Microwave Egg-less Chocolate/Vanilla Cake

Microwave Egg-less Chocolate/Vanilla Cake

Vanilla Cake

Preparation time : 15 mins

Cooking time : 5 mins

Ingredients :

• 1 1/2 cup All Purpose flour / Maida
• 1 cup Whole Milk
• 1 cup Sugar
• 3 tbsp Cocoa powder (only if opted for chocolate cake)
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder ( only if opted for vanilla cake)
• 3 tbsp Oil

Method :

• Prepare microwave safe dish by greasing it using some oil and line up at bottom using some wax paper or aluminium foil.
• Mix milk and sugar until sugar is completely dissolved.
• Sieve maida(all purpose flour), cocoa powder(only if opted for chocolate cake), Cardamom powder ( only if opted for vanilla cake) baking powder, baking soda in milk mixture. Combine everything to make sure there are no lumps of any dry ingredient.
• Add vanilla extract and oil and again mix well.
• Finally add 1 tbsp lemon juice and mix everything well.
• Pour batter in microwave safe dish and microwave over high power for 5 mins.
• Insert toothpick if it comes out clear cake is ready.
• Give it a standing time of 5 mins.
• Then gently transfer cake on a cooling rack.
• Enjoy with a scoop of cool whip, vanilla ice cream topped up or with some chocolate syrup!

Vanilla cake

Tips:

• Power setting for each microwave differ so cook cake as per your own judgement. If after 5 mins, cake is not cooked, allow it to cook for another 1 or 2 mins in microwave.
• Make sure to use deep and wide microwave safe dish. So that cake batter will nit overflow from dish.

Easy Nachos Recipe

Easy Nachos Recipe

Preparation Time : 5 mins

Cooking time : 15 mins

Total time : 20-30 mins

Serves : 2

Homemade Nachos

Ingredients

• 1 cup corn meal flour
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• Oregano ( Easily available in Stores)
• Oil to deep fry

Procedure

• Mix the two flours and knead to a soft dough.
• Roll out and cook on both sides over high heat over a griddle and keep aside.
• Cut into desired sized pieces and deep fry till crisp and brown.

Serve it with Mayonnaise or melted Cheese.

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Mayonnaise recipe

Mayonnaise recipe

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 5 mins
Makes - 1 cup of Mayonnaise

Ingredients:

• Olive oil- 1 tbsp ( You can use any oil )
• All Purpose Flour / Maida - 3 tbsp
• Milk - 1 cup ( Boiled and Cooled)
• Vinegar - 2 tbsp or to taste
• Salt to taste
• Black Pepper Powder to taste
• English Mustard Sauce - 1 tsp or to taste (you can powder mustard seeds and use)
• Sugar - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan, add in flour and fry it for 30 sec so the raw smell leaves.
2. Add in milk slowly and keep mixing so no lumps is formed. Now keep cooking this till it gets thick and creamy. It has to be thick, but not too thick. 
3. Remove from heat and pour this thick sauce into a bowl and let it cool down.
4. Once cooled add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Taste and check, if you want more vinegar you could add.
5. Chill this for a hour before serving.

This can be stored in a air tight container for a week in fridge.

Momos Recipe

Momos Recipe ( Veggie)

Preparation Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 1 hour
Prepares 12-15 Momos

Momos (Veggie)

INGREDIENTS 

For Cover

• 1 cup all purpose flour/maida ( For Kids you can use Wheat Flour to make it more healthy )
• ½ tsp oil.
• ¼ tsp salt or as required
• 2 to 5 tbsp water as required to prepare soft dough

For inside Stuffing(veg)

• 1.5 to 1.75 cups finely chopped vegetables ( ½ cup chopped cabbage, ½ cup chopped carrots, ⅓ cup chopped french beans and ¼ cup chopped capsicum )
• 2 small sized spring onions, finely chopped - reserve the greens to be added later
• 5 - 6 small garlic cloves finely chopped
• 2 tsp light soy sauce , add as required
• ½ tsp black pepper or as required
• 1 tbsp oil
• salt to taste.

Procedure

Preparation of outer cover of momos:

1. Take the all purpose flour/maida, salt and oil in a bowl and mix it.
2. add water in parts and knead to a soft dough. cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Veg stuffing of momos

1. finely chop all the vegetables.
2. heat oil. add garlic. sauté for 2-3 seconds.
3. add onions and sauté for 10-15 seconds. add all the finely chopped vegetables.
4. sauté  the vegetables on high flame.
5. when the edges starts getting golden, add soy sauce, salt and pepper.
6. continue to stir fry on high flame for approx 7-8 mins
7. later add 1 to 2 tbsp of the spring onions greens and stir for a minute.

Shaping the veg momos:

1. divide the dough in two equal portion and make small balls of 1-2 inch each , keep them covered with a moist napkin.
2. take each dough ball and on a lightly dusted board, roll each dough ball into a thin circle of about 3-4 inch diameter.
3. try to get the edges to be thin and the centre to be thick.
4. place 1 or 2 tsp of vegetable stuffing in the centre.
5. lift one side of the edge and start pleating. 
6. start folding and forming the pleats one by one. towards the end, join the pleats in the center.
7. prepare all momos this way and keep them covered under a moist napkin. till you are ready to steam them.
8. heat water in a steamer / electric cooker , let the water come to a boil.
9. in a greased steamer pan or in idli moulds, place the momos keeping space between them so that they don't touch each other. 
10. steam momos for 5-6 minutes.
11. don't overdo the steaming, as the dough becomes dense and dry.
12. the steaming time may vary upon the thickness of momos' cover.
13. when you touch the momo then dough should not feel sticky to you. this means they are done and the momos will have a transparent look.
14. once done, garnish veg momos with spring onion greens.
15. serve vegetable momos with red chilli garlic chutney. 

Oreo biscuit cake : Ready in 5mins

Oreo Biscuit Cake

Serves: Serves 4-5 

Prep time: 2 Minutes 

Cook time: 5 Minutes 

Ingredients:

• Oreo biscuit – 20 nos (any flavor)

• Milk – 1 cup ( 240 ml)

• Plain Eno or baking powder – 3/4 tsp

• Sugar – 2-3 tbsp

Procedure:

• In a big mixie jar,take all the biscuits with cream & sugar.Grind it.

                                                 

 

•  Now add milk & Eno and Grind to a smooth paste.
• Grease a microwave safe bowl with butter or oil generously.

                                                   

• Pat the bowl in the bottom to spread the batter evenly. Microwave it in high power ( i used 800W) for 3-5 minutes.
• Check at 3 minutes.If not done,keep it for more time (It took 4mins for me).
• Check it with the back of spoon or tooth pick.If it comes out clean,cake is done.Else keep it for one more minute.

                                                 

• Cake will rise but wont double.Remove & keep it outside.Let it cool down.Then invert the cake,cut into pieces and enjoy ! 

Oreo cake

Homemade Pizza recepie

Homemade pizza recipe 

Ingredients:

• pizza base (homemade or ready made) if you don't have then you can use bread as option kids love this.
• Butter
• Ready tomato sauce
• capsicum chopped into slices

• onion chopped into slices

• pepper powder
• tomato 
• garlic cloves 2-3
• red chilly powder 
• any other veggie of your choice (optional)
• salt to taste
• olive oil (normal eating oil will also do if you don't have olive oil)

Procedure:

• we will prepare the sauce for pizza , take 2-3 tomatoes , 2-3 garlic cloves and grind it well.
• take a pan add olive oil ( eating oil will also do ) add the tomato and garlic mixture to it
• add red chilly powder to it and  stir well then add basil leaves and oregano to it , salt to taste mix well for 3-4 mins.

• Put your pizza base apply room temperature butter on it and then the tomato sauce which we prepared in previous step.

• then apply ready tomato sauce and then the chopped onions , tomatoes , capsicum , and any of your favorite veggies sprinkle some pepper powder and oregano.
• put mozzarella cheese on the toppings and put the base on frying pan ( tava) for 2-3 mins cover the pizza with pan lid or any of the lid which fits your pizza base size , after 2-3 mins open the lid and you crisply pizza is ready to serve . 

Before putting it on pan it will look like this

Crispy and yummy Pizza is ready to serve.

Kids Recipe : Bajri ka Vada

Bajri ka Vada 

( Healthy and Yummy)

Preparation time : 20 mins
Cooking time : 15 mins
Serves : 2-3

INGREDIENTS 

• 1 cup bajra flour/pearl millet flour (1 cup = 250 ml)
• 2 tbsp whole wheat flour/atta
• 2 tbsp curd/dahi/yogurt
• 1 green chili + 2 garlic cloves + ½ inch ginger, crushed to a paste in a mortar-pestle
• 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
• 3 tsp white sesame seeds ( Til)
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder/haldi
• ¼ tsp red chili powder/lal mirch powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder/dhania powder
• ½ tsp cumin powder/jeera powder
• 1 tbsp oil
• ½ tsp sugar or add as required
• 4.5 tbsp water or add as required
• salt as required
• oil for deep frying

INSTRUCTIONS

• take 1 cup bajra flour in a mixing bowl or in a rimmed plate/thali.
• add 2 tbsp whole wheat flour/atta. then add a paste of  green chili garlic cloves  ginger. also add 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.
• now add   turmeric powder ,  red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, 3 tsp white sesame (til) seeds,  sugar and salt as per taste , then add 2 tbsp curd , mix everything.
• now add 1 tbsp oil. again mix.
• then add 2 tbsp water and mix again.
• add 1 to 2 tbsp more of the water and knead the dough. do add more water if required. 
• knead to a smooth dough. make a dough which is not very soft nor too tight. if the dough becomes soft, then add 1 or 2 tbsp or more of the bajra flour. if the dough become hard or looks dry, then add 1 to 2 tbsp water or as required.
• cover and keep aside the bajra dough for 15-30 minutes.
• make small to medium sized balls from the dough.
• rub little water in your palms and shape each ball into a vada or patty. the patty should not be thick or thin. about ⅛ of an inch. thinner than an aloo tikki.
• heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan.
• gently slid the vada in the hot oil. the oil should be medium hot.
• prepare more vadas and add them to the oil.
• when one side is half done, turn over and fry the other side.
• fry bajra vadas till golden and remove with a slotted spoon.
• drain on kitchen paper towels.
• serve bajra vadas hot or warm. accompany the vadas with fresh or spiced curd/yogurt or with evening chai. these vadas stay good for a week too and also can be made as a picnic or travel snack.