Write down the method for cooking pasta from the given ingredients.
Ingredients and amounts
Dried pasta 3/4
Butter 1 tablespoon
Amul cheese spread 2-3 tablespoon
Milk 1/4cup
Salt pinch
Answers
Answer:
Write down the method for cooking pasta from the given ingredients.
Ingredients and amounts
Dried pasta 3/4
Butter 1 tablespoon
Amul cheese spread 2-3 tablespoon
Milk 1/4cup
Salt pinch
Explanation:
First, place the flour in a mound on a clean counter top or cutting board and make a well in the centre. Put the eggs and salt into the well.
Whisk the eggs together with a fork without disturbing the flour.
Using a fork, gently incorporate the flour into the egg mixture a little at a time.
Once you have incorporated all of the flour together with the egg using a fork, switch to a bench knife or bench scraper if you have one, or use your fingertips to really blend the mixture together.
After the wet and dry ingredients have been well combined using the dough knife, bring the mixture together with your hands to form a ball. If the dough seems too dry, beat an extra egg and add some of it to the dough a little at a time. You might not need a whole extra egg. You need to end up with a dough that doesn't stick and is malleable, so more moisture is sometimes needed.
If the mixture is too wet and sticks to your fingers, rub your hands with flour and form the dough into a ball. Do the same once more if needed but be careful not to overdo the amount of flour because you'll end up with a dry ball that might need more moisture.
Once you have a dough that is easy to handle, doesn't stick to your hands, and keeps its shape when formed into a ball, knead the pasta dough as you would with bread dough.
The easiest method is to push down and away from you with the palm of your hand. Then turn the dough ninety degrees, fold the dough over on itself and push down and away again. Continue this until the dough is smooth, for about 7 to 10 minutes.
Using the bench knife, cut the dough into 3 equal sections. Alternatively, you can weigh your dough and divide it into 3 equals parts.
Form each section into a ball, and cover the dough balls with a towel or bowl. Let rest for 15 minutes.
A pasta machine is best for rolling and cutting the dough. Although expensive, these machines cut the rolling and cutting time in a third, and are convenient because they give you many options depending on your preferences.
If you're using a pasta machine:
Flatten one of the dough balls with the palm of your hand until it's about 1/2 inch thick and no wider than the slot of the pasta machine.
Sprinkle it with flour to make sure it doesn't stick to the machine.
Turn the handle while feeding the dough into the slot with the slot of the pasta machine on its widest setting (usually 1).
Hold the flattened dough as it comes out of the pasta machine, but don't pull on it.
If you don't have a pasta machine a rolling pin will work just fine (check step Just be sure you have plenty of space and a sturdy and long rolling pin.