ORANGE JUICE SODA RECIPE| SUMMER DRINK RECIPES.

     I have a can of plain soda lying in my pantry for a long time which I bought to make tutti fruity cake , as the recipe has soda in that. But some how i didn’t have the chance to make it again. So suddenly I came up with this idea of making orange juice and adding the club soda in that. It tasted so well and i can say this as a  perfect thirst quencher.

INGREDIENTS:

FRESH ORANGE JUICE	1 AND 1/4 CUP
SUGAR	1-2 TSP(according to the sweetness of orange)
PLAIN CLUB SODA	1/2 CUP
GINGER	A SMALL PIECE

METHOD:

• Squeeze out the juice from the orange ( I used 3 medium sized oranges).
• In a mixer beat this along with the ginger and sugar.

• Keep in the fridge and before serving add the soda.
• If serving immediately then add ice cubes to make it chill.

Note:

• You can make the same recipe by replacing orange with water melon, lemon, pine apple ,and grapes.
• Always ensure that the quantity of the juice should be more than the quantity of soda.

EGGLESS MANGO CAKE RECIPE | VEGAN MANGO CAKE

     Few weeks back when i went to my grocery shopping the i picked the alphonsa mango pulp tin thinking that i will make the Mango ice cream again to surprise Varsha, my daughter. Since i made strawberry ice cream she told she wanted some cake from the mango pulp and when i  was searching  for a eggless mango cake in google  i came across this recipe in holy cow's space and this has been tried by many bloggers. Here is the recipe for soft and moist eggless mango cake.

INGREDIENTS:

ALL PURPOSE FLOUR	1 AND 1/2 CUP
BAKING POWDER	2 TSP
SALT	1/2 TSP
CARDAMON POWDER	1 TSP
MANGO PUREE	1 AND 1/2 CUP
OIL	1/3 CUP
SUGAR	2/3 CUP( APPROX. 11 TBLSP)
VANILLA ESSENCE	1 TSP

METHOD:

• Sift the flour ,salt and baking powder along with cardamom powder.

• Mix the oil, sugar, mango puree till the sugar dissolves.

• Gently mix with the flour.

• Transfer this to a a baking tin and bake in a 180 degrees preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool it in a wire rack.

• We had warm cake with vanilla ice cream.

Note:

1. If using fresh mango peel the skin and chop the flesh of the mango into fine pieces and puree it in a blender.
2. Do not over mix the batter.
3. The cake turned out slightly dense .
4. You can make it into cute cup cakes also instead of making into a cake.

EGGLESS BANANA BREAD – NO EGG NO BUTTER BREAD RECIPE

Recipe of banana bread updated with video    
 I was searching for a eggless banana bread recipe for a long time but somehow when i saw this recipe  here, i tried this and the out come was so amazing and i am trying this for the fourth time and the first time when i tried i tried with all purpose flour, and later i tried replacing half with whole wheat flour and replaced brown sugar with white sugar. Each version tasted so yummy in its own way and kids enjoyed this thoroughly.

INGREDIENTS:

WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR	3/4 CUP
MAIDA| ALL PURPOSE FLOUR	1/2 CUP
BANANA	2 (I used the long one)
BROWN SUGAR | WHITE SUGAR	3/4 CUP
YOGURT	2 TBLSP
MILK	1/4 CUP
OIL	4 TBLSP
SALT	1/4 TSP
VANILA ESSENCE	1 TSP
BAKING SODA	1 TSP
RAISINS	A HAND FUL
ALMONDS( CHOPPED)	1/4 CUP( OPTIONAL)

                                            Video of how to make banana bread

   

• Blend the banana in a mixer or mash nicely with your hands.
• Mix this banana puree along with sugar, milk, yogurt, vanilla essence, oil and salt.
• Sift the flours along with baking soda for even mixing.
• Add this wet ingredient mix to the flours and mix gently and evenly.

• Add raisins and chopped almonds(if using). Mix evenly.

• Grease a bread loaf pan and transfer the batter to this pan.
• Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius and bake for 40 minutes.
• Mine got done in 35 minutes.
• Check inserting a tooth pick and if comes out clean the bread is done.

• This can be  baked as a cake also ( if you don’t have a bread loaf pan)

MAWA PISTACHIO BUNDT CAKE – EGGLESS RECIPE

     When i made this Gulab Jamuns using khoya I was searching for a recipe where khoya can be used. My search ended when i saw these cute mawa | khoya bundt cake in  US Masala blog and when i met Nags a few weeks back she gave me a bundt cake pan and i wanted to use that one. So for the first time i made a Eggless bundt cake with khoya and we all thoroughly enjoyed the taste and so as my friends too.
   Thanks for this wonderful recipe aipi.

METHOD:

ALL PURPOSE FLOUR	1 AND 1/4 CUP
SUGAR	1/2 CUP + 3 TBLSP
MAWA|KHOYA(UNSWEETENED)	1 CUP
MILK	1 AND 1/4 CUP + 2 TBLSP
BAKING POWDER	2 TSP
BAKING SODA	1/2 TSP
SAFFRON	3/4 TSP
PISTACHIOS	1/2 CUP + 2TBLSP(for garnish)
CARDAMOM	1/4 TSP
UNSALTED MELTED BUTTER	1/2 CUP
ALMOND SLICES	FEW(for garnishing)

• Bring the khoya|mawa to room temperature.
• In a blender, pulse it along with milk and butter without any lumps.

• Sieve the flour with baking soda and baking powder.
• Soak the saffron in warm milk ( 2 tblsp of milk) for 15 mins.
• Mix the khoya, milk mixture along with the sifted flour and blend it again in a blender along with sugar, pistachios, cardamom and soaked saffron.

• Grease the cake pan and transfer this cake mixture to the pan and bake it in a preheated oven for 25- 30 mins at 150 degrees.

• Garnish with the sliced pistachios and almond slices..
• Insert a tooth pick and check out whether it is done or not.
• Allow this to cool and after 10 mins carefully invert the pan and take out the cake.

• I used a silicon bundt pan , so i didn’t grease it before pouring the batter.

• You can bake this in normal cake pan or even can bake as cute muffins too.

EGGLESS TUTTI FRUITY CAKE

           Wish all my readers a very Happy and merry Christmas. I actually planned to make Dates and Walnut cake for Christmas, but kids wanted something new. So i got hooked up with this recipe and I referred from here also. I couldn’t even time to take proper pictures as kids were  in a hurry to finish this soon.

INGREDIENTS:

ALL PURPOSE FLOUR	1 AND 1/2 CUP
CORN FLOUR	3 TBLSP
BUTTER	6 TBLSP
POWDERED SUGAR	1 CUP
BAKING POWDER	1 TSP
BAKING SODA	1/2 TSP
SALT	1/4 TSP
CONDENSED MILK	1/2 CUP
PLAIN CLUB SODA	1/3 CUP
VANILLA ESSENCE	2 TSP
TUTTI FRUITTY	4 TBLSP
RAISINS	1 TBLSP

EGG REPLACER:

WATER	2 TBLSP
OIL	1 TBLSP
BAKING POWDER	1/2 TSP

METHOD:

• Cream the butter and sugar using a hand beater.
• Add condensed milk, vanilla essence.

• Run the contents mentioned in the egg replacer table in a mixer.
• Mix it well to the sugar and butter mixture.

• Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda for even mixing.
• Add the flour to the wet mixture and fold nicely using a spatula.
• Add the soda water and fold this evenly.

• Add tutti fruity and raisins to this and mix well.

• Grease a baking tin( mine is 7 inch round tin) and transfer the mixture to the tin.
• Bake it in preheated oven at 160 degrees for 40 to 45 mins. My cake got done in 45 mins.

NOTE:

• Adding orange zest will add a nice flavour to the cake.
• Instead of using plain soda orange flavored soda can be added.

EGGLESS DATES AND WALNUT CAKE|BAKING BEGINNER’S RECIPE

          After a super hit of my Eggless Orange Cake from Pratibha’s space i bookmarked her eggless dates cake and this is the second time i am making this. This i made for my hubby’s birthday ,as he is a great lover of dates and nuts, without any second thought i baked this for him. We all enjoyed this very much and thanks Prathiba for the recipe. As today is my co-sister’s Birthday I am posting thought i can give her a visual treat.  For original recipe Click Here.

INGREDIENTS:

ALL PURPOSE FLOUR	1 CUP
SEEDLESS DATES	18 NO
MILK	3/4 CUP
SUGAR	3/4 CUP
OIL	1/2 CUP
BAKING SODA	1 TSP
CHOPPED WALNUTS	1/4 CUP

METHOD:

• Soak the dates in warm milk for 15 minutes.Alternatively you can microwave this for few minutes.

• When the milk comes to a normal temperature grind this into a smooth paste along with sugar.

• Sieve the flour and baking soda together to ensure even mixing.
• Transfer the mixture to a wide bowl and add oil to this and whisk together to blend this well.
• Dust the chopped nuts with little flour and add to this mixture.
• Slowly add this to the flour.

• Grease a pan with oil and dust with flour.
• Transfer the mixture to the tin and bake at 160 degrees for 30- 35 mins.
• Mine got done in 32 mins. Insert a knife in the center to check whether it is baked  or not.
• I garnished this with few walnuts. This step is optional.

• Cool the cake in the tin for sometime and invert it on a wire rack . Let this cool in the wire rack for few minutes.
• Cut this into pieces and serve.
• Always allow the cake to cool completely before you cut.

Note:

1. You can add chopped cashews also.
2. I added 1/4 tsp of vanilla essence to get the vanilla flavor.
3. The color of the eggless dates cake depends upon the variety of dates you use.