Sunday, September 30, 2007

Chocolate Brownie

Ingredients
Eggs - 3
Dark Chocolate - 130 gms
Butter - 180 gms
Brown Sugar - 130 gms
Walnuts - 130 gms
Vanilla Essence - 2 tbsp (can be anything depending upon your flavor)
Plain Flour (Maida) - 130 gms

Procedure
Beat egg white seperately and egg yellow seperately and set aside. Boil the water in a container and simultaneously melt the dark chocolate in another container. After the chocolate is melted add Brown sugar to it and heat it for 3-5 min. Add Butter to this and cool the batter.
After cooling add egg white (already beaten) into the batter. Stir thoroughly. Add egg yellow (already beaten) to the batter. Stir thoroughly. Add Essence to the batter. Add plain flour to the batter and stir well till a smooth thickish batter. Take an oven container and apply butter on the inside and put some plain flour evenly (to make sure that the brownie doesn't stick to the container). Pour the batter into the container and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degree celcius for 30 min. To make sure the brownie is ready use a knife and dip it in the center of the container till the base and see if the batter is sticking the knife. If not then your Chocolate Brownie is ready, else bake for 5 more minutes and it's done.

Author's Note
A delicious Chocolate Brownie is good to go as a dessert or a snack time savor. Shelf period for this is from 2 days to 4 days.

Bread Pineapple Pudding

Ingredients
Bread Slices - 8
Milk - 1 Cup
Khoya (Mawa) - 1/2 Cup
Dates - 5-6
Pineapple - 1/2 Cup chopped
Cherries & Cashewnuts for Garnishing
Butter or Ghee - 5 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Procedure
Remove the sides of the Bread slices (remove the brown part) and cut them into triangular shape. Put some Butter/Ghee in frying pane and fry these triangular cut pieces of Bread, both sides and put aside. Now boil the milk and add Khoya (Mawa) into it. Then add sugar to this and slices of dates. Stir well making sure that the milk is not getting burned at the bottom. Allow it to boil for 3-5 min and then add pineapple slices to it. Allow this mixture to cool.
Take the already fried Bread slices and put them in a flat serving plate. Pour this cooled mixture over the bread slices. Garnish with Cherries and Cashewnuts. And your dish is ready to serve.

Author's Note
A very healthy food for those who wants to gain weight a more healthier way. A perfect desert for a perfect dinner when you invite someone over.