Raisin Bread

I love fresh made bread. You can make all sorts of great bread but a recipe I particularly like is a good raisin bread. I could eat a whole loaf. Anyway here is a great raisin bread recipe that you can make it easily... I must thanks to Priya for telling me how to bake bread.. First time i baked bread and thank god it came out very well..:)

Ingredient's

1tbsp active dry yeast

1/4 cup warm water
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup soft butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup scalded milk
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs, beaten

Preparation
Dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, combine raisins, butter, sugar, salt, and hot milk, stir to dissolve the sugar. Let mixture cool to lukewarm. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the flour, beat well. 

Add yeast mixture and the beaten eggs, mix to blend well. Add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft but stiff dough. 

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes, until dough is smooth and elastic. Place dough in a lightly buttered bowl, turning once to grease the surface. 

Cover with a clean dish cloth, let stand in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours. 

Punch dough down and divide into 2 portions. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Shape into a round. and place it in a baking tray. Cover and let rise again for about 45 to 60 minutes, until almost double. apply some butter on the dough. 

Bake at 175 degree for 25 minutes in a pre heated oven, placing foil over loaves the last 10 minutes, if loaves are getting too brown. Remove loaves from pans and let cool on racks.

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Mutton Kofta Masala

Mutton kofta is based on indian culinary concepts. The mutton kofta is commonly made by fry. Mutton kofta has become one of the most popular side dish around the world.

Ingredient's
For Kofta
100 gram kheema
2tbsp coconut paste, 2 green chillies, few coriander leaves, 3tbsp basen, 1tbsp turmeric, 1/2tbsp garam masala, 1/2tbsp red chilly powder, 1/2tbsp coriander powder, 1/2tbsp black pepper seeds and salt to taste 
Oil to deep fry


Method
Mix all the ingredients in blender and make to a smooth paste. (Dont add water while mixing)
Remove in a plate and make small samll balls and fry them for lite golden brown, and set a side
After the gravy half cooked add the kofta.

For Curry
2 onion, 2 tomatos, finely chopped 
2tbsp coconut paste
coriander leavs, 2 green chillies, 8 curry leaves
1tbsp ginger garlic paste, 1/2 tbsp black pepper seeds
Salt and Oil to taste


Method
Make a paste fine paste of coriander leaves, green chillies, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, black pepper seeds
In a deep frying pan, add oil, onion, green chillies, fry it to golden brown, then add coconut paste and masala paste fry it for 4 minutes, then add chopped tomato, keep stirring for atleast 2 to 3 minutes
Now add 1 cup of water allow it to boil, then add half fried kofta, and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes or till gravy becomes thick.
Mutton kofta is ready to serve with Roti.

Dill leaves and Potato Sabji

The green dill leaves are feathery and soft. The leaves and seeds are flavorful seasonings (often used in making pickles). Dried dill leaves are commonly known as dill weed..... This recipe is one of the very simple recipe to cook in a lesser time..

Ingredient's
2 bunch of dill leaves
3 potato's
8 garlic cloves, 2 green chillies,
1tbsp cumin, 1tbsp turmeric powder
1tbsp oil
Salt to taste

Cooking Method
Chop and clean the dill leaves, make a small pieces of potato and set it aside
In deep frying pan add chopped green chillies, garlic and cumin seeds, fry for 2 minutes
Add turmeric, dill leaves, potato and salt, mix it well and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, in a medium flame.
Serve with Roti or Poori.

Chiku Milk Shake

Chiku shake is a famous and healthy milk shake and easy to make and healthy to drink. Chiku is very good for health and when prepared with milk ,chiku shake is very tasty shake :)

Ingredient's
4 Chiku
1 cup milk
2 tbsp sugar
2 cardamom

Method
Remove the skin and seeds of the chiku and cut into pieces.
Add this pieces and 1 cup of chilled milk into the juicer.
Run the mixer until smooth paste is obtained.
Add rest of the milk and sugar,run the mixer again for 30 sec.
Pour into a serving glass and place 1 scoop of ice cream at the top(optional)

Sugar Syrup Peda

Sugar syrup peda is something very different peda . It gives you the taste of Gulab Jamun but the shape will be different.. I was thinking to make gulab jamun only but i thought why not make it different, and i end up making this recipe with all purpose flour... It gives u really very delicious taste and looks very beautiful too... Me and my hubby enjoyed it very much by eating this peda..

Ingredient's
1 cup all purpose flour
3tbsp ghee
25gm khova 
1 pinch baking soda, 1 pinch baking powder
Milk as per required to make soft dough
Oil to deep fry


For sugar Syrup
200gm sugar
3cup of water
1 cardamom 


Method
Add sugar, water and cardamom together in a deep pan and making a thick sugar syrup and set aside
In a big bowl mix all the above ingredients and make soft dough adding milk
Make a 6 small ball from dough, and give shape as per u like , deep fry them to golden brown. and allow it to cool , dip in the sugar syrup and sprinkle some sugar powder on it and Serve as a Dessert.

Chocolate Cake To Celebrate My First Year Wedding Anniversary

Yesterday was my First year Wedding Anniversary and to celebrate that first time i baked a chocolate cake to give my husband a surprise as he loves chocolate. First i thought why not to give him chocolate as a gift then i realized it is his wedding anniversary not B'day :) Then while surfing some website how to surprise your husband, from there i got an idea to bake chocolate cake and buy some good gift which he likes. There was no more gifts left what he likes because every thing is with him already, there also i had a problem what to buy, then finely i got gift.... and made him surprise....

He made me double surprised by arranging a candle light dinner in a restaurant. I was really very happy it was like a dream for me, Then we finished a dinner in a restaurant and came back to home, and celebrated again by cutting my sweet little chocolate cake. We enjoyed the day very much .. may god bless me with lot more wedding anniversary like this. with my lovely husband... hehehehehe

To Bake Chocolate Cake You All Need is.

1 + 1/2 cup (170 g) all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (dutched/dark)
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 pinches salt
1 cup (220 g) sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
3/4 cup (1.8 dl) milk
3/4 cup (1.8 dl) vegetable oil (flavorless) or butter
2 eggs

Method
Preheat oven to 180 deg C
Grease a 9 inch (23 cm) cake tin.
Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl.
Add milk, vegetable oil and eggs.
Mix everything together until smooth. If the batter is too runny you may add slightly more flour.
Transfer to bake tin and bake at 180 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 30 to 35 minutes.
Remove form the oven and cool it for atleast 2 to 3hr

Then pour the extra chocolate on the cake and enjoy.

Yummy Desi Pasta

First time i tried pasta in a different way and it was very delicious. This indian masala and cheese works very well together for pasta , it had a little bit of Indian and Italian taste. I made this for breakfast and we enjoyed very much over weekend morning.

Ingredient's
250 gram pasta
1 onion, 2 green chillies, 1 tomato, finely chopped
1/2 tbsp red chilly powder, 1/2 tbsp coriander powder, 1/2 tbsp garam masala, 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
3tbsp of melted butter
50 gram cheese
10 curry leaves
1/2tbsp mustard seeds
Salt as per taste
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Cooking Method
Boil the pasta as per the instruction on the pack, after boiled sprinkle some oil on it and set a side
In a deep frying pan, add butter, mustard seeds and curry leaves, when they splutter, add onion and green chillies sauté for 4 minutes, then add all the masala powder fry for some time, after that add tomato cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Now add cheese and pasta mix it will till the cheese is spread all over the pasta, sprinkle some salt and coriander leaves, now mix it gently and Serve Hot with Tomato sauce.