Chocolate Coffee Mousse

Chocolate Coffee Mousse

Serving : 4

Setting  Time : 3 - 4 hours

Preparation Time : 20 min

Cooking Time : 1 min

Ingredients :

• 250 gm Dark cooking chocolate
• 1 Tablespoon Milk
• Few drops vanilla essence 
• 1 Tablespoon coffee powder
• 2 Cup whipped cream
• 1/2 Cup water
• 8 - 10 Marie gold biscuit

For Garnishing :

• 1/2 Cup whipped cream
• 1 Tablespoon chocolate vermicelli

Procedure :

• First Combine the dark chocolate and milk and place it in microwave safe bowl and microwave it for 1 min. Remove this from microwave and mix it gently till it is smooth

• Now in a bowl take whipped cream, vanilla essence and chocolate mixture, fold all these ingredients together

• In a pan boil half cup of water and mix coffee powder to this keep it aside
• Now take a serving glass. first of all take a Marie gold biscuit dip it in coffee mixture place it in a bottom of glass. Now repeat this step with other biscuits and cover the side of glass 

• Now pour the chocolate mousse over it
• Now refrigerate this for 3 to 4 hours
• Before serving it add a spoon of whipped cream to it and garnish it with chocolate vermicelli...

Steamed Veggie Salad

Steamed Veggie Salad

Steamed beans, baby corn, corms, broccoli, capsicum served with a crunchy ice berg, onion and tomato. Coated with honey, lemon, olive oil and pepper.....  Is perfect for evening snacks or even for healthy and light dinner..... I use to make it for dinner to balance some heavy lunch.... You can also try .....

Serves : 4

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cooking Time : 10 min

Ingredients : 

• Ice berg or salad leaf 1/2 cup
• 1 Cup sweet corn
• 1 Cup beans cut length wise
• 1/2 Cup red capsicum
• 1/2 Cup yellow capsicum 
• 1 Cup broccoli 
• 1/2 Cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 Cup sliced onion
• Few mint leaves

For Dressing :

• 2 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 Tablespoon honey
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 Teaspoon chilly flakes
• 1 Teaspoon soya sauce
• Salt according to taste
• Pepper according to taste

Procedure :

• First take a ice cold water in a bowl and keep the chopped ice berg or salad leaves in this water for 10 min so that it become crunchy 

• Now chop all the ingredients and in a steamer add broccoli , red, yellow capsicum, beans, baby corn and sweet corn steam this for 5 to 6 min

• Now for dressing mix all the ingredients mention above and keep it aside

• Now in a salad bowl add chopped onion, tomato, chopped mint leaves, steamed vegetables and salad dressing and toss all together nicely

• For plating take a salad dish serve churchy iceberg on it top it with our steamed vegetables

• Steamed veggie salad is ready..... Enjoy it with a feeling of eating healthy and light....

Non Fried Bread pakora

Non Fried Bread pakora 

We all love fried snacks. Bread pakora is all time favorite. But now a days we all are Living in a healthy eating and healthy cooking era. So fried is not an good option but still we want our bread pakora ..... What to do ??? No problem let's make it without frying it ..... My mom use to make this for us....

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cooking Time : 10 min

Ingredients : 

• 2 Boiled and mashed potatoes
• 8 Slice brown bread 
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 Green chillies chopped
• 2 tablespoon fresh coriander chopped
• 1/2 Cup green chutney
• 1 Teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 Teaspoon dry mango powder
• Salt according to taste
• Chilly powder according to taste

For Batter :

• 2 Tablespoon gram flour ( besan)
• 1 Tablespoon rice flour
• Water as required
• 1 Teaspoon ajwain seed (carom seeds)
• Salt according to taste 
• Red chilly powder according to taste

For Cooking :

• Cooking oil 2 tablespoon

Procedure :

• In a bowl prepare a mixture for bread pakora. For that take a potato,  onion, cumin seed, green chillies, coriander, red chilly powder, dry mango powder and mix it we'll and keep aside

• Now for batter take another bowl  add gram flour, rice flour, salt , chilly powder and ajwain seeds mix it nicely and now add water to this mixture  and prepare a smooth. Batter

• Now take a bread slices apply green chutney on one side of bread slice now place a potato mixture on this bread slice cover it with another bread slice . Press it nicely
• Repeat this step with other bread slices also
• Now take a non stick pan or tawa heat it apply little bit of oil to it . Now dip your bread pakora in a batter cover it nicely place it on tawa cook it on low flame from all side nicely

• Repeat this step with all other bread pakoras

• Your non fried bread pakora is ready serve it hot with a cup of tea and enjoy monsoon ........

Masala Idlis

Masala Idlis

Masala Idlis are best way to use leftover Idlis. It's so yummy that you can even try it with fresh Idlis also. Masala Idlis are superb breakfast, it nice option for your kids tiffin even if you serve it to your guest they will be impressed .....

Preparation Time : 10 Min

Cooking Time : 10 min

Ingredients :

• 2 Cup dissed leftover Idlis
• 2 Tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 Tablespoon peanuts
• 1Teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 Teaspoon urad dal (white lentil)
• 1Teaspoon channa dal (bengal gram)
• Few curry leaves
• Pinch of asafoetida
• 1 Green chilly chopped
• Pinch of turmeric powder
• 1/2 Cup chopped onion
• 1/2 Cup chopped tomato
• 1/2 Cup chopped capsicum
• 1 Tablespoon sambar powder
• 1 Tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
• Salt according to taste
• Red chilly powder according to taste

Procedure :

• Take a left over Idlis and cut them into  small pieces
• Now take a pan add oil heat it. Now add mustard seed as it splutter add urad dal, channa dal, asafoetida, curry leaves and peanuts saute it.

• Now add onions saute it then add chopped tomatoes cook it now add green chillies, salt, sambhar powder, turmeric and red chilly powder
• Now add chopped capsicum cook it for a minute or two then add Idlis and mix gently. 
• Make sure that all Idlis are nicely covered with masala if it looks dry just sprinkle few drops of water . 

• Masala Idlis are ready. Serve it hot and garnish with coriander leaves. Enjoy it with green chutney or coconut chutney

Tip : You can even add grated fresh coconut to this .

Eggless Chocolate Mousse

Egg less Chocolate Mousse

This Raksha Bandhan serve your brother or sister something very special. Egg less Chocolate mousse is a nice blend of cream, chocolate, vanilla and crunchy biscuit which all together gives a divine taste....

Serving : 4

Setting Time : 3 - 4 Hours

Preparation Time : 20 min

Cooking Time : 1 min

Ingredients :

• 250 gm Dark Chocolate
• 1 Tablespoon Milk
• Vanilla essence
• 2 Cup whipped cream
• 20 Marie gold biscuit
• 2 Tablespoon butter

For Garnishing :

• Chocolate vermicelli
• Edible Confetti
• Nuts

Procedure :

• First combine the dark chocolate and milk and place it in microwave safe bowl and microwave it for 1 min. Remove this from microwave and mix it gently till it is smooth 

• Now in a bowl take whipped cream, vanilla essence and chocolate mixture. And fold all these ingredients nicely 

• On other side in a bowl crush biscuits nicely and add butter to this and form a crumbled mixture

• Now take a pudding dish grease it with butter add the biscuit crumbled mixture and press it nicely now pour the chocolate mousse mixture to this 

• You can also present this in a cup. For that take a cup fill it half with biscuit mixture then pour chocolate mousse to this. Garnish it with biscuit mixture and chocolate vermicelli or what ever you want . Use your creativity 

• Now refrigerate your chocolate mousse for 3 to 4 hours
• Serve it chilled