Potato Pudding Recipe

Ingredients for Potato Pudding

Potatoes – 2 cups [peel and grated]

Sweet Onion – 1 large [peel and grated]

Self raising Flour – 1 tbsp

Butter 2 oz

Salt and pepper to taste

Method of Preparing Potato Pudding

Mix the grated potatoes and grated onions in the flour and add to the melted butter and blend well. Add the seasonings, and place in greased casserole. Bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes.

Reduce the temperature and bake for further 35 minutes when there should be thick brown crust.

Serve hot or cold.

Leek Salad Easter Recipe

Young thin leeks blanch for 8 minutes in boiled water. Drain and chill well. Sprinkle with pepper and serve with French dressing

For French dressing

Lemon Juice – 2 tbsp

Oil – 2 tbsp

Green Herb [mint, oregano] – 2 tsp [fresh chopped]

Grated Onion or Garlic

Mix all the ingredients together and shake well to break up the oil.

Fry Meat Masala Easter Recipe

Fry Meat Masala is a delicious recipe. The flavor of fresh masala makes the dish more tasty. Learn how to prepare Meat Masala in this Easter days.

Ingredients for Fried Meat Masala

 Meat – ½ kg

Onions – 2

Garlic flakes – 4

Dry red chilies – 10

Dry Coriander – 1 tbsp

Cardamom – 2

Poppy Seeds – ½ tsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Cloves – 4

Pepper powder – ½ tsp

Cinnamon – 1 piece

Ginger – 1 piece

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

Oil -- ¼ cup

Curry leaves – 2 strands

Method of Preparing Fried Meat Masala

Grind the red chilies, coriander seeds, pepper, garlic flakes, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and poppy seeds in to a smooth paste.
 Add the masala paste salt and sufficient water to cook the meat pieces.

Heat oil in a pan and sauté the sliced onions.
 Add the cooked meat and curry leaves and fry well.
Fry Meat Masala is ready to serve.

Easy Chicken Curry Recipe

Ingredients for Chicken Curry

Chicken – 1 kg [cut into medium pieces]

Onion – 1

Ginger – 1 piece

Garlic – 6 cloves

Cinnamon – 1 piece [powdered]

Cloves – 6 [powdered]

Coriander powder – 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Chili powder – 2 tsp

Tomatoes – 3 [chopped]

Pepper Powder – ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

Oil – ¼ cup

Method of Preparing Easy Chicken Curry

Grind the onion, ginger, garlic in a mixer grinder. Heat oil in a pan and fry the onion, ginger and garlic paste for 5-8 minutes. Add the pepper, cloves and cinnamon powder and mix well.

Add coriander powder, chili powder and turmeric powder mixer with little water. When the aroma arises add the chopped tomatoes and fry for 5 minutes.

Add the chicken pieces and mix gently. Add some boiling water and little water. Cook the chicken till tender. Serve hot with rice or chapathi

Orange Cake Recipe

 Ingredients for Orange Cake

Flour – 250 gms

Sugar – 250 gms [powdered]

Egg yolk – 4

Egg white – 4

Butter—1 tsp

Baking powder—1 tsp

Orange rind – 1 tsp

Vanilla essence – 1 tsp

Sugar – 2 tsp

Method of Preparing Orange Cake

Sift together flour and baking powder. Mix butter and sugar, add egg yolk one by one well. Add the ground orange rind pate and mix again.

Add the sifted flour and milk to the butter mixture and mix alternately. Beat the egg white gently, add the essence to it and beat again Sprinkle the sugar and beat again.

Add the whisked egg white into the prepared cake batter. Pour the cake batter into the greased cake tin. Fill only ¼ of the tin. Bake the cake in pre heated oven at 400° F forn35 minutes. 

Mixed Fruit Fritters Recipe

Mixed Fruit Fritters is a popular recipe. The taste of the Fruit or the other filling should be the dominate flavor rather than the taste of the batter. Learn how to prepare Mixed Fruit Fritters.

Ingredients for Mixed Fruit Fritters

Bananas – 2 [chopped]

Apple – 1

Pineapple – 1 cup [peeled and chopped]
 Channa Flour – ½ cup

Baking Powder – 1 ½ tsp

Salt – 1 pinch

Plain Flour – ½ cup

Sugar – 2 tbsp

Method of preparing Mixed Fruit Fritters

Mix the flours with salt and sugar and mix with water to a dropping consistency. Keep it aside for 1 hour.

Add the chopped fruits into the batter. Add baking powder and mix well. Fry in heat oil, browning evenly on both sides.  

Baked Fresh Figs Recipe

Method of baking figs

Place figs in an oven dish with a little water, sprinkle with brown sugar and bake as for apple.

Keep in refrigerator and serve with cream.

Grape Pudding Recipe

Ingredients for Grape Pudding

Grape Juice – 3 cups

Sugar – 1 cup

Corn flour – 3 tbsp

Salt – 1 pinch

Method of Preparing Grape Pudding

Wash grapes and de-seed and boil for 3 minutes. Press through sieve and boil again. Mix corn flour in cold water and add to the boiling fruit, after adding sugar and salt. Stir continuously until thickened.

Serve with cream or custard.

Apple Cheese Pudding

Ingredients for Apple Cheese Pudding

Apples – 4

Bread crumbs – 2 cups

Cheese – 1 cup [grated]

Sugar – ½ cup

Milk – ½ cup

Butter – 6 tbsp

Method of Preparing Apple Cheese Pudding

Butter a baking dish well. Spread the layers of crumbs, grated cheese and finely sliced apples. Sprinkle each apple layer with sugar. Dot with butter. Add milk and bake in a moderate oven till it becomes light brown. 

Pumpkin Fritters Recipe

Ingredients for Pumpkin Fritters

Pumpkin – 2 cups [cooked]

Flour – ½ cup

Cinnamon  Powder – 1 tsp

Baking Powder – ½ tsp

Oil for frying

Brown Sugar to taste

Method of Preparing Pumpkin Fritters

Mix all ingredients well, make into fritter shapes and fry in oil. Serve with cinnamon flavored sugar.

Eggless Sponge Cake

Ingredients for Eggless sponge Cake

Flour – 300 gms

Baking Powder – 1 tsp

Soda Bi-carb – ½ tsp

Butter – 150 gms

Condensed Milk – 1 can [sweetened]

Milk – ¼ cup

Sugar – 3 tbsp

Rasins – 20 gms

Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp

Method of Preparing Eggless Cake

Sift together flour, baking powder and soda bi - carb. Blend the flour and butter, and add the condensed milk and sugar. Mix well till the mixture become smooth and fluffy. Add vanilla essence and raisins.

Pour the mixture into a greased tray and bake in moderate oven [180°C], until golden brown.  

Nut Cake Recipe

Ingredients for Nut Cake

Flour – 2 ½ cups

Sugar – 1 ½ cups

Evaporated Milk – ½ cup

Baking powder – 1 ¾ tsp

Butter – ½ cup

Vanilla – 1 tsp

Milk – ¾ cup

Walnuts – 1 cup [chopped]

Salt – 1 pinch

Method of preparing Nut Cake

Beat butter, sugar and evaporated milk gently. The sugar must be completely dissolved and mixture becomes fluffy. Sift the dry ingredients and mix alternately to the milk. Add vanilla and mix well. Add the chopped nut.

Pour the mixture into a greased tin and bake at 375°F for 30-35 minutes.

Cola Cake Recipe

Ingredients for Cola Cake

Cola – 250 ml

Plain Flour – 250 gms

Sweetened Condensed Milk – 1 can

Butter – 125 gms

Soda Bi-carb – 1 tsp

Coco powder – 4 tbsp

Baking powder – 1 tsp

Method of the Preparation of the Cola Cake

Sift flour, baking powder soda together and keep aside. Cream butter and condenced milk add the flour gradually to the milk mixture and beat well. Add cola and coco powder and mix well, Pour the cake mixture into to a baking tin and bake at 180 ° for 30 minutes.

To test, pierce tooth pick in the cake it should come out clear.

Butter Milk Cup Cake Recipe

Ingredients for Butter Milk Cup Cake

Flour – 2 ¼ cups

Butter – ¼ cup

 Sugar – 1 cup

Vanilla – 1 tsp

Butter Milk – 1 cup

Salt – 1 pinch

Bi-carb – ½ tsp

Method of the Preparation of the Butter Milk Cup Cake

Beat the butter and sugar well. Sift the dry ingredients and add alternately with the butter milk to the butter mixture. Add vanilla. Blend very gently. Put paper cases to the muffin tins and pour the mixture ¾ full and 400°F for about 20 minutes.

Norwegian Prune Pudding Recipe

Ingredients for Norwegian Prune Pudding

Prunes – 1 cup

Castor Sugar – 1 cup

 Cold water – 2 cups

Nuts – ½ cup

Cinnamon – 1 tsp

Juice of 1 lemon

Corn flour – 1 tbsp

Salt – 1 pinch

Boiling water – 1 ½ cups

Salt – 1 pinch

Method Preparing Norwegian Pudding

Soak the prunes in cold water for 1 hour. Boil until soft in same water. Stone the prunes, crack the stones and remove the kernels, simmer these with prunes, sugar, cinnamon and salt for 10 minutes in boiling water.

Add littile cold water into the corn flour and make a paste, add to the prunes and stir constantly while cooking for 5 minutes. Add lemon juice and keep in refrigerator. Serve with cream.

Coconut Cookies Recipe

Coconut Cookies

Ingredients for Coconut Cookies

Butter – 1 cup

Sugar – 1 cup

Powdered Sugar – ¼ cup

Flour – 1 ¾ cups

Bi-carb – ½ tsp

Salt – 1 pinch

Coconut – 1 cup

Vanilla essence – 1 tsp

 Method of the Preparation of the Coconut Cookies

Blend sugar and butter together, add vanilla essence and salt. Add the flour sifted with Bi-carb. Add the coconut and mix gently. Make small balls from the dough. Flatten the glass lightly and dipped in powdered sugar and bake in a moderate oven.  

How to Make Christmas Special Cookies

Ingredients for Christmas Special Cookies

Self Rising Flour – 8 oz

Semolina – 4 oz

Syrup --4 tbsp

Sugar – 4 oz

Cinnamon Powder –m ¼ tsp

Ginger – ¼ tsp [grounded]

Butter – 4 oz

Salt – 1 pinch

Method of the Preparation of the Christmas Special Cookies

Melt butter and sugar with the syrup, Add sugar gradually and mix well. Add salt, ground ginger and cinnamon powder. Mix with semolina. Cool. Cut out cookie guides from cardboard like Christmas tree, stars and bells. Roll out cookie dough 1/8 thick. Use cardboard guides to cut out different shapes.

Put these cookies on to greased baking plates and cooked in a slow oven at 350°F till it becomes golden brown.

Christmas New Cookies Recipe

New Christmas Cookies

Ingredients for Christmas New Cookies

Flour – 1 ¾ cup

Brown Sugar – 1 cup

Cold Water – ¼ cup

Butter – 6 tbsp

Baking Soda – 1 tsp

Salt – ½ tsp

Cinnamon Powder – ½ tsp

Almonds -- ½ cup [blanched]

Method of the Preparation of the Christmas New Cookies

Cream the butter and sugar and add the cold water, mixing gently. Add the dry ingredients sifted together. Add the blanched almonds. Mix well with the hands and press into a long smooth sausage about 2 in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper and keep in refrigerator for overnight,

Next morning with a sharp knife slice thinly, place the pieces on an ungreased baking tin and bake lightly brown in a moderate oven. Remove as soon as cooked.

How to Make Christmas Fruit Cake

Ingredients for the Christmas Fruit cake

Flour – 10 oz

Butter – 10oz

Sultanas – 8 oz

Sweetened Condensed Milk – 1 tin [Full cream]

Glace cherries – 2 oz [chopped]

Almonds – 2 oz [chopped]

Currants – 8 oz

Peel – 4 oz [chopped]

Finely grated rind of one orange

Bi-carb – ¾ tsp

Lemons – 2

Salt – 1 pinch

Method of the Preparation of the Christmas Fruit Cake

Put the water, butter, chopped fruits grated rinds and condensed milk in a pan and bring to boil, stirring continuously. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, still stirring.

Sift the salt and flour together in a bowl. Stir Bi-carb in to the cooled, cooked fruit mixture. Stir the fruit into the flour mixture and mix well. Pour the mixture into greased bake tin and bake at 325°F for 2 ½ hours.

How to make Easter Butter Balls

Ingredients of the Christmas Butter Balls

Sifted Flour – 2 cups

Icing Sugar – 4 tbsp

Butter – 1 cup

Nuts – 1 cup [chopped]

Vanilla – 1 tsp

Method of the Preparation of the Christmas Butter Balls

Cream butter, add sugar, and beat until fluffy. Add vanilla. Add sifted flour and mix gently, fold in chopped nuts. Shape into small balls on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 425°f for about 20 minutes.

Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients for Carrot Cake

Carrots – 1 ½ cups [grated]

Brown Sugar – 1 -1/3 cups

Water – 1- 1/3 cups

Whole Wheat Flour – 2 cups

Baking Powder – 2tsp

Raisins – 2 cups

Butter – 2 tbsp

Cinnamon Powder – 1 tsp

Salt – 1 pinch

 Nuts – ½ cup [chopped]

Method of Preparation of the Carrot Cake

Boil carrots, sugar, water, and raisins for about 5 minutes. Add butter and cinnamon powder to hot mixture and mix well and allow to cool. Sift dry ingredients and add to the mixture gradually.

Add chopped nuts and bake for 50-60 minutes at 350°F. 

How to Make Almond Cookies

Almond cookes

Ingredients for Almond Cookies

Flour – 1 ½ cups

Butter – ¼ cup

Baking Powder – 1 tsp

Almond essence – 1 tsp

Sugar – 1 cup

Salt – 1 pinch

Almond Paste – 2 tbsp

Method the Preparation of the Almond Cookies

Put all the ingredients into a vessel and mix well by using hand. Rollout and cut in different shapes and bake in oven at 350°F for 10-15 minutes.

Black Velvet Cake Easter Recipe

Black Velvet Cake Recipe. It is a popular cake recipe. Learn how to prepare Black Velvet Cake in this Easter days.

Ingredients for Black Velvet Cake

Flour – 2 2/3 cups

Castor Sugar – 1 1/3 cups

Bi-carb – 2 tsp

Vinegar – 2 tbsp

Vanilla – 1 tsp

Baking Powder – 2 tsp

Cold Water – 2 cups

Coco Powder – 6 tbsp

Oil – 2/3 cup

Method of the Preparation of the Black Velvet Cake

Beat oil, castor sugar, vanilla,  vinegar, and water together. Sift dry ingredients together. Then gradually add the dry ingredients to the oil mixture. Mix well and beat for 5 minutes.

Bake in two 1 ½ deep 8-inch cake tins at 350° till the cake become brown.

Vermicelli Pudding Recipe

Ingredients for the Vermicelli Pudding

Wheat vermicelli – 2 cups

Milk – 2 liters

Sugar – 200 gms

Ghee – 4 tbsp

Cardamoms – 2 [crushed]

Almonds and pistachios for garnishing

Method of the Preparation of Vermicelli Pudding

Heat ghee in a pan and fry the vermicelli until golden brown and keep aside. Boil the milk on low flame for 10-15 minutes. Add vermicelli and stirring regularly. When the milk and vermicelli thicken, add sugar and cook on low flame until the mixture thickens to a creamy consistency.

Remove from the fire and add crushed cardamoms and let the pudding cool. Place in refrigerator until cold and garnish with almonds and pistachios. This pudding can also be served hot.

Coconut Cup Cake Easter Recipe

 Coconut Cup Cakes popular Easter Recipe. Learn how to prepare Coconut Cup Cake in this Easter day.

Ingredients for the Coconut cup Cakes

Plain Flour – 400 gms

Sugar – 24tbsp [powdered]

Sweetened Condensed milk – 1 can

Butter – 200 gms

Desiccated Coconut – 10 tbsp

Water – ½ cup

Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp

Baking powder – 1 tsp

Coconut Powder – 2 tsp

Strawberry jam for coating

Few Cherries for decoration

Method of Preparation of the Coconut Cup Cake

Sift plain flour with baking powder and keep aside. Beat the butter and sugar well and add vanilla essence. Mix water with condensed milk and add to the sugar mixture. And beat gently.

Pour the mixture into greased cup cake tins and bake at 180°, until golden brown. When it cooled coat with strawberry jam and roll in coconut powder

Decorate with cherry and put to the paper casings and serve.

Simple Christmas pudding

Ingredients for Simple Christmas pudding

Sago – 2 tbsp

Butter – 2 tbsp

Sugar – ½ cup

Bread crumbs – 2 cups

Hot milk – ½ cup

Milk – 1 cup

Mixed Dried Fruits – 1 ¼ cup

Bi-carb – 1 tsp

Method of the Preparation of the Simple Christmas pudding

Soak the sago in milk for  2 hours. Beat the butter and the sugar. Add bread crumbs, dried fruits and soda to the hot milk and mix well. Pour into greased vessel and cover with a lid and steam for 3-4 hours on low flame. When it cools serve with custard. 

Snow Pudding Recipe

Ingredients for the Snow Pudding

Water – 2 cups

Corn flour – 2 tbsp

Salt – 1 pinch

Sugar – ½ cup

Tartaric acid – ½ tsp

Lemon essence – ½ tsp

Evaporated milk – small tin

Method of the Preparation of the Snow Pudding

Put the water, salt and sugar on to boil. Mix the corn flour with a little cold water and add to the boiling mixture, adding constantly till thick and transparent.

Remove from the fire and add tartaric acid and lemon essence. Leave to get cold. Beat the evaporated milk well, and add to the mixture. Serve with Custard.

How to Make Sponge Cake

Ingredients for the Sponge Cake

Plain Flour [Maida] – 100 gms

Sugar – 180 gms [powdered]

Baking Powder – 1 tsp

Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp

Eggs – 4

Butter – 120 gms

Method of the Preparation of the Sponge Cake

Sieve together flour and baking powder. Beat the eggs mildly, and keep it in a vessel of boiling water and add the sugar little by little.  Keeping the vessel all the time in boiling water and beat it gently.

Melt the butter, and before it turns into ghee remove from fire. When it cools, pour it into the egg mixture. Add the vanilla essence and beat the mixture continuously. Take it out of the boiling water and add gently to the sieved flour. Immediately pour the mixture into a greased cake tin and bake in an oven of 400°F for 20 minutes. Let it cool. Take it out when it gets cold

Christmas Cake Recipe

Ingredients for the Christmas cake

Orange Peel – 50 gms

Cashew nuts – 50 gms

Raisins – 200 gms

Brandy 0r Rum – ¼ cup

Ghee or Butter – 125 gms

Sugar – 300 gms [powdered]

Dalda – 100 gms

Ground Orange peel – ¼ tsp

Egg’s Yolks – 4

Egg’s White – 4

Sugar – 3dsp

Plain Flour – 250 gms

Baking Powder – 1 tsp

Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp

Cinnamon – 3 pieces [powdered]

Cloves – 5 [powdered]

Milk – ¼ cup

Salt – 1 tsp

Lime Juice – 1 dsp

Method of preparation of the Christmas cake

Mix the dry fruits and the orange peel pieces and sprinkle the brandy or rum and keep aside for 1 hour. When it soaked, close the vessel and steam it for 10 minutes on low flame.

Heat 4 dsp sugar in a thick bottomed pan, till it becomes dark brown. Add ¾ cup of boiling water and stir without forming lumps. When it becomes one thread consistency remove from the fire and keep in a vessel of boiling water.

Beat the butter and dalda with powdered sugar till it becomes fluffy and soft. Add the essence and egg yolks one by one.  Add the orange peel paste. Add the prepared dry fruits with the mixture.

Sieve the plain flour, salt, baking powder and other powdered spices together. Add the flour to the creamed mixture, a small quantity at a time, alternating with little milk. Repeat the process till all the flour and milk are finished. Add caramel syrup and mix gently.

Beat the egg whites till it becomes fluffy. Add the lime juice and sugar and beat well. Add the fluffy egg white mixture to the batter.

Pour the batter into the greased tin and bake in a pre heated oven at 300°F till the cake is ready.