Chocolate chunk coffee cake

Ingredients:
1.Butter 1 cup
2.Sugar 1 cup
3.Eggs 3
4.Sour cream 1 cup
5.Vanilla essence 2 tsp
6.Maida flour 2 cups
7.Baking powder 1 tsp
8.Baking soda 1 tsp
9.salt 1/2 tsp

Topping:
a.semi-sweet chocolate chopped 3 cups
b.chopped walnuts 1 cup
c.sugar 1 cup

Method:
1.Take a small bowl.Combine all topping ingredients.
Set aside.Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl.
2.Beat in eggs,sour cream and vanilla until well mixed.
Mix maida flour,baking soda,baking powder and salt in bowl.
Add flour mixture into batter,beating until smooth.
Sprinkle one third of the topping.
Repeat layering two more times.
3.Bake 55 to60 minutes in medium high.

Chocolate Brownie

Ingredients:

1.Sugar 3 cups
2.Maida flour 1 cup
3.Coco powder 1 cup
4.Baking powder 1 tblsp
5.Baking soda 1 tsp
6.Salt 1/2 tsp
7.Apple sauce 1 cup
8.Soft tofu 1 cup
9.Soy milk 1 cup
10.Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Method:
1.Take a bowl.Mix sugar,maida flour,coco powder,baking powder
baking soda and salt.
2.Combine apple sauce,tofu,soymilk,vanilla in mixy and blend well.
Add tofu mixture and mix well.
3.Spread little oil in the baking tray.
Spread the prepared mixture evenly.
4.Bake until batter is set and top is dry.
(30 to 40 minutes in high)
5.Cut into small cakes and serve.

Sesame Dressing

Ingredients:

1.Sesame seed paste 2 tblsp

2.Vinegar 1 tblsp

3.Sesame oil 1 tblsp

4.Soy sauce 1 tblsp

5.Garlic clove 2 pieces crushed

Method:

Put the sesame paste in a bowl and mix it with vinegar until smooth.
Add the remaining ingredients and mix together thoroughly.

Tomato Dressing

This is a fat free dressing

Ingredients:

1.Garlic 4 pieces crushed
2.Tomato juice 1 cup
3.Lemon juice 2 tblsp
4.Soysauce 1 tblsp
5.Honey 1 tsp
6.salt and pepper as required

Method:

Put all the ingredients in a mixy and whip until well mixed.

Beetroot Soup

Ingredients:
1.Beetroot 2 cups chopped
2.Carrot 1 cup chopped
3.Onion 1 chopped
4.Garlic 4 pieces crushed
5.Vegetable stock 5 cups
6.Lemon juice 3 tblsp
7.Sour cream 1/2 cup
8.salt as required

Method:
1.Place the beetroot,carrots,onion,garlic,vegetable stock
and lemon juice in a large saucepan.
Bring to a boil,cover and simmer for 30 minutes,
stirring ocasionally.
2.Press the soup through a strainer, then pour into a clean pan.
Add additional lemon juice if necessary.Add salt.
3.Serve with a spoonful of sour cream swirled through.

To prepare vegetable stock:
1.Put the following vegetables and herbs
carrot,cabbage,onion,beans,garlic,ginger,bayleaf,cinnamom and cardamom
in a large pan with five cups of water.
Bring to a boil.Allow to cool.
2.Press the stock with a strainer. Discard the herbs and vegetables.
Cover and store in small quantities for upto three days.
Salt is not added when cooking the stock.

Alu Channa

Ingredients:

1.Channa 250 gm
2.Jaggery 1 cup powdered
3.Tamarind water 1 cup
4.Green chillies 3 chopped
5.Garam masala 1 tsp
6.Coriander leaves few
7.Lime 1
8.Cumin seeds 2 tsp roast and grind
9.Chilli powder 2 tsp
10.Potato 3 chopped
11.Onion 2 chopped
12.Tomato 3 diced
13.Turmeric powder 1 tsp
14.ginger 1" piece
15.Oil as required

Method:

1.Soak channa overnight.
2.Pressure cook channa with salt for 15 minutes.
3.Heat oil in a cooker.Put in
chopped ginger and onions.
Fry till brown.
4.Add diced tomatoes, turmeric and chilli powder and cook well.
5.Mash the masala
add little water,jaggery and channa.
Add potatoes,chopped chillies and tamarind pulp.
6.Remove from fire.
Serve garnished with chopped coriander leaves and lemon wedges.

Cauliflower Milagu Pirati

Ingredients:
1.Cauliflower 1/2 kg.(cut into florets)
2.Onion 4 chopped
3.Pepper 4 tblsp grounded
4.Curry leaves 1 bunch
5.Red chillies 4
6.salt as required
7.Oil 2 tblsp
Method:

1.Heat oil in a Kadai and add mustard,curry leaves and red chillies.
Fry till the red chillies darken.
2.Add the chopped onions and fry till brown.
3.Add the cauliflower florets,grounded pepper and salt.
Sprinkle water and stir till florets are cooked.
4.Reduce the flame and sprinkle curry powder(fry two redchillies,few coriander
seeds,one tablsp bengalgram dal and powder it).