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I am already here with my family for the upcoming festival of colours, Holi. Although each day is a festivity when you are with your loved ones but nevertheless something delicious and rich always makes the festival more beautiful and meaningful. I took my Vanilla & Pomegranate cake for my family and at the same time I tried to make this Paneer ki Kheer for my cousins. It was outrageously delicious. I know it sounds weird but trust me it was divine. It tastes just like Ras malai but much more quick and easy. 

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Its a very forgiving recipe. You simply cannot go wrong. You can make this exciting dessert in less than 25 minutes. So if you have some guests coming over make this for them, serve hot or chilled. They will be delighted with this appetizing bowl of kheer. 

Directions:

1. In a wok or heavy bottom pot, boil milk. When it comes to a boil reduce the flame and let it simmer for good 15 minutes or until the milk has reduced and thickened a bit. Do not forget to stir time to time for you don’t want milk to burn from the bottom.

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2. Add sugar to the milk and let it simmer for another 5 minutes.

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3. Also add crushed Cardamom seeds and combine.

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4. Sliver some Almonds and Pistachios and also half cashews. Add these along with raisins to the milk and combine.


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5. Add strands of saffron and rose essence or rose water to the milk for an amazing flavour.


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6. Crumble fresh paneer or cottage cheese with your hands and put it in the reduced milk. If you have fresh chenna or paneer it will be easier to crumble with hands or otherwise you can even grate the paneer.


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7. Let the paneer get cooked with the milk for another 5-7 minutes and then put the flame off. Garnish with Rose petals and serve hot or chilled.

Other Desserts you can try on The Secret Ingredient are:  Apple LapsiKadda PrashadBasbousaCoconut Milk Mango PuddingGram Flour Semolina BallsKaddu Ka HalwaGajar Ka HalwaKesari SeviyanMakhane Ki KheerSooji Halwa , Swang Ke Chawal Ka HalwaSwang Ke Chawal Ki Phirni.

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On my last trip to Delhi I gathered a lot of strawberries for my experiments. Ha! I sound as if I am a mad scientist..well almost 😛 When I made the Strawberry Preserve for my family they went gaga over it and it was finished in a few days. I never have had so much jam in my entire life. Well I am left with is an empty jar and sweet memories on my tongue. The next on my mind was to use them for some cookies. I know it sounded weird but when I did my google I saw there were many weirdos like me. I zeroed down to Harini’s Recipe and it was huh! Heavenly!

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The colour of cookies was so enticing that my little sunshine picked up one, and then two and finished three of these with milk in his favourite short mason jars. You know baker mommies they just love this and that’s how their heart melts. I am simply going to repeat doing this whenever I have strawberries next. In the meanwhile you try and indulge.

Directions:

1. Wash and hull strawberries and cut into slices. With the help of your finger tips coarsely mash them. A blender will make it a puree, but we just want them coarsely mashed. So stick to your hands.


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2. In a bowl add butter and sugar. Cream them together.


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3. Add coarsely mashed strawberries and combine.


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4. Add Vanilla extract and combine.

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5. In a separate bowl sift and combine All Purpose flour Baking Powder and Custard Powder.


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6. Add the flour to the wet ingredients and mix together to form a sticky dough. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes so that it becomes easier to work with. 


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7. Line a baking sheet with Oddy Uniwrap Parchment Paper and preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius. 

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8. Divide and roll the dough into golf size balls and place them on the baking sheet. Press them slightly with your palm. 


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9. Bake them in oven for 12-15 minutes. Remove them from oven. Let them cool down completely before indulging into it.

Other Cookie recipe you can try here are: Coconut Chocolate CookiesItalian Almond BiscottiGreek Traditional Christmas Cookies , Ragi & Whole Wheat BiscuitsWhite Chocolate Chip CookiesPeanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips.

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Often there is an urge to eat something sweet, chocolaty which simply melts in your mouth. These cravings go berserk if you try to suppress them. And the only solution is to feed them with what they want. One super duper quick recipe is Brazilian Brigadeiros . These are simple chocolate fudge balls which involves minimal cooking and excellent results. Roll them in Chocolate Sprinklers and you get this amazing dessert.

I made this for my mother in law who is fond of chocolates and sweets. She was to do a road trip and I thought to make this for her so that she can enjoy her trip. And when I gave her a box of these she was like “wooowww did you make these they look just like store bought chocolate truffles”. And that made me a happy chirpy soul 🙂 Try them for your kids, specially when they are appearing for their exams. They would love to get pampered this way 😉

Directions:

1. In a pan melt Butter.
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2. Empty a can of Condensed Milk.

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3. Also add Cocoa powder and mix well. 

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4. Keep cooking chocolate on medium flame until you see it bubbling. Make sure the chocolate doesn’t burn from the bottom so you need to keep stirring. If your chocolate is undercooked you wont be able to roll them into balls  and if its overcooked it wouldn’t taste good. So it has to be perfectly cooked. Draw a line in the centre with the spatula if the line remains  as it is , then its a sign your chocolate is done.

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5. Line a plate with Parchment Paper, I have used Oddy Uniwraps Parchment Paper because it doesn’t stick to the food and you need not grease it. Spread the chocolate on the plate and let it refrigerate in fridge for 2 hours.


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6. Grease your hands with oil and take a little portion of your chocolate and roll into a ball. If your chocolate is rightly cooked it will form the shape without a problem, if not you need to cook it further.


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7. Roll the balls in chocolate sprinklers.

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8. You can place them on a muffin cup liner to avoid sticking to the plate. Serve and enjoy the sweetness.

Other quick recipe you can try here are : Coconut Macaroons,Coconut Milk Mango PuddingApple Lapsi .

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This is my first post the year. It has been crazy in the midst of workshops, bakes, pickle orders and a much much more. Not that I have not been baking , just that I have a different laptop to work with and it is taking a while to adjust. So a lull in posting. I hope you missed me as much I missed you. Here’s a super quick dessert which is easy, crisp and equally delicious.   

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These Coconut Macaroons are not to be confused with French Macarons. The two words refer to completely different things. Both macarons and macaroons are confections, and both names are derived from the Italian word ammaccare, which means “to crush” – but that’s where the similarities end. Traditionally, these coconut macaroons are made with whipped egg whites, however this recipe is eggless and far more easy and yet so delicious!

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to  350 degree F ( Learn about Oven temperatures and Conversion). In a bowl add some dried flaky Coconut. Also add to it All purpose Flour and little salt.


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2. Add to the bowl vanilla extract and condensed milk.


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3. Mix them thoroughly using a spoon. Wet your hands and roll them into golf size balls.


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4. Line a baking sheet with Oddy Uniwrap Parchment Paper and place these balls on it. 

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5. Bake them in preheated oven for 15 to 17 minutes or until golden. Remove them on wire rack to cool off.

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6. Enjoy these crispy flaky Coconut Macaroons in no time. Perfect solution for quick dessert cravings.

Still looking for more Coconut recipes? You can try Coconut Chutney , Coconut milk and Mango Pudding and Chocolate Coconut Cookies.
 
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It wasn’t until Mexico happened that I discovered that pumpkin can be used in making sweets and desserts apart from the traditional Indian style savoury curries. It was then I started making Pumpkin Puree at home which is available in abundance specially around halloween, thanksgiving and christmas. I find it an amazing ingredient to make nutritious pancakes for my kiddo. You can also make Pumpkin Soup, Pumpkin Pie and what not. My first stint with Pumpkin puree was when I made Pumpkin Cake Rolls. Ohh man! They were outrageously delicious.

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Now that I am into bread baking, I came across this post from Aparna’s Blog My Diverse Kitchen where she made these gorgeous looking baby pumpkins. I decided then and there I will do this soon. And here I am with these little cute looking pumpkins. I showed them to my mother in law who loves tiny pumpkins and she took them for real pumpkins 🙂 When I told her these were buns she was amazed. They not only look cute but taste great with ground spices. You must try them soon.

Directions:
1. In a container take some lukewarm milk. Add instant yeast and also add sugar. Let the yeast sit for 5-7 minutes to bloom and become frothy. You can know more about ways and means to tame yeast.


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2. In the meanwhile take All purpose flour in a bowl and add to it salt and cinnamon powder.


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3. Also add ginger powder and ground cloves, along with more sugar, if you like them to be more sweet*. Give dry ingredients a mix.


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4. Once you see the yeast milk has frothed up, you can add it to the flour mix.


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5. Add Pumpkin Puree. You can use canned or you can easily make at home like this. Add to this egg and melted butter.


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6. Using your hands bring the mixture together to form a dough. Dust your counter with flour and knead it well for good 10 minutes. Until it becomes paliable.


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7. Make a ball of it and place in a greased bowl. Cover the bowl with a cling wrap and let it rest for an hour or until it doubles up. The time may vary depending on the weather conditions.


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8. Once it has doubled in size deflate it and knead it on your flour dusted counter. Divide the dough into 8 equal size balls.


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9. Press them a little from top to make them appear like discs. Cut them around with a sharp knife making it look like a flower. Ensure you just make incisions around the centre, not all the way. Let picture below be your guide.


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10. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. In this case I am using a silicon mat. Do keep a good gap between each bun for they will expand on second proof and further on baking. Using a clean Pencil make a small hole in the center of the flower. Cover the tray with a lint free towel and let it rise again for another 45 minutes or so.


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11. That is how they should look after second rise. Give them a generous egg wash or you can use milk and water mixture. Bake them in a preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes on 180 degree celsius (Learn more about Oven temperature and Conversions)


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12. As they come out of the oven you can give them honey mixed with water glaze, for that sheen. In the cavity we made before you can place a pine nut or walnut piece sliced vertically like the tiny stem of pumpkin.

Other festive recipes you can try are: Gingerbread Man Cookies, Melomakarona: Greek Christmas Cookies, Pumpkin Cake Rolls, Persimmon Rum Cake, Pumpkin Pie Spice.

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Few days from now and it will be Christmas!! And I will be home with my parents. I may have been raised Hindu but having studied in a Christian School makes me yearn for Christmas and fun & frolic associated with it. I remember as a little kid I would decorate a potted plant in my house 😛 Now that I am a mommy, the spirit of Christmas hasn’t died in me, rather it is coming out in the form of baking and cooking delicious food which makes the festivity more joyous.

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A little while back I had posted Melomakarona : Greek Christmas Cookies and since then the vicious circle of baking is on. The next on my list if to bake my Rum Cake for Christmas. I smell the rum soaked dry fruits everyday and greedily imagine when the cake will be baked. Well looks like I will do that in a day or two, cant wait beyond this 😛 Nevertheless here are my authentic ginger bread man cookies which are made with molasses syrup. It has a distinct spiced flavour to it which makes you warm and feel good about the weather around. Not to mention, its so much fun to decorate them using royal icing. You need a little practice and patience to decorate them perfectly. Clearly I lack both 😉 My kiddo had fun baking these cookies with me. He ate the entire first batch by dunking them in his glass of milk. Definitely, he is mumma’s boy <3

Directions:
1. In a bowl add All Purpose Flour.

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2. Add to it  ginger powder, ground cinnamon and cloves powder.


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3. Add baking soda and salt. Mix all the dry ingredients well and set aside.


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5. In another bowl add butter at room temperature and add brown sugar to it. I used light brown sugar as it was the only thing I had on hand. Add molasses and give everything a good whip until creamy and soft. I used my electric whisk but you can always do it manually.


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6. Add an egg to it whisk again. Now its time to add your dry ingredients little by little till everything comes together in the form of a dough.


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7. Divide the dough into two or four balls and wrap them in a cling wrap and refrigerate for an hour or until the dough is set.

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    8. Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celcius (Learn more about Oven temperature and Conversion).Take one ball of dough and let it sit on counter till it is workable. Dust your counter well with dry flour and roll it into a 1/8 inch circle. Cut it into gingerbread man shape using a cutter. If you think your cutter gets sticky you can dip it into flour and continue to cut the shapes. You can buy gingerbread man cookie cutter from our online store The Gourmet Shop

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9. Place them on a baking sheet lined with Oddy Uniwrap Parchment paper. Bake them for 10 minutes in a center rack until they turn a little brown. 

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10. Cool them completely and decorate them with Royal Icing and candies. Learn to make Royal Icing easily at home.  

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11. You can dunk them in milk or enjoy them as it is. Its a treat for kids and you can even gift it to your loved ones to melt their heart this season.

Other Cookies you can try here are:Melomakarona : Greek Traditional Christmas CookiesRagi & Whole Wheat BiscuitsWhite Chocolate Chip CookiesItalian Almond BiscottiPeanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate ChipsCoconut Chocolate Cookies.

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Its November end and Thanksgiving is over.  I can feel the chill in the air and my nose turns red when I take my daily walk in the hills. I have soaked the dry fruits in Rum for the Christmas Cake, which officially means that Christmas has begun. Hurray!! now who can stop me from baking delicious cakes and cookies. 

Incidentally, this months Spatula Force Theme Challenge was Greek Cuisine hosted by my Friend and Food Blogger Bhawna Pandey from Salt and Pepper . This motivated me to try  the Greek Traditional Christmas Cookies Melomakarona. They are delicious, melt in mouth, egg shaped cookies with goodness of Olive Oil and Honey. They are Spiced with Cloves, Cinnamon and Orange Zest. Doesn’t that sound very festive and christmasy? 

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The baked cookies are dipped in Sugar Honey Spiced Syrup and finally glazed with Honey and chopped Walnuts. Ohh!! The taste is absolutely mindblowing and scintillating. You must try these to believe me 🙂 I loved to photograph these cookies and creating a little Christmas like ambience. Thanks to my friend Lily for the beautiful platter she gifted me on her visit. Doesn’t that look amazing!

Directions:

1. Wash and dry a firm Orange and take out its zest, only the orange part using a microplane or zester.

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2. In a saucepan add some water and add to it lemon zest and orange juice.


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3. Add sugar to the saucepan along with cinnamon and Cloves.


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4. Bring the syrup to a boil and then simmer for two minutes. Turn the heat off and add honey and mix well till it is dissolved. Keep aside.


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5. In a mixing bowl add Vegetable Oil, Olive oil and Orange juice. 


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6. Add to bowl baking soda and whisk together with the juice and oils. Let the soda react with the juice.


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7. Add ground Cloves and Cinnamon and combine  


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8. Add caster sugar or icing sugar to the oil juice mixture and mix well along with orange zest. Add semolina and combine using a whisk. 


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9. Now add All purpose flour little by little and combine to make a smooth dough. Do not over work the dough.


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10. Divide the dough into walnut size elliptical or oval shape balls and press them against a grater to get the pattern. Other wise you can use a fork to make pattern of your choice.


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11. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicon mat, with amble space between each cookie* and bake for 25-30 minutes on 200 degree Celsius  in middle rack. Keep an eye after 25 minutes, for it shouldn’t get over baked.


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12. Immediately as they come out of the oven dip them in the  syrup we prepared before for 20 seconds. You can use slotted spoon to take them out.


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13. Let them drain and rest on a wire wrack. When they cool down drizzle them with Honey and sprinkle on top some coarsely ground walnuts. 


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14. You are ready to dig into them and make this Christmas more special and Joyous.

Other Cookies you can try on The Secret Ingredient are: White Chocolate Chip Cookies , Ragi & Whole Wheat Biscuits, Coconut Chocolate CookiesPeanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Italian Almond Biscotti.

If you are looking for Delicious Cakes and Sweet Breads: Apple Raisins Streusel Bread , Chocolate Vanilla Marble CakeEggless Almond Vanilla Cake,  Eggless Orange Cake with Candied Orange Peel FillingLemon Cake with Lemon GlazePersimmon Rum CakePumpkin Cake Rolls Vegan Chocolate Banana CakeWacky Vegan Chocolate Cake Whole Wheat Vegan Banana Bread with Melon Seeds.

Other Greek Cuisines from my fellow Bloggers participating in this challenge are: Spanakopita Triangles or Greek Spinach Pie by Binjal Pandya from Binjal’s Veg Kitchen, Baklava by Pooja Khanna from 2Bliss Of Baking.

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Its been a month me and my husband have been clean. No No its not what you are thinking 😉 We are not on DRUGS!!! We are eating healthy and exercising to burn those extra kilos we have gathered as a result of food blogging 😛 We are trying hard to keep our meals simple, clean and avoiding sugar as much as we can. I know its a painstaking task. But you see every Christ has to carry one’s own cross 😉

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This gave me an opportunity to look into healthier and nutritious dishes. I recently made Couscous Chickpea Salad, Mexican Black Bean Mango Salad. But nevertheless the craving for sweet things gets in more too often. I tried to indulge in a dessert which is gultfree. I know Dessert and Guiltree are like the North and the South Pole. But trust me these Chocolate brownies are without any eggs, oil or butter and no extra sugar is added to it. Its sweetened with apple sauce, chocolate and maple syrup and above all it has goodness of Yellow Zucchini. Another fabulous idea to hide in Zucchini in your kiddos food without letting them know 😉

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degree Celsius for ten minutes. Wash, peel and core apple. Cut into small pieces and make a smooth puree in a blender. Set aside.


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2. Wash, peel and grate a zucchini. You can use yellow or green. Both will serve the purpose. 


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3. Place the grated Zucchini  in a cheese cloth and squeeze out all the water. Set aside. You can use this water to make roti dough. 


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4. In a small bowl add Flax Seed meal or Flax seed powder (Learn how to make Flax seed Powder at home) and add some water. Let it rest for ten minutes and become gelatinous.


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5. In a mixing  bowl add apple sauce and soya milk.*


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6. Also add Maple syrup and Vanilla extract.


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7. Add the gelatinous flax meal mixture to the bowl and give everything a good stir.


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8. In another bowl swift and add cocoa powder and whole wheat flour.


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9. Also sift and add in baking powder and combine with the dry ingredients. The purpose of sieving is to eliminate all lumps.


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10. Gently fold the wet ingredients in the dry ingredients.

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11. Add grated and squeezed zucchini and combine using a spatula.

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12. Chop some chocolate and add to the batter. Save a little for the top garnish. You can even use chocolate chips instead.


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13. Line a 8×8 baking tray with some parchment paper and grease it with little oil so that nothing sticks. Pour the batter in the greased tray. 


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14. Top it with reserved chopped chocolate and keep it for baking in a preheated oven for 25 – 30 minutes.

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15. Remove it from the oven and let it cool down completely before you cut it into squares. You can store them up in fridge in air tight containers for a few days .

Other desserts you can try here are: Blueberry Jam Bars, Pumpkin Cake Rolls, Mascarpone Cherry Compote Cheesecake Glasses

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The story of this Lemon Cake with Lemon Glaze begins here. My parents in law brought for us lemons from our lemon tree back in Faridabad. The tree is a special variety which bears seedless lemons and the fragrance of fresh lemons is to die for. They were in abundance and then the search began to put them to right use. Easy way would have been to make lemon pickle out of it. However, I had a lot pickle lying in the house sent by my mom earlier this year. I never wanted to hoard pickle while no one eats it. So I decided to this amazing cake which was on my to-do list for a very long time. 


The Cake has an interesting lemony flavour (what else you expect!! Silly me :p). If you have a hang of lemon cakes and have tasted lemon tarts and muffins then decide to do this cake. This could be a little overpowering for those who are expecting this to be an ordinary cake with a spec of lemon here and there.. umm no! It has a distinct tartness which I love!! 

Directions:

1. Wash your lemons and pat them dry. Now remove the  green skin from the lemons known as zest. You can use a zester or simply grater for lemons. Do not use the yellow skin inside for that is known as rind and can be bitter in taste. Do not throw the zested lemons away.


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2. Cut the lemons into half and squeeze out its juice. 

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3. Grease or  Butter, or spray with a non stick cooking spray, a 9 inch (23 cm) spring form pan and then line the bottom of the pan with parchment or wax paper.


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4. In a bowl add butter, at room temperature and add castor sugar. Cream them together till sugar and butter become creamy.


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5. Add Vanilla extract and crack in some eggs* (for eggless see tip below in notes). Whisk them together using a strong hand or electric whisk until it become frothy.


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6. Add the lemon zest and combine. Set aside.

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7. In a separate bowl add the All purpose Flour, salt and Baking powder.


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8. Give them all a gentle mix and add little by little to the wet ingredients and mix.


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9. Add lemon juice and combine. Do not over mix, just enough to moisten the dry ingredients.


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10. Pour the batter in the greased baking pan and slightly flatten the top surface with a spatula.

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11. Bake it in a preheated oven for 40-50 minute on 180 degree celsius or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let it cool down for 15 minutes on a wire rack then remove it from the pan.

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12. In the meanwhile sieve icing sugar or confectioner’s sugar in a bowl.

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12. Add lemon juice to it until it has reached pourable consistency.


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13. Let the cake cool down completely Pour the frosting over the top of the cake, allowing it to drip down the sides. 

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14. Let the frosting dry before covering and storing. This cake will keep for several days in an airtight container.

You can try other cakes Wacky Vegan Chocolate Cake, Persimmon Rum CakeApple Raisin Streusel Bread, Pumpkin Cake Rolls, Surprise Heart Inside Cake, Chocolate Vanilla Marble Cake.

 

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Kulfi is a traditional popular frozen dairy dessert from Indian Subcontinent. This ice cream is much more creamier and denser than usual ice creams and can be made in variety of flavors like Mango, cardamom, saffron and many many more.. The distinct feature of kulfi is that it is not whipped during making so it has much longer melting time. I have always enjoyed eating Kulfis all my life. I prefer them over regular ice creams any day.

Traditionally Kulfi is made by boiling and reducing milk for long hours and then flavoured using rose,  cardamom and saffron. It is a a time consuming process and a tedious one for sure. When I was in Mexico I was introduced to evaporated milk, which is reduced milk without sugar in a can. This changed my life forever. You can make kulfis in 5 minutes.. yes 5 minutes! Just put all the ingredients in a blender, pulse, pour in moulds and freeze. Its that simple. Even a kid can do it,

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No one on earth could say they were not authentic in taste. I grabbed the evaporated cans from the INA market in Delhi and have stacked them in my pantry for the summer season ahead. Afterall our house hold is a kulfi freak!

Directions:
1. In a blender add a can of condensed milk.

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2. Also add evaporated milk. You can buy Evaporated milk from our The Gourmet Shop.

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3. Add cream.

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4. Add some Almonds and Pistachios along with Cardamom. You can even use cardamom powder if you don’t like the shell of cardamom in your mouth. 


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5. Add two slices of bread. Yes any normal bread, don’t frown, trust me.

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6. Blend this all together into a fine runny mixture.

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7. Add saffron strands and mix.

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8. Pour them in Kulfi moulds, or popsicle moulds or even small earthen pots. I used age old kulfi moulds gifted to me by my dear Mother in law 🙂

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9. Cover with its lid or cap or you can even use a aluminium foil to cover it. Dont forget to insert a popsicle stick or wooden stick for ease of handling and eating it later.

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10. Freeze for 2-4 hours. It took me 2.5 hours.

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11. Run them under or dip them in hot water for a few seconds and pull out the popsicle out of the mould. You are ready to enjoy your kulfi. We like to eat with rose sugar syrup. It tastes divine!

You can even try our Mango Coconut Milk Pudding.

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