Eggless choclate cake - using Microwave

This is simple yet a tasty fluffy choco- cake recipe for those busy mom's out there. Simple less ingredients are used and it just takes around 5 mins to prepare. So without any delay here are the ingredients used.

Ingredients:-
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Maida - 1.5 cups
Sugar  - 1 cup

 Milk   - 1 cup+ 1tbsp

Cocoa powder - 3tbsp
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Baking soda     - 1/4 tsp
Salt                   - 1 pinch
Oil                    - 3 tsp ( optional)
Lemon juice     - 1 tsp
Instant coffee powder- 1 tsp
Water               - 2 tbsp

Method:-
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1. Sieve all the dry ingredients and keep aside.
2. Squeeze fresh lemon juice and keep ready.Prepare a microwave dish by placing a wax paper at the bottom and grease the dish with butter or oil and keep ready.
3.Now in a large bowl add sugar and milk and beat until all of the sugar is dissolved completely.
4. Now add the dry ingredients little by little and blend it to gather by using a beater.
5.Now add the oil and mix properly . The mixture will be silky and smooth. Now add water and lemon juice and mix it quickly and immediately transfer the mixture to the baking dish and place in the microwave.
6. Cook for about 3-5 min depending on the power of your microwave.
7. Check by poking the bamboo tooth prick at the center .If it comes out clear .its ready.
8. Remove and allow it to cool for 5-10 mins .
9.Its ready to be relished.

Dates Halwa

HAPPY TULSI POOJA to all

This is another dessert with low calories compared to others. It contains minimal ingredients,easy to prepare,yummy to taste. Beleive me friends its simply irresistable. You will be tempted to prepare it again and again. Its very healthy and good for winter as it contains variety of dry fruits.





Ingredients:-
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Dry Dates - 2 cups
Banana - 4 fully ripe
Ghee - 1.5 tbsp
Cashew - 1 tsp
Almonds - 1tsp
Raisin - 1 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1.5 cup [adjust according to taste]
Cardamom pod - 4-5


Method:-
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1. Put 2 cups of dates and milk in a microwave safe bowl and cook in the microwave for 3-4 mins on high. Allow to cool down.

2. Peal all 4 banan's and chop them into chunks and blend into a paste.

3. Now blend the dates with the milk into paste using the blender.

4. Take a heavy bottom nonstick pan, add 1/2 tsp of ghee, then add pureed banana and dates . Keep stirring . Then after 10 mins add sugar to the mixture. Grease a plate or a try with ghee and keep ready.

5. Keep stirring for around 15-20 mins. The color also changes to deep brown from light brown. The mixture combines to gather forming a single mass and leaves edges when stirred.be very careful and keep stirring.

6. Now take little ghee in a small kadai and add broken cashews,almonds and raisin to the ghee and fry till it turns slightly golden.

7. Now add all the dry fruits to the date mixture ,add the freshly powdered cardamom . Mix properly.

8. Now transfer the entire mixture to the greased plate and spread uniformly with a greased spoon. Allow to cool and draw lines in desired pattern .

Creamy fruit popsicle

This is a very easy and a healthy dessert. Good one for those who are very conscious of what they are eating calories etc. This is a very good option for those late night cravings.I have tried this with many other fruits like rasberry , pine apples , blueberry......endless option. Here banana gives the creamy texture. For tropical feel try adding coconut milk mango and pine apple chunks .

Ingredients:-
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Ripe banana - 1 large ( a cup app.)
Strawberry - 1.5 cups
sugar - 2 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
water - 1/4 cup





Method :-
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1. Add banana, strawberry , sugar milk and water into a blender and make a course mixture.

2. Take a popsicle rack and fill it with the same mixture.

3. Cover and freeze it for 5-6 hrs.

4. Keep it out for 1 -2 mins before removing it from the rack.

5. If it does'nt come out easily try pouring the exterior of the rack with hot running water for 1 min then pull out.It becomes much more easy.Enjoy.