Eggless Brownies / Eggless Brownies Recipe

Ingredients
All purpose flour-1 cup
Cocoa powder-1/2 cup
Icing sugar-3/4 cup
Baking soda-1tsp
Salt-1/2tsp
Oil-5tbsp
Butter milk-1 cup
Instant coffee powder-2tsp( dissolved in 1tbsp of water)
Chopped walnuts-1tbsp
Chocolate chips-1tbsp (dusted with little flour)

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Chole Bhature Recipe / Channa Bhature Recipe/ Bhatura Recipe / Punjabi Style Chole Bhature / Punjabi Bhature Recipe

Channa Bhatura

Bhatura/Batura
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Ingredients for the dough
Maida/All purpose flour-2 cups
Sooji/White rawa-1/4 cup
Salt-1/2tsp
Sugar-1tsp
Baking powder-1/4tsp
Thick butter milk-1 cup or little more
Method
Mix all above ingredients in a bowl.
Add the butter milk & make a semi thick dough (like poori dough).
Cover & rest it for at least 2 hours.Take small lime size ball,dust it with flour & roll it to a semi thick disc/circle.
Heat oil in a pan & deep fry in medium high flame till its light brown on both sides.
Place the bhatura on a kitchen towel to absorb the excess oil.Serve it hot with Chole/Channa masala.

Chole/Channa Masala
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Ingredients dry roasted & powdered
Jeera/Cumin-1tsp
Kastoori methi-1tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
Nutmeg-less than 1/8tsp
Ingredients ground to a coarse paste
Onion-1/4
Tomato-2
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/8tsp
Red chillies-1/2tsp
Other ingredients
Channa/Garbanzo/Chickpea-1 cup
(soaked overnight in water)
Slit green chillies-2
Salt to taste
Chopped coriander leaves-2tsp
Amchur powder/dry mango powder-1tsp
Tempering
Oil-3tsp
Jeera/cumin-1/4tsp

Channa Bhatura

Method
Heat oil in a pan & temper it.
Add the onion,tomato,ginger & garlic paste & fry till oil separates the pan.
Add the green chillies,salt,dry roasted & powdered masala,amchur powder fry for a minute & add the soaked channa.
Pour 2 & 1/2 cups of water & cook it till done.
Garnish it with chopped onions & coriander leaves just before serving.

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Cabbage Tomato Chutney / Tomato Cabbage Chutney Recipe

Cabbage Tomato Chutney

Ingredients
Oil-1tsp
Chopped cabbage-2 cups
Chopped tomato-1
Ginger & Garlic paste-1/4tsp
Green chillies-2
Jeera-1/2tsp
Tamarind-a small piece
Salt to taste
Tempering
Oil-1tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Channa & Urad dal-each 1/2tsp
Jeera/cumin-1/8tsp
Curry leaves-little
Method
Heat 1tsp of oil & fry tomato,cabbage,chillies,ginger & garlic till raw smell disappeared.
Cool & grind to a smooth paste along with  tamarind,jeera & salt.
Heat oil in a pan temper it,pour it on top of the ground chutney.
Mix & serve with any tiffin or with plain rice.

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Eggless Custard Cake with Chocolate Glaze / Eggless Custard Cake Recipe- Valentine's Day Special Recipes

Happy Valentine's Day Friends! A perfect cake for this day.

Eggless Custard Cake

Ingredients for the cake
Maida/All purpose flour -1 & 1/2 cups
Vanilla custard powder -3/4 cups
Sugar -3/4 cups
Baking powder-2 & 1/4tsp
Vanilla essence -1tsp
Butter softened -1/2 cup + 3tbsp (150 gms)
Milk -1 cup
Method
Pre.heat the oven to 350 deg.F.Grease a baking pan with little butter & dust it with flour, keep it ready.
Sieve maida,baking powder,custard powder & keep it aside.
Cream butter & sugar till it doubles,add the essence and milk,mix well till smooth.
Add the dry ingredients & fold in the batter till its smooth.
Pour this into the greased pan & bake it for 30 to 35 minutes or till done.
Cool completely & then pour the glaze on top,cut & enjoy!
Ingredients for the chocolate glaze
Powdered sugar -1/2 cup
Cocoa powder-1 & 1/2tbsp
Butter softened-1tbsp
Warm milk-2tbsp
Vanilla essence-1/4tsp
Method
Cream sugar,cocoa powder & butter well.
Add the essence & milk,whisk it well until well combined.
Pour it over the cooled cake slice & enjoy!

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Karamani Paruppu Usili / Paruppu Usili / Paruppu Usili Recipe / Yard Long Beans with Lentils

Karamani Paruppu Usili

Ingredients soaked for 1 hour & ground to a coarse mixture (Do not add water while grinding)
Thoor/Thur dal-1/2 cup
Channa dal-1/2 cup
Red chillies-2
Garlic-1
(Add salt,turmeric powder & a pinch of hing,(a pinch of cooking soda totally optional) to the ground paste & steam it for 10 minutes.Cool & crumble the mixture)
Other ingredients
Chopped karamani beans/yard long beans-2 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-little
Grated coconut(optional)-2tsp
Chopped coriander leaves-little
Tempering
Oil-2tsp
Mustard,Urad dal,Jeera/cumin -each-1/4tsp
Red chillies-2
Curry leaves-little
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it.Add the beans,salt & turmeric powder,saute for a minute.Sprinkle very little water,cover & cook till the veggie is cooked.
Now add the dal mixture,toss it well till everything is well combined.
Switch off the stove add coconut & coriander leaves,mix & serve as a side dish.
Note:
a) Do not soak the dal too much.
b) Do not grind the dal like a smooth paste,grind it to a coarse mixture.
c) You can replace with capsicum,banana flower or green beans.
d) Do not over cook the vegetable,retain the colour .

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Olan Recipe / Kerala Olan / Onam Sadya Recipe / Coconut Milk Vegetable Stew

Onam Sadya Recipe

Olan Recipe

Ingredients
White pumpkin / Ash gourd /Winter melon Kumbalanga cubed-2 cups
Red chori OR Chow pea / Black eye bean-1/4 cup
(cook it with little salt & drain the water)
Salt to taste
Coconut oil-1tbsp
Slit green chillies-1
Coconut milk-1/2 cup
(I used the tin coconut milk,fresh coconut milk is always better)
Curry leaves-few
Method
Cook pumpkin,salt & green chillies with very little water till 3/4 done,add the cooked & drained red chori.
Cook till its well combined & dry.
Switch off the stove add the curry leaves,coconut milk & coconut oil ,mix & serve.
This recipe has no tempering at all & very quick to make.

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Besan Ki Poori / Besan Poori / Besan Puri / Chickpea Flour Bread

Besan Poori

Ingredients for the dough
Whole wheat flour-1 cup
Salt to taste
Water -required amount to form a dough
(make a soft dough with the above ingredients)
Stuffing ingredients
Besan/Chickpeas flour-6tsp
(slightly dry roasted till raw smell disappears,this step is optional)
Fennel seeds-1tsp
Jeera/cumin-1/2tsp
Ajwain-1/4tsp
Hing a pinch
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Red chilly powder-1/2tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-2tsp
(mix all above ingredients together in a bowl,make sure its evenly mixed & there are no lumps)
Other ingredients
Oil to deep fry
Method
Divide the dough into small balls.flatten it & keep 1tsp.of the filling ingredients in the middle.
Close it well & roll it into a semi thick disc.Make sure the filling does not come out.
Heat oil in a pan & deep fry in medium high flame till light brown on all sides.
Serve it hot with any side dish you want.

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How to Peel Garlic Quickly and Easily ? Peeling Garlic In less than A Minute.

This was shared by a friend,How to peel garlic in less than a minute?Very quick & easy method.

Peeling Garlic

Method
Place a whole garlic inside a vessel.Cover it with a lid.
Shake it well for couple of times.
Then open the lid you will see garlic peeled off from their skin.

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