Saturday 11 July 2020

Lamington Cake (Without Oven)















Ingredients: 
  • Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
  • Milk - 1/2 cup (room temperature)
  • Maida - 1 cup
  • Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Baking (cooking) soda - 1/2 tsp
  • Cocoa powder - 3 tbsp
  • Oil - 1/4 cup
  • Vanilla essence - 4 drops
  • Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Method:
  • Take a bowl or mixer, put milk, oil, sugar & mix well.
  • Then take a siever, add maida, baking powder, baking soda & cocoa powder & sieve nicely.
  • Mix with milk, sugar & mix nicely without lumps.
  • Add 1 tsp lemon juice & mix nicely.
  • Meantime, grease a tray & keep butter paper & pour the butter spread to level the tap. 
  • Preheat the cooker for 8 mins. Keep the cake tray & close the cooker. Remove the ring & whistle.
  • Keep in medium flame for 25 mins.
  • Then switch off the gas & let it remain for 10 mins.

Chocolate syrup:
  • Take a kadai, add 2 tsp of cornflour, 1 cup water, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa powder & mix well.
  • Heat the kadai & stir nicely till it becomes syrup by boiling.
  • Remove from the gas, add 1/2 tsp of  oil & 2-3 drops vanilla essence.
  • Meantime take one tbsp of sugar and 3 tbsp of water  mix sugar in water.
  • When the cake becomes cool, slowly release the side & remove it from the plate.
  • Make a slice & add juice or sugar syrup (1-4 tbsp).

Now pour this chocolate syrup on the cake & garnish with desicated coconut powder.

Thursday 18 June 2020

Snow Sweet (Dessert)










Ingredients:
  • Milk - 1/2 litre
  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • Corn flour - 3 tbsp
  • Butter or ghee - 1 tsp
  • Desicated coconut powder - 1/4 cup
  • Vanilla essence or Cardamom powder - 1 or 1/2 tsp

Method:
  • Take one vessel, add milk, butter/ghee, sugar, cornflour, vanilla essence/cardamom powder.
  • Mix nicely without lumps.
  • Then keep it on the gas at medium flame.
  • Stir continuously till it becomes thick.
  • Meantime, take some small bowls or vaatis & grease with ghee. 
  • Pour the mixture & tap.
  • Then keep it in the fridge for 3-4 hours.
  • Just release it sideways & reverse it for enabling it to get a proper circle.
  • Apply cherry or cashew on top.
  • Dry it with desicated coconut power.
  • Your dessert is ready.

Friday 1 May 2020

Brinjal Masala













 


Ingredients:

  • Brinjal - 250 gms (Cut it lengthy & soak in water)
  • Onion - 2 (Cut it lenghtwise)
  • Tomato - 2 (Cut it lenghtwise)
  • Green chilli - 2 (slit)
  • Tamarind powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Jaggery - 1 tbsp
  • Salt - As required
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Coriander leaves - little


For grinding:

  • Seasame seeds - 1 tsp
  • Peanuts - 1 tsp

Roast both without oil & grind to a smooth paste. Keep aside along with tamarind.


Method:

  • First take a kadai, add enough oil & fry brinjal pieces till it changes its colour.
  • Drain & keep aside.
  • In the same oil, add onion, tomato & green chilli.
  • Stir till it changes & becomes mushy.
  • Now add all dry masala & ground masala & mix well.
  • Now add fried brinjal pieces also.
  • Close the lid & allow to boil for 10 mins in medium flame.
  • When the oil leaves sideways & nice aroma comes, remove from the gas.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Serve with roti & steamed rice.

Banana Dosa







Ingredients:

  • Raw rice - 1 1/2 cup
  • Poha - 1 cup
  • Jaggery - 2 tbsp
  • Salt - As required 
  • Oil or ghee - As required
  • Ripe banana - 2-3 (cut)


Method:

  • First wash the poha & keep aside.
  • Then soak the rice for 4 hours.
  • Then grind rice, poha, jaggery & banana together in a mixer to a fine paste.
  • Mix salt & make dosa immediately.
  • No fermentation required. 

Friday 17 April 2020

Gujarati Dal Dhokli











ingredients :


  • Thur dal - 3 to 4 cup
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Red chii powder - 11/2 tsp
  • Dhaniya jeera powder - 1 tsp
  • Jaggery - 2tbsp


[ mix all ingredients to gether in a vessel and cook in the cooker for 5 to 6 whistle ]

For Dhokli :


  • Whole wheat flour - 1 cup
  • Gram flour - 2 tbsp
  • Oil - 2 tsp
  • Turmeric - 1 tsp
  • Ajwain - 1/4 tsp


[ add little water and kneed a soft dough to make chapati. Make small balls from the dough and make thin roti. cut the roti into small pieces and keep aside.]

Method :

Now take the cooked dhal and mashed well and transfer to a big vessel, If the dhal is thick add required water and make thin now add all  dry masalas and jaggery and mix well allow to boil when it's started to boil add the roti pieces to that.  Cook for 10 to 15 minutes on medium flame  untill the dough cooked poperly. Finely heat ghee in a pan, seaso with hing, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves. When it/s crakle add it to the dhal. Your tasty dhal dhokli ready to serve.