Mar 30, 2014

Quilling earrings - beehive

Quilling earrings - beehive
Description:
    Quilling earrings - beehive quilling.


Ugadi Pachadi - Ugadi Subhakankshalu

Ugadi Pachadi


Description:
    Ugadi Pachadi is Andhra special. Its made on special day on telugu new year. It has six tastes-bitterness,sweetness, hot, saltiness, sourness, tang. We start the telugu new year with this.
Ingredients:
    Tamarind: 50gms
    Neem Flowers (Vepa Puvvu) for Bitterness: 2 spoons
    Jaggery: 100gms (Belam)
    Raw Mango: ¼ slice
    Bannana: ½ dozen
    Coconut: ¼ slice
    Fried Bengal Gram : 2 spoons(Optional on interest)
    Chilli powder: 1pinch(karam)
    Salt: 1 pinch(uppu)
Method of Preparation:
  1. Soak Tamarind in sufficient hot water for 15 min and prepare a tamarind semi-liquid.
  2. Grate the Jaggery. And mix it in the tamarind content.
  3. Add chilli powder, salt, fried bengal gram to above mixture.
  4. Peal the mango skin. Finely chop mango and coconut. Add to the mixture.
  5. Cut the bannana into piecies and add to the mixture.
  6. Finally add the neem flowers and mix the content.
  7. Ready…to EAT. Wish you all a very Happy Ugadi. Have a great year ahead.

Mar 26, 2014

Paper quilling wall hanging

Paper quilling wall hanging - Flower and butterfly
Description:
    Handmade paper quilling wall hanging flowers and butterflies.


Mar 24, 2014

Mar 23, 2014

Quilling earring hangings

Quilling earring hangings

Quilling earring hangings
Description:
    Cute long rings, handmade paper quilling earrings.


Mar 22, 2014

Stocking Flowers - With Kumkum Turmeric

Stocking Flowers - With Kumkum Turmeric

Stocking Flowers - With Kumkum Turmeric
Description:
    Stocking Flowers - With Kumkum Turmeric. This can be given as return gifts on special occasions.


Jan 1, 2014

Black Forest Pastry - Happy New Year 2014

Black Forest Pastry

Black Forest Pastry

Black Forest Pastry
Description:
    Started my New Year 2014 with Black Forest Pastry. Thanks to my friend Ramya for the recipe.
Ingredients:
    Maida : 1 cup
    Coco Powder : 3 spoons
    Blended Sugar : 1 Cup + 5 Spoons
    Eggs : 4
    Salt : 1/2 Spoon
    Milk Cream/Cooking unsalted cooking butter : 50gms
    Condensed Milk : 100gms + 1 Spoons
    Iceing Sugar: 100gms
    Instant Wipped Cream powder: 100gms
    Vanilla Essence : 1 1/2 Spoon
    Cherries : Few
    Bournville Chocolate : 1
    For Eggless: 1 spoon baking powder + 1 spoon baking soda
Cake Preparation:
  1. Using a mesh filter 1 cup maida, coco powder 3 spoons, 1 cup blended sugar, 1/2 spoon salt in a bowl. So that it mixes evenly.
  2. In another bowl add 4 egg content, 100gm condensed milk, 1 spoon vanilla essence. Beat is thoroughly with egg beater for 6 mins atleast.
  3. Optional: If eggless along with baking powder add hot water and mix it. So it should come like dosa consistency.
  4. Mix the above 2 mixtures and beat it again for 6 more minutes.
  5. In a bowl apply oil on all side and sprinkle little of rice floor on all sides.
  6. Pour the cake mixture in the bowl. Preheat microwave for 5 mins at 170 degrees.
  7. Microwave it for 30mins at 170 degrees. With toothpick check whether cake is baked fully. If not baked microwave it for 5 more minutes.

Cream Preparation:
  1. In a bowl add 1 spoon condensed milk, 2 spoons cooking butter or milk cream, and 1/2 spoon vanilla essence. Add iceing sugar.
  2. With egg beater...beat it thoroughly for some time and leave it aside. It should not be very liquid. It should be in medium consistency.
  3. In little amount of prepared cream add food color. So it can be used for decoration.

Whipped Cream Preparation:
  1. To the 100gms whipped cream powder add 90ml of chilled water.
  2. With the egg beater whip it for 6-10mins.
  3. Re fridge it for 15mins.
  4. Whipped cream is ready.
Sugar Syrup:
  1. Add 6 spoons of sugar with 3 spoons of water. And stir it till it dissolves completely.
Final Black Forest Preparation:
  1. Once the cake comes to room temperature.
  2. Slice it horizontally as layers.
  3. Place the first layer. Apply sugar syrup on it.
  4. Apply cream on it.
  5. Add small pieces of the cut cherries.
  6. Place the next layer of the cake and repeat all.
  7. In the final top layer. After adding the cream. Apply the whipped cream on all the side of the cake.
  8. Decorate with cherries. Pour the colored cream in a cover with hole and decorate the cake of your choice.
  9. Grate the chocolate and decorate it on cake.
  10. Place the cake in the refrigerator for 30mins atleast
  11. Cool Black forest pastry is ready.