MOCHA CAKE/ COFFEE CAKE

Todays post is coffe cake it is so easy and decadent.

Nice coffee aroma comes out of the cake, when u taste it is so yummy.

I bet everyone likes this cake.
when the cake is cool slice it in pieces and store it in a container. you can eat It untill 3 weeks.

I learned this cake from one of my freind name Beula, she was the best in making delicious cakes.

Thankyou so much beula.

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

( for 2 cups flour add 1 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar)

1 cup sugar ( brown sugar or granulated sugar)

1 cup butter or oil

4 eggs

1/2 cup curd

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla essence

3 tsp intant coffee powder (I use bru or nescafe)

Take a bowl and seive all the dry ingereints, flour, sugar, baking soda baking powder and coffee powder.

Add wet ingredeints slowly one by one butter, vanilla essence, curd and eggs blend it untill incorporated.

Take a 9 inch round baking pan or any pan dust it with butter and flour or spray it with non stick cooking spray.

Bake it on 200 for 30 min then bake it on 300 for 20 min, check it with toothpick if it is still sticking to toothpick, then bake for more 5 or 10 min (dough should not stick to toothpick) then it is ready remove from the oven and let it cool.

Todays Receipies main ingeredient is TOFU

Iam posting two varieties of tofu one is tofu fry which is so so simple to make and 2nd one is tofu curry with mixed vegetables.

Before that i want to share little information about tofu.

Tofu or bean curd is a soft white food made by coagulating soy milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks. It is of chinese origin.There are many different varieties of tofu. Tofu has very little flavor or smell on its own, so it can be used either in savory or sweet dishes, and is often seasoned or marinated to suit the dish.

Tofu is low in calories, contains a relatively large amount of iron and contains little fat. Depending on the coagulant used in manufacturing, the tofu may also be high in calcium and/or magnesium.

Especially Tofu is good for pregnant ladies.

We can use tofu instead of paneer.

TOFU FRY :

INGREDIENTS :

1 box meduim firm tofu (available in freezer section in any grocery)

it comes in big size so slice the tofu in to 1 inch cubes.

use half cubes for the fry and half cubes for the curry.

1 medim onion thinly sliced

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp Zeera

2 green chillies chopped

4 curry leaves

1/2 tsp turmeric

1 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp corainder powder

1/2 cumin powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

Extra virgin olive oil optional use any oil

Take a pan and add 3 tsp oil to the pan. Once oil is hot, add mustars seeds, cumin, green chilli and curry leaves let them cook well. add onions to the onions add turmeric and salt.

Now add tofu cubes and saute them let it cook 3 minutes then add coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric, cumin powder. cook tofu for 5 more minutes now finally add garam masala and chopped coriander.

u can serve with bread toast, chapathi or rice.

TOFU CURRY WITH MIXED VEGGIES :

INGREDIENTS :

1 inch sliced tofu

1/2 cup frozen peas (u can use regular peas but boil them)

1/2 cup sliced green pepper

1/2 cup sliced button mushrooms

1/2 cup frozen spinach ( u can use fresh spinach also, but slice spinach wash it properly and drain out all the water from spinach)

NOTE : USE ANY TYPE OF VEGETABLES IN THIS CURRY

pinch of mustard seeds

pinch of zeera

curry leaves

2 thinly sliced green chillis

3 tsp oil

2 garlic cloves thinly sliced

1/2 tsp red peepper flakes

1/2 tsp coriander powder

pinch of turmeric

pinch of chilli powder

salt per taste

Take a pan or bowl add oil once oil is hot add zeera, mustard seeds, curry leaves and green chilli, and garlic.

Add mushrooms, let them cook well. Add sliced green pepper let them cook for 3-4 min then add spinach , peas and cook for 5 minutes.

Add turmeric, salt ,red pepper, corainder powder and chilli powder. once all these are cooked well add tofu and cook for more 5 minutes.

No doubt it is so delicious.

MUSHROOM PANEER PEAS MASALA CURRY

Todays recipie is Masala curry with Mushroom Peas and Paneer.

It is so easy and delicious, u can make this curry hardly in 10 min.

INGREDIENTS

Serves for 3-4 persons

1 Mediun sized onion thinly sliced

2 green chilli thinly sliced

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

3 ilachi

4 Lavang

2 cinnamon sticks

10 pieces freid panner

1/2 cup frozen peas

15 pieces sliced button mushrooms

1 tsp Cumin pwder

1 tsp coriander pwder

1 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp Turmeric

picnh of orange food colour optional

salt as per taste

1/2 tsp of sugar optional

coriander

oil

make a smoothpaste

2 roma tomatoes

10 cashew nuts

2 tsp curd

Take a nonstick bowl and add 3 tsp oil.

once oil is hot add Zeera, cardomom, cinnamon sticks and lavang saute them.

Add thinly sliced onion, green chilli and ginger garlic paste.

Let the onion fry well, in the meanwhile make a paste of cashews , tomatoes and curd.

Once oil starts oozing out from the onions now add mushrooms, salt and turmeric, cook mushrooms for 5 minutes.

Add paneer and peas to the mushrooms, let them cook well for 5 more minutes.

Its time to add tomato paste, coriander powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, sugar and food colour and add some water.

Allow it to cook for 10 mintutes, add thinly sliced coriander and switch off the flame.