Indulge In The Taste

I'd say it is simple yet crunchy :) I had this today for my breakfast. I made it in 10 mins max !! And, there is no cooking time. I have sent this to Divya's Show me your salad . And you can view the round up here . Ingredients: Peeled and cut apple - 1 (I prefer a cold one from the fridge !!) Whipped cream - a little generous Honey - as you like Chopped walnuts & sliced almonds - less than a handful Method: Place the cut apples in the serving bowl. Top with whipped cream, followed by honey. Garnish with walnuts - almonds and serve immediately !

These are some pics of butter cookies made by my chithi (mom's younger sister). They were dead yummy and crisp !!! Finished the whole batch in 2 days :)

This has been in my mind for a long time and it turned out very well - got my mental image live on my plate :) This cake is made using Pillsburry Chocolate Cooker cake mix. And the Icing is my idea. Almond Icing: Sugar - 4 tbsp Unsalted butter - 2 tbsp Cocoa - 1 tbsp Almonds - 20 Soak the almonds in water for 10 mins. Slice them thin. Prepare the icing with rest of ingridients by gently stirring & heating them up in a bowl held in boiling water. Once the cake is done, apply the cocoa icing on top of it and immediately spread out the almonds equally. Serve after almonds are set in the icing.

This is a dessert made out of rice flour, cocunut, milk & jaggery.

Boil about 1 litre of a milk stirring in occasionally so that it does not overflow !! When it becomes almost 1/3rd and begins to form thin long lumps, add about 200 g of sugar. After the sugar gets dissolved, add a crushed pod of cardamon. Chill and serve with a dash of clarified butter.

My favourite dish - that i make it once a month regularly. Adapted from http://www.aayisrecipes.com. Ingredients: Serves 1-2 Medium sized Apple (should be sweet to taste) - 1 shredded/cut into thin pieces Sugar - 4 tbsp Cardamon pod - 1 Food color - a pinch, optional Any coarsely powdered nut - 2 tbsp Unsalted butter/clarified butter - 1 tbsp Method: Heat the butter in non stick kadai. Add the apples and cook till its tender and caramelized. Add in the sugar and mix until dissolved. Add the rest of ingredients except food color and cook for 2-3 min. Add the food color - preferably kesar color and cook for about a min. Serve garnished with carondas.

Ingredients: Caronda - 150 g Sugar - 1 tbsp Honey - 2 tbsp Bread slices - toasted with unsalted clarified butter - 4 Method: Grind the carondas finely. Add sugar and honey. Mix well. Spread over the bread and enjoy the sweeeeeeeeeeeeet sandwich !! Easy, isnt it !!

One yummy dessert :) Ingredients: Grated Coconut -  1/4 cup Maida - 1/4 cup Thick Milk from 1/2 cup grated coconut  Powdered Sugar - 1 cup Cardamon powder - 1 tsp Sliced sweet banana - 1 Baking powder - 1 tsp Honey - 1 tbsp Preparation: Mix coconut milk, maida, honey, cardamon & baking powder and sugar without lumps. Add 1-2 tbsp of grated coconut. It should not be very thick or running. Add water to get the correct consistency. Place the sliced bananas in a microwave glass bowl and form a layer. Top it with a layer of grated coconut. Top it with the batter. Cook in microwave high 4 for 8 minutes in two intervals without lid. When done, test the batter part with a toothpick. It should come out with out sticking to the dough. Serve a scoop with all three layers, chilled or hot with a dash of honey and even vanilla ice cream !! This can also be made in small glass bowls to serve readily. The cooking time will be less around 4-5 mins.

Halwa from the milk of wheat   Traditional Ulundhu Vadai with coconut Chutney    Sugiyam