Helpful Liquid Conversions

Volume Conversions: Normally used for liquids only

Customary quantity	Metric equivalent
1 teaspoon	5 mL
1 tablespoon or 1/2 fluid ounce	15 mL
1 fluid ounce or 1/8 cup	30 mL
1/4 cup or 2 fluid ounces	60 mL
1/3 cup	80 mL
1/2 cup or 4 fluid ounces	120 mL
2/3 cup	160 mL
3/4 cup or 6 fluid ounces	180 mL
1 cup or 8 fluid ounces or half a pint	240 mL
1 1/2 cups or 12 fluid ounces	350 mL
2 cups or 1 pint or 16 fluid ounces	475 mL
3 cups or 1 1/2 pints	700 mL
4 cups or 2 pints or 1 quart	950 mL
4 quarts or 1 gallon	3.8 L
Note: In cases where higher precision is not justified, it may be convenient to round these conversions off as follows:   1 cup = 250 mL   1 pint = 500 mL   1 quart = 1 L   1 gallon = 4 L

Helpful Conversions

Weights of common ingredients in grams

Ingredient	1 cup	3/4 cup	2/3 cup	1/2 cup	1/3 cup	1/4 cup	2 Tbsp
Flour, all purpose (wheat)	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	15 g
Flour, well sifted all purpose (wheat)	110 g	80 g	70 g	55 g	35 g	27 g	13 g
Sugar, granulated cane	200 g	150 g	130 g	100 g	65 g	50 g	25 g
Confectioner's sugar (cane)	100 g	75 g	70 g	50 g	35 g	25 g	13 g
Brown sugar, packed firmly (but not too firmly)	180 g	135 g	120 g	90 g	60 g	45 g	23 g
Corn meal	160 g	120 g	100 g	80 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
Corn starch	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	15 g
Rice, uncooked	190 g	140 g	125 g	95 g	65 g	48 g	24 g
Macaroni, uncooked	140 g	100 g	90 g	70 g	45 g	35 g	17 g
Couscous, uncooked	180 g	135 g	120 g	90 g	60 g	45 g	22 g
Oats, uncooked quick	90 g	65 g	60 g	45 g	30 g	22 g	11 g
Table salt	300 g	230 g	200 g	150 g	100 g	75 g	40 g
Butter	240 g	180 g	160 g	120 g	80 g	60 g	30 g
Vegetable shortening	190 g	140 g	125 g	95 g	65 g	48 g	24 g
Chopped fruits and vegetables	150 g	110 g	100 g	75 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
Nuts, chopped	150 g	110 g	100 g	75 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
Nuts, ground	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	15 g
Bread crumbs, fresh, loosely packed	60 g	45 g	40 g	30 g	20 g	15 g	8 g
Bread crumbs, dry	150 g	110 g	100 g	75 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
Parmesan cheese, grated	90 g	65 g	60 g	45 g	30 g	22 g	11 g

Custard Cookies

I tried these last week and result was awesome :-)

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
half cup custard powder
half cup pure icing sugar
250g unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla essence

Method: 

Bring the butter to room temperature. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees C.

If you have a food processor, mix the butter with icing and vanilla. Process for a couple of minutes or until well combined. You can use a hand-mixer.

Add the flour and custard. Pulse until JUST well combined. Do not over-process coz then your cookies won't have a fine delicate crumbly texture.

Shape as desired and bake on greased trays!

PS: I rolled teeny balls with my hands, placed them on the tray and flattened them slightly with a fork. Dip the fork in flour to avoid it sticking to the cookies.

The above quantity will yield around 44 to 45 cookies :-)

Courtesy: FOODILCIOUS "COOKS @ WORK" (page on facebook)

Moist Chocolate Cake

Picture after Peanuts Sprinkle and before peanut sprinkle :-)
Mothers day cake for my sweet Mom :-)

For the cake:

2 cups sugar
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Coco Powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water

DIRECTIONS:

Heat oven to 190 degree. Grease and flour baking pan.
Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes.
Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.

FUDGE FROSTING:

2 OUNCES semisweet chocolate
2 cups icing Sugar (sifted)
4 tbsps unsalted butter
3 tbsps milk or light cream
1 tsp Vanilla extract

Directions:

Break or chop the chocolate into small pieces. Put the chocolate, icing sugar, butter, milk OR cream and vanilla extract in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
Stir over very low heat until both the chocolate and the butter have melted.
Remove the mixture from the heat and stir until evenly blended.
Beat the icing frequently as it cools until it thickens sufficiently to use for spreading or piping.
Use the icing immediately and work quickly once it has reached the right consistency.

For Decorations:
Make chocolate flakes by grating it :-)
Sprinkle over cake :-)
Can top with peanuts like I did.


Note: You can make any design with frosting I simple make layer on top :-)

Courtesy: FOODILCIOUS "COOKS @ WORK" (page on facebook)

Pizza Wheels (Chef Shireen Anwer)

Ingredients for Filling:

1 small Oninon finely chopped
1 small capsicum finely chopped
2 Boiled Eggs
Chedder cheese grated as required
Chili Garlic Sauece as required


Ingredients for Dough:

White Flour 2-1/2 cup
Instant Yeast 1 Table Spoon
Salt 1/2 tea spoon
Castor Sugar 1/2 tea spoon
Egg 1
Oil 4 Table Spoon
2 Table Spoon  powdered Milk

Method:

Knead Dough and leave to rise for 1 hr
Take out knead again and the leave for 15 minutes.
Then Roll it out like Chappati
Spread Chili garlic sauce it evenly cover all
then give layer of chopped onions, Capsicum, Boiled shredded egg and grated cheese.
Then roll it to give shape of Roll.
Brush the upper side of Roll Sprinkle some thyme (Optional)
Preheat Oven @ 200 degree for 15 minutes
Bake for 20 to 25 Minutes
Once baked then light upper grill to give color for 5 minutes.
Take out let it cool for 5 minutes then cut in slices like in picture
Serve Hot :)

It was tooooooooooo Yummy, tried this too today ^_^

Chicken Pie

Ingredients:

1 cup boiled chicken (shredded)
1 cup cabbage (shreded)
1 cup carrot (shreded)
1 small onion (chopped)
23 medium green chillies (chopped)
1 cup cheese (shreded)
½ packet cream
salt to taste or 1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp black pepper

Method:

Take a bowl and add all ingredients in it, but add only 1/2 cup of cheese in it. Mix the batter well.

Take a greased baking tray and pour the mixture in it. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over it and bake this batter in oven for about 10 mins in a preheated oven at 160 C.

Check whether it’s cooked or not by pinching a tooth pick in it. If no remains of cream get stuck to it then it is properly cooked.

Take it out from baking tray it will look like as cake.

Ras Malai

Ingredients:

2 Cup powdered Milk ( I used Nido)
Fresh dairy Milk 2 KG ( don't use milk pack)
2 Cup Sugar
8 to 10 Small Illachi
2 tea spoon baking powder
1 table spoon white flour
2 table spoon melted desi ghee
2 eggs

Method:

Boil Fresh milk, then add Choti Illachi (break open) & sugar and let it cook on lowest possible flame.

Take powdered milk, baking powder, white flour and mix these.

Now add Desi ghee and mix well bu rubbing with finger tips (very Imp step to make them soft)

Now with egg Knead the Dough and keep kneading till oils starts appearing on surface.

Make small balls and add them in boiling milk, cover the lid and let it cook for 5 to 8 minutes

Keep increasing flame to turn the balls, don't use spoon.

When cooked cool it in Fridge and serve Hot :)

My First Pizza :D

It was Yummy Yummy Yummy :D :D :D :D

Chicken Bread (On Special request of my friends):

Sorry I remember to take picture after eating more than half of it :P

Just follow the procedure as it is and results will be awesome 

Ingredients for Dough:
4 Cup white flour
2 table spoon milk powder
4 table spoon oil
1 table spoon instant yeast
Salt to taste ( this is not in original recipe but I use this)
Luke warm water for Kneading

Method for Dough

Mix white flour, milk powder, instant yeast & salt

Add oil and rub mixture with your finger tips
Then use Luke warm water to knead
Keep it soft.
Grease a container and place dough in it, grease top of dough too.
Cover it and keep it in warm place at least for 30 to 45 Minutes
Once it rise take out knead again
Cover it and leave to rise again

Ingredients for Filling

3 Table Spoon chopped onion
2 Table Spoon oil
6 Table Spoon of white flour
4 Table Spoon of corn flour
10 to 12 table spoon sugar ( I added only 6 Table spoon)
1 tea spoon of salt
1 tea spoon freshly crushed black pepper
½ tea spoon garm masala powder
1 cup milk
One cup boiled & Shredded chicken
2 Table spoon of Ketchup
2 chopped green chilies

Method:

Heat oil add Onion fry till transparent

Add white flour & Corn Flour
Mix Well add sugar and cook for 3 to 4 Minutes
Add salt, black pepper, garm masala and milk
When thick add chicken, ketchup & Green Chili
Mix well cook for 2 to 3Minutes

Let this cool for 15 to 20 Minutes
Now take dough and roll flat like Chapatti
In middle place mixture lengthwise
On both side place equal cuts
Now start closing it by turning in one strip from each side turn by turn on mixture.
Give shape of Fish head on one end and tail on other.
Brush it with egg on top side
Preheat oven @ 180 degree for 15 minutes
Grease baking dish place this bread on it.
Cook for 20 to 25 Minutes
Once cooked light upper grill to give color for 4 to 5 Minutes only
Serve Hot.

Pizza Dough:

Ingredients:

 

White Flour ½ kg

Instant Yeast 2 tea spoon
Salt ½ tea spoon
Oil 2 table spoon ( I prefer butter)
Luke warm water required for kneading.
( I tried this myself and dough quality was simply awesome)

 

Method:

 

Mix white flour, instant yeast & salt
Add oil and rub mixture with your finger tips
Then use Luke warm water to knead
Keep it soft.
Grease a container and place dough in it, grease top of dough too.
Cover it and keep it in warm place at least for 30 to 45 Minutes
Once it rise take out knead again
Cover it and leave to rise again

Pizza sauce 2 (Chef Mehboob)

Ingredients:


Tomatoes ½ Kg roughly chopped
1 small Onion Chopped
Garlic paste ½ tea spoon
Ginger Paste ½ tea spoon
Ketchup 4 table spoon
3 Table spoon Oil
Salt to taste

Method:

o Heat oil added onion cook till it’s transparent
o Add ginger garlic paste cook for 1 minute
o Add tomatoes and Salt
o Cook for 3 to 5 minutes then add Ketchup
o Add ½ cup water and cook on low flame.
o When water dries 95% then blend it in blender
o Let it cool, it should be a thick paste
o Can be stored in Fridge for 3 days and freezer for 1 month.

Pizza Sauce 1 (Chef Maeeda)

Ingredients:


Tomatoes ½ Kg roughly chopped
1 small Onion Chopped
Garlic Chopped 1 tea spoon
Ketchup 2 table spoon
Salt to taste
Thyme 1 tea spoon
Oregano 1 tea spoon
Cumin seeds roasted & Crushed ½ tea spoon
Crushed red chili ½ tea spoon

Method:

o Add all these in a pan along with ¼ cup water and cook on low flame
o When water dries 95% then blend it in blender
o Let it cool, it should be a thick paste
o Can be stored in Fridge for 3 days and freezer for 1 month

Baked Chicken :)

Ingredients:

1 chicken cut into 4 pieces
2 tea spoon red chili powder
1 tea spoon salt (or as per your taste)
2 table spoon lemon juice
cumin seeds powder
1 tea spoon paprika
4 table spoon oil

Method:

Mark cuts on the chicken.
Mix salt, chili powder, lemon juice, paprika and cumin powder.
Apply the mixture on the chicken pieces and marinade them for 2 hours.
Brush oil on both sides of the chicken and bake in a moderately heated oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

Bread Pizza

Ingredients:

¼ cup cheese
½ cup chicken (boiled)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
2 tomatoes (medium sized)
2 capsicum (medium sized)
4 bread slices
4 tbsp chilli-garlic sauce
1 cup mayonaise

Method:

Shred the chicken.
Add mayonaise, salt and pepper to form a paste and spread it on the slices of bread.
Sprinkle grated cheese on the slices.
Now garnish it with slices of tomatoes and capsicums.
Bake for two minutes or until the cheese melts.
Yummy Yummy Bread Pizza is ready to eat :D

Easy to Cook Coffee Cake

Ingredients:

Baking powder 3 tsp
Flour 2 cups
Eggs 2
Sugar (finely ground) 1/2 cup
Butter 125 grams
Instant Coffee 2 tsp
Water 1/2 cup

Method:

1- Grease 9" Pan and then dust with Flour
2- Preheat Oven @ 180 Degree
3- Mix Coffe and warm Water and set aside
4- Sift Flour and add Baking Powder in it
5- In a bowl beat butter for one Minute then add sugar and beat again till it becomes fluffy
6- Then add Egg in it ine by one and beat well
7- Add Flour and Coffee mixture turn by turn in small quantities and beat well
8- Once done, pour the batter in the pan and cook in oven for 20 to 25 Minutes.
9- Garnish with Coffee Syrup
10- Yummy Cake is ready :D

Almond Filled Cheesecake

Ingredients

About 6 tablespoon of butter, well chilled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces approx
1 package chocolate wafer cookies – 10 to15 large size cookies
1 can almond filling (usually available on stores)
¼ kg cream cheese (usually available on stores)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
2 pints fresh strawberries, sliced for topping. You may also use sweet pineapple.

Method:

Finely crush chocolate cookies in food processor, using the pulse button. Cut in butter until mixture begins to gather together. Press crumbs into bottom of pan and up sides to 3/4 inch from top; make sure there are no cracks. Refrigerate crust for at least 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake crust 10 minutes, cool.

Spread the crust with the almond filling.

In a large bowl, mix cream together the cream cheese and sugar until light. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition with electric mixer. Pour mixture carefully over almond layer, then bake about 65 minutes. Let cake cool for 1 hour, then refrigerate at least 5 hours.

Yummy Cake is ready :D