I tried this at Sujata Auntie's house and fell in love with it. Its an amazingly simple recipe. And spectacularly delicious. Here is the recipe if you want to try it out for yourself.
Ingredients:
1 Pie crust (plain, trust me the chocolate one in the store is not good)
1/2 can - mango pulp.
3 tbsp - sour cream.
1/2 cup - sugar (skip this if you use sweetened pulp that you get in Indian grocery stores)
1 packet - unflavoured gelatine.
1.Dissolve gelatine in hot water.
2.Mix the rest of the ingredients and slowly stir in the gelatine water.
3.Pour into the pie crust. Decorate by sticking pieces of mango (or strawberry if you want to make it colourful)along the crust edges like a flower.
4.Allow it to chill overnight and set completely, in the fridge.
5.Serve with cool whip.
Voila !
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
You need (Serves 6):
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup chopped nuts
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup chocolate chips
3 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
How to:
1.Cream together margarine( or butter) and sugars.
2.Beat in eggs and banana. Add flour, salt and soda. You can do these two steps in a regular blender. Makes life easy and turns out just fine.
3.Stir in chips and nuts.
4.Bake in greased loaf pan for 50 minutes in 350-degree oven.
Enjoy!
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup chopped nuts
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup chocolate chips
3 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
How to:
1.Cream together margarine( or butter) and sugars.
2.Beat in eggs and banana. Add flour, salt and soda. You can do these two steps in a regular blender. Makes life easy and turns out just fine.
3.Stir in chips and nuts.
4.Bake in greased loaf pan for 50 minutes in 350-degree oven.
Enjoy!
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Swedish Apple Cake
Ingredients (Makes 6 servings)
5 Apples
4 c Dry bread crumbs (not seasoned)
1 c Butter (softened)
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 c Granulated white sugar
How to:
1.Boil apples in minimal water till they soften. Add 2 spoons of sugar to boiling water to sweeten.
2.Melt butter in pan; add crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon.
3.Butter deep cake pan well. Put crumbs and apples in layers, crumbs on bottom and top.
4.Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice-cream.
Trust me its YUMMMMMMM !!!!
5 Apples
4 c Dry bread crumbs (not seasoned)
1 c Butter (softened)
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 c Granulated white sugar
How to:
1.Boil apples in minimal water till they soften. Add 2 spoons of sugar to boiling water to sweeten.
2.Melt butter in pan; add crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon.
3.Butter deep cake pan well. Put crumbs and apples in layers, crumbs on bottom and top.
4.Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice-cream.
Trust me its YUMMMMMMM !!!!
Mushroom Broccoli Au Gratin
Ingredients (Serves 4)
3 Cup nicely chopped Broccoli (i used the frozen one)
1/2 Onion sliced thinly
1 packet of mushrooms chopped
1 Cup grated cheese (Optional)
1 Cup bread crumbs
5 tbsp butter/margarine
4 Cups milk
4 lg tbsp all purpose flour
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Method
1. Heat 1 tbp of butter in a pan. Add onions and sautee till translucent. Add mushroom and broccoli. Add sat and pepper to taste and sautee for a minute or so. Add 2 cups of water, cover the pan and cook till tender.
2. Now while that is cooking ,heat 4tbsp of butter in a pan. Mix in the flour and add salt and pepper to taste. Now add the milk and bring to boil on low flame. It will thicken into a paste/thick sauce. As you take it off the heat, mix in the cheese if you are making the sauce with cheese in it.
3. Drain the vegetables well and layer the greased baking dish with the white sauce and the vegetables. First and last layer should be the sauce. Cover with the breadcrumbs and bake for 30 minutes.
4. Serve with Warm Bread, Salad and Wine to make it a fine meal :) !
Bon Apetit !
3 Cup nicely chopped Broccoli (i used the frozen one)
1/2 Onion sliced thinly
1 packet of mushrooms chopped
1 Cup grated cheese (Optional)
1 Cup bread crumbs
5 tbsp butter/margarine
4 Cups milk
4 lg tbsp all purpose flour
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Method
1. Heat 1 tbp of butter in a pan. Add onions and sautee till translucent. Add mushroom and broccoli. Add sat and pepper to taste and sautee for a minute or so. Add 2 cups of water, cover the pan and cook till tender.
2. Now while that is cooking ,heat 4tbsp of butter in a pan. Mix in the flour and add salt and pepper to taste. Now add the milk and bring to boil on low flame. It will thicken into a paste/thick sauce. As you take it off the heat, mix in the cheese if you are making the sauce with cheese in it.
3. Drain the vegetables well and layer the greased baking dish with the white sauce and the vegetables. First and last layer should be the sauce. Cover with the breadcrumbs and bake for 30 minutes.
4. Serve with Warm Bread, Salad and Wine to make it a fine meal :) !
Bon Apetit !
Monday, December 3, 2007
Chocolate-Rum-Coffee cake
You need (Makes a decent size cake)
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
3/4th teaspoon baking soda
3/8 teaspoon salt
3/8 pound fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped
1.5 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/3 cup dark rum
1 cup strong brewed coffee
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs, beaten lightly
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
Procedure:
1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a large metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth.
4. Remove chocolate from heat and stir in rum, coffee, and granulated sugar.
5. Beat in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, scraping down side.
6. Beat in eggs and vanilla until batter is combined well.
7. Pour into a pre-greased pan and bake cake in middle of oven (about 40 minutes) until a tester comes out clean.
8. If you have enough batter for two not so thick cakes, you can stack them on each other with sweetened raspberry pulp in between. Else you have one nice moist cake.
Hmmmmm.. Rummmyyyy.. :)
P.S: Thanks Nija for the recipe.
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
3/4th teaspoon baking soda
3/8 teaspoon salt
3/8 pound fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped
1.5 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/3 cup dark rum
1 cup strong brewed coffee
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs, beaten lightly
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
Procedure:
1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a large metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth.
4. Remove chocolate from heat and stir in rum, coffee, and granulated sugar.
5. Beat in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, scraping down side.
6. Beat in eggs and vanilla until batter is combined well.
7. Pour into a pre-greased pan and bake cake in middle of oven (about 40 minutes) until a tester comes out clean.
8. If you have enough batter for two not so thick cakes, you can stack them on each other with sweetened raspberry pulp in between. Else you have one nice moist cake.
Hmmmmm.. Rummmyyyy.. :)
P.S: Thanks Nija for the recipe.
Vodka Cream Sauce for Pasta
You need (Makes for 4):
Olive Oil
Diced Tomatoes (1 Big Can)
Salt - To taste
Sugar - 1 teaspoon
Pepper - To taste
Chilli flakes - To taste
Oregano - To taste
Few cloves of garlic
One Medium Onion
Half cup Vodka
Half cup Broth
Half cup cream
Procedure:
1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add chopped garlic followed by onions and sautée till soft
3. Add the diced tomatoes from the can. Use half fresh if you want a less tangier taste. The canned tomotoes have sometimes a strange sour taste.
4. Cook till its a nice soft puree. Add sugar to remove the sour taste.
5. Add salt, pepper, chilli and oregano to suit your taste buds. (Don't skip Oregano)
6. Cook it well till it thickens on medium flame.
7. Now add Vodka and let it simmer and cook until all the vodka is absorbed and the sauce is further thickened.
8. Now add the broth ( you can add a little more than the recommended if you feel you may be short on quantity) and quickly bring to boil.
9. Hopefully the Pasta is done in time as well. Take the sauce off the heat. Mix in the cream. The sauce will now be a delightful pink colour.
10. Add to pasta and serve right away.
Bon Appetito !
P.S: Courtesy
Olive Oil
Diced Tomatoes (1 Big Can)
Salt - To taste
Sugar - 1 teaspoon
Pepper - To taste
Chilli flakes - To taste
Oregano - To taste
Few cloves of garlic
One Medium Onion
Half cup Vodka
Half cup Broth
Half cup cream
Procedure:
1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add chopped garlic followed by onions and sautée till soft
3. Add the diced tomatoes from the can. Use half fresh if you want a less tangier taste. The canned tomotoes have sometimes a strange sour taste.
4. Cook till its a nice soft puree. Add sugar to remove the sour taste.
5. Add salt, pepper, chilli and oregano to suit your taste buds. (Don't skip Oregano)
6. Cook it well till it thickens on medium flame.
7. Now add Vodka and let it simmer and cook until all the vodka is absorbed and the sauce is further thickened.
8. Now add the broth ( you can add a little more than the recommended if you feel you may be short on quantity) and quickly bring to boil.
9. Hopefully the Pasta is done in time as well. Take the sauce off the heat. Mix in the cream. The sauce will now be a delightful pink colour.
10. Add to pasta and serve right away.
Bon Appetito !
P.S: Courtesy
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