EGGLESS ORANGE TUTTI FRUTTI CAKE

I don't like creamy cake so tried tea time eggless orange cake and believe me its yummyyy.... u will get addicted to it....  Fresh aroma of orange gives an nice moistness to the cake ....

Ingredients

All Purpose flour/Maida - 1+1/2 cups
Baking Powder - 1+1/2 tsps
Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
Granulated sugar - 3/4 cup
Thick Yogurt - 3/4 cup (at room temperature)
Vegetable Oil - 1/2 cup
Orange juice - 1/2 cup (Fresh)
Orange Zest - 1 tsp

Method 

First preheat the oven at 180°C. Grease & flour the baking loaf tin of 7" diameter.
Sieve the dry ingredients together and keep aside .
In other bowl mix sugar and yogurt and whisk nicely. To this add orange juice, oil and orange zest and mix. After they are well combined add the dry ingredients and fold in gently.
Pour the batter in tin.
But keep checking after 30 minutes or unless a tooth pick inserted in the cake comes out clean as every oven vary . Mine took 40 minutes....
When done, take it out and give a rest of 2 minutes in the tin, then demould and cool on a cooling rack...

Slice and enjoy....

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CANDIED LEMON PEEL

Buying candied fruits from market is too costly .... make at your home with fresh ingredients without using any preservatives .......

Ingredients

Big Lemon 2 (galgal in hindi)
Sugar 1/2 cup
Powdered sugar 1/4 cup
Water 1 1/4 cup

Method

Slice the lemon peel lengthwise not the lemon.
In a pressure cooker take 1 cup water add lemon peel and give 2-3 whistles.
Remove the peels and discard the water .
With the help of spoon remove the white part of the peel carefully.
In a pan take 1/4 cup of water and 1/2 cup of sugar.
Boil and add the peels and let it cook on low for 30 minutes.
Remove it on a kitchen towel on a wire rack and let it dry for 8-10hrs.
They will be shiny and little wet.
After 10 hrs take 1/4 cup of powdered sugar in a big bowl and add peel and cover it and give a nice mix.
Again levae it for 2-3 hrs for coating to get set.
Keep it in air tight container and enjoy having like this .
I used for my christmas cake.

GINGERBREAD MAN COOKIES

Gingerbread is a sweet food-product flavored with ginger and typically using honey or molasses rather than just sugar. I have made an twist because i don't have molasses and don't want to add honey so added jaggery/Gur. Gingerbread foods vary, ranging from a soft, moist loaf cake to something close to a ginger biscuit. The different types likely share a common origin...

Ingredients

All purpose flour 2 1/2 cups **

Salt Pinch

Baking Powder 1/4 tsp

Ginger Powder 1 tsp

Cinnamon Powder 1/2 tsp

Nutmeg Powder 1/4 tsp

Clove Powder 1/2 tsp

Butter 50 gm

Sugar 50 gm

Milk 1/4 cup

Jaggery 1/2 cup(melted)

Method

Sieve dry ingredients and keep aside.

Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl .

Add milk and melted jaggery and mix well with a electric beater till all mix together.

Mix flour and make a dough .

Cover with cling film/plastic wrap and keep in refrigerator for 1 hr.

Roll out on a floured surface.

Cut into gingerbread man shape with the help of cardboard cutting or cutter.

Place it on a greased baking tray and bake it in a pre heated oven at 180 degree

for 12 minutes or until edges changes its colour to light brown.

Remove on a wire tray and let it cool.

For Icing

Take Icing sugar and mix very little amount of water with spoon to make a smooth paste.

Divide mixture into three and add edible color accordingly.

Decorate as per your liking....

Note

**I used 150 ml cup.

*It taste better after 2 days.

*keep in an air tight container.

ZAFRANI MURG TIKKA

Tikkas are originated from lucknow ... But now days they are popular all over north india.... There mouth watering texture and mouth melting taste give a perfect snack....

Ingredients

500 gm boneless chicken thigh,
1 tbsp garlic paste
1 tbsp ginger paste,
50 grams yogurt/curd
50 grams cheddar cheese/any cheese
2 tsp white pepper powder
2 chopped green chili
Salt as per taste
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
50 ml fresh cream
few strings of saffron soaked in 2 tsp milk

Method

1 st Marinate

Cut chicken in medium size chunks

In a mixture bowl take half of ginger, garlic, salt, white pepper and lemon juice. 

Marinate the chicken with this mixture and leave it for 2 hours.

In a separate bowl take cheddar cheese and yogurt, make a nice creamy mixture

Take the chicken out of the first marination and add to the cheese and yogurt mixture

Add cream, chopped chili, cardamom powder and soaked  saffron. Leave the chicken for another 2 hours in refrigerator.

Cook the chicken in electric tandoor till light golden in colour. Or

On Grill pan or in oven at 200 degree till golden .

Serve with tandoori parantha , onions and green chutney....

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RAVA DOSA

South Indian is one of my favourite cuisine.... I try making fast and easy less time consuming items... so rava dosa is one of my favourite....... Instant dosa ... so much crisp and escapes in few minutes....hope u all like...

Ingredients

½ cup suji
½ cup rice flour
¼ cup maida/all purpose flour
1 green chili/hari mirch, chopped
1 medium sized onion/pyaaz, finely chopped
8-9 kadi patta, chopped
1-2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
½ tsp crushed black pepper
½ tsp cumin seeds
2 cups water or as required
salt as require
oil or ghee or butter for frying the dosa

Method

mix all the ingredients mentioned above except oil.
keep aside for 15 minutes.
heat the tava or non-stick pan. 
with a ladle pour the batter from the edges towards the center.
sprinkle ½ or 1 tsp of oil from the top and on sides.
the base becomes golden and crisp. flip and cook the other side.(cooking on the other side is optional)
when both the sides are cooked, remove the dosa from the pan. prepare all the dosas this way.
Serve with coconut chutney...
For Coconut chutney Click here .http://radhikaspassion.blogspot.in/2014/10/masala-dosa-with-coconut-chutney.html

Happy Cooking... :)