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Garlic Bread with Cheese

Garlic bread with cheese , a yummy starter, which are crunchy and cheesy. This is our favourite evening snack at home. This garlic bread is quick and very easy to make. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

• French Bread - 1 loaf

• Butter - 1/4 cup

• Garlic - 2 cloves, minced

• Cheese - as much as you would like, i used mozzarella cheese.

• Parsley leaves - 1 tbsp, chopped

This is going to participate in " Say Cheese " event hosted by Sara.

Method

• Cut the bread into diagonal slices with 1 inch thick.

• Combine butter and minced garlic and mix well.

• Spread this mixture on each slice of the bread.

• Sprinkle the cheese evenly on all the slices.

• Then sprinkle parsley leaves over it.

• Arrange it in a microwave safe tray and microwave at 60% power for 2 Min's.

• Serve with tomato ketchup.

Milk Peda

This is going to participate in " Sweet Series " event hosted by Sireesha and i got this idea from Ramya Vijaykumar's blog.

Ingredients

• Milk Powder - 1 cup

• Sweetened Condensed Milk - 1 can

• Butter - 3 tbsp

• Raisins - Few

• Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp
  

Method

• Take a large microwave bowl and heat butter until it melts.
  

• Next add cardamom powder, milk powder, condensed milk to it and mix well.

• Keep this in the microwave high for 3 to 4 Min's and stir in between twice.

• Remove from microwave and allow them to cool.

• Make them into balls and shape them into pedas.

• Decorate with raisins or any other nuts of your choice.

Fudgy Mocha Brownies for Click: Stacks

The picture is going to participate in Click:Stacks event hosted by Jai and Bee of Jugalbandi. For the recipe click here.

Sesame Potato Breads

Ingredients
Potato - 1
Bread Slices - 3
Onion, small one - 1 chopped finely
Grated Carrot - 3 tsp
Capsicum, finely chopped - 2 tsp
Soya Sauce - 1/4 tsp
Vinegar - 1/2 tsp
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Oil - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Butter - Enough to spread
sesame seeds - to sprinkle
Chilly Garlic tomato sauce to dot

Method

• Wash potatoes and poke holes into it using fork and microwave them for 5 Min's. Peel and mash potatoes coarsely.
  

• In a dish microwave onion and oil for 3 Min's.

• Then add vegetables and microwave for 2 Min's.

• Add potatoes, soya sauce, vinegar, salt, pepper and chilly powder and microwave for 2 Min's and keep aside.
  

• With a cutter cut out small rounds of the bread and butter both sides of the bread.

• Spread some potato mixture on the bread. Sprinkle sesame seeds and press gently.
  

• Place on grill rack and microwave for 3 Min's or cook till bread turns golden and crispy.

• Serve dotted with chilly garlic sauce.
  

Thai Green Gravy

Ingredients
Chicken - 1/4 kg
Coconut Milk - 1 cup
Jaggery - a tiny piece
Green Curry Paste
Green Chillies - 4
Spring Onions - 2
Ginger - 2" piece
Coriander Leaves, Chopped - 1 cup
Cumin Seeds- 1 tsp
Vinegar - 1 tsp

Method

• Grind all the ingredients for the green curry paste with about 3/4 cup of water.

• In a micro proof dish, add green paste and oil and microwave uncovered for 5 Min's.

• Add chicken to it. Mix well and microwave covered for 4 Min's.

• Add jaggery, salt and coconut milk. Mix well. Microwave uncovered for 6 Min's.

• Serve garnished with chopped red chillies.

Sending this to JFI : Cilantro hosted by Cilantro

Fudgy Mocha Brownies

Ingredients
All purpose flour - 1 1/4 cups
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Butter - 1/2 cup
Egg - 1
Condensed Milk - 1 cup
Unsweetened Cocoa - 1/4 cup
Instant Coffee - 1 tsp
Vanilla Essence - 1 tea spoon
Baking Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Cashew nuts, Chopped - 1/4 cup

Method

• Mix 1 cup all purpose flour and sugar in a bowl.

• Add butter to it and mix well to a coarse crumbs.

• Place this mixture in an ungreased pan and microwave for 2 Min's.

• In a bowl combine egg, condensed milk, cocoa, 1/4 cup flour, essence, instant coffee and cashew nuts and mix well.

• Spread this mixture over the microwaved crust and microwave for 2 1/2 Min's.

• Cut them in desire shapes and serve them.

This is going to participate in " Let's go Nuts - Cashew Nuts " hosted by Poornima of Tasty Treats.

Simple Veg Pizza Topping with love

Cooking is the most enjoyable activity. That too cooking for loved ones their favorite food is really enjoyable. Its the perfect gift to make them happy.

Just made simple pizza for my friend lubna of kitchen flavors. Just read this story how we became friends in her blog (http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-small-world.html). I cant forget the day when we both went out to have pizza. She is fond of eating pizza always. So i decided to make her pizza. On one evening surprised her with her favorite.

Ingredients
Pizza base - 1
Onion - 1, medim sized chopped length wise
Tomato - 1 medium deseed and sliced
Butter - 1 tsp
Red Chilly flakes - 1/4 tsp
Capsicum chopped few
Mozzarella cheese - 1/4 cup
Salt

Method

• Melt butter in a pan, add chopped onion and capsicum and fry for few mins.

• Then add chopped tomato and salt saute lightly until just soft.

• Spread this mixture on pizza base.

• Spread the cheese evenly on it and keep it in microwave for 3 mins.

• Serve with tomato ketchup.
  

Rice Pudding

Ingredients
Milk - 3 1/2 cups
Rice - 1/4 cup
Powdered Sugar - 1/4 cup
Rose water - 1 tsp
Seeds of Green Cardamom - 2 to 3 powdered
Almonds - 2

Method

• Soak rice in water for 2 to 3 hours. Grind in the mixer with water to a very fine paste.

• In a bowl mix ground rice and milk and microwave uncovered for 5 Min's.

• Stir with a whisk after every one minute so that lumps will not form.

• Add sugar. Mix well and microwave uncovered for 3 Min's, stirring in between.

• Mix well. Cool. Add rosewater.Pour in bowls and decorate with nuts.

Sending this entry to FIC white event hosted by Kitchen flavours