Baking for kids - Cakes :-)

Last week during swiming class Advay's friend started crying so to console her I told her that I gonna bake a cake for her the next class ,I asked her whether she likes blueberries she said no aunty I dont like blueberries,I like strawberry I said okay will bake the same .
Advay who was listening to our conversation said that Mummy you can't bake starwberry cake because you are not a chef :( I was like okay we will see...

Come wednesday I searched for recipe on the internet and zeroed in for a particular recipe from the internet 

Advay comes back from school and sees the cake ,

Advay -"Mummy you have baked cake for her not for me ."

Me" but you guys can share this cake. "

Advay-" I want to eat chcocolate cake ."

Me-" okay will bake for you next week :-(."

\thankfully he eats the strawberry cake 

two days later again I am searching on blogosphere for chocolate cake  recipe   I bake the cake with my own modifiavtion and ya  the cake was devoured till the last crumb.
sharing with you all both the cake recipe which I have modified

Recipe Name Eggless Strawberry Cake
Recipe adapted from kurry leaves and eggless cooking 
baking time 20 minutes 
baking temperature 110 degree centigrade
Ingredient 
Dry Ingredient
All purpose flour one cup
sugar half cup
salt pinch
baking soda half tsp
Wet Ingredient 
Crushed starwberry /pureed strawberry half cup
oil one fourth cup
vinegar half tbsp
strawberry essence one tsp
Preparation 
preheat the oven to 110 degree centigrade
prepare the baking tray by rubbing few drops of oil ,keep aside .

Procedure 
In a mixing bowl mix all the dry ingredients and keep aside.
In another mixing bowl mix all the wet ingredients .
Add the strawberry mix to the dry ingredients ,gently mix.
Pour the mix into the cake pan and bake for twenty minutes .

Recipe Name Eggless Chocolate Cake with Choco Chips
Recipe adapted from Mery Tummy
baking time 15 minutes
baking temperature 110 degree centigrade
Ingredient
Dry Ingredient
all purpose flour one cup
cocoa powder two tbsp
salt pinch
baking powder half tsp
Wet Ingredinet 
sugar half cup
butter one fourth cup
curd half cup
chocolate chips one tbsp
Preparation
preheat the oven to 110 degree centigrade
prepare a cake pan and keep aside

Procedure
Sift the flour ,cocoa powder ,salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl,keep aside.
beat sugar and butter in a mixing bowl till its frothy
add yogurt and mix further for few minutes
fold in the flour mixture followed by the choco chips
 pour the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
The strawberry cake was packed for the little girl

Linking this post to 
Lets Cook sweet treats for Valentines hosted by Simply Food.
Kids Delight event hosted by Nivedhanam ,event started by Srivalli .
Theme for this month being After School Snack.
Thats all guys,wish you all happy week ahead.
take care and happy blogging.

Saffron sweet rice for Basant Panchami

First month of the year is gone ya it was quick i know ,when the year 2011 started i had made a list of things which i gonna follow seriously
planning each day ahead - i am dng this
reviving my other blog - started
read books ( good books ) - read some :-)
be nice trying
and think positive trying hard
what i couldnt do :-(
start using  my sewing maching , its still sitting in a corner.
what i learnt
 til gud ladoo which i have seen each year my dadi and mother making and after marriage my mil so this year i tried ,.
This month i gonna do the same ,stick to the things which i am doing and try to learn new things ,speaking of new things today is Basant Panchmi ,yesterday i had asked my mother what is prepared on this auspicious day,she told me recipe of this sweet rice which Dadi used to prepare,i had no excuse as i had all the ingredients at home,so this is how i prepared Sweet Rice to celebrate Basant Panchmi and feel closer to home ;-)

Recipe name Sweet Rice/Meethe Chawal
Recipe source Dadi
Preparation time 10 mins
Cooking time 10 - 12 mins
Ingredient
Basmati rice one cup (wash and keep aside )
Milk two cup
sugar two tbsp
saffron strands pinch
yellow colour pinch
ghee one and half tbsp
caramom crushed two
chopped dryfruits almond,cashew nut raisin and chironji one tbsp

Procedure
In a non stick wok heat ghee and lower the flame
add cardamom followed by rice and fry for two minutes
add milk,followed by sugar and keep stirring
once milk boils add ghee,saffron strands and yellow colour
let it simmer on low flame till milk is not seed
remove from flame and serve warm garnished with chopped dryfruits.

Thats all friends,see you all soon

take care and happy blogging

Inspired from Skype and Cooked at Home - Gazar Ka Halwa

Me - " Should i fry the  grated carrots first in ghee ?
Hubby -  "for what ? "
Me  - " i am going to prepare Gazar Halwa."
Hubby - " Halwa,..? No no leave it , i will prepare . "
Me - " ummm okay,.."
Once milk starts boiling and the grated carrots are in the kadhai,
Hubby-" From where did you get the idea to prepare Halwa , who prepared at home ? "( he knows me so well . and he is so correct ,when it comes to sweet dishes he knows i dont have any interest unless ,.. .)
Me- ( blushing ) " today while talking to Neha on skype she told me that she got khoa and fresh carrots from nearby   farm and she prepared halwa,..so you see and thus i got carrots and ,.."
This was the conversation we had in kitchen few days back,and i was really awed when hubby asked me this question how come Halwa suddenly,.i mean he knows me so well ,..:-)
coming back to the recipe Last year I had shared bowl of Gazar Halwa which Neha my sister  had prepared ,so i had the same recipe in my mind,thus i asked the question of frying the carrots as per her recipe , but hubbys preparation is slightly different

Recipe Name Carrot Halwa
Recipe source Hubby
Preparaton time 10 mins
Procedure two hours
Ingredient
Carrots four ( peeled and grated )
milk one litre
sugar as per taste
ghee three tbsp ( can be altered)
dryfruits chopped almond ,cashew and raisin
Procedure
In a vessel keep milk for boiling on low flame
add grated carrots and keep stirring
cover and leave on low flame
keep checking and stirring in between
so that carrot doesnt stick to the bottom
add sugar and give a good stir
(this gonna take an hour or so)
once the milk is absorbed completely
add ghee and fry the carrots
keep stirring for five to 10 mins
dry fruits can be added while frying
or halwa can be served  topped with dry fruits.

Linking this post to Winter Warmers Event  hosted by The Veggie Hut
Thats all friends,see you all soon,..;-)

Blueberry Crisp with Icecream ,....

I just luv blueberries so when i saw the recipe of Blackberry Crisp in Nigella Lawsons book,i had to try it,had blueberries in my fridge and when Advay slept today noon, had all the opportunity to work peacefully in kitchen,,,:-)
Recipe name Blueberry Crisp
Recipe source Nigella Express Book
Recipe style Baking
baking temperature 200 degree centigrade

baking time 15 to 20 mins
Ingredient needed
half cup plus one tablespoon butter'
three fourth cup rolled oat
half cup flour
half cup light brown sugar ( i used brown sugar )
half cup flaked almond
one fourth cup sunflower kernel ( i didnt had  :-( )
ground cinnamon one tsp
blueberries one cup ( original recipe blackberries four cup)
one fouth cup vanilla or granulated sugar ( i used normal sugar)

two tsp cornstarch ( substituted with all purpose flour )
Procedure
preheat the oven to 200 degree centigrade
melt butter and keep aside
In a mixing bowl combine oat with flour,brown sugar,cinnamon,sunflower kernel and almond
In a baking dish preferably wide shallow one ,mix blueberries with sugar and cornstarch (i used all purpose flour)
stir melted butter over crisp topping and spoon over the blueberries
bake for 20 mins and serve warm with icecream or cream.

this one is for u frens,just curl up on ur couch and enjoy this bowl  thats wht i did. u will experience sheer bliss,tastes best served warm with dollop of ciecream or cream.
blueberry crisp is my entry for the weekly bakeoff at Champas space
...enjoy cee u all soon..

MEC - Kids Party Food roundup

Thanks a ton frens,for sending such yummy entries for the event MEC kids party food and making it a great success,thanks again Srivalli for giving me the opportunity to host this month edition

To start the round up  we have triflavoured pandan,coconut and chocolate burfi from Sanjanas space

Aruna of veggie paradise has joined in with beetroot halwa

talking of burfi and halwa how can we forget kheer theres one to try from veggie platter pineapple and almond kheer

theres triple treat cupcake in icecream cones ,jelly fruit cake and chilled agar agar jelly from Premas space

Yamini of vegefoodie has joined in with delicious looking kalakand and chocolate cake

for candy lovers theres instant palgova to try from panchamrutham

party without nutty carrot halwa is incomplete and it comes with eggless marble cake from ushas space

Priya joins in with two exotic entries Chocolate peda and strawberry kheer 

 Niloufer of Kitchen samraj has joined in with bowl of caramel popcorn

 

Sowmya of creative saga has joined in with fat free dahi wada 

and last my entry for the event lemon sponge cake

Thats all frens,enjoy the delicacies,cee you all soon,..;)

Garam Kulhad wala doodh aur thandi malaidar kulfi

Its almost summers here and i guess this is the best time indulge in sweet desserts like kulfi, ice candies, lassi and other summer delights ,these days Kulfi Falooda stall can be seen everywhere in delhi,this season i tried Kulfi Falooda at Chandni Chowk and Sarojini Nagar Market ,

 

and tried the same without Falooda at home,

Recipe name Kulfi

Recipe category dessert

Preparation time one hr

Freezing time 3 to 4 hrs

Ingredient needed

1.5ltr full cream milk

sugar as per taste

coconut powder one tbsp

coarsely grounded almond,pistachio and cashewnut 

saffron strands pinch

Procedure

Transfer milk in a vessel and and keep on low flame to thicken

(this will take time )

 add sugar,ground cardamom,ground dryfruits and saffron strands

let it simmer for 15 mins.

Once done remove from flame and let it cool.

this thick milk can be used in two ways

Once the thick milk cools down it can be served chilled or warm as Kulhad wala doodh topped with Malai

Kulhad wala doodh is another common street food of delhi ,mostly available in winters.

or can be poured in kulfi mould and freezed for few hrs .

Kulfi can served alone or topped with falooda.

Advays first experience with Kulfi

Priya of Akshaypaatram is on with Jihva Wedding Feasts , event started by Indira of Mahanandi Kulhad wala doodh and Kulfi are off for her event as both Doodh and Kulfi are marriage delicacy and my favourite too,..

thats all frens cee u all soon,hppy blogging,this one is for u guys,..