Zebra Cake

Few days back i saw this cake in farida's blog,from that day i wanted to try the cake.But was not sure how it will come.Some how today i gave it a try and lol it came out very well.First when i saw this cake i thought it is very difficult to make but farida has explained it so well that i didnt commit any mistake.She has given very good photo tutorial and her explanation is very simple to understand.Thanks farida for the lovely cake.I took the same ingredients mentioned by her but i have reduced the egg to two.

Ingredients:-

All Purpose flour 2 cups

Eggs 2

Sugar 1 cup

Canola oil 1 cup

Milk 1 cup

Baking powder 1tsp

Vanilla essence 1/2 tsp

Dark Cocoa powder 2 tbsp ( Cadbury's Cocoa powder)

Method:-

1. Mix flour, baking powder and sugar.


2. Beat egg with a beater until fluffy. Add vanilla essence. Beat for 2 min.


3. Add milk, oil and beat for another 1 min.


4. Now add the batter to the flour and mix thoroughly with a wooden spatula.


5. The batter should be of dropping consistency.



6. Divide the dough into two equal parts.Mix cocoa powder in one part thoroughly.


7. Grease the tin with oil and dust it with flour.


8. Take a ladle full of plain dough and pour it in the center and then pour ladle full cocoa batter on top of the plain flour.Don't wait till the batter spreads,keep on pouring the batter alternatively.


9. Bake at 220 degree for 70 minutes.Check with a toothpick when inserted comes out clean then the cake is done.


10. Cool it on a rack.

Please check farida's blog for this cake she has explained it very well.My daughters loved it so much.My younger child who is 22months old says ze ze cake for zebra cake.

Chepa Vepudu (Fish Fry)

I love to make fish fry in microwave grill,but hubby dear likes only pan fried with lots of oil.Since long i have been trying to convert him to grill atlast i succeeded in doing that yesterday.I made both pan fry and grill.Pan fry kids ate and we both had grilled.

Now coming to the pan fry following are the ingredients:-

Fish 3pcs

Red chilly powder 1 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Vinegar 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tbsp

Salt

Oil 5-6 tbsp

Method:-

1. Marinate fish with ginger and garlic paste,vinegar,turmeric,red chilly powder and salt for 1-2 hours


2. Heat oil in a kadai and add fish


3. Fry until golden brown and take it on a tissue to absorbs the oil.

And the second one is the grilled fish

Ingredients:-

Pompret 1
Ginger garlic paste 1 1/2tbsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tbsp
Red chilly powder 1 tbsp
Fish masala (priya) 1 tbsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Salt as per taste
Oil 1 tbsp

Method:-

1. Make slits on the fish.
2. Make a paste of ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder,fish masala powder,vinegar,salt and oil.
3. Marinate it for 2 hours
4. Grill on microwave for 10 minutes and turn it and again grill for another 10minutes.

We just love this fish as it doesn't have much thorns and the flesh is very soft and cooks very fast.Grill time depends on the microwave and keep checking so that fish doesn't get over grilled.

Kheema Pulao

Ingredients:-

Minced meat 250gms

Basmati rice 500 gms

Onions 2

Green chillies 2

Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp

Cinnamon 1

Clove 2

Elachi 1

Shahi jeera 1/4 tbsp

Bay leaves 1-2

Cashew few

Milk 1/2 cup

Oil 4-5 tbsp

Salt as per taste

Pudina leaves

Coriender leaves

Method:-

1. Heat oil add all masala,onions,chillies and cashew.Saute till onions are fried
2. Add kheema,salt and ginger garlic paste
3. Cook till all the water evaporates
4. Then add rice mix thoroughly
5. Add water and milk.(the proportion should be for 1 glass of rice add 1 glass of water and 1/2 glass of milk.
6. Cook in a low flame until done.

The proportion of water depends on the rice you use.I used basmati rice hence the above proportions.If at all water is not sufficient don't panic just sprinkle little warm water.I got this recipe from Kantamani Vantakalu recipe book.I didnt had pudina and coriender leaves hence i didnt use it.