Baked Cheesecake
Apr22

Baked Cheesecake

  Ingredients Crust Softened butter – 1/4 cup Sugar – 1/4 cup Pure vanilla extract – 1 tsp Unbleached plain flour – 1 cup Baking powder – 1 tsp Filling Ricotta cheese – 500g Softened cream cheese – 500g Fresh lemon juice – 1/3 cup Cups sugar – 1 1/2 Arrowroot powder – 2 tbsp or Cornflour – 1 tbsp Fresh cream – 1 1/3 cups Pure vanilla extract – 1 1/2 tsp...

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Pani Puri
Apr14

Pani Puri

Ingredients Puris • ¾ C finely ground semolina (if not available grind the coarse semolina in a coffee grinder) • 1/3 C all purpose flour (maida) • ¼ Tsp baking soda • ½ Tsp salt • ½ C water • Oil for deep frying Pani • 1 C fresh mint leaves • 1 C fresh coriander leaves • 4 fresh green chilies • 1-inch ginger • 1/3 C tamarind pulp • Juice of 1 lemon • 1½ Tsp salt • 1 Tsp chat masala • 1 Tbsp sugar • 1 Tsp dry roasted cumin powder • ½...

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Strawberry Lotus Cake
Apr01

Strawberry Lotus Cake

Ingredients • All purpose flour- 1 1/2 cup • Sugar- 3/4 cup+ 1Tbsp • Salt-1/2 tsp • Baking powder- 1 1/2 tsp • Eno- 1/2 tsp • Vegetable oil-1/3 cup • Yoghurt- 1/4 cup • Milk- 1/3 cup (full fat milk will taste better than low fat) • Strawberries, finely chopped – 1/2-1 cup • Orange-red colour- 1/4 tsp/3-4 drops • Strawberry/vanilla essence- 1/2  tsp For Butter Cream Icing • Vegetable Shortening – 1cup • Confectioners sugar-...

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Sponge Cake
Feb28

Sponge Cake

Ingredients • Self rising flour( It has baking soda and little salt already in it. Or else- 2 cups maida with 1 tsp baking soda and a pinch of salt) – 2 cups • Sugar – 3/4 cup + 1tbsp • Eno – 1/2 tsp • Oil – 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp • Sprite/Mirinda/orange juice/pineapple juice/milk – 3/4cup + 1tbsp • Vanilla essence – 1 tsp • Fruits like orange/pineapple/strawberry/blueberry/carrob chips/nuts roasted and...

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Eggless Christmas Cupcakes
Feb26

Eggless Christmas Cupcakes

Ingredients • Self raising flour – 450g + Plain flour – 50g • Mixed dried fruits (I used a mixture of dates, apricots, prunes, cranberries, raisins, sultanas and cherries) – 350g • Dark brown sugar (such as muscavado) – 320g • Sparkling water – 250ml • Chopped pecans – 80g • Ground almonds – 100g • Baking soda – 1 tsp • Baking powder – 2 tsp • Ground mixed spice (cloves, nutmeg,...

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