Bourbon Biscuits

Bourbon Biscuits

Ingredients

Maida / All purpose flour        : 1 cup
Butter                                     : 1/4 cup
Sugar                                      : 1/4 cup
Cocoa powder                        : 2 tbsps
Baking powder                        : 1 tsp
Baking soda                             : 1/4 tsp
Vanilla essense                         : 1tbsp
Instant Coffee powder              : 1/2 tsp
Honey                                      : 1 tbsp
Cold Milk                                 : 2 tbsps
Salt                                          : a pinch

For the filling
Icing sugar                               : 1/4 cup
Butter                                      : 1/4 cup
Cocoa powder                        : 1 tsp

Method

Preheat the oven to 150 C.
Sieve the flour, Baking powder, cocoa powder together.
Take a wide bowl add butter and sugar and beat until fluffy, add vanilla essense, honey, baking soda, salt and blend well.
Mix the sieved flour to the butter mixture and add little milk to form the dough.
Transfer the dough to floured surface and knead for few minutes.
Roll and cut into even rectangles.
Grease a baking tray and place the biscuits.
Prick the biscuits with a fork and sprinkle sugar on top.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Mix all the ingrdients for " Filling" and Put a tsp of filling on a biscuit and spread out it evenly and place the another biscuit over it.
Enjoy.

Baked Kofta Curry

Baked Kofta Curry

Ingredients

For kofta 

Cooked and mashed potato : 1 cup
Grated carrot                       : 1/4 cup
Grated paneer                      : 1/4 cup
Gram flour                            : 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder                 : 1/4 tsp
Cumin powder                      : 1/4 tsp
Garam masala powder          : a pinch
Salt


Method

Preheat oven to 200 C for 10 minutes.
In a bowl add potato, carrot ,paneer, red chilly powder, cumin powder,garam masala powder, salt, gram flour and mix well.
Shape into lemon size ball , place all the koftas on a greased baking tray and bake until they turn brown.


Ingredients for the Gravy

Chopped onion   : 1 cup
Chopped tomatoes  : 1/2 cup
Cashewnut              : 2tbsps
Red chilly powder  : 1 Tbsp
Garam masala powder  : 1 tsp
Coriander powder        : 1 tbsp
Cinnamon                     : 1
Cardamom                   : 2
Cloves                           : 2
Ginger- Garlic paste       : 1 tsp
Oil                                 : 2 tbsps
Salt
Coriander leaves

Method

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan add cinnamon, cardamom ,cloves and saute for a minute.
Add chopped onion and fry.
Add tomatoes and ginger-garlic paste and stir for few minutes.
Add the masala powders and mix well.
Finally add cashewnuts and fry for half a minute and let it cool.
Puree the mixture .
Heat remaining oil in a pan cook the pureed mixture for few minutes with lids closed .
Add 3/4 cup of water and let it boil .
Switch off the flame.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
To serve Place the baked koftas in a plate and pour gravy over it and sprinkle some coriander leaves..
Serve hot..

Eggless Molten Lava Cake

Eggless Molten Lava Cake

Ingredients  

All purpose Flour/ Maida    : 1/2 cup
Baking Chocolate               : 1/2 cup
Butter                                 : 1/2 cup
Condensed Milk                 : 1/2 cup
Baking powder                   : 1/2 tsp
Baking soda                          : 1/4 tsp
Vanilla essense                    : 1 tsp
Dark chocolate Bars        

Method 

Preheat oven to 200 C for 10 minutes.
Melt baking chocolate and butter using either the microwave or double boiler..
Sieve Maida, Baking powder and Baking soda together.
In a large bowl pour melted chocolate + butter mixture, condensed milk and vanilla essense and mix well.
Add flour little at a time and keep mixing.
Make sure there is no lumps.
Pour the batter into greased ramekins or baking cups.
Insert chocolate bar into the center and cover with the batter on top.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Cool the cake on a wire rack and unmold after it has cooled.
Serve with ice cream and ENJOY.

Eggless Orange Cake

Eggless Orange Cake

Ingredients 

All purpose flour      : 1 cup 
Orange juice            : 1/2 cup 
Yogurt                     : 1/4 cup  
Powdered Sugar      : 3/4 cup
Oil                           : 1/2 cup 
Orange zest              : 1/2 tsp 
Baking powder         : 1 1/4 tsp 
Baking soda             : 1/2 tsp 
Salt                          ; a pinch 
Vanilla essence         : 1 tsp 

Method 

Preheat oven to 180 C 
Sieve flour,baking powder, baking soda,salt 2 times.
Mix the yogurt,oil,orange juice,orange zest well..
To this add the flour and fold  the mixture gently.
Pour the mixture into a greased pan. 
Bake for 25 minutes.
Let it cool down completely.
Cut the cooled cake into pieces and serve.