Carrot Cake.

Ingredients

Carrot.                400 gm
Maida.                 300 gm.
Sugar.                  300 gm.
Butter.                  100 gm.
Vanilla essence.   2 teaspoons
Baking powder.    2 teaspoons
Baking soda.           1 teaspoon
Egg.                            5
Nuts, raisins.            50 gm.
Beat egg.Powder sugar.Mix well both.
Mix maida,baking powder & baking soda.
Grate carrot.
Blend all well.
Move the batter to a greaced cake tin,garnish with nuts& raisins.
Bake for 40-50 minutes.

Pineapple Pudding.

Ingredients.
Pineapple.           250 gm.
Milk.                      500 ml.
Sugar.                     100 gm.
Cornflour.               2 table spoons.
Custard powder.    2 table spoons.
Vanilla essence.       2 teaspoons.

Slice pinapple.Heat a pan.Add pineapple,2 spoons sugar,1 teaspoon  vanilla essence, stir well for 10-15 minutes to cook.Allow to natural cooling.
Blend cornflour and custard powder in a glass of milk.Heat the remaining milk and sugar.When it becomes hot,add cornflour-custard - milk mixture and boil.Add 1 teaspoon vanilla essence.Stir  still it becomes  thick,remove from heat, allow to natural cooling.
Take a pudding bowl,apply some butter,put the pineapple mix,over it,layer the custard mix.Refrigerate for 6 hours,put the pudding upside down to a serving dish.

Oreo Cake.

Ingredients.

Oreo biscuits.       20
Sugar.                    2 spoons
Milk.                       1/2 cup
Baking powder.   1 Teaspoon. 

Grind biscuits & sugar.Add milk & baking powder.Beat well to make the batter.Pour the batter to a cake tin & bake for 30 minutes.

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Vegetable Biriyani.

Basmati rice                               : 3 cups
Water                                           : 6 cups

Ghee                                              : 2 table spoons

Cardamom                                   : 4

Cloves                                            : 3

Cinnamon                                     : 4

 Onion                                            : 2

Garlic                                             : 1

Ginger                                            : 1 piece

Green chilly                                  : 2

Beans                                             : 50 gm.

Carrot                                             : 3

Tomato                                           : 1

Salt                                                   : accordingly

Nuts                                                 : 50 gm.

Kismis                                              : 50 gm.

  

 Heat ghee in a pan. Fry cardamom, cloves and cinnamon, add garlic, ginger and green chilly.Add onions, add sliced beans and carrot. When it becomes half cooked, add  salt.Add basmati rice, saute well.

Boil 6 cups water in pressure cooker,add the mixture,pressure cook for ten minutes.

  Heat ghee and fry onions, nuts and Kismis. Add it to the rice-vegetable mixture. 

Garnish with tomato.Serve hot.

Chilli Gobi.

Ingredients.
Step 1

Cauliflower                     - 350 gm.
Maida                              - 1 cup
Cornflour                        - 4 table spoons
Kashmiri Chilli
Powder                            - 1 teaspoon
Pepper Powder                -1/4 teaspoon
Salt                                   - required
Water                               - required
Oil                                     - 3-4 tablespoons

Mix all well to prepare the batter.Dip cauliflower florets in the batter and deep fry.

Step 2

Sliced capsicum                     -1
Sliced spring onion               - 1
Chopped ginger                     - 1 table spoon
Chopped garlic                       - 1 table spoon
Slit green chilli                       - 3
Soy sauce                                 - 1 teaspoon
Chilli sauce (red)                    - 1 teaspoon
Vinegar                                     - 1 teaspoon
Salt                                             - required
Oil                                               - 1 table spoon

Heat oil,add ginger,garlic,green chilli,saute for one minute,add spring onion,capsicum,add soy sauce,chilly sauce.Stir well.Add fried cauliflower,add salt,spring onion,vinegar.
Garnish and serve.

Beef Biriyani.

Ingredients.
Step 1

Beef.                            1 kg.
Chilly powder            1 Table spoon
Coriander powder.   2 Table spoons.
Turmeric powder.    1 Teaspoon.
Pepper powder.         1 Teaspoon.
Garam masala.           2 Teaspoons.
Salt.     

Marinate beef with these and keep for 30 minutes.Cook in a pressure cooker until 3-4 whistles.

Step 2

Garlic-ginger paste.            2 Table spoons
Sliced green chillies.           3
Sliced onions.                       1 cup
Sliced tomatoes.                   3
Curd.                                       Half cup
Oil.                                           2 Table spoons

Heat a pan.Pour oil.Add garlic-ginger paste,saute for two minutes,add sliced onions, green chillies,stir till it becomes golden brown,add sliced tomatoes,stir for two minutes,add cooked beef,curd,stir well,adjust salt,cook it for around 5-10 minutes.

Step 3

Basmati rice.                    6 cups
Water.                               12 cups
Crushed cinnamon,
clove, cardamom.            2 Teaspoons
Ghee.                                  1 Table spoon
Bay leaves.                        2

Wash and drain the rice.Heat ghee in a pan,add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves,bay leaves,saute well,add rice,stir to make crispy.
Boil water in a pressure cooker,add salt,add rice mix, close the cooker,cook for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Onions.                  2
Cashew nuts.        50 gm
Raisins.                  50 gm
Coriander leaves/ 
Mint leaves,
Lemon juice           2 spoons.

Thinly slice onions.Fry in ghee.
Roast cashews and raisins.
Take a pan/ cooker.
Layer with alternative layers of rice,beef,fried onions, raisins, cashews, coriander leaves/mint leaves,lemon juice.
Heat the layered Biriyani for about 20 minutes.
Serve with salad and pickles.


             

                                   
                         

Grape Syrup Pudding.

Ingredients:

 Egg                                                     - 2

 Milk                                                    -2 cups

 Sugar                                                  - 6 spoons

 Butter                                                 - 1 teaspoon

 Vanila Essence                                  -1 teaspoon

 Grated nutmeg                                 - ¼ teaspoon

 Nuts                                                     - ¼ cup

Kismis                                                  - ¼ cup

Grape juice                                        -  3 cups
Sugar                                                   - 2 Table spoons
Ghee                                                    - 1 Teaspoon
Maida                                                  - 1 Teaspoon

Method.

Pudding.

Beat egg. Add milk, sugar, butter, vanilla essence and nutmeg. Apply butter in a pudding mould,  pour the mixture and add the nuts and kismis. Cover the mould  and cook in steam. Allow natural cooling.

Grape syrup. 

Mix grape juice,sugar,ghee & maida. Heat a pan,pour the mixture,stir continuously till it becomes a semi thick syrup.Allow natural cooling,garnish the pudding.Also spread some grapes around the pudding.Refrigerate for two hours and serve.

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Chocolate Peanut Cake.

Ingredients.

Eggs                                     4

Flour                                    250 gm.

Sugar                                   250 gm.

Butter                                  250 gm.

Cocoa                                   2 table spoon

Vanilla essence                   1 teaspoon

Baking powder                    1 teaspoon

Sift flour and baking powder together. Cream butter and sugar till it becomes fluffy. Whisk egg. Add flour to it and whisk again. Add butter, sugar, vanilla essence and cocoa and whisk again. Grease a cake tin. Pour the mixture, bake at 180 degree C in a pre-heated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Chocolate Icing.

Icing sugar            1 cup
Cocoa powder       2 Table spoons
Butter                          40 gm.
Milk                             1 Table spoon.
Chocolate essence     1 Teaspoon.

Method.
Sift  icing sugar and cocoa together.Add butter, milk and chocolate essence.Mix well.
Beat for two minutes.Apply on cake.
Spread peanut pieces on top.