Lychee Cake

This is an easy and simple cake with lychee flavor.Sponge cake filled with fresh lychees.The cake was so soft and lychee gave a nice flavor to the cake.

Ingredients:

3 Large Eggs

1/2 to 3/4 C All purpose flour

1tbsp Cornflour

1/2 to 3/4 C Granulated Sugar

1/2tsp Vanilla essence

1/2tsp Baking powder

2tsp Melted Butter

A pinch salt

For Frosting:

3 Sachet dream whip powder

1/2 to 3/4 C Cold milk

1/2tsp Vanilla essence

For Lychee Syrup:

8 to 10 Fresh Lychees

2tsp Sugar

1/4C Water

For Pralines:

1 C Sugar

1 C Almond and Cashewnuts Mixed

Method:

1.Beat the egg and sugar till very creamy and pale.

2.Sift the flours,baking powder and salt and keep aside.

3.Add Vanilla essnece to the beaten egg.

4.Now slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and foldin with big strokes.

5.Fold in till all the flour is mixed with the egg mixture.

6.Now add the melted butter and just give some strokes.

7.Grease a cake tin and line with parchment paper.

8.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.

9.Now pour the batter to the tin.

10.Bake the cake at 165 degree C for 15 mins or till the tester comes out clean.Allow the cake to cool completely.

11.Toast the almonds and cahewnuts lightly.

12.In a pan caramelize the sugar till brown.

13.Add the toasted almonds and cashews to this caramelized sugar .

14.Grease an aluminium foil and pour this to it and cover this.

15.Allow it to cool completely.

16.When it is cooled powder this with a rolling pin or use the grinder.

17.It should not be very fine powder.Keep this aside.

18.Now whip the dream whip powder with cold milk till fluffy.

19. Add the vanilla essence to this.

20.Now in another pan add the deseeded and sliced lychees,sugar and water.

21.Let it boil till the lychees are soft.

22.Off the flame and let this also cool down.

23.Now cut the cake into to portions.

24.In one portion brush with the lychee syrup.

25.Spread a big spoon full of whipped cream.

26.Top the cream with the lychees.

27.Now cover this with other half of cake.

28.Now cover the cake with whipped cream.

29.Put the pralines all over the cake and on the sides of the cake.

30.Garnish with some pieces of lychees.

31.Keep it refrigerated till set.

32.Slice and Enjoy!!!!!!

This goes to the Bake Fest 4 Event hosted by Anusha of tomato blues 

This also goes to Cakes,Cookies and Desserts event by Anjali of spice n sugar tales

And to the event cooking concept 7 by sravs culinary concepts

Banofee Pie

This is an easy and so tasty dessert.This is my family fav dessert.I made dulce de leche in microwave.

Ingredients:


1/2 packet Digestive biscuits
1/2 packet Marie biscuits
1/2 c Melted Butter
1tin Condensed milk
3 Bananas
2Sachet Dreamwhip powder
1/2c Cold Milk
1/4c Milk room temp
Cocoa powder 

Method:


1.Powder thebiscuits and mix with melted butter.
2.Put this  in a pudding dish and press this as a base.Refrigerate this.
3.Now to make dulce de leche,pour the condensed milk in a large oven proof bowl.
4.Now on a medium high temperature heat the con.milk for 2 mins.
5.After 2 mins stir and again keep it for 2 mins.It takes almost 10 to 12 mins to get a thick toffee.
6.I mixed 2 to 3 tbsp milk to make this to a little pourable consistency.
7.Now cut the bananas in rounds.
8.Put one layer of bananas on the biscuit base.
9.Pour the dulce de leche on top this bananas and put one more layer of bananas.
10.Now whip the dreamwhip powder with cold milk.
11.Spread this whipped cream on top.
12.Sprinkle cocoa powder and garnish with chocolate curls.
13.Refrigerate till set well.
14.Slice and enjoy!!!!!!!!!

White Sauce Pasta

This is an easy dish to make any time.This is a creamy and full of flavours.Kids will love this.My last few posts were desserts so thought will post something  different from those.

Ingredients:

2c Cooked Penne Pasta

1Big Pc Chicken Breast

1/2tsp Pepper powder

1/2tsp Garlic powder

Olive oil

Salt

For White sauce:

2tbsp Butter

2tbsp All purpose flour

2cloves Garlic

2c Milk 

1c Water

1tsp Oregano

1/2 to 3/4tsp Parsley

1/2tsp Thyme

1/4tsp Basil

1/2tsp Pepper powder

Salt

Method:

1.Marinate the chicken with garlic powder and 1/2tsp pepper powder and salt if needed,(becos garlic powder has much salt) for 10 mins.

2.Spread little olive oil in a pan and grill the chicken in it till cooked.

3.In a sauce pan melt the butter on a very low flame to avoid burning of butter.

4.Add the chopped garlic to the butter.

5.Now add the flour to this and mix well.

6.Now add the milk and water to this and stir till no lumps are there.(can avoid water and use fully milk)

7.Now add all the herbs and salt.

8.Allow it to boil till it becomes to a creamy texture.

9.Off the flame and keep aside.

10.Now cut the cooked chicken into small cubes.

11.In a large pan put the cooked penne pasta,then add the chicken pieces to this and pour the white sauce to this and mix well.

12.Can add salt and pepper more as per taste.

13.Serve hot.

This goes to ayeesha's Any One can Cook event

Tres Leches cake

Hi Friends!!!!!Happy New Year To U All!!!!!! Celebreted new year with a Tres Leches Cake...........
This is a famous mexican dessert.Sponge cake soaked in 3 types of milk.One piece of this dessert is really heavenly........
Sharing the recipe with u all.........



















Ingredients:


6 Eggs room temp
1 1/4 c All purpose flour
1tbsp Corn flour
1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
1tsp Vanilla essence
1/4tsp Salt
2tbsp Melted butter
1c Granulated sugar
1tin Evapourated milk
1tin Condensed milk
1 small packet Whipping cream
2sachet Dreamwhip powder
1/2c Cold milk
Strawberries for garnishing




















Method:


1.Sieve the dry ingredients flour,salt,baking powder and cornflour and keep aside.
2.Separate the egg yolks and whites in 2 separate bowls.
3.Beat the egg whites with 1/2c sugar till stiff peaks appears.
4.In another bowl beat egg yolks and 1/2 c sugar till pale yellow.
5.Add the vanilla essence to the egg yolk mixture and mix well.
6.Now add melted butterto this and miw well.
7.Now add the flour mixture to this egg yolk and fold in well.
8.Now mix the beaten egg white to the flour mixture and fold in well.





9.Grease the cake tin with butter.
10.Pour the cake batter to the cake tin.
11.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C fo 10 mins.
12.Bake the cake at 175 degree C for 15 to 20 mins or till the tester comes out clean.
13.When the cake is done cool it for 10 mins in the cake tin itself.
14.when the cake is still warm poke the cake on top all over with a fork or toothpick.
15.Now mix the condensed milk,evapourated milk and whipping cream in a bowl stir till combined.
14.Pour this milk full over the cake.
15.No need to take out the cake from the cake tin.Cover with cling film or foil and keep refrigerated for 5 hrs or overnight.
16.Now whip the dreamwhip powder with cold milk and 1tsp vanilla essence.
17.Spread the whipped cream over the cake.
18.Garnish with strawberries.
19.Set this in fridge.
20.Slice and serve.


Linking this to desserts event hosted by Ramya

Plum Cake/Fruit Cake

Hi friends!Happy Christmas to all........this is my first attemp to bake plum cake or fruit cake.Happy that it came out so well and all liked it so much!!!!!!!!So thought will post it today because theres no christmas without plum cake.

Now to the recipe:



















Ingredients:

2 1/4C All purpose flour
1 1/2C Butter room temp
1 1/4C Powdered sugar
5 Eggs room temp
1 1/2tsp Baking powder
1/4tsp Baking soda
A pinch of salt
1/2 to 1C Caramel syrup
1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
1/2tsp Cinnamon powder
1/2tsp Cardamom powder
2 Cloves
1/4tsp Nutmeg powder
2 to 3C Dry fruits and nuts(cashews,black currants,raisins,cherries etc)
2C Fresh orange juice for soaking the fruits and nuts
Icing sugar for dusting
























Method:

1.Seive the dry ingredients(flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt) and keep aside.
2.Seperate egg yolks and whites.
3.Powder the sugar along with spices.
4.Caramalize 1/2 to 3/4 c sugar till dark brown be carefl not to burn the sugar.
5.Add 1/2 C hot water to this cramelized sugar.This should be done very slowly otherwise the hot bubbles may burn your hand.
6.Keep this aside.
7.Now beat the egg whites till stiff peaks appears.
8.Now beat the egg yolks and sugar in another bowl till very creamy.
9.Add softened butter to this and beat well.
10.Add the caramelized sugar syrup to this egg and butter mixture.



















11.Toss the soaked fruits and nuts to the flour mixture.
12.Fold in this flour and nuts mixture to the butter mixture very slowly.
13.After the flour is mixed well fold in the egg whites slowly to this.
14.Pre heat the oven at 200 degree C for 10 to 15 mins.
15.Grease the cake tins and line it with butter paper.
16.Pour the batter to the prepared tins.
17.Bake at 180 degree for 45 mins to 1 hr or till the tester comes out clean.
18.It took almost 1hr for me.
19.Cool the cakes in tin for 20 mins and then remove from the tins.
20.Allow the cakes to cool completely sprinkle the icing sugar on the cakes.
21.slice and serve.



















Notes:

1.Soak the fruits in orange juice for atleast one week.

Beef Roast

This is an famous kerala dish.This was my guest post bonjour series at jabeen's corner.Will go to the recipe.



















Ingredients:

Beef 1kg
shallots 1c
onions 2 big
tomato 1 big
garlic 1 bulb
ginger 1 big pc
green chillies 3 no:s
red chilly powder 1
tspturmeric powder 1/2 tsp
coriander powder 2tsp
Garam masala 1tsp
pepper powder 1 tsp
fennel seeds powder 2tsp
Fried coconut pieces 1/2c (optional)
coconut oil
salt
curry leaves
coriander leaves


















Method:

1.Cook the beef with half chilly powder and turmeric powder and salt in a pressure cooker till done.
2.In a pan heat coconut oil and add sliced shallots and onions.
3.When this becomes brown add ginger garlic paste.
4.Saute well and add the powders and mix well.
5.Now add the sliced tomatoes and mix well till the tomatoes are soft.
6.Put the cooked beef into thos masala and mix well.
7.Roast till all the water evapourates and becomes dark brown.
8.Add little coconut oil in between the roasting.
9.If addind fried coconut pieces add at this point.
10.Add curry leaves and coriander leaves.
11. Serve hot with chappathis or parotta.

Kerala Kitchen Event Round - Up

Here comes the round up Kerala kitchen.Thanks a lot to Rose of magpiesrecipes who gave me the opportunity to host this event.

Very sorry for a late round -up.My system was complaint and got it repaired 2 days before.Anyway happy to post it atleast today.

Vazhakka(i) Thoran byNandini

Nadan Kozhi curry by Panchamrutham

Yogurt curry - Moru curry by Vidhya of A Portion to Share

Poriyal - chicken roast by Vidhya of A Portion to Share

Kadala curry/Chana curry by sobha of good food

Aappam by Roshni of Roshni's Kitchen

Spicy Vazhakkai Curry by Kaveri of Palakkad Chamayal

Cherupayar and Kachil Puzhukku by Poornima of Tasty Treat

s

Poricha Pathiri by Faseela

Red Spinach/ chee

ra curry by faseela

Sweet Atti Pathiri by faseela

Beef Ularthiyath by faseela

Gothamb Choru by faseela

Unnakai by faseela

Orotti/ Thick Pathiri by faseela

Mushroom Pepper Masala by faseela

Mathanga payasam by faseela

Aval puttu by faseela

Kaiveeshal Appam by faseela

Cashewnut balls by faseela

Padavalanga Thoran by faseela

Erachi puttu by faseela

Paalappam by faseela

Vellarikka/ Cuccumber curd curry by faseela

Kerala poratta by roshan

Fish Molly n Puttu by julie of Erivum Puliyum

Chamanthi Podi /Roasted Cocnut Chutney Powder by julie of Erivum Puliyum

Palappam & Chicken Curry by julie of Erivum Puliyum

Sweet Moongdal puffs by Erivum Puliyum

Lonan's Tender Coconut Pudding by Rose of Magpierecipes

Claypot Fish Curry by Nashira of plateful

The best dish award goes to rose's Lonan's Tender coconut pudding.

The most number of dishes award goes to Faseela.

Best picture award goes to Nashira of plateful.As usual her pic is so awesome.Friends please feel free to collect the awards from here.If I have forgot any ones post please inform me so that i can include that too......Have a great day!!!!!!!!