Mini Chocolate Brownies with Fudge

Any festival or a happy occasions is nothing without 'sweets'. Eid-ul-Fitr is one of that happy occasions when you have more sweets than food or snacks on your serving table. This eid, I decided to make Mini brownies for all the guests. So before we start the recipe..

Belated Eid Mubarak Everyone! :) 

For brownies you will need:

Oil ½ cup
All-purpose flour 1 cup
Baking powder ½ tsp
Cocoa powder 2 tbsp heaped
Caster sugar ½ cup
Eggs 2 (room temperature)
Vanilla essence ½ tsp
Milk 2-3 tbsp


Ingredients for Fudge:

Cooking chocolate 200 grams
Cream 1 tbsp


Method:

1. Preheat oven at 180° C.
2. Beat oil, caster sugar and eggs together until they are combined. 
3. Sieve all-purpose flour, baking powder and cocoa powder thrice, now add sieved dry ingredients gradually in the egg mixture. 
4. Keep beating on medium-low speed. 
5. Now add vanilla essence and the milk, mix well with the spatula. 
6. Grease 8'' square baking pan with oil or butter, dust with all-purpose flour. 
7. Pour the mixture in the pan. 
8. Bake for 15-20 minutes. 
9. Insert a toothpick to check if it's completely baked or not. Keep aside until it is completely cool.

Method for Fudge:

1. Melt the cooking chocolate on double boiled on low flame. 
2. When the chocolate is completely melted, add 1 tbsp of cream and mix with the spoon. 
3. Spread this mixture immediately on the baked brownies. 
4. Make it even with knife or icing spatula. 
5. Let it set for at least 15 minutes in room temperature. 
6. Cut it into mini squares or any shape you desire. 

Yields: 25 mini squares

Chinese Cutlets

Ingredients:

Potatoes ½ kg (boiled and mashed)

Chicken 1 breast fillet boiled and shredded

Cabbage ¼ cup finely chopped

Carrot 1 small finely chopped

Noodles boiled ¼ cup

Salt 1½ tsp

White pepper ½ tsp

Green chilies 2 finely chopped

Tomato ketchup 3 tbsp

Chili garlic sauce 2 tbsp

Soy sauce 1 tsp

Red chili flakes ¼ tsp

Garam masala ¼ tsp

Egg beaten 2

Method:

1. Mix all the above ingredients in a clean bowl except eggs. 
2. Now, shape a handful of mixture into a cutlet. 
3. Dip each cutlet in beaten egg and shallow fry in preheated oil until they turn golden brown. 
4. Remove from heat and set aside on kitchen towel. Serve hot. 

[Guest Post] - Cold Cake

Cold Cake

Ingredients:

Butter 100 grams

Caster sugar 8 tbsp
Cocoa powder 4 tbsp
Eggs 2 (well beaten)
Marie Biscuits 2 medium packets (grounded)


Method:

1. Melt the butter on a very low flame, add caster sugar, cocoa powder, and two well beaten egg, mix thoroughly. 
2. Now add grounded Marie biscuits, mix till a thick mixture is obtained. 
3. Turn off the stove. Pour this mixture in any clean mould. 
4. Put it in the freezer for an hour approximately. Keep it refrigerated afterwards. 
5. Serve chilled. 

Guest post by Rabiah Hussain 
Photograph by Rabiah Hussain


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Masala Aloo

Ingredients:

Baby Potatoes ½ kg (half boiled)

Zeera roasted and crushed ½ tsp

Whole coriander roaster and crushed ½ tsp

Rai (mustard seeds) ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

Garam masala 1 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Red chili powder 1½ tsp

Tamarind juice ¼ cup

Oil 3-4 tbsp

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

1. Peel the potatoes, boil them for 6-8 minutes until half done. Let them cool in room temperature. 
2. Now take a pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds, let it pop for 1 minute. 
3. Now add all the remaining ingredients except potatoes, and coriander. Saute spices well. 
4. Add half boiled potatoes, cover and let it cook for 5-10 minutes on slow flame. 
5. Garnish with coriander leaves on top and serve.