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Dessert

Ragi Chocolate Cake

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Ingredients;

1/2 cup Finger Millet flour/ Ragi flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. Cocoa powder
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup curd/yogurt
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp. cinnamon powder

Method;

Sift the Ragi flour, all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon in a large vessel. Take another vessel and add curd, oil, milk and sugar in it, beat the liquid mixture with a fork till the sugar is dissolved.

Preheat the oven to 180°C for about 10 minutes. Grease a round cake tin with oil.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet liquid mixture and fold lightly making circular motions.

Pour the cake batter into the greased cake tin and bake for 30 minutes or till the cake is done. Check the cake by inserting a clean knife in it, if it comes out clean the cake is fully baked.

Walnut and Banana Cake

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Ingredients

1/2 cup wholewheat flour
1/2 cup refined flour
1/4 cup milk
1 big ripe banana
1/4 cup of Walnuts
2 tbsp of Yogurt or curd
2 tbsp of oil
3/4 cup of Castor sugar
A pinch of Salt
1 tbsp of Cocoa powder
A pinch of Cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp of Baking powder
1/4 tsp of Baking soda

Method

Grind together the banana slices, sugar, yogurt, milk, and oil in a blender. Keep it aside.

Add the baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt and cinnamon to both the flour in a big vessel. Sift all the dry ingredients together.

Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients by mixing with light hands.

Crush the walnuts into small chunks and add it to the batter.

Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 180°C. Grease a cake tin with oil and dust it with dry flour. Pour the batter into the baking tin.  Bake the cake at 180°C for 30 minutes or till the cake is done. Check the cake by inserting a knife in it, if the knife comes out clean the cake is fully balked.

Mango Mousse

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Ingredients:

1 cup crumbled Cottage cheese
1 cup thick mango puree
10-12 Almonds
4 tbsp. sugar
Chocolate chips
10-12 digestive biscuits
1 tbsp.Olive oil

Method:

Peel and chop two mangoes. Grind almonds into fine powder.

Blend mango pieces and cottage cheese with granulated sugar to make puree. Reserve a little mango puree for garnish.

Grind the biscuits with almonds coarsely in a blender with butter.

In a large bowl and add mango & cottage cheese puree, some almond powder and mix well.

Take small serving bowls or glasses and add a tablespoon of coarsely ground biscuit. Pour a ladle of mango mousse over it and add another layer of biscuit. Finish it with mango mousse, a little fresh mango pulp and a few chocolate chips.

Refrigerate the Mango Mousse for 3-4 hours and serve chilled.

Brownie

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Ingredients

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup All purpose four
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla essence

Method; Preheat oven to 190°C for 10 minutes and grease a rectangular flat baking tray.

Take a large bowl and add both the flours, salt, baking powder. cocoa powder and mix it well with a fork.

Take another bowl pour milk, oil, vanilla essence in it and add powdered sugar in it. Whisk all the ingredients well with a fork.

Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir it lightly to combine and make a smooth batter.

Pour the batter onto the greased baking tray and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake the brownie for about 30 minutes or so.

Remove from the oven and let it cool completely. Slice the Brownies and dust with powdered sugar.

Phirni

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Ingredients
3/4 cup beaten rice (poha)
2 cups milk
4 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cornflour dissolved in 2 tsp cold milk
1 cup sliced fruits (banana , apples etc.)

Method

  •     Place the beaten rice flakes on a flat microwave-safe plate and microwave on high for 1 minute till the beaten rice flakes are crisp.
  •     Remove from the microwave, cool and blend in a mixer to a coarse powder. Keep aside.
  •     Put the milk in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for 2 minutes.
  •     Add the beaten rice, sugar and cornflour–milk mixture, mix well and microwave on high for 2 minutes, stirring once in between after 1 minute. Keep aside to cool.
  •     Refrigerate for at least an hour.
  •     Just before serving, divide the phirni and fruits into 4 equal portions.
  •     Place a portion of fruits in each of the bowls and top them with a portion of phirni.
  •     Serve chilled.