Sponge Muffins

This is my maiden attempt in making muffins. These muffins were quite easy to make and very very fluffy too.

Ingredients:

Maida – 100 g

Butter – 100 g

Powdered sugar – 100 g

Eggs – 2

Baking Powder – ½ tsp

Pineapple essence – 1 tsp

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.

2. Beat eggs until light and fluffy.

3. Beat separately butter and sugar so that it is creamy.

4. Sieve the dry ingredients.

5. Combine eggs with butter and beat well.

6. Add Maida to the above mixture and beat well.

7. Add essence and mix.

8. Grease muffin pans/ line with paper cups and fill half of muffin.

9. Bake for 15 – 20 mins.

10. Remove, Cool, open and serve.

Variations I made:

I used Pineapple essence instead of vanilla essence. The taste was good.

I used orange zest also to enhance the flavor.

Paneer Tikka

Ingredients:

Paneer – 200 gms (cut into squares)

Chilli powder - 2 tsp

Salt – 1 tsp

Kasoori Methi – 1 tsp (crushed)

Thick curd(Hung curd) – ½ cup

Amachur powder – 1 tsp

Garam masala powder – 1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

Chat masala – ½ tsp

Butter/ oil for coating

Veggies(Optional):

Onion - 1 (cut into squares)

Capsicum - 1 (Remove seeds and cut into small squares)

Tomato - 1 (Remove the seed part inside and cut only outer skin)

Method:

1. Marinate the paneer along with all the above ingredients for 2 to 4 hours. If needed, Sprinkle water to bind them.

2. Arrange on a greased plate or insert in a skewer arranging paneer, onion, capsicum, tomato and again paneer or according to your choice and continue the same.

3. Place this plate on a high rack stand in a microwave.

4. MW + GRILL for 3 mins.

5. Then turn the paneer pieces on the other side, dot with butter and sprinkle chat masala and GRILL for 5 to 7 min.

6. Serve with peas pulao, Vegetable pulao...