Saturday, November 17, 2012

Blondie

Ingredients:

Butter - 1 cup
White sugar - 1/2 cup
Brown sugar - 1/2 cup
 Egg - 1 no
Refined flour - 1 cup
Walnuts - 1 cup (chopped)
Chocohips - 1/2 cup
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt a pinch

Recipe:


1. Sieve the refined flour and baking powder together.
2. Melt the butter. Once it reaches room temprature, add white sugar and brown sugar to it. Mix well.
3. Add 1 beaten egg, refined flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt to it. Mix all well.
4. Add 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts and 1/4 cup of chocochips to it and mix.
5. Align the baking tray with baking paper or silver foil. Apply some butter on it.
6. Pour the above mixture in the tray and level it. Garnish it with remaining walnuts and chocochips.
7. Meanwhile preheat the oven at 180 degree celcius for 10-15 minutes.Once preheated, bake the blondies for 20-25 minutes.
8. The surface of the blondie should be crisp.Insert the toothpick in it to check if it is baked properly. Toothpick should come out clean.
9. Once the blondie is baked, remove it from the oven and let it cool down for some time.
10. Remove it from the baking tray. Slice it into square shaped pieces.
11. You can store them in air tight container for 7-8 days. You can serve it with icecream, honey or fresh fruits.


Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Jumbo pasta shell salad

Ingredients:

Jumbo pasta shells - 8-10 nos
Chicken - boiled and shreded 1 cup
Cream cheese - 1 cup (I used garlic flavoured cream cheese)
Sweetcorn - 2 tblsps
Cherry tomatoes - 2 tblsps finely chopped
Carrot - 2 tblsps finely chopped
 Basil - 2 leaves finely chopped
Olive oil - 2 tblsps
Black pepper powder - 2 tsp
Salt as per taste
Water for boiling pasta

Recipe:


1. Boil around 1 ltr of water in a vessel. Add 1 tblsp olive oil and 2 tblsps of salt in it. 
2. Once the water starts boiling, add jumbo pasta shells in it. 
3. Cook it for 10-12 minutes. (Or cook according to the directions mentioned on the packet)
4. After cooking the pasta, drain out the water and rinse it below flowing cold water. Add 1/2 tblsp olive oil on it to prevent sticking.



5. Add cream cheese, chicken, sweetcorn, cherry tomatoes, carrot, basil, olive oil, black pepper powder and salt as per taste, in a bowl. Mix well.
6. Fill up each jumbo shell with the salad.
7. Top it with some basil leaves, pinch of paprika and olive oil. Serve cold.