Besan ke laddu
Is Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganpati ka bhog lagae with Besan ke laddu
Ingredients
Besan 2cupGhee 1 ½
cupPowder Sugar 2cup
Green cardmom powder ½ tea
spoonBlack pepper powder 2 teaspoon
Makana 1 cup (fried and cut in half)
Gond ¼ cup (fried and crushed)
Method
Add ghee in kadai and add besan in a kadai or pan on slow flame for about 11-12 mins.while roasting the besan, and keep aside.continue roasting the besan for some more 5-6 minutes stirring continuously.the besan would start to give a nice nutty fragrance and will start releasing ghee.remove the pan from the stove and keep down.add powdered sugar and gond.stir well so that no lumps are formed.add the powdered cardamom and makhana you can also add chopped dry fruits at this stage. stir well.once you have mixed the besan ladoo mixture well then let it cool down to room temperature.make small or medium sized besan ladoos and store them in air tight container.
Eggless
Zebra Cake
Ingredients:
Maida 2 cups
Thick curd-1 cup
Sugar powder-1 cup
Baking soda-1/2 tsp
Baking powder-1 tsp
Cooking oil-1/2 cup
Vanilla essence-2 tsp
Coca powder-1 1/2 tbsp
Milk ½ cup
White vinegar 1 tea spoon
Method
Pre heat the oven at180 c. Grease a cake pan with butter and dust some flour.
In a bowl sieve all purpose flour , baking soda, baking powder
In another bowl mix curd, vanilla essence, sugar powder, cooking oil, vinegar ,milk and mix them well till combined.
Now divide the cake batter to equal parts and sieve cocoa powder in one part.
Mix them well till combined. Now take the greased pan and pour 2 tbsp of white batter and then 2 tbsp of cocoa batter, continue this till all the batter is done. If you do it carefully you can see concentric circles of alternating colors.
Take a toothpick and make patterns over it.
Tap the tin well to release any air bubbles then bake the cake at 180 c. for 20- 25 mintes or if a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
Once the cake is done let it sit on the cake pan for 5 - 10 mints then invert the cake on a wire rack.
Cool the cake before you make a cut to avoid crumbling and zebra pattern comes out so good.
