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August 18, 2013

PANEER SHASHLIK(LOW CAL AND FAT FREE)




A definite party pleaser and a tantalising snack especially if you have vegetarian guests coming over. Guilt free but full on taste and flavour, its colourful and light...must try!!!

Ingredients-
Cottage cheese(paneer)- 250 gms
Red and yellow Bell peppers (capsicum)- 1 each
Onion- 2 (chopped into largish bite size pcs)
Thick low fat Curd- 250gms
Ginger+garlic paste(fresh)- 1 tbsp
Garam masala- 1tsp
Lemon juice- 1 tsp
Finely chopped green chillies-1-2
Mint leaves- a handful, finely chopped
Coriander leaves- a handful, finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Chaat masala to sprinkle on top
Wooden skewers(soaked in water so that they don’t burn)

Method-
  • Whip the curd well.
  • Add ginger+garlic paste, garam masala, lemon juice, green chillies, garam masala, coriander, mint and salt/pepper to the whipped curd.
  • Cut paneer into largish squares and marinate in the above mixture for 2 hours or overnight.
  • Cut onion and peppers into bite size pieces.
  • Final assembly-
  • Take a wooden skewer , alternately thread the onion then the marinated paneer, bell pepper, keep repeating, finishing with the onion in that order.
  • Grill/ Pan roast the skewers till brown and done.
  • Sprinkle chaat masala and serve hot.


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August 11, 2013

RED VELVET CAKE


 An utterly gorgeous cake, made extra tender with the use of buttermilk..seems like the old adage -"We eat with the eyes first".. comes true, whoever I have served it to seem first to fall in love with the attractive red colour and then the chocolaty tenderness of it. A great hit at parties and birthdays!


Ingredients-
Ground white sugar- 1 and ½ cups
Eggs-2
Cocoa- 4 tbsp
Butter- 1 cup, softened
Salt-1/2 tsp
Vanilla essence- 1 tsp
Buttermilk- 1 cup
Plain flour- 2 and ½ cups
Baking powder- 2 tsp
White vinegar- 1 tbsp
Red food colour- 4 tbsp
Baking soda- ½ tsp

For the icing-
300 ml heavy cream//Cream cheese( whatever is available, original recipe calls for cream cheese)
½ cup castor sugar
½ tsp vanilla essence

Method-
  • Preheat oven to 200 degree C
  • Grease and flour two 9- inch cake pans
  • Cream butter and sugar together very well. Add eggs and beat well.
  • Add the cocoa, food colour, salt, vanilla to the creamed mixture.
  • Now alternately add flour and buttermilk, mix well, in the end add the vinegar.
  • Pour batter into the prepared cake pans and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Cool completely.
For the icing-
Take a  clean mixing bowl and combine cream/ cream cheese along with the rest of the ingredients, beat well till light and fluffy.

For assembling-
Sandwich the cake with a quarter of the prepared icing , spread the rest on top and sides.
Chill well before serving.

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