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INGREDIENTS : MAIDA - 1 & 1/2 cup BAKING POWDER - 1 tsp SALT - a pinch CURD - 1/2 cup OIL - 1/2 cup SUGAR - 1 cup VANILLA ESSENCE - 1/4th tsp METHOD: In a bowl, take desired amount of tutti frutti and coat the tutti frutti with 2 tbsp of maida and keep it aside, in another bowl, add maida, baking powder and salt and combine everything well together, in a separate bowl, add curd, oil and sugar and combine everything well together, now add  the wet ingredient mixture to the dry ingredients and add vanilla essence and combine until it forms into a thick batter, now add the maida coated tutti frutti into the cake batter and combine the tutti frutti with the batter, grease the cake mould well and add the cake batter in the cake mould, tap the cake mould to release air bubbles, preheat the cooker for 10 mins  place the cooker plate inside the cooker, remove the ring from the cooker lid and cooker whistle too, now place the cake mould in the press...

Delicious and moist, flavoured with orange, this cake recipe is decadent and simple to make! INGREDIENTS: MAIDA - 1 cup CORN FLOUR - 3 tbsp BROWN SUGAR - 1/2 cup SALT - a pinch BA;KING SODA - 1 tsp  BAKING POWDER - 1/2 tsp ORANGE JUICE - 1 & 1/2 cup OIL - 1/3rd cup VINEGAR - 1 tbsp VANILLA ESSENCE - 1/4th cup ORANGE ZEST - 1 tbsp FOR ORANGE SYRUP : ORANGE SYRUP - 1 tbsp ORANGE ZEST - 1 tsp SUGAR - 3 tbsp METHOD: In a bowl add all the dry ingresients; maida, corn flour, brown sugar, a pinch of salt, baking soda and baking powder, mix all the dry ingredients well together, now in another bowl, mix all the wet ingredients: orange juice, oil, vinegar, vanilla essence and orange zest, mix wet ingredients well together and then add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, add the cake batter to a greased baking mould bake the cake for 25/30 mins at 180 degree, or you can also bake the cake in pressure cooker for 35/40 mins on medium to...

This is an easy and simple cake recipe, which is eggless and there is no use of curd or milk in this. INGREDIENTS: MAIDA/FLOUR - 1 cup SUGAR - 3/4th cup/more (according to your sweetness) COCOA POWDER - 1/4th cup BAKING POWDER - 1 tsp OIL - 1/2 cup Water - 1 cup (room temperature) METHOD: Pre-heat the oven at 180 degrees for 10 mins In a bowl, add MAIDA, SUGAR, COCOA POWDER & BAKING POWDER (dry ingredients) mix all the dry ingredients well together, now add OIL & WATER (wet ingredients) into our dry ingredients mixture and combine well together into a cake batter, the consistency of the cake batter should be thick, now grease the cake tin with oil & flour/butter paper, pour the cake batter on the cake tin bake the cake at 180 degree for 30/35 mins, until a tooth pick comes out clean, OUR MOIST AND DELICIOUS EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE IS READY!!

INGREDIENTS TO MAKE CHOCO CHIP COOKIE : BUTTER - 80 grams SUGAR - 3/4th cup MAIDA/FLOUR - 2 cups BAKING POWDER  - 1/2 tsp CHOCO CHIPS - as required METHOD: Preheat the oven for 10 mins on 180 degree, In a bowl, add butter and sugar, mix butter and sugar together until it becomes light in colour and texture, now add maida/flour and baking powder, mix until well combined and makes a dough like texture, add choco chips and mix now make small balls from the dough and place it on the baking tray  add choco chips on the top of the dough and press lightly, bake the cookies for 15/18 mins on 180 degree. OUR CHOCO CHIP COOKIES ARE READY TO SERVE!!!

                                              Gajar ka halwa -    गाजर का हलवा    INGREDIENTS: CARROTS (grated) - 3 cups GHEE - 2 TBSP SUGAR & CARDAMOM POWDER - 5 TBSP WATER - 2 TBSP METHOD: In a pan, heat 1 tbsp of ghee, once the ghee is melted, add grated carrots, cook for 4/5 mins on low-medium flame until the raw smell from carrots go away, after 4/5 mins, add 2 tbsp of water or milk & sugar and cardamom powder, mix everything well together cover with a lid and cook for another 3/4 mins, after 3/4 mins, add 1 tbsp of ghee and mix well now cook the halwa until the mixture turns a little dry, once the mixture looks dry, switch off the flame and garnish it with dry fruits of your choice, GAJAR KA HALWA IS READY TO SERVE!!  

SPICY & SWEET TO TASTE, SPICY PAYASA/KHEER RECIPE INGREDIENTS: COCONUT - 1 whole  RED CHILLI - 3/4 ONION - 1/2 CINNAMON - 3 SMALL CARDAMOM - 3/4 BLACK PEPPER - 3/4 CUMIN - 1 TSP RICE FLOUR - 1 & 1/2 CUP JAGGERY - 1 CUP SUGAR - 1/4th CUP SALT METHOD: In a blender, put chopped coconut and blend it coarsely, keep 2 tbsp shredded coconut aside, add RED CHILLI, ONION, CINNAMON, CARDAMOM, BLACK PEPPER, CUMIN & WATER accordingly and blend it into a thick paste, now, remove the coconut paste into a strainer and remove the coconut milk from it, keep the coocnut masala milk aside, in another pan, add 2 cups of water, 1/2 tsp salt and bring it to a boil, add 2 tbsp of SHREDDED COCONUT & 1 CUP RICE FLOUR, mix everything well together until it forms into stiff dough, let it cool down and make small dough balls form it, steam the rice balls for 5 mins on high flame, now for final step,  in another pan, boil 1 cup of water, in a bow...

quick and easy palak paneer recipe and is equally delicious to taste INGREDIENTS:  PALAK - 1 BUNCH PANEER - 150 GRAMS ONION - 2 BIG GREEN CHILLI - 2/3 GARLIC - 15/20 GINGER - 1/4th BUTTER/OIL  AMCHUR POWDER - 1 tbsp WATER - 1/2 CUP SALT METHOD: In a pan, cook palak leaves for 2 mins on medium flame, until reduced in size, after 2 mins, let it cool down and blend it into puree, in another pan, add 2 tbsp butter/oil add sliced onion and saute for 2 min on medium flame, add slit green chillis, garlic and ginger and saute for 4/5 mins, after 4/5 mins, let it cool down and blend it into thick paste, in the same pan, add 1 tbsp butter/oil add the palak puree and saute for 2/3 mins in medium flame, now add onion paste and mix well, now add salt according to taste and amchur powder mix well and saute for another 2 mins add 1/2 cup water to adjust the consistency of the gravy and mix well, add paneer cubes and cook for another 2 mins, PA...