White Bread

What you will need:

• All purpose flour/Maida - 3 cups
• Sugar - 1/3rd cup
• Warm water - 1 cup
• Active dry yeast - 2 tsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt - 3/4th tsp

 How to prepare

Dissolve the yeast in 1 cup of warm water. The water should not be too hot nor cold. Wait until the yeast forms a creamy foam. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve.

Add the salt. Now add the flour one cup at a time. Knead the dough. Add 1 tbsp of oil. Place the dough in a well oiled bowl. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow the dough to rise for an hour. It will be doubled in volume.
Punch the dough down and knead for a few minutes. Shape the dough into loaves and place in well oiled 9x5 invh loaf pan. Again keep aside for 30 mins and let the dough rise in the pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

Vermicelli kheer (Vermicelli payasa)

What you will need:

• Vermicelli - 1 cup
• Milk - 3 cups
• Sugar - 3/4 cups
• Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Dry fruits - raisins, cashews, chopped almonds and pistachios

How to prepare

Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a heavy bottomed pan. Add the cashews, chopped almonds and pistachios and fry. Add vermicelli and fry it on a medium flame until it starts to turn slightly brown. Add milk and cook the vermicelli. After the vermicelli is completely cooked, add the sugar and raisins. After the sugar dissolves completely, turn the heat off and add cardamom powder.