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Mango Cheesecake...

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0000

A cheesecake with the rich flavour of mango....

Cooking Time: 2-4 hours

Preparation Time: 10-15 minutes

Servings: 4

Category: Veg

Ingredients

Crust, !/2 centimeter cubes

Digestive Biscuits 8-10

Butter 2 tablespoon

Filling

Skimmed milk 1 cup

Condensed milk 1/2 cup

Corn flour/ corn starch 1 tablespoon

Carrageenaan (vegetarian gelatin) 1 tablespoon

Cottage cheese (paneer) 2 cups

Skimmed milk yogurt 1 1/2 cups

Mango pulp 2 cups

Mango essence 1 teaspoon

Sugar powdered 1/2 cup

Topping

Mango jelly 1 tablespoon

Mango, sliced 1

Method

Crush biscuits to a coarse powder and put it into a bowl. Add butter and mix. Put this mixture at the base of a spring form pan (loose bottom pan) lined with greaseproof paper. Press the mixture lightly and place it in the refrigerator to set. Heat milk in a pan. Add condensed milk and mix. Dissolve cornflour in a little milk and add it to the hot milk. Cook stirring continuously till the mixture thickens. Set aside. Mix carrageenan or gelatin in a little water and heat in the microwave for one minute. Remove from the microwave and set aside. Take hung yogurt in a bowl. Add paneer and mix with a whisk. Add mango pulp and mix again. Add mango essence and the milk mixture. Mix again. Add powdered sugar and blend with a hand blender. Add the dissolved carrageenan or gelatin and blend again. Pour this mixture into the prepared tin over the biscuit layer. Refrigerate for two to three hours. Dissolve mango jelly in a quarter cup of water, bring it to a boil and cool. Put a layer of mango jelly on the set cheesecake. Chill until the jelly is set. Remove from the spring form pan and cut into eight wedges with a sharp knife dipped in hot water. Serve chilled with sliced mango fan.

Enjoy your yummy cheesecake...

Choco- float..

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:21:00 +0000

Ingredients:
1 dark chocolate slab
Choco-chip or chocolate ice-cream
1 or 1 1/2 cup milk
2-3 tbs sugar
Chocolate pieces (finely chopped)
Chocolate syrup (optional)
5-6 biscuits (any normal buscuit)
Butter

Method:
Take mixture and pour milk into its vessel.
Also add sugar, 2-3 scoops of ice-cream to it.
Grind it in mixture.
Keep this liquid mixture aside
Take a deep vessel and add water in it, place it on gas on high flame
Now take a small vessel and put chocolate slab in it in two pieces.
Place this small vessel in the deep vessel on flame and melt the chocolate.
Keep stiring it while its melting.
Also crush the biscuits finely and add butter to it and mix it well.
Meanwhile take a glass or any transperent cup of tour choice
Put the buscuit mixture on the base of the glass/cup like a layer
After the chocolate is melt take a spoon full of melted chocolate and pour it
in glass frm side-wards to make it look decorative.
Add some melted chocolate on top of the biscuit layer too.
Now place the glass/cup in deep freezer for 15-20 min.
After that take it out and pour the liquid mixture into it.

Now its ready to Serve yummy and cold...

Chocolate Mud Cake... (Veg)

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:47:00 +0000

This yummy delicious cake is so moist that it melts in your mouth and tastes amazing...

Ingredients:
200g wholemeal flour
200g plain flour
4 teaspoon baking powder
60g cocoa powder
coffee powder (optional)
chocolate chips (optional)
350g castor sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
250ml vegetable oil
350ml water

Method:
Preheat oven to 160 degrees C
Take a deep bowl and mix all the DRY ingredients in it
Now add all the WET ingredients and mix it well with a mixer on high
for few minutes
Pour the entire mixture in to the baking tray,tin or a bowl
(you can take any mold as per your choice)
Bake for approx 30 to 40 minutes
Allow it to cool down on room temperature and then ice it with the choc-icing or
dust with icing sugar.

Ready to serve..

Vegetable Mayonnaise Sandwich....

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:29:00 +0000

Sandwiches are the easiest snack to make and also less time consuming....

Ingredients:
Mayonnaise (veg)
Butter
Onion (chopped long)
Capsicum (cut long)
Boiled carrot (optional)
Boiled potato
Green chilli's finely chopped (optional)
Black pepper
Cabbage
Corns (optional)
Cheese (optional)
Brown breads slices

Method:
Take a deep vessel and mix all the veggies in it, then put the mayonnaise in it and mix it well and make it creamy.
Then put the black pepper and green chillies(optional) and mix it.
Once you feel that the mixture is creamy enough, take a bread slice and apply a layer of butter and then mixture on it to make the sandwich.
After you apply it close the slice with another bread slice like we usually do while making a sandwiches.
You can either roast it in oven or grill it in the grill machine. After that your sandwich is ready to eat with yummy ketchup or your any favorite chutney.

Kheer (rice pudding)

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:52:00 +0000

Lets us make something really tasty and yummy this time. From mummy's kitchen everyone's favorite "Kheer" also known as "Rice pudding".

Ingredients:
1/4 cup rice (washed & drained)
4-5 cups milk
2-3 cardamom seeds (crushed)
2tbs almonds (blanched silvered)
A pinch of saffron, soaked in a little hot milk
1 tbs skinned pistachios nuts (chopped)
1 tbs raisins (optional)
2-3 tbs sugar or as desired

Mehthod:
Put the rice,milk and cardamom in a pan, bring to boil and
simmer gently until the rice is soft and the grains are starting to break up.

Add almonds, pistachios, saffron and raisins and simmer for 3-4 minutes

Add the sugar and stir until completely dissolved (on high flame)

Remove the kheer from the gas and serve it hot or either cold.

Red Pasta...

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:22:00 +0000

Ingredients:
boiled pasta (bow-tie or macaroni)
cheese
oil
tomato puree
tomato ketchup
schezwan sauce
onions
capsicum (green)
chilli flakes (optional)

Method:
Take a deep vessel and pour water into that with 3-4 drops of oil and little salt and put it on gas and switch on the gas. Add pasta to that vessel and allow it to boil nicely on high flame, meanwhile make the tomato puree and keep it aside. Cut the onions, and also look after the pastas keep stiring it. Take a vessel put about 2 or 2 and a half tbs oil in it and put onions and saute for 2-3 mins after that add capsicum. Then add the tomato puree and let it boil little bit on high flame, then put the tomato ans shezwan sauce for better taste. After that add the boiled pastas to it and mix it well. Add just about 5-6 spoons of water and let it be cooked for about 10mins on high flame. Grate some cheese on it and stir it well add salt for taste.

Transfer it in a plate and garnish with more grated cheese if you want. Your yummy pasta is ready to serve hot!

Garlic bread with cheese...

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:40:00 +0000

Garlic bread with cheese , a yummy starter, which are crunchy and cheesy. This is our favourite evening snack at home. This garlic bread is quick and very easy to make. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

French Bread/normal bread slices - 1 loaf

Butter - 1/4 cup

Garlic - 2 cloves, minced

Cheese - as much as you would like

Parsley leaves - 1 tbsp, chopped

Method

Cut the bread into diagonal slices with 1 inch thick.

Combine butter and minced garlic and mix well.

Spread this mixture on each slice of the bread.

Sprinkle the cheese evenly on all the slices.

Then sprinkle parsley leaves over it.
Preheat the oven.

Arrange it in the oven tray.
Remove it once u feel the cheese is melt ans is ready to serve

Serve with tomato ketchup.

Jeera Aloo..

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:25:00 +0000

Here's a simple yet irresistible dish...

Ingredients:

Baby potato - 1/2 kg, parboiled and halved
Cumin seeds(jeera) - 2 to 3 tbs
Grated coconut - 1 1/2 tbs
Green chillies, slit - 2 or 3
Lemon juice - 1/2 tbs
Coriander leaves - few chopped
Curry leaves - few
Jeera powder - 1 tbs
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 or 1 1/2 tbs
Sugar (optional)

Method:
Heat oil in a wok/pan, add cumin seeds,curry leaves,green chillies and saute.

Then add potatoes and salt. Cover and cook over medium heat till the potatoes
are completely cooked and turn light brown.

Add lemon juice, coriander leaves and coconut. Toss it and mix well

Serve hot with rice or paranthas.

Chocolate Brownies (Egg-less)

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:31:00 +0000

Preparation time: 5 to 10min
Cooking time: 15 to 20min
Servings: 4

Ingredients:
Dark chocolate - 100grams
Refined flour(maida) - 1 1/4 cup
Baking powder - 2 teaspoon
Walnut (peeled) - 1/2 cup
Butter - 130 grams
Castor sugar - 1 1/4 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon
Milk - 3/4 cup
Oil - for greasing

Method:

Mix the flour and baking powder and keep aside. Chop the walnuts. Grease a round microwave dish and line it with butter paper. Combine dark chocolate and little butter in a bowl, put a big vessel filled with water on gas and put the chocolate bowl into that vessel and heat it till chocolate melts or is soften a bit. stir in continuously. Then put the sugar,vanilla essence in that mixture and blend well. Add the flour mixture ad walnuts into it and mix well. Add milk to correct the consistency of the batter. Pour the mixture into the greased bowl. Place the bowl on an upturned saucer and cook, uncovered, in Microwave on high (100%) for seven minutes. Check after seven minutes,If it comes out clean it is done,If not, cook uncovered in Microwave on medium (60%) for two more minutes. Allow it to cool it on room temperature for sometime and them demold it. Cut it into square pieces and Serve.

Easy Bruchetta

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:39:00 +0000

Ingredients:
6 thick slices French, Italian, or other crusty bread
1/4 to 1/2 onion, finely diced
1 large tomato, diced
1 tablespoon dried basil or 3-4 fresh leaves
half teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, halved
Parmesan cheese (optional)

Method:
Preheat the oven

take the bread slices and brush it with oil on both the sides

also brush the finely chopped garlic

bake it for few minutes until bread is lightly toasted

Next step

Combine all the other ingredients in a medium sized bowl except

garlic and set aside

Remove bread from the oven

add the minced garlic in the tomato mixture

Place the bread in serving plate and put the mixture above it

or even u can serve it in side in a bowl.

Spinach Ravioli

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:31:00 +0000

Spinach Ravioli floating on an Italian sauce.

Ingredients:
for the fillings
about 450 grams of spinach (chopped)
1tbs grainy mustard
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2tbs bread crumbs
pinch of salt

for the Raviolis
1 cup semolina flour
2tsp olive oil (u can also use normal oil)
1/2 cup water
pinch of salt

for the sauce
2-3 crushed tomatoes
1 onion (chopped)
1 tbs oil
1 clove garlic (chopped)
salt and pepper to taste
dash of lemon
pinch of cayenne pepper (red chilli powder)

Method:
for the ravioli dough
mix all the ingredients as told above for the raviolis
prepare a dough and wrap it in a towel and let it set for 30min

for the filling
wash the spinach
place it in a large mixing bowl
add grainy mustard,bread crumbs and salt mix it well

for seasoning ass cayenne pepper(chilli powder) and pepper

for the sauce
saute the chopped onions in oil until it turns golden brown
add the chopped garlic and saute with it
add the crushed tomatoes and reduce the heat to medium
add the lemon juice( 3 to 4 drops) salt.pepper and stir on low heat
season to taste with additional salt,pepper ans cayenne if needed

Making the Ravioli
1. divide the dough in to fourths and roll out each portion like rotis and make sure to roll it thin
2. cut it into your desired shape and place the filling inside it and cover it with the top part of the ravioli and close ends with the fork and cut the extra with knife
3. meanwhile bring a large vessel filled with water and a pinch of salt in it
4. put your raviolis in it and allow it to boil, they are ready when they come floating to the top. Cook only few at a time.
5. when ready put a layer of sauce on a plate and place the ravioli on top of that.
6. you can also use some cheese for decorating in in last.

Your spinach ravioli is ready to serve.

Quick Chocolate Mousse

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:19:00 +0000

Its time to make something yummy and mouth watering with everyone's favourite "CHOCOLATES"

Quick Chocolate Mousse

Preparation time- 10 to 15 min
Cooking time- 20 to 30 min

Ingredients:
Dark chocolate, grated - 300 grams
Rich Whipped cream - 3/ 4 cups
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Fresh cream - 2 cups
Cocoa powder - for garnish

Optional:
Almond (grated or chopped)

Method:
Whip the rich cream with the sugar till stands (thickened). Melt the Dark chocolate in the microwave or even u can do it on stove for 2to 3min till is in liquid form. Add the fresh cream to the melted chocolate while it is still warm and melted. Mix it lightly, then add the mixture of rich whipped cream and sugar to the chocolate mixture and mix it evenhandedly. Once it is ready and lil bit thick, pour it into a glass of your choice and allow it to cool and set in refrigerator for couple of hours. Last but not the least for decorating it put little bit of cram on it and sprinkle to cocoa powder.

Your yummy Chocolate Mousse is ready to serve.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Apple Burfi

noreply@blogger.com (Deepali) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:48:00 +0000

APPLE BURFI

As we all know APPLE is one of the most nutritionist fruit and also tasty. So lets make something new tasty, healthy and from yummy APPLES.

Ingredients:

Apples: 2 or 3 (depends upon the quantity)

1 bowl desiccated coconut

Sugar

Ghee

Saffron

a pinch of Cardamom powder

grated Pistachios & Almonds.

Method:
Take a deep vessel and place it on stove. After switching on d stove add about 3 to 4 tbs of ghee in it. Add the desiccated coconut into the vessel and stir it well till it gets golden brown with the sweet smell. Meanwhile peel the apples skin (u can also use with skin) and grate it and keep aside. Add those grated apples in the vessel with the coconut and mix it well with soft hands. Stir it continuously but not harshly. Add sugar and allow it to mix it well with all the ingredients. Last but not the least add a pinch of cardamom powder for a better taste and smell as well. Now switch off the stove when all the ingredients are mixed well and a pulp is form. Remove it in a flat surfaced plate,tray more preferably in square shaped or rectangle shaped because it may help to cool down it faster. After removing it in a plate put some grated pistachios, almonds and saffron for decorating it.
Leave it for about 15min in room temperature and then place it in the fridge to cool. After an hour remove it and cut it into pieces as per your choice whether you want square,triangles etc..
And you APPLE BURFI is ready to serve.

Do comment and like it. If any doubt or quarries do ask and also try this yummiiee recipe at your home.