Eggless Black Forest cake

Eggless Black Forest cake

Since i started baking cakes i always dreamed of baking a black forest cake and today my dream came true but with few disappointments like fresh cream dint work out well etc.But the taste of the cake was amazing i loved it and it so happened to go to my grandmothers house so i shared my cake with my relative they all said  "wow" did you really do it. I felt very happy and got curious to share it with you people .So here we go

Ingrediants

All purpose flour	1 cup
Butter	1/4th cup
Condensed milk	½ can or 200 ml
Cocoa powder	3tbs
Baking powder	½ tsp
Baking soda	½ tsp
Vanilla extract	1-2 tsp
Cocoa cola	100-150ml

 Sugar syrup 

sugar	½ cup
Water	½ cup

 Icing

Fresh cream	200ml
Sugar	4tbs

 

Method

1. Firstly finely sieve all purpose flour,cocoa powder,baking soda,baking powder and a pinch of salt.
2. In a bowl whisk butter in room temperature and milkmaid  until smooth and fluffy.then add vanilla extract.
3. To that butter and milkmaid mixture alternatively add sifted flour and cocoa cola one by one and slowly whisk .
4.  Take a baking tray and grease it with butter and dust it with little flour.
5.  Pour the batter in the greased tray and bake for 30 to 35 mts depending on your microwave and also on your electric voltage condition.
6. After 35 mts transfer the cake from your tray to a wired rack and let it completely cool down.
7. When the cake is completely cooled we can start with the icing.
8. Before we start icing keep the fresh cream, bowl and whisk in the fridge for atleast 2 hour.
9. Then after 2 hours whisk the fresh cream with sugar and vanilla extract untill soft peaks.
10. for sugar syrup take pan add sugar and water stir is untill the sugar dissolves .And let it cool down..
11. Cut the cake into two equal parts,then apply sugar syrup,fresh cream and jam then place another half and apply sugar syrup then cover the cake with fresh cream .
12. Atlast add chocolate shaving and smake your design.........

  hmmmm yummmmmmmmmmy...............................

Oats vegetable  idly 

This is a very healthy and tasty recipe .I wanted to try this recipe a long time ago but dint find time to do so ,but when i find this recipe in raks kitchen i couldn't stop myself trying this recipe .I got great comments from my parents for this oats idly ,they never thought that i can cook this much .I should thank raks kitchen for posting such a healthy recipe .


Ingrediants

Oats	1 cup
Wheat  rava /Godumai rava	½ cup
Curd	½ cup
Mixed vegetables	1 cup
Water	Till u reach idly batter consistency
Salt	As per your taste
Eno fruit salt	½ tsp
Lemon juice	Few drops
Green chilly	3 finely chopped
Coriander	½ cup
Ginger	½ tsp

To temper

Oil	5 tbs
Mustard	1 tsp
Urad dal	1 tsp
Channa dal	½  tsp
Curry leaves	Few leaves

Method 

1.  Roast Oats for few minutes in medium flame until nice aroma comes.Cool it and Powder  them  finely. 
2. Heat a pan with oil and temper the items in the to temper table ,and add the veggiesand ginger,green chillies,coriander leaves. Fry them for few mts and add the wheat rava and fry for  3 minutes in medium flame.
3. Transfer to mixing bowl,add salt,curd,lemon juice,water as required and make a batter till you get a idly batter consistency. Add Eno fruit salt just before making idly and mix well. This will give you a airy batter which gives a soft spongy idly.
4. Pour the batter in a greased idly plate and cook just like you cook the regular idly but for more time,say 10-15 minutes,until done.
5. Serve hot with Pudina or tomato chutny

Aval Vegetable Biriyani or Flat rice Veg Biriyani 

This is a very simple and tasty recipe done with minimal ingredients which is readily available  at home . 

Ingredients :

Aval or Flat rice	2 cups
Potato	1 medium size
Carrot	1 medium size
Cauliflower	1 cup
Onion	1 big
Green chilli	3 medium
Ginger garlic paste	1 tbs
Sombu	1 tsp
Kus kus	½ tsp
Bay leaf	2 small
Oil	As needed

Method

1. Take a vessel and wash the aval and drain them immediately .
2. Cut all the vegetable in equal size .
3. Take a pan add oil when its hot add sombu,bay leaf and kus kus let them splutter for a minute.
4. Then add ginger garlic paste saute them until the raw smell vanishes.
5. Then add chopped onion and saute them until golden brown.
6. Add chopped vegetable ,salt and close the lid .
7. When the vegetables are cooked add the drained aval and saute them for a minute and garnish them with corriander leaves.

serve them hot.................................................