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Eggless Chocolate cupcakes

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Oh the never ending love for chocolate..!!! Call these decadent, indulgent, sinful or pure bliss; these chocolate cupcakes are moist, fluffy and to die for. Make these for an occasion or just treat yourself with this delicious dessert. Ingredients: Maida / All purpose flour - 3/4 cup Oil - 1/3 cup chocolate chips - a handful Milk - 1/2 cup Vinegar - 1/2 tsp Sugar - 1/2 cup Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp Cocoa Powder - 3 tbsp Method : Sift Maida, baking soda and cocoa powder in a bowl and give it a mix. In another bowl take milk and add vinegar to it. let it rest for 2-3 mins Add oil and sugar to the milk and whisk it. Now add the maida mix and mix well. Add chocolate chips and mix.  fill the moulds to 3/4 of the capacity and bake in a preheated oven for 18-20 mins @ 180 ℃ Notes : *Use room temperature milk. not too cold nor hot *Use castor sugar preferrably (Fine granules) *You can use apple cider vinegar or plain vinegar *Use choco chips of your choice (bi
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Whole wheat poolish bread

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Whole wheat Flour Bread This is a high hydration slow fermented bread. Healthier than regular bread. Follow  @shugarNspices  on Facebook Follow  shugar_n_spices  on Instagram Ingredients : Whole wheat flour : 500 grams Instant yeast : a generous pinch Salt : 10-12 grams (1-2 tsp) Water : 420 grams Olive oil : 2-3 tbsp Herbs, seeds and spices (optional) - i used mixed Italian herbs, flax meal, chili flakes etc Method : Mix 250 grams of flour and yeast and using a whisk or fork, mix it well. Add 270 grams warm water to it, and mix using a spatula. Cover it and leave for 12 -14 hours. After 12-14 hours, you see bubbles in the mixture. This is your poolish. In another bowl take remaining flour, add salt. Add your herbs and spices at this stage.  Add 150 gms warm water to the poolish. Mix it very gently. Add this wet mix to the flour mix. Mix everything well and leave undisturbed for 4 hours, in an oiled bowl.  After four hours stretch and fold t
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Zucchini Cabbage Muthiya

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Zucchini Cabbage Muthiya   Follow  @shugarNspices  on Facebook Follow  shugar_n_spices  on Instagram Ingredients :  Zucchini grated : 1 cup  Cabbage grated : 1 cup  Ginger grated : 1 tsp Fresh coriander chopped : 4-5 tbsp  Green chili chopped : 1 tsp  Lemon juice : 1 tbsp  Salt : 1.5 tsp Sugar : 1 tsp   Red chili powder : 1 tsp Coriander powder : 1 tbsp Oil : 1 tbsp + for greasing Whole wheat flour : 1/2 cup Sooji / semolina : 1/4 cup Besan / gram flour : 1/4 cup  Tempering   Oil - 1-2 tbsp Asafoetida : a pinch Mustard seeds : 1 tsp Sesame seeds : 1 tsp Curry leaves : 10-12 Fresh chopped coriander for garnish Method : In a bowl ad grated zucchini, cabbage and ginger.  Add chopped coriander and green chili. Add spices (sugar, salt, red chili and coriander powder) and mix well. Add lemon juice and mix.  Add the flours (wwf, semolina and besan) and mix.  Knead it in a soft dough.  Grease a steamer plate. Shape the muthiya and place
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Cream Cheese Panna Cotta | PannaCotta Cheesecake

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Panna Cotta Cheesecake Follow  @shugarNspices  on Facebook Follow  shugar_n_spices  on Instagram Ingredients  : Cream cheese : 100 gms Sour cream : 100 gms Heavy cream : 2-3 tbsp Milk : 2-3 tbsp  Sugar : 1/4 cup Vanilla : 1/4 tsp Gelatin : 1 sheet Water to soak gelatin Butter cookies / digestive biscuits - 4-5  Melted butter - 1.5 tbsp Mixed berry compote - 1/2 cup Method :   Soak gelatin sheet in cold water.  grind the biscuits / cookies, mix melted butter and use it to make bottom layer.  Pour it in the glass / cup, and press it well. keep in refrigerator till we work on next steps. Heat milk a sauce pan, as it boils add heavy cream and mix, add sour cream and mix well.  reduce the heat to medium and add cream cheese, mix well.  add sugar and mix well till sugar is dissolved.  Now take the gelatin sheet out of water, squeeze well and add to sauce pan.  Whisk vigorously till gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat.  Sieve the mixture. the pour
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Mixed berries compote

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This is one of my favorite things to make and keep. Super simple but very diversely useful. Top it on yogurt, french toast, ice cream, panna cotta, cheesecake, toast, waffles, pancake, oatmeal, crackers etc. the possibilities are endless. Follow  @shugarNspices  on Facebook Follow  shugar_n_spices  on Instagram Ingredients : Mixed berries - 1.5 cups ( I used frozen)  Sugar : 2 - 3 tbsp Lemon zest - 1/2 tsp  Method :  In a sauce pan heat the berries. bring to boil.  Add sugar and mix. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for few minutes. Using a potato masher or fork or your spatula, mash a few berries. but leave a few chunks.  add lime / lemon zest and mix.  Now simmer and keep stirring.  Cook till you are left with half the quantity (3/4 cup) Remove from heat and let it cool completely.  Notes : No need to thaw or chop frozen berries. from freezer to pan.  If using fresh berries cut the bigger ones in dices or slices. The smaller ones like
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Garlic Soy Dip

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Follow  @shugarNspices  on Facebook Follow  shugar_n_spices  on Instagram Ingredients : Soy Sauce : 1 tsp Water : 2 -3 tbsp Salt : 1/2 tsp or as per taste Sugar : 1 tsp Vinegar : 1/4 tsp Garlic granules / Powder : 1/2 tsp Method : In a bowl take soy sauce. Add water to it and whisk / mix very well. Add salt and sugar, mix till sugar is dissolved. Add vinegar and mix Add garlic granules, mix everything together and let it sit for 15-20 minutes.
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Cabbage Rolls

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Veg Cabbage Rolls Follow  @shugarNspices  on Facebook Follow  shugar_n_spices  on Instagram Ingredients : Cabbage large leaves : 5 Water for boiling and steaming Carrots : 1 cup (finely chopped or grated) Cabbage : 1 cup (finely chopped or grated) Beans : 1/4 cup (finely chopped) Ginger + garlic + green chili paste : 1 tsp Noodles or spaghetti  - 5-6 strands *optional  Salt and pepper as per taste Oil : 2-3 tsp + for greasing For Serving :  Garlic soy dip -  Recipe here Tomato ketchup / hot sauce Method : Before cutting the cabbage peel of few large leaves for the rolls.   Heat a huge pan filled with water, boil the noodles in it.  In a pan heat 1 tsp oil and add ginger garlic chili paste.  Next add finely chopped carrots, cabbage, beans. Add salt and pepper. Saute for few minutes to dry out the moisture.  Simultaneously boil the big cabbage leaves in the pan we used for boiling noodles.  Boil 1 leaf at a time, for 3-4 minutes or u
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Fermented Dhokla

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Dhokla  Follow  @shugarNspices  on Facebook Follow  shugar_n_spices  on Instagram Ingredients : Rice : 1 cup Chana dal : 1/2 cup Poha : 2 tbsp *Optional Curd : 1/2 cup Salt : 1 tsp or as per taste Ginger + green chili paste : 1 tsp Lemon juice : 1/2 tsp Water as required Oil to grease Tempering oil :2 tbsp Asafoetida a pinch Mustard seeds : 1 tbpsp Curry leaves a handful Water+sugar (1 tbsp water + 1 tsp sugar) *optional  Method :   Rinse well and soak rice and dal separately.  Soak for 6-8 hours.  Rinse and soak poha 30 minutes before grinding Drain the water. Grind rice, poha and dal to a paste with curd. Add water if required, but not too fine. Little coarse like semolina is okay.  After grinding mix well preferably with hands ( or with whisk or fork). Leave for fermenting the batter. In colder areas it can take 12-13 hours, otherwise 5-6 hours should be enough.  After fermented add salt, turmeric, ginger chili paste. Mix gent
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