COOKIE DOUGH TRUFFLES - EGGLESS

Cookie Truffles

Its VALENTINE'S DAY and obviously its a ritul type for me to make something sweet to share with all of you :). My SIL being in town made me even more eager to make this sweet. Its always better when you have an extra helping hand :) :).. I m so glad we tried this sweet out and sure was a super duper hit among my neighbours. We were floating around the whole day on ninth sky  with appreciation ;) :D

Ingredients:

All purpose Flour - 2 - 2.5 cups
Brown Sugar - 3/4 cup (softened)
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Condensed Milk - 1 tin (395 gram)
Milk chocolate Chips - 1/2 cup

For the coating:
Semi-sweet choco chips - 1 cup
Butter - 2 tbsp

Preparation:

In a bowl, mix brown sugar, butter and vanilla essence till creamy. I used a hand mixer for this. Then add in the condensed milk and mix again. Now start adding flour bit by bit till you get a dough. Once the batter starts thickening, start kneading with hand. Once you get a dough mix, add in the milk choco chips and knead nicely. Then keep in fridge for about 20 mins to harden the dough a bit so that its easy to roll into ball. Make small balls out of the dough, place them on butter paper and keep it in fridge again for a minimum of 2 hours atleast to harden the ball. Otherwise the balls will fall apart when you do the coating.

Now for the next step, Melt the semi-sweet choco chips by double boiler method and add butter to it. Once the chips have melted nicely remove and keep aside. now pick each dough balls and dip them in the melted chocolate, remove and place them on butter paper carefully. Sprinkle them with sugar strands in the end. Refrigerate overnight for best results and voila there you go! You have the best easiest cookie sweet you can make!!

Cheers,
Neetz ;)

Notes:
You will perfect round balls. I had feew extra melted chocolate so used to stick the sprinkles at the end :)..
Use all Purpose flour in accordance to the need for thickening the dough.

I would like to send this over to Valentine Fest , Bon Vivant, Just for Fun

CHOCOLATE NUTELLA COOKIES (Eggless)

Eggless Nutella Cookies - BHW

Another exciting wednesday for blog hopping came in and this time I was paired with one of my bloggy friend Priya :). I was so dleighted to know that I was paired with her as her blog as a treat to my eyes and i actually got confused what to make seeing all the wonderful dishes she have made. I was looking for simple recipe and as usual baking being my passion these days, these cookies were instant eye cather to me eyes. I did make changes to it and added extra few ingredients to it. I liked this biscuit coz unlike other biscuits it wasnt so sweet and for a family like mine, this was perfect :). Do find the link to the idea i got form her blog from here.

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour - 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp
Cocoa Powder - 1/3 cup
Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
Softened Butter - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Brown Sugar - 1/4 cup
Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp
Nutella - 8 tsp
Milk - 6 tsp

Preparation:

Pre-heat oven to 163C/325F

Sieve Flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and keep aside.

Now with a electric mixer beat sugars and butter till smooth. Add int he essence and nuteela and beat for another minute or so. Slowly add in the mixed flour and start folding in. Add milk in between and fold the whole mix into a soft dough. Refrigerate for 15-20 mins to make the dough hard.

Make small balls and place them on to a baking tray placed with baking paper. Flatten them with a bottom of a glass. Bake till slight cracks are formed and cookies are still soft. This wil take about 10 mins or so.

Cheers,
Neetz ;)


I would like to send this over for KIDS DELIGHT cevent onducted by Kavi and Srivalli and Valentines Event

                              Valentine fest serve with love

Bon Vivant Series

FROSTED DATE BALLS

Frosted Date Balls

I am back again with a easy recipe which can be sweet at the same time lovely for a snack or anything.Just name it!!!... Its very easy to make and you can make it ina jiffy.This is a middle east sweet and usually people have this more during ramadan season during their fast breaking. Here dates is the most consumed during the fasting period and have them first when they break their fast... I would like to dedicate this sweet to my best friend Roshu. Since ramadan is around the corner, i actually thought of her while making this :)


Preparation:
Dates - 200 gms -seeds remove and made into paste (I had the paste packet with me)
Nuts and Almonds - approx 8 each (depends upon how much balls you get)
Butter - 1 tbsp
Dessicated Coconut - half handful for rolling the mix

Preparation:

If you have a packet of dates as paste then thats the best to use as it is time saving too.. Otherwise remove the seeds of the dates and then make them into paste ina grinder.

In a pan add butter, roast nuts and almonds and remove. In the same pan with butter, add in the date paste and saute for 15seconds - 30 seconds till butter is mixed properly with dates. Then remove and keep aside to cool. Meanwhile keep the dessicated coconut ready or grind the the grated coconut.

Make small balls of the date paste and then flatten them with hands. In between place one almond and cashew nut and cover and roll again to a ball. Roll it in coconut powder and serve!!!!

I m dedicating this recipe to all muslim blogger friends, especially to Ayeesha, Suhaina and Fajeeda :)

I would like to send this over to

Umm Mymoonah for Iftar Moments

Akilas kitchen for Celeberating Independence Day

Pari for Kids Delight

Sarasa Corner for MM Party Treats

COCONUT LADDU TO CELEBRATE MY 100TH POST

Coconut Laddu

I made this last week. You wont believe it, to make this ladoo it wont even take hardly full 15 mins!!!!... wow!! isnt that easy... especially when you have guests over for lunch or dinner uninvited ;)....

I have been a little slow in the race of blogging.. Its going to be one year and i have reached only the 100th post :(.. But then thinking on the positive side, i did post 100 recipes!!! wow!!! i cant believe i really know 100 recipes...he he he... i still remember those first days of cooking..Though i knew how to cook a bit, i always was bad at trying new ones as i never got the idea how the flavour blends..now i wont tell i m an expert. But still will tell i know a little of it. Thanks to all my bloggy friends for being my support and inspiring me with your comments. I know few of my friends do try and tell me how it went. Friends, if you try and if the outcome is bad or good, plz do post on the commentary. I would love to see it (esp if it successful) and also others will know how it turned out :)...

Once again THANKS to all shwwwwwweeetttt bloggers for being with me all the way through :).. Plz continue with your support throughout :)

Plz bear with me for the pics..I simply couldnt resist myself uploading all of them ;)..

Now enough of my BLAH BLAH ;).. coming to the recipe...

Ingredients:

Coconut grated - 2.5 cups + 1 cup for covering
Condensed Milk - 1 tin (390 gms)
Cardamom Powder - 2 liberal Pinch
Vanilla Essence - 1 drop (optional)

Prepapration:
Ina a pan add in the 2.5 cups of coconut and for 1-2 min roast over low flame. Dont let the coconut to turn brown. Its just for the raw taste to go. Add in the condensed milk, cardamom powder and mix till the mixture starts coming off the side of the pan. Add in the essence and switch off flame for the mix to cool down. When the mix is warm, roll small balls and roll the laddu in the 1 cup of grated coconut and garnish with rasins. Enjoy cold or warm :)

Cheers,
Neetz ;)

Note:
You can powder the 1 cup coconut used for rolling for more definite look. (My grinder is out of order and couldnt do in that way :(   )

i would like to send this over for few events

http://akilaskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/07/event-celebrating-independence-day-2010.html for CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY

http://tasteofpearlcity.blogspot.com/ for  IFTAR MOMENTS

I would like to send this to Festive Food - rakhi

KIDS DELIGHT

REPOST FOR PINWHEEL BISCUITS AND MARIES BROWN WOOD FOR FEW EVENTS

PINWHEEL BISCUITS

http://neetzkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/pinwheel-biscuits.html

MARIES BROWN WOOD

http://neetzkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/maries-brown-wood.html

I would like send these entries to
Pari of Foodlecious for Kids Delight Event

Sri of Srishkitchen for the Sweets and Savoury for Diwali

torviewtoronto for the Cold Dessert Event

Cheers,

Neetz ;)

MY FOODY STORAGE FOR SHOW ME YOUR REFRIGERATOR EVENT

I would like to send this pic over for the event conducted by Divya of Dil Se.

I saw few entries where everyone have their fridge neat and tidyingly kept... I thought compare to that mine is worser and for a change i will send a messy fridge ;)...i know atleast the bottle kept areas are neat..he he he :)

Cheers,

Neetz ;)