Wednesday, June 9, 2010

5 Minute Chocolate Cake in a Cup


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!
 (This can serve 2 if you want to share!)

Sending this recipe to '' Announcing Kid's Delight ~ Colouring your Kid's Delight! hosted by Srivalli ''

Monday, May 10, 2010

VEGETABLE MAKHANWALA


My children likes paneer dishes very much. I love making new dishes especially for them. So I tried VEGETABLE MAKHANWALA. It’s a very popular traditional dish in Northern India. Makhanwala usually refers to a creamy gravy curry from North Indian cuisine. This is a near perfect party dish. Not too spicy, Perfect with rotis ,pulao or naan. While surfing for this recipe I found a few variations of the masala by different bloggers. I made it in my own version .It tasted yum finally :)
Ingredients:
Beans-1/2 Cup
Carrots-1/2 Cup
Green Peas-1/2 Cup
Baby Corn-1/2 Cup
Cauliflower florets-1/2 Cup
Onions, Sliced-1/2 Cup
Small Piece Ginger
3 Large tomatoes
1/4 tsp -Turmeric Powder
1 tsp -Chilli powder
1/2 tsp -Cumin seeds
Cinnoman, cloves, garlic-1 tsp
Cream-4 tsp
Butter-4 tsp
Salt to taste
Red chilli paste -1/2 tsp
Tomato ketchup -1tbsp
Cottage cheese (paneer) -100 grams
Tomato puree, boiled-1 cup-
Fresh coriander leaves - a few sprig
For the Garnish
Chopped Coriander-1 tsp
Butter-1 tsp
Method:
Boil a  the tomatoes for one minute. Remove, de-skin and deseed tomatoes and chop finely. Keep aside.
Boil cauliflower florets with a pinch of turmeric powder. Drain and keep aside.

Heat the butter in a pan, add cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms  red chillies.  cumin seeds and chopped garlic. Combine with the onions, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, turmeric and chilli powder.
As they begin to change colour, add green peas, French beans, carrots, corn, potatoes
When these are half done add cauliflower, capsicum and salt to taste. Cover and cook on low heat.
 When vegetables are done add, fresh red chilli paste and tomato ketchup. Stir well. Add boiled tomato puree and paneer cubes and saute for a minute. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Add fresh cream and  Serve hot garnished with the coriander.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Potato Bonda


Who doesn’t like a warm deep fried snack to have it in tea time? Today i made this as a tea time snack.This Potato  Bondo is a very tasty and taste bud tickling food. It’s a perfect tea time snack.

Ingredients:
3 medium sized potatoes
2 small onion cut in small pieces
3 green chilies small cut
1 small piece ginger grated
1 small bunch coriander leaves
½ tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp lemon juice
salt to taste

For the Batter :
Bengal-gram dal flour – 3 cupfuls
Rice flour – ½ cup
Red chilly powder – ½ teaspoon
Baking powder – ¼ teaspoon (optional)
Salt – ¾ teaspoon, (as per taste)

Method:
1. Combine the Bengal-gram dal flour, rice flour, chilly powder, baking soda powder, and salt by adding enough water to make it a thick batter which pours heavily from a spoon. Beat up the batter for 2 minutes and keep aside.
    2. Boil and mash the potatoes. Add small cut onions , , green chilies, grated ginger, small cut coriander leaves, red chili powder, and salt to taste
   3. In a wide mouthed pan, heat 2 tsp of oil and splutter the mustard seeds. Add the green chilies and sauté for a minute. Add the onions and saute till translucent.. Add the turmeric powder, salt, coriander leaves and mix. Set aside to cool and squeeze half a lemon into the mixture.
  4. Add to the potato mixture, mix and make small lime sized balls and set aside. Now heat a sauce pan with oil, when hot
5. Dip the potato balls in the batter and drop them in the oil one by one.. Let them start to turn a slight shade of brown
6. Remove them to a dry plate. Serve hot with any of your favorite chutneys and enjoy!


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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Eggless Brownies


I Love brownies!! But always I was hesitant to try baking. My previous experiences scared me way too much to even think about it. But now after trying so many times.. Now getting confidence to bake.This is my first try for brownies. I have taken this recipe from here .These are quick, simple and delicious!
Ingredients
    * All-purpose flour-1/3 cup
    * Water-1 cup
    * Butter-1/2 cup
    * Unsweetened cocoa powder-2/3 cup
    * Sugar-2 cups
    * Vanilla extract-1 teaspoon
    * Baking powder-2 1/2 teaspoons
     * 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Method:  
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan. In a heavy saucepan combine the 1/3 cup of flour and water. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thick. Transfer to a mixing bowl and set aside to cool.
   2. In a small saucepan, melt butter. When butter has melted, add the cocoa and mix until smooth; set aside to cool. Beat the sugar and vanilla into the cooled flour mixture. Stir in the cocoa mixture until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, stir into the batter until just blended. Fold in walnuts if desired. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
   3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool before cutting into bars