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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Eggless Tiramisu


Cooking Time: 20-30 minutes
Preparation Time: 30-40 minutes
Servings: 4



Ingredients:
Eggless sponge cake, 6 inch - 1                  
Vanilla custard powder - 4 tsp
Milk - 1.5 cups
Sugar - 6 tsp
Instant Coffee powder - 1 tbsp
Hung curd - 4 tbsp
Whipped cream - 3 tbsp



Method:
  1. Slice the cake horizontally into three slices.
  2. Mix custard powder in a little cold milk. Heat the remaining milk in a pan, add the custard powder mixture and cook, stirring continuously, till it begins to thicken. Add sugar and stir till it dissolves. Set aside to cool. 
  3. Heat a cup of water in a pan. Add one teaspoon instant coffee powder and mix. Set aside to cool. 
  4. Add hung curd to the cooled custard and mix. 
  5. Add the whipped cream and mix well.
  6. Place the base slice of the cake in a glass bowl. Pour some of the coffee decoction over it and let it soak well. Spread some of the custard mixture all over it. 
  7. Soak the remaining cake slices in the remaining coffee decoction. Place another cake slice over the one in the bowl and spread some of the custard mixture all over it. 
  8. Cover it with the third cake slice. Pour the remaining custard mixture over it and spread it over the top and the sides of the sandwiched cake. Put the remaining instant coffee powder in a small sieve and sprinkle it all over the top of the tiramisu. Keep it in the refrigerator to set for at least one and a half hours. Serve chilled.

DHOOD SAMBAR

Dhood sambar

Ingredients:
Onion - 2 big size
Potato - 1 big
Milk - 1 litre
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Garlic - few
Lavang (Cloves) - 2-3
Dalchini (cinnamon) - small piece
Khus Khus (Poppy seeds) - 1 tbsp
Dry Coconut - 2 tbsp
Jeera
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Asafeotida
Red chilliy powder
Garam masala
Kala masala (Masale khara)




Method:
  1.  Roast one onion on fire.
  2. Cut the roasted onion into pieces and add to kadhai.
  3. To the kadhai put garlic, lavang, dalchini, khus khus and dry coconut and roast. Make a paste of this.
  4. In the above empty kadhai,  add ghee and allow to heat. Now add hing, Jeera and lots of coriander leaves. Add one chopped onion and fry well.
  5. Now add small chopped potato and allow to cook well. If needed add some water. 
  6. Then add red chilly powder, garam masala, kala masala and fry for sometime.
  7. Next add the above paste and mix well. 
  8. Put one litre milk and allow to boil.
  9. Just before serving add salt to it. Do not add before as it will spoil the milk.
  10. Serve with rice or bread.

Maida Halwa
Serves: 4 people
Preparation time: 30min


Ingredients:
Maida (All Purpose Flour) - 1 Cup
Sugar - 1 Cup
Milk - 1 Cup
Ghee - 1.5 Cups

Method:
  1. Mix all the above ingredients in a kadai.
  2. Keep the above mix on gas. Mix well while heating.
  3. Allow it to cook for 20-25min, by mixing well.
  4. Serve hot by garnishing with some dry fruits.