Saturday, 21 June 2014

chocolate nutties

Well that's my version of chocolate nutties.

Ingredients:
Dark chocolate - half slab
Milkmaid - 3/4th tin
Butter - 75gms
Marie biscuits - 4-5
chocolate essence
vanilla essence
walnuts, pistachios, raisins

Method:
Melt chocolate on double boiler or microwave on 60%power
Add melted butter & mix together and stir until smooth.
Keep stirring, add maries biscuits by crushing them.
Add pistachios, raisins & walnuts. Mix quickly
Cook and stir constantly until mixture is thick, smooth and glossy, about 4-5 minutes
Add essence
Finally pour it in muffin cups or a tray and let it cool
Cover; refrigerate 3 to 4 hours or until firm. 
You will have About 2-1/2 dozen candies.

Thursday, 15 May 2014

Chocolate crazy

Having chocolates and kauphi weakness!!!!!!!!

Isn't it a heavenly combo!!!!! and why this name as these 2 things together can change your mood.

have a cuppa kauphi in hand and then set the mood!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hmmmmmm so this is to all chocolate lovers...



Life is so beautiful yet complicated, we have one life to live and just cant let it go only living it. some spice has to be there.....

Thursday, 24 April 2014

Instant Microwave Dhokla

Being in land of missiles...errr....remember 3 idiots yes the MISSILES i mean are dhokla, khakra, fafda, gathiya, well i never felt that they are missiles as i love these snacks or what gujju's call them "farsan" the ultimate namkin.
If u order a thali it accompanies the 'farsan' for sure so gujjus cant skip this be it any occasion, a regular thalli or a chai ki pyali, a marriage function or railway junction....

my aai (mom) cooks yum dhoklas, i will try them too but this generation which is always in hurry I thought of trying the instant version first. as it is microwave is there, soda is there so why waste and of course mom don't worry will try the traditional version too soon.

so here's the instant dhokla to save time but relish toungue.

Dhokla batter 

1 big cofee mug of besan,
1 big cofee mug water ( same )
1/2 tea spoon citiric acid crystal
salt n sugar as per taste
mix all well..so that there are no lumps
1 sachet of non- flavored eno ( fruit salt )
pour it on batter and mix it vigorously....batter will rise almost double.
pour it in about 6 inch greased microwave plate
microwave it on high for 3.5 to 4 mins
then cut it into pieces after few mins of resting out of oven....


transfer it to plate so u can cut pieces



Tempering
mustard seeds, hing , red dry chilli n curry leaves

ENJOY !!