Recipes With a Twist
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Suji Kheer
Aug 5th
By Amanat Khullar
This morning I had an urge to eat something sweet. I wanted to keep it quick, healthy and ofcourse “YUMMY” to satisfy my cravings.First thought that popped in my mind was kheer. Since calorie amount can be a bit scary in rice kheer, I decided to use suji instead of rice and 1% milk instead of whole milk.If you are not familiar with Suji (semolina), it is a nutritious Indian wheat granulated but not pulverized. It has a lot of health benefits but the one I remember is that my mother used to give me suji halwa with warm More >
Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies (Eggless)
Oct 30th
Banana Oatmeal Cookies
This one is for my father-in-law. He loves cookies but not the fact that most of them are loaded with sugar, refined flour and fats. As I stumbled upon this recipe, I remembered him and thought of giving it a try.I am not sure if I should categorize these as cookies or not. Contrary to most cookies recipes, these do not contain any added sugar, flour, eggs or even butter or oil. The only most indulgent ingredient I added is ‘white chocolate chips’. Although the powerhouse Banana – Oatmeal – Raisin combination make perfect breakfast, I know I will More >
Strawberry Milk Cake Pudding (Eggless)
Jul 8th
Strawberry Milk Cake Pudding
It all started with trying to make a Tres Leches Cake. When I looked up the recipes, all of them called for eggs. Since I wanted to make an eggless dessert, I thought maybe this time I should just make a milk cake pudding. The pudding is not ‘Tres Leches’ as Tres Leches would mean ’3 types of milks’ but it certainly uses 2 types of milks: Condensed milk for the base cake and Evaporated Milk for soaking the cake slices in. Not quite ‘Tres Leches’ but came out very delicious. Bonus: it is an eggless dessert, so More >
Strawberry Cake (Eggless)
Jun 22nd
Eggless Strawberry Cake
Strawberries are in season and I usually have some on hand at all times. It is almost impossible not to think about including this brightly colored and refreshing fruit in your everyday cooking. They are packed with lot more Vitamin C than some other popular citrus fruits and are a also great source of antioxidants, folate, potassium and fiber. So throw them in salads, smoothies, cakes and muffins and enjoy the health benefits along with keeping your taste buds happy!Here is a very simple and light cake I baked for the Father’s day using fresh Strawberry puree. The cake More >
Steamed Date and Sago Pudding (Eggless)
Jun 3rd
By Heidemarie Swanepoel
Steamed Date and Sago (Tapioca) Pudding
This is the type of pudding I make on a day when I have time to spare, and when I have planned well ahead. The mixing and preparing takes only minutes, but the sitting time, and the steaming time are far apart. How I manage this, is this: Just after lunch, I put the sago in the milk, to swell out. At tea-time, I quickly mix all the ingredients in a bowl, and start the steaming process. That continues while I can make tea,, enjoy a few minutes of quiet, and then start More >
Eggless Custard
Apr 29th
By Heidemarie Swanepoel
Eggless Custard
This was a staple dish many years ago, as a meal, or as a soup, and sometimes sweetened as a pudding. We enjoy it as a custard served with fruit or another pudding, or as a meal on a cold winters night.Ingredients: 4 cups milk 1/2 cup sugar (or to taste) 2-3 tablespoons corn flour 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
In a heavy bottomed pan, bring 3 cups of milk to the boil. Add the butter. In a small dish, mix the remaining cup of milk with the sugar and the corn flour thoroughly. Once the milk More >
Easy Coconut Chocolate Fudge
Apr 3rd
Chocolate Coconut Fudge Bunny
I just made this fudge for easter tomorrow. I was out the entire day and did not get any time to prepare for tomorrow. So I just whipped a batch of this fudge with a handful of ingredients. I like chocolate with coconut (Almond Joy is one of my favorites) and since I had sweetened coconut flakes on hand, I decided to make the fudge with coconut. It is almost 11:00 PM and I just put it in the refrigerator. I guess I will cut into pieces tomorrow morning only. I plan to use my egg, bunny and More >
Pears with caramel sauce
Mar 31st
By Heidemarie Swanepoel
Pears with Carmel Sauce
We are in the middle of our fruit harvesting season, and we have the most delicious pears this year. They make the most refreshing pudding for those hot lazy days when summer is almost over.Ingredients:
4-5 large, fresh pears ½ cup sugar – adapt to the tartness or sweetness of the pears Juice of 1 lemon
Caramel sauce 1 cup sugar 3 ½ oz butter 2 pints milk ½ cup cornflour 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Directions: Peel the pears, and remove the core. Cut into thick slices. Place the pears, the sugar, the lemon juice and a little water in More >
Baked Bananas with Cinnamon Sugar
Mar 27th
By Heidemarie Swanepoel
Baked Bananas with Cinnamon Sugar
My youngest loves making food, and asked if he may add a recipe too! This was his offering – really easy for little hands, and not at all messy.Ingredients: 1 Banana for each person Sugar or Cinnamon Sugar 2 Tablespoons lemon or orange juice 2 tablespoons butter.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Peel the bananas, and slice them in half, lengthwise. Place the bananas in a heatproof, greased dish. Sprinkle liberally with sugar or cinnamon sugar. Sprinkle with the lemon or orange juice. Dot with butter. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes. Serve hot with More >
Dates and Raisins Cake (Eggless)
Mar 23rd
Dates and Raisins Cake
Few weeks ago my neighbor baked this kind of cake and brought some for my family. I absolutely loved its rich velvety texture and natural sweetness. Moreover, it had a refreshingly different flavor from the regular chocolate or vanilla cakes. I asked for the recipe and decided to give it a try. The only thing I changed in the recipe was to add some raisins, Craisins and Vanilla extract.You need:
1/2 lb chopped dates (Khajoor) 3/4 cup milk 1 tsp Vanilla extract 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup oil, I used Canola 1 tsp More >
