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Bake this lovely treat this new year and surprise you family and friends! Its very easy and simple to prepare, eggless, less sugar, less butter, kids love it! Ask your kids to help you out with it this winter vacations! They will surely love it. INGREDIENTS: 1) 225 gms Plain flour 2) 50 gms Butter Cold 3) 100 gms Sultanas/Raisins 4) 40 gms Castor Sugar 5) 150 ml Milk 6) 1 Egg beaten for egg wash/Milk PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Line the baking sheet and pre heat the oven at 220 degrees * In a bowl mix flour and butter till breadcrumb consistency * To above mix add sugar and sultanas * In the middle pour milk and fold in the mix till no dry flour left * Knead a little to gather the dough together * Flatten with the hands till 2 cm thick disc * Cut 12 small rounds or 8 big rounds with cutter * Place them on baking sheet and brush the top of scones with egg wash or milk * Bake for 15-20 minutes till top is golden brown in color * Cool on wire rack and se

Besan Laddoos are easy and healthy sweets from India. Its prepared in festivals and also prepared for kids to improve their immune system. INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cups Besan/Chickpea flour 2) 2/3 Cup Ghee/Clarified Butter 3) 3 Pinches Cardamom powder 4) 1 Cup Sugar( granulated/powdered) (Keep it granulated for extra crunch or can use powdered sugar) 5) 1 Cup Almond powdered 6) Few Pistachios for garnish PREPARATION TIME: HOW TO PREPARE: * In a wok, Melt ghee * Add in the besan and stir constantly on the low flame * Cook till its golden brown in color and a nutty flavor comes out * Add Cardamom powder and almond powder and mix well * Cook for a minute and take off flame and put into another dish to cool it * When cooled, Mix in the sugar and make small balls out of the mixture * These round balls are laddoos * Garnish with pistachios and serve fresh homemade sweets

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Cup Chana Dal 2) 1/2 Cup Yellow Moong Dal 3) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 4) 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 5) 1 Teaspoon Fennel Powder 6) A Pinch Asafoetida 7) A Pinch Turmeric Powder 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Dry Mango Powder 10) 1 Green Chilly 11) 2 Tablespoon Ghee/Clarified Butter 12) Salt to Taste 13) 2 Cups Whole wheat Flour 14) 1/2 Cup suji/ semolina 15) 1 Tablespoon chopped coriander leaves 16) 1 Onion 17) 1 Teaspoon Sugar 18) Oil for frying PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: KNEAD FLOUR: * Take flour and semolina in a bowl * Add Salt, Oil, and little by little water and knead soft * Keep the kneaded flour for 20 mins covered FOR STUFFING: * Soak Dal for 6 Hours, drain and Keep in a grinder * Add Suagr, Green Chilly, Asafoetida, turmeric, chopped onion * Add Ginger garlic paste, Dry Mango, Fennel, Red Chilly and salt * Add Coriander Powder, Fresh Coriander Leaves * Grind and Mix is ready to be stuffed * Take t

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Kg Tomatoes 2) 250 gms Garlic peeled 3) 250 gms Ginger 4) 1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds 5) 1/4 Teaspoon Fenugreek seeds/Methi seeds 6) 1 Teaspoon Jeera/Cumin seeds 7) 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 8) 2 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 9) 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala 10) 2 Tablespoon Sugar 11) Salt to taste 12) 8 - 10 Whole Black Pepper seeds 13) 1 Tablespoon Sirka/vinegar 14) 3 Tablespoon Mustard Oil PREPARATION TIME: 30 - 45 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Make a paste of ginger and garlic and keep aside * Make a paste of tomatoes and keep aside * In a wok, Heat oil and crackle Cumin, mustard and fenugreek seeds * Add Ginger Garlic paste and saute till the mix turns brown * Add turmeric, garam masala, and red chilly powder and mix well * Add Tomato paste and cook till water evaporates and mix becomes thick * Add Sugar and salt to taste, keep mixing * Cook till oil seperates and finally add vinegar * Mix well and check the seasoning according to your taste * Serve with para

One of my favorites is DOMINO'S garlic breadsticks. Recipe for this is easy and can be found on web as many people have tried it out. I didn't want to follow the suit but secretly wanted to give it a try at least once. As I didn't have oregano at home, I made a different version of the breadsticks with garlic and dried mint. It tasted awesome and fresh. So the recipe following is my version. To make the original breadsticks just replace dried mint and chilly flakes with oregano!! INGREDIENTS:  1) 1/2kg Flour/Maida  2) 1/2 Sachet Active dry yeast  3) 1 Tablespoon Sugar  4) 1 Cup Lukewarm water  5) 6 Garlic Cloves Chopped  6) 3 Tablespoon Olive oil  7) 1 Teaspoon Salt  8) 2 Teaspoon dried mint  9) 1 Teaspoon chilly Flakes 10) 1 Cup Corn kernels 11) 1 Cup grated Cheese 12) Black pepper to taste PREPARATION TIME: 1 hour (knead and bake) and 24 hours(rest and prove) HOW TO PREPARE: DOUGH: * In a bowl take yeast and add sugar. * Add lukewarm water and leave for 10minutes to activ

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2½ Cups Self Raising flour 2) 1½ Cups of castor sugar 3) 1 Cup Vegetable oil/Melted butter/Malai 4) 3 Eggs 5) 100ml Milk 6) 1 Tablespoon lemon rind 7) 1/2 Cup Lemon juice 8) A pinch of salt 9) 1/2 Cup Sugar for glaze 10) 1 Tablespoon Lemon juice for glaze 11) Finely grated Lemon rind to garnish PREPARATION TIME: 1 Hour 15 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease the cake ton and keep aside * Sift flour into a bowl. Stir in caster sugar * Whisk the butter, eggs till fluffy and light * Add milk, lemon rind and 100ml of lemon juice, Whisk until combined * Add the lemon mixture to the flour mixture and stir until well combined * Pour into greased tray and Bake for 40-45 minutes * Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely FOR LEMON GLAZE: * In a pan, add sugar, 2 teaspoon water * Mix till sugar dissolves * Finally add lemon juice and mix well * Put the cake on serving tray and make holes with skewer on top * Pour over lemon glaze and let i

INGREDIENTS: 1) 500 gms Fish - any boneless 2) 1 Teaspoon Black pepper 3) Salt to taste 4) 3 Teaspoon Soy Sauce 5) 2 Tablespoon oil 6) 1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic paste 7) 1 Onion Chopped 8) 2 Green chilli Chopped 9) 1 Tomato Chopped 10) 1 Teaspoon Sugar 11) 1 Tablespoon Red Chilly paste 12) 2 Teaspoon green chilly paste 13) 1 Tablespoon Tomato Ketchup 14) 1 Teaspoon vinegar 15) 1/2 Cup water 16) 1 Teaspoon cornflour 17) Coriander Leaves for garnish PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a bowl put 2 Teaspoon of soy sauce, salt and black pepper to taste * Apply the above mix evenly on the fish pieces * Pour little oil over fish pieces and bake it at 180 degrees for 5 minutes on each side * In a wok heat oil and add ginger garlic paste and mix well * Add Onions and green chillies, Cook for a minute * Add Tomatoes, salt and sugar, cook them for a minute * Add soy sauce, red chilli paste, green chilli sauce, ketchup and vinegar, mix well * Add water and bring i

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Cup Flour/Maida 2) 1/2 Cup Sugar 3) 1/2 Cup White Butter/Malai 4) 1/4 Cup Milk 5) 2 Tablespoon Raisins 6) 2 Tablespoon Glazed Cherries 7) 1 Tablespoon Honey 8) 1/2 Cup Curd 9) 1/4 Teaspoon Soda-bi-carbonate 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder 11) 4 Teaspoon Cocoa Powder PREPARATION TIME: 35 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Pre-Heat the oven at 180 degrees * Grease the baking dish and keep aside * Sieve Flour, soda-bi-carbonate, baking and cocoa powder * Add Glazed Cherries and raisins to flour, mix well and keep aside * Beat butter and sugar well till light and fluffy * Add Honey, milk and Curd to it and mix well * Fold in the flour mix slowly so that gluten is not released * Pour the mix in greased tray and bake at 180 degrees for 35 minutes * Cool the cake for 10 minutes before slicing * Garnish with your favourite icing and cream * Serve with tea/coffee

INGREDIENTS: 1) 100 gms Ladyfinger/Bhindi 2) 100 gms Brinjal/Baigan 3) 100 gms Colocassia/Arbi 4) 100 gms Cauliflower/Fulgobhi 5) 100 gms Bitter Gourd/Karela 6) 100 gms Potato/Aloo 7) 2 Tablespoon coriander seeds 8) 1 Tablespoon Cumin Seeds 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Nigella Seeds 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds 11) 2 Teaspoon red chilli powder 12) 2 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 13) 2 Teaspoon Dry Mango Powder 14) Salt to taste 15) Oil to fry PREPARATION TIME: 45 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Wash and Make slits in the vegetables and keep aside * In a pan, dry roast cumin, coriander seeds, nigella and fenugreek seeds * Grind the dry roasted seeds and keep aside * Deep fry the vegetables and keep them on kitchen paper to soak extra oil * On a tawa, Heat 3 tablespoon oil and add the fried vegetables * Sprinkle the roasted dry masala on it and mix well * Sprinkle Red Chilli, Coriander Powder, Dry Mango Powder and Salt * Keep Mixing till a even coat of all dry masala is applied on vegetabl

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cup Urad Dal/White split black lentil 2) 1/4 Cup Yellow Moong dal 3) 1" Ginger piece 4) 2 Green Chilli 5) Salt to taste 6) Black Pepper to Taste 7) 2 Cups Curd/Yogurt 8) 1 Tablespoon powdered Sugar 9) 2 Teaspoon Dried Mint 10) 2 Teaspoon Roasted Jeera powder 11) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli powder 12) 1/2 Cup tamarind Chutney 12) 1/2 cup Coriander Chutney (Optional) 13) Oil for frying 14) Bowl of cold water 15) 1 Teaspoon Black Salt PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Wash and soak urad and moong dal overnite(atleast for 5 hours) in a bowl * In the morning grind the dal mix in a mixer * Add ginger, green chillies, 2 teaspoon salt and 1 Teaspoon black pepper * Grind the dal mix again, so that it becomes light( do the WATER TEST - see below) * In a wok heat oil, put a spoonful of dal mix in oil and fry it * After frying add these dal bhallas to a bowl of cold water * So that these bhallas soak water and become soft and release excess oil * Af

INGREDIENTS: FOR ALOO SABZI: 1) 8 - 10 Medium sized Potatoes 2) 2 Onions Chopped 3) 2 Tomatoes Chopped 4) 1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste 5) 2 Green Chillies Chopped 6) 2 Tablespoon oil 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric powder 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Jeera Seeds 9) 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 10) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 11) 1 Teaspoon Jeera Powder 12) 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala 13) 1/2 Teaspoon Amchoor/Dry Mango Powder 14) Salt to taste 15) 1/2 Cup Fresh Coriander for garnish FOR PURI: 1) 3 Cups Whole Wheat Flour 2) 2 Tablespoon Ghee/ Clarified Butter 3) 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 4) Water to Knead FOR KHEER: 1) 1 litre full fat organic milk 2) 1 cup basmati rice 3) 6 Tablespoon sugar or as required 4) 6 Green Cardamoms elaichi, powdered 5) A pinch of saffron/kesar 6) 15-20 Almonds/badam, blanched and sliced 7) 12-15 cashews/kaju, Chopped 8) 1 Tablespoon golden raisins PREPARATION TIME: 1 Hour HOW TO PREPARE: ALOO KI SABZI: * Boil the potatoes, peel and keep aside * Cut the potatoes

INGREDIENTS: 1) 8 Bread slices 2) 2 cups Spinach leaves finely chopped 3) 1/2 Teaspoon Ajwain/Carom seeds 4) 1/4 Teaspoon turmeric powder 5) 1/4 Teaspoon Garam masala 6) 1/4 Teaspoon Jeera Powder 7) 1/4 Teaspoon Red Chilly powder 8) Salt to taste 9) 1 Teaspoon Green Chilly Chopped 10) 1 Cup Chick Pea flour/ Besan 11) Water for making batter 12) Little Oil for non stick tawa PREPARATION TIME: 10 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a bowl put besan and mix water in it to form a batter * Batter should be a little running consistency * To the batter, add spinach leaves and ajwain, mix well * Add garam masala, jeera powder, red chilly powder and turmeric * Finally add salt and green chillies and mix well * Take a slice of bread and spread the spinach batter to one side of the bread * Put the batter side bread down on hot non stick tawa and cook till batter turns color * Once cooked on one side apply oil on the other side of bread * Turn to cook the other side till turns crisp *

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Bunches Palak/Spinach Leaves 2) 250gms Paneer/Cottage Cheese 3) 2 Onions Chopped 4) 2 Tomatoes Chopped 5) 1 Tablespoon Ginger garlic paste 6) 1 Green Chilli 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 8) 1 Teaspoon Coriander powder 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 11) Salt to taste 12) 1/2 Cup Fresh Cream 13) 1 Tablespoon oil PREPARATION TIME: 30 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Cut the paneer into cubes or small triangles and keep aside * Wash the palak and boil it for 5 min with 1/2 cup water * Make puree of this boiled palak and keep aside * In a wok heat oil, add onions and saute till they change color * Add ginger garlic paste and cook for few minutes * Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder * After cooking for a minute add tomatoes, cook till they become soft * Add coriander powder and garam masala powder * Add Palak puree and salt and cook for 10 minutes * Finally add paneer and cook for a minute * Serve hot with parathas and

INGREDIENTS: 1) 250gms Babycorn 2) 4-5 Garlic Cloves Chopped 3) 2 Green Chillies 4) Salt to taste 5) Black pepper to taste 6) 1 Tablespoon Tomato Sauce 7) 2 Teaspoon Green Chilli Sauce 8) 1 Tablespoon Soya Sauce 9) 2 Tablespoon Honey 10) 1 Capsicum Juliennes 11) 1 Onion Juliennes 12) 2 Tablespoon oil 13) 1/2 Cup green onions chopped PREPARATION TIME: HOW TO PREPARE: * Split the babycorn in half length wise and boil them till 8 minutes * Drain the babycorn and keep aside * In a wok, heat oil, add garlic and green chillies, saute for a minute * Add Onion, capsicum and saute for 3 -4 minutes * Add Tomato Sauce, soya sauce, green chilli sauce * Add babycorn and saute for a minute * Add honey and green onions chopped * Serve hot with chips and toasted bread!

Today writing my 100th post, i feel overwhelmed and excited! Thanking all of you to make this blog a success! For all of you i am updating a recipe which is my personal favorite and very festive as its time to celebrate!. This recipe is a cupcake with a twist. The twist is the Indian sweet touch to cupcakes! Lets all celebrate the 100th post with this twisted cupcakes! INGREDIENTS: FOR CUPCAKES: 1) 200g Maida/Flour 2) 200g Sugar 3) 200g Butter/Malai 4) 2 Eggs 5) 1 Teaspoon Baking powder 6) 2 Teaspoon Coffee 7) 4 Teaspoon Cocoa Powder 8) 12 Small sized Gulab Jamoons 9) 1 Packet Candied Cherry 10) 1 Cup Instant Rabri/Rabri FOR INSTANT RABRI: 1) 2 Cups Milk 2) 2 Bread slices 3) 1/4 Cup Condensed Milk 4) 2 Tablespoon Sugar 5) 1/4 Teaspoon Elaichi/Cardomom powder 6) Pinch Saffron FOR INSTANT GULAB JAMOON: 1) 1 cup Mawa/Khoya 2) 1/2 Cup Paneer 3) 2 Tablespoon Maida 4) 1 Teaspoon Baking powder 5) 3 Cup Sugar 6) 1/2 Teaspoon Elaichi/Cardomom powder 7) Oil for frying PREP

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Mangoes Chopped 2) 1/2 Ltr Milk 3) 4 Teaspoon custard powder 4) 3 Tablespoon sugar 5) 1 Teaspoon elaichi/Cardamom powder 6) 2 Cups of water 7) 1 Pkt Mango Jelly powder or gelatin 8) 1 Pkt parle G biscuits 9) Few Silver balls 10) 1/2 Cup roohafza syrup PREPARATION TIME: 2 hours HOW TO PREPARE: ** FOR CUSTARD ** * Boil the milk in a pan, add cardamom powder and sugar * Take 1/2 cup of milk and mix in custard powder * Mix the custard paste in boiling milk and stir constantly * Keep stirring till it thickens without any lumps * Take it off from gas and let it cool down at room temperature * Once cooled put it in refrigerator to cool ** FOR JELLY ** * Boil 2 cups of water and add mango jelly powder * Stir constantly to dissolve the powder * Take off from gas and cool it at room temperature * Once cooled put it in freezer to freeze it ** ASSEMBLING ** * In a wine glass or glass bowl add chopped mango pieces * Then layer it with parle G biscuits * Add

Modak is a sweet dumpling, can be fried or steamed. Modaks have a special importance in the worship of the Hindu God Ganesha. It is believed to be his favorite food. Ganesha worship ceremony, known in India as Ganesh Chaturthi the puja always concludes with an offering of twenty-one modaks to the deity and as prasaad. Modaks made with rice flour shell are preferred for this purpose, however, wheat shell version are also used. Innovative recipes for modaks have also been created. These include banana nachni modak, motichoor modak and chocolate modak. INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Cup Rice flour 2) 1 Cup water 3) 1/2 Teaspoon salt 4) 2 Teaspoon Ghee/Clarified butter 5) 3/4 Cup Jaggery 6) 3/4 Cup Fresh grated Coconut 7) 1/2 Cup Raisins/Sultanas (seedless) 8) 1/4th Teaspoon Cardamom powder 9) Pinch of red edible color PREPARATION TIME: 1 Hour HOW TO PREPARE: * In a pan boil 1 cup water, add 1 teaspoon ghee and salt * Add Rice flour and keep stirring to avoid lumps * Keep aside covered to c

It is a very simple recipe. No need for any cooking or baking!! Just assemble freeze and serve!! INGREDIENTS: 1) 4 pieces of swiss roll 2) 500 gms Chocolate Icecream 3) Cling sheet PREPARATION TIME : 10 mins FREEZING TIME : 4 Hours HOW TO PREPARE: * Take swiss roll and cut it into 1 cm slices and keep aside * I got swiss roll from a local bakery, you can make it at home too * Take a deep bowl, and cover it with a cling film * Choose a bowl, of which you want the cake to shape of * Arrange the swiss roll slices on the bowl sides * Make sure the roll direction is in the same way for all * Fill the spaces between the slices with more bits of swiss roll * Fill the swiss roll bowl with chocolate icecream * Cover icecream with swiss roll slices as done in the picture above (optional) * Cover with cling film again and put it in freezer for 4 hours * After 4 hours, remove cling film and put the serving dish on top and turn upside down * Carefully remove the cling film around the

INGREDIENTS: FOR VANILLA/BUTTERSCOTCH CUPCAKE: Makes 24 1) 1 cup butter softened 2) 1 1/2 cup sugar 3) 1 tablespoon baking powder 4) Pinch of salt 5) 4 Eggs 6) 1 Cup Milk 7) 2 Teaspoon Vanilla/Butterscotch extract/essence 8) 2 3/4 Cup Flour/Maida FOR FROSTING and DECORATING: 1) 1 Cup Butter 2) 1/4 Cup milk 3) 2 Cup Castor Sugar 4) 2 Tablespoon honey 5) Chocolate shavings 6) Silver balls 7) Colored balls 8) Gems/ M&Ms 9) Chocolate Fudge (readymade from market) PREPARATION TIME : 50 Mins HOW TO PREPARE: FOR CUPCAKE: * Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees. Line muffin tray with paper liners * Beat butter, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl untill well mixed * Add eggs, beat till fluffy * Beat milk and vanilla/butterscotch. It may look curdled * Finally add flour and mix well * Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full * Bake for 20-25 mins until a fork inserted in center comes out clean * Cool on a wire rack before frosting and decorating FOR FROSTING: * In a bowl beat the

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Eggs 2) 2 Bread slices 3) 1 Onion chopped 4) 1 Capsicum Chopped 5) Boiled Peas 6) Boiled Chicken pieces/Paneer (optional) 7) Tomato Sauce/Pizza Sauce 8) Salt to taste 9) Black Pepper to taste 10) Melted Butter/Ghee PREPARATION TIME: 25 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * Grease muffin tray and keep aside * Roll each slice of bread with rolling pin * Line the muffin tray with bread slice (one per each cup) * Apply butter on the bread and then apply tomato/Pizza sauce * Add chopped onions, chopped capsicum and boiled peas or chicken/Paneer * Break a egg into each bread cup, without breaking the yolk part * Sprinkle salt and black pepper * Garnish with capsicum Julines * Bake for 15 mins at 180 degrees or till the egg is done * If you want your yolk to be runny take it out a little early * Serve hot with ketchup! Powered by eRecipe.com