RICH PLUM CAKE

Prep Time : 20 mins 

Cooking Time : 50 mins 

Serve : 8 

 INGREDIENTS 

Whole wheat flour - 1.5 cup 

Sugar - 1.5 cup 

Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup 

Milkmaid - 1/2 cup

 Vanilla essence - 4 - 5 drops

 Baking powder - 1 tsp 

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp 

Cashew nuts - 2 tbsp 

Chopped dried figs - 4 

Chopped dates - 1 cup

 Almonds - 7 - 8 

Raisins - 2 tbsp

 Cherry - 8 

Sugar - 1/4 cup 

 Salt - a pinch 

Orange juice - 1 cup

 Cocoa powder - 3 tbsp 

Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp 

Nutmeg powder - 1/4 tsp 

Dry ginger powder - 1/4 tsp

 Orange zest - 1 tbsp 

Lemon zest - 1 tbsp 

 METHOD 

Cut the figs,dates into small pieces and soak them in the fridge along with cashew nuts and almonds in the orange juice for 24 hours. 

Take a pan on medium heatmelt 1/4 cup of sugar. It will first melt and then turn into a dark brown. Turn off the heat and add about 1/4 cup of water. Heat the oven for 350.F and 180.C Beat the butter,milkmaid and sugar powder until fluffy and add vanilla essence and mix well. 

Add the caramel sugar, soaked half dry fruits, orange juice,orange zest and lemon zest and mix well

 Sieve the flour,baking powder,baking soda,cocoa powder,salt,cinnamon powder,nutmeg powder and dry ginger powder. Mix the dry ingredients into wet ingredients in cut and fold method. 

Pour batter into greased cake pan and at the top add the dry fruits and cherry. 

Bake for 50 mins until the top turns a dark brown and when a skewers inserted into the cake comes out with moist crumbs. 

Enjoy with plum cake

MAKKA FLOUR MATHRI

Prep Time : 15 mins 

Cooking Time : 30 mins

 Serve : 4 

 INGREDIENTS 

Makka flour - 1 cup 

Suji - 1/2 cup 

Wheat flour - 1/2 cup 

Carom seeds - 1/4 tsp 

Onion seeds - 1/4 tsp 

Crushed coriander seeds - 1/4 tsp 

Whole black pepper - 4 - 5 

Salt - to taste 

Clarified butter - 4 tbsp 

Oil - for frying 

 METHOD 

Take a large bowl combine makka flour,salt,suji,carom seeds,onion seeds,crushed coriander seeds,whole black pepper,salt and clarified butter. 

The texture should be crumbly. 

Make a stiff dough with the help of water. 

Cover the dough and keep aside for 15 mins. 

Divide the dough into equal size balls. 

Then with palm gently press each roll in mathri shape. 

Heat enough oil in a pan. 

Deep fry on low flame till golden n crispy. 

Serve hot with tea

INSTANT DHOKLA

Prep Time- 10 mins Cooking time- 10 mins Serve- 4 to 6 INGREDIENTS Besan - 1 cup Suji - 1 cup Curd - 1 cup Sugar - 1 tbsp Salt - to taste Water - 1 cup Oil - 2 tbsp Lemon juice - 1 tsp Eno fruit salt - 1 tsp For tempering Black mustard seeds - 1 tsp Hing - 1/2 tsp Sugar - 1 tbsp Water - 1/2 cup Green chilly - 5 - 6 Coriander leaves - 1 tsp Oil - 1 tbsp METHOD Take a bowl mix together besan, suji, curd, sugar, salt, lemon juice, oil and water to make a smooth paste. Keep aside for 15 minutes. Add eno fruit salt in the dhokla mixture just before making dhokla and mix well. Pour the batter in a greased mould and steam for ten mins Heat oil in a pan for tempering and add mustard seeds,hing,sugar,coriander leaves green chilly and water Pour it over the dhokla .

DATES BESAN LADOO

Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cooking Time : 50 mins

 Serve : 10

 INGREDIENTS

 Besan - 2 cup

 Ghee - 1 cup

 Dates- 20

 Honey - 4 tbsp

 Green cardamom- 1 tsp

 METHOD

 Heat ghee in a pan.

 Roast the besan on medium heat until light brown in color and give out the fragrance 

After stirring for 10 to 15 minutes ,now add chopped dates and mix well turn off the flame.

 Let the besan cool down, now add honey, cardamom powder,mix it well. When it cools completely, shape it into ladoo

 Store it in a air tight container.

 

MAYOANNAISE GRILLED SANDWICH

Prep Time : 15 mins
 Cooking Time : 15 mins
 Serve : 2

 INGREDIENTS

 Bread - 4 slices

 Grated carrot - 1

 Grated cabbage - 1/2 cup

 Finely chopped green garlic leaves - 1 tbsp

 Finely chopped green chilly - 1

 Finely chopped coriander leaves - 1

 tbsp Mayonnaise - 3 tbsp

 Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

 Chilly flakes - 1/4 tsp

 Green chutney - 4 tbsp 

Salt - to taste

 Butter - 50 gms

 INGREDIENTS

 Take a large bowl add ,carrot,cabbage, green chilly,coriander leaves,green garlic leaves ,black pepper powder,chilly flakes and salt and mix well.

 Add mayonnaise and mix well.

 Now stuffing is ready.

 Take a slice of bread and spread butter and now spread chutney and add veggie mixture and take other bread spread butter and chutney and cover it.

 Place on the hot pan and grease butter from from both the sides.

 Cut into two pieces.

 Now your sandwich is ready to serve.