Achu's Recipes

Ingredients Butter - 100 gms (in room temp:) Dark Chocolate - 150 gms. Brown Sugar - 100 gms: Egg - 2 nos: Maida - 100 gms. Coco Powder - 2 tbsp Instant Coffee Powder - 1 tsp (optional) Baking Powder - 1/4 tsp Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp Chocolate Chips - 1/2 cup Preparation Method Preheat the oven to 180 degree C for 10mins: Line an 8"x8" square baking tray, line with butter paper and keep aside. Seive together maida, coco powder, instant coffee powder and baking powder and keep aside. Take butter and dark chocolate in a large heat proof bowl and melt, using double-boiling method or in oven, till it is smooth. Add brown sugar and mix well using a whisk till sugar is completely dissolved. Add one egg at a time and combine well. Gradually add dry ingredients combine well usind spatula or whisk. Add vanilla essence and combine well. Transfer the brownie batter to the prepared tray and level with spatula. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the batter. Bake th

Ingredients Basmati Rice - 2 cups Ginger-Garlic Paste - 2 tsp Onion - 2 medium (finely chopped) Green Chilli - 2 (split into two) Tomato - 1  (finely chopped) Beans - 4-5 (cut into cubes) Carrot - 1 (cut into cubes) Potatto - 1 (cut into cubes) Greenpeas - 1/4 cup Ghee - 5 tbsp Whole Spices - Cradamom - 4, Cloves - 4, Bayleaf - 1, Cinnamon - 1 small stick Mint Leaves - 2-3 tbsp (finely chopped) Corriander Leaves - 2-3 tbsp (finely chopped) Garam Masala - 1 tbsp Red Chilli Powder - 1tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Curd - 2 tbsp Salt - as required Preparation Method Wash and soak the rice for 30mins.; drain the water and keep in strainer to remove excess water. Heat ghee in a thick bottom pressure cooker and splutter whole spices. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute in low flame, till the raw smell goes off. Add onion, green chillies, salt and saute till onion become translucent. Add tomato and saute till tomatoes become soft. Add turmeric powder, garam masala a