Chocolate Pie|Tofu Chocolate Pie

            Chocolate pie -i actually came across this pie when i failed to make homemade chocolates.When i searched for chocolate recipes ,i found this heavenly chocolate pie recipe. This caught my attention ,because its very easy and very appealing. As usual i substituted with ingredients at hand and made a wonderful dessert.

   Pie is a baked Dish made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet and savoury ingredients.This pie don't have a pastry, instead uses crackers as the base and indian cheese,chocolate and tofu puree as the filling.

*****This is not vegan or vegeterain pie it has eggs and indian cheese.

     This chocolate pie is mild sweet without any cream topping.When you eat it after a meal ,its just all you want.If you feel its less sweet you can melt some chocolate and top it.I did this later to please my daughter.  

For substitution :

• I used Marie biscuit for base ,you can use graham crackers or orea instead.
• I used yogurt .you can use cream cheese in  the original recipe as well .
• Use silken tofu.I used firm tofu so the pie has little texture problems.                     
  
  
  

       

Almond Cookies|Easy Cookie Recipe

        Almond cookie- Easy cookie recipe which is light sugary ,nutty,cardamom flavoured with no baking powder/ baking soda or no egg.You can pack and gift your friends and loved ones this cookie ,they get surprised if you say them i baked these almond cookies.If you want to bake a cookie from scratch without any ready made ingredients then this cookie is just for you.See the below points for any substitue .

Substitutions/Alterations:

• Can use almond flour instead of whole almonds.
• Can substitute whole wheat flour with all purpose flour.
• Can substitute butter with oil if you want a lesser saturated fat(but don't substitute with coconut oil ,this has larger saturated fats than butter).
• Can replace almond with other nuts like walnuts too.

If you are using a aluminium tray for baking this cookie then sure it will be ready in 10 minutes .If you use a thick pan then it will take 15 minutes for the almond cookies to be ready.

Looking for easy cookies? try

1. Lime cookies.
2. Peanut butter cookies.
3. oats cookies.

actual recipe is from here (altered).                                  

   

EggLess Cake|Whole Wheat Cake

     Its Christmas time and everybody is cooking Christmas cake, i cooked this simple Whole wheat cake instead.This is a egg less and less sugar cake.If you are a sugar lover then you can add a glaze of sugar and vanilla over the top to give a perfect sugary look.I referred priyas blog to make this Egg less whole wheat cake.
      I don't do much cakes. If i make one I want to give some healthy twist.So i haven't added any sugar glaze to this whole wheat cake.If you are beginner to baking, then you can refer my post basic for beginners.This post gives a perfect start for anyone new in baking cookies and cakes.
 My cakes will be strange like Cheerios avocado cake.But some times i make it simple like Banana oats muffin,
     If you want a simple Christmas cake without no further preparation then you can see my Christmas cake recipe.If you are a fruit lover then there is a Strawberry cake made using fresh strawberry puree.
  All the cakes i do have less sugar keeping in mind sugar will increase the calories intake and not at all good taken regularly.But once in a while to celebrate a fantastic birthday or to enjoy a party you can always add little more sugar ,glaze or frosting to your cakes
    This cake stay good for 2-3 days if stored properly.

Healthy Cake/Avacado Cake

     I wanted to bake healthy cakes for my kid .I know avacado is healthy and i already included them in one of my cake recipe .So i just can't buy cakes from outside.
      For this month Shhh ..Secret challenge sonali pathak gave me avocado and blueberry as the secret ingredient.I was little skeptical about the ingredients first ,then i decided to make a cake with them.The cake was just awesome .
       I added milk and water to this cake .So better place the cake in refrigerator and microwave for 20-30 seconds before serving,if you eating it other day . Its healthy to the core .It was gooey because of the addition of ragi flour .It was soft to the core because of the addition of avocado  .
    My little one loved it a lot .Even my husband was surprised it is made of ragi and avocado .You can add more oil instead of milk to extend its shelf life.

Some other cake recipes

1. Strawberry cake 
2. Cheerios Cupcake
3. Christmas cake

Preparation time:20 min
Cooking time :1 hour -1 1/2 hours
Yields :10 -12 cupcakes

Lime Cookies/Easy Cookie Recipe

              I got addicted to lime cookies after we ate them at a Thai restaurant near our place. The lady of the restaurant is so kind, she gave us lime cookies after we had dinner. It was so crisp and had a little kick of lime to it. I wanted to make it for such a long time .

              I got whole bunch of lime the other day and thought of baking using eggs. I was in a hurry to finish the eggs. We follow a custom not to eat meat during "puratasi" which is a tamil month and it  started today. Alas !!!  I couldn't find any recipes with egg .

              Finally I settled on baking some lime cookies , just for baking something. My little girl loves cookies and sweets.

              So while I was looking at the recipe in a hurry, I forgot to notice the powdered sugar mentioned in the recipe and added regular domino sugar (which is little finer compared to Indian sugar) and keep on kneading the dough for sometime .Then I realized that I did something wrong and finally I got to know that the recipe requires powdered sugar. Poor me, anyways I added more ghee to finish the cookies at least to hold their shape.(you can use milk or water ,but it may spoil the shelf life of the cookies ,so I didn't add any).But this is easiest cookie recipe i ever made.     

       You can make this cookie in a stove top or in the oven. To me both cookies have same texture except the oven baked ones are a little puffy compared to stove top ones .You can top it with sugar if you want the cookie to be fancy. Sprinkle the sugar before you start baking. Pistachios didn't stick well to the cookies for me because the dough didn't have enough moisture. May be next time when I use domino sugar I will melt it and add it to the dough .

 easy  kids snack

• Peanut butter cookies
• Granola bars
• Chewy cinnamon Oats Cookie

Preparation time:20 min

Cooking time:12-15 min(oven) 8-10 min (stove top)

Yields:15 cookies

PeanutButterCookies/SimplePeanutButterRecipe

              Made some peanut butter which i was thinking of doing it for  a very Loooong time .My little one likes peanut butter a lot like her mother .She used to eat peanut butter as is.To enjoy the peanut butter flavour more i did these cookies .Believe it or not it was exactly like Britannia cashew cookies ,if i have added some cashews then its exactly that cookie .hmm So So yummy and we thoroughly enjoyed it a lot .Even though it was little high in calories we ate little less than our daughter  did.If you are looking for a soft and flaky cookies this is the one.Enjoy making it for your loved ones and don't forget to write back to me

If you are looking for how to make peanut butter check here.

Interested in some baked goodies check

Oats cookie(whole wheat flour)
Strawberry cake(With fresh strawberry)
Avocado cupcake(whole wheat flour)
Oats banana muffins(whole wheat flour)
Granola bars(no bake)

Preparation time:10 min
Baking time:8 min
Yields:24-28 Medium size cookies
Recipe source:here

Strawberry Cake/Simple StrawberryCake

I got a whole Kilogram of strawberrys ,so i want to use it in my cake .I blended them  and started making cake and the outcome was so flavourful and so aromatic cake.One of our friend visited our house ,i served them this and the little boy liked it so much .My friend asked me to share the recipe.I was all flying in the clouds :P
This cake has less sugar ,if you have a sweet tooth(sugar lover) you can add more sugar .You can make it as a cupcake and add your favourite topping(frosting) .This cake can be made for birthdays and fill some strawberry topping(frosting) on top ,thats all you wanted for a wonderful birthday .If you want some other cake flavor like berry,banana  simply substitute the strawberry with the fruit you wish.

Preparation time:5 min
Cooking time:35-40 min
Yields:15 slices

Chakli(முறுக்கு )/Murukku recipe/Diwali snack recipes

Murukku is indian snack made of wheat,rice flours and deep fried.My mother do simple thenkulal murukku with rice and urad dal for diwali and my grandma do onion murukku and many different murukku for diwali .As kids we used to enjoy them from the day my mom start preparing diwali recipes ,we used to distribute to all our neighbours and those lovely days are gone .I myself has to prepare murukku if i want :(Insipite of these murukku is my alltime favourite and i often do it at home inspite of other healthy snack recipes like salsa,guacamole,masala peanuts
 Its so addictive and i myself cant stop with just one .We can simply munch them when we take one sip of hot tea .. That sounds so intresting right  .Once in a while defenitely i would indulge myself in cravings like this .I usually do murukku with rice flour without any additions like jeera,ajwain .But one time i had a murukku with jeera and ajwain  in my friends house and it was delicious ( a little more oil for me though).So i wanted to do right way .

Christmas Cake | Instant Cake Recipe | Plum Cake | No Alcohol Cake

     I was searching for Christmas cake recipes to use my tangerines lying on the fridge .After I saw this recipe I could not take my eyes off it  and wanted to try this.When i thought of making the cake,was  little skeptical about the recipe. I reduced the size by half and made it .After making i was really worried why haven't i made a big batch.My dear ones loved it  and the cake was over the very next day.After eating the cake i felt like i was eating i remembered the bakery style plum cake covered in butter paper.

Eggless Oatmeal Cookies|Healthy Cookies

     Egg less oatmeal cookies is a light sugary ,crunchy, healthy cookie with wheat flour.Because of the addition of butter its on high calorie end.You can use eggs instead of milk.You can skip the milk and use water too.Its a healthy cookies because there is a lot of oats in here ,i used wheat flour instead of regular flour to bind the oats.
    Cookies are every body's favourite especially here in US ,even grown kids(adults) love it. This Oatmeal cookie has more cinnamon which makes a heavenly aroma while baking  and gives a nice touch of flavour while eating. For this holiday season this is the best recipe to bake for your kids and for yourself.

     To understand the difference between baking soda and baking powder use this link. The recipe ask for baking soda but I had only baking powder so  used the above link to substitute 1 tsp of baking soda with 2 tsp of baking powder.
    Recently i did this Oatmeal cookies to gift our neighbours they are vegetarians so i tried egg less version and got a chance to picture these Healthy oatmeal cookies again.
 

Cocoa and Coconut fudge

I saw this recipe in ezcookbook and wanted to make this.The recipe called for milkmaid .I prepared milkmaid at home and will share it in my next post.This fudge uses milkmaid ,cocoa powder,rusk and coconut. Its very rich and I took this to my daughters school thanksgiving potluck. Everybody loved it.

Another wonderful  thing is no baking needed for this.Enjoy and do write me about how you enjoyed it.

Check other sweet recipes Apple halwa,Moongdal Ladoo,Kaju Katli,RockCandy Rice

Preparation time:1 hour( Making milkmaid)+half an hour
Yields:30 small fudge.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup milkmaid (homemade)
• 5 packs drinking cocoa.
• 4 milk rusk.
• 1/2 grated coconut.
• Dash of milk.
• 2 1/2 tsp sugar.
• 2 paper wraps

Method:

• Prepare milkmaid and cool it down.
• Crush the rusk in a blender into a coarse powder.
• Mix the rusk,half of milkmaid,coco powder, 1 1/2 tsp sugar well .
• If the mixture is dry add a dash of milk to make them a firm dough.
• Roll it in a ziplock bag using a rolling pin .
• Mix the remaining milkmaid,coconut,1 tsp sugar well and store it in freezer to set.
• After 15-20 min when it is little stiff roll it a another ziplock bag using a rolling pin.
• Remove the rolled cocoa mixture and coconut mixture and set them on top of one another.
• Place the cocoa mixture on the bottom to get a firm fudge.
• Cover it with a plastic wrap again and keep it the fridge .
• Allow them to set for 10-15 min.
• Cut them and serve them .

• Rigid base with chewy top layer and the richness of milkmaid and the home made satistaction makes the fudge divine.

Cocoa Coconut fudge is ready to be devoured

Note:

• The time I stated is approximate as I was in a hurry to prepare the fudge for the party.
• If the fudge does not set allow it to set again by placing it in the freezer again.
• Store them in freezer, otherwise they might go bad.

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