Eggless Walnut Brownie

Brownies are the fastest to get over when served warm with Vanilla Ice cream.

Type: Tea Cakes

Makes: 250 gms

Time Required: 1 Hour

Eggless Walnut Brownie

Ingredients:
60 gms Dark chocolate
40 gms / ¼ Cup Maida
¼ Cup Condensed Milk
30 gms Butter
1tsp Vanilla Essence
1 ½ tbsp Powdered Sugar / Castor Sugar
½ tsp Instant Coffee powder or Bournvita
¼ Cup Chopped Walnuts
1tbsp Cocoa Powder
30 ml Warm Milk
¼ tsp Baking Soda
½ tsp Baking Powder

Eggless Walnut Brownie

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Ksheeranna

A sweet dish prepared using milk and rice.  My grandmother used to prepare this often on festival days.  This is also a temple recipe as the temples in Karnataka offer this dish as Prasada / blessed food to gods and distribute among the devotees.

Time Required: 30 Minutes

Ksheeranna

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Originally posted 2010-03-16 11:19:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Badam Halwa

Wish you all a happy and colorful Holi.  Enjoy this sweet dish prepared using Almonds.

Cuisine: North Indian

Time Required: 30 Minutes + Soaking time

Badam Halwa

Ingredients:
1 Cup Almonds, soaked in water
1 Cup Milk
½ Cup Ghee / Clarified Butter
¾ Cup Sugar
¼ tsp Cardamom Powder
Few strands of Saffron soaked in Milk

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Chocolate-Banana Wontons

Cuisine: Fusion

Time Required: 30 Minutes

Chocolate-Banana Wontons

Ingredients:

1 Robusta Banana, Chopped
6tbsp Chocolate Chips
Few Wonton wrappers
1tbsp Sugar Powder

Chocolate-Banana Wontons

Method:

Preheat the oven. Grease a baking tray.

Chocolate-Banana Wontons
In a mixing bowl, combine Banana and Chocolate Chips. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.

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Apple-Cinnamon Wontons

Baked packets filled with Cinnamon flavored Apple.

Time Required: 30 minutes

Apple-Cinnamon Wontons

Ingredients:
1 cup chopped Apple
1tbsp Brown Sugar
1ts Lemon Juice
½ tsp Cinnamon powder
2 tbsp Sugar Powder

Apple-Cinnamon Wontons

Method:
Pre-heat the oven and grease a baking tray. Mix Apples, Brown Sugar, Lemon Juice, and Cinnamon.

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Fried Wanton with Ice Cream and Honey

Crunchy wantons dripping in honey is served with Ice cream.

Cuisine: Chinese

Time Required: 20 Minutes

Fried Wanton with Ice Cream and Honey

Ingredients:
Few Wanton sheets, cut into strips
Oil for deep-frying
2 – 3 tbsp Honey
1tsp Roasted Sesame Seeds
Few scoops of Vanilla Ice cream

Fried Wanton with Ice Cream and Honey

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Gulab Jamoon

The dish is originally adapted from an Arabic dessert. During the Mughul era, it became popular in India. The Dessert is prepared using Milk Solids and Sugar. The easiest way to make is to bring the instant mix available in the market and prepare Jamoons.

Time Required: 40 Minutes

Gulab Jamoon

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Originally posted 2010-10-10 17:14:52. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Eggless Lemon Cake

Lovely textured Lemon cake to share with your Valentine!

Type: Tea cake

Makes: 500 gms Cake

Time Required: 1 hour

Lemon Cake

Ingredients:
70 gms (1/3 Cup + ½ tbsp) Butter
175 gms (1 Cup + ¼ Cup) Maida
1¼ Cup Curds / Yoghurt
2tbsp Lemon Juice
1tsp Lemon zest (Zest = grated lemon rind)
140 gms (1/3 Cup + 1/3 Cup) Powdered Sugar / Castor sugar
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Lemon Essence (Optional)
A pinch of Yellow food color (Optional)

Lemon Cake

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Plain Kulfi

Indian ice cream with Cashew Nuts.  Delicious Kulfi is sold everywhere in Jaipur, Rajasthan known as Matka Kulfi / Kulfi in a mud pot.

Time Required:  30 Minutes + Freezing Time

Ingredients:
3 Cups Milk
½ Cup Sugar
½ Cup Plain Khoya/Dehydrated Milk or 4 tbsp Milk Powder
1tbsp Cornflour
2tbsp Cashew nut Powder
½ tbsp Cardamom Powder or Essence

Method:
Mix all the ingredients in a thick-bottomed pan and boil for 5 minutes.

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Originally posted 2008-01-17 12:08:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Hannina Kayi Sasve

Fruits mixed in coconut and chilies sauce.  This is a traditional Udupi dessert served just before the meal on the plantain leaf ends.

Cuisine: Udupi, Karnataka

Time Required: 20 Minutes

Hannina Kayi Sasve

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