Monday, February 14, 2011

Coffee Mug Cake






Ingredients

Dark Chocolate - 50 gms
Butter - 2 tbsp
All Purpose Flour - 3 tbsp
Sugar - 4 tbsp
Egg - 1
Vanilla Essense - 1/2 tsp
Milk - 2 tbsp
Baking Powder - 1 tsp

Method

Melt butter and chocolate together in microwave.
In a separate bowl mix together flour,sugar, baking powder, then add the egg and mix well.
Then pour the chocolate mixture to it and mix gently.
Pour this mixture to the

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Back to Blogging......

Sorry, I have been absent for so long time from the blogging world..... the reason is that we just bought a new house and as such we have......had the carpenters working inside and the house were full of boxes, no internet connection ....unpacking and arranging things and so on,...... I feel like finally a little settled now and will be back to blogging and will upload new

Monday, August 16, 2010

Kalakai pickle ( Karonda )









Kalakai is a small kind of berry grows on shrubs. In Hindi it is called as Karonda, in Tamil we call it as Kalakai, in Telugu, wakay okachettu and the botanical name is Carissa Carandas. They are very sour in taste and hence they are commonly used in pickle. Simple and easy to make, here is the recipe...








Ingredients


Kalakai - 3 cups
Gingelly Oil - 50 ml
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tsp

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Omelette Soup









Ingredients


Egg 1
Oil-1 tbsp
Vegeatable Stock-2 1/2 cups
Carrots - 1 large
Bok choy leaves - 2 shredded
Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves to garnish





Method


Beat the egg lightly in a bowl.




Heat oil in frying pan, pour in the egg and swirl the pan and cook over medium heat until it has set and underside is golden.




Slide the

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Prawn and chickpeas Curry










Ingredients


Jumbo Prawns - 1/4 kg
Boiled Chickpeas - 150 gms
Onion - 1, chopped
Tomato puree - 3 tbsp
Chinese red wine vinegar - 2 tbsp
Dry red chilly - 6 nos
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Garlic - 6 cloves
Coriander leaves - few
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method


De shell, De vein the prawns and wash thoroughly.




Rub the prawns with salt and keep for 10 Min's

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Oats and Dill leaves Paratha







Ingredients


Wheat flour - 1 cup
Soy flour - 1 tbsp
Quick cooking Oats - 1/4 cup
Dill Leaves - 1 small bunch
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green Chilly paste - 1 tsp
water to knead dough
Salt
Oil





Method


In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients except oil.




Slowly add the water and knead them to a soft dough.




Cover and leave the dough for 15 to 20 mins.




Make small balls and

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Sprouted Mung Bean Curry









Ingredients


Sprouted Mung Beans - 1 cup
Onion paste - 2 tbsp (from 1 onion)
Tomatoes, finely chopped - 2
Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
Corainder powder - 1 tbsp
Ginger Garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp
Red Chilly powder - 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp







Method


Cook the mung beans with 1 1/2 cup of water and keep aside.




Heat 1 tbsp in a