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Chocolate-Walnut-Banana cake!

2009-08-30T10:49:00.001-07:00

Chocolate-Walnut-Banana-Cake

Ingredients

200gm flour, sifted
250ml refined oil
200gm icing sugar
2 bananas, mashed
1tsp baking powder
2 bars dark chocolate
a handful of walnuts, chopped
3 eggs

Method

1. Cream the mashed bananas and icing sugar together till they are completely mixed.
2. Add eggs, a little at a time and mix well.
3. Add the oil and stir well.
4. Break the chocolate into pieces, and microwave for 1 minute. Smoothen the lumps and mix it in with the egg mixture.
5. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder.
6. Fold in the flour with the egg mixture, and mix well.
7. Grease a microwave safe dish and pour in the batter.
8. Sprinkle the chopped walnuts on the batter.
9. Microwave for 55 minutes at 180degrees C
10. Remove, let cool, and enjoy! :D

Best Brownies Ever!

2009-07-22T21:50:00.001-07:00

Sorry for the late post! It's been way too long I know! But what can I say...life's like that! :) Anyway, let's start over with a batch of the best microwave chocolate walnut brownies ever!!!

Chocolate Walnut Brownies

The picture sucks, but it was seriously delicious!

Ingredients

190 gm butter
3 eggs
310 gm Demerara sugar
190 gm refined flour
30 gm cocoa powder
280 gm dark chocolate
7 gm baking powder
120 gm walnuts, chopped

Method

1. Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt in a clean bowl on top of a hot water bath.
2. Beat the butter with the Demerara sugar and add the eggs slowly, mixing continuously.
3. Sieve the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder separately to mix well.
4. Mix the melted chocolate into the butter mix. Combine hald of the chopped walnuts into the batter.
5. Fold the flour and cocoa powder mix into the batter.
6. Spoon the brownie mix into a microwave safe dish and level it with a spatula.
7. Sprinkle the remaining chopped walnuts on it.
8. Microwave the chocolate brownies at 180 degrees for about an hour.
9. Remove from the microwave. Cool and turn out to a wire rack.
10. Cut into bars and serve.
11. Enjoy!!! :D

An Italian Dinner!

2009-06-07T05:00:00.000-07:00

It has been a long while since I posted something, work commitments and all! But yesterday I knew I had to cook something to share with everyone, so I did just that! I zeroed in on an Italian dinner of Pasta Aglio Olio, Veg Au Gratin, and Garlic Bread, and I am sharing the recipes here!

1. Pasta Aglio Olio

Ingredients

4 tbsp oil
3 large cloves of garlic, crushed
2 tsp red chilli flakes
1 tsp oregano
300 gm pasta (preferable spaghetti)
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
5 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
Salt to taste

Method
1. Boil pasta in sufficient water along with some salt.
2. Once the pasta is done, in a frying pan, heat oil. Add garlic, oregano, and chilli flakes. Cook for about one minute. The oil will be infused with the flavor of garlic and chillies, so you can remove them from the oil if you want to. I didn't!
3. Add the pasta to the frying pan, and coat thoroughly.
4. Add salt and pepper and mix well.
5. Sprinkle in the cheese and mix well.
6. Serve immediately

2. Veg Au Gratin

Ingredients

5 tbsp peas (boiled)
1 potato (diced and boiled)
5 tbsp french beans (diced and boiled)
1 carrot (diced and boiled)
100 gm broccoli (or cauliflower) (chopped and boiled)
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp garlic (chopped)

For white sauce

20 gm flour
1 tbsp butter
1 cup hot milk
5 tbsp cream
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
3-4 flakes garlic (chopped)
1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
5 tbsp Parmesan cheese
Salt to taste

Method:
1. In a frying pan, heat 1 tsp butter and saute garlic and boiled vegetables for 2-3 minutes. Remove and keep aside.
2. In a fresh pan, heat the remaining butter, add flour and whisk for a minute on gentle flame. Don't let it brown.
3. Gradually whisk in the milk and let it come to a simmer, whisking continuously. Whisk in nutmeg, salt, pepper, and cream.
4. Remove from heat and add the grated cheese and garlic.
5. In a lightly greased casserole, put in the sauteed vegetables. Pour the sauce over it.
6. Bake this casserole in the oven for 20 minutes at 225 Celsius.
7. Remove from heat and serve with garlic bread.

3. Garlic Bread

Ingredients:
6 slices of bread
3 tbsp butter
4 tsp garlic paste

Optional:
2 tbsp finely chopped capsicum
1 finely chopped green chilly
1 tbsp finely chopped onion
1 tbsp grated cheddar cheese
2 tsp butter

Method:
1. Mix butter and garlic paste together, till smooth.
2. Spread the paste over the bread.
3. Toast the slices in the oven for about 5 minutes on 180 Celsius.
4. To make cheese chilli toast, saute onions, green chilli, and capsicum with the butter for 2 minutes. Add cheese to this mixture.
5. Spread the mixture on bread and bake for 5 minutes on 180 Celsius.

Everything served together!

So this was last night's dinner! It was really delicious...I do hope you try these out!

See you soon with another new recipe!

Yumilicious Sandwiches!

2009-05-13T10:18:00.001-07:00

When I was in school, my mom used to pack these delicious sandwiches for lunch time. A friend of mine loved them so much, she used to ask me for the recipe all the time. Well, I hope she is reading this now, cause here it is!

Junglee Sandwich (Can someone explain why they are called that?)

Ingredients

4 slices of bread
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 small tomato, de-seeded and finely chopped
1/2 a capsicum, de-seeded and finely chopped
3 tbsp shredded cabbage
3 tablespoon mayonnaise (my veggie friends can use the egg less variety, though I haven't)
1/2 tsp mustard
Pepper, to taste
Cheese spread

Method

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, except the cheese spread. Mix well.
2. Spread cheese spread on all slices.
3. Put the junglee mixture on one bread slice. Put the other on top. Cut diagonally.
4. Enjoy!

Now wasn't that easy to make? And really delicious too!

I hope you enjoyed making this! See you soon with another recipe!

Cheesy Potato Skins

2009-05-09T00:13:00.000-07:00

Potatoes are just multi-talented veggies! They are essential to most types of cooking, and is also my favorite vegetable ever! I can eat potatoes in any form, and today I'm sharing the recipe for these yum cheesy potato skins!

Cheesy Potato Skins

Ingredients:

3 large potatoes
2 tbsp butter at room temperature
1 finely chopped onion
1 cup grated cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1. Wash and dry the potatoes thoroughly. Prick them with a fork and wrap them in napkins.
2. Microwave on high for about 5 minutes. You can tell they are done if they are soft when squeezed lightly.
3. Cut the potatoes lengthwise and carefully scoop out most of the flesh in a bowl and mash it.
4. Add butter, cheese, onion, salt and pepper to the mashed potatoes and mix well.
5. Put the mix back into the potato shells, and then microwave for another 1 minute.
6. Serve with your favorite condiment.

I hope you enjoyed making and eating this! See you soon with another recipe!

Pasta Con Brocolli

2009-05-04T09:09:00.000-07:00

Pasta is my most favorite food. It's easy to prepare, just toss in your favorite veggies, or meats, and you have a delicious, wholesome meal!

Here's a simple pasta recipe, using minimal ingredients, but producing great results! I hope you enjoy :)

Pasta Con Broccoli

Ingredients:
2 ounces dry pasta
1/2 cup cream
1 tablespoon butter
A dash of tomato sauce
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 cup broccoli florets
2 tablespoons fresh sliced mushrooms
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon grated Cheddar cheese

Method:
1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until "almost" done.
2. In a pan, heat the butter. Stir in garlic and fry for a few seconds.
3. Add the broccoli, and stir for a further 5 minutes.
4. Add the cream and tomato sauce (don't overdo the sauce, cause it may get too sweet otherwise)
5. Stir in sliced mushrooms, cook for 3 more minutes. Add in the pasta and remove from heat.
6. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

The ingredients will serve one, so you can double the amount for two :)

Hope you liked this, and I'll see you soon with another recipe!

Sweet beginings

2009-05-02T07:10:00.000-07:00

Hello world!

My name doesn't matter, but you can call me Sup. I've been reading a lot of food blogs lately, and have come out inspired! I have always loved cooking, and I always wanted to be a chef. But well, not everything works out as you would want them to, right?

So well, this blog is an attempt at sharing my recipes with you. I am not a gourmet chef, nor am I a super cook. But I am passionate, and I think that is all that matters!

So, in celebration, how about I share the recipe of chocolate truffle cookies with you?

I made a batch today, and they turned out to be simply scrumptious!

Chocolate Truffle Cookies (Adapted from Savvy Cookbook)

Ingredients

450 gm caster sugar
125 gm butter
5 eggs
125 gm cocoa powder
250 gm flour
3 tsp baking powder
200 gm icing sugar

Method

1. Cream butter and caster sugar in a bowl till well blended.
2. Beat eggs, and slowly mix them into the butter and sugar mix. Blend in the cocoa.
3. Sift flour and baking powder together. Fold into the butter mixture till well blended.
4. Rest the dough for about half an hour in a cool place.
5. Spoon the dough into round shapes and place on the baking tray. Use only a small quantity, and keep them spaced, since they will expand in the heat.
6. Bake at 200 degree C for about 10 minutes.
7. Cool on a wire rack, and sprinkle with icing sugar.
8. Dig in!

This quantity will yield around 20 cookies, so if you're looking for a smaller batch, you can go ahead and halve the ingredients!

I hope you enjoyed baking this treat! See you soon with another recipe!