Spicy Grilled Pineapples

This is a one of the wonderful dishes Mr Chaks made it for me :) I just loved it... the tangy pineapple with spicy chillies and buttery taste.. was just awesome. Since this being the pineapple season.. i just wanted him to make it again n again :) Soo mouth watering

1. Cut pine apple little big pieces.
2. Heat the griddle and suate the pineapples with some butter. Then sprinkle some red chilli powder, salt and some black pepper.
3. Let is darken a bit on both sides.
4. Enjoy it hot :). I had it as a side for meen kolambu :) 

Fruit Custard

               Custards are one of the most easiest and tastiest Indian desserts. You can add fruits to it and make it a fruit custard.So simple as it sounds. Make sure the fruits you add does not ooze out water and make the custard more watery.When you choose to add bananas , remember .. add them at the last when you are ready to serve.

Ingredients:

1. Milk - 500 ml
2. Custard Powder - 3 spoons
3. Whipped cream
4. Sugar - 2 cups
5. Saffron 
6. Bananas,Strawberries,grapes,kiwi and Apple
7. Any fruit of you choice.

How to make it :

1. Boil milk in a crock pot and sugar and stir it occasionally.
2. Add the custard powder and and the saffron and let it boil.
3. Let it thicken until it becomes half of it. Make sure the milk doesn't get burnt.
4. Allow it to cool and mix the cream and leave refrigerate it so that i settles well.
5. Add the fruits little before you are ready to serve it. Make a wonderful dessert.

Rava Laddu

Ingredients:

1.      Fine Rava/Soojii   - 2 cups

2.      Sugar  - 2 cups

3.      Ghee – 30 gms

4.      Milk – 30 ml (As required)

5.      Cardamom powder – pinch

6.      Raisins  - 20

7.      Cashews - 20

How to make it :

1. Take a pan and add 2 spoons of ghee and roast the cashews until light brown and also roast the raisins until they puff up and keep them aside
2. Now add the remaining ghee and roast the rava/soojii until a nice aroma comes. Make sure you do not burn the rava.
3. Transfer this into a big bowl and add the cardamom and the nuts and sugar and mix well.
4. Then add milk as required so that it is in a consistency to make perfect balls. Don’t add too much or too little.
5. You can also transfer the above mix to the kadai and cook it for 2 mins in low flame, but I didn’t do that as my consistency was good for making  the ladoo.
6. Make the laddoo  and let them dry for some time and then store it in a container and put it in the refrigerator

Kolukatti - Vinayagar Chadhurthi

Chocolate Cake

Many of my frenz have been asking me to post this recipe... Finally i got some time to post this. I have been real lazy these days....

Chocolate cakes are very yummy to look and eat. I made this for his bday and he loved it.Ingredients:

1. Eggs - 4
2. Sugar - 3/4 to 1 cup
3. Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp
4. Baking Powder - 1 tsp
5. Oil/Butter - 3/4 to 1 cup
6. Flour - 1 cup
7. Coco Powder - 1 to 2 tsp
8. Over Temp - Preheat for 180 degree and cook for 15 - 20 mins

Method:

1. Take a large bowl and beat the eggs, Then add vanilla extract and beat.
2. Now add sugar,baking powder and Oil/butter and beat well.
3. Add flour and beat the it well and then add coco powder and beat it really well so the mixture is consistent.
4. Now take a cake pan and grease it with Butter or Non stick Pan spray and then pour the mixture into the pan.
5. Preheat oven in BAKE mode to 180 degrees and place the pan inside and cook for 15 - 20 mins. Check after 15 mins if the cake is cooked by inserting a knife.
6. Then remove it after it is cooked and cool it for 10 -15 mins and remove it from the pan.
7. Then apply a real rich layer of chocolate Icing of frosting.
8. Then decorate it in what ever way you will love it. There are lot of icing and decorating stuff available in the market.
9. Enjoy !!

Blueberry Muffin