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September 18, 2014

Bread Halwa



Ingredients :

  1. Bread slices -  10 slices
  2. Sugar - 1 cup / to taste
  3. Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
  4. Toasted nuts (Cashewnuts, almonds) for grinding and garnishing
  5. Milk
  6. Ghee for frying

Method :

1.  Heat ghee in the frying pan & roast the cut bread slices till golden brown.  Keep aside.

2.   Boil the milk & sugar and keep stirring.  Add the fried bread slices to this mixture.  Cook over the slow flame till the bread mixture turns soft.

3.   Meanwhile grind the cashew nuts and almonds together and mix it.  Add cardamon powder and garnish it with the toasted nuts.


Serve warm or cold.


September 3, 2014

Tea time Yellow cake


Ingredients :

  1. Sifted cake flour - 3 cups
  2. Baking powder - 31/2 tsp
  3. Salt - 1/2 tsp
  4. Butter - 3/4 cup (170 gm)
  5. Sugar - 11/3 cups
  6. Egg yolks - 6 large sized
  7. Milk - 1 cup
  8. Vanilla extract - 2 tsp
  9. Nuts / Caraway seed - 1 tsp (optional)

Method :

1.   Preheat the oven at 350 F.  Grease and line up the baking pan with the parchment paper.

2.   Sieve together the flour, baking powder and salt.

3.   Cream the butter and gradually add sugar.  Beat until soft and creamy.

4.   Add egg yolks one at time & beat until light and fluffy.  Add vanilla extract and nuts(optional).

5.   Gradually add flour mixture alternately with milk.  Begin and end with flour mixture.

6.   Bake it for 25 mins or until done.


Serve it with tea.  
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