Muffins Mania - 1

Ingredients for Orange and carrot muffins:

2 large eggs

175 gm castor sugar

150 gm butter

½ cup milk

200 gm maida or all purpose flour

1 carrot

Finely grated zest- 2 oranges

1 tspn baking powder

1 tspn vanilla essence.

Steps:

1- Preheat the oven at 150 degrees

2- In a bowl put egg, butter, sugar and whisk for 2 to 3mints.

3- Now gently add maida, carrot , vanilla essence and orange zest and milk.

4- Arrange the baking tray with muffin cups .

5- Now pour the mixture in muffin cups and bake it for 20 mints.

Your muffins are ready…………

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Kuch meetha ho jaye

As they say…kuch naya karne se pehle kuch meetha ho jaye…so, let me start my blog by sharing the recipe of a classic Indian sweet dish with you all - “Gajar ka halwa”.

I’ve a room full of exotic recipes that I plan to share on this blog and get feedback on. Please drop in your comments and questions...

Ingredients:

Gajar- 1kg

Milk- 1ltr

Milkmaid- 1 tin or 500gms

Khoya- 1 cup

Sugar- ½ cup

Ghee- 2 tbspn

Clove- 6

Tejpatta- 2

Elaichi powder- ½ tspn

Cashewnut and Kishmish

Cooking steps:

1- Wash and peel carrots.

2- Grate carrots khoya.

3- Put the gas on.

4- Put one heavy bottom wala pan on the gas.

5- Now put milk in the pan.

6- Bring it to boil.

7- Now add grated carrots.

8- Now add tejpatta and cloves.

9- Continue to cook it till the level of milk is 1/4th of the original level.

10- Now add milkmaid and continue to cook on low flame till its completely dry (or to your desired level of dryness).

11- Now add sugar and mix it well.

12- Add elaichi powder.

13- Now put off the gas and add khoya , cashew and kismish.

Enjoy your gajar ka halwa……….