Anda Kabab

Ingredients

4 Hard Boiled Eggs Grated

1 Medium Size Onion finely chopped

4 Tbsp Finely chopped coriander 

2 Tbsp Corn flour 

Pinch of Kasuri methi (Dried Fenugreek)

1 Green Chilly finely chopped

1 Tbsp Ginger & Garlic paste

1/2 Tsp Garam masala

1/2 Tsp Chilly powder

1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder

1/2 Tsp Coriander powder

1/2 Tsp Meat Masala powder(or any of your favourite masala powder) 

4 Tbs Bread crumb

Salt to taste

Preparation

Mix all the above ingredient and keep the mixture aside for 30 minutes.

Make the mixture into your choice shape (round, cylindrical).

Shallow fry the egg mixture. 

Here you can grill the mixture or you can deep fry the mixture.

Serve hot with your choice of dipping sauce.

Light Fruit Cake

Ingredient

1.25cup All purpose flour

1/2tsp Baking soda

1tsp Baking powder

1cup Granulated sugar

2tbs Custard powder

1/2stick butter at room tempreture

1tsp Vanilla essence

4 Eggs

1 cup Mix dry fruits and nuts (Cashew nut,walnut,golden raisin, dried cranberry, dried pineapple, dried papaya, dried apricot,dried cherry)

Preparation

Preheat the oven at 350ºF.

Sprinkle little bit of flour on dry fruits and nuts to coat them well.

In a bowl shift all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and custard powder.

In an another bowl cream the butter and sugar with a electric hand mixer.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with each addition. Add vanilla essence.

Fold in sifted flour mixture in 3 batches.

Add in mixed fruits and nuts ,and mix in until just blended. 

Bake for 40-45 min. Insert a toothpick to make sure it is baked.

Once done, take out of the oven and allow to stand for 10 minutes, loosen the edges and then flip onto a cooling rack.

Rajma Masala (Kidney Bean Curry)

Ingredient

1 Cup Kidney Bean (Soaked overnight)

1tsp Cumin seed

1tsp Turmeric Powder

1tsp Red Chilly Powder or to taste

1tsp Cumin Powder

1tsp Coriander Powder

1tsp Chat Masala

1tsp Garam Masala

Pinch of Kasturi Methi 

3tbs Vegetable Oil

1tbs Ginger Garlic Paste

1 Green Chilly or to Taste (Finely chopped)

1 Onion(Finely chopped)

1-1/2 Tomato(Finely chopped)

3-4 tbs Coriander leaves( Finely chopped)

Salt to taste

Preparation

In a pressure cooker put the kidney beans add enough water,add salt, turmeric and pressure cook the bean until done (Approximately 30 mins).

Meanwhile, in an another pan heat oil ,add cumin seeds. When cumin seeds start to splutter add onion, green chilly and fry until the onion gets translucent. 
Add ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes away. 
Add chopped tomato and  saute the mixture for 2-3 minutes.
Add all the ground spices ( red chilly powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, chat masala and garam masala).

Cook the mixture until oil starts to separate. 

Add the cooked kidney beans along with the water, to the mixture. Bring the beans to boil.

Add kasturi methi and cook for anther 2 minutes.

Finish the mixture by adding coriander leaves.

Serve Rajma Masala with steamed rice or roti or naan.

Chocolate Cake

I am a big fan of cake. So I thought up to add some of my favorite cake to the blog. I always make this cake on my friends birthday and they just love the cake. This is a perfect cake to prepare black forest cake. Else you can simply have it with a scoop of your choice of ice cream. So here is how you make the cake.

Ingredient

1 cup boiling water

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 

Grease 3 - 9 inch round cake pans or choice of your baking pan.

In medium bowl, pour boiling water over cocoa, and whisk until smooth. Let mixture cool. 

Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

Beat in eggs one at time, and then stir in vanilla. 

Add the flour mixture alternately with the cocoa mixture. 

Spread batter evenly between the prepared pans.

Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes and when a toothpick insert comes out clean. (Temperature of oven vary so start keep eye on cake when its 20 minutes).Allow to cool.