INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE CAKE

When I was a kid,I never enjoyed have chocolate cake not till I had the one my sister made. Thats what made me a chocolate cake fan :). Office work everyday makes it very difficult for me nurture my cooking passion so weekends is the best time for it. But after a heavy lunch in weekends , I get a huge craving for something sweet and what best then cakes. Well this weekend it was Chocolate Cake. And finally I end up skipping dinner :) .

Egg	1 piece
Brown sugar	1/2 cup
White Sugar	1/2 cup
Flour	1/2 cup
Baking Powder	1/2 teaspoon
Coco Powder	1 full tesspoon
Oil	1 tablespoons
Butter	1 tablespoon
Chocolate	1 Dairy milk

1. Whisk the egg and the sugar together till the sugar is properly melted.
2. To the processor add flour , coco powder , baking powder and whisk the ingrediants properly till its smooth.
3. Coat the baking dish with butter and set aside for 2 min.
4. Pour the mixture into the baking dish.
5. Set the microwave to 80 and place the cake in it for 12-15 min.

NOODLES WITH EGG SAUCE.

I love having noodles. During my childhood noodles would be our morning breakfast on Sundays and  till we follow the same as a custom. And the Sunday noodles was generally made by Baba. And that used to be ultimate. Now that I am away from my parents I miss my Sunday breakfast but every week I have noodles at least 2 times :P. And as I love to have variety in my food , so this variation of noodle was created in the process.All I can say you can try this.....

Noodles	150 gm
Soyabean Balls	10 gm
Onion	2 numbers
Garlic	5-6 cloves
Green Chilli	2 numbers
Coriander	2 small bunches
Oil	4 tablespoons
Red Chilli Powder	1/2 teaspoons
Turmeric Powder	1/4 teaspoons
Dried Red Chillies	3 numbers
Salt	To taste

FOR EGG SAUCE
Eggs	2 numbers
Milk	1 cup
Mustard	2 teaspoon
Black Pepper	To taste
Salt	To taste

1. Bring a large pot of salted water and a drop of oil to boil. When the water boils, add the noodles and let it cook till soften.
2. Drain out the noodles and set aside. Boil water again and add the soyabean ball and let them soften.
3. While this is getting done , whisk together all the sauce ingredients and set aside.
4. Heat oil in a pan and add salt , tumeric powder and red chilly and then fry the soyabean balls.
5. In the same pan heat some more oil and add the onions , green chilly and red chilly.
6. When the onions are slighty done add the garlic and corriander and let it fry
7. Add the noodle to the pan and stir fry the same. Add the sauce to the same and cook  for 2-3 min then add the soyabean balls and cook for a min.
8. Place the noodle in a plate and add some cheese , oregano and chilly flakes and bake for 1 min.

BANANA PANCAKES WITH VANILLA CREAM

Its said everywhere that Breakfast is the most critical meal and should never be missed. Well that the only meal i miss... :D.  The only day I have breakfast or rather brunch (it's very difficult to get up early :D) is Sunday. So long I have only had salty pancakes but I thought of making sweet ones for a change.  So I tried this dish.

FOR PANCAKES
Ripe Banana	2 numbers
Flour	1and1/2 cup
Sugar	1/2 cup
Milk	1 cup
Baking powder	1/2 teaspoon
Salt	A pinch

FOR VANILA CREAM SAUCE
Fresh Cream	200 gb
Vanila syrup	1/4 teaspoon
Sugar	1/2 cup
Chocolate Syrup	1/4 teaspoon

Pancakes :-

1. Mix flour and baking power and set aside.
2. Mash the ripe bananas and to that add the milk and sugar and blend together.
3. Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and add a pinch of salt and mix till a smooth mixture is obtained.
4. Heat a not stick pan and pour the mixture into the pan (approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake).
5. Using a spoon slightly flatten the mixture in the pan and cook till the pancake are golden brown on both sides.

Vanilla Cream Sauce :-

1. Whisk together the cream , sugar and vanilla syrup.
2. While serving add some chocolate syrup.

ALU POSTO

Posto(poppy seeds) and Shorsho(mustard seed) are  must-have ingredients in all Bengali household. The are extensively used as a spice in various dishes, be that in vegetable dish or a non-vegetarian dish. Alu posto is a classical Bengali dish. Most of my bengali friends say "You are not bong if you dont know how to make it" so this recipe is for those friends of mine..Please try this guys and let me know what do you think about my version of Alu Posto :)

Baby Potato	250 gm
Poppy Seeds	2 tablespoons
Oil	4 tablespoons
Black cummin	1/4 teaspoon
Dried Red Chilly	2 pieces
Red Chilly Powder	1/2 teaspoons
Turmeric Powder	1/4 teaspoons
Green Chilli	2 numbers
Salt	To taste

1. Heat water in a cooker and slightly boil the potatoes with salt. The potatoes should not become soggy.
2. Make a smooth paste of the poppy seeds.Cut the green chillies into small sizes.
3. Remove the paste into a bowl and add the turmeric and red chilly powder.And mix everything smoothly.
4. Heat oil in a kadhi ;add black cummin and dried red chilly.
5. Then to the heated oil,add the boiled baby potatoes and green chillies and fry the same.
6. When the potatoes are done add the paste mixture and let it cook till the oil separates out. And done :)