Ultimate Chocolate Brownies!!!!!

In this long easter weekend, i thought of baking,so my hubby suggested  me to prepare his favourite chocolate brownies!. This recipe is from unknown television cookery show long time ago,  i have a hobby of collecting and writing  nice and good recipes in my food diary...I have prepared this recipe so many times before,every time they came out  perfectly..so i thought of sharing with u guys...ENJOY the yummy BROWNIES!!!....

Ingredients:
Plain flour-75g
Sugar-125g
Eggs-3
Vanilla essence-1/2tsp
Salt-pinch
Baking powder-1/2tsp
Walnutschopped-100gms
Cooking chocolate-200gms(dark or semisweet)
Butter-50g
Cream-100ml


Method:
1.Melt the chocolate,butter and cream on a double boiler.
2.Sift the flour,salt and baking powder.
3.Beat eggs in a electric blender,then add sugar and vanilla essence
beat until creamy.
4.Now add chocolate mixture,blend well.
5.Add flour and walnuts, part by part and blend it nicely.
6.Transfer the batter into the greased and dusted square tin,sprinkle
walnuts on top.
7.Bake in a preheated oven at 180'C/Gas4 for 25 minutes.

Tortilla Wheels With Tomato Salsa

This is a yummy recipe i got it from Very Vegetarian Cook Book,a real treat for vegetarians.I prepared this dish several times before,i thought of sharing my favourite recipe for this Easter with you guys!.In original recipe it is served with pineapple salsa,but i personaly liked to serve this with tomato salsa than pineapple salsa,it taste better with tortilla wheels.This is a fine finger food. Enjoy the long weekend!!! "Happy Easter" to all of u!!!

                                 Stack them one on another

                                unwrap and cut into slices
Ingredients:
cream cheese-150g
greenchilli,chopped -1
fresh coriander leaves,chopped -2tbsp
tomatoes-4,deseeded and finely chopped
spring onions-4,finely chopped
red or yellow pepper-1,deseeded and finely chopped
cheddar cheese,grated-125g
salt and black pepper to taste
flour tortilla's-8


Method:
1.Beat the cream cheese until smooth and  add all other ingredients for filling
mixell and season to taste with salt and blackpepper.
2.Divide the mixture among tortilla's,spread it evenly.place each tortilla on top
of another.
3.Making four stacks of two,then rollthem up tightly,cover in cling film and chill
for atleast 2 hours.
4.Preheat the oven to 200'C/400'F/Gas6,unwrap the tortilla's and trim away the ends
and then cut each roll into eight slices.
5.Place on baking sheets and bake for 15-20minutes until golden brown.
6.Serve with tomato salsa.


Tomato Salsa


Ingredients:
Hard ripen tomatoes (Chopped) - 4
Red onions - 1 medium
Coriander - 2 tbsp
Garlic - 2 cloves
Pickled jalapenos - 1tsp
Lemon juice - 1tbsp
Salt and Black pepper to taste
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
Method:
Blend all the ingredients except oil, in a blender to a fine puree.
Heat a olive oil in a pan,add the puree cook until it nearly thickens,
remove from the heat, leave to cool.
Serve chilled with  tortilla wheels.

Badnekaayi Alugadde Gojju/ Brinjal And Potato Gravy

Ingredients:
Brinjal-4(indian variety),diced
Potato-2big,cubed
Onion-1,finely chopped
Rice flour-1tsp(optional)
Salt to taste
Oil-2tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Curry leaves-2sprig
Fresh coriander-1tbsp,for garnishing


For grinding:
Fresh coconut-1/2cup
Garlic-2cloves
Ginger-1'piece
Tomato-1
Jeera-1tsp
Sambharpowder-2tsp
Garammasala-1tsp


Method:
Grind all the ingredients into fine paste.Heat a oil in a pan,add mustard
when they begin to popup add onions and curryleaves
fry untill translucent,then add potatoes fry for 2 seconds then add grinded paste and
two cups of water,cook until potatoes are nearly soft then add brinjal and salt to taste.
Cook for 10-12minutes on a medium flame.If you want thicker gravy add riceflour mixed with
little water.Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot with chappatis,akki rotti or rice.

It goes well with dosa and idli's as well.

Green Lentil and Spinach Soup

Ingredients:


Green lentils-1cup
Spinach,chopped -1cup
Onions,chopped-1
Garlic cloves-2-3
Paprika/Chillipowder-1/2tsp
Cumin powder-1/2tsp
Black pepper powder-1/2tsp
Salt to taste
Olive oil-2tsp
Extra virgin olive oil-2tsp
Reserve 1tbsp of lentils for garnishing

Method:


Wash and boil the lentils  in pressure cooker upto 2-3 whistles.
Heat a olive oil in a pan,add chopped  garlic and onions,saute until
onions become  soft.
Add chopped spinach and fry until the raw odour of the spinach is gone.
Add boiled lentils,chilli powder,cumin powder,black pepper and salt to
taste.Allow to cook on a medium flame for 3-4 minutes and leave to cool.
Then blend all the lentils and spinach mixture in a blender until smooth
and creamy.
Before serving drizzle EVOO on top and sprinkle lentils.
Serve with any crusty bread. 

Recipes goes to Healthy Snack Event

Sunday Snacks:Healthy Snacks Event hosted by DIVYA

Guacomole

Masala Corn Butta

Pineapple Chaat

Churmuri

Hosted by Divya

Badanekaayi/Brinjal/Aubergine Pachadi

Ingredients:
Aubergine-1 big
Corianderseeds/dhaniya-2tbsp
cumin seeds/jeera-1tsp
Green chillies-3-4
Ginger-one inch piece
Garlic-2 cloves
Turmeric-pinch
Tamarind juice-1tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil-1tsp


Tempering:
Oil-1tsp
Mustard seeds-1/2tsp
Jeera-1/2tsp
Dry red chillies-2
Curry leaves-4-5


Method:
Wash and chop the aubergine into medium pieces.
Heat a oil in a pan, add dhaniya,jeera, greenchillies,ginger,garlic,fry until
they are light brown in colour,take out and leave to cool.
In the same oil fry Aubergine with turmeric unti soft,and leave to cool.
Grind aubergine,fried ingredients along with tamarind and salt into fine paste using little water.

Heat a oil in a pan,add mustard,cumin,dry chillies and curry leaves, when they begin to splutter,add to the pachadi.
Serve with steaming rice and ghee or chappatis.

Note:You can mix this with yoghurt and serve.

This chutney is being sent to CWS-Coriander Seeds event ! hosted by Radhika and Started by Priya'