Showing posts with label chocolate cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate cake. Show all posts

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

How to make delicious Nankatai at home

Nankatai Recipe

I can't resist the smell and taste of this soft and sweet cookies of India. They are so mouth watering and so smooth textured they just melt in your mouth.

This cookie can be found in small towns and villages lying on the wooden thela and no one even the grown ups can resist picking up few for themselves.

I always thought it's really difficult to make nankatais as they may get hard or doesnt taste the way they are, but in my first go I was a lucky go happy person and can pat my back with a broad smile and haappiness, cant wait to post this recipe on my blog.

The ingredients are too simple, easily available at home, all you need is a kickstart to bake them and serve them, without consuming a lot of time.

So simply the ingredients are


  • 1 cup maida
  • 1/2 cup besan (gram flour)
  • 2 1/2 tbsp suji
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup desi ghee
  • 1/4 tsp powdered cardamom
  • 1/4 tsp chopped pistachio
What you need to do is

  • In a bowl add maida, suji, besan,powdered sugar, mix well with hands
  • add ghee and knead like a soft dough
  • keep in fridge for 20 mins
  • make small balls and press with thumb in the center
  • sprinkle cardamom powder and pistachio in center
  • line them on a baking tray with parchment paper
  • bake at 180 feg in preheated oven for 25 mins or you see well baked
  • Cool the on wired rack and serve
So the best cookies on earth are on your platter, dont wait just grab and enjoy the delicacy


Tuesday, 21 November 2017

Chocolate Truffle Cake Easy Recipe

Baking is the best stress buster, the more you get involved, the more it comes out to give you the best of appreciation.

Chocolate truffle cake is my kids favourite and the aroma of chocolate fills my home with such an asthetic enviourment that keeps us all fresh and energetic.

chocolate being the most favourite ingredient, I too cannot resist myself by sneaking in to take a bite of it.

let's create this magic on my blog and you will be dazzled to get it in the most simplest way.

Ingredients required are easily available andi will directly fet into the method without mentioning the ingredients seperately.

First of all preheat the oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes and grease the tin, place parchment paper and sprinkle flour and dust keep aside.

STEP 1:

Lets mix the dry ingredients first, powdered sugar 2 cups,cocoa powder 3/4 cup,flour 1, 3/4 cup,saly 1 tsp,baking powder 1,1/2 tsp, baking soda 1,1/2 tsp.

Mix them all together, now lets mix all wet ingredients in it, add 2 eggs,vanilla extract 2 tsp,vegetable oil 1/2cup,milk 1 cup.

Use an electric beater to make a perfect batter.

In 1 cup hot water add 2 tsp instant coffee, add this in the above batter and blend it.

Pour in the baking tin and bake at 180 degrees for 30 mins. it can be be 5 ins less or more depending upon your oven.

Cool it down for 15-20 minutes, remove the edges and pat it with cold milk.


STEP 2 : 

Take 600 gms dark chocolate and melt in microwave oven, besides this gently melt  700 gms heavy creme just below the boiling point.

Now add chocolate in it, add 2 tsp vanilla extract, nutella 300gms  and keep in fridge for 1 hr.

Now whip it and spread on one  layer of the cake and on the another one and on the edges.

With the nozzle and piping bag, decoratte the sides and the edges of the top layer.

Give more additions by fruits and coating with fruit glaze, chill for 3-4 hrs nad enjoy the yummilicious truffke cake.