Crispy Cheesy Delights

I am very glad to say that I am a total turophile. There is nothing in this world more motivating than cheese for me. Serve it cold or hot, it tastes always good. Add cheese to any boring dish and it becomes full of life. When all else fails, cheese is always there for you. Please indulge in these cheese fingers to brighten up your mood.

This is such a simple and quick recipe.


Prep Time: 10 mins    |  Frying time: 10 mins    |  Serves: 3-4


List of Ingredients:

    1 cup Gram flour (Besan)

    5-6 tbsp Water

    1 large Potato, boiled

    1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

    Coriander leaves, shredded

    Salt, red chills and black pepper

    1 tsp Garlic paste

    Bread crumbs

    Oil to fry

Directions:


Take gram flour in a large bowl, add water and form a smooth paste. Add cheese to this mixture and make a firm dough. Now add the mashed potato along with the seasoning and coriander leaves and mix well.

Make oblong shaped rolls of this dough and keep aside.

Roll it in the breadcrumbs and dip in the hot oil for frying

Let the cheese rolls drain the oil on tissues.

Serve hot with the choice of sauce.

Kitchen Notes:

    While making the paste (in step 1), add water slowly to avoid runny batter. In case the batter is runny, add more gram flour.

    Fry on high flame to get crispy fingers.

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Fruit custard with a twist.

There is no better way to win the hearts of family members than by whipping up a delightful bowl of dessert!

Give this recipe a try! This is a sure shot winner.

Ingredients

Half liter milk
3 tablespoon custard powder
Assorted cut fruits of your choice (You can also use canned mixed fruits)
A Can of Nestle Milkmaid (Condensed Milk)
1 packet Marie Biscuits

Method:

-Mix custard powder with some milk to make a smooth paste
-Boil the milk, add the custard paste and simmer for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame and let it cool.
-Crush few Marie biscuits by hand
-In a small bowl, add little custard and then add few cut fruits
-Then add the biscuit crumble
-Repeat by adding custard and then fruit and again biscuit crumble thereby creating layers
-Finally top off the layer by adding Milkmaid, few crumbles and a cherry on top.
-Refrigerate for 1 hour
-Serve cold

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Banana Bread - No Fail Recipe

When life gives you overripe Bananas…You make bread with them! 

Being a delicate fruit, bananas tend to ripen very fast and since some of us are rather fussy about eating spotty- brown-mushy bananas, much of it goes waste. Well not anymore! We will use these ooey gooey bananas to make some super simple and super delicious…..BANANA BREAD!!! This is the perfect comfort food for fall. 

The recipe is so simple and best part is that there is no need for a mixer.Clean-up is easy as well. You can just mix everything in one big bowl. As mentioned, the best bananas to use for the banana bread are the really-really ripe ones. The banana peel should be at least half browned, really spotty and the inside should be squishy and brown. So, let’s start with the recipe!!!

Prep Time: 15 mins    |  Bake time: 60 mins    |  Yields: 12-13

List of Ingredients:

1. 100 gm of Butter, unsalted (at room temp)
2. 1 cup powdered Sugar, 250 gm
3. 2 Eggs, beaten
4. 2-3 large Banana, mashed
5. 1 1/2 cup of self raising all-purpose Flour (maida)
6. 1 tsp of Baking Powder
7. 1/2 tsp Baking soda
8. 1/2 tsp of Salt
9. 1 tsp of Vanilla

Directions:

Cream together butter and powdered sugar in a deep bowl. Whisk the mixture till a smooth paste is formed.

Add eggs and crushed bananas. Combine them well. Make sure that eggs and banana should be at room temperature.

Sift together flour, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Add vanilla. Pour into greased and floured loaf pan.

 Bake at 175 degrees for 60 minutes. Let it cool down for 10 mins. Take it out and keep it in air-tight containers.

 Notes:

1. All the ingredients should be at room temperature.
2. NEVER melt the butter for creaming step. If the butter temperature goes down below room temperature, DO NOT use it.
3. After adding flour to the mix, DO NOT whisk. Just fold in one direction to make a smooth batter
4. In case you are using salted butter, skip adding salt.
5. Batter, to be poured, should be slightly flowy. In case not, add little warm milk (2 tsp) for the correct consistency.
6. Do not try to take out bread when it is hot becuase it breaks down while doing this.

 Enjoy this and keep me posted!!!

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Coffeelicious Cupcakes!!!

The aroma of coffee brewing at home is sure to make any person feel excited and make even the laziest of all to get up from the couch and grab that cup.

But do you know drinking up is not the only way to enjoy coffee? You could eat it too! You read it right, EAT IT!

Following endless experiments, I landed upon discovering a new use of coffee in the form of a yummy cupcake that will surely make your sweet temptations go on a roller coaster ride and not settle in just one piece.

Presenting to you heaven in your hands: coffee cupcake recipe..

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups flour
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 and 1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla essence
1.5 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp baking soda
2 sachets instant coffee powder (Bru)

For the topping:

1 Galaxy Milk Chocolate bar
1 Dairy Milk Fruit n Nut Chocolate bar
1 tbsp milk
Few cornflakes for garnish

METHOD:

- Preheat oven.
- Mix butter and sugar together.
- Add the eggs and beat with an electric beater.
- Add flour and milk, continue whisking.
- Add baking powder, baking soda, coffee powder and vanilla essence. Beat.
- Pour the batter in greased cupcake moulds.
- Bake at 200 to 250 degrees (or as per your oven instructions).
- Once the cupcakes are done, let them cool.
-  Melt the chocolate bars along with milk (should be of thick consistency). And put a spoonful of this on the cupcake and few flakes of cornflakes. Let it set.
- Takes about 20 to 25 minutes to cook ( depends on oven)
- To check if cupcake is ready, insert a toothpick, if it comes out clean, it is done.

And the most important step of all: Grab a good book and enjoy with every bite!

P.S - Coffee and chocolate = fun blast in every bite...

This recipe is prepared by Zoya Tabassum. Follow her Facebook page, "Tingling Tastebuds" for more recipes.

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