SCALLOPED POTATOES !!!!!!!!!!!

I found this recipe from the blog EASY RECIPES. & i realised it is nothing but baked version of amchi batate upkari i mean konkani's potatto stir fry. Here we add cheddar cheese & white sauce, thats it. But i made little varification in original recipe & used ingredients easily available here.
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INGREDIENTS:-

Potatoes, thinly sliced - 2 cups (i removed the skin actually no need to remove the skin of potatoes)
butter - 25 gm OR 1&1/2tblsp
all purpose flour - 3 tblsp
milk - 1 cup
salt - 1/2 tsp +1/2 tsp devided
pasta mix seasoning - 2ttsp
cheddar cheese - 3/4 cup / 100gm
white pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp (optional)

METHOD:-

1. Melt the butter in a pot & whisk in the flour, cooking for 1 min over medium heat.
2. Whisk in the milk, 1/2 tsp salt , pasta mix seasoning & white pepper powder.
3. Cook till the mixture thickens up, remove from the heat & stir in the cheese.
4. Place half of the potatoes in the bottom of a lightly greased microwave dish.
5. Pour half of the cheese mixture over the potaoes & spread around.
6. Repeat the remaining potatoes & cheese mixture.
7. Sprinkle the top with a little of red chilly powder.
8. Bake in a 350 degree oven, uncovered, for 45 mins.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))).

CAULIFLOWER CHEESE !!!!!!!

Cauliflower cheese is a dish from England & i adopted this recipe from BBC GOOD FOOD.

INGREDIENTS:-

cauliflower - 1 large, broken into pieces
milk - 500 ml
butter - 50gm
cheddar cheese - 100 gm, grated
breadcrumbs - 2-3 tblsp (optional)

METHOD:-

1. Bring a large saucepan of water to boil &
then add cualiflower pieces & cook for 5 mins.t
2. Lift out a cauliflower piece to tesr, it should be cooked. Drain the cauliflower, then tip into an ovenproof dish.
3. Heat oven to 220*C/200*C.
4. Put the sauce pan back on the heat & add the milk, flour, butter.
5. Keep whisking fast as the butter melts & the mixture comes to the boil.. Flour will disappear & sauce will begin to thicken.
6. Whisk for 2 mins while the sauce bubbles & becomes nice & thick.
7. Turn off the heat , stir in the most of the cheese & pour over the cauliflower.
8. Scatter over the remaining cheese & bread crumbs.
9. Bake it for 20 mins until bubbling.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

OREO LAVA CAKE !!!!!!

I tried many recipes using oreo biscuis like oreo shake, 5 min oreo cake which tasted like brownie etc. Next in my to do listt is oreo cheeswe cake. This time i tried OREO LAVA CAKE. I adopted this recipe from the blog BETTER BUTER. If you make & store chocolae balls in freezer, then you can make it within a minute. A must try recipe, am sure kids will love it & an perfect dessert for kids parties.

INGREDIENTS:-

Oreo biscuits - 3
milk - 5 tblsp
baking powder - a pinch
dark chocolate - 100 gm
water - 30ml

METHOD:-

1. As a preparation step, heat the water and melt the dark chocolate in it.
2. Once the chocolate completely melts, turn off the flame and transfer the content to a bowl. Cover the bowl with a cling wrap and allow it to cool overnight.
3. Scoop out the dark chocolate mixture and make them into balls. These can be frozen and stored for later usage.
4. In a mixer jar, add the oreos, milk and baking powder. Grind it till everything is combined well together.
5. Transfer half of the mixture into a cup cake mould. Place one of the previously prepared chocolate balls in the centre.
6. Pour the remaining oreo mixture into the mould and microwave the cake at full power for 1 minute.
7. Serve it hot with vanilla ice cream.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

And here's an tip:-

Do not over cook the chocolate mixture as it might solidify.

CHILLY CHEESE TOAST !!!!!

My son was craving for this & i had mozzarella cheese lying in my fridge. So,, decided to try both grilled & tawa version. I liked grilled version very much & my son liked tawa version. What i felt is i should have added little oregano & few chilly flakes to the mixture.  You can serve it as starter or for evening snacks or for kids lunch box.

INGREDIENTS:-

Bread – 6 slices
Cheese – 100gm (I used mozzarella), grated
Green Chillies – 1 (thin long variety)
Green Capsicum – half
Italian Seasoning 1/2 tsp

Chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp

Butter - 2 cubes (i used salted amul butter cubes)
Salt – if needed

METHOD:-

1. Cut green chillies finely, chop the capsicum – set aside. 

2.Take grated cheese in a bowl and mix green chillies, italian seasoning , chilly flakes and capsicum with it.

(Quantity shown here is after applying mixture to 3 bread slices)

3. Take the bread slice and apply butter to both sides.

4. Now apply the cheese chilli mixture. 

HOW TO GRILL ?

 Meanwhile preheat oven at 200 deg C for 3mins and grill it at the same temperature for 11 mins.

Cut diagonally n serve wid tomato ketch up

TAWA METHOD:-

Heat tawa and apply butter to both sides of bread and toast bread slices from one side.

Now keep flame low and turn bread slices to another side & apply chilly cheese mixture.

Now close the lid and turn the flame off when cheese completely melts (it will take 5 mins on low flame).

Cut diagonally n serve wid tomato ketch up.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

NOTES:-

1. You can add one more green chilly minced to make it little spicy.

2. Or you can sprinkle oregano and chilly flakes while serving.

EGGLESS MILK POWDER CAKE !!!!!

Baking time again....i had a milk powder packet, so searched cake recipes using milk powder. Got this recipe. But in a hurry i thought this is eggless butterless cake recipe. But came to know whille mixing ingredients. Anyways, wanted to try it, so tried. Came out really good.

I adopted this recipe from the blog SIMPLY DELICIOUS.

Ingredients:

• All-purpose flour (Maida)-1cup
• Milk powder-1/2 cup
• Sugar powdered -1/2 cup
• Oil-1/2 cup (i used butter)
• Milk-1/2 cup
• Baking powder-1/2tsp
• Baking soda-1/4 tsp
• Vanilla essence-1/2tsp
• Cashewnuts-1tbs broken pieces (i skipped this)

Preparation:

 Mix Maida, baking powder, Baking soda together in a mixing bowl.

 Preheat the oven at 350 degree F.

 Add milk powder, sugar powder, and oil into Maida mixture.

 Add milk and vanilla essence, cashew nuts and mix it nicely.  

 Pour the mixture into greased baking tray.

 bake  for 20 to 25 minutes. if the cake is done by
 inserting a toothpick in the center of the cake.
 it should come out clean.let it cool completely then cut into pieces.

   Enjoy your egg less milk powder cake with your family.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

MOLTEN LAVA CAKE !!!!!!!!

I tried different recipes of making molten lava cake but using my old microwave oven but failed...finally got a recipe using nutella & succeeded. But some where i felt this is not exact or perfect recipe for molten lava cake. So, thought will try it once i get m/w oven with convension mode. By the grace of God, i got it & tried some cake recipes too & they came out very well. SO, thought this time will try molten lava cake. Actually every time i was thinking before baking cake that i should first see a video about baking cake. (i am a big fan of SHOW ME THE CURRY.COM videos)So, searched in you tube for molten lava cake. & got one easy recipe & tried it. Actually in video the guy said preheat the oven for 232*C. But in my oven the option is maximum 200*C. So, i baked it for few more mins. I mean for 13 mins. Tasted great but the base doesn't baked perfectly. So, i couldn't take it out from the mould. Ate it in the mould itself.  Ate it hot & must say tasted yummyyyyyy...still my mouth is watering by thinking about it. Second time baked it for 20 mins. Base was baked but molten lava cake  became little dry. I wanted creamy texture inside. & one more thing...in original recipe choco chips are used. I searched for it but couldn't get it here. So, i used dark chocolate instead of choco chips. Will reduce baking time next time & let you know. Anyhow, my son liked it ver much. So, thought of posting it. & here is the result.
I adopted this recipe from CUP CAKE TINS ! A must try recipe for cake & chocolate lovers.

INGREDIENTS:-                         

Choco chips or Dark chocolate(chopped into bits) - 3/4 cup
white sugar powder - 3/4 cup
vanilla essence - 1tsp
egss - 4
all purpose flour - 1/2 cup
butter - 1/2 cup

What is double boiler ?

A double boiler is simply a pot of water with a bowl sitting on top. This allows gentle heat into bowl without scratching/burning.

METHOD:-

1. In a double boiler, add butter & choco chips & melt it completely.
2. In a bowl, break all the eggs & beat it well till it becomes frothy.
3. Now add sugar pow & vanilla essence & beat well.
4. Now add all purpose flour & blend it well. Cake batter is ready now.
5, Preheat the oven to 450*F or 232*C. (i preheated it in 200*C for 10 mins.)
6. Greese the mould & dust it with cocoa powder.
7. Pour the batter into this & bake it for 8 mins.( i  baked it for 20 mins at 200*C. But after seeing result, i thought should have baked it for 17 mins)
8. Unmould it & dust it with cocoa powder if you want.
9. Eat it hot & you will love it for sure.

Again tried baking chocolava cake...this time, preheated oven for 20 mins at 200*C & baked first batch for 14 mins at 180*C & baked 2nd batch for 13 mins at 200*C & further baked for 4 mins at 180*C. Below are the pictures...

                            (First batch)

                            (Second batch)

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))

SPONGE CAKE (NO ADDED BUTTER/OIL/GHEE) !!!!!!!

Baking time again !!!!! Today i baked sponge cake & i adopted this recipe from one of my favourite blog NIYA'S WORLD. What i liked in this recipe is no butter/oil/ghee is required. Simply amazing na...some where i felt could have baked for few more mins. Neverthless tasted yumm ! A must try recipe for those who are interested in baking.

Ingredients                                                           

90 g flour (¾th cup + 1 tablespoon)

½ teaspoon baking powder

1 pinch salt

120 g sugar (3/4^th cup)

2 eggs (net weight is 105 g)

2 tablespoon ice cold water

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Method

Grease baking dish with 1 teaspoon butter and dust with 1 tablespoon flour (sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of flour inside a cake pan and shake to coat all greased surface. Turn pan upside down to tap out the excess flour ).

Sieve thrice flour, baking powder and salt.

Preheat oven (OTG) at 180 *C or 350 *F.

In a bowl, beat eggs and sugar until creamy and smooth (use electric beater). Add 2 tablespoon ice cold water and beat until smooth and creamy.

Now add sieved flour in 3 batches. Mix well with a thick tablespoon (do not use electric beater at this stage) until well combined and without any lumps (till smooth and creamy).

Finally add 1 teaspoon lemon juice and mix well with a thick tablespoon.

Final procedure:

Transfer this cake mixture (3/4^th level of the pan) into a greased baking pan - ring, square or round (or paper lined) or loaf pan.  Spread evenly with a spatula, and bake at 180 * C or 350 * F for 30 - 35 minutes or till golden brown or till a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean / leaves from the sides of the pan. Keep aside to cool for one hour.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))