3 tbsp of sugar
  • 2 cups of whole milk
  • ¼ tsp of cardamom powder
  • Few saffron strands
  • 4 to 5 chopped almonds
  • A handful of pistachios (chopped), optional
  • Dried rose petals (for garnishing)

Method

  • In pan, boil the milk till it is reduced to half. Meanwhile, take a tsp of warm milk in small bowl and add the strands of saffron to it and mix. Then pour the mixture in the pan where the milk is boiling. Pour in the sugar and the chopped almonds and stir along.
  • Keep the bowl and let it cool down. Then refrigerate for an hour.
  • Now in a chilled bowl, keep whisking the fresh cream till a soft peaks form.
  • Then take out the prepared milk from the refrigerator, and combine it with some condensed milk and cardamom powder. Gently combine them.
  • Now in a preferred serving bowl or a wine-glass, starting assembling the crumbled pieces of rasmalai with the chilled mixture.
  • Pour 2 tsp of the chilled mixture and then top it off with the pieces of rasmalai, and repeat the process. Then chill the preparation for an hour.
  • Before serving, add some chopped pistachios and strands of saffron to the mousse.

Rasmalai Mousse is your answer to an effortless yet classic preparation with a modern twist. For more such recipes of cakes, desserts, savories, and pastries, follow and like us on our social media pages. And do come and visit us at Pastry Prime, Guwahati for some fusion treats like these with your loved ones.

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2025-01-24

Cheese Straws

by SPCH
Cheese Straws

Cheese Straws: A Straw that you can Devour

Cheese straws are traditional English snacks or appetizers. These are cookies made of flour, butte, salt, cayenne pepper, and cheddar cheese. Variations of this iconic snack is available in variety of spices, nuts and cheese as well. These straws are Southern staple which are nothing but savoury, crisp, and an ultimate satisfying spontaneous craving.

A Home Guide to Crunchiness and Perfection!

The best part of this snack is its versatility- a fancy tea party or inside the tiffin box of your kid or a party-starter. These addictive snacks can be treats to all in no time. Pastry Prime, Guwahati, an expert in cakes and pastries offers this fancy yet dependable snacks for your everyday cravings.

Just picture this: a warm cup of your favourite beverage, a chilly evening, your favourite song on loop, and cheese straws. So if you want try these at home, here’s a guide to Pastry Prime approved Cheese Straws recipe for those home bakers in you.

Ingredients Required

  • A sheet of homemade or store-bought puff pastry
  • A cup of grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 2 tbsp of grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp of paprika
  • 1 beaten egg
  • ½ a tsp of garlic
  • Pepper and salt to taste

Method

  • Preheat the oven at 400°F or 200°C. Also prepare a baking sheet with a parchment paper.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll the puff pastry.
  • Sprinkle the different types of evenly over the pastry sheets.
  • Sprinkle the pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and salt to taste. Press the cheese over the dough gently.
  • Now cut the strips 1-inch wide and twist them many times till they form like a ‘straw’.
  • Egg wash each strip with a brush for a golden brush.
  • On the baking sheet, place the straws and bake them for around 15 minutes, or till they turn crispy and golden brown.
  • Allow them to cool before serving.

Bon appetite! Now create your fresh batches of these crispy cheesy goodness and keep them stashed for your guilty pleasure! Or else, come visit us at Pastry Prime, Guwahati for more such delectable snacks, dry cakes, pastries, and celebration cakes.

 

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2025-01-17

How to Make Coconut Verrine?

by SPCH
Coconut Verrine

Tropical Bliss: Crafting the Perfect Coconut Verrine

Imagine digging into a dessert that not only entices your taste buds but also enchants your visuals. Coconut Verrine is such a dessert- a perfect encrusted delight combining creamy coconut having vivacious tropical flavours. This dessert will definitely up your dessert game in a party with impressive results.

Savor the Layers: The Irresistible Coconut Verrine Experience

These Coconut Tropical Verrines is basically a renewed dessert to tickle our childhood memories. Combining a layer of rich chocolate pudding, coconut panna cotta, and refreshing mango puree, this dessert appears to be visually appealing. This showstopper dessert will provide you with creamy indulgent with coconut milk. With its velvety and rich chocolate presence, and mango-passion fruit puree will unquestionably provide a hint of self-indulgence and refreshing tropical notes.

Why You Need to Try This Recipe?

Not only this dessert is stunning to look at, but extremely easy to make at home. Get your ingredients right, and voila you have made an ideal selection for special occasions or dinner parties. Here’s a sneak peak to Pastry Prime approve Coconut Verrine recipe!

Required Ingredients

For Coconut Panna Cotta

  • 400 ml of coconut milk
  • 2 tsp of agar-agar powder or gelatin powder
  • 250 ml of coconut cream
  • 1 tsp of vanilla essence
  • 2 tbsp if desiccated coconut flakes

For Dark Chocolate Pudding

  • 100 g of 70% dark chocolate
  • 600 ml of almond milk
  • 30 g of cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp of coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract

For the Mango-Passion Fruit Puree

  • A chopped ripe mango
  • 3 passion fruits (chopped)
  • A dash of orange juice

Now prepare the dessert after arranging all the ingredients.

Preparing the Coconut Panna Cotta

  • In a pan, pour the coconut milk, sugar, cream, vanilla essence and agar-agar powder and make them come to a boil.
  • Pour the mixture into the glasses or verrines and keep them in a refrigerator for an hour at least.

Preparing the Pudding

  • Heat the milk with sugar till warm. Pour the cornstarch in cold almond milk properly.
  • Now combine the cold with the hot mixture and then add the chocolates. Continuously stir until thickened.
  • Meanwhile take out the chilled panna cotta. Pour the melted chocolate pudding over the chilled panna cotta. Then again refrigerate for another two hours.

Preparing the Puree

  • Blend the mango with passion fruit. Strain the mixture and add the orange juice for too.
  • Before serving, pour the puree over the set chocolate pudding right before your serve at the party or just enjoy a secret delight!
  • You can add the desiccated coconut powder for that extra coconutty touch!

This dessert is a celebration of flavours and if you want to share your memories with us, you got to visit Pastry Prime, Guwahati to satisfy your sweet and savoury cravings!

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2025-01-10

How to make Lamingtons?

by SPCH
Blog, Lamingtons

Sweet Serendipity: How Lamingtons Became Australia’s National Bite

Imagine an impeccably sponge cake, decked up in a silky chocolate covering that glimpse through a snowy coconut blanket. An Australian delicacy, named after Lord Lamington, the then Governor of Queensland, Australia spreads an irresistible charm to all desert-lovers across the globe.

A Royal Mix-Up

This beloved dessert is the child from a happy accident in the Governor House Kitchen in the late 1800s. Lord Lamington’s chef accidently dropped a sponge cake into melted chocolate, and later rolled it over desiccated coconut to avoid the messiness. Thus, a culinary history was created.

What sets this dessert apart is its simple yet extraordinary transformation into a magical one. The foundation of this dessert is the sponge cake that must be soft yet sturdy to hold the shape. The desiccated coconut forming the outer layer must offer a snow-flaky look to the pastry yet successful enough to melt in the mouth.

Beyond the Basics: Learning Your Lamington Technique

Are you ready to indulge in this heavenly dessert and not feel guilty? Pastry Prime, Guwahati is the latest (shortest) destination and home to this pastry. If you are passionate home baker, here’s a sneak peek to the original recipe to try at home.

Ingredients Required

For Making the Cake

  • A cup of softened, unsalted butter (around 225 g)
  • A cup of coarse sugar (around 200 g)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • Around 250 g or 2 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp of baking powder
  • ½ a cup of milk (around 120 ml)
  • ¼ tsp of salt

For Preparing the Chocolate Coating

  • 1 tsp of unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup of boiling water (around 180 ml)
  • 1/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder (around 30g)
  • 2 cups of powdered sugar (around 250 g)

For Preparing the Outer Coating

  • Around 2 cups or 180g of desiccated coconut

Methods

  • Keep your oven preheated at 175°C or 350°F.
  • Line a baking pan with parchment paper and grease it as well.
  • In a big bowl, cream the sugar and butter together till the mixture turns fluffy and light. Then, add the eggs one by one. Beat the mixture along after every addition. Drop the vanilla extract in the mixture also.
  • In another bowl, whisk the baking powder, salt, and flour together. Then add the mixture of dry ingredients into the creamed mixture, alternately pour the milk. Mix well until combined.
  • Into the baking pan, pour the cake mixture and spread it evenly.
  • Bake for around half an hour, or until a clean toothpick comes out when inserted in it.
  • Take the pan out and let it cool completely.
  • After removing from the baking pan, cut the cake into square pieces. Let the small pieces rest in the refrigerator for a while.
  • During this time, take a medium bowl, pour the cocoa powder and powdered sugar.
  • In the boiling water, stir the butter properly and mix it smooth. Mix the cocoa and sugar with it properly.
  • In a thin bowl, spread the desiccated coconut. Keep a skewer or a fork ready.
  • Take out the pieces of cakes from the refrigerator and dip each into the chocolate coating. Make sure it is properly coated.
  • Let the extra coating drip off. Then roll the piece into the coconut until properly covered.
  • To set the lamingtons, let them set for an hour on a wire rack.

Serve and enjoy these delicate, chocolaty lamington pastries with the crispy coconut cover as an afternoon snack or a delightful dessert! Bon appetite! For more such recipes follow us and give us feedback!

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2025-01-03

Chocolate Dulce de Leche Cake

by SPCH
Cakes, Chocolate Dulce de Leche Cake

Chocolate Dulce de Leche Cake: Kickstart the New Year a Lil’ Creamier

Dulce de leche is widely identified with milk jam, or milk candy, or caramelized milk extremely popular in different countries like the Philippines, France, Latin America, and Poland. This legendary confectionary is a spreadable sauce which is cooked slowly for over hours with two major ingredients, i.e., milk and sugar.

Cheers to a Slice of Guilty Indulgence

Often known as the golden spread, this dip has multidimensional usage, applicable in making cookies, cakes, and pastries. A harmonious blend of velvety sweetness and rich chocolate defines this dessert.

Imagine biting into a sweet caramelized, robust and deep cocoa infused cake, indulgence of which may be feel you with a sense of inner comforting. A dash of guilt may also follow if not shared with your loved one. Pastry Prime, Guwahati offers a range of such exotic and globally celebrated desserts, cakes, pastries, and cookies.

To all the home-bakers and passionate cooks, Pastry Prime gifts you the secret recipe of this loved dessert this new year. Enjoy! Have a happy and prosperous New Year!

Ingredients Required

  • For the base or the chocolate cake
  • 1 ¾ cup of all-purpose flour
  • 400 g of granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp of baking powder
  • ¾ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ tsp of baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 250 ml of milk
  • ½ a cup of vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • A cup of boiling water
  • For the chocolate ganache
  • 225 g of finely chopped semi-sweet chocolate
  • A cup of heavy cream
  • For the filling
  • 1 ½ cup of dulce de leche

Instructions

  • Preparation of Cake Layers
  • Preheat the oven at 350°F.
  • Grease with butter and flour two rounded cake pans.
  • In a big bowl, gather all the dry ingredients together, i.e., baking powder and soda, cocoa powder, sugar, flour, and salt.
  • Now add the milk, eggs, vanilla extract, and the oil to the dry ingredients. Beat the ingredients properly till they are well-combined.
  • Very slowly add the hot water and beat the batter at a medium speed. Mix well till the batter appears thin.
  • Now pour the batter into the cake pans and let them bake for around half an hour.
  • After taking out, insert a toothpick to check if they are properly baked.
  • Allow the base to cool for around 10 minutes.
  • Assembling the Cake
  • Once the cakes are completely cooled, place one layer after to other while generously applying dulce de leche on top of each.
  • Preparing the Chocolate Ganache
  • Melt the chopped unsweetened chocolate.
  • In another small saucepan, heat the heavy cream on a medium heat till it starts to simmer.
  • Now pour the hot cream over the melted chocolate preparation and keep them aside for around 2-3 minutes.
  • Then stir them continuously till they appear glossy and smooth and the preparation come to a pourable consistency.
  • Decoration of the Cake
  • Now pour the ganache over the assembled cake.
  • Let the ganache drip from the sides.
  • As soon as it set, you are free to enjoy the delectable dessert.

Present this dessert as a party stunner, and you are set to be the perfect host for your New Year Party! Have a sweet and flavorful New Year!!

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2024-12-27

American Chocolate Chip Cookies

by SPCH
cookies

American Chocolate Chip Cookies: The Definitive Holiday Treat

The American chocolate chip cookies is an epitome of nostalgia and comfort often associated with the holidays. Especially in the States, the relation between Christmas and cookies stretches far into the past. On the other hand, globally cookies embody holiday spirit and a sweet language of love and embrace.

The Sweet History of Chocolate Chip Cookies: From Origin to Holiday Tradition

Around the globe, from sugar-coated cutouts to typical gingerbread cookies, they are the staples this Christmas season. With emergence of sugarcane and evolvement of biscuits to a softer guilty pleasure, the origin of cookies can be traced back to 7th century Persia.

With the Muslim conquest, the concept of biscuits or cookies spread in the Europe by the 8th century. During the 1300s, cookies came to resemble modern version and came to have important association with winter solstice and thereby Christmas celebrations.

Did you know that Germany is known as the forefather of Christmas cookies? Gingerbread cookies originated from Nuremberg, Germany, and recipe of other delectable cookies evolved through the likes of Jewish trades. Other biscuits, like snowballs, Russian tea cakes, and Swedish crescents became festive favorites gradually over the centuries.

Sugar-Dusted Chocolate Chip Cookies: Nostalgic, Festive, Irresistible

At Pastry Prime, Guwahati, we welcome and encourage embracing traditions. Combining with anticipation of the holiday season, you might as well grab a cup of hot chocolate and indulgence in a passionate embrace with our Christmas special cookies, cakes, and pastries.

If you want to try your hand in baking this cookie and encapsulate holiday spirits, follow Pastry Prime approved recipe.

Ingredients Required for a Classic American Chocolate Chip Cookie

  • For the dry ingredients
  • Around 300 g of all-purpose flour
  • ½ a tsp of salt
  • 1 tsp of baking soda
  • For the wet ingredients
  • 1 cup of unsalted softened butter
  • ¾ cup of granulated and brown sugar each
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp of vanilla extract
  • Mix-ups
  • 2 cups of chocolate chips
  • A cup of chopped nut of your choice (preferably pecans or walnuts)

Method of Preparation

  • Preheat the oven at 190°C or 375°F. Arrange baking sheets with a non-sticky mats or parchment paper.
  • In a bowl, properly mix the dry ingredients and keep them aside.
  • In another large bowl, beat the two types of sugar with softened butter until they appear light and fluffy.
  • Now add the eggs one at a time and beat them properly. Make sure they are properly mixed. Pour in the vanilla extract.
  • Now it’s the time to combine the wet and dry ingredients, and mix gently. Do not overdo it.
  • Use a spatula, gently fold the mixture with nuts and chocolate chips, till they are distributed uniformly.
  • With the help of a cookie scoop or a tablespoon, scoop up rounded balls of dough and place them baking sheets (2 meter apart).
  • Bake for 10-15 minutes in the preheated oven.
  • Take them out and let them cool completely.

Voila! You have a couple of sweet embraces that you were longing this holiday season. Walk-in to abundant options of cakes, pastries, cookies, and other savory items this Christmas at Pastry Prime, Guwahati, Assam. Like and follow us for more such exciting stories and recipes.

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2024-12-20

How to Make Christmas Cake Fruitcake?

by SPCH
Christmas Ckaes, Fruit Cake, Fruitcakes

The OG Christmas Cake: Celebrate this Holiday with Moist and Rich Fruitcake

Fruitcakes are a great deal during this holiday season. The tradition of baking and eating plum and rich fruit cake, and gifting the same to family and friends makes the heart just warm and fill with love! The traditional process of making the OG Christmas Fruitcake involves different steps, where soaking the dried fruits in rum well in advance is the first step. The process of baking this cake is definitely rewarding at home, but takes a lot of patience and precision to be achieve the perfect one!

The Story of the Christmas Cake…

We cannot imagine Christmas festivities without a fruitcake. The smell of freshly baked cake loaded with berries, nuts, raisins, candied fruits, dates, figs, apricots, etc. and soaked in alcohol adds a boozy and string flavor to it. The concept of this cake arose from the Roman Empire where the soldiers carried it as a long-lasting source of food.

With more accessibility of dry fruits during the Middle Ages, the European countries adapted the concept of the fruitcake. By the 18th and 19th century, Britain already included the opulence of this cake in celebrations and festivities with more availability of spices and candied fruits. The process of preserving in baking the baking the cake resulted in consumption of an extended period time.

The Dynamism of the Fruitcake around the World

Fruitcakes are popular all over the world. In Germany, they are known as ‘Stollen’, where the cakes are decorated with powdered sugar to offer a snowy look. In Bulgaria and Poland, these cakes are known as ‘Keks’, and in Italy, these are known as ‘Pannetonne’ or ‘Panforte’.

To enjoy such rich Christmas Fruitcake, you can follow the given recipe, or visit Pastry Prime, Guwahati for more such cakes and delicious pastries.

Required Ingredients

  • For the rich fruit mix
  • Citrus zest from lemon and orange
  • Mixed dry fruits like raisins, cashews, almonds, currants, chopped dates, candied cherries, apricots, and other available dry fruits (around 800 g)
  • 250 ml of brandy or rum
  • For the batter
  • 250 g of all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp of total cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon
  • A cup of softened butter
  • A cup of brown sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 tsp of baking powder
  • 100 g of chopped nuts like walnuts or pecans
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • For feeding or brushing 100 ml of rum or brandy

Method of Preparation

Step 1: Preparation of Fruit Mixture

  • In a large bowl, mix the dried fruits, alcohol, and citrus zest and let in soak. for around 48 hours. Stir continuously sometimes.

Step 2: Preparation of the Batter

  • Preheat the oven at 300°F.
  • Grease a cake tin.
  • Beat the butter and sugar until they appear fluffy and light.
  • Add one egg at a time, and beat the same accordingly after adding one by one.
  • Pour the spices, baking powder, and flour and fold in gently.
  • Add the soaked nuts and fruits, until properly mixed.

Step 3: Baking the Cake

  • Now pour the mixture in the cake tin and smoothen the top.
  • Bake the cake for around 80 to 90 minutes and keep check the doneness with a skewer
  • Before removing from the tin, cool it completely.

Step 4: Feeding the cake

  • By using a skewer, poke holes all over the cake and brush the cake gently with some rum or brandy.
  • After wrapping in a foil and parchment paper, keep the cake in an airtight container.

Enjoy the cake just not for the Christmas, but for an extended period of time. As Christmas is incomplete without a rich fruitcake, similarly Guwahati’s foodies’ gastronomic expedition this holiday season remains incomplete without this luxurious cake!

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2024-12-13

How to make Opera Cake?

by SPCH
Cakes, Pastry

Opera Cake: A French Elegance

Opera Cake is a French patisserie masterpiece, not just a regular dessert. Extremely rich in complex and exquisite flavors, this creation has created a stir in the global stage and timeless delicacy.

A Bite into this Legendry Pastry…

In 1955, Cyriaque Gavillon created this gorgeous pastry as a mark of Parisian pastry art. The appearance of this beloved dessert symbolises the gastronomic climax in the modern French dessert history. Popularised by the patisserie house named Dalloyau.

The Anatomy of the Opera Cake

This elaborate yet stunning cake resembles a combination of texture, precision, and flavour. Each layer of this dessert has its own story to tell. A layer of sponge cake infused with coffee syrup, followed by coffee buttercream (with its distinct yet heartfelt aroma), and chocolate ganache and glaze make this a truly French symbol of gastronomic luxury.

Why Opera Cake Must be your Go-To Pastry?

At Pastry Prime, Guwahati, we truly believe in infusing global cuisine into our range of cakes and pastries, and hence Opera cake must be your go-to dessert. With the interplay of coffee, almonds, and chocolate, this cake symbolizes culinary excellence.

To make this iconic pastry at home, you can follow this recipe at home. The ingredients of the cake are segregated as per the anatomy of the cake.

Required Ingredients

  • For the Almond Sponge Cake (Joconde Sponge) layer:
  • 200 g of almond flour
  • 200 g of powdered sugar
  • 50 g of all-purpose flour
  • 6 eggs and 6 egg whites separately (whipped)
  • 100 g of granulated sugar
  • For the Coffee syrup
  • A cup of strong or espresso cup
  • ½ a cup of granulated sugar
  • For the Coffee Buttercream
  • 200 g of granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup of water
  • 5 large egg yolks
  • 1 1/3 cups of softened unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp of espresso powder or coffee extract
  • For the Chocolate Ganache
  • 200 g of chopped 70% dark chocolate
  • 2 tbsp of unsalted butter
  • 200 ml of heavy cream
  • For the Chocolate Glaze
  • ½ a cup of heavy cream
  • 150 g of dark chocolate

Method

The method of the preparation of the Opera Cake is given step-by-step:

  • Baking the Joconde Sponge
  • Preheat the oven at 425 °F.
  • In a large bowl, beat the eggs, powdered sugar, and almond flour till they turn fluffy and light.
  • In another bowl, whip the sugar and egg whites till it reach soft peaks, then fold the same into the batter.
  • On a baking sheet, spread the batter evenly on a tray and bake it until it turns golden.
  • Making the Coffee Syrup
  • Brew the espresso and mix the sugar in the coffee.
  • Let it cool.
  • Preparing the Coffee Buttercream
  • Pour the hot sugar mixture while slowly whisking the egg yolks.
  • Beat continuously until creamy and thick, then slowly add the softened butter.
  • With the espresso powder or coffee extract flavour the mixture.
  • Making the Chocolate Ganache
  • In a pan, heat the heavy cream and stops it when simmering.
  • Take the chopped dark chocolate and pour in the heavy cream. Let it sit for some minutes.
  • Stir until it turns glossy and smooth.
  • Assembling the Cake
  • On a tray, place the Joconde sponge layer.
  • Spread and soak the coffee layer.
  • Spread a layer of coffee buttercream over it.
  • Add another layer of the sponge, and repeat the process.
  • Spread the ganache over it.
  • Repeat the layers and the process.
  • Finish it off with the coffee buttercream over the top.
  • Glazing and decorating the cake
  • Freeze the cake for an hour.
  • At the top, pour the chocolate glaze, and smoothen it evenly.
  • For that classic touch, write the word Opera with some melted chocolate.

The secret to this preparation is having ultimate patience and gain precision while making it. But to avoid hasslefree indulgence, just visit Pastry Prime, Guwahati and enjoy this delicacy to its best! Follow and visit our website for more such interesting global recipes!

 

 

 

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2024-12-06

How to Make Jeera Khari?

by SPCH
Blog

Jeera Khari: A Cumin-Seasoned Puff Pastry

Cumin is a key ingredient of Indian cuisine. A native of Egypt and a seed to initiate digestion, these ridged, oblong little seeds are stellar stars in any Indian dish. Khari, on the other hand, is a flaky layered biscuit widely loved by Persian-Iranians. With the Iranians, the puff pastry and other cookies travelled to India.

Different Versions of Khari!

The khari biscuits are available in different variations like-

  • Methi Khakra (Fenugreek-flavoured)
  • Jeera Khakra (Cumin seeds- flavoured)
  • Ajwain Khakra (Carom seeds- flavored)
  • Cheese Khakra
  • Maska Khakra, etc.

An Alternative Healthy Snack…

Along with being savoury, it is a preferably healthy snack and a delicious alternative during tea time. Curious enough to try now? Well, you’re lucky because, Pastry Prime, Guwahati brings to your variety of cookies, pastries, puffs, and cakes. For the pastry chef within you, we present the recipe of Jeera Khari.

Required Ingredients

  • A cup of all-purpose flour
  • A tbsp of cumin seeds
  • 2 tbsp of semolina
  • Half a tsp of baking powder, sugar, and salt each
  • 1 tsp of carom seeds (optional)
  • 3 tbsp of ghee or chilled butter
  • ¼ cup of water
  • 1 tbsp of milk
  • 1 tbsp of sesame seeds

Method

  • In a large bowl, add the flour, semolina, cumin seeds, carom seeds (optional), sugar, salt, and baking powder. Mix the ingredients well.
  • Add the ghee/ chilled butter and rub it against the mixture till it resembles breadcrumbs.
  • Bit by bit, add the water, and knead the mixture into a stiff yet, smooth dough. Ensure that the dough is not too smooth.
  • Let the dough rest for around half an hour. Don’t forget to cover it with a damp cloth.
  • After the assigned time, divide the dough into small-sized portion and roll them into a smooth ball.
  • Roll those into a flat, thin sheet (around 1/8 inch thick). Use a rolling pin to spread it and then sprinkle flour to prevent from sticking.
  • Now by using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the dough into diamond or square shapes (around 2 inch).
  • Before transferring the squared-dough into the oven, prick them with the help of a fork.
  • Keep the oven preheated at 350°F or 180°C.
  • Grease a baking tray with a parchment paper.
  • Arrange the cut-doughs on tray, keeping sufficient space between each.
  • Each piece must be brushed with milk, and also sprinkle some sesame seeds.
  • Bake the khari for around 20 minutes till they turn crispy and brown.
  • Once they are done, let them cool!

Enjoy these at home or simply just visit Pastry Prime, Guwahati for our distinguished aromatic and crunchy treat with your favourite beverage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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