A Chef's Melody

Ingredients 1 1/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour/Atta 1/2 cup+1 tbsp sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 medium carrots,grated 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/4 tsp cinnamon(optional) 1/4 cup oil 3/4 cup plain yogurt 1/4 cup milk 1/8 tsp salt 2 tbsp chopped walnuts,coated lightly with 1/2 tsp of plain flour/maida What you need to do Preheat the oven to 350 deg F and line the muffin pan with cupcake liners. Dry mix -Sift the wheat flour,baking powder,baking soda,salt and cinnamon. In a large bowl,add yogurt,milk,sugar,vanilla and oil and mix until smooth. Slowly incorporate the dry mix to form a lump-free batter. Gently fold in the carrots. Spoon the batter in the liners until 3/4th full. Garnish each muffin with some walnuts. Pat the muffin tray couple of times to release air bubbles,if any. Bake for 20 mins. Switch off the oven and let it stand for another 2 mins. Remove and cool on the wire rack. Stays good in a air tight container at room temperature for ...

Ingredients: For batter: 3/4 cup Chora dal 1 Tbsp Besan/Chickpea flour 1 tbsp oil 1 green chilies 1 tsp  ginger-garlic paste 1/2 tsp tumeric powder 1 tsp eno fruit salt 1 tsp lemon juice salt to taste For tempering: a pinch of hing 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp white sesame seeds 1 green chili,finely chopped 5-6 fresh curry leaves 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste 1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp finely chopped cilantro What you need to do Soak the chora dal for 3-4 hours and grind it to a smooth batter along with green chili using not more than 1/4 cup of water. Add besan,ginger-garlic paste,turmeric,oil and salt.Mix well to avoid lumps. Grease a 7-8 inch deep thali/cake tin and get the streamer ready by setting it on fire with enough water. Mix lemon juice and eno fruit salt and add this bubbling mixture to the batter.Mix and pour this batter in the thali/cake tin and immediately set it to steam for 12-15 mins or until the toothpick comes out clean when inserted at the cent...

Ingredients 1 cup creamy peanut butter 1 cup white sugar 1 large egg,lightly beaten What you need to do Mix all the 3 ingredients until they combine to form a dough.Set aside for 10 mins. Preheat the oven at 350 deg F. Make 24 small ball and place them on 2 greased cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Use a fork to make the criss-crossed pattern on the dough balls. Bake them for 10 mins. Cool and store in airtight container. Variation Add a tsp of vanilla or almond extract. Add chocolate chip to the dough.