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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Moroccan Lamb Soup#Soupswappers

This is a complete meal, with hearty chunks lamb, chickpeas and rice, this Moroccan soup is rich, golden-orange color.

Serves 3
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons Oil
1 Medium Onion - finely chopped
1 Teaspoons Turmeric powder
500 Grams Tender Lamb Meat/Mutton - cut into small cubes
5  - 6 Cups Water
1 Chicken Stock Cube
1/2 Cup Boiled Chickpeas 
1/2 Cup Tomato puree
2  Carrots - diced
2  Stalks Celery - chopped
2 Tablespoons of Flat-leaf parsley - did not add
2 Tablespoons Coriander leaves
2 Tablespoons Rice - washed
Salt to taste
1/2 Teaspoon freshly ground pepper or to taste

Method

Heat oil in a large pan / pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and turmeric; stir to coat. Add meat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add broth (or water), tomatoes , tomato puree, chickpeas, carrots, celery and rice . Bring the soup to a boil. Cover and reduce to a simmer. Cook until the meat is tender, 45 to 50 minutes, taste for salt and pepper, add if necessary. 

Serve sprinkled with parsley or coriander leaves, if desired. 

Enjoy this one pot meal / soup. 
Labels : Moroccan, International Cuisine, Mutton, Soup, Chickpea, Celery, Soup Swappers, Rice, Healthy
Soup Swappers
Moroccan Soups and Stews
Chicken Tagine Mchermel by Pandemonium Noshery
Harira Soup with Merguez Sausage by Palatable Pastime
Moroccan Apple and Sweet Potato Beef Stew by Making Miracles
Moroccan Bean Soup by Our Good Life
Moroccan Carrot & Ham Soup with Coconut Milk by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
Moroccan Lamb, Chickpea, and Lentil Soup (Harira) by Karen's Kitchen Stories
Moroccan Lamb Soup by Sneha's Recipe
Moroccan Lentil Soup by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Moroccan Tomato and Chickpea Soup by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking

Orange Chocolate Cake#Choctoberfest

Made this Orange Chocolate Cake for our community Rosary held at my place. It's a moist and soft cake. 

The orange chocolate gives a awesome flavor to the cake.

Ingredients
3 Cups All Purpose Flour
250 Grams Salted Butter
2 Cups Sugar
1½ Teaspoon Baking powder
150 Grams Orange Chocolate - chopped
¼ Cup Milk
1 Cup Buttermilk
½ Teaspoon Orange essence
5 Eggs

Method

Grease and line 10 to 12 inch rectangle or square baking pan. Preheat the oven at 180°C.
Sieve the flour and baking powder, keep aside
In a microwave bowl add ¼ cup milk and the chopped orange chocolate and for 30 seconds bursts till the chocolate melts. Mix it and keep aside.

In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy, then add the eggs one at a time and continue whisking till it's creamy, add the essence and whisk again. Add the flour and buttermilk , till the flour and buttermilk is incorporated. Divide the batter into two equal parts, to one part add the melted chocolate and mix it with a spatula till well incorporated.

Pour the white batter in the prepared pan and spread it evenly with a spatula. Then pour the chocolate batter and gently spread the batter evenly. 

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean. 

Cool it completely,

slice and enjoy. 

Labels: Orange Chocolate, Cakes, Buttermilk, Choctoberfest, Baked
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Poached Prawn Cocktail#FishFriday

This one is so easy, creamy, delicious. A perfect party appetizer.
Ingredients 
150 Grams Large Prawns
3 Cups Water
A Sprig Curry leaves
½ Teaspoon Red Chilly powder
1 Cup Ice Cubes 
For the Dressing :
½ Cup Mayonnaise
1 Teaspoon Mustard Sauce
2 Teaspoons Tomato sauce
½ Teaspoon Honey
¼ Cup Chopped Parsley / Coriander Leaves
2 - 3 Prawns - chopped
To Serve
4 - 5 Lettuce leaves -  torn
Chopped Parsley / Coriander Leaves
Method  
To Poach the Prawns

In a large pan pour the water add the curry leaves, red chilly powder and salt bring this to rolling boil . Add prawns, let it boil till the prawns just start to turn pink. Take off flame, let the prawns stand in this water for a minute. 

Place ice cubes in a tray or bowl place the prawns on the ice to stop it from cooking and they are cooled completely. 
For the Dressing 

Mix all the above and add more as per taste.

Mix the dressing, chopped lettuce and chopped prawns . 

Fill the bottom of the glass/serving bowl with rough torn lettuce. 

Then the prawn dressing and finish off with a lettuce & prawn garnish with chopped parsley or coriander Leaves.

 Chill in refrigerator until serving

Labels: Shrimp, Prawns, Cocktail, Appetizer, Fish Friday, Delicious, Poached, Seafood/Fish

Poached Fish/Seafood - Event for Fish Friday Foodies, our Host is Wendy Klik
• Chamomile-Poached Sand Dabs with Candy Caps from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Herb Butter Poached Wild Salmon from Food Lust People Love
• Oven Poached Sole with Caper Sauce from Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
• Poached Cod Cantonese-Style with Chiles from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Poached Prawn Cocktail from Sneha's Recipe
• Poached Salmon with Bourbon Cream Sauce from Palatable Pastime
• Tomato Basil Poached Fish from Making Miracles
• Tomato Poached Cod over Egg Noodles from A Day in the Life on the Farm

Baked Bread Pudding Bundt#BundtBakers

My hubby was not well and we were continuously having visitors practically every day for a week. Then what do you do?? Bake ... and bake.. my most enjoyable week it was. 

I baked this bread pudding with leftover bread slices that too with the sides and it turned out so delicious.. mouth melting, you will love this, this got over with just 3 visitors, so you can imagine how delicious it was.

Ingredients 

500 Ml Milk
2 Eggs
2 - 3 Tablespoons Chopped Dry fruits
5 Bread Slices
4 -5 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla essence
A Pinch of Salt
¼ Teaspoon Freshly Grated Nutmeg
4 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar - to caramelize

MethodCut the bread slices into tiny pieces. 

In a large sauce pan, whisk the eggs lightly , then add the bread pieces, milk and sugar and cook this for 10  minutes stirring continuously with a whisk, till it comes to a boil and thickens a little. Switch off the flame and let this mixture cool to room temperature.

In the mean times as the mixture is cooling let's prepare our bundt.

In a 8 or 9 inch bundt pan add the sugar and place it on medium low flame till it starts to caramelize.

 When sugar caramelizes completely and turns golden swirl the pan so that it coats the bundt well, sprinkle some chopped nuts, raisins. Let the pan cool completely.

Once the bread mixture is cooled add the salt, essence, raisins, chopped nuts and stir well so that there are no lumps. 

Now pour this mixture into the caramelized bundt pan and grated the nutmeg on top and bake on a water bath in a preheated oven at 180°C for 40 to 45 minutes or till it starts to leaves the sides ( see that it is not over baked or else it will turn into a cake not a pudding) it should wet when a tooth pick inserted. 

When still hot overturn it in a serving plate. 

Let this cool completely and then enjoy with a hot cuppa of coffee or tea.. 

I placed this pudding on the table with a spoons and small quarter plates so that they could help themselves.

Labels:  Bundt, Bundt Bakers, Baked, Bread, Pudding, Caramel, Nuts,  Leftover series


For this month’s Bundt Baker group event, our host, Sneha of Sneha's Recipe , challenged us to bake Bundt Puddings.
Check out all the other Puddings Bundts in the list below.

Baked Bread Pudding Bundt from Sneha's Recipe
Banana Pudding Bundt Cake from Making Miracles
Brioche Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding Bundlets from Sweet Sensations
Classic Crème Caramel from Food Lust People Love
Leftover Chocolate Donut Pudding from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Sticky Toffee Pudding Bundt Cake from Patyco Candybar

#BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

This wonderful group is administered by Stacy of Food Lust People Love. Updated links for all of our past events and more information about BundtBakers, can be found on our home page.