CHEESY BUTTER RICE CROQUETTE

FRENCH FRIES

My family  means my husband  and daughter love frech fries very much...who doesn't. Do you know they  go to  Macdonalds  just for French Fries...sometimes  they go there  after having  heavy  meal...so there is no place for burger in their tummy...if I ask them what  will  you  have  now?They reply...... ours favourite  French Fries.
This time I tried  to make  Macdonalds  style French fries  at home...I can not say that  these are as perfect as MacD french fries. .but taste are almost same.
INGREDIENTS 

Potatoes -250 gms
Corn Flour -1/4th portion of potatoes strips
Salt to taste
Oil-1 cup and 2tbsp
Chilled Water-2cups

METHOD 

Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/4 inch  thick long strips

Soak potatoes strips in chilled water for 30 minutes

Strain

Heat 2 tbsp  oil  in deep pan

Shallow fry potatoes strips for 2 minutes in batches

Drain on the paper towel

Let them cool

Sprinkle corn flour over the fries

Toss to coat evenly

Put them in airtight container

Put the container  in a freezer  for minimum 1 hour

Heat 1 cup oil in a deep pan..add small amount of potatoes  strips into the oil in batches.

Fry the frozen potatoes strips  into hot oil..deep fry until golden . Remove  from pan..and keep them in a strainer  not into the paper towel.

Season with salt.                                                                  

Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Note:You can store this  frozen potatoes strips  in the freezer for 3 days..whenever  you  want to fry them..just take them out from freezer  and fry into hot oil.

MARBEL CUPCAKES

               

It has been a long time I did not bake anything. My daughter  had two  months  summer vacation so I went to Kolkata. I have never made cupcakes, recently  I bought some cupcake silicone moulds...so Today  I  thought  of  baking  some cupcakes. ..but which one chocolate  or vanilla. I wanted  to bake my first cupcakes  with some basic    recipes...My husband  and daughter love  chocolate  flavour  and I love vanilla
Then I started  thinking.....  Are they chocolate? Are they vanilla? Then I decided  to make marble  cupcake.....For when you can’t decide if you want a chocolate cupcake or a vanilla cupcake!😊😊😊😊

Preparation Time -20 minutes
Baking Time - 25 minutes
Servings - 12 cupcakes


INGREDIENTS 
All-purpose flour-1 and  1/2 cup

Baking powder-1tsp

baking soda-1/4tsp

Butter or Vegetable  oil -1/2 cup

 Castor sugar or granulated sugar-1cup

 Eggs , (room temperature)-2
 (if you do not want to use egg...then you can use 3/4cup Yougurt  instead of egg

Milk-3/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon

Vanilla essence -2tsp

METHOD 

Preheat oven to 350F  or 180 C degrees.

 Line muffin pan with cupcake liners ...here I used individual  muffin  silicone  mould.

Take a medium bowl, add  flour, baking powder, baking soda, mix together. .. Set aside.

In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter in the microwave.Add sugar and whisk.

Add  eggs, 3/4 cup milk, and vanilla essence  into the butter sugar mixture. ..  whisk them together until combined.

Slowly mix in dry ingredients until no lumps remain.
 Batter will be thick.

Transfer 3/4 cup of batter to another medium bowl.

 Mix in cocoa powder and 1 Tablespoon milk until combined. Then add this cocoa powder mix to 1/4th vanilla batter. Chocolate batter will be extremely thick.

   

Spoon 1 Tablespoon of vanilla batter into each cupcake liner.

                   

Top with a spoonful of chocolate batter, then more vanilla batter on top until all batters have been used up.

Now swirl the batters together very lightly using a toothpick.

Bake the cupcakes for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Serve hot..if you want you can make some frosting  on it also.My husband  doesn't  love frosting  so I do frosting  on some special  occasions  like birthday, anniversary 😊😊😊😊

1 Minute Microwave Dark Chocolate Mug Cake

      1 Minute Microwave Dark Chocolate Mug Cake                             

   

Preparation Time -1minute 
Cooking Time - 1 minute 
Serve -1

Ingredients

1 coffee mug
4 Tbsp flour or maida
4 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 egg ( If you want to avoid egg, then add 3tbsp more milk instead of using egg )
3 Tbsp. milk
3 Tbsp. Butter (melted)
Small splash of vanilla
Baking powder - 1/4tsp
Baking soda -1pinch
                             

METHOD 
Add flour,cocoa powder and baking powder into a mug, mix well with a fork.
Add egg,  milk..sugar..butter..vanilla until well combined .
Mix well until become a creamy texture.
Place  mug in the centre of the  microwave and micro at high power for 1 minutes . Cake will rise over top of mug. Allow to cool for 2 minutes.


                 

Chessy Baby Oats Uttapam

                          

                     Chessy Baby Oats Uttapam 

Oats are generally considered as a healthy food, Oats contain more soluble fiber than any other grain,  Its daily consumption over weeks lowers LDL or bad  cholesterol, possibly reducing the risk  of Heart Disease. 
If you are bored of eating oats porridge, then this uthappam is a great option to include oats in our diet.Now this delicious and  healthy uthappam is great for breakfast, since it is topped with all healthy veggies, and cheese. Your kids will surely love it.

                              

Preparation Time -20 minutes
Cooking Time - 15 minutes 
Servings -8


For Batter

Ingredients
1 cup powdered oats  (take cooking oats in a blender and make it to a fine powder)
1/2 cup roasted  rava (wheat semolina)
1 cup thick curd
1/2 cup water(if required, add more water)
1/2tsp baking soda
Salt to taste
Ghee or oil for frying

Ingredients For Topping

1 medium onion finely chopped
1-2 green chillies finely chopped
1 medium  capsicum finely chopped
1 medium tomato finely chopped
few coriander leaves finely chopped

Mix all above ingredients  in a bowl and keep ir aside till use
Grated Cheese -1/2cup

Method

Blend together all ingredients of batter adding water,
 Keep this aside for 10 minutes.

                         

Heat a tawa and brush with oil or ghee. When hot add a  small ladleful of batter to the pan.
It will form a thick circle. use the back of the ladle to spread the batter lightly.
Cover and cook till the underside is golden brown,
Add all the ingredients  of topping except  cheese
Then flip over with the help of a spatula and fry till golden brown.
Remove and keep aside.

makes about 6-8 uttapams with this batter.

How to make cheesy uttapams

Place  a thick bottomed non stick tawa  on gas stove...then place a frying  pan on the tawa...and heat it on high  flame ...(see the below pic)

                           

Reduce the flame,place one uttapam on frying pan,add grated cheese on it....cover and cook till cheese is melted completely.

Serve this  Chessy  Baby Oats Uttapam with any chutney  or sauce.

                     

Pizza Shot or Pizza Flavoured Cheese Ball

   
                     

    Pizza Shot  or Pizza Flavoured Cheese Ball 


My daughter and husband  love pizza  like you all.One day my daughter  wanted to have pizza but I had a plan of making cheese ball.I bought all items  from store. Then I set my brain  to work...what should  I  do now...I  can not hurt my daughter...so just to make her happy...I made this new dish..Pizza Flavoured Cheese Ball or Pizza Shot

It combines tangy  tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, capsicum, onions,  italian spices and a palmful of red pepper flakes. It’s like eating a slice of your favorite pizza every time.

It turned out beautiful..I fried up all the nuggets and presented to my daughter She took one and said “Mamma, if I close my eyes while having  it...feeling  like eating  a slice of pizza"..I got my reward.

Preparation  Time-20 minutes
Cooking Time -15 minutes
Servings -10-15 balls


INGREDIENTS
Processed cheese grated- 3/4 cup
Chopped  Capsicum - 1/2 cup
Chopped Onions - 1/2 cup
Chopped  Tomatoes
Italian  Seasoning -4tbsp
Chilly  Flakes -1tbsp
Tomato sauce -2tsp
Salt to taste
Corn flour- 2 tsp (if you need more..to hold the balls  properly. ..then can add little  bit  more )
Sweet corn- 1/4 cup

For Coating

Flour- 6 tablespoons
Water- Enough to make a medium-thick batter
Breadcrumbs for coating

Oil for frying

METHOD

In a bowl, mix the grated cheese, capsicum, onions , tomatoes, salt,corn ,tomato sauce  and corn flour  and mix well to form a soft dough.
 Make small balls .

Meanwhile, in a bowl mix the flour and water to form a medium-thick batter.

 Dip each ball into the batter and roll on the breadcrumbs so that each nugget is evenly coated.
Keep them in fridge  for 10 minutes...

Heat oil and drop 2--3 balls at a time  (according  to  the  size of  your  pan ) into the hot oil. Take out when they turn golden brown and place on tissue  paper.


                                         

Pizza flavoured cheese  balls or pizza shots are ready!! Eat it plain or have it with tomato sauce.


Note:-I did not have any planning  of making Pizza on that day...thats why I used basic ingredients  in it...but  if you want,you can add mushroom, olives, paneer, chicken  whatever  you  like.


       

Nuttella Oats Pan Cake

NUTELLA OATS PAN CAKE
Preparation  Time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time -10 minutes
Servings -8

Ingredients

1/2cup all purpose flour.           

1/2cup oats(powdered )
1 teaspoon baking powder 
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup milk...
1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoo vanilla essence 
1/4 cup Nutella

Directions

In a large mixing bowl add the flour, oats, baking powder , sugar, milk,vegetable oil, egg and vanilla, 

stirring until well combined. Gently stir in Nutella, only swirling. Do not fully mix in.

Brush little bit oil on a nonstick pan

Spoon batter into a hot non stick skillet over medium heat. 

With spoon, form the batter into a round pancake working quickly. 

Let cook for about 1 minute, until batter starts to bubble and set up. 

Flip and cook for an additional minute, until golden brown. 
Transfer to a plate and continue cooking remaining pancakes.

Serve pancakes with Nuttela and Milk

                   

           

NOTE:-If you are vegeterian ...then you can use 1/2cup more milk instead of using egg....

EGGLES BANANA RAISIN CAKE

EGGLESS BANANA RAISIN CAKE

INGREDIENTS

• 4 medium to large ripe or over ripe bananas 
• 1.5 cups all purpose Flour
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 3/4cup castor or granuled  sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup milk(room tempreture)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup raisin

INSTRUCTIONS

1. preheat your oven at 180 degrees C/350 degrees F. if using a regular oven, heat both the top and bottom elements. for a microwave convection oven, just preheat the oven.
2. peel and chop the bananas. add them to a bowl and mash them with a fork. you can also use a blender to mash the bananas.
3. add sugar, oil and vanilla extract.
4. stir very well so that the oil mixes with the banana puree and the sugar dissolves.
5. sieve  flour, baking soda, baking powder  in  another bowl. fold the raisin with  the flour mixture very well.
6. grease the 9inch loaf or 8 inch round or square pan...sprinkle some flour
7. pour the batter in a greased or lined  9"inch loaf pan or 8inch round or square pan
8. gently tap and shake the pan. place the pan in the center rack if using a regular oven or OTG.
9. bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees C/350 degrees F for 40 to 45mins or till tooth pick inserted in the cake comes out clean. 
10. when warm or cooled, slice and serve .
11. garnish according to your choice.

NOTES

depending on the temperature in your oven and the size of your pan, the cake might take less or more time than mentioned here. the temperature varies from oven to oven. so  keep an eye. the benchmark is that a tooth pick inserted in the cake should come out clean.

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Pineapple Up Side Down Cake

INGREDIENTS FOR TOPPING

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• Sliiced pineapple (6 canned slices or use fresh)
• cherries-10-12

INGREDIENTS FOR CAKE

• 1cup all-purpose flour,
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large egg, room temperature preferred
• 1/4 cup milk at room temperature
• 1/4cup pineapple juice (reserved from the canned pineapple or use fresh)
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

METHOD

Preheat oven to 180 C degrees for 10 minutes.

• Place 1/4 cup of melted butter into a 8 inch round cake pan dish . Make sure it is a deep pan! 
• Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
•  Top with pineapple slices and arrange cherries between the pineapple slices.
• In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda.
•  In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter in the microwave. Add sugars..Whisk iuntil mixture becomes creamy
• Whisk in egg,milk, pineapple juice, and vanilla extract until combined. 
• Slowly mix in dry ingredients until no lumps remain. Batter will be thick.

Pour/spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake for at 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean..Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

Place heatproof serving plate upside down onto pan, turn plate and pan over.

Christmas Special Chocolate Cake

                         Chocolate Cake

Preparation Time-10 Minutes
Cooking Time-40 Minutes
Serves-8

Ingredients

• All Purpose flour-1cup
• Baking powder-1.5tsp
• Baking soda-1/2sp
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder-8tsp
• Granuled Sugar-3/4cup
• Eggs -2 (Vegeterian people can add 1/3 cup beaten Yogurt instead of using eggs)
• Milk-1/2cup
• Vegetable Oil-1/2cup
• Vanilla Essence -2tsp
• Chopped Dry Fruits (Black Current, Almond, Cashew, Raisin)-1/2cup

Method:-

• Preheat the oven to 180 degree c for 10 minutes. ..grease the cake tin with vegetable Oil..
• In a large bowl add together all purpose flour, Baking powder, Baking soda and Cocoa powder. Dry fruits..mix well
• Take another big bowl, add Sugar, Vegetable oil, Vanilla essence. Eggs or beaten Yogurt, Milk...mix them very well until become a creamy texture
• Pour the batter into the flour mixture slowly. ..mix them very well until the dry and wet ingredients are well combined
• Pour the batter in the greased pan...tap the pan a couple of times so the batter is spread evenly and there are no air bubbles.
• Bake for about 40 minutes...or insert a toothpick. ..if inserted toothpick comes out clean. ..then your cake is ready