LEMON / CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Ingredients

200 gms butter ( 1 cup)

125 gm (1/2cup + 1 tbsp) sugar

125 gms (3/4 cup) flour

2 eggs

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp soda bi carb.

1 tsp lemon essence

2 tbsp milk

For Chocolate cupcakes:

75 gms flour and55 gms cocoa powder (1/2 cup flour & ¼ cup cocoa)

1 tsp vanilla essence

Method

Put everything in the food processor in the order mentioned.  Add 2 tbsp milk and mix again.  The mixture will be soft and sticky.  Fill up the paper cups ½ full.  Surprisingly this amount will fill 12 paper cups.

Bake for about 15-20 mins in a preheated oven at 200^oC or 400^oF.

You can have them plain – they are just as delicious. You could make 1-2 doz and put them in the fridge, and when required, a 20 sec. in the microwave makes them taste as good as new!!

If you want to ice the cakes, cool them before to do so.

THAI FISH CAKES

Ingredients

500 gm fish ( fillet )

3 beans chopped fine

1 small carrot - grated

1 spring onion chopped fine

2 pods garlic, crushed

Few leaves of coriander

Juice of ½ lemon

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp thai curry paste

1 beaten egg

1 tbsp finely chopped lemon grass

1 cup bread crumbs

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method

Put everything together into a food processor and churn.

Your mixture is ready to use.

Wet the palms of your hand with water and make small balls

Flatten them out and shallow fry in oil.

Serve on a platter of cabbage leaves or lettuce, accompanied with chilli sauce.

MOONGRE KI SABZI

I was in a fix when a friend sent me some moongres from her farm – my husband was overjoyed, but since I had never cooked them, I promptly got down to calling my friends for recipes and checking on the internet.  However the end result was very encouraging!! A must try!

 

Ingredients

250 gms moongre / radish pods

1 large potato, diced

1 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp red chili powder

1/4 tsp garam masala powder

1 tsp amchur powder/dry mango powder

2 to 3 tbsp mustard oil or sunflower oil

Salt to taste

Wash the moongre and chop them in 2 or 3 inch pieces. Rinse them in running water 3-4 times.

Heat mustard oil in a pan. Add the potatoes and sauté for 3-4 mins. on a medium flame.

Add the chopped radish pods. Add the turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt.

Stir the vegetables and spices and saute again for 3-4 minutes.

Cover and cook the vegetables for 20-25 minutes on a low flame. Remember to check the vegetables and stir them in between.

Once both the vegetables are cooked, add the garam masala powder and dry mango powder. Stir these two spice powders with the vegetables.

Aloo moongre ki sabzi is best served with rotis and a bowl of curd.