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CHOCOLATE PAYASAM
Chocolates that really melt in your mouth and not in your hands. A payasam with a chocolatey twist.Prep time: 5 mins | Cook time: 10 mins | Total time: 15 Mins | Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 20 no's Caramel chocolates
- 1 to 1 1/2 Cups Milk
- 1 Tbsp broken cashews , roasted in ghee.
Instructions:
- Boil the milk and keep it aside.
- Melt the chocolates using a double boiler method. Boil water in a pan and then place a clean glass bowl on top of it. Make sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water and it sits perfectly in the pan. Once the chocolate melts take it off the stove.
- Slowly add the milk and stir it. Sometimes adding milk to melted chocolate gets curdled. So add little by little and check.
- Finally add the cashews and refrigerate it for an hour or so.
Notes:
- Melting the chocolate using the double boiler method helps in melting evenly and without burning it. You can also melt it in the microwave. Keep the power level medium.
- Add milk according to the consistency you need and also on cooling it thickens. Do not make it very runny.
- This tastes good only when it is chilled. I feel it tastes like bournvita or boost when having it warm. So refrigerate it at least for 15 minutes before serving.
Treat your taste buds with this amazing Desert which can be prepared in minutes.
- 1 liter (33 oz) ice cream (any flavor).
- Crushed cereal, such as corn flakes, frosted flakes, cinnamon squares, or puffed rice (it is also possible to use finely crushed sweet hard cookies/crackers or plain breadcrumbs).
- Flour (a small bowl of it, approx 1/2 cup).
- Oil (use an unflavoured oil that has a high heat point).
- 2 eggs (beaten in a bowl large enough for dipping).
- Cinnamon and/or sugar (optional).
2. Scoop symmetrical balls of ice cream. Try to make each scoop about as large as your fist. Make as many scoops as will fit on the baking sheets.
3. Harden the scooped ice cream balls in the freezer. Place the sheets of ice cream balls into the freezer and leave them there for at least 30 minutes and up to two hours.
- Roll each ice cream ball first in the flour bowl. A little flour over each ball provides increased strength.
- Roll each ice cream ball in the beaten egg.
- Lastly, roll each ball around in the crushed cereal. (For a tastier treat, you can add cinnamon and sugar to the crushed cereal. Just make sure you still have enough cereal bits on the ice cream to coat the surface of the scoop.)
- Alternatively, you may dip the ice cream balls in cake batter to make a thin, donut-like coating. Then either fry the balls directly or sprinkle / roll them in crushed cookie or biscuit crumbs to give a crisp shell. This method can be done immediately before frying, or like the method above may be re-frozen as follows.
8. Serve the ice cream balls. Serve immediately after frying, with chocolate or caramel sauce or other favorite sauce. If you'd like the dessert to be colder, place it back into the freezer for a few more minutes after it's fried, then pull out and serve a little colder. This is a personal preference and isn't essential.
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Delicious Irachi Pathal/ Pathiri - South Indian Malabar Cuisine
01:34 Mohammed Ibrahim 0 Comments
This is one among the most celebrated Iftar snacks that belong to the Malabar Region of the Kerala State of India which is located in the southern part of the country. This is a spicy yet delicious snack which is fried twice; deep fried at the first and then dipped in egg and shallow fried again. Being heavy in cholesterol and rich in calories, this can be considered to be a wonderful Iftar recipe.
Ingredients:
- White Flour/ Maida
- Salt to taste
- Water
- Meat Filling/ Masala
- Egg
How to prepare:
2. Divide the dough into big balls/ pedas
6. Now fry them in oil till it turns brown. Take them out into a tissue paper and drain excess oil.
7. This is where you have to decide on which batter to be dipped in. Traditionally we use egg with sugar and cardamom powder in which this snack is dipped and then fried in ghee; but there is an option that you can add salt, pepper powder and curry leaves to egg and then dip this fried snack into it and then shallow fry in ghee. But I suggest you to try sugar mixture with a little egg and then fry one snack at-least and taste it before you decide on the batter to use.
Ingredients:
- White Flour/ Maida
- Salt to taste
- Water
- Meat Filling/ Masala
- Egg
How to prepare:
1. Knead Flour,salt and water to a dough similar to that of rotis.
2. Divide the dough into big balls/ pedas
3. Now roll them into very big and thin roti. Take a cookie cutter or any bottle top to cut them into small circles.
4. Take them out, fill in the stuffing and then close with another circled roti.
5. Now seal them at the edges. Here you can either seal them like we do for other 'adas' (snacks) or seal them using zig-zag cutters or bottle tops.
6. Now fry them in oil till it turns brown. Take them out into a tissue paper and drain excess oil.
7. This is where you have to decide on which batter to be dipped in. Traditionally we use egg with sugar and cardamom powder in which this snack is dipped and then fried in ghee; but there is an option that you can add salt, pepper powder and curry leaves to egg and then dip this fried snack into it and then shallow fry in ghee. But I suggest you to try sugar mixture with a little egg and then fry one snack at-least and taste it before you decide on the batter to use.
This is a guest post by Ramzana, a home-maker, who is keen on cooking and tries her hands on various recipes.
A chocolate fudge is one of the easiest deserts that you can prepare from the yummy chocolates. Preparing
chocolate fudge is easy and does not require great cooking skills. This can easily be prepared using sugar, cocoa powder, milk, salt, butter and vanilla. Even a candy thermometer is optional if you are gutsy enough to use the soft-ball test.
Classic Chocolate Fudge
Makes 8 to 10 1-inch squares
2. Bring to a boil. Bring the mixture to a boil over a medium-low flame. Stir occasionally with the spatula but not too often or your fudge will be grainy. Keep the heat as low as possible to avoid scorching.
3. Prepare pan, ice water, and water bath. While the fudge is cooking, butter the pan that will hold the fudge (see note). Fill a glass or jar with ice and water and set next to the stove. Fill your sink with several inches of cold water.
4. Determining when the fudge is done. Start checking the fudge for denseness after 10 minutes of boiling. If you are using a thermometer, your fudge is ready when it reaches 235°F. Or go old-school and use the soft ball test. Using a metal spoon, drizzle a little fudge in a cup of ice water. If it forms a soft, pliable ball, then it's done.
Another hint that your fudge is almost ready is that it will go from a mix of larger and smaller bubbles to just the smaller, tighter bubbles. Begin testing as soon as you notice this change.
5. Add the vanilla and butter, and beat until cool. When the fudge is done, turn off the heat and gently stir in the vanilla and butter. Remove from the stove and place the pan of fudge in the sink of cold water being very careful not to splash into the pot. The water may sputter for a few seconds when the hot pan hits it. Holding the pot steady with one hand, beat the fudge using a wooden spoon until it is fairly cool but still liquid.
6. Pour into the pan. Pour the fudge into your prepared pan. It should be liquid enough to spread out evenly on its own.
7. Cool, cut, and enjoy. Allow the fudge to cool before you cut it. I find that about 1/2 hour at room temperature is good. Use a thin-bladed sharp knife to cut the fudge. You can dip the knife in hot water, wiping the blade dry with a dish cloth, if needed.
Classic Chocolate Fudge
Makes 8 to 10 1-inch squares
What You Need!
Ingredients
2 cups white sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup of whole milk
2 tablespoons butter (plus more for greasing the dish)
2 teaspoons vanilla
Equipment
Measuring cups and spoons
Thick-bottomed sauce pan
Whisk
Heat-proof spatula
Wooden spoon
Pyrex pie plate or dish
Instructions
1. Measure the ingredients and whisk. Measure the sugar, cocoa and salt in the sauce pan you are using to cook the fudge. Add the milk and whisk until blended. Don't worry about a few lumps, they'll go away when you heat the mixture.
Ingredients
2 cups white sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup of whole milk
2 tablespoons butter (plus more for greasing the dish)
2 teaspoons vanilla
Equipment
Measuring cups and spoons
Thick-bottomed sauce pan
Whisk
Heat-proof spatula
Wooden spoon
Pyrex pie plate or dish
Instructions
1. Measure the ingredients and whisk. Measure the sugar, cocoa and salt in the sauce pan you are using to cook the fudge. Add the milk and whisk until blended. Don't worry about a few lumps, they'll go away when you heat the mixture.
2. Bring to a boil. Bring the mixture to a boil over a medium-low flame. Stir occasionally with the spatula but not too often or your fudge will be grainy. Keep the heat as low as possible to avoid scorching.
3. Prepare pan, ice water, and water bath. While the fudge is cooking, butter the pan that will hold the fudge (see note). Fill a glass or jar with ice and water and set next to the stove. Fill your sink with several inches of cold water.
4. Determining when the fudge is done. Start checking the fudge for denseness after 10 minutes of boiling. If you are using a thermometer, your fudge is ready when it reaches 235°F. Or go old-school and use the soft ball test. Using a metal spoon, drizzle a little fudge in a cup of ice water. If it forms a soft, pliable ball, then it's done.
Another hint that your fudge is almost ready is that it will go from a mix of larger and smaller bubbles to just the smaller, tighter bubbles. Begin testing as soon as you notice this change.
5. Add the vanilla and butter, and beat until cool. When the fudge is done, turn off the heat and gently stir in the vanilla and butter. Remove from the stove and place the pan of fudge in the sink of cold water being very careful not to splash into the pot. The water may sputter for a few seconds when the hot pan hits it. Holding the pot steady with one hand, beat the fudge using a wooden spoon until it is fairly cool but still liquid.
6. Pour into the pan. Pour the fudge into your prepared pan. It should be liquid enough to spread out evenly on its own.
7. Cool, cut, and enjoy. Allow the fudge to cool before you cut it. I find that about 1/2 hour at room temperature is good. Use a thin-bladed sharp knife to cut the fudge. You can dip the knife in hot water, wiping the blade dry with a dish cloth, if needed.


