RIPPLE CHEESE CAKE

RIPPLE CHEESE CAKE 

RIPPLE CHEESE CAKE

INGREDIENTS:

Cream cheese                - 2 cups

Butter                            - 1 tbsp

Eggs                              - 3

Sugar                             - 3/4 cup

Vanilla   Essence           - 2 tsp

Lemon Juice                  - 1 tsp

Cracker or Pie Crust     - 250 gms

Cocoa Powder               - 1/2 cup

Choco button                - for decor


METHOD:

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Grease a tart tin.

Powder the cracker if you are using cracker in the bowl and blend with butter until the mixture resembles wet sand.

Place the mixture in the tart tin and press firmly over the base and sides of the tin.

Bake in the oven for 10-12 mins. Allow to cool completely.

Place the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract in the bowl beat until smooth with electric blender.

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition.

Divide the mixture into two.

Take a cup of batter and  mix cocoa.Now

Pour the first or the vanilla batter which we reserved first into the pie crust.Then

knife the cocoa mixture into the pie cutting through the batter, without mixing it.

Then, using the tip of a spoon, swirl the two mixtures to create a ripple effect.

Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Cool and serve.

RIPPLE CHEESE CAKE

Yummy and Tasty Cheese cake is ready to taste...

SAGO AGAR AGAR

SAGO AGAR AGAR

SAGO AGAR AGAR

INGREDIENTS:

Agar Agar Powder       - 10 gm 

Sago                              - 70 gm 

Caster sugar                 - 200 gm 

Thick coconut milk      - 300 ml 

Water                            - 1 litre

Food color                    - as per wish


METHOD:

Cook sago until transparent. Wash drain and dry. 

Divide into 3 portions and color one portion with pink, one with blue and other portion with green. 

Cook agar agar with water and sugar. 

Add thick coconut milk at last. Don't allow to boil after adding coconut milk.

Divide  as 3 portions with same food color as sago. 

Add each colour sago into same portion. 

Pour first portion into a mold. When slightly harden, 

Pour second portion in. Let is set a little and followed by third portion. 

Do this until   all three portions  finished.

Keep refrigerated for an hr.

Remove from mould and serve.

Yummy and Tasty Sago Agar agar is ready to taste.

CARROT KHEER

CARROT KHEER

CARROT KHEER

INGREDIENTS:

Carrot                      - 5

Milk                         - 1 cup

Evaporated milk      - 1/2 can 

Sugar                       - 1/2 cup 

Saffron                     - few strands

Cashews & Raisins  - 2 tbsp 

Ghee                         - 1 tbsp

METHOD:


Fry Cashews and raisins in a tsp of ghee and set aside.

Dissolve the saffron strands in a little bit of warm milk.

Peel the carrots and cut them into small slices.

Pressure cook the carrots with about 1 cup of milk until well cooked.

Once cooked  let it cool. 

Grind it to a smooth puree in blender. 

Take a heavy bottom pan.  

Add the ground puree and sugar and mix it well.

Now add the evaporated milk and let it to boil. 

Add the dissolved saffron strands and remove from flame.

Garnish with the nuts.

Serve cold.....

Yummy Carrot Kheer is ready to taste....

LAVA CAKE

LAVA CAKE

LAVA CAKE

INGREDIENTS:  
    
All Purpose flour      - 150 gms

Butter                        - 110 gms

Eggs                           - 3

Castor sugar              - 150 gms

Dark Chocolate         - 100 gms

Chocolate Powder     - 5 tbsp  

Vanilla essence          - 1 tsp

METHOD:

Preheat oven to 400 degree. 

Grease muffin tin.

Melt the chocolate and set aside.

Beat the butter and sugar on medium-high together for 4 minutes, until light and fluffy.

Add 1 egg at a time and add  all 3 eggs.

Add vanilla essence.

Switch mixer to lowest setting. Add the flour and Chocolate Powder and mix  well.

Add the melted chocolate and mix on low until thoroughly combined.

Fill each muffin tin almost to the top as this cakes will rise only very little. 

Bake for 10 minutes. 

The cakes will look done on top and will jiggle if you give the pan a light shake.

Remove from oven, let it set for 10 mins. 


Serve warm with vanilla  Ice-cream.

Yummy Lava cake is ready to taste.

When the cake is cut the lava oozes out and that the amazing part of this cake...

ZEBRA CAKE

ZEBRA CAKE

ZEBRA CAKE

INGREDIENTS:

All Purpose flour           - 250 gms

Caster sugar                   - 225 gms

Baking powder               - 1 tbsp 

Eggs                                - 4 

Butter                              - 100 gm

Whole milk                     - 200 ml 

Vegetable oil                   - 100 ml 

Vanilla extract                - 2 tsp 

Cocoa powder                - 2 tbsp 


METHOD:


Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease cake pan, 

Sieve the flour and baking powder together in a bowl.

Combine the eggs and sugar in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until thick and pale for 5 minutes.

With the mixer on low speed, stir in the milk, butter, oil and vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice. 

Stir in the flour mixture, a quarter at a time.

Transfer 1/3 of the batter to another bowl and whisk in  cocoa powder.

Place 3 tbsp of the vanilla batter into the centre of the pan and let it stand for a few seconds so it spreads out slightly.

Place 2 tablespoons of the chocolate batter right on top of the vanilla and wait another few seconds until it spreads.

Continue alternating vanilla and chocolate until you have used up all the batter and it has spread to the edges of the pan.

Bake until the cake is set about 45 minutes. 

Insert a toothpick if it comes out clean then cake is baked well . 

Cool and serve.

ZEBRA CAKE

Yummy and Tasty Zebra Cake is ready taste...

CARAMEL PUDDING

CARAMEL PUDDING

Caramel Pudding

INGREDIENTS:

Sugar                                  -  1 cup

Milk                                    - 3 cups

Eggs                                    - 3

Vanilla essence                  - 1/2 tsp

Nutmeg powder                 - 1/4 tsp

METHOD:

Take a small and heavy saucepan.

Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4th cup water. 

Heat and stir until the syrup turns golden brown colour.

Remove pan from heat and while hot pour the caramel into  mould and spread it to the bottom and sides.

Take a bowl and beat 3 eggs with hand blender.. 

Then add 1 cup sugar and vanilla extract.

Gradually add milk stirring continuously.

Pour this mixture into caramel coated mould. 

Cover the mould tightly with aluminium foil.

Steam this for at least 20 minutes in a steamer.

Cool it and refrigerate as it is tasty when cold.

Serve inverted on a serving plate.

Yummy yummy Caramel Pudding is ready to taste...

ADA PRADHAMAN

ADA PRADHAMAN 

ADA PRADHAMAN

INGREDIENTS:


Readymade Ada                - 250 gms

Jaggery                             - 400 gms

Thick Coconut Milk         - 1 cup

Coconut Milk                    - 5 cups

Dry Ginger Powder           - 1/2 tsp

Cardamom Powder           - 1 tsp

Ghee                                  - 3 tbsps

Cashew Nuts                     - handful

Raisins                              - handful

Coconut pieces                 - 4 tbsp

Ghee                                 - 2 Tbsp


METHOD:

Heat ghee in a pan and fry the coconut pieces, cashew nuts and raisins to golden brown.Keep aside.

Wash  soak Ada in warm water for 30 minutes and strain well.

Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a pan and roast the ada in a low flame to a golden brown.


Dissolve jaggery in water strain the impurities and make a syrup.

Take a  heavy bottomed pan.

Add 3 cups of thin coconut milk and heat it.

When it boils,add the roasted ada.

Cook ada till soft, pour the jaggery syrup and allow it to cook till the mixture becomes slightly thick.

Add the remaining 2 cups of thin coconut milk and dry ginger powder.

Cook in a medium flame till it reaches the right consistency simmer  the flame,

Add the thick coconut milk, simmer for two minutes and add the cardamom powder and remaining ghee.


Garnish with fried coconut pieces,cashew nuts and raisins.

Yummy Ada Pradhaman is ready to taste..

Serve warm or chilled.

BREAD AND FRUITS PUDDING

Pudding  is a favorite dish for many adding fruits to it will give unique taste too... 

Bread and Fruit Pudding

INGREDIENTS::

Milk                                                                - 3 cups

Sugar                                                              - 1/2 cup

Custard powder                                              - 4 tbsp

Vanilla essence                                               - 1 tsp

Slices of bread                                                - 6 

Butter                                                              - 2 tbsp

Apples                                                              - 1 cup

Raisins                                                            - 1/2 cup

Cashew nuts or almonds                                  - 1/2 cup

Nutmeg                                                           - 1/4 tsp

Butter for the cake tin                                      - 1 tbsp

Brown Sugar                                                   - 2 tbsp

METHOD:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.

Brush an 8 inch pan with the 1 tbs butter.

Sprinkle with 1 tbs of brown sugar all over it.

Mix the custard powder in 1/2 cup of milk in a bowl.

Heat the remaining milk with the sugar in low flame.

Slowly mix the custard mixture to the boiling milk and simmer the flame.

Cook until it forms thick and smooth for about 2 minutes.Keep aside.

Lightly toast the bread on both sides. 

Butter the bread and cut into 1 inch cubes.

Place these bread cubes in a large bowl.

Add in the cut fruits and the chopped nuts.

Add the prepared custard in the bowl.

Pour the bread custard mixture in to the butter greased baking dish.

Sprinkle with the remaining brown sugar.

Keep aside for about 10 minutes.

Now bake in the oven for about 20 minutes.

Bake until the top is little crisp.

Remove and let the pudding rest for sometime.

Serve it along with a dollop of ice cream.

VERMICELLI AND SABUDANA KHEER / PAYASAM

 VERMICELLI AND SABUDANA  KHEER / PAYASAM

Vermicelli and Sabudana Kheer

Ingredients:

Vermicelli / Semiya                    -   1 cup

Sabudana [sago]               - 1/4 cup

Cashewnuts                       - 10 tbsp

Raisins                              - 5 tbsp

Cucumber Seeds               -  3 tbsp

Charoli seeds                    -  3 tbsp
[Saara paruppu]

Warm milk                        - 2 1/2 cups

Milkmaid                          - 1/2 cup

Cardamom                       - 3 crush seeds

Ghee                                - 2 tbsp
 
Method

Take a  deep pan add ghee and roast the nuts raisins and cucumber seeds till golden brown. Remove and keep aside.In the same pan,roast the vermicelli till it slightly changes in colour.

Now mix in the  warm milk and stir well.Let it come to a boil.

Cover and cook for  till the vermicelli and sago  is cooked.

Mix in the milkmaid and stir well.Add the crushed cardamom and keep stirring.

Add the roasted  nuts and raisins. Serve warm.