desserts
Saffron & Cardamom Bars
I try to incorporate these two flavors in each dessert as K loves these flavors.
This melt in mouth bars are addictive . Simple & easy to prepare & a crowd pleaser.
Serves : Approx 12 -14 Bars (depending on the size of your tray)
Ingredients
I
75 gm self raising flour
1 egg
4 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp unsalted butter
3 -4 Green Cardamom crushed ( We only want seeds)
II
210 gm Cream Cheese
2 eggs
1/2 tin Condense milk
1/2 tsp crushed saffron.
You will need an 8 inch Baking tray.
Method
- To prepare the base, mix together ingredient I & spread it out evenly on a tray.
- Now in a separate bowl mix ingredient II.
- Pour over the prepared cake base.
- Bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes or till the toothpick inserted comes clean.
- Cool completely.Cut into squares before serving
- Consume within 3 days.
Chocolate Layered Japanese Soft Cotton Cheesecake -BP Challenge
Thanks to our Baking Partner Challenge this month given by Swati & Reeni , this recipe had the chance to come into making.
As the name suggest the texture of this cheesecake is soft like cotton & melts in the mouth.
I had started making this cheesecake thinking to give a marbling effect but as I always say – It is not necessary that you get what you think. Interruptions, circumstances… well in all I can say I just put the cake in the oven forgetting to swirl my coco & plain cheesecake batter.
So the result we have is simple layered chocolate cheesecake. But guys, this is also not too bad. End result is still delicious.
Now to the recipe.
I have halved the original recipe.First of all start with preparing your spring-form tin.
- Grease & line the bottom & sides of the pan with the baking paper
- Take a large piece of aluminium foil & cover the tin on all the side
- Aluminium foil has to be covered in such a way that water does not seep inside
- Sprinkle a bit of plain flour on the bottom
Now to preparing the Cheese cake Batter
- Bake the Cheesecake in waterbath for 1hour @ 160 degrees or until golden brown & set.
Serves: 6
Ingredients
Method:
- In a double boiler melt cream cheese, butter & milk.
- Remove from heat & cool completely.
- Fold in yolks, lemon juice & cornflour & flour.Keep aside.
- In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy
- Add in sugar in two parts & whisk till soft peaks.
- Fold in whipped egg whites with the the yolk mixture.
- Not take 1/3 part of the prepare cheescake mixture & mix 2 tbsp of cocoa powder. Keep aside.
- Pour the remaining half part of the in the prepared springform pan.
- Next spread over the cocoa mixture & the remaining batter
- Bake the Cheesecake in waterbath for 1hour @ 160 degrees or until golden brown & set.
- Cool the cheescake completely @ room temperature.
- Keep it in fridge for 2 -3 hours before serving.
Mangolicious
in the month of summer
Prepared with only 4 ingredients
Ingredients
200 gm low fat yogurt (Hung curd- kept in fridge overnight for draining water)
4 tbsp powder sugar ( adjust according to your taste if you want more)
2 pods of cardamon crushed
1 mango cubed (I used Alphonso)
Method:
I . Preparing the yogurt base.
- Keep the yogurt in a strainer. Place in on a deep vessel.Cover & keep overnight in the fridge so all the excess water gets drained out.
- Take out the strained yogurt & mix in sugar & cardamon.
- Mix well
- Take bowl, ice-cream cup or any vessel you want to serve in
- Put a spoon of prepared yogurt then with cubed mangoes.
- Layer it topping with yogurt at the end.
- Garnish with few mango cubes
- Chill for 10 minutes & Njoy the cold breeze this summer.