Vasudev Krishna-Vegan Carrob Cake
Jan10

Vasudev Krishna-Vegan Carrob Cake

Ingredients • Self raising flour – 3 cups • Sugar – 2 cups • Soda – 1 ½ tsp • Salt – ½ tsp • Carob powder – ½ cup • Oil – ¾ cup • Vanilla essence – 1 tsp • Vinegar – 2 tsp • Cold water – 2 cups For Chocolate frosting Ingredients • Butter  ¼ cup/ 4 tbsp (kept out overnight) • Carob powder 1/3 cup. • Water  1/6  cup.(for non vegans- can substitute with milk) • Powdered sugar 1 ½...

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Badam Nankatai
Jan09

Badam Nankatai

Ingredients • Powdered almonds – ¼ cup • Stick butter – 1 ½ • All purpose flour – 2 cups • Powdered sugar – 1 cup • Cardamom powder – 1 tsp • Salt – ¼ tsp • Almond pieces for decoration Preparation 1. Beat the butter and the sugar together. 2. Once it’s well mixed add the all purpose flour and mix well. 3. Then add the almond powder, cardamom powder and salt. Again Mix it well. 4. Prepare soft dough. You...

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Butterscotch Pudding
Jan06

Butterscotch Pudding

Ingredients . Sugar 200g . Butter 2Tbsp . Baking soda 1Tbsp . Milk 500ml . Cornflour 2Tbsp . Egg replacer powder 10g . Vanilla 2-3drops Method 1. Caramailize the sugar until brown. 2. Don’t ad water in it. 3. After caramelisation, add the butter and baking soda. 4. When butter melts down completely, add the milk. 5. After adding the milk, the caramelisation will harden but don’t worry stir it in a low flame it will melt...

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Carrot Cake
Jan01

Carrot Cake

Ingredients: • Fresh lemon juice – 3 tsp • Milk – 1 1/4 cup • Corn or mild olove oil – 2/3 cup • Finely grated orange rind – 2 tsp • Soft brown sugar – 3/4 cup • Pure vanilla extract – 3 tsp • Wholemeal pastry flour – 1 1/2 cups • Unbleached plain flour – 1 1/2 cups • Baking powder – 1 1/2 tsp • Ground cinnamon – 1 1/2 tsp • Ground cloves – 1/2 tsp • Salt – 1/2...

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Sesame – Nut Nibbler
Dec23

Sesame – Nut Nibbler

I learned how to make several kinds of boiled-sugar candies from a sweet maker in Vrindavan, India. Every afternoon for a fortnight, I sat, notebook and thermometer in hand, and scribbled down the B.K. Sharma family secrets. His leather-like hands seemed heat-resistant as he toasted sesame seeds or patted out soft-crack syrups without tools. Though he used peanuts in this sweet, I retested the recipe using hazelnuts, pecans and...

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Japa Mala Eggless Apple Raisin Cake
Dec18

Japa Mala Eggless Apple Raisin Cake

Ingredients • Maida/ all purpose flour – 2 cups • 2 Apples with water squeezed out a bit – Peeled and grated • Baking powder – 2 tsp • Soda – 2 tsp • Butter – ½ cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Milk/milkmaid – 6 tsp • A pinch of salt • Vanilla/rose essence – ½ tsp • Green colour – ½ tsp • Kismis/dried raisins – 2 tsp For Butter Cream Icing • Butter – 1/3 cup • Salt – ¼ tsp...

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