Friday, 1 November 2013

Hot and Cold Chocolate Appe (Button Idli)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 8

Ingredients
  • 1 cup Maida
  • 1/2 tin Milkmaid
  • 50 gms butter
  • 1/4 tsp Soda powder
  • 3/4 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tbsp cocoa or 2 tbsp Drinking Chocolate
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 tsp Vanilla Essence for flavour (Optional)
  • Chocolate Sauce and Ice Cream for serving





Method
  • Mix milkmaid and butter and mix well
  • Mix it with Maida, soda, baking powder, cocoa powder, milk, sugar and vanilla essence
  • Use a beater for 5 mins to to make a thick batter
  • If beater is not present, use a table spoon and beat the mixture manually
  • Grease the Appe plates of Appe stand with butter and then put the mixture
  • Heat it in low flame for 15 mins
  • Serve with hot chocolate sauce and ice cream

Thursday, 31 October 2013

Gulab Jamun with Chocolate Dip

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients
For Chocolate Sauce
  • 2 tsp butter
  • 2 tsp cocoa powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup milk
For Gulab Jamun
  • 250 gms Khova
  • 20 gms Paneer (Cottage Cheese)
  • 1 tsp Maida
  • 1 tsp Cocoa Powder
  • Ghee for frying


Method
For Chcolate Sauce
  • Mix all the ingredients in a pan and heat
  • Boil till it becomes thick
For Gulab Jamun
  • Grate the khova and crush the paneer
  • Mix the khova, paneer, maida and cocoa powder
  • Make multiple small balls out of the mixture
  • In a pan, add ghee and heat lightly
  • Fry the khova balls till it becomes brown
  • Serve with Chocolate Sauce

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Coconut Nutty Balls

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Serves: 12 pcs

Ingredients
For the laddu/balls
  • 2 cups grated coconut
  • 1 and 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
For the covering
  • 2 tsp postadana (poppy seed)
  • 5 drops of green color
  • 12 pcs of nutties or Cadbury shots


Method
  • Mix the postadana and color in a bowl and keep aside
  • In a pan, mix coconut, sugar and milk and heat for 10 mins
  • Prepare 12 balls out of the mixture, each containing a nutty chocolate inside
  • Cover the ball with the postadana

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Baked Shahi Moong Dal Halwa

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients
  • 250 gms Moongdal kept in water for 2 hours
  • 175 gms Ghee
  • 100 gms Khova
  • 250 gms sugar
  • 10-15 threads of Kesar
  • 1/2 tsp of Elaichi (Cardamom) powder
  • 250 gms Rabri
  • 2 tbsp dry fruits (Almonds, Pista)
  • 350 ml boiled water


Method
  • Grind the Moongdal in a grinder
  • In a non stick pan, heat the ghee and Moongdal till its brown
  • Add khova and mix well
  • Add water and heat till the ghee starts separating out
  • Add sugar, elaichi powder and stir well
  • Put the Halwa in a baking dish
  • Put rabri on top of it
  • Garnish with dry fruits
  • Heat it in OTG - 200 degrees Celcius, for 10 mins
  • Cut it into pieces and serve

Monday, 28 October 2013

Cheesy Nimki

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients
  • 2 cup Maida
  • 2 cup Cheese
  • 1/4 tsp Mangrela (Black Onion Seeds)
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp Oregano and Chili flakes
  • Salt to taste
  • Warm Water
  • Oil for frying



Method
  • Mix Maida, cheese, butter, mangrela and salt
  • Prepare a hard dough with warm water
  • Flatten it into thin rotis and cut it into very small shapes with a knife
  • Fry and sprinkle oregano and chili flakes