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Vodka Haze

This is my first cocktail recipe. Well, my college life is sure shot very interesting and the things I learn from each day there are way more than interesting. This is what I made in my cocktail competition. This super refreshing vodka based drink is as amazing as my desserts <3 Here’s what you need: Vodka: 30 ml Coconut water: 30 ml Soda: 40 ml Lime juice: 5 ml Blue Curacao: 10 ml Mint leaves: 3 to 4 no. Cucumber: 1 no. A shaker And a glass for serving (I did with margarita) And a melon scooper for garnish ( optional) Let’s get started: In the shaker, add cucumber cubes and mint leaves and muddle it. Add vodka, lime juice and coconut water in the shaker ( don’t forget the ice cubes). And shake well. Transfer to the glass, add soda to it. Add blue Curacao and let it settle at the bottom Scoop out balls from cucumber. Thread them in the skewer. Serve. Stir before consuming.

Chocolate Tart Diyas

A Diwali special vegetarian recipe is a must to be updated by me.!! So here’s one of my brother’s favourite dessert recipe. Basically an edible diya made of chocolate! And trust me these are super cute and super tasty <3 Here’s the recipe: Ingredients: For the tarts: All purpose flour:                           150 gms Sugar:                                              50 gms Butter:                                             80 gms Baking powder:                               2 gms For the filling...

Healthy chocolate cake(whole wheat, no sugar)

This one is another experiment done to get a healthier version of my favorite dessert! But this was accidental, I didn’t had Refined flour, so I had to use whole wheat flour! Did this black forest cake for my mom dad’s anniversary! Whole wheat healthy no sugar cake turned to a black forest cake! Here’s the recipe: Ingredients Whole wheat: 180 grams Honey/ sugar free(any artificial sugar) – according to taste 4-5 tbsp ( I used sugar free green bc my mom doesn’t like honey) cocoa powder: 4 tbsp Baking soda: 1tsp salt Oil/ Butter: 70 grams Instant coffee powder: 1.5 tsp in half a cup of warm water half a cup warm milk eggs - 2 vanilla extract: 1 tsp Method: Sift in whole wheat flour, artificial Sugar(if using), Cocoa powder, Baking soda and salt all together in a big bowl and combine well. In another bowl add egg (beat it well), coffee mix, milk, honey(if using), and vanilla extract. Slowly add in wet ingredients to the bowl of dry ing...

Chocolate Ganache

Chocolate Ganache is the tastiest derivative of chocolate. This sinful and delicious glaze requires only 2 ingredients!!  FRESH CREAM and CHOCOLATE The simple rule is the more the chocolate the thicker will be the ganache. Depending on the purpose or for what recipe you need the ganache for, it can be made in these ratios. Ratios are the weights (for ex. 1:1 = 100 gms of chocolate and 100 grams of cream) ·          Layer cake filling or frosting muffins:  1:1, equal parts chocolate and cream. ·          Soft icing and pourable glaze:  1:2, one part chocolate to two parts cream. ·          Chocolate truffles (super thick):  2:1, two parts chocolate to one part cream. Recipe: Heat the cream on a pan, stirring continuously, make sure not to burn it or boil it. Pour warm cream over chocolate chips or chopped compou...

Baklava shots

This is an easier and super simple version of baklava my grandmom told me, it actually isn’t a baklava but it definitely gives a shot of flavor of the same!! With all the love and happiness here is the recipe of super easy baklava bites!! INGREDIENTS:  120 grams Sewai (rice vermicelli) 180-200 grams sweetened Condensed milk 2-3 tbsp Desi ghee Pistachio Almonds Saffron strands METHOD: Chop all the dry fruits and lightly dry roast them. Dry roast vermicelli (break them if they are too long) until golden in color. Add ghee and stir properly. Remove from flame. Add condensed milk and stir properly until combined well. Scoop out and garnish with dry fruits. 

Eggless Choco-chip Cupcakes

aaahhaaah!!! This is one of my favourite chocolaty recipe, recently I made this for my cousins and the muffins disappeared in no time😍😍 And this is a real sSIMPLE and EASY recipe. The chocolate chips make them drool worthy. Plus they are veggie😋😋 Ingredients: APF: 180 grams Sugar: 120 grams( i used only 100 grams bcs i like it a lil less sweet) cocoa powder: 4 tbsp Baking soda: 1tsp salt Oil/ Butter: 70 grams Instant coffee powder: 1.5 tsp in half a cup of warm water half a cup warm milk vinegar: 2 tsp vanilla extract: 1 tsp Chocolate chips( as much as you like) Method: Sift in APF, Sugar, Cocoa powder, Baking soda and salt all together in a big bowl and combine well. In another bowl add butter, coffee mix, milk, vinegar and vanilla extract. slowly add in wet ingredients to the bowl of dry ingredients. mix well, add chocolate chips to mix Line the cupcake liners in the tray, fill'em up upto 2/3rd! Bake for 15-18 mins(acc to your oven) at 180* ...

Mango Tart

This is a very simple recipe. Summers and mangoes are my favorite synonyms, so here’s a recipe to celebrate that happiness. INGREDIENTS:  For the tart Flour: 100 grams Butter: 45 grams Sugar: 1 1/2 tbsp. Milk: 2tbsp For the filling and topping Whipping cream: 2/3 cup Castor sugar: 2 tbsp. Mango puree Fresh mango METHOD: ·          For the tart 1.        Add flour and sugar to the dough maker, combine, add in cold and diced butter and mix. You’ll get a sandy textured mixture. 2.        To this add 2 tbsp of milk and mix well until you get doughy and uniform consistency. Put it in refrigerator for 20 to 30 mins. 3.        Grease the tart mold. Sheet the dough and line it in the mold. 4.        Bake at 180* for 15 to 18 mins. ·       ...

White Sauce Pasta | Béchamel sauce

White Sauce Pasta | Béchamel sauce Béchamel is one of the five mother sauces. And it is the most basic one. White sauce pasta, cheese sauce pasta, crème sauce pasta etc. are all its derivatives. So, this recipe is going to be about white sauce pasta. To make béchamel sauce, you first need to prepare roux(white roux). Roux is a mixture of equal amount of flour(APF) and butter. Furthermore flavored and warm milk is added. Watch my YouTube Video for further explanation. These proportions are enough for preparing 5 to 6 portions of pasta. You can store this sauce in refrigeration and to use this next time add a little warm milk again to get it back to the original consistency. INGREDIENTS: For the sauce: ·          3 tbsp APF ·          3 tbsp butter ·          425 – 450 ml milk ·          1 med. Onion · ...

Basic Doughnuts with chocolate glaze

Hey! This is my first post and my very first recipe, so thought of starting with the basics. Doughnuts has always been my favorite and I love store bought doughnuts and thought of giving them a try at home! So after referring to hundreds for recipes from books and several websites, I have come up with own ! This is a simple egg less(i turn most of the recipes to vegan) recipe for doughnuts, I fried them (didn’t tried baking so not sure if it suits baking procedure well) . white and dark chocolate glazed doughnuts Doughnuts The recipe yields 15-18 small doughnuts. Ingredients: (for the dough) ·          All purpose flour – 500 gms ·          Sugar – 4-5 tbsp(that's totally upto your taste, I kept it moderately sweet) ·          Butter – ¼ cup ·          Milk – 60-70 ml ·     ...