Vanilla sponge cake without oven

I am here with fool proof vanilla sponge cake. I saw this recipe in an youtube channel Michael Lim. This needs only few ingredients. Luckily I had everything in my pantry. So I started this recipe without wasting time.

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Eggless Nankhatai cookies without oven

Hi everyone, there are many varieties of nankhatai cookies recipes. I tried one of them and it tastes really good. My daughter loved it a lot. So going to bake second batch tomorrow.

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Eggless cornflakes cookies without oven

I am here with another baking recipe without oven,this time it's cornflakes cookies. Sounds good right? I love baking varieties of cookies. Always love to  experimenting many cookies recipe.

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Dryfruits ragi milkshake

Dry fruits ragi milkshake sounds more healthy than chocolate ragi milkshake. When I start to make chocolate ragi milkshake like yesterday,then I thought of adding dry fruits powder which is more healthy option.

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Choco ragi milkshake recipe/chocolate finger millet milkshake

Hey this is my first post of this year. My new year resolution is to be active and to overcome my laziness. Hope I'll do it and post many recipes this year. Coming to today's recipe I want to share both healthy and tasty so sharing my daughter's favourite choco ragi milkshake.

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Ragi puttu/Breakfast for fussy toddlers

Hi friends,Today I cooked ragi puttu for my fussy toddler. She looked it as well. I was in search of healthy as well as tasty food for my little one. Making a kid to eat is not a easy job,so many moms were hunting recipes for their fussy toddler like me hence I am sharing this recipe here.

Ragi is rich in iron and calcium. Ragi is a ideal food to wean a baby. Ragi is rich in protein and fiber so it's very filling. Ragi causes constipation for few kids/babies so consult pediatrician before introducing new foods.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:5minutes
Cooking time:10minutes
Serves:2

Ingredients:

• Ragi flour 1cup
• Grated coconut as needed
• Organic powdered jaggery as needed
• Salt to taste
• Water around 1/4cup(should be warm)

Method:
In a mixing bowl,add in a cup of roasted ragi flour,salt and mix it well. Add in warm water little by little and mix it well. The flour should be like wet and breadcrumbs. When you hold it in palm and give little pressure it should a shape and when you crumble it should again become like wet breadcrumbs. Check pictures below for of you need more clarification. Take puttu maker and place the perforated disc in it and start to fill ragi flour mix,grated coconut,organic powdered jaggery alternatively till it reaches the rim. Boil water in puttu maker pot and when it reaches rolling boil place the puttu maker over it and close its lid. Within few minutes you could see the steam comes from the lid's hole this is how you could know whether it gets cooked. Serve it along bananas.

Stepwise pictures:

In a mixing bowl,add in roasted ragi flour.

Add in salt to taste and mix it well.

Add in warm water little by little and mix it well. It resembles wet breadcrumbs.

When you hold it in palm and give little pressure it should a shape and when you crumble it should again become like wet breadcrumbs.

Take puttu maker(typical puttu kuzhal)

Place perforated disc to it.

Spoon ragi flour mixture.

Spoon grated coconut.

Spoon organic powdered jaggery. Repeat this alternatively.

Fill this till it reaches rim.

Boil water in puttu maker pot.

Once it reaches rolling boil place the puttu maker over the pot and close the lid.

Within few minutes,you can see the steam comes from the lid's hole. This is how you could know whether it gets cooked.

Using back of ladle push the perforated disc out.

Serve with banana. I served with dry fruits for my daughter.

Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

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Simple Popato fry

Potato is my favourite. I used to cook many potato recipes often. This is one of the easy recipe. Only few ingredients you need.

I had done this without peeling potatoes skin,you can also peel its skin and use it. I think skin of potatoes might give more taste but make sure you wash it well before cooking.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:10minutes
Cooking time:15minutes
Serves:3

Ingredients:

• Potatoes 4big chopped
• Oil 3tablespoon
• Garlic2-3crushed clove
• Chilli powder 1.5 tablespoon or adjust to your taste buds
• Asafoetida/hing 1/2teaspoon
• Salt to taste

Method:

Take chopped potatoes in a bowl and add in salt and asafoetida. Mix it well and set aside.
Heat oil in a kadai,squeeze potatoes and add in the hot oil and mix it well.
Add in chilli powder and give a good stir and cover the lid. Stir it every now and then so you can avoid burning and cover the lid. Cook till potatoes gets cooked enough.
Serve with rice and any of your favourite gravy.

Stepwise pictures:

Take chopped potatoes in a bowl.

Add in salt.

Add in asafoetida.

Mix it well and set aside for few minutes.

Heat oil in a kadai.

Squeeze the potatoes and add in hot oil.

See how much water it ooze out. Discard it.

Add in crushed garlic.

Add in chilli powder.

Saute it for even mixing.

Cover the lid and cook till potatoes becomes tender soft. Stir it every now and then to avoid burning.

Potato fry ready. Serve with rice and any of your favourite gravy.

Notes:

Adding salt and hing before cooking is just a trick to get potatoes cooked well with less oil.

Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

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Simple vegetable firedrice

Simple vegetable friedrice recipe needs only few ingredients which can be done in few minutes. I served this along gobi 65 and tomato ketchup.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

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Pizza without yeast and without oven

Hey friends,today's recipe is PIZZA that too WITHOUT YEAST and WITHOUT OVEN. When I saw this recipe while surfing net got into action without any idea as I had everything already in my pantry.

Pizza tastes so good you can't find any difference that it was really made in pressure cooker or oven. Pizza which I made was vanished within minutes.

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Eggless Strawberry cake using pressure cooker

Hi friends,sorry for a long break the reason is just lazy. I made this cake for my wedding day. It was a huge hit. So very happy to share this recipe in my little blog.

Its egg less version and baked in pressure cooker so anybody can try it. You can have it as such or use any icing like butter cream or fresh cream. I used fresh cream and homemade basic strawberry jelly.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:10minutes
Baking time:30-40minutes
Makes:16slices of cake

Ingredients:

• All purpose flour/maida 2 1/4cups
• Sugar 1cup
• Curd/yogurt 1.5cup
• Milk 1/2cup
• Oil/butter 3/4cup
• Baking powder 2teaspoon
• Baking soda 3/4teaspoon
• Strawberry essence 2teaspoon
• Rose food colour few drops

My 1cup measures 240ml

Method:

Preheat pressure cooker in high flame for 10 minutes.Click here for more details.

In a wide mixing bowl,add in curd,baking powder and baking soda. Mix it well. Add in sugar and beat well till it dissolve.
Now add in oil and give a good mix and add in essence and food coloring.(l added strawberry milk essence)
Add in flour and fold in gently and add in milk till get desired consistency. Pour the batter in greased pan and bake 30-40minutes. Time depends on many factors like size of cooker,size of pan etc so keep eye .
Insert toothpick in center of pan if it comes out clean then its baked or bake for 5 more minutes and check it.
You can have as it is or use any icing as your wish.
Have a yummy bite.

Stepwise pictures:

Preheat pressure cooker in high flame for 10 minutes. Click here for more details.

In a wide bottomed bowl,add in curd.

Add in baking powder.

Add in baking soda.

Whisk it well. It becomes foamy.

Add in sugar and beat it till it gets dissolved.(I used powdered sugar)

Add in oil and give a good mix.

Add in strawberry essence and food coloring.(I used strawberry milk essence both essence and food coloring is in same)

Mix it well. 

Add in flour.

Fold it gently using spatula.

Add in milk.

Mix well gently till reaches desired consistency.

Pour the batter in greased pan. This is right consistency.

Bake for 30-40minutes in low flame.Time depends on many factors like size of cooker,size of pan etc so keep eye .

Insert toothpick in center of pan if it comes out clean then its baked or bake for 5 more minutes and check it.

You can have as it is.

Or use any icing like butter cream or fresh cream. I used fresh cream and homemade basic strawberry jelly.

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