Maple Yogurt#FoodieExtravaganza

Maple Yogurt is so easy and delicious!  When we buy  the sweetened commercial yogurt it has so of much sugar and also preservatives.  Add maple syrup  in your yogurt and you have   delicious homemade preservative free version! After making this yogurt, trust me, , you will never want to buy commercial yogurt again! 

I  have added orange zest just for garnishing.  

Ingredients 

1 Cup Full Fat Milk
1 Tablespoon Plain Yogurt
1 Tablespoon Heaped Maple syrup
½ Teaspoon Orange Zest - optional
Method

Heat the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until your little finger feels warm (see my notes).  Switch off the flame and let cool a little. Whisk in the yogurt and maple syrup, till combined thoroughly.

Pour this  into serving bowls and keep it to set at room temperature in a warm place. 

When it sets, add the orange zest and keep it to chill in the refrigerator. 

Enjoy chilled  thick maple yogurt with your  meal or as breakfast dish or  in a sandwich.  Super delicious, my hubby loved it. 

My Notes

I pour  the milk  in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for a minute. Then whisk in yogurt and maple syrup well.  Keep it in the microwave to set. 

Any remaining maple yogurt can be kept refrigerated up to 2 -  3 days, just add a tablespoon of fresh milk on top (do not stir it) and it will stay fresh and sweet, for week even.

Labels: Maple Syrup, Yogurt, Homemade, Full Cream, Milk, Foodie Extravaganza Party, Delicious, Preservatives free, Yogurt

This week we are celebrating National Maple Syrup Day with all things Maple for #Foodie Extravaganza  and our host is Juli Meyers. 
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Mawa/Khoya Chocolate Barfi#Choctoberfest

This is a homemade Mawa/Khoya Chocolate Barfi , which is quick, easy to make and cost half the rate of the sweet shop. It's also made with pure ingredients and preservative free. Takes just 15 to 20 minutes to make.

Ingredients 

600 Grams Homemade Mawa / Khoya
1/3 Cup Level Cocoa powder
½ Cup Packed Caster Sugar
1/3 Cup Milk
Almond slivers for garnishing

Method 

Crumble the mawa or grate it.

In a heavy bottomed pan, heat the mawa on a medium low flame till it becomes soft and starts to melt. Make sure not to burn or brown it.

Add the milk and sugar. Mix well. Keep stirring so that it doesn't stick to the bottom.
Cook this till it thickens, it took me about 8 minutes. 

Add the cocoa powder, stir it well, making sure there are no lumps and forms a smooth mix. 

Keep stirring continuously and cook for 2-3 minutes more or till it starts to come in the center.

Spread this on a greased pan and sprinkle almonds on top.

 Let it cool and keep in the fridge for a few hours till set.

Slice, share and enjoy!!

Labels: Choctoberfest, Mawa, Cocoa powder, Milk, Sugar, Festival Sweets, Barfi, Homemade, Preservatives free 
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Chocolate Kheer#Choctoberfest

When leftovers than what do you? Rack your brains to use it, that's what I did with leftover rice made this delicious kheer with milk chocolate. 

A quick and easy dessert.

Ingredients  

1 Cup Leftover Cooked Rice
500 ML Full Cream Milk
3 Teaspoons Level Sugar
2 Mini Milky Chocolate Bars - chopped
For Garnishing 

A few nuts and raisins of your choice
Grated Chocolate

Method

Boil the milk, then add the cooked rice, when the milk thickens a little,  then add the sugar. When the sugar melts, reduce the flame to medium low, let it simmer for 5 minutes, keep stirring after a minute. Take off flame. Add the milk chocolate pieces, nuts and raisins. Pour into small khullads/baked clay pots. Garnish with grated chocolate, chopped nuts and raisins. Chill this in the refrigerator. 

Enjoys this cold, makes a perfect dessert if you have surprised guests. 

 Labels : Kheer, Cooked Rice, Leftover series, Chocolate, Raisins, Nuts, Sweets & Desserts, Milk, Khullads, Baked Clay Pots, Choctoberfest

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Savory Breakfast Sausage & Bread Casserole For Two#FantasticalFoodFight

Welcome to Fantastical Food Fight, September is National Breakfast Month. Theme is : Breakfast Casserole.Made this breakfast casserole with sausage, cheese, egg, milk and bread. Combine all the ingredients in the night and in morning just bake it in a preheated oven. By the time you finish your morning regular nitty-gritties / morning routine. 

You will have a delicious hot breakfast casserole ready.
Ingredients 

2 Long Chicken Sausages - chopped
1 Large Egg
3/4 cup milk
3 Big Bread slices - a day old
1 Small Tomato - chopped
1 Small Onion - chopped
¼ Cup Cream Style Corn

1/8 Teaspoon Sea Salt
¼ Cup Shredded Cheese
2 Cubes Cream Cheese

1 Teaspoon Oil
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Tablespoon Pizza Sauce
6 Olives - sliced  - can use any type of olives 

1/8 Teaspoon Mixed Herbs
For the Seasonings
1 Teaspoon Heaped Pizza Seasonings

Method
Butter a 5-inch baking  dish.

Butter the slices of bread and line the base of the dish with bread slices

Mix the pizza sauce and cream cheese, well. Apply  the cream cheese spread on bread slices.  Spread half of cheddar cheese over the slices. 

Heat butter in a sauce pan. Heat a pan with a teaspoon of oil and fry the onion till it softens only, then add the sausages, tomato, salt and saute for a minute. Keep aside to cool. 

In the meantime , in a bowl beat together egg, milk and seasonings. 

Pour this mix over the cheese layer 

Top with the sausage mixture. 

Sprinkle mixed herbs, olives and then the remaining cheese.

Garnish it with sliced black olives. Cling wrap this and keep it in the refrigerator. First  thing in the morning take this casserole out, let it come to room temperature.

Preheated the oven at 180 degrees for about 10 to 15 minutes.

Place the casserole and bake it for 40 to 45 minutes. 

Take it out from the oven and serve it hot. 

 Enjoy!! This is a real treat, easy and quick!

Labels: Breakfast, Casserole, Chicken Sausage, Cream Cheese, Bread Slices, Egg, Milk, Pizza Sauce, Olives, Cream Style Corn, Baked, Fantastical Food Fight, Overnight
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Firni / Phirni

Firni / Phirni is a sweet pudding, made by boiling milk, sugar and rice, it's popular sweet dish of India, made for festivals or important occasions/celebrations. The rice used in this sweet dish is coarsely powdered, so its without the individual grains of rice and with extra goodies of dry fruits and creamy. I am, sure you will loved it.

Ingredients  

500 ML Milk
2 Tablespoons Heaped Basmati Rice 

½ Cup Fresh Cream  

¼ Cup Sugar  

2 Tablespoons Each Almonds & Pistachio - silvered 

½  Teaspoon Cardamom powder
Method 

Wash the rice and soak it for 2 hours.  After that drain all the water in a fine mesh colander and then dry it on a clean cloth  for  an hour or so ( it should be slightly wet not completely dry).  After that grind it to a coarse powder. 

Boil milk, add  rice, bring it to boil, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Reduce the flame on medium low and stir continuously. Add more milk if starts to thicken and cook till the rice is done. 

Now add the sugar and again stir till the sugar melts.   Now add the fresh cream stir it and take it off flame. Add half of the pistachio and almond slivers, cardamom powder and stir well.   Chill it for few hours.  

Serve  this cold in kullad pots (terracotta clay pots) garnished with pistachio and almond slivers.

Enjoy!!!

Labels : Sweets & Desserts, Firni, Pudding, Rice, Almond, Pistachios, Milk, Festival Sweets, Kullad

Magic Crust Custard Pie - A No Fuss Baked Dessert

As promised posting  this  easy and delicious dessert Magic Crust Custard Pie  which is a Crustless Pie recipe.

As already mentioned in my  Chicken Shepherd’s Pie  post.  Took this aslo a dessert  for a potluck at my friend's place.  This was relished by all.  So easy, quick and a absolute no fuss baked dessert, just blend, pour it into Pyrex pie dish and bake.  After 45 to 50 minutes ta da.. dessert is ready.

Ingredients  

2 Tablespoons Heaped Margarine
4 Eggs
¾ Cup Sugar
Pinch of salt
500 ML Full Cream Milk
1 tsp heaped Vanilla essence
½ Cup All Purpose Flour
¼ Teaspoon Nutmeg powder

Method

Place all the ingredients into a blender except the nutmeg powder, blend for a minute, pour into greased 10 inch deep pie pan (mine was not so deep had to pour some of the batter in another small pyrex dish)

Sprinkle  nutmeg powder.  Place this dish on a baking tray. 

Bake on 180 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. The flour will settle to make its owns crust. 

When it's ready you will see the sides have loosened.  

Cut into slices and serve.  This is a mouth melting dessert. You will love it.

My Notes

Do not fill the pie dish upto the rim, fill it only 3/4th as this rises while baking and it was spill and may cause fire in the oven.  Once out of the oven this will fall flat like a souffle.

Labels : Baked, Crustless Pie, Tart/Pie/Quiche, Magic Crust Custard Pie, Eggs, Sweets & Desserts, Milk, Easy