HOMEMADE HUMMUS

A classic arabic treat.  Normally you can get ready-made Hummus in any super market. But there's no need to buy it ready-made when it's so simple to make yourself.

INGREDIENTS : 

200g Canned Chickpeas

2 tbsp Lemon Juice Or more

2 Crushed garlic cloves

1 tsp Ground Cumin

100ml Tahini (Optional)

4 Tbsp water

2Tbsp extr virgin olive oil

1Tsp paprika

Salt

4 rounds of Pitta bread

METHOD :                                                                           

Drain the chickpeas and rinse under cold water in a sieve. Keep a few whole chickpeas to one side for serving. Mix the chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, salt, thini and water in a food processor, and blend well until you have a thick, creamy puree. Add a splash more lemon juice, a pinch more garlic and cumin or salt to taste. 

Spoon the mixture onto a dinner plate, and make it smooth by pressing with the back of a spoon. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and scatter with the whole chickpeas.

Sprinkle with paprika and serve with pitta bread, warmed in the oven for three minutes and cut into quarters.

MINI CHEESE CAKE

INGREDIENTS : 

Milk powder - 8 tbsp

Sugar - 5tbsp

Yoghurt - 2cups

Cheese Kiri cubes - 3

Dream Web powder  - 1

Digestive biscuits  - 20 pieces

Butter - 3/4 cup


Method :

  Mix the crushed biscuits finely with butter then distribute in small paper templates. mix the remaining ingredients in blender for 5 minutes. Distribute little of the mix in each biscuit base template to fill 3/4 template. Place these into the oven for 10 minutes or until the mixture solidifies. Now let them cool for sometime and then adorn them with readymade pie filling or jam of your choice. Spray a little pistachios for decoration and place them in the refrigerator to cool until they become nice and soft.

APPLE CRUMBLE

APPLE CRUMBLE


        A delicious desert, quick to make, for both winters and summers !!!



 INGREDIENTS :

Green apples peeled and sliced  - 5 cups

Plain flour - 1 cup

Oats  - 3/4 cup

Brown sugar - 1/2 cup

Butter -  120gms

Cinnamon Powder  - 1tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp


PREAPRATION :
   Set oven at 180 degrees C. Grease baking tray and layer the apples slices in it. Sift dry ingredients into bowl and rub butter in the mixture. Add sugar and oats. Mix well. Sprinkle the mixture over the apples and bake for an hour. Serve hot with vanilla ice-cream.

ORANGE POUND CAKE

INGREDIENTS : 

 All purpose flour  -  1 1/2 cup

Vanilla extract    -  1tsp

Baking powder   - 1 tsp

Sugar  - 1/2 cup

Orange Juice  -  1/4 cup

Orange zest  -  1 tsp

Melted unsalted butter  - 1/4 cup

Milk  -  1/4 cup

Last but not least,    Eggs  - 2


PREPARATION : 


        Ina mixing bowl, take sugar,eggs,melted butter and mix well till it forms a smooth mixture. To this, add vanilla extract, baking powder, orange juice and orange zest and mix well. Now add all purpose flour and mix well till the mixture turns smooth. Add milk to it and combine well. Preheat the oven for 350 degrees F.
Meanwhile, grease the round baking pan with butter, pour batter into the greased pan. Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Place it on a rack to cool, Slice and serve at room temperature. Can use choclate sauce or powdered sugar or any fruit icing to decorate it.

   

CHRISTMAS CAKE



                           "MERRY CHRISTMAS"   A christmas special cake for you all.




INGREDIENTS  : 

Semolina  -    250gms

Sugar      -   250gms

Freshly grted coconut  - 500 gms

Eggs  - 3

Water - 45 gms

Unsalted softened butter   -   100 gms

Baking powder   - 1tsp

Vanilla essence    - 1tsp


HOW TO PREPARE :


     Grind the coconut in 45gms of water. Now add the semolina,egg,sugar,butter,baking powder and vanilla essence. Mix it well and let it keep for 4-5 hours. Cut the foil or butter paper and line the cake tin.  Now grease it with butter and pour the mixture in the pan. Preheat the oven and set it on 200 C and let the cake bake for 1 hour. To test if the cake is baked just pierce the sharp side of the knife the deep and if the knife comes out clean it's done. The sides will brown well. Once done put off the bottom flame and burn the top flame keep the oven open and let the top brown slightly. Remove and let it cool.