No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake

Ingredients:-        
         For Crust                                              

• Digestive Biscuits - 200 Gms

• Melted Butter - 50 Gms                      

        For Topping: 

• Fresh Strawberries - 1 Cup
• Cream cheese(softened)- 100 Gms
• Castor Sugar - 1/2 Cup
• Vanilla Essence - 1 Tsp
• Fresh Cream - 1 Cup
• Gelatin powder - 1 Tsp

Method to Prepare:-

Crust:

• Place digestive biscuits in food processor and turn on until crumbs are very fine.
• Add melted butter & mix until well combined.                    
• Press into 9 inch pie plate.
• Refrigerate for about 1/2 hour.

Topping:

• Dissolve gelatin powder in 1/2 Cup of warm water/milk
• Combine all ingredients for cheesecake, except strawberries, in a large bowl and mix with hand mixer,mix until well combined and smooth.
• Decorate the top with sliced or whole strawberries.Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
• Unclasp the sides & bottom of the pie tin and cut them into slice & serve

Tips:-

• Pie tins with loose base or spring form pans can be used.
• Strawberry Essence also can be used instead of vanilla essence.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients:-                         

For Topping:-      

• Pineapple slices - 1 Tin
•  Glazed Cherries  - 1/2 Cup
•  Brown sugar - 1/2 Cup
•  Butter - 1/4 Cup

For Cake:-

•  All purpose`flour - 1 1/2 Cups
•  Eggs - 2 Nos.
•  Baking powder - 1 Tsp
•  Vanilla Essence - 1 Tsp
•  Butter - 1/2 Cup
•  Sugar - 1 Cup
•  Salt - 1/2 Tsp

Method To Prepare :-

• Preheat an oven to 200'C. Butter a 9-inch round cake tin.

Topping:-

•  Melt the butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat simmer,stirring occasionally a few times.
•  Remove from heat and pour into the bottom of the prepared cake tin.
•  Arrange pineapple & cherries on top of caramel.

Cake:-

• To make the batter, mix in together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and set aside.
• In a another bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, add the egg yolks and vanilla essence & beat until smooth.
• Add the flour mixture & beat on low until just blended,fold in the egg whites very gently without beating it too hardly.
• Pour batter over the pineapple topping and spread evenly.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 40-45 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool 5-10 minutes before inverting onto a cake platter.

Tips:-

• Serve with fresh cream or vanilla ice cream.
• Glazed cherries can be substituted by  dried raisins as well

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

 

  Ingredients:-

•     Maida - 2 Cups
•     Apple - 1 Large
•     Brown Sugar - 3/4 Cup
•     Baking Powder - 1 Tbsp
•     Unsalted Butter(melted) - 1/2 Cup
•     Cinnamon Powder - 2 Tsps
•     Chocolate chips (optional) - 1/2 Cup
•     Milk - 3/4 Cup
•     Eggs - 2 Nos.(lightly beaten)

 Method to Prepare :-

• Preheat oven 200 degrees C and place the oven rack in the middle of the oven.
• Apple should be peeled & diced to small cubes & tossed in 2 tbsps sugar  that is mixed with a 1/4 tsp cinnamon,Keep it aside.
• In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder and cinnamon powder.
• Use a whisk to combine,set aside.
• Mix in the brown sugar and lightly beaten eggs.
• Add melted butter and mix until well combined.
• Add 3-4 additions of flour alternating with milk and ending with flour.
• Just mix till the flour is combined in the batter. Do not over beat.
• Fold in the chocolate chips and diced apple (that has been tossed in cinnamon sugar).
• Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin liners till 3/4 full.
• Bake for about 23-25 minutes at 165'C or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Place on a wire rack to cool and remove muffins from pan.

Tips :-

• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Can be stored at room temperature for 24 hrs.& refigerated for 1-2 days.
• Makes 12 muffins

Eggless Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:-

• All purpose flour - 1 1/2 Cups
• Sugar - 1 Cup
• Cocoa powder - 1/4 Cup
• Baking powder - 1 Tsp
• Baking Soda - 3/4 Tsp
• Salt - 1/4 Tsp
• Unsalted Butter(melted) - 1/3 Cup
• Water(warm) - 1 Cup
• Lemon Juice - 1 Tbsp
• Vanilla Essence - 1 Tsp

Method to Prepare :-

• Preheat an oven to 180'C and place the rack in centre of the oven.
• In a bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder,baking soda, salt and cocoa powder.
• Add melted butter, water, lemon juice and vanilla essence.
• With a fork blend all the ingredients together until well blended.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven for about 30 minutes at 150'C or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool.

Ganache:

• 170 gm Dark Chocolate(chopped) - 150gms
• Cream - 3/4 Cup
• Butter(unsalted) - 1 Tbsp. 

Method to prepare chocolate ganache:-

•     Place the chopped chocolate , cream and butter in a heat proof bowl.
•       Place over a sauce pan of simmering water and melt until smooth.(double boiler method)
•       Remove from the heat and stand at the room temperature until it is of pouring consistency.
•       Then pour this over the cooled cake. Let stand until  ganache has thickened.

Tips :-

•  Decorate the cake with candies/decorations of your choice
• Chocolate ganache topping can be used for any cakes

Channa / Chole Masala Gravy

Ingredients:-

• Kabuli Channa -1 cup                    (soaked in water for 8 hours or overnight)
• Ginger - 1 inch piece
• Garlic - 5-6 pods
• Onion - 1 small
• Tomato - 3 small
• Jeera - 1/2 Tsp
• Onion Chopped - 1 large
• Green Chillies - 2 sliced
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Coriander Powder - 1 Tbsp
• Cumin Powder - 1 Tbsp
• Red Chilli Powder - 1 Tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Chole Masala Powder - 1 Tsp
• Coriander Chopped- 1/2 Cup
• Cooking Oil
• Salt as per taste

 

Method to Prepare :- 

•  Pressure cook the Channa till soft and set aside.
•  In a mixer/blender blend together ginger,garlic,onion,tomato,jeera & soaked & cooked    Channa(1/2cup) into a paste.

• In a pan heat about 3 Tbsps. of cooking oil saute in the chopped onions,green chillies, fry till a little browned,add in the paste and saute till the raw smell has gone.
• Add in the dry ingredients salt,turmeric,coriander,cumin,red chilli,garam masala & chole masala powders ,mix well by adding a little water as per required.
• Now add in the pre-cooked Channa & chopped coriander & cook on simmer for about 10 minutes

Tips:-

• Garnish with Butter,Coriander,ring Onions and Tomato.
• Serve with Bhaturas,Puris, Parathas, Chapatis or Rice.

Mangalore Buns

  Ingredients :-

• Maida - 2 Cups
• Ripened mashed Bananas - 1/2 Cup
• Sugar - 2 Tbsp
• Curds - 2 Tbsp
• Baking soda - 1/4 Tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 Tsp
• Pepper powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Oil for deep frying
• Salt as per taste

Method to Prepare :-

• In a bowl add maida, sugar, salt, cumin seeds,pepper,soda,curds & mashed bananasand a few teaspoons of oil ,knead well into a stiff dough (The amount of flour specified is approximate,add enough to make a stiff dough.)
• Cover it and leave for about 4-6 hrs.(or overnight)
• Heat cooking oil in pan.
• Take small balls of dough and roll into small puris (atleast 1/2cm thickness each),deep fry as you fry regular pooris pressing lightly till it puffs up .
• Serve with coconut chutney.

RAW BANANA CUTLET

Ingredients :-

• Raw Banana - 2 Cups(peeled,boiled & mashed)
• Green Peas - 1 Cup(boiled & mashed)
• Coriander Leaves Chopped - 1/2 Cup
• Green Chilli Paste - 2 Tsp.(as per taste)
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 Tsp.
• Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 Tsp.
• Aamchur Powder - 1/4 Tsp.
• Turmeric Powder - 1/8 Tsp.
• Whole Cashews for decorating
• Salt as per taste
• Oil for deep frying - 300 ml

Method to Prepare :-

• In a bowl mix in the mashed raw banana & green peas,add in chopped coriander, green chilli paste,coriander powder,red chilli powder,aamchur powder,turmeric & salt ,mix well to form a ball
• Lightly grease your hands,make an oval or round shape and keep it aside.
• Press in a whole cashew each into each cutlet
• Heat enough oil for frying & start frying 5-6 at a time
• When both sides of cutlets are golden brown, remove from the oil.
• Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Tips :- This cutlets can  either be shallow fried in a flat pan with lesser oil.