Sunday, March 30, 2014

Mango and Yogurt Treat

In case you have lot of visitors frequently, you need to be little creativity with  your servings. Otherwise they might think that you are serving the same thing everyday. Well today's special at my place is the mango and yogurt treat, which happens to be a dessert.

Ingredients: 

  1. Mango & Pineapples (If not you can also take canned fruits.)
  2. Yogurt
  3. Plums
  4. Golden syrup or honey (Not necessary)
Method:

  1. Take few bowls or desserts cups
  2. Place a layer of yogurt and on top of that a layer pineapple.
  3. Again place a layer of  yogurt and on top of that a layer mango. Continue layering until all the ingredients are used up
  4. Sprinkles a layer of plums.
  5. If you guests like to have it sweet add honey on top of everything.
Enjoy the day. 

Biscuit Pudding

These we can easily buy biscuit pudding at supermarket, but I always believe that home made food are the best.

Ingredients:

  1. Marie biscuit - 2 small packets (400g)
  2. Cashew nuts - 100g
  3. Plums - 100g
  4. Pumpkin Preserve - 100g
  5. Coffee powder - 2tsp
  6.  Chocolate powder - 3tbsp
  7. Corn flour - 2 tbsp
  8. gelatin - 1 small packet
  9. Milkmaid - 1tin
  10. Egg yolk - 2
Method:
  1. Cut cashew nuts and pumpkin preserve into a small pieces. Mix cashew nuts, pumpkin preserve and plums and keep it a side.
  2. Mix milkmaid tin with 4 cups of hot water and keep it a side.
  3. Mix the gelatin packet with 1 cup of hot water and keep it a side.
  4. Mix coffee with 1 cup of water and close it with a lid and keep it a side.
  5. Mix chocolate powder and cornflour powder with previously made 2 cup of milk.
  6. Crush biscuits into to a small pieces and put it into a ball and then pour rest of the milk over it.
  7.  Mix together the chocolate mixture, coffee, & egg yolk. Put it in the heat stir the chocolate custard till it become a thick mixture.
  8. Take the chocolate mixture off from the heat add the gelatin mixture and stir well.
  9. Take flat glass dish.
  10. Pour layer of chocolate custard at the bottom of the dish.
  11. Arrange biscuit layer on top of it.
  12. Sprinkle a fruit layer on top of it.
  13. Layer it twice, as its done before and finally sprinkle fruits mixture over the top.
  14. Put in the refrigerator till you serve.  

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Mushroom Soup

Today I made my family a nice dinner with mushroom soup. But I add something extra than traditional recipe. Let me share it with you all.

Serves 5 people
Ingredients:

  1. Sliced large onions - 2
  2. Sliced button mushroom - 200g (1 packet)
  3. Grated Carrots - 2
  4. Green chilies (If you prefer it's to be a hot dish)
  5. Fresh milk - 1 1/2 cups
  6. Water - 
  7. Corn flour - 2 tbs
  8. Oil (What ever you used to cook) or butter
  9. Soup cubes (Not necessary) - 2
  10. Salt & Pepper to taste
Method
  1. Add oil or butter into in the pan and let it heat.
  2. Add sliced onion.
  3. Saute for about 5 min in low flame.
  4. Add grated carrot & saute for another 5 min.
  5. Add chopped mushrooms & saute for another 5 min.
  6. Mix corn flour with 1 cup of water and add it to the mixture.
  7. If you prefer you can mix the soup cube with another cup of water and add it to the mixture.
  8. Add 1 1/2 cup of water.
  9. When water starts boiling, add fresh milk.
  10. Stir well & add salt, pepper, & green chilies.
  11. If the soup is too thick, add some water.
  12. Heat the mixture for another 10 min.
  13. Finally serve hot.