Round Up Lets Celebrate Sweets - Chocolate

Fianlly I am here with the round -up of Lets Celebarte Sweets-Chocolate. I am really grateful to Nivedita for giving me the opportunity to host this event.. Without much delay I would like to present the chocolate-y round up. Hope you enjoy these visual treats.

I have summed up the entries in the order I received them, with my own entries at the end of the post. If by any chance I have missed any entry do let me know, I will include it.

Here comes the round up!

Rachana sends in her Chocolate Yoghurt

Nivedita sends in her Marie Biscuit Chocolate Balls

Kamalika sends in her Truffle Shuffle

Smita sends in her Chocolate Marshmallow Squares and Chocolate Fudge

Anamika sends in her Chocolate cupcake with pistachio rabri

Radhika sends in her Chocolate Halwa

Priya sendsin her Dark Chocolate Poha Pudding

Nivedita sends 2 more entries Chocolate Halwa and Chocolate Kheer

Santosh sends in her Chocolate Cream Pudding

Indrani sends in 2 of her creations 3 minute Microwave Plain Chocolate fudge and Oat-choco Fudge

Vatsala sends in her Chocolate Cups.

Neetu sends in her Chocolate Fruit Sandwich.

My entries:

Nutty Homemade Chocolate with Coconut Coating.

Chocolat-ey Trifle from my other blog Pages

Chocolate Peda.

Chocolate Rum Truffles

Cheers! Have a nice weekend!

Chocolate Peda

I had been planning to post this recipe- Chocolate Peda for a long time for the event going on here Lets Celebrate Sweets-Chocolate. This event is a part of the series started by Nivedita. Thanks to my broken laptop I have not been able to be very active in blogging lately. 

Hopefully the roundup of this evnt will be up next week or so. Please bear with the delays.

This is my last minute entry for this event. Along with this I would also like to submit my Choclate Rum Truffles. 

Coming back to Chocolate Peda recipe:

Ingredients:

1/4 cup fresh paneer.

1/4 cup milk powder.

1 /4 cup powdered sugar.

1 tsp cocoa powder.

1/2 tsp chocolate powder.

To garnish:

2 cardamom pods crushed finely

Chopped pistachios.

Process:

1. Pan fry the crumbled paneer without any ghee or oil. Let it cool down to room tempreture.

2. Mix the sugar and milk powder and mix it nicely the way we work on a dough till everything is well incorporated and the mixture is even in texture and colour. No need to add water.

3. Make 8-10 balls and shape them up like pedas. Garnish it with chopped pistachios and crushed cardamom.

4. Chill in refrigerator for 2 hours. Chocolate Peda is ready to it!

Enjoy!

Winter Warmers - Round Up!

Words cannot define how elated I am as I am composing the round up of my first event- Winter Warmers! Thank you all for sending me such beautiful and varied entries.

Rounding up an event is not a massive task but if your computer is broke and you have limited access to internet, it can be difficult. That's my position right now and that is why I have not been able to go around hopping on your blogs frequently. I hope things will be fine soon. So, till then please bear with me.

Also I would like to remind you about the other event hosted here, Lets Celebrate Sweets- Chocolate. Hurry in your entries!

Now, coming back to the round up, I have arranged the entries in the order I recieved them with some my entries squeezed in between and some at the end. If I have left out any entry please let me know and I will inclide it soon. Also, if you forgot to send me your entry through mail, please leave your link below the post and I will update it.

Without further delay here is the roundup of Winter Warmers!

Vidhya send in her ' Nutty Cassava Delight'
Sadhana sends in her 'Sugarfree Badam Halwa'.
Reshmi sends in her ' Hot-n-Sour Noodles Soup'.

Amarendra sends in his Thai Style Mix Veg Soup.

Rachana sends her Ginger n Chocolate Cake.
Smita sends in her Tomato Carrot and BottleGourd Soup.

Gayathri sends in her Tofu Cutlets.

Rachans sends another interesting entry- Chunna husked wheat pudding.

Nandini sends in a creamy soup- Cream of Mushroom Soup.

Satya sends this awesome pakodas- Dill Punugulu. Sameena sends her Aloo Tikki.
Kirthi sends her 'Moong Bean Curry'.

Sameena sends another entry-A very innovative and unusual soup- Okra Soup
Swetha sends in 2 entries, very comforting soups, Barley Lentil Soup and Tomato Soup

Anamika sends in her Dal Makhani.
Aipi sends her Lentil Fritters- Kachdee.
Monika sends in her Til Gajak.

Reva sends in sends in her Gobi 65.
Anamika sends in her Cheese Bread Rolls.
Megha sends her English Winter Soup.

Sonia sends in her Sarson Ka Saag & Makki-ki-Roti. .
Radhika sends in Varuthu Arucha Kozhambu.
Rajani sends in her Almonds and Dates Halwa

Reva sends another entry Betel Leaf Vadai.
Akheela sends Fenugreek Leaves Potato Curry.
Priyanka sends in her Carrot Halwa

Chitra sends in 2 heartwarming soups- Brocolli and Green Beans Soup and Beans and Peas Soup.
Kirthika sends in her Hawaiin Fried Rice.



I posted a total of 4 new entries for the event.They are C3 Soup, Carrot Halva (Microwave), Chocolate Cake with fudge icing, Corn Fussili n Basil Soup.

Priya sends her Clementine Rasam

Priyanka sends Matar Paneer Curry.

Gayathri sends Baked Green Peas and Palak Cutlet

Kirthika sends Tomato Rice

Umm Mymoonah sends in her Potato Kibbeh
Kavita sends in her Cheese Onion Pastry
Harini Jaya sends in her Jowar Vegetable Stew

Heni sends in her Chourba Aadess Rouge

Chitra sends 2 more entries Warm Veggie Rainbow Salad and Tomato Soup

Bala sends in her Bolivian Peanut Soup

Priya sends in 5 entries first one being with Carrot and Celery Soup  

Her 2nd entry is Peanut and Poha Pakoda

 Other from Priya are: Batata Poha Vada, Celery Oats Soup, Bulgur Bisi Bele Bath

Swetha sends in her Carrot and Coriander Soup

 Jigyasa &Pratibha sends in their Adad Paak

Champa sends in her Vegan Tomato Soup 

Champa sends in her Roasted Red Bell Pepper Soup

Usha sends in her Spinach Orange Soup

I have also sent 4 older entries first one being Sweetcorn Vegetable Soup.

 My other older entries are Tomato Soup, Tom Veg Soup and Ginger and Cardamom Tea.

Hope you enjoyed the round up as much as I did! Cheers!

Do send in your entries for the other event being hosted here Lets Celebrate Sweets- Chocolate  

Have a lovely weekend!

Bhel Puri

Chats are my favourite fast food. The sight of it makes my mouth water! Today's recipe is Bhelpuri, which is the easiest to make given you have all ingredients at hand.

Sending this to Srivalli's event: Kids Delight- Street Food

Bhel Puri:

Ingredients:

1 cup puffed rice.
½ cup mixture.( I use Haldiram’s Karanchy Mixture)
1 tomato seeded and chopped.
2 baby potatoes, boiled peeled and chopped.
¼ cup onion chopped.
Handful of coriander leaves chopped.
3-4 Papdi crushed.
3-4 Papdi to garnish.
1-2 tbsp green chutney.
2-3 tbsp tamarind chutney.
2-3 tbsp nylon sev.
1 tsp chat masala.
1 tsp sugar (optional)
1 tbsp lemon juice.

Process:

1. Add all the dry ingredients and chopped vegetables in a mixing bowl.

2. Add the masalas, lemon juice and chutney and give a nice shake so that the spices are evenly distributed.

3. Serve immediately with whole papdis. Enjoy!

Enjoy!

Corn Fussili n Basil Soup

Soups are the most comforting food for winter and I have been making a lot of them this winter. Here is one, I tried recently. I had found this one in a microwave booklet with recipes from Tarla Dalal at my mom's place. I vaguely remembered the combination and created this one. It is quite filling and I loved the flavour of basil in the soup.

Sending it to Divya's Show me you Soup and to my event 'Winter Warmers'

Corn Fussili n Basil Soup

Ingredients:

2 large tomatoes.
1 cup sweet corn + 2 tbsp extra.
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 tsp oil
3/4 cup fussili pasta, boiled
4-5 basil leaves, chopped
salt and pepper to taste.
1 tsp sugar (optional)
1 tsp corn flour mixed with 2 tsp of water.
Grated cheddar cheese for garnishing.

Process:

1. Boil the tomatoes and make a puree of it. Boil 1 cup sweetcorn in 1 cup water and churn it in a mixture. Strain it and discard the waste.

2. Heat a pan and add oil. When heated add the onions and saute till translucent.

3. Add the tomato puree and heat for 30 seconds. Then add the sweetcorn mixture and stir well.

4. To it add the cornflour mixture and stir well. The soup will thicken. Add water to adjust the consistency.

5. Add the remaining sweetcorn, basil leaves, boiled pasta,sugar, salt and pepper. Give it a nice stir and boil on a medium for 5-7 minutes.

6. Garnish it with grated cheddar and serve hot.

This is my 4th entry to my event -Winter Warmers. Others were C3 Soup, Carrot Halva(Microwave) and Chocolate Cake with Fudge Icing. Along with these I would like to submit these four recipes for my event-

Sweet Corn Vegetable Soup, Tomato Soup, Tom Veg Soup and Ginger and Cardamom Tea.

Hurry in your entries. Event ends 30th Jan 2011.

Enjoy!