IMPORTANT TERMS

IMPORTANT TERMS


Baking:
It refers to cooking in hot air in a closed oven; example Baking cake, bread.

Batter:
A mixture of flour, liquid and other ingredients which are soft enough to be beaten or batter used for pancakes.

Brush:
It is to apply coating of milk and sugar; e.g., eggs is brushed on biscuits for shine

Caramelized Sugar:
It is to heat sugar on low or high temperature, until it is melted properly in form of flavors.

Cut and Fold:
It is to mix flour in a very gently aerated mixture.

Deep Frying:
It is frying food in large amount of oil in a deep pan. E.g., pooris

Sautéing and Sauté:
It is frying food in less amount of oil in a small pan.

Shallow Frying :
It is frying oe cooking food in less oil as compared to deep frying. E.g., Paranthas, tikkis.

Steaming:
When we cook food in pressure cooker with steam. E.g., idlis, sandesh