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मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा Today after dinner I wanted to try out something new with watermelon and here is the chatpata juice i came up with. Ingredients 1/2 Watermelon 2 Big Lemons 4 Spoon Sugar 6-7 Pudina Leaves 1/4 Spoon Chaat Masala 1/4 Spoon Jeera Powder Pinch of Black Pepper Powder Salt to taste Method Dice the watermelon and add it to the mixer bowl. Add in lemon juice, sugar, pudina leaves, salt, chaat masala, jeera powder. Using the crushing blade let the mixture blend together in a mixie Pour it in glasses and sprinkle black pepper powder on top. Chill Garnish with small pudina leaves and small scoops of watermelon. Notes Since I was so waiting to drink this, to chill it faster, i kept it in fridger for 10 minutes :) Alternatively you can also use already chilled watermelon so that you dont need to wait even 10 minutes :)

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा This week I had to bake two cakes one for fondant decoration class and one for flowers decoration class. So this is the cake i made for flowers decoration class. I wanted to decorate it with white flowers which would have tinge of pink/yellow but I ended up with bad icing.. Thats when I decorated with whatever flowers I had made over last month in the class. So here is yet another simple cake recipe that came out so well. Ingredients 1.5 Cup Maida 1 Cup Butter 1 Cup Sugar 1 Spoon Coca Powder 1 Spoon Baking Powder 3 Eggs Method Preheat oven to 325F/160C Sieve through maida, coca powder and baking powder in a bowl Add in melted butter, sugar and eggs and mix well till the mixture is uniform Grease the cake pan and add in the batter Bake at 325F/160C for 30 minutes Let the cake cool down the cake for 5 minutes and then take it out and cooling grid. Let it cool completely. Serve Notes I made two batches of this cake in a 8 inch loaf tin and them i u

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा I made this simple cake for my Fondant decoration class.. It tasted awesome with and without icing :) Ingredients 5 cup Maida 2.5 Cup Butter 2.5 Cup Castor Sugar 2 Spoon Baking Powder 1.5 Spoon Lemon Juice 4 Eggs Method Preheat oven to 325F/160C Sieve through baking powder and maida in a bowl Add in sugar, melted butter, lemon juice and eggs and mix thoroughly till the mixture is glossy Prepare a cake pan ready by greasing it. Add the batter into the pan Bake the cake on 325F/160C for 1 hour Take out of the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes and then take it out on cooling grid and let it cool completely. Decorate or serve as it is. Notes The cake was really ok as it is but when i decorated it, it was little extra sweet. May be next time i should reduce the sugar quantity if i am going to decorate it.

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा I had got this recipe from mom like 10 months back but finally gave this a shot today. It turned out as good as mom makes. Its one of my fav preparation of bhendi and am sharing it here. Ingredients 1/2 Kg Okra 1.5 Cup Grated Coconut 1/2 Spoon Saunf 1/4 Spoon Mustard 1/4 Spoon Garam Masala 3/4 Spoon Red Chili Powder 1 Cup Curd A Pinch of Asafoetida A Pinch of Sugar Salt to taste Oil Method Wash okra and slice it vertically into halves. In a bowl mix curd, grated coconut, 1/4 spoon of saunf, red chilli powder and garam masala Heat oil in a pan and add in mustard seeds and remaining 1/4 spoon of saunf. Let them splutter Add in Asafoetida, sliced okra and earlier made coconut-curd-masala mixture in it. Stir well Cover the pan and add water on the lid. With few stirring in between let it cook till almost done. Add in sugar and salt and stir again. Cover the lid and cook till completely done. Notes This vegetable is best when the Okras are fresh and

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा Ajoy wanted me to make this for Dasara but ended up getting the raw material (aka milk) quite late on sunday. So I made it yesterday. It has turned fabulous and the sweetness is perfect not too sweet not too bland.. Ingredients 2 Liter Milk 2 Spoon Vinegar 1 Pinch of Saffron 1/4 Spoon Cardamom Powder 1/4 Cup Almonds 1/4 Cup Pistachios 3 Cup Sugar Method Boil 1 liter of milk in a pan. Mix vinegar in half cup water and add it gradually to the boiling milk. When the whey separates from milk fat strain it on cheese or muslin cloth. Run through cold water and let it hang for an hour or two so that water is drained completely out from the paneer Start boiling remaining 1 liter of milk in a wide pan, stir continuously and let it reduce to half. Add in safron and 1/2 cup sugar in it and let it simmer for another couple of minutes. Keep aside. Mix in remaining 2.5 cup of sugar with 1.5 liter of water in a cooker or wider pan. Bring it to boil Mean while k