Chocolate Biscuit pudding - Recipe

As some of you have already noticed  i lost all your precious comments from my blog except the last post. It happened when i reinstalled Intense Debate comment system. (Though before itself i was warned about it,I had been a fool to do so). So please don't repeat this mistake in your blog's guys.

Well coming to topic,this is another 5 minutes recipe . I found this recipe on Nestle Milkmaid site. I made very slight change in that recipe and here it is. 

Ingredients:

Milk maid

Milk - 1/2 cup

Sugar- 2 tbsp

Marie Biscuits - 1 packet (You can use some other plain biscuits also)

Butter 

Instant coffee powder

Coco Powder - 3 tbsp

Water 

(I haven't given quantities,because each one's sweet tooth differs)

Process:

We can make this in 3 steps :

a) First can make coffee as usual.

Boil water.Add sugar and instant coffee powder.Then milk.

b)Making Chocolate butter paste.

Mix Milkmaid,coffee powder,butter and Cocoa powder together.(Coffee powder should be 1/3rd of cocoa powder)

c) Now while the coffee is warm itself,dip one biscuit and arrange it in a tray or in a individual cup.

Spread Milkmaid over it.Now  dip another biscuit in coffee and lay over the first.Spread chocolate butter paste over it. Now apply Milkmaid on next coffee dipped biscuit.Next biscuit should be coated with chocolate butter paste.Continue the process.

Now chill it in fridge,cut and serve.You can decorate them with whipped cream or nuts.

Believe me,this taste and smells wonderful due to the presence of Coffee powder,Milkmaid and Butter.

It is so simple na?..Try and tell me how it had been :)

Take care

50 first dates and a pasta recipe

Today i saw the movie first 50 dates in Z studio. It is 3rd or 4th time i am watching this movie.

It is a silly romantic comedy but has a charm of its own. If you are a person who is very serious about movies, you won't like it. But people like me who are suckers for romantic comedy and chick flicks will sure like it.

It is about the story of a man who have to struggle  to win his dream girl's heart every day, since she is suffering from short term memory loss and forgets him everyday when she wakes up   :P

Adam Sandler  as hero and the pretty Drew Barrymore as heroine,  it is really  a sweet movie to watch .

If you haven't watched it yet , give it a try when you want to laugh  or when you are having a girl's night :)

I watched the movie with a quick made pasta and shop bought potato waffles.




If you are in a lazy mood or want some quick pasta recipe this will be useful to you.

Time required : 5 minutes
Things required :
Pasta -1 cup ( I used macaroni here)
Ripe Tomatoes - 1
Pureed tomato - 1 cup
Garlic - 1/2 cup chopped
Red Kashmiri chilly dried-  According to your spice toleration level (i used 2) or you can use shop bought chilly flakes.
Crushed pepper - according to your spice toleration  level(i taken one tbs. pepper corn and crushed it)
Oregano- 1 tsp
Basil- 1 tsp
Olive oil-  1 tbsp
Cheese grated - 1/2 cup
Light Fresh cream - 1/2 cup
Water - 3/4 cup
Salt and sugar


Don't panic seeing ingredient list, the process is quiet simple.

1) Cook your pasta according to your packet instruction.
Most of them require boiling in hot water. Add 2 drops of olive oil to prevent pasta from sticking up. Also add salt. Only half cook pasta.
Remember to throw away the water in which you cooked pasta, it is said to be contain some wax content which is not good for health . After that wash it with cold water and keep aside.

2) While pasta is cooking chop garlic and  then tomato. Break dried red chillies in to small bits. Grate cheese. Crush pepper corns.
3) Heat Olive oil in pan.Saute garlic and red chilly. Then add tomatoes.When tomato softens add tomato puree.
4) Add oregano, basil and crushed pepper. Saute  1 minute or till aroma starts
5) Add Water  and boil.Add salt as per you taste and a pinch sugar.
6) Now add half cooked pasta and cheese to it.
7) Finally add the fresh cream.



Yummy pasta ready for you     8-)

Spicy Prawn masala

I love non veg foods like anything,  except fish. Yeah..i told truth. I hate sea food.

But once i relocated to Kochi, Queen of Arabian Sea, I couldn't help but  fall in love with prawns and pearl spot (Karimeen) over here.

So i'll share you my favorite way of making prawns.First i had it from a family friend's house.I liked it so much that i asked them for recipe.

I have made prawn numerous occasions in this style.I'v tried other recipes also, but this one always came out good.

We can prepare this curry in 4 steps

1) Marinating prawns

2) Cutting and chopping vegetables

3) Grinding the masala and

4) Cooking the prawns

Always remember while buying prawns, on deshelling they will reduce to almost half the quantity.

How to make?

So first take1/2 kg big prawns deshelled, deveined and cleaned. After that we can do marination

1) Marinating Prawns:

Required ingredients:

a) Chilly powder - 1tbsp

b) Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

c) Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp

d) Coriander Powder- 1/2 tbsp

e) Salt - As required

Add 1 tbsp. chilly powder,1/2 tsp turmeric powder and 1/2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste1/2 tbsp coriander powder  and salt  to cleaned prawns .Make sure it is coated well and keep inside fridge in an air tight box for 30 minutes.

By this time we can go to cutting and chopping part

Required Vegetables :

a) Onion- 1 big thinly sliced. (Use a tomato knife for slicing , you can get thin onion slices)

b) Shallots /sambar onion/ pearl onion - 10-15  sliced

I know it is difficult to peel and slice pearl onions, but do add these , it enhances the taste.

c) Tomato - chopped in to small pieces.

Now Step 3 : Grinding masala.

a) Grated coconut - 1 tbsp

b) Ginger - a small piece

c) Garlic- 5 cloves

d) Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp ( I use to add 1/2 tbsp coriander powder since i don't keep coriander seed in          home)

e) Green chilly-  2 medium sized

f) Pepper corn- 1 tbspoon

g) Dried Kashmiri red chilly- 2-3

Heat oil in a pan .Add all the above ingredients.Saute till coconut turns brown.

Add very little water and grind it. Don't make it a paste ,do in a way so that chilly grains will be there in gravy.While eating, those grains will impart a specific taste.

See the picture.

By this time prawn will be properly marinated.Now we can go to step: 4

Cooking the prawns:

Ingredients:

a) Curry Leaves- 2sprigs

b) Cumin seeds - 2 tsp

c) Kashmiri chilly powder- 1 tbsp

d) Turmeric powder- 1 pinch

e) Salt- as required

f) Oil as required

First saute the marinated prawns in oil till half cooked.(Shallow fry)Keep it aside in a blotting paper.

In same oil add cumin seeds and curry leaf.

Now add  onions we first itself sliced and kept.Once the color changes add turmeric powder and chilly powder.

Now add tomatoes. Saute till tomatoes turns soft.

Now add grinded masala to it and saute till raw small is gone.

Add prawns and saute for 5 minutes.

Add 1-1 1/2 cup water and boil in low flame.

        

                                                                                                          Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve it with basmati rice :)