Mango Pudding

This is an easy and tasty pudding.......this tastes really good with fresh mangoes.Now as its season of mangoes thought will make this pudding.One of our friend was asking for this pudding for many months.He has tasted this once from here.I said him when we get fresh mangoes I'll make it for u.
Last week I bought different types of mangoes.Now to the recipe:

Ingredients:

3 Medium sized Riped Mangoes
3/4 to 1 tin Condensed milk
1 tin Nestle cream
2 Sachet Dreamwhip powder
1/2C Cold milk
10 grms Gelatine powder
4tbsp Water
2drops Mango essence
2drops Yellow food color
Powdered biscuits and nuts for garnishing

Method:

1.Peel the mangoes and grind it in the mixer with nestle cream and condensed milk.(I used 3/4 tin only u can use as per your sweetness)
2.Soak the gelatine in water for sometime.
3.In a bowl beat dreamwhip with cold milk with essence and color.
4.Beat till its creamy and fluffy.

5.Now mix the mango mixture to the dreamwhip mixture.
6.Double boil the gelatine mixture.
7.Now pour the gelatine to mango mixture and mix well.
8.Pour this in a pudding dish and set in fridge for 4 to 5 hrs or overnight.
9.When set garnish with powdered biscuits and nuts.
10.Serve and enjoy the taste of mangoes.

This goes to the event Dish Name Starts With M by akila of akila's kitchen

And to the event Only Mango by Pari and Anu

My Blog Turns 2!!!!!!!!!!!!! Celebrating With Boondhi Laddoo

Hi friends!!!!!My blog turning 2 today.........so happy to reach here.A big thanx to U all those who encouraged me and wished me the best to do all these.Made many good friends here.Learned many new dishes .......... once again thanx to my family and all my friends.................Hope U'll continue this love and encouragement .......
To celebrate an occasion we always choose sweets.......so here also I like to celebrate this moment with a sweet.The famous sweet boondhi laddoo......

Ingredients:

2C Besan Flour
1 1/2C Water
2 Drops of yellow color
Oil for frying
1tbsp Fried cashews and raisins

For Sugar syrup:

1 1/2 C Sugar
1 to 1 1/4 C of water
A pinch of Saffron (optional)
1/2tsp Cardamom powder

Method:

1.Sieve the besan flour and keep aside.
2.Mix the water slowly to this flour and mix the batter without lumps.
3.It should not be so thick or so thin.
4.Add a drop of yellow color in the batter.
5.Now in a pan heat sugar,water ,saffron,cardamom powder and a 2 drops of yellow color in this too.
6.Boil the syrup till one thread consistency.
7.Off the flame anf keep aside.
8.Heat oil in a kadai.
9.Now pour the batter through laddle with holes directly to the hot oil.

10.Fry the balls till done but the boodhis should not be so crispy.
11.Now strain the boodhis from oil and put into the sugar syrup.
12.Fry all the boodhis and pu to the sugar syrup.
13.Add the fried cashews and raisins to this.
14.Now mix the boodhis well in the sugar syrup.
15.Make balls out of this while its warm or it will be little difficult to make the laddoos.
16.Laddoos ready to enjoy!!!!

Chocolate Sponge With Coffee Cream And Walnut Topping

The combination of chocolate and coffee is awesome..............chocolate sponge with coffee cream was really tasty.This cake was so soft.Made in two 6" pans.So got a 4 layered cake.....I couldn't take the inner portion of the cake because after cutting the cake  I couldn't get even a piece to take a pic.........
This cake is to celebrate Mother's Day.........Happy Mother's Day To All Lovely Mother's.........

Ingredients:

3/4c All purpose Flour
2tbsp Corn Flour
1/2c Cocoa powder
6 Eggs
1c Sugar
1tsp Vanilla essence
1/2tsp Baking powder
1/4tsp Baking soda
2tbsp Oil

For Filling:

4Sachets Dream Whip Powder
1c Cold milk
1tsp Coffee Powder
1tsp Cocoa Powder
Toasted walnuts for topping
Chocolate rice for decorating

Method:

For Cake:

1.Sieve the all purpose flour,corn flour ,baking powder and baking soda and keep aside.
2.In a bowl beat the eggs and sugar till creamy and increases its volume.
3.Now add the vanilla essence and mix well.
4.Now add the flour mix little by little and fold in well.
5.Add the oil and mix .
6.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.
7.Grease two 6" round pans.
8.Pour the batter equally in 2 pans.
9.Bake this at 175 degree C for 15 mins or till the tester comes out clean.
10.Allow the cakes to cool totally.

For The Filling:

1.In a bowl put the dreamwhip powder.
2.Mix the coffee power with the cold milk.
3.Now pour this to the dreamwhip powder and beat well till very fluffy and holds well.
4.Add a little vanilla essence to this and mix well.
5.For the star decorations add 1tsp cocoa powder to this cream and mix well and use for the decoration.

Assembling the cake:

1.Cut the cakes into 2 portion.
2.Spread the coffee cream on each layer and top with the other layer.
3.Now spread the cream all over the cake and cover fully.
4.put the chocolate rice on the sides.
5.Decorate the cake with coffee and cocoa cream stars.
6.Top the cake with toasted walnuts coarsely powdered.
7.Refrigerate the cake for 2 hrs till set.
8.Slice and enjoy.

U can even put some walnuts in each layer also.

Sending this to the event "Only - Cooking with Chocolate" by Pari of Foodelicious 

Pizza Pie

Hi friends!back after many days.Was busy with many things like kids small vaccation,open house,covering books then reopening so so busy.Now back to normal days again.
Today I'm posting a pizza based dish but different also.Its tasty and made very easy.

Ingredients:

For Dough:

21/2C All purpose flour
1C Milk
2tsp Instant yeast
3tsp Sugar
1tbsp Olive oil
1tsp Salt

For Filling:

1C Chicken breast cooked and shredded
1 Capsicum
1 Onion
1/2C Sweet corn
1 Tomato

2Cloves Garlic

Black olives
Shredded Mozarella cheese
1tsp Oregano
1/2tsp Parsley
1/2tsp Thyme

1tsp Pepper powder

1tsp Ketchup

1tsp Pizza sauce

1tsp Olive Oil

Sesame seeds (optional)

1 Egg

Method:

Step 1:

1.Warm the milk and sprinkle yeast and sugar on it and keep aside for 10 mins.
2.In bowl take flour ,salt and add milk and yeast mixture and knead slowly.
3.Add some olive oil and knead well till the dough becomes soft and elastic.
4.Keep it aside for 2 hrs covered with wet cloth.

Step 2:

1.For pizza sauce heat olive oil in a pan.
2.Add chopped garlic and saute till raw smell goes.
3.Now add chopped tomatoes and saute well till tomatoes are soft.
4.Now add tomato paste and tomato ketchup and mix well.
5.Add suagr,salt and water and mix well and boil.
6.Add oregano.parsley and basil leaves and mix well.
7.Boil this till it reaches a consistency of a sauce.
8.Off the flame and allow it to cool. 

Step 3:

1.For filling heat olive oil and saute chopped garlic and add the shredded chicken.
2.Now add the pepper powder,oregano,parsley  and thyme and mix well.
3.Now add the cubed capsicum,corn and tomato deseeded and cubed.
4.Mix this well and keep aside.

Step 4:

1.Now divide the dough into 2 equal portions.
2.Grease the pizza pan with olive oil and roll one portion of dough into a big disc and place in the pizza pan.
3.Prick all over with a fork.
4.Now apply pizza sauce on this.
5.Now put the chicken filling ,cubed onion,black olives,ketchup and mozarella cheese.
6.Now roll the other portion of the dough and place over the filling and seal the sides very tightly.
7.Prick all over with a fork again.
8.Now give and egg wash on this.
9.Put mozarella cheese and sprinkle sesame seeds on this.
10 Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.
11.Bake the pizza pie at 180 degree C for 18 to 20 mins till the top becomes brown.
12.Cut and serve.

Andi Unda Or Cashewnut Balls

This is an easy kerala dish.My aunty makes this so deliciously.Whenever we visits her home she used ask what u want specially we used to say andi unda......This is not exact recipe of hers....heres something more I have added in this.But this is also so tasty, here everybody liked this so much......

Ingredients:

1C Cashewnuts

1/2C Parboiled rice

1C White sesame seeds

1/2 to 3/4C Jaggery grated

1C Grated coconut

1/2tsp Cardamom powder

Method:

1.Roast the rice till crispy.

2.Roast the sesame seeds and cashewnuts till light brown.

3.Powder this roasted rice,sesame seeds and cashewnuts.

4.Now put everything in a bowl.

5.Now add the grated jaggery,coconut and cardamom powder to this and mix well.

6.Now make small balls out of this mixture.

7.Enjoy the tasty balls........

This goes to Cook Eat Delicious Desserts Hosted by Raven and co hosted by sensible vegetarian

And to Ayeesha's event Any One Can Cook

This also goes to The Kerala Kitchen of Rose and Ria hosted by Prathiba of Cook-Ezee 

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 essence to the beaten egg.

4.Now slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and fold in 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!!!!!!!!!