Baked Vanilla Yogurt

July 29, 2014

This recipe of baked yogurt  which I had  seen on Television cookery show. It was so simple, that I had to try this out.  It’s just three ingredients, takes barely any prep time and tastes so good.

All you have to do is mix together the yogurt, cream and condensed milk, along with the vanilla, pour the mixture into ramekins, Then, bake on low temperature until it’s just set. The baking time will vary depending on the size of the ramekin and  the yogurt will continue to firm up as it cools.

 I made the baked yogurt for lunch, for hubby dear and decided that I would only taste it. Hubby dear had it for lunch and while he was eating I, tasted it.  There were still two remaining, but after dinner I couldn't resist running to the refrigerator to grab a ramekin. This so creamy, that it actually reminded me of the Chique/ Karvas ( A dessert that is made from the first milk of the cow) my mother used to make. Mighty good dessert!

Yield: 2 small ramekins + 1 large

Ingredients
1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence (Optional)

4oz. Fresh Cream (I used Amul Fresh Cream)
4oz. Condensed Milk, sweetened
6oz. Fresh Yogurt

Method
In a mixing bowl add the yogurt, vanilla essence, cream and finally the condensed milk.and  whisk till there are no lumps in the yogurt and a smooth texture is achieved.
Pour into ramekins and bake at 150 degrees until just set – approx 15 mins. Switch off the oven, and let it cool in the oven. Garnish it with chopped prunes, walnuts, cranberry.
Refrigerate for a few hours, and serve chilled.

Labels: Sweets & Desserts, Healthy, Eggless

Apple Upside Down Cake

July 25, 2014

This cake I prepared for my friend Meena. Sharvan begins tomorrow, she will not eat any non-veg even eggs for this full month untill Ganapati Visarjan. This recipe I prepared many times. I had booked marked this recipe from here . I just made some changes in the original recipe.

Recipe Source : priyaeasyntastyrecipes ( Look here for the original )
Ingredients

2 Cups All purpose flour
1 Cup Sugar - less 1.5 Tablespoons
1/2 Cup Fresh Yogurt
1/2 Cup Butter
2 Nos Eggs
1 Teaspoon Baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon Baking soda
1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla powder

1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon powder
3 Nos Red Apples (cored,halved and sliced thickly)
1/4 cup Light brown sugar
50 Grams Butter - Cut into small cubes

1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon powder

Method

Arrange the sliced apples chunks  in an round baking pan, place the butter over the apples and sprinkle cinnamon powder and the brown sugar over it, keep aside. 

Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla powder and cinnamon powder, keep aside.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

Beat the butter and sugar until creamy, add the eggs one by one to the mixture until well combined.  Add the yogurt, beat everything for few more minutes. Add the sifted flour, mix everything with a spatula until well mixed, do not over mix.

Pour the cake batter to the already prepared pan and bake in middle rack for 30 minutes or until the skewers insert come out clean.

Keep aside and let it cool completely.

Invert the baking pan over a plate and slice the cake. Enjoy with a cup of tea or better still have it with a scoop of ice cream as a dessert.

Labels: Cakes, Apple

Tangy Creamy Sabzi

This sabzi is prepared from all the left ingredients in my fridge. It so happened, as I was checking the vegetable tray, found that a little of all these veggies left. The question that  came to mind that now what do I  make?  Just decided to try this recipe a creation, spur of moment and it turned out superb. This vegetable is on a sweet side so if you want is spicy, adjust the spices to your taste. There is no hard and fast rule that you use these vegetables and  quantity given but I can assure you that this will still taste yummy.  Do give it a try.

Ingredients 

1/4 Cup Rajma soaked and boiled
1/4 Cup Corn kerenels boiled
1 Large Potato boiled and diced
1/4 Okra/Bhendi chopped and fried till lightly crisp
A few Mushroom chopped
1 Tablespoon Oil
Salt to taste
1 Tablespoon Coriander finely chopped 

Grind to a fine paste 

1 Onion lightly fried 
2 Flakes Garlic

3 Kashmiri red chillies
1 Tablespoon Malai or fresh cream

1 Tablesppon chopped raw mango

Method 

In a pan heat oil, add the ground paste and fry well , then add the vegetables and fry well till well coated , add salt to taste and stir well, cover and cook for a few minutes or till the flavors are well incorporated.  Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot. 

Labels: Vegetables, Main course

Cooked Rice Cheese Patties (Leftover Series)

July 15, 2014

This is a part of the Leftover food series that I have  been blogging about.  There was left over rice and potatoes and that how this recipe came to be born.  These are delicious patties.  Do give it a try.

Ingredients
For the Patties
1 Cup cooked rice
1/4 cup Boiled and  Mashed potatoes
1/2 Teaspoon Chilly flakes
1/2 Teaspoon Coriander chopped
Salt to taste

For Stuffing
Cheese cubes cut into small pieces
Ghee and Butter for frying

Method
Grind the rice in a mixer coarsely. In a bowl add all the ingredients along with the ground rice and mix well.  Divide it into even size balls and keep a side.  Press each ball into a thick small puri, place a cheese piece in the center  and cover it. Roll it using light pressure to form a patties and keep aside.
Heat a frying pan and add ghee/butter and fry the patties till golden in color.

These patties were so soft and tasty that H enjoyed them with tomato ketchup.  The cheese was oozing out from the pattice as you can see from the pics.

Sending this to Mireille's and Elizabeth who are hosting this event.

Labels:  Starters, No Waste Food Challenge, Leftover series, Patties

Biscuit cake

July 13, 2014

Sorry folk's for the delayed post. This cake was prepared for the Easter party . It was so late in the night that I finished making this cake, forgot to take a pic., realized it while icing as you can see.  This cake is super easy to make and can be used as a dessert to. 

Ingredients
168 Grams  Glucose Biscuit - crushed & powdered

2 Tablespoons Cocoa powder-        

2 Tablespoons Drinking chocolate powder    

2 Tablespoons Sugar powder

2 Tablespoons Walnuts pieces 

5 Grams (1 sachet) Fruit salt ( flavorless ) 

4 Drops Vanilla essence  

200 Ml  Milk 

For the Chocolate Ganache Icing
100 Grams Bittersweet or Semisweet chocolate -chopped
200 Grams Fresh cream

Method
For the cake

Mix all ingredients together. Pour this mixture in a greased microwave proof dish. Level it and microwave on high for 4 minutes.  

For the Chocolate Ganache Icing

Place chocolate in a medium bowl. Heat cream in a small saucepan until bubbles begin to appear around edges, pour over chocolate. Then stir until smooth. Set aside at room temperature until cool but pourable, stirring occasionally.

When cake cools pour the ganache over the cake and spread evenly.  Keep it in the refrigerator to set.  You can serve this cake with ice cream or chocolate sauce.   This cake is super easy to make so enjoy making it and eating it too !!!!!!

Note: 
As you can see I, let the ganache cool completely and used a offset knife to evenly spread it.




Labels: Cakes, Sweets & Desserts, Healthy, Microwave, Eggless