Crispy Urad daal pakoras

Here's another pakora recipe made of Urad daal, which is also called as White split gram beans.

Ingredients:

200 gms of Urad daal [White split gram beans]
3-4 green Chillies (Chopped)
A small bud of Ginger
1/4 tsp of Black Pepper powder
1/4 tsp of Jeera (cumin)
Finely chopped 1 medium sized Onion.
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry the pakoras


Procedure:

1. Soak 200 gms of Urad daal in water for atleast 6-8 hrs before you want to make the pakoras.
2. Take out the soaked daal from water and wash it in the clean water.
3. Grind soaked Urad daal, Ginger, jeera and black pepper powder in the mixer to make a fine paste. (Do not add more water while grinder and make it a thick paste)
4. Take out the batter in a bowl.
5. Add salt, chopped Onion & chopper Green chillies to the batter before making pakoras.
6. Then, Heat oil in a pan for deep fry.
Put small balls of the Pakora mix in the oil and fry it until golder brown at medium flame.

Serve them HOT with any chutney you like..

Crispy Urad daal pakoras for snacks!!

The Yummy CUSTARD CAKE

Hey all, this time I am trying some baking. One of my friend & colleague, Parul Singh is helping me in learning it so well.. I am just too over whelmed...

Do try this recipe. It is just too yummmm

Ingredients:

All purpose flour (Maida) - 1-1/2 cups
Custard powder(vanilla flavor) - 3/4 cup
sugar - 1 Cup
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking Soda - 1 tsp
Butter - 1/2 cup (melted)
Milk - 2 cup (warm)
1 tsp vanilla essence

Procedure:

Prepare a cake tin by greasing it with refined oil, line it with paper and grease again.
Pre-heat the cooker. Invert a bowl inside so that your cake tin does not touch the base of cooker. Oven at 180 degrees (microwave convection mode, 180 degrees)

1. Warm two cups of milk (do not boil).

2. Turn off gas, then add 1 cup sugar, ¾ cup custard powder, 1 tsp vanilla essence and ½ cup melted butter to it. Mix well.

3.In another bowl mix 1-1/2 cup Maida, 1 tsp Baking powder and 1 tsp baking soda.

4. Mix the maida mixture with Milk mixture until smooth (do not beat too much, cake may become hard)

(Batter will NOT be thick; which is fine)

5. Pour it into the prepared cake tin and bake till a skewer  comes out clean.
(Not less than 30 minutes, and up to 45minutes depending on the diameter of your cake tin. Larger diameter takes lesser time.)

You can decorate your cake as per your wish or the occasion you want to prepare it for :)

The Yummy - Delicious Custard cake is ready to be served now!

The Yummy Custard cake ready to be served!