Chocolate walnut brownies

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Suddenly, I recognised its been long time I baked cakes. Immediately, I started searching for the available ingredients & finally I decided to make this soft & crunchy topped chocolate walnut brownies. Chocolate chips would be the best substitute for walnuts.

For the first time bakers, this would be the best recipe to make. It never goes wrong & need no professional equipment or techniques to follow. It is just combining all the ingredients together in any order using the ordinary wooden spoon. Very simple to make yet never fails. I like to serve this with vanilla icecream.

Ingredients :

1. Butter - 2/3 cup
2. Sugar - 2 cups
3. 4 oz Unsweetened chocolate
4. 11/2 cups flour
5. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
6. Eggs - 4 nos
7. Salt - 1/8 tsp
8. Baking powder - 2 tsp
9. Walnuts - 1/2 cup

Directions to bake :

# Melt the chocolate over the medium warm water or in microwave.

# Mix sugar & stir till well combined. Add butter, vanilla essence, salt & eggs one at a time. Keep whisking continously.

# Add baking powder and the sifted flour to the chocolate mixture & whisk constantly to avoid any lumps.

# Finally, add the walnuts & combine.

# Grease the baking pan with butter and flour. Pour the chocolate mixture to the greased pan & bake at 350 degree for 35 to 40 min or until done.

Serve with vanilla icecream.

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Lemon & chili shrimp spaghetti

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Simple & tasty Italian spaghetti with shrimp & lemon is our dinner menu yesterday. Taste of shrimp with lemon & scallions will make this dish unique.

Ingredients :

1. 12 oz dried spaghetti
2. Butter - 1 tbsp
3. Olive oil -1 tbsp
4. Garlic clove (Finely chopped) - 1
5. 2 Scallions, thinly sliced
6. 2 fresh red chillies, seeded and finely chopped
7. 14 oz large raw shrimps
8. Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
9. Cilantro leaves (finely chopped) - 2 tbsp
10. Salt and black pepper to taste

Directions to cook :

# Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water according to the package instructions until done.

# Meanwhile, melt the butter with the oil in a large skillet over a medium heat, add the garlic, scallions and chillies . Cook & stir for 2-3 mins.

# Increase the heat to high, add the shrimp and cook, stirring for 3-4 mins, or until they turn pink and are just cooked through.

# Stir in the lemon juice and cilantro, then remove from the heat.

# Drain the pasta throughly and add to the shrimp mixture. Season well with salt and peeper and toss.

Serve immediately.

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Vegetable kuruma

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During the weekends, I always find some vegetables left over in my fridge. I either make vegetable curry or spicy vegetable kuruma. This is one of my comfort dish, which taste great with coconut rice and dosas as well. Addition of lotz of vegetables & coconut makes this dish rich and healthy. And this is one among of few dishes where any kind of vegetables can be added in any proportions. Great dish for the lazy weekends :)

Ingredients :

1. Vegetables ( carrot, beans, cauliflower, capsicum, green peas, turnip, potato & ur favourite) - 1 cup
2. Onion - 1 large sized
3. Tomato - 1 large sized
4. Chilly powder - 2 tsp
5. Mint leaves - 1 tbsp
6. Cinnamom stick - 1 no
7. Cloves - 3 nos
8. Cardamom - 1 no
9. Bay leaf - 1 no
10. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
11. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
12. Coconut paste - 2 tbsp
13. Water - 1 cup
14. Salt to taste
15. Oil - 1 tbsp
16. Corriander leaves for garnishing

Directions to cook :

# Cut the vegetables evenly & keep aside.

# Heat oil in the pan, add cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom, bay leaves & finely chopped onions. Saute till golden brown color.

# Add ginger garlic paste & mint leaves. Saute it for 3 mins.

# Add finely chopped tomatoes, chilly powder, turmeric powder & salt to taste. Saute it for 4 mins.

# Add the vegetables & water. Cover and cook till tender.

# Add coconut paste & cook for 5 min on low-medium flame.

Garnish with corriander leaves & serve with rice or rotis too.

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