Chocolate Orange Barfi - For SFC

I hardly know of a person who doesn't love chocolates . Chocolates are popular among kids and adults alike. Adding of rich cocoa flavor to any sweet or a dessert takes it to an altogether new level. This sinful chocolate barfee which is easy to make will also definitely satisfy your chocolate craving. 

 This barfee was suggested as the challenge for Sweet Fantasy Club an event started by a dear blogger friend Preeti Garg  . Since I already have posted the recipe of chocolate-walnut-fudge  which is very similar to the chocolate barfee I decided to add orange crush and dried and sweetened orange peels . The addition of orange flavor makes the barfee all the more irresistible. 

Do try this barfee when you  have less time in hand still want something yummy to indulge.

Thanks Preeti for this lovely sweet.

Ingredients :

1 small tin  ......................milkmaid
1 cup............................milk powder ( I used Nestle )
4 tbsp..............................unsweetened cocoa
2 tbsp ..........................orange crush
1 tbsp......................... dried sweet orange peels ( finely chopped )
4 tbsp.............................ghee

 Method :






In a bowl mix milk powder, ornage crush , chopped peels and ghee .

Add to it milkmaid and cocoa powder and mix well.

Heat ghee in a thick bottom kadhai and add the above mixture.

Keep on stirring continuously till the mixture thickens and starts leaving sides.

Spread this mixture on a greased tray and let it cool completely.

Cut into desired shapes and store.

Eggless Choux Pastry with Chocolate Filling ( For Baking Eggless)

Few months back I had tried making the choux pastries and had ended up with a disaster. The eclairs were completely burnt out and I just had to throw that lot.

 Than with a little more courage I tried them again and ended up with tasty and crisp eclairs but which were without proper shape or colour .

Now almost after 2 months when  I read about the baking-eggless  challenge ( Started by Gayathri ) of this month and saw that it was making eggless choux , I was very apprehensive. When I couldn't make them with eggs how was I supposed to succeed  trying to make them without eggs.

So to be on a safer side I used an egg replacer rather than any other substitute wishing to get the results right. And this time I am very happy that I did not fail but made these cute little choux pastry. Thanks a lot to Shey of justnotthecakes for suggesting this recipe .

Also tried making baking some eclairs. The only drawback was that this time I almost reduced the ingredients to more than half and so ended up with very few choux and eclairs and had to promise family members that I will soon make them again.

For the chocolate filling I simply cooked butter, cream and bitter chocolate and got the most delicious and simple filling.

Ingredients for Choux Pastry :

1/2 cup ..............all purpose flour ( maida)
1/2 cup ...............water
1/2 cup.................milk
2 tbsp...............egg replacer
2 tbsp...............butter
pinch of .............salt
1 tsp..................sugar
1/2 tsp...............baking powder


Ingredients for Chocolate Filling :

2 tbsp ......................Fresh cream
1/2 cup......................bitter chocolate
1 tbsp.......................butter

Method  for making Choux Pastry :

Heat water ,salt , sugar and butter in a pan.
When it boils add the maida,  switch off the gas and mix the mixture very well .
Again keep it on slow flame and keep on stirring continuously till the mixture forms a ball.

When it starts leaving the sides of the pan remove it from gas.
Mix the egg replacer with 2 tbsp water and whip well till stiff.
To this stiff mixture add baking powder and mix well again.
If the mixture is still stiff add 1/2 cup milk and mix very well.
The mixture should form a beak like shown in the picture.

Put this in a piping bag and chill it in the fridge for 2 to 3 hours .
Now pipe small chouxs on a greased baking tray .
Bake in  a preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes at 180 degrees or till golden brown in colour.

Let the chouxs cool completely.

Method for making Chocolate Filling :

Cut the chocolate in cubes and add butter to it.
Melt this chocolate on a double boiler and mix well.
Whip the fresh cream in a chilled bowl till stiff .
Add the melted chocolate to the cream and fold it gently.
Chill it and let it thicken a bit.


Cut the Choux pastry and fill it with the chocolate filling.

Coffee n White Chocolate Panna Cotta ( For Potluck Cyberstyle)

It is that day of the month again when we all blogger friends gather for a potluck party at Jagruti's Cooking Odyssey and I am quite excited about it.

 All of us make a dish of our choice and post it here on 10th for this virtual cyberstyle party . Today for this lovely event I heve made one of the most popular Italian dessert Coffee Panna Cotta for all my friends .

 Hope it is loved by all.

Ingredients for the white chocolate layer :

1 1/2 cups ....................heavy cream ( Used the brand Rich Cream)
3 tbsp....................white chocolate ( grated )
3 tsp.....................agar agar
3 tsbp..................cold water.
1/2 tsp................chocolate essence

Method for the white chocolate layer :

Mix agar agar in  cold water and keep aside for 10 minutes.
Take two vessels one small and one little bigger than the first one.
Now boil water in the smaller one .
In a bigger thick bottom vessel add the cream  and white chocolate .
When the water in smaller vessel boils keep the bigger one on top of the smaller vessel.
Stir the mixture in the upper vessel continuously till the chocolates completely melts.
This is called double boiled method.
Do not heat the cream and chocolate directly or else the cream will start leaving fats.
Remove from the heat and add chocolate essence and agar agar water and mix very well.
Cool and keep aside for further use.

Ingredients for the coffee layer :

2tbsp........................instant coffee powder

1/2 tbsp....................agar agar

2tbsp........................cold water

3tbsp.......................sugar

1/2 cup water

Method for the coffee layer :

Mix agar agar to cold water and set aside for 10 minutes.

Boil  1/2 cup water, sugar and coffee powder .

Add it to the agar agar mixture and blend well.

Keep it aside for further use.

Assembling : 

In a glass add 1/3 rd of the coffee mixture at the base.
Keep the glasses in freezer for 1/2 an hour for quick cooling.
When the coffee layer is firm to touch add the white chocolate layer.
Again set it in fridge or freezer depending on how quick you want it to set.
Check for the firmness of white layer.
In fridge it will take 4 to 5 hours to set and in freezer about 1 to 1 n 1/2 hours to set.
Now top with the remaining coffee layer and again freeze till the top is firm
Serve chilled garnished with white chocolate scrapings.




Also sending it for :

summer-special-mela  

Chocolate and Orange Trifle pudding

Chocolate and orange trifle pudding is a  simple yet unbelievably delicious dessert. I usually make this pudding with various flavours and whatever crush is available at home . So you can expect some more flavours during this summer season to keep you cool.

This time around I had some orange crush and so combined it with some chocolate and the combination was this sinful pudding.

This dessert will surely keep you refreshed in summers and make the kids vacations happier and more memorable.


Ingredients :

1 n 1/2 cup.....................Chocolate cake crumbs
100 gm .................chocolate slab ( Used Morde bitter chocolate)
1 cup...................orange crush
4 tsp.....................agar agar
1 cup....................fresh cream ( I used Rich Brand )
1 tbsp..................chocolate sprinkles

Method :

Melt the chocolate slab in a microwave oven for 20 seconds or till it melts.
Take 6 glasses and arrange the chocolate crumbs at the bottom equally.
Pour a spoon ful of molten chocolate on it and keep the glasses in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Sprinkle agar agar on cold water and set aside for 10 minutes.
Heat 1 cup water and add it to the agar agar and whisk till it dissolves.
Now add this to the orange crush and mix well .
Let it cool completely.
Pour this on the set chocolate and again keep in the fridge till the jelly sets completely .
Now pour the remaining molten chocolate on top distributing evenly and set in freezer for 10 minutes .
Now beat the cream till stiff with a blender. This should take 8 to 10 mintues.
Top the glasses with this cream and garnish with chocolate sprinkles.

Sending this to 

  kids-delight  at   cooks-hideout

Tangymind - blog anniversary and giveaway 

healthy-food-for-healthy-kids

soul-food-show-give-away  

know-your-dairy  at pranuvisworld  

foodabulous-fest-celebrate-april at dailychoresrecorded 

Only chilled or frozen desserts  at cooking-goodfood

Chocolate Walnut Fudge

This simple and delicious fudge is my all time favourite. I hardly takes 10 to 15 minutes to make this fudge . It is soft sticky  and nutty fudge tastes divine and melts in mouth (offcourse not the walnut pieces those you have to chew) . A perfect sweet during Diwali or any other occasions to welcome and treat your guests.

Ingredients :

1 .................................milkmaid tin
2 to 3 tbsp...................cocoa powder
2 tbsp..........................milk powder
1 tbsp........................ghee or butter
1 tbsp..........................maida (all purpose flour)
4 to 5 tbsp.....................chopped walnuts

Method :

Grease a plate with ghee and keep it ready.
Mix all the ingredients except walnuts in a non stick pan.
Keep the pan on medium flame and go on stirring till the mixture leaves sides.
This hardly takes 10 minutes.
Add half the walnuts and again stir for 1 more minute.
Spread this in the greased plate.
Top with the remaining walnut.
Put the plate in fridge so that the fudge hardens a bit.
This will make it easy to cut it in desired shapes.

Sending this entry to

 Sumee's festive-feast
 Jagruti' s eventcelebrate-navratri/diwali
 Cook's joy for  diwali-bash
  lets-party-every-month @  preeti-kitchen
 kids-delight-healthy
 christmas-event-giveaway
Sangeetha's Show me your hits @  Divya's

lets-cook-21-potluck @ tickling palates 

Chocolate Modaks

The month of bhadrapada takes the festive mood  started in shravana to further heights. With bhadrapada Lord Ganesha comes to our house and whole atmosphere is that of celebration. Various sweets and special dishes  are prepared to welcome the Lord. Today I am posting the recipe of chocolate modak which is the most favourite food of Ganesha.

Linking this to festive food ganesh chaturthi @ priti's  indiankhanna

and Sharan's vinayagar-chaturthi-festival-event

and Indrani's  event @ festivals-of-india

Ingredient :

500gm ......................compound chocolate ( Morde bitter brand)
1/2 tsp.........................stabilizer
1/4 tsp.......................butterscotch essence
modak mould for setting the chocolate






Method :

Boil water in a vessel.Keep a wider vessel on top of it and put the broken pieces of compound chocolate.Add stabilizer ( It helps in smooth melting and setting of chocolate)Cover with the thin cloth so that the melting chocolate doesn't come in contact with steam.Keep it this way for 10 to 12 minutes and then stir properly so that no lumps are left.

Add the butterscotch essence and pour in the chocolate moulds.

Keep in fridge for 20 to 25 minutes and unmould them.
Your delicious chocolate modaks are ready for Ganpathi Bappa.

In these modaks  I had added some rice crisps .

Orange Cake with Chocolate Icing

It was celebration time as there was a teenager's party at my place. I wanted to bake a cake which would be suitable for their palate. Children of this age group aren't fascinated by fancy shapes or decorations. What they want is something experimental and new  but down to earth.

 So finally I zeroed in on this cake. I usually like citrus flavours in cakes, cookies or desserts as it gives a nice twist to the sweet dish . So I decided to combine orange and chocolate flavours.

So here's my recipe for the orange cake. This cake was super yummy and a great hit with the children and adults.

Sending this entry to 

1)Srivalli's kids-delight at vaishali's ribbonstopastas

2) Vardhini's  bake-fest  guest hosted by Archana @  madscientistskitchen


3)  Akila's event  dish-name-starts-with-o



Ingredients :

 2 cups...............All purpose flour
2 .....................eggs
1 cup...........Orange juice
           (I used Tropicana Orange 
juice pack as fresh oranges are                              not available)
1 cup.....home made white butter
1 cup ............sugar
2 tbsp.......cocoa powder
1 tsp.............baking powder
1/2 tsp............baking soda
2tbsp.....chopped candied orange peels
1 cup.........................fresh cream ( I used Rich brand)
200 gm .....................bitter chocolate slab( Morde brand)








Method :

In the grinder mix All purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda for 2 minutes and keep aside.

Againg in the grinder add the butter and sugar and mix well for 2 minutes, add broken eggs and mix for further 2 to 3 minutes .
Add orange juice and cocoa powder and again mix for 2 more minutes .

Butter the cake tin with and smear little flour on it and pour the cake mix .

In the mean while preheat the oven for 15 minutes at 150 degrees.
Now take out the mixture from the grinder in a vessel and go on adding all purpose flour little at a time and go on gently folding it .
Add the chopped peels and if thick can add little milk.
Keep the tin in oven and bake at 180 degrees for 20 minutes and then at 150 degrees for 10 more minutes.

When cool invert the cake and cut it into two slices .
Sprinkle some orange juice on both the slices to keep them moist.
Whip fresh cream for 10 to 15 minutes or till stiff and spread 3/4 th of it on lower half slice.

Melt the chocolate slab on a double boiler and add remaing 1/4 the cream to it.
Spread this on the top of the cake.
Your orange cake is ready.

Chocolate paneer pedha

I usually am very happy when my milk spoils. It gives me an opportunity to try various dishes with the spoiled milk. One traditional dish which I fondly remember having since my childhood is Chaimoi which is a simple but soft and tasty sweet  made from this spoiled milk.Will post the recipe sometimes in fututre.

Today I am posting the recipe which is just as yummy and simple.

Ingredients :

1 litre ...............spoiled milk ( you can purposely spoil it for this sweet)

4 tbsp...............milkmaid

3 to 4 tbsp ..............cocoa powder.( I used leftover chocolate custard)

Method :

Tie the spoiled milk in a muslin cloth and let the water drain completely.
Add 1 tbsp ghee in a pan and put the dried residue of spoiled milk  .

Stir it continuously for 5 to 10 minutes.

Then add cocoa powder or chocolate custard if you have and stir till it is uniformly mixed.

Then add the milkmaid and go on stirring till the mixture thickens and leaves the sides of the pan.

Let the mixture cool a bit.

Shape it into balls and press a little to make pedhas.
Make a depression in middle and fill with some white chocolate
 shavings .

Linking this  Srivalli's  kids-delight  at Vaishali's ribbonstopastas