Chocolate Chip and More Chocolate Ice cream with edible oil

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

One more Ice cream item in my Menu.. This time it is Chocolate Ice Cream.. More Chocolate and more Choco chips. My kids love Chocolate. Any thing with chocolate is fine for them. The other day my husband brought a box of ice cream. As usual I checked the ingredients and was surprised to see "Edible oil" in the list.

I thought of using oil while making ice cream next time.

But I was not sure where and when and how much oil is used :-(  Then I thought of giving it a trial.

Ingredients:-

Thick Milk - 1/2 litre + 1/2 cup

Sugar - 1 cup

Corn Flour - 3 tbsp

Cocoa Powder - 1/4 cup

Oil - 2 tbsp

Choco Chips - 1/4 cup

Any Chocolate - small pieces (1 small bar)

Nescafe powder - 1 tsp

Method:

Boil 1/2 litre milk.

Add sugar and boil till sugar is dissolved.

Take 1/2 cup milk and add corn flour and cocoa powder. 

Mix well till no lumps.

Add it to the milk and keep on stirring so that it won't get burnt.

Add oil.

Boil for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and allow it to cool.

Refrigerate it till its set.

Remove and churn in the mixi.

Transfer it into a box and add the choco chips(keep few for decorating), chocolate pieces.

Mix well. 

Keep in the refrigerator and allow it to set. After few hours when the ice cream is almost set, sprinkle choco chips, chocolate pieces and coffee powder. 

Serve it when its fully set..

Adding oil definitely  made some difference as the texture was soft and even the taste was different.

Sending this yummy choco chips chocolate ice cream to Jagruti's

JCO Choc full Easter event

Keep Chocolating :-)

Keep Smiling,

SPICY SPROUTED FENUGREEK SEEDS MASALA(Reposting)

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

They say sprouts is good for health. Any sprouts? I am not sure, but this one is really a healthy sprout and I enjoy having it a lot.

Thrice a week I have a habit of having a tea spoon of methi seeds in the morning with hot water. I love methi seeds and never miss any chance of adding it into our food. I add it in curries, sambhar, dal, sometimes in some sabji. So how about making the whole curry with methi seeds. But that will go directly in to the dustbin as these seeds are very bitter if prepared directly. So the best way is to soak them, allow to sprout and then use in a spicy, tangy dry curry.

Fenugreek seeds have their unique taste and contribute a huge part when comes to health. Its good for diabetes. It controls the diabetes to some extent(of course with other intakes or controlled diet)

If we take a tea spoon of methi seeds with a glass of water when suffering with diarrhea, it comes under control. 

Soak the seeds in the night and paste it in the morning. Apply it to the hair for an hour and wash it, a very good tonic for your hair.  

Ingredients:

Fenugreek seeds or Methi seeds - 1/2 cup

Soaked for 6-8 hours. Drained and then kept in a cotton or muslin cloth for a day or till it gets sprouted.

Oil - 2 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp(optional)

Onion -2 big, finely chopped

Tomato - 1 big, finely chopped

Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Green chilly - 2 slit

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder - 2 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp

Jaggery - 1 tsp

water - 1/2 cup

Fresh coriander to garnish

Method:

• Heat oil in a thick bottomed kadai.
• Add cumin seeds and Mustard seeds. 
• Add onion and fry till brown. Keep on stirring.
• Add Ginger and garlic paste. fry for a minute.
• Add tomato and little water. Mix well and cook till the tomato is half cooked.
• Add sprouted methi seeds and other ingredients. 
• Mix well. 
• Add some more water. 
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Adjust the seasoning.
• Check the seeds, cook till soft. (It may take another 5 minutes.)
• Garnish with fresh coriander.
• Enjoy it with soft chapatis.

My aunt says its stays good for 3-4 days so good while travelling, but I never kept it more than one day...

Sending this to Soumya (of Nivedhanam)'s event 

 HITS – Diabetic friendly and HITS page"

 

Keep Smiling,

Softest Grape Ice Cream

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

How are you?

Summer is here and cold things are in.. The refrigerator is full of juices, ice creams, squash, Tang, Rasna..

Hey wait, I think  last year also, I started with the same sentences :-)

That doesn't matter anyways, we have to concentrate on today's recipe.

Its Grape Ice cream. It was my elder daughter's wish. And how could I say NO to her..

Before also I have prepared Ice creams many times but this time it was something special, it was the softest Ice cream I ever had at home..

I don't know the reason, but I am giving you the step by step procedure, try and let me know whether you too got the same taste and texture.

                         

Ingredients:

Milk - 1/2 liter (I used thick milk Kolhapur brand)

Sugar - 1/2 cup

Grapes - 1 cup

Corn Flour - 2 tbsp

Vanilla Custard Powder - 3 tbsp(CHIEF INGREDIENT :-) )

Fresh cream - 3 tbsp(I have saved it from 2 days milk and stored in the fridge.

Method :

• Boil the milk in a thick bottomed pan and wait until cold.
• Till its cold,
• Prepare the grapes puree by putting in the mixi. 
• Transfer it into glass bowl or Plastic bowl. Cover it and keep in the freezer.
• Take out the half cup of milk.
• Add the Corn flour and Vanilla Custard powder. Mix well till no lumps.
•  Keep the milk to boil with sugar added. Once the sugar is dissolved and milk starts boiling,
• Add the cornflour and custard powder mix. Be careful, keep on stirring, otherwise the milk will burn at the bottom. Boil for few minutes(5 to 7 minutes is fine). Remove from the fire. Allow it to cool.
• Refrigerate for few hours(depends on the capacity of your fridge) Mine is old one and takes long time to freeze. I kept it for 4 hours. 
• Remove it out, add the fresh cream and grapes puree. Churn it in the mixi. 
• Transfer it in the box storage box(if you have any ice cream box, its good).
•  Keep in the freezer again for few more hours. I kept the whole night.
• Next morning, again I removed it and allowed it to thaw.
• Again I put it in the mixi and churned it well till soft.
• Transfer it again into the box. Keep it in the fridge till its set :-)

Enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy each bite of this softest grapes ice cream.

Keep Smiling,