Indian desserts are very often decorated with cardamom, raisins, almonds, pistachios, cashew nuts and fruit such as mangoes, guavas, pineapple, melon, cherries, oranges and bananas. So much fresh fruit available, each month offers the chance to create something deliciously different. One solution is to eat fruit for dessert, either alone or incorporated into recipes. These light desserts are not only a quick way to satisfy your sweet tooth—they can be prepared in 15 minutes or less—but they are also a delicious way to get antioxidant-rich fruit into your diet.
While surfing the internet I found this cool recipe from this site with some pictureshttp://www.dizzy-dee.com/recipe/chocolate-cake-in-5-minutes. For those chocolate-craving days, this super-easy chocolate cake recipe is all you need. And yes, seriously This cake in a coffee mug that cooks in the micro in just 5 minutes. This recipe looked pretty interesting. I made some changes in this recipe I didn’t use egg then instead of oil I used unsalted butter. It turns out good. My kids loved it!
Ingredients
1 Coffee Mug
4 Tbsp. flour(that's plain flour, not self-rising)
4 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cocoa
3 Tbsp. milk
3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
3 Tsp. chocolate chips
1tsp.vanilla
Method:
Mix flour, sugar and cocoa to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and butter and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips and vanilla, and mix again
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes
The cake will rise over the top of the mug,.
Wait until it stops rising and sets in the mug
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate and enjoy!
Carrot-Beetroot juice is one of the highly nutritious drinks. This drink is exceptionally high in vitamin A, minerals, and other nutrients. The rich color comes from the combination of carrot and beetroot. The color of this juice is what catches the eye first. It has a nice frisky taste to it as it has just the right flavor of tang and sweetness.
Ingredients
Carrots-2
Beet Root-1
Ginger- small piece
Mint Leaves- few
Honey-1 tsp(Optional) or Pinch of salt or sugar as per taste.
Method
Peel both beetroot as well as carrots and chop them into slices after washing them.
Dice the fruits and vegetables into a size that is comfortable for the mixer/juicer.
Add the mint leaves, Honey or Pinch of salt or sugar and ginger. Add a little water to make it thinner.
Combine all ingredients in a blender and make puree. Take the juice in a glass and garnish with mint leaves.
Healthy and Delicious Carrot-Beetroot juice is ready to serve.
Spiced Buttermilk:
Spiced Buttermilk is a soothing combination of fresh home made curds,water,fresh curry leaves,crushed ginger,green chillis,salt and a dash of lemon juice. This spice and herb infused drink is a perfect blend of multitude flavors and increases our appetite and digestive power.
Ingredients:
Buttermilk-2 cups
Green chillies-1 or 2(adjust according to your choice)
Ginger- 1 small piece grated or crushed
Few curry leaves- (only fresh leaves)
Lemon juice-1to2 tbsp
Coriander leaves-1-2 strands
Salt to taste
Method:
Churn the curd. Add about 2 to 3 cups of water. Churn briefly.
Wash green chillies and fresh coriander leaves, wash and peel ginger. Chop all the three ingredients finely.
Pound curry leaves with required quantity of salt. Add the prepared ingredients to churned yogurt.
When I searching for baking recepies I came across this pineapplejam cookies/tarts. I was very much impressed and decided to prepare this cookies. I was very excited and started preparing to make some pineapple tarts. Pineapple tarts take lots of hours to make as there is the cooking of pineapple jam (which can take hours) and preparation of pastry followed by baking. Making these pineapple tarts needs some patience, especially with the pineapple filling.Pineapple tarts have a nice buttery smell pastry which melts in the mouth. I modified a bit. I started with this recipe as a base and made my own modifications, which ultimately inspired a “Wow!” Pretty simple to make and the cookies came out very good especially when hot from the oven.
Pineapple jam
Pineapple jam makes a great spread for toast, biscuits, pancakes or other jams. It’s good on everything!
Ingredients:
250 gms -Pineapple
250 gms -Sugar
1/4 tsp pineapple essence
2-cups water
pineapple jam:
Method:
Cook the pineapple pieces with water on a low fire until tender and 1 cup water is left.when cooked smash it nicely.
Make sugar syrup of thread consistence then add cooked over low heat until it caramelises and dries up somewhat.
To test whether the jam is done, pour some jam on a dry plate. Allow it to cool and tilt the plate. If the jam is ready, it will fall in flakes.
When the jam is done, Add essence, cook until setting point is reached. When the jam cools, Pour into a jar and close the mouth of the bottle .
Ingredients
250 gm-plain flour
50 gm-milk powder
150 gm-Butter
1/4 tsp- salt
100 gm- icing sugar
1tsp-vanilla essence
Pineapple Tart:
(1) Cream butter and icing sugar till creamy but not till oily.
(2) Add in vanilla essence, salt, flour and milk powder.
(3) Mix till a dough is formed. Chill in the fridge for 30 mins. If dough is still too soft to be rolled out a this point, add in a little more plain flour and knead lightly into a pliable dough.
(4) Once the dough is not so sticky, take a bit into your hand and flatten it.
(5) Place a small ball of pineapple jam on top. Pinch some dough and roll into thin strips. Place on top of jam into a criss cross style.
(6) Brush cookies with egg polish/or butter and bake for about 15 mins or till cookie turns into golden brown.
(7) Leave to cool on and store in air-tight cookie containers.
Microwave Brownies:
I have taken this recepie from Asha.Asha When seeing ur Brownies I was sooo tempted to make it.. I would love to have those brownies first. They looks fabulous and delicious.I prepared it last night itself..cooked in the oven.It takes 5 min for me. I made small modification instead of choco chips I used nuts andI added small choclate bar and no eggs. Asha..has beautifully explained step by step process on her blog. Click here to view the ingredients.My kids enjoyed this brownies..Thank you Asha for your wonderful recepie:)
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