Amish White Bread Loaf

This is it!!! Once you taste this bread, you will never buy store bought white bread. The bread's crust is a bit chewy and the inside is very soft and airy. This bread is slightly sweet than your normal sandwich bread. But you can easily reduce the sugar and even replace half of white flour with whole wheat flour and make it a bit healthier. Those who are making breads at home surely knows how therapeutic and heavenly it is. It is a keeper for sure. And here goes the recipe,

Ingredients:

3 cups All Purpose Flour (Maida) + more for dusting

1 cup Luke warm water

1/3 cup White Sugar

2 1/4tsp Active Dry Yeast

3/4tsp Salt

2tbsp Canola Oil

1 Egg white, for brushing

 How to:

• Grease a 9"x5" loaf pan and keep it aside.
• Dissolve the sugar and yeast in the warm water and let sit for 10 mins or until foamy.

• In another bowl with flour, add salt, mix well and pour the oil.

• Now pour the yeast mixture into the flour and knead until the dough comes together.

• Transfer it on to a floured flat surface and knead with our palms for 8-10 mins or until dough is soft.

• Place the kneaded dough in an oiled bowl and let rest for an hour to rise in a warm place.

• Punch down the air and knead the dough few secs. Now place the dough inside the loaf pan and gently press to shapen into a rectangle to fit the pan.

• Let rest in a warm place for another 45 mins-1 hour or until the dough has risen 1 inch above the pan.

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and brush the top of the risen dough with beaten egg white.

• Bake the bread for 30 mins, until golden brown on top.

• Cool it completely on a wire cooling rack before storing.

• Slice it warm, slather with butter or jam and serve for breakfast.

Aloo Mutter (Potatoes and Peas)

Potatoes and peas, can't be any perfect for your chapathis and rotis. The curry is absolutely spiced up and a slight tanginess from the amchur powder makes you say 'mmm'. You can also add par boiled cauliflower and paneer to the curry. There is nothing more to say except 'you're gonna love it just like i did'. And here goes the recipe,
Ingredients:

3 medium Potatoes

1/4 cup Green Peas (frozen, thawed)

2 medium Red Onion (finely chopped)

3 small Tomatoes (finely chopped)

2 Green Chilli (chopped)

1tsp Ginger (minced)

1 1/2tsp Garlic (minced)

5-6 Curry leaves

2tsp Coriander powder

1/2tsp Chilli powder

1/2tsp Garam masala powder

1/4tsp Amchur powder

1/4tsp Turmeric powder

1 pinch Asafoetida

1/2tsp Cumin seeds

1.5-2 cups Water

Salt

2tbsp Oil

1tbsp Cilantro (chopped), for garnishing

 How to:

• Par-boil the potatoes, peel the skin and chop'em into bite size pieces. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds, asafoetida and turmeric powder.

• Add onions followed by curry leaves and green chilies. Saute for 3-4 mins.

• Then add ginger and garlic and cook until raw smell disappears.

• Add the tomatoes and cook with lid closed until it is completely mashed up.

• Now add the masala powders along with salt and cook for couple of mins.

• Add the par boiled potatoes, pour water and cook with lid closed until they are tender.

• Now add the peas, check salt and cook few more mins until desired consistency is reached.

• Switch off and garnish with cilantro.

• Serve hot with chapathi or naan.