Choco caramel dry fruits cake

Choco caramel dry fruits cake

Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  20 mins 
Total time- 30 mins

Ingredients :

1. Corn flour-2 tsp
2. All purpose flour/Maida- 1 cup
3. Baking powder-1 tsp
4. Salt- a pinch
5. Egg- 3no.
6. Powdered sugar- 2 cup
7. Vanilla essence-1 tsp
8. Butter- 20 gm
9. Milk- 2tsp
10. Choco powder- 5 tsp
11. Dry fruits as needed (Soak dry fruits in sugar solution or plain solution for 2 hrs)

Method:

Step 1: Take maida, corn flour, baking powder, coco powder and salt in a strainer, sift it two times and keep it aside. For caramel solution, take a pan and warm it on low flame. Add sugar and wait for melting till brown color. Add 5ml of boiling water and stir it well, and keep it aside.

Step 2: Using hand held electric beater, beat butter continuously till the mixture turns into thick paste.Add powdered sugar and beat it until the sugar dissolves. Then add egg one by one, beat continously till it becomes thick mixture. 

Step 3: Then, add vanilla essence and caramel solution, and mix it well with the beater.

Step 4: Add sifted flour and melted butter into beaten mixture. Fold it gently with wooden spatula. Add chopped dry fruits too. Take a cake pan, apply butter liberally and dust it with maida and spread butter paper.

Step 5: Pre heat the oven at 180 Degree Celsius and bake the cake in conventional mode at 180 Degree Celsius for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, insert a long stick into the baked cake and withdraw it. If the stick is sticky, you have to bake it for another 2-3 minutes.

Step 6: Take the pan from oven and allow it to cool.

This cake is very soft and even if you keep it in a refrigerator for 2-3 days, still it will be very soft....really!!

Tips and warnings

• For baking cakes, use medium height metal rack

Suggestions
Antenatal diet

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for kids

• Suggest minimum intake for kids, as it contains baking powder. 

  Now, choco caramel dry fruits cake is ready

Caramel sponge cake

Caramel sponge cake

Caramel sponge cake

Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  20 mins 
Total time- 30 mins

Ingredients :

1. Corn flour-2 tsp
2. All purpose flour/Maida- 1 cup
3. Baking powder-1 tsp
4. Salt- a pinch
5. Egg- 3no.
6. Powdered sugar- 2 cup
7. Vanilla essence-1 tsp
8. Butter- 20 gm
9. Milk- 2tsp
10. Choco powder- 5 tsp

Method:

Step 1: Take maida, corn flour, baking powder, coco powder and salt in a strainer, sift it two times and keep it aside. For caramel solution, take a pan and warm it on low flame. Add sugar and wait for melting till brown color. Add boiling water and stir it well, and keep it aside.

Step 2: Take three eggs and powdered sugar in a bowl, stir it well and double boil it until the sugar dissolves. Using handheld electric beater, beat it continuously till the mixture turns into thick paste. Then, add vanilla essence and caramel solution, and mix it well with the beater.

Step 3: Take butter and milk in a bowl and heat it in microwave mode at 540 F for 2 minutes and allow it to cool.

Step 4: Add sifted flour and melted butter into beaten mixture. Fold it gently with wooden spatula. Take a cake pan, apply butter liberally and dust it with maida and spread butter paper.

Step 5: Pre heat the oven at 180 Degree Celsius and bake the cake in conventional mode at 180 Degree Celsius for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, insert a long stick into the baked cake and withdraw it. If the stick is sticky, you have to bake it for another 5-10 minutes.

Step 6: Take the pan from oven and allow it to cool.

This cake is very soft and even if you keep it in a refrigerator for 2-3 days, still it will be very soft....really!!

Tips and warnings

• For baking cakes, use medium height metal rack

Suggestions
Antenatal diet

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for kids

• Suggest minimum intake for kids, as it contains baking powder.

               Now, caramel sponge cake is ready

Cheese veg masala roll

Cheese veg masala roll

Cheese veg masala roll

Preparation time- 20 mins

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

1. Wheat flour- 1cup
2. Refined flour- for dusting
3. Oil/Butter-2 tsp
4. Onion-1 no.(Sliced)
5. Veg pieces- as needed
6. Boiled potato-1 no.
7. Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
8. Chili powder-1 tsp
9. Cheese- as needed    
10. Salt-as needed 

Method:

Step 1: Take a pan, pour oil and warm it on medium flame. Add onions, curry leaves and sort it well. Then, add turmeric powder and chili powder, and sort it. After a few seconds, add veg slices and salt, and cook it well by covering with a lid. Finally, add sliced potatoes to the mixture and keep it aside.

Step 2: In a bowl, mix flour and salt and knead it well. Take a portion of dough, make a lemon sized ball and make a sheet out of it by dusting with refined flour. Take a flat pan, warm it and put flour sheet by flipping both sides. 

Step 3: Take a cooked flour sheet, keep veg masala on one side and scrape cheese on it. Roll it from one side to another side as shown int the picture.

Step 4: Keep in micro oven at 540 degree C for five minutes.

Tips and warnings

• Do not forget to keep oven friendly vessels

Suggestions
Antenatal diet

• Reduce butter/oil/cheese, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce butter/oil/cheese, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Postnatal diet

• Reduce butter/oil/cheese, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce butter/oil/cheese, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce butter/oil/cheese, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce butter/oil/cheese, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for kids

• No special suggestions, as it is healthy for them

Ela ada with banana filling

Ela ada with banana filling

Ela ada with banana filling

Preparation time-5 min
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 15min

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

1. Rice Flour - 250 gm
2. Grated coconut -100 gm
3. Grated Jaggary - 50gm
4. Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
5. Banana-1
6. Sugar -1 teaspoon
7. Ghee- 1 tsp
8. Cumin seeds- 1 pinch
9. Banana leaves

Method:

Step 1: Boil a glass of water in a pan, add salt, sugar, rice flour and stir it well. Make a soft dough with your hand after 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 2: By the time, take pan and pour ghee. Sort banana slices, grated coconut, grated jaggary and cumin seeds, mix and smash it well.

Step 3: Take lemon sized dough in your hand, make a ball and spread it on a banana leaf evenly (Make sure to be thin in size).

Step 4: Keep the mixture from pan on right side of the surface and fold it from the left side (seen in picture 2).

Step 5: Keep these in a steamer for 10 minutes. After turning off the flame, open the lid of the steamer and allow it to cool. 

Tips and warnings

• For easy spreading of dough in your hand, grease the palm with water. 
• Keep the ada in a steamer after water boils.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No special suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut/ghee, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut/ghee, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut/ghee, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut/ghee, as it increases blood cholesterol level 
• Suggest for minimum intake

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut/ghee, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut/ghee, as it increases blood cholesterol level 
• Suggest for minimum intake

Ela ada/ada

Ela Ada

Ela ada/ada

Preparation time-5 min
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 15min

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

1. Rice Flour - 250 gm
2. Grated coconut -100 gm
3. Grated Jaggary - 50gm
4. Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
5. Sugar -1 teaspoon
6. Cumin seeds- 1 pinch
7. Banana leaves

Method:

Step 1: Boil a glass of water in a pan, add salt, sugar, rice flour and stir it well. Make a soft dough with your hand after 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 2: By the time, mix grated coconut, grated jaggary, and cumin seeds, mix it well.

Step 3: Take lemon sized dough in your hand, make a ball and spread it on a banana leaf evenly (Make sure to be thin in size).

Step 4: Keep the mixture on right side of the surface and fold it from the left side.

Step 5: Keep these in a steamer for 10 minutes. After turning off the flame, open the lid of the steamer and allow it to cool. 

Tips and warnings

• For easy spreading of dough in your hand, grease the palm with water. 
• Keep the ada in a steamer after water boils.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No special suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level 
• Suggest for minimum intake

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level 
• Suggest for minimum intake

Choco sponge mix cake (Zebra cake)

Choco sponge mix cake (Zebra cake)

Choco sponge mix cake (Zebra cake)

Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  20 mins 
Total time- 30 mins

Ingredients :

1. Corn flour-4 tsp
2. All purpose flour/Maida- 2 cup
3. Baking powder-2 tsp
4. Salt-1/2 tsp
5. Egg- 6no.
6. Powdered sugar- 2 cup
7. Vanilla essence-2 tsp
8. Butter- 40 gm
9. Milk- 4 tsp
10. Choco powder- 1/2 cup

Method:

Choco sponge mix cake (Zebra cake) batter

Step 1: Take maida, corn flour, baking powder and salt in a strainer, sift it two times and keep it aside.

Step 2: Take three eggs and powdered sugar in a bowl, stir it well and double boil it until the sugar dissolves. Using handheld electric beater, beat it continuously till the mixture turns into thick paste. Then, add vanilla essence and mix it well with the beater.

Step 3: Take butter and milk in a bowl and heat it in microwave mode at 540 F for 2 minutes and allow it to cool.

Step 4: Add sifted flour and melted butter into beaten mixture. Fold it gently with wooden spatula. Divide this mixture into two vessels and add choco powder in one bowl and stir it nicely. Take a cake pan, apply butter liberally and dust it with maida and spread butter paper. Pour a portion of sponge mixture, then pour choco mixture alternatively and tap it on both sides to expel the air bubbles (as shown in picture 2).

Step 5: Pre heat the oven at 180 Degree Celsius and bake the cake in conventional mode at 180 Degree Celsius for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, insert a long stick into the baked cake and withdraw it. If the stick is sticky, you have to bake it for another 5-10 minutes.

Step 6: Take the pan from oven and allow it to cool.

Choco sponge mix cake (Zebra cake)

This cake is very soft and even if you keep it in a refrigerator for 2-3 days, still it will be very soft....really!!

Tips and warnings

• For baking cakes, use medium height metal rack

Suggestions
Antenatal diet

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar lev
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for kids

• Suggest minimum intake for kids, as it contains baking powder.

               Now, spongy choco zebra cake is ready

Home made braided French bread

Home made braided French bread

Home made braided French bread

Preparation time- 2 hour

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

1. Whole purpose flour/maida- 1cup
2. Butter- 50 gm
3. Salt- as needed
4. Egg- 1
5. Yeast- 7 gm
6. Sugar- 1 tsp
7. Milk-5 tsp  

Method:

Step 1: Add yeast and sugar in lukewarm milk and keep it aside for 5 minutes.

Step 2: In a bowl, mix flour, butter, salt, egg and yeast solution and knead it well for 5-7 minutes.

Step 3:Cover with a wet cloth and keep it for 2 hours for fermentation. After 2 hours, take baking tray, dust with butter and  flour and spread the dough as shown in the picture. Take 15 cm length three rolls and braid like hair. Keep it for 1 hour, covered with a wet cloth

Step 4: After an hour, keep it in a pre heated oven in 220 degree celsius for 20-25 minutes in a medium height metal rack.

Home made breads

Tips and warnings

• For baking breads, use medium height metal rack

Suggestions
Antenatal diet

• Reduce maida to half amount, as it brings constipation
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce maida to half amount, as it brings constipation
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Postnatal diet

• Reduce maida to half amount, as it brings constipation
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce maida to half amount, as it brings constipation
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce maida to half amount, as it brings constipation
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce maida to half amount, as it brings constipation
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for kids

• Reduce maida to half amount, as it brings constipation