Strawberry Crush

Before I forget the recipe let me share ....

Quick and refreshing drink

Ingredients: ( for 3 Glasses)

10 Strawberry
10 Mint leaves
15 tbsp sugar
1 gingerly soda

Method :
Mix in a grinder strawberry, Mint and sugar well.
Add soda before serving in a glass.

Devil's Food Cake

• Makes a double -layer 8" cake .

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 stick or 175 grams butter softened
• 1 3/4 cup  or 350 grams sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 cups or 240 grams flour
• 3/4 cup or 65 grams coco power
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cup milk

Method:

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream  softened butter, sugar, salt , baking soda and the vanilla until fluffy.
2. In another bowl , whisk together the flour and coco making sure no lumps remain.
3. Beat in the eggs to the butter mixture, one at a time. Beating well after each addition.
4. Slowly blend 1/3 of the flour, mixture into the creamed mixture.
5. Then add 1/2 of the milk and so on until all the dry ingredients and the milk have been beaten in.
6. Scraping the sides as needed.
7. Divide the batter evenly between the pans and smooth.
8. Preheat the oven @ 175C. Line the pans with butter paper.
9. Bake the cake in the oven for 35 mts or until the toothpick comes out clean.
10. Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool.

Ready to eat a warm chocolate cake or frost with icing !!!

Spicy Prawn Briyani

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg prawns
• 1medium onion
• 1/2 tomatoe
• 2 tbsp ginger and garlic
• 10 green chillies sliced
• 1 tbsp chilli powder
• 1 lime
• 1/2 bunch coriander leaves
• salt to taste
• Oil/ghee 
• 3 cups of rice (basamathi rice )

Method:

Heat 5 tbsp of oil in a deep vessel.

Saute onion  until brown.

Add tomatoe and saute until oil break out.

Add ginger and garlic paste and fry for few minutes

Add green chillies and fry for 2 minutes

Add the prawns and fry for few minutes.

Add the rice and double the quantity of  boiled water.
Let it cook on slow flame.

When almost cooked, sprinkle little garam masala.

When the water is absorbed completely, one can serve with chutney or papad....!!