Monday, March 11, 2013

Homemade Chocolates

My mom always made these for our birthdays and we all used to love it because we can get to eat more. Now as a mom, I would still prefer giving these chocolates to my daughter than the store bought ones as it is made without artificial sweeteners or high fructose corn syrup or any other preservatives. This is a simple recipe that takes less than 10 min to make and you can use your creativity to make a variety of chocolates.

Ingredients
  • 1 cup Milk powder
  • 2 tsp Cocoa powder (Adjust to taste)
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1/2 cup Sugar (Adjust to taste)
  • 1/4 cup chopped dry fruits & nuts like Cashews, Almonds & Raisins (Optional)

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Mozzarella Sticks

This is a popular appetizer in USA and very easy to make at home. All cheese lovers will love this dish, but be sure to buy rennet free cheese.


Ingredients 

  • 8 String cheese (Rennet free)
  • 1/4 cup Bread Crumbs
  • Salt (As required)
  • Chilli Powder (As Required)
  • 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour 
  • Any other seasoning like Oregano / Ajwain / Sesame seeds (Optional)
  • Oil to shallow fry

Method

  • Freeze the cheese sticks for 10 min.
  • Mix the All purpose flour, salt, chilli powder and seasonings (if using) with water, to make a thick batter.
  • Heat oil in a wok.
  • Cut the cheese sticks into halves and dip the stick in the batter and roll it over the bread crumbs and shallow fry them in the oil.
  • Remove it with a slotted spoon and drain the excess oil on a tissue.
  • Serve hot with ketchup.

Curries for Indian Flatbreads

Paneer Butter Masala
Methi Malai Mutter
Channa Masala