Chocolate & Banana Pancake#Improv

These fluffy chocolaty banana pancakes are so spongy that they soak up strawberry syrup and taste delicious. This recipe couldn't be easier! All you need is: eggs, banana and flour. I used a blender to mix this up.

Cup Measurement = 250ML

Makes 8 Pancakes
Ingredients

1½ Cups All Purpose Flour
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Sugar
1 Cup milk
1 Egg
2 Tablespoons Butter - melted
1 Teaspoon Vanilla essence
1 Cup Mashed Bananas
½ Cup Chocolate chips

Method

Mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
In another bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, butter, mashed banana and vanilla.
Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture, and stir until the batter is just combined.
Add the chocolate chips and gently fold to combine.

Heat a non stick griddle or skillet over medium low flame and grease lightly with butter. Pour ½ cup batter and do not spread. Cover with a lid and increase the flame to medium high for just 2 minutes. 

Reduce the flame to medium low flame and let it cook till bubbles appear and sides are lightly golden brown. 

Take off the lid and flip it for just 2 minutes. Take this on to serving plate. 

Like wise make the others.

Serve with strawberry syrup or maple syrup.  

We devoured these with strawberry syrup.

Labels: Chocolate, Banana ,Pancake, Egg, Milk, Sandwiches, Improv Cooking Challenge, Breakfast, Kids delight

Improv Cooking Challenge:March 2021

Banana & Chocolate 

• Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Chocolate Chip Banana Bread from Palatable Pastime
• Chocolate Banana Muffins from Cookaholic Wife
• Chocolate Banana Smoothie Bowl by Magical Ingredients
• Chocolate & Banana Pancake from Sneha's Recipe
• Double Chocolate Banana Cake from Making Miracles

Gromperekichelcher-Luxembourg Potato Fritters#EattheWorld

Luxembourg potato fritters called Gromperekichelcher. These are awesome crispy fritters made of grated potatoes, onions, parsley, flour and eggs. These are made flat, but I used a tablespoon to shallow fry  them.  They were delicious, but authentically, these should be formed flat like a small pancake and pan fried. We enjoyed as a side dish with our lunch.

Serves 2 
Ingredients
2 Medium Potatoes
1 Small Onion
2 Tablespoons Heaped Freshly Chopped Parsley
2 Small Eggs
½ Tablespoon Heaped Self Raising Flour
Salt, Pepper and Red Chilly Flakes to taste
Oil as required for frying

Method 

Wash, peel and coarsely grate the potatoes.
Put them in a cloth to remove excess water by pressing it.
Put them in a bowl, add the parsley, onions and mix them well. Add the beaten eggs, salt, pepper and red chilly flakes to taste and finally mix in the self raising flour.

Heat the oil in a frying pan until medium hot. Form the batter into flat cakes, I used a tablespoon to make them of same size and fry them in the oil on both sides until golden brown.

Remove and place on a paper towel to remove excess oil, serve warm.

Labels: Pancake, Fritters, Potato, Starters, Snack, Eat the World, Breakfast, Luxembourg, International Cuisine 

Join us as we Eat the World!!!

Each month Evelyne of CulturEatz invites us to visit a country and explore their foods. This month it's Luxembourg.

Check out all the wonderful Luxembourg recipes prepared by fellow Eat the World members and share with #eattheworld. Click here to find out how to join and have fun exploring a country a month in the kitchen with us!

Tara’s Multicultural Table: Kniddelen (Luxembourgish Dumplings) 

Radha: Gromperekichelcher 

Sugarlovespices: Luxembourg Sweet Love Pretzels 

Palatable Pastime: Chicken in Riesling 

Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Bouchée à la Reine (Vol-au-Vent)

Pandemonium Noshery: Bouneschlupp - Luxembourg Green Bean Soup 

Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Bou’neschlupp 

Kitchen Frau: Stäerzelen (Buckwheat Dumplings) 

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Gromperekichelcher (Potato Pancakes) 

Sneha’s Recipe: Gromperekichelcher-Luxembourg Potato Fritters

Phulka- A Whole Wheat Puffed Flatbread#BreadBakers

The difference between a Phulka and Chapatti is that the Phulka puffed up on the gas flame, where as a chapatti is made on a tawa/griddle, both are made with whole wheat flour . This is a traditional flatbread which is practically made every day in a Indian household. These Phulka's goes well with any dal, curries or a side dish.

When I got married, did not know how to cook or make phulkas or chapatti. When I started to learn, it used to take me 45 minutes to make 4 chapattis for hubby and me to take for our tiffin, that too they use to be like rubber by the time we had it for lunch. Since this is made every day for our lunch as well as dinner, sometime even for breakfast, slowly I, learnt to make these. How long it took me to master them I really don't remember. But today - 31 years later, can proudly say, am an expert in making flatbreads, be it any type, can make perfectly round ones. So do not hesitate to try these, it can get a little overwhelming in the beginning, but, with experience you can become an expert.

My phulkas or chapatti is always oil/ghee free. Sometimes brush it with desi ghee. Since my daughter is vegan, we mostly have them without brushing it with any oil or ghee. The key to make soft phulkas or chapatti is kneading a soft smooth dough and resting the dough for at least 30 minutes.
1 Cup =250 ML Cup Measurement

Makes 8 Phulkas
Ingredients
2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
½ Teaspoon Salt - optional
1 Cup Minus 1 - 2 Tablespoons Water
Desi Ghee - for brushing - optional

Method

Let's make the dough
In a large bowl combine the flour and salt, add a little water at a time to make firm soft dough and knead for a few more minutes until smooth. The water quantity depends on flour quality, some flours take more some less.

Set the dough aside to rest covered for minimum 30 minutes. 

Knead once again and divide the dough into 6 - 8 balls.

Preheat the tawa/griddle on medium low heat.

Generously dust the work surface with flour and roll each ball of dough into smooth round ball. With the palm of your hand flatten the ball. 

With a rolling pin roll this thin round circle. As you roll them out, you can keep dusting the work surface with flour, this will prevent it from sticking to the work surface.

Baking it as indicated in the steps below.

Place rolled dough on the hot tawa/griddle. In a few seconds you will notice that small air pockets, bubbles start to form on the surface.

At this point immediately flip the rolled dough to the other side and increase the flame to high.

When bottom side has got brown spots and it start to puff, lift the tawa off the flame and place the phulka(using tongs) directly on the flame. 

It will balloon into a spherical shape and puff up immediately.

Therefore this is called a Phulka. This is flame side, so do not over cook or else it will burn, when is puff remove it from the flame.

Remove the phulka from heat, place it on a cooling rack and spread little desi ghee/or oil with a brush on the side facing up (this is optional).

Continue the same process for the remaining balls of dough and the same process of baking them on the tawa. Keep stacking them one over the other. 

To store the phulka, place a ring ( this a cooker ring) on the tin. 

Then place a kitchen towel/tissue on it 

Now place the phulkas they will not get soggy, I made these for both the meals they stay soft till dinner time. Serve the Phulka (Roti/ Chapati) with any gravy or sabzi for a lunch or dinner.

My favorite way to enjoy a just made phulka for breakfast is to brush it with desi ghee or butter and a teaspoon of jam slathered on it.. love love it. Also enjoy this with my favorite fruit, banana or mango like a roll, this I have for lunch or dinner, when I want a change from the regular meal.

My Notes

Making the rolled out phulka dough puff into a balloon comes with practice. So give yourself time if you are new to flatbread making.

Even if your phulka does not puff the first time or the times after, the phulkas that you have made are cooked and edible, so you could enjoy them with your choice of vegetable, curry or any side dish.
Labels: Phulka , Flatbread, Indian Breads, Breads, Bread Bakers, 100% Whole Wheat, No Oil Or Butter, Healthy
#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. This month the Bread Bakers are making Griddle Breads, a theme chosen by Sneha from Sneha's Recipe.





And don’t forget to check out all the amazing Griddle breads baked by our talented bakers ~
Bread Baker's Event for March 2021- Theme Girddle Breads

Bread In A Frying Pan From Magical Ingredients
Buss Up Shut Bread From Karen's Kitchen Stories 
Buttermilk Scallion Flatbreads From Ambrosia 
Easy Sourdough Pancakes From Food Lust People Love
Ham and Cheese Corncakes From A Day in the Life on the Farm
Homemade English Muffins From Making Miracles
Malabar Partha From Zesty South Indian Kitchen|
Phulka- A Whole Wheat Puffed Flatbread From Sneha's Recipe
Purple Kale Paratha (Kale Flatbread) From Cook with Renu
Sourdough Crumpets From A Messy Kitchen

Lemon Madeleines#BakingBloggers

Lemon Madeleine's are French teacakes, light & airy with delicious buttery lemon flavor and with crisp edges.

Ingredients
100 Grams Butter - melted
3 Eggs
100 Grams Caster Sugar
Zest & Juice of A Lemon
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
100 Grams All Purpose Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

Method

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
Beat the eggs with the sugar in a bowl until pale and fluffy. Add the lemon zest, juice and the vanilla essence, mix well to combine. Sift in the flour and baking powder and fold the it with a spatula. Now add melted butter and fold it in till well combined.

Butter & flour madeleine molds. Pour the batter into the molds, filling them three-quarters of the way. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Bake the madeleine's for 5 minutes, then turn down the oven temperature to , 180°C and bake until golden brown and puffed in the center, about 10 minutes more.

My Notes:
Letting the batter rest in the refrigerator and then baking them at a high temperature will help the madeleine's rise. 

Labels : Cakes, Lemon, Baking Bloggers, French

Baking Bloggers is a friendly group of food bloggers who vote on a shared theme and then post about it once per month. If you are a food blogger interesting in joining in, inquire at our Baking Bloggers FaceBook Group. We'd be honored if you would join us in our baking adventures. 

Baking Bloggers

Madeleines

• Acorn Madeleines with Cinnamon Sugar from Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
• Chocolate & Orange Madeleines from Making Miracles
• Chocolate Madeleines from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Eggless Rose Madeleines from Magical Ingredients
• Green Chile Cornbread Madeleines from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Key Lime Madeleines from Palatable Pastime
• Lemon Madeleines from Sneha's Recipe
• Pistachio Madeleines from Karen's Kitchen Stories

Golden Apple & Potato Salad#SundayFunday

Made this simple and delicious salad for my daughter who is recovering from typhoid.  She loved this simple and healthy salad.  This is a real cooler and comforting salad.  Make it enjoy.

Serves 4 
Ingredients 
1 Golden Apple - cubed
3 Medium Potatoes - boiled and cubed
1 Teaspoon Coriander leaves - finely chopped
1/2 Teaspoon Sugar
A Pinch Of Sendav Namak
A Pinch Of Chat Masala
250 Grams Yogurt - whisked

Method 

Place the apple and potatoes together in a bowl, add the chat masala, sugar, namak and mix well. Pour the curds over it and give it a quick toss.  Garnish with coriander leaves and keep it in the fridge to cool for at least half an hour. 

 Serve chilled. Enjoy!! 

Labels : Apple, Potato, Curds, Salads, Sunday Funday 

For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. Our host for this week's event is Sneha of Sneha's Recipe
Sunday Funday: " Stay Healthy With Salads" 

Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad from Palatable Pastime
Chicken and Mandarin Orange Salad from A Day in the Life on the Farm/
Golden Apple & Potato Salad from Sneha's Recipe
Irish Cheddar Honey Mustard Broccoli Salad from Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
Japanese Potato Salad from Karen's Kitchen Stories
Kale Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette from Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Lettuce, Pear and Grapefruit Salad from Cook With Renu
Red Cabbage, Apple, Mandarin Salad from Food Lust People Love

Snap Peas and Avocado Salad from Mayuri's Jikoni
Sesame Chicken Salad from Making Miracles
Super Nacho Taco Salad from Amy's Cooking Adventures