Seyun (Sindhi Sevai) - Sweet Vermicilli

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Here is something that I had bookmarked and had to try it out immediately. Today is usually the day when I make something sweet in the morning/evening (worshiping Hanuman). I know that this is a breakfast dish, but I enjoyed it as my prasadam/dessert.

It is called Seyun, which is basically Sindhi Sevai or what some would call Sweet Vermicilli. But, it is made differently than how we usually make sevai with milk. I used this recipe from Vaishali. I liked how quickly I could make it, almost immediately and loved it. This will be made again and again in my house from now on. Thanks Vaishali :)


This is my submission to Bookmarked Recipes - Every Tuesday (Volume 42) event of Aipi and Mine.

That's all for now. Take care till next post.

Bookmarked Recipes - Every Tuesday Event - 23rd May 2011 (Volume 42)

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This is the 42nd volume of Bookmarked Recipes - Every Tuesday Event. You can find recipes for all other volumes here. where we all with link the blog posts where we posted a recipe that we had Bookmarked from another blog or book or magazine or simply from a TV show written on a blank paper. It would be great to know when you bookmarked it (date), if you would like to share it, not mandatory.

Remember, you will have to post that recipe on Tuesday, 23rd May 2011 and no archived or past recipes are allowed to be entered in this event. You can make that recipe any date or time, but it has be posted on Tuesday. Hope that is clear :)

Important Note: The recipe has to be from another source (blog, magazine, friend, noted from somewhere in your diary etc.) and importantly as this is a vegetarian blog, it has to be a vegetarian recipe, no kind of meat allowed. Eggs are allowed, but only in baking.

Please use the logo displayed below in your post and link it with this post or the original announcement post of this event.

Once you have posted your recipe on your blog, simply link it using "Mr. Linky" below. Linking will open only after 12 am on 23rd May 2011 (India Time) and will stay open till end of the day (US Pacific Time).

Hoping to see lots of recipes as I know all of us have bookmarked recipe, blogger or non-blogger. If you are a non-blogger, please feel free to send me the recipe with pic and the source of your bookmark.

That's all for now. Take care till next post.

Eggless Gooey Chocolate Pudding Cake

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I have been lazy last few days in doing proper cooking, too lazy after a blogging marathon... lol :)


I made this superb looking and tasting cake yesterday (Sunday) morning for a friend's house where we were invited for lunch. I absolutely loved the texture, taste and everything about it. There is this something great about gooey chocolate (I know my fellow chocoholics will agree with me). I saw this cake being prepared by Anne Thronton in a Food Network show called "Dessert First". Foe someone like me, it is the best program as I can always have dessert as the first course and of course the last course as well :)


This is a cake which will have a texture of brownie but will have some molten chocolate or the gooey part underneath and thus it is a pudding cake. Check the pictures and see the second pic and that is how the top will be like brownie and the bottom will have gooey stuff. It look me only 10 min. to prepare and about 30 min. to bake and about 15 more min. for cool-down. And, guess what, no eggs needed, isn't that wonderful and it is made from items that one usually has at home (like milk, butter, sugar and cocoa powder at home).


I had to make it after watching that episode and it won't be inappropriate to say that I was dying to try it out :) 


So, without further ado, here is the recipe (it is the same as hers, but felt like re-writing it in my blog).


Eggless Gooey Chocolate Pudding Cake

Recipe Source
Ingredients

Pudding Cake
All-purpose Flour - 3 cups
Granulated Sugar - 1.5 cups
Cocoa Powder - 1/2 cup
Baking Powder - 4 tsps
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Milk - 1 cup (I used whole, but feel free to use any)
Butter - 2/3 cup, melted
Vanilla Extract - 3 tsps
Topping
Granulated Sugar - 1 cup
Brown Sugar - 1 cup
Cocoa Powder - 1/2 cup
Hot Water - 2.5 cups

Preparation

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degree C.
• Mix all dry ingredients for pudding cake in a bowl well. 
• Add all wet ingredients in the dry ingredients and whisk well till all is incorporated. It will be thicker than usual cake batter.
• Spread the cake dough/batter in an un-greased pan (9 inch or bigger).
• Now, whisk all dry ingredients of topping in a separate bowl and add hot water to it and mix it well, till no lumps.
• Pour this liquid on the cake batter (in the pan) and please do not mix it, just let the topping stand there.
• Bake the cake for 45 minutes. You will see the top set and see a brownie like crust.
• Take it out of the oven and do not touch for another 15 minutes, let it cool down.
• This is a pudding cake and not a cake to cut into slices. The top of the cake will be like brownie and the bottom will have pudding consistency (check the pics).

Serving
Scoop out the cake into serving bowls and scoop the bottom liquid as well for that gooey texture. Serve it with your favorite ice-cream, if you like that combo. But, I like my warm gooey cakes without mixing with cold stuff, so I just enjoyed it as it is. Whatever you do, please do serve it warm !!!


Hope you will make and enjoy it. I can personally vouch on the recipe and the results !!!


That's all for now. Take care till next post.

Eggless Microwave Chocolate Cake

Hello Friends,

Another bookmarked recipe which I tried on our Saturday potluck and we couldn't get enough of it. I took Eggless Microwave Chocolate Cake recipe from Aparna and I have to say I was amazed at the results. I did not expect this wonder to come from microwave. I event made the glaze in microwave and made extra of it and enjoyed it till the end. We literally fought for the slices and we had to tell kids to wait (after they had their first round) till all adults have eaten to be able to get more of it, lol. That's how good this was. It was softy, moist. Do try and I can guarantee you will love it :)

I am sending this to Bookmarked Recipes - Every Tuesday (Volume 41) event hosted by Aipi and me.

That's all for now. Take care till next post.

Garlicky Spinach Raita

Hello Friends,

I have to tell you how guilty I feel that I have over 600 recipes in my bookmarked list and I add more and more every week :( Even if I cook just bookmarked recipes for 2 years, I may still not exhaust the list. So, here is some ease of guilt by trying this recipe. 

I made it over the weekend for a potluck and it was a hit, everyone loved it and it is a keeper. I want to thank Sushma for giving this delicious recipe. Please follow her blog for Garlicky Spinach Raita recipe as I have used it exactly like she told and we all loved it :)

I am sending this to Bookmarked Recipes - Every Tuesday (Volume 41) event hosted by Aipi and me.

This also goes to Veggie/Fruit A Month - Spinach event hosted by Reshmi and started by me.

That's all for now. Take care till next post.

Bookmarked Recipes - Every Tuesday Event - 16th May 2011 (Volume 41)

Hello friends,

This is the 41st volume of Bookmarked Recipes - Every Tuesday Event. You can find recipes for all other volumes here. where we all with link the blog posts where we posted a recipe that we had Bookmarked from another blog or book or magazine or simply from a TV show written on a blank paper. It would be great to know when you bookmarked it (date), if you would like to share it, not mandatory.

Remember, you will have to post that recipe on Tuesday, 16th May 2011 and no archived or past recipes are allowed to be entered in this event. You can make that recipe any date or time, but it has be posted on Tuesday. Hope that is clear :)

Important Note: The recipe has to be from another source (blog, magazine, friend, noted from somewhere in your diary etc.) and importantly as this is a vegetarian blog, it has to be a vegetarian recipe, no kind of meat allowed. Eggs are allowed, but only in baking.

Please use the logo displayed below in your post and link it with this post or the original announcement post of this event.

Once you have posted your recipe on your blog, simply link it using "Mr. Linky" below. Linking will open only after 12 am on 16th May 2011 (India Time) and will stay open till end of the day (US Pacific Time).

Hoping to see lots of recipes as I know all of us have bookmarked recipe, blogger or non-blogger. If you are a non-blogger, please feel free to send me the recipe with pic and the source of your bookmark.

That's all for now. Take care till next post.