Ajwain Biscuit

What happens when there are too many great cooks at home? You might be catered with more than what you want, and you might not brood much over the preprocessing. Isn't it? :p At least, that is what happened in my case.They say, too many cooks spoil the broth!! To add on, I would say-Too many great cooks at home may spoil the child too!  

Though I might not be too keen on cooking, I do cook when:

• There is no one at home, and I have no option other than to cook! :D
• The recipe is so interesting/unique. The recipe should motivate me to cook! ;) 

Contrary this time, irrespective of the above reasons, I did cook [rather baked??] because I wanted to explore the oven's baking settings!

On this weekend, after watching this recipe in a cookery show, I somehow felt that I could start off with baking Ajwain biscuits!

All you need is:

• Maida - 1 cup
• Butter - 2 table spoon
• Ajwain- 1 tea spoon
• Jeera- 1 tea spoon
• Chilli powder, Cumin powder, Salt- To taste
• Milk/yogurt- As needed

 Procedure:

1. Mix all the ingredients and knead the dough till you get the right consistency. NOTE: All you fitness freaks, replace maida with multigrain flour; butter with olive oil! You can also add flax seeds.
2. Roll the dough and cut to desired shape. You can use the cookie cutter.
3. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
4. Grease the baking tray with butter and bake these biscuits for 15 minutes.
5. Allow it to cool.

 Relish the Ajwain Biscuits with a cup of hot coffee! ;)

Lesson Learned:

1. The crispiness of these biscuits depends on the thickness. Lesser the thickness, crispier the biscuit.
2. Before baking the biscuits, prick them with a fork to avoid puffing.
3. Last but not the least, I can cook! :D

 Some Clicks:

 

Choco-Coco Delight!!

All you need is:

• Finely powdered biscuits
• Chocolate powder
• Desiccated coconut powder
• Milk
• Butter
• Powdered sugar

Procedure:

1. Add one cup of chocolate powder to two cups of finely powdered biscuit. The ratio of chocolate powder to Biscuit powder is 1:2. 
   Note: Excessive usage of chocolate powder may cause bitter taste, remember this is a dessert! :)
2. To this mixture add required quantity of milk, and knead the dough till you get the right consistency. The choco-biscuit dough is now ready!
3. In a separate container, add one cup of powdered sugar and a tablespoon of butter to one cup of desiccated coconut powder. Mix the ingredients well.
4. Roll out the choco-biscuit dough to required diameter(Of-course, round if possible!!)
5. Spread the desiccated coconut mixture evenly. Transform it to a roll. 
6. Refrigerate this roll for about 30 minutes.
7. Slice the roll.

The choco-coco delight is now ready to relish!!! :D