Eggless Marble Cake Recipe | Marble Cake (Eggless, Butterless)

Marble Cake, eggless, butterless marble cake makes excellent tea cake or a quick breakfast cake or even dessert. Since Valentine day is just a day away I am sharing this very easy and delicious cake recipe which is eggless and also without any butter plus I have used yogurt this time which bring good flavor and taste to the cake so if you look for easy yogurt base cake recipes then you going to cake this.

Eggless Dates Cake | Eggless, Butterless Dates Cake Recipe

Dates Cake, eggless, butterless date cake makes excellent tea cake or a quick breakfast cake or even dessert. Hope all of you had great start of the year and wishing everyone again a very Happy New Year and to start this year of blogging on sweet note here is simple yet delicious date cake recipe.  This dates cake recipe is very easy just mix the dry ingredients, wet ingredients and bake and we don't need any special gadgets also a bowl, spatula or wire whisk is enough to make this moist and delicious cake. 

Potato Sesame Toast | Aloo Masala Til Toast Recipe | Easy Breakfast Recipes

Potato Sesame Toast or potato masala sesame toast (aloo til toast) is delicious open toast with spiced mashed potato and topped up with sesame seeds. This is one of tasty, filling and easy toast recipe perfect for breakfast, snack or lunch box, snack box for kids. Making this potato sesame toast can be real jiffy if we have boiled potato in hand so if you plan to make this for toast for breakfast or snack boil the potato before hand to ease cooking time.

Vegan Figs Milkshake | Anjeer Badam Milkshake Recipe

Vegan Figs (Anjeer) Milkshake or Anjeer milkshake with almond milk is easy, delicious milkshake recipe. We can also make figs (anjeer) milkshake with diary milk but if you want vegan drink or want to try something different then try this figs milkshake with almond milk or even try it with coconut milk. I have used dried figs if you can find fresh figs then do use that, after all what's better than fresh products.

Vegan Mango Milkshake | Mango Almond Milkshake Recipe

Vegan Mango Milkshake or Mango milkshake with almond milk is easy, delicious milkshake recipe and the almond milk takes this super easy milkshake to all new level. This vegan mango milkshake is more light and refreshing than diary mango milkshake, mango with almond it's wonderful combo and there is no overpowering almond flavor in this milkshake, mango still is the king here.

Homemade Almond Milk | How to make Almond Milk

Homemade Almond Milk or how to make almond milk from scratch is easy way to make almond milk at home with step by step pictures and it's also less expensive compare to buying it. Making almond milk is very easy and similar to making coconut milk. This almond milk can be made with peeled almonds or unpeeled almonds too it's our choice. Normally I don't peel almonds and just blend blanched almonds but this time I peel the almonds, so you can do either way you prefer.

Mango Iced Tea Recipe | How to Make Mango Iced Tea

Mango Iced Tea, yes it's mango iced lemon tea great way to bear summer. Iced tea with goodness of mango and touch of lemon makes this tea very refreshing and perfect sip during any time of day during specially during these hot days. If you like mango and tea then you should try this and you will love this easy mango iced tea too, specially for people whom can't give up tea even during summer it's great way to enjoy tea and that's what I am doing most of the afternoon, late evening I serve normal hot tea.

Savory French Toast Recipe | French Toast Recipe | Easy Breakfast Recipes

Savory French Toast or savoury bombay toast as it's also known as it's easy and quick breakfast or snack recipe. If you like sweet french toast then you will like this savory version too, I had few requests to post savory version of french toast bread after I posted Sweet French Toast and I wanted to post this for long time and finally this is happening. You can also call this egg toast or even bread omelette :)

Orange Sweet Lime Juice | Ganga Jamuna Juice Recipe | Summer Drinks Recipes

Orange Sweet Lime juice or also popularly known as Ganga Jamuna Juice is refreshing juice made with orange, sweet lime or some times sweet lime is replaced with lime. One can find this orange sweet lime juice in most of the juice shops, restaurants served as ganga jamuna and what's this called ganga jamuna I have no idea but this used to be one of my favorite juice to order always. Punch of orange with sweet lime is simply amazing and it can brighten up you day in no time.

Papaya Milkshake | Papaya Recipes | Summer Drinks Recipes

Papapya Milkshake is perfect for any day but during this hot summer it's even better to have. We get papaya regularly and I keep the papaya outside for longer time to get it ripen well, other than eating papaya just as fruit we can also make some juice, milkshake etc to make it more interesting and hydrate our-self well during hot summer days.

Carrot Beetroot Soup | Easy Soup Recipes

Carrot Beetroot Soup is another easy, healthy and quick soup that I make and the fact that it looks more like tomato soup (thanks to beets) is just wonderful. I made this soup last week along with Indo-Chinese lunch and needless to say loved the soup, beetroot add wonderful color to this soup as it's does to any soup :) This soup recipe can be modify to suit one needs like adding more beets or any other vegetable of choice too.  

How to Cut up a Pineapple | Anannasa | DIY Recipes

How to cut up a pineapple is what we going to learn today. I know most of you already know how to cut a pineapple but there are people whom doesn't know this easy trick or think cutting up a pineapple is huge and messy tasks.  It's quite easy and almost in no time we can cut up a pineapple to relish the fruit as it is or use for any of our favorite recipe.

Broccoli Pesto Pasta | Pasta Recipes

I love pesto you can see that in my spinach pesto, roasted beets pesto recipes since it's difficult to find basil here so I buy some times basil pesto but store basil pesto can be bitter in taste few times and it's spoils the whole pasta anyways basil pesto is not we going to talk about today.  Recipe of the day is Broccoli Pesto Pasta I make broccoli pesto in a different ways but when I saw this recipe in Raks blog I knew I going to make this as it's really easy, quick and taste good.

Papaya Apple Juice Recipe | Summer Drink Recipes

In our home papaya in form of juice or smoothie is more preferred than eating the fruit as it is so normally I will make smoothie, milkshake or juice and before doing it I will keep the papaya 3-4 days outside to let it ripe well so I don't have to add extra sugar or add very minimal and not to mention the beautiful color we get it always looks so pretty.  Also Papaya Juice are normally very filling which can last you for longer time compare or other juice.  I added along apples and it make the juice thick plus more nutrition.

Mango Sago Pudding Recipe | Mango Recipes

Mango Sago is popular Singapore Dessert, one can find it in most of the food courts in dessert stalls. Mango Sago pudding is one of my favorite dessert after another popular green bean soup.  Mildly sweet, light with mango flavors it's a treat to eat.  I wanted to post this recipe for years now but somehow it just didn't happened until this time I decided to change my timing when I make this to click pictures.

Strawberry Lemonade Recipe | Summer Drink Recipes

Strawberry Lemonade is another easy drink recipe for summer and it's also perfect for any party or celebration since it's very colorful and attractive.  If you like lemonade then this is must try for anyone strawberry and lemon together is just mind blowing.  Now a days I am getting lot of strawberries batch after batch so for the new batch I tried this strawberry lemonade I was not expecting much but when I had the drink it was more than fabulous, every one liked it very much.  Though it started to rain here in Singapore but we always have high humidity and it may be raining in the morning by afternoon we have to face the heat again and that's why we call Singapore weather as crazy!

Homemade Mixed Fruit Jam Recipe

Homemade is better any day doesn't matter what ever that may be and homemade jams too fits the bill, we can control sugar quantity, add our choice of fruits and most important we know it has been made in a hygiene environment, not to mention homemade jams taste more delicious than anything for the simple reason that it's fruit of our labour.

I started making jams couple of years back and that's thanks to blogging we intend to try new things.  I have tried all those crazy combination, sugar replacement and what not but among all mix fruit jam is family favorite.  But somehow whenever I make jam I never managed to take pictures, I always think I will do it tomorrow and we all know that tomorrow never comes thus none of my jam appeared in this blog.   I was planing to make jam again for quite some time now but it was not happening until last week I pulled myself and decided complete the task.

I have used fruits available in my pantry you can use any fruit of your choice.  Since I added more of black grapes color of jam is nice dark brown, if you like your jam to be in red/dark pink color then add more of strawberry and less of red grapes.  Don't miss apple and a well ripen banana, while cooking the jam the banana fragrance was mind blowing and it also helps to add sweetness.  Don't worry about the timing, just keep flame in slow and do your other things but remember to stir in intervals, don't keep forget about it totally :) Step-vise pictures are taken from my hand phone, that particular time I couldn't find camera memory card so clicked with hand phone, old habits hardly dies :) so ignore the picture quality, won't you?

Ingredients for Mixed Fruit Jam

Apple - 1
Ripe Banana - 1
Orange - 1
Plum- 3
Sugar Prune - 3
Seedless Black Grapes - 2 Cups
Sugar - 1 1/2 Cups Or More if needed
Lemon Juice - 1/2 tbsp or Citric Acid - 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Peel, core and chop apple, plum, prune, orange and banana.
2. In a blender or mixer add all the fruits and blend until smooth. [I got 4 cups of puree]

3. Bring the fruit puree to a pan, add sugar, stir and cook in medium to bring it to a boil. Slow flame and simmer until it thickens stirring in regular intervals.
4.  Once jam starts to thickens, add lemon juice/citric acid and mix well.

5. Cook until jam becomes thick  it takes around one and half hour in slow flame, do stir in intervals.
~ My jam is little more on thick, firm side the way I like. You can stop cooking once desire consistency reached, just make sure to cook in slow flame and stir regularly.

Tips to Check if jam is ready ~
1. If you lift your spatula and pour jam, it should flow together and not in drops.
2. Pour few drops of jam in a plate, if it's spreads then it's not ready, if it's stays firm without moving then your jam is ready.

6. Remove from heat, allow to cool slightly and store in sterilize jar.

Isn't it looks gorgeous, nice and glossy?

Variations ~ 
~ You any use any fruit of your choice like pineapple, strawberry, all types of berries, papaya etc
~ Use strawberry more for the dark pink color jam.
~ Increase sugar quantity to suit your taste, for us this itself I find it sweet.

Have a nice day ~~

Sweet French Toast Recipe

One of the most quick, easy and delicious breakfast has to be french toast (also known as Eggy Bread) and I like french toast very much. It's good breakfast option for me whenever I am in hurry or simply in no mood to do something elaborate.

We can make savory french toast too but I hardly do that, I stick with sweet version to indulge always.   So leaving you all with a good, quick weekend breakfast option here.

Other Sandwich & Toasts Recipes you can check out

• Eggplant Curry Sandwich {Leftover Magic}
• Open Rava Sandwich
• Vegetable Sandwich {Street Style}
• Murukku Sandwich
• Tomato Toast
• Vegetables and Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients for French Toast [Serves 2]

Bread - 4 pieces
Eggs - 4
Milk - 1/8 Cup
Sugar - 3 tbsp
Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp
Butter - To Toast

To Serve [optional]
Icing Sugar - To Dust
Maple Syrup

Method:

1. Beat egg & sugar well.
2. Add milk, essence extract and mix well.

3. Heat a tawa or griller, apply 1 tsp of butter and melt.
4. Soak bread in egg mixture for 30 seconds in both sides and carefully place in heated pan.

5. Cook both sides until golden brown in slow-medium flame, repeat same for rest of breads.

Sprinkle icing sugar and maple syrup before serving warm or just have as it is.

Notes
~ Cook only in slow to medium flame otherwise toast will get burn and not cooked properly.
~ Use stale or old bread so it can soak the mixture.  Fresh bread might break in pieces.  You can keep bread in fridge for some time too before using.
~ You can add 1/2 tsp of cinnamon powder.

Have a nice day ~~

Onion Chutney Recipe

Onion chutney is one of my favorite chutney which is very easy and simple to make and goes well with idli, dosa or any other tiffin items.   There are many ways of making onion chutney I like to do this way, lot of variations also can be done with this simple chutney.  I added half of tomato which helps in grinding and also add color to chutney, if you wish you can skip tomato and follow rest of procedure.  Try this simple onion chutney with minimal ingredients plus it can be done in jiffy, I am sure you will like it. 

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 large
Tomato - 1/2
Oil - 1 tsp
Dry Red Chili - 5-6
Garlic Pods - 4
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Tamarind - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Water - 2-3 tbsp [if required]

For Tempering
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig

Method:

1. Peel, chop onion and tomato.
2. In a wok or pan heat oil add cumin seeds and allow to crack, add dry red chili, garlic and sauté. 
3. Add chopped onion and fry until tight brown, off flame and allow to cool.
4. Grind together with tomato, salt and tamarind into fine paste.  Add 2-3 water if required.

For Tempering
5. In same wok/pan add heat oil, add mustard seeds and allow to splutter, add curry leaves fry for 30 seconds and pour over chutney.

Variations
~ Tomato helps in grinding and also add nice color to chutney.
~ You can add little coconut.

Have a nice day ~~

Dinner Rolls | Eggless Pav Recipe

I bake few breads/buns but most of the time it doesn't appear in blog since I mostly bake at night or late evening.  This one also I baked at night and saved it to click next morning :).   Buns and breads are so easy to bake, the only thing is the waiting time for yeast to work but then it’s rewarding too, nothing like homemade breads/buns, the satisfaction is immerse and it sure taste better.
I wanted to try Roux method of baking breads from the time Suhaina started posting but it never happened until this time I tried the roux method of baking buns and I liked it.  It actually easy and give good texture and softness to bread bun.  If you think you can’t handle yeast or it doesn't work for you then this recipe is for you as we directly mix yeast with other ingredients and doesn't follow the procedure of setting yeast separately.   The rustic top I did it on purpose, your bun will be smooth if you follow the recipe properly so don't worry.



Other breads recipe -  Wheat Bread with Garlic & Herbs, Beets Pesto Braided Bread

Ingredients: [ Source - Prema’s Culinary & My Singapore Kitchen]

Plain Flour - 4 Cups/500gms  [ I used 3 cups of plain flour and 1 cup of wheat flour]
Butter - 1/4 Cup/50gms [At room temperature]
Yeast - 1 tbsp/15gms
Sugar - 1/4 Cup/50gms
Milk - 1/2 Cup/50ml
Salt - 1/2 tsp/4gms
Oil - 2 tbsp/25ml
Water - To make dough (around 1/2 cup/50ml)
For Roux
Plain Flour - 1/2 Cup - 1 tbsp/50gm
Water - 2 1/2 Cup/250ml



Method:

1.  We start with making the Roux, for that mix  flour and water without any lumps.
2. Cook in medium flame for 2 minutes, roux will start to thicken now continuously keep whisking to avoid any lumps and another 2-3 minutes it will reach thick consistency similar of custard, off flame and allow it to cool.

3. While the roux getting cool, in another big bowl add flour, butter (keep 1 tbsp aside brushing later), yeast, salt, sugar and milk.  Add prepared roux mixture and knead into smooth dough. 


4. Add oil and keep kneading for 5-8 minutes to make nice elastic.  Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and allow it to double in size, i.e. keep aside for 11/2-2 hours.

5. Remove wrap and punch down the dough to remove air, knead again for 5-8 minutes.  If required apply some oil in hand.
6. Divide dough into equal parts and shape into round ball and arrange in a greased baking tin or tray. You may need to bake it in 2 batches.


7. Again allow it to double in size, keep aside for a hour or two.  Brush the buns with milk or butter and bake in preheated oven 20-25 minutes in 180 C.
[I didn't smooth the dough again well since I wanted rustic looking buns, if you knead the dough well top will not be rustic like this]

8.  Once done, brush the buns again with melted butter and cool the tin on a wire rack for 5 minutes before you invert and take out the buns.  Let the buns/pav cool completely.



Have it with curry, soup of your choice or use for chat items. 

Enjoy your day ~~