…d the coconut to a fine paste with enough lukewarm water and extract thick milk. Add some more water and get a second extract of thin milk. Keep both the extracts in two separate bowls. Measure the second extract. Depending on the quantity of the second extract of coconut milk (number of cups) you need to measure the water in measuring cups. So the total including the second extract of coconut milk should amount to 3 cups of liquid. Combine the th…
…on top; spoon ½ cup hot apricot sauce over the top of the steamed pudding/cake. Cut in wedges to serve with remaining sauce. Tip : This is a sweet pudding/cake, so please adjust sugar according to taste. Apricot Sauce for Puddings, Pies, Ice Cream & Cake : Ingredients : 1 can Apricot Halves ½ cup Honey ¼ cup unsalted Butter A pinch of Salt Procedure : Puree apricot halves along with the syrup until smooth. Pour in a saucepan & stir in hon…
…0C for about 30-40 mins. or till a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pans for 30 mins. and then invert the cakes onto a rack to cool completely. Place the cooled cake slab on a cutting board peel off the parchment. Use a heart shaped cookie cutter and cut out hearts of the prepared chocolate cake. Place the heart pastries on a tray and moisten them with the simple sugar syrup if you want them ex…
…ure for the fresh Coconut Milk: You need two extracts… Thick coconut milk & Thin coconut milk. Grind the scraped coconut with about ½ cup of water to form a thick paste. Add more water if required. Strain the coconut puree through a linen/muslin/cheese cloth. Bundle up the cloth & squeeze using your fingers to extract thick coconut milk. Set it aside in a bowl. Grind the residue again with water & follow the same process to extra…
…you all A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year 2013. Ingredients : ½ cup Milk Powder 3 tsp. Cocoa Powder 4 tbsp. Unsalted Butter (@ room temp.) 2/3 cups Sugar 2/3 cups Water 3 tbsps. Mixed dry fruits (chopped) Procedure : First, sift together milk powder & cocoa powder. Set aside. In a non-stick pan, dissolve sugar in water & allow it to boil on med. flame for about 10 mins. Keep stirring till it reaches a one thread consistency. To test…
…h then press with the back of a spoon or use your hands to extract coconut milk Use this coconut milk for the roce cookie batter. Procedure for preparing the batter : In a sufficiently large bowl, first combine the dry ingredients – maida, rice flour, sugar & salt. Stir well. First add the coconut milk & then a little water at a time to get a thick consistency. Use a balloon whisk to stir. Add in the egg & vanilla essence (if using) &a…
…30 small doughnuts Ingredients : ¼ cup unsalted butter 1/3 cup warm Whole Milk ½ tbsp. Light Corn Syrup 1 tsp. Vanilla Essence ¼ cup Dark/White/Milk Chocolate(grated) 1 cup sifted Confectioner’s Sugar (Icing Sugar) or to taste Procedure : Combine butter, milk, corn syrup and vanilla essence in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until the butter is melted. Decrease the heat to low, add the chocolate and whisk until melted. Turn off the heat, add…
…Ingredients : 1 litre full fat Milk (I used Chitale’s) 400 gms. Condensed Milk (I used Nestle Milkmaid) 125 gms. Sugar (or to taste) 1 ½ tbsp. Milk pwd. 3 tbsps. Lime Juice ½ tsp. fresh Green Cardamom pwd. A few drops of Kewra Essence For Garnishing: 3 tbsps. Mix of Almonds & Pistachios (slivered or roughly chopped) Few strands – Saffron (optional) 1 leaf Silver Foil (Vark) Procedure: Bring milk to a boil in a heavy bottomed pan; preferably n…
…them just because it imparts a beautiful baby pink color to ice cream and milkshake which makes it irresistible. It is good to include a milk shake as a part of your breakfast to help you sail through your day especially if you are looking forward to a very busy schedule. We are enjoying strawberries almost every day as Pune has an abundance of this gorgeous and elegant fruit. Enjoy summer with strawberries and include it in your diet in whicheve…
…mp; bottom of the ramekins or any small glass/porcelain bowls) & pour in the mix until 3/4th full. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180C for 8 mins. or for 5 mins for a molten inside. Let the lava cakes cool briefly. Overturn the mini lava cakes gently on individual serving plates. Dust lightly with icing sugar. Serve warm with ice-cream, fruits or whipped cream….