Monthly Archives: May 2010

Chocolate Ganache’ Cake

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This recipe of Chocolate Ganache’ Cake is the most easiest one on the planet and its very soft and fresh……. try it and make your day …

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tspn baking powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ cup soft butter
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbspns yogurt/ sour cream
  • Some butter for greasing the pan
  • A handful of chocolate chips
  • 1 tbspn good vanilla essence
  • A pinch of coffee
  • 2 tbspn cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup milk

FOR GANACHE’

  • 100 – 150 gms dark chocolate or cooking chocolate
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbspn honey

Procedure:

-Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius.

-In a bowl beat sugar and butter for few seconds, crack an egg into it and whisk.

-Add vanilla, coffee, cocoa powder, milk and sour cream and mix well.

-Stir in a tspn of baking powder to all-purpose flour and introduce the dry ingredients to the mixture and beat well.

-Add chocolate chips and stir.

-Grease a round cake pan, maybe 7 inches one and pour the mixture into it.

-Bake for 20 – 30 minutes. Check with a toothpick if it is done. (place it on oven’s middle rack)

-Take it out and let I rest for 10 minutes.

-Very carefully turn it over into a plate, or remove its sides if using the other cake pan.

-Now for ganache’ break the cooking chocolate into small pieces and place them in a deep mixing bowl along with honey. Heat the cream in non-stick sauce pan and pour over the chocolate with constant stirring.

-The chocolate will start melting and mixing and so as honey.

-Put this mixture aside for 10 minutes to cool down. Pour it over the cake and spread well.

-Refrigerate for minimum 2 hours and serve.

Outcome:

Tasty and as easy as 1, 2, 3 rich chocolate cake is ready to serve.

Ayesha's Kitchen

Tips:

-If the cake starts burning from the top while baking, cover it with aluminum foil.

-Must refrigerate for 2 hrs before serving.

Servings:

This will serve 10 people easily.

Vegetable Egg Fried Rice

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Vegetable Egg fried rice is a wonderful, lite dish which is ideal for dinner. Serve it with curry or grilled chicken, it will taste awesome …

Ingredients:

VEGETABLES

  • 1 cup boiled peas
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • ½ cup capsicum (sliced)
  • 2 sprigs of scallions

FOR RICE

  • 1 tspn black pepper
  • 1 ½ cups rice
  • Salt
  • ½ tspn Chinese salt
  • 8 tbspns soy sauce
  • 4 tbspn vinegar
  • 4 eggs well beaten
  • 4 tbspn oil

Procedure:

-Soak rice in deep water for 30 minutes and boil them. (don’t let them lose their shape)

-Crack 4 eggs in a bowl and whisk.

-Heat 4 tbspns of olive oil and fry eggs with constant stirring.

-Add all the sliced and chopped vegetables plus all the seasonings and sauces and stir well.

-After 2 minutes of stirring, add rice and mix well.

-Scoop some rice in a plate and serve hot alone or with curry.

Outcome:

Tasty and lite vegetable egg fried rice is ready to serve.

Ayesha's Kitchen

Tips:

-Cook the mixture on high heat with constant stirring.

Servings:

This will serve 3 – 4 persons easily.

Scrambled Egg

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Scrambled Egg is the most easy and tasty way to consume eggs, try this recipe and make your day …

Ingredients:

  • 3 eggs
  • A pinch of fresh ground black pepper
  • ½ cup cream
  • 1 tspn butter

Procedure:

-In  a non stick saucepan, melt butter and add cream and let it get warm on medium heat for 1 minute.

-Crack 3 eggs in a bowl and whisk them.

-When butter starts separating from the cream add eggs and start mixing with a wooden spoon until its half cooked. Add black pepper and after 5 seconds scoop it out on lightly toasted bread slice. Serve with a piece of grilled tomato.

Outcome:

Fluffy and creamy scrambled eggs are ready to serve.

Ayesha Haq

Tips:

  • Use fresh thin cream.
  • Start mixing it as soon as you add the eggs.
  • Serve it as soon as possible.

Servings:

This will serve 2 persons easily.