Easy Lemon Cake Recipe | Whole Wheat Lemon Cake

Whole Wheat Lemon Cake

 Ingredients :

• wheat flour - 1 cup
• baking powder - 1tsp
• salt - a pinch
• butter at room temperature - 1/2 cup
• sugar - 3/4 cup
• eggs - 2
• lemon zest - of 2 large lemons
• curd/yogurt - 2 tbs

 Method :

• Mix together wheat flour, baking powder and salt. Keep this aside.
• cream together butter and sugar until pale yellow
• add in the eggs one at a time and beat until well combined
• add in lemon zest and combine well
• sift in the flour mix
• fold in gently;avoid over mixing
• add in curd and mix gently
• transfer this cake batter into a cake tin which is lined with parchment paper
• bake this in a preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius for 45 - 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted at the centre came out clean 
• brush the top with lemon syrup
• cut the cake when it is completely cool

to make lemon syrup :

• mix 3 tbs sugar, 1 tbs lemon juice and 1/4 cup of water;boil this until get a syrup consistency.

 to zest the lemon :

• grate the yellow part of lemon skin

Egg Dum Biryani Recipe | How To Make Easy Egg Dum Biryani At Home

Egg Dum Biryani

 Ingredients :

  for masala

• hard boiled eggs - 4
• carrot chopped - 1cup
• capsicum chopped - 1/4 cup
• onions - 4
• ginger - 1" piece
• garlic cloves - 4-5
• green chilly - 4
• curry leaves  - 1 spring
• tomato - 2
• coconut milk - 1 cup
• fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• coriander powder - 1 tbs
• chilly powder - 1/2 tbs
• pepper powder - 1 tsp
• garam masala - 1 tsp
• turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• coriander leaves & mint leaves
• salt to taste

 for rice

• biryani rice (I used jeerakasala) - 3 cups
• whole spices :- 4 cloves, 1" cinnamon, cardamom 3 -4
• lemon juice - 1 tbs
• ghee - 2tbs

 for garnishing

• onion 2 thinly sliced
• cashews - 50g
• raisins - 25g

Method

 step1 : prepare toppings

• heat up 5 tbs oil in a pan
• add in thinly sliced onions in batches and fry until golden crisp
• add 1 tsp sugar to keep the onions crisp throughout

 step2 : prepare masala

• heat up 1 tbs oil
• add in carrot and saute for 1 minute
• add in capsicum and saute for 1 minute
• transfer into a plate and keep aside
• again heat up 1tbs oil
• add in fennel seeds and saute for a while
• now add in chopped ginger & garlic and saute until golden
• add in green chillies followed by chopped onions
• add in curry leaves
• saute until the onions are soft
• add in the sauteed carrot and capsicum and combine well
• add in coriander powder, turmeric powder and red chilly powder
• cook until the raw smell has gone
• add in tomatoes and cook until they are soft
• add in coconut milk followed by pepper powder and garam masala
• add in coriander leaves and mint leaves
• cook until the gravy become slightly thick
• adjust the salt level
• add the halved  eggs and mix gently
• masala is ready and keep this aside

 step 3 : prepare rice

• heat up 2 tbs ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel
• add in the spices and saute for a while
• add in washed and drained rice and stir for 2 minutes
• add in boiling water
• add in salt to taste 
• finally add lemon juice and mix well
• cover it and cook on low medium flame until the entire water get absorbed

 step 4 : layering

• spread 1 tbs ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel
• spread 1/3 rice and fried onions, cashews and raisins
• layer 1/2 of egg masala on top
• again spread 1/3 rice and garnishing items
• then spread remaining egg masala 
• layer remaining 1/3 rice
• sprinkle 1 tbs ghee on top
• sprinkle the garnishing items
• cover the vessel with a foil and lid
• heat up an old tawa
• place the biryani pot on the hot tawa
• cook on low flame for 20 minutes and then turn off the flame
• open the vessel after 10 minutes
• yummy egg dum biryani is ready to serve

Easy Apple Crumble Recipe | Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe With Oats | Homemade Apple Crumble

Easy Oats Apple Crumble

Ingredients :

• apple - 4 large
• oats - 1cup
• sugar - 5 tbs
• cold butter - 3 tbs
• cinnamon powder - 2 tsp
• lemon juice of half of a lemon
• lemon zest - 1 tsp

 Method

  step 1 : prepare apple filling

• peel and cut the apples into thin slices
• in a bowl mix together sliced apples, 3 tbs sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon powder, lemon zest and lemon juice
• keep this aside

 step 2 : prepare oat mix

• in a separate bowl add in the oats
• add in 2 tbs sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon powder, and the butter
• crumble this mix with hands

 step 3 : baking

• preheat the oven at190 degree centigrade for 10 minutes
• transfer the apple mix into an oven proof dish
• spread the oat mix on top
• bake this at 190 degree centigrade for 40 minutes or until the oats are golden and the apples are soft 

Pasta in White Sauce Recipe | White Sauce Pasta Recipe | पास्ता बनाने की विधि

White Sauce Pasta

White sauce pasta is extremely easy to make.Whenever make pasta,try use durum wheat pasta. Durum wheat is a variety of wheat which has higher protein and gluten content. However you can use any pasta according to your preference.

Ingredients :

 pasta - 1cup( I used penne pasta)
carrot - 1/4cup( finely chopped)
capsicum - 2 tbs ( finely chopped)
garlic chopped - 1/2 tsp
milk - 1.5 cups
maida/ plain four - 1 tbs
butter - 2 tbs
chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp
pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
oregano - 1/2 tsp
nutmeg powder - 1/2 tsp

Method

step 1 : cooking pasta

• boil 4 cups of water
• add in enough salt
• add in pasta into the boiling water
• cook the pasta for approx.10 minutes or until al - dente ( cooked but not very soft)
• then drain and keep aside

 step 2 : cooking vegetables

• heat up 1 tbs butter
• add in garlic and saute until golden
• add in carrot and saute on high flame for 1 minute
• add in capsicum and cook on high fame for 1 minute
• add in salt, chilly flakes and pepper powder as needed
• transfer the cooked vegetables into a plate and keep aside

step 3 : preparing white sauce ( keep the flame on low while preparing white sauce)

• heat up 1 tbs butter
• add in the flour and stir continuously until a paste forms
• again cook for 2 minutes
• add in the milk gradually and stir continuously with a whisk
• cook this until the mixture starts to thicken
• it may take around 4 -5 minutes
• add in salt,chilly flakes, oregano, nutmeg and pepper as needed
• now add in the cooked vegetables and pasta
• mix well and serve hot
• grate some cheese if you like

 Notes :

• Use vegetables of your choice
• White sauce pasta get thickens as it cools down. Therefore serve them when they are still hot.