Dulche De Leche Bundt Cake (Guest Post by Rafeeda)

Hello and salam my dear friends!! Today I am going to share with u a Guest Post by my sweetest lovely friend Rafeeda. She is currently blogging on The Big Sweet Tooth. It is one of the lovely friendships I have received through blogging. She recently went to Saudia for Umrah. Its one of her blogs that truly impressed me, when I started blogging.. as she mostly shares few words related to our religion too in her most posts. I recently asked her to guest post for me and to her greatness she agreed :) And now, she has done this guest post for me!! Thanx Rafeeda!! Am soo happy to have this recipe on my blog :)

Lets see what Rafeeda has to say to us <3

It is always a pleasure to be writing guest posts to my fellow bloggers. In fact, I love the idea of guest posting as it improves virtual relationships between bloggers and makes it a place for some friendly competition and co-existence. I would like to thank Haffa for considering me to be a part of her little lovely blog!

Starting with an introduction, my name is Rafeeda and I blog at “The Big Sweet Tooth”. A working mother of two little girls, a Keralite Indian by heart but UAE-ian by growth, I take to cooking as a perfect stress buster from my otherwise packed life schedule. True to my name, I love sweets of all kind and could indulge in them without much control, however am forced to control my intake to ensure that I do not add more onto what I already have! 

Even though Haffa’s blog is quite young, I love the variety of recipes that she has on her blog. I am a big fan of Pakistani food and love to eat them whenever we are out. I have already bookmarked some recipes to try when I get the chance to, like Sooji Ka Halwa and Chapli Kebabs. I sincerely wish Haffa many many more months and years of successful blogging ahead…

After quite a thought, I decided to share this awesome cake that I had prepared as a “thank you” gesture to my elder daughter, Rasha’s friend’s mom, who used to take care of the kids in the absence of my umma. Since I wanted to make something that she would have never tasted before, I went for this cake, which is so caramelly in taste because of the dulche de leche (DDL). DDL is nothing but milk caramel which is used in cooking especially in South American countries. Had I not been blogging, I would have never got introduced to this delicious ingredient which can take your dessert to the next level. I have already made Mexican Flan, Banoffee Pie and DDL Icecream with this wonderful product. I sent half the cake for her, bought a few slices for my colleagues who absolutely loved it and the rest little piece was eaten up by the kids, my B and HD – not even sparing a single piece for me!!! Hmm… Off to the recipe…

Meatball/Kofta Biryani

My lovely Readers! Today I am sharing my Meatball/ Kofta Biryani recipe with my lovely friend Ainey of AINYCOOKS. Shortly she shared with me the recipe of  Strawberry Poke Cupcakes. Her blog truly depicts her great passion for cooking. Do visit her blog for some more lovely recipes. She is conducting a Wedding recipe month and she invited me to write a guest post for her. :) I was likee yeaa :P Thanku Ainy for the invitation <3

Onion & Potato fritters (Pakoray)

Gram flour recipes are very popular in Asian countries. Yet the origin is Utar pardesh. I have noticed people from some countries don't know about what a gram flour is. My dear sweeties, It is a flour which is made from ground chick peas :) 

Pakora is basically a mixture of some vegetables mixed in gram flour (Baysin in urdu) and deeply fried. Mostly I love to have it on a rainy day with hot tea/coffee <3 Sorry diet watcherss... :P They are crispy yet softt... I know u ppl are drooling out there :P  No one can say NO to them..

Before I have introduced u to simple Pakoras and Veggie Pakoras. Here is another variety I have discussed :) Hope u will love them. <3 They are just sooo simple. Hope u will enjoy!! Here is the recipe:

 Ingredients:

Onion                                                 3-4 sliced finely
Potatoes                                             3-4 (peeled, sliced)
Black pepper                                      1/2 tsp.
Salt                                                     1 tsp.
Red chili powder                                2 tsp.
Green Chili                                         5-6 whole
Garlic Paste                                         1/2 tsp.
Cumin powder                                    2 tsp.

Coriander seeds (dhanyia)                   2 tsp.
Pomegranate seeds (Anaar Dana)        1 tsp.
Red chili flakes                                    1/2 tsp.
Gram flour (Baysan)                             8-9 tbsp.
Water                                                  1/2 cup

Oil                                                       For frying 

Procedure:

First of all, Cut thin slices of onion & potatoes.

Mix all of the above ingredients and add water gradually to make a semi thick paste. Maker sure it should not be too thin or too thick. Next add onion, potato slices and green chilies.

Heat oil on medium heat and pour slices of onions, potatoes and green chilies into the oil with hand or a tablespoon. Let them turn into golden brown.

Stir & turn them around gradually and take them out when they turn golden brown.

Make sure oil is not too hot, otherwise potatoes will remain raw and all efforts in vain.

Drain on tissue or a paper and serve hot with any chutney/ ketchup <3 :)

Thanku for stopping by! Hope u enjoy this recipe :)

Egg in the basket

Eggs are those meals that one can have in any possible way, it may be sweet or savory. And there is no certain time or occasion to have it, whether it be breakfast; (Omelettes, half fry, hosh posh, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs etc). Or lunch, supper, or dinner like Egg curry, Egg Fried rice, different variety of salads or in desserts like cakes, cookies etc. They are one of the commonly eaten food groups in this huge world. Eggs are truly rich in protein & calcium. Hence way healthy, delicious & nutritious than anything else especially for breakfast.

Today I am going to discuss with u how to half fry an egg in a hole of a bread! Egg in a basket - Egg in a hole - and also known by many other names is actually an egg half fried in a hole of a slice of bread. Some other names are:

Toad in the hole (eee)
Egg basket
Bird's nest egg
Pop eyes
Egg toast
Chicken in a basket etc etc :P

The dish is typically to crack an egg in the center of the bread and then fry it in butter or oil. Kids will certainly loveee it :)

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

Bread slice                                          1

Eggs                                                    1

Oil                                                        2 tsp
Salt                                                      To taste
Ground pepper                                    To taste

Procedure:

Cut about 2 inch hole in the center of the bread piece with the help of a glass or a cookie cutter and set aside.

Take a small skillet and heat it. Remember not to heat it tooo much or it will burn the bread before the egg is done :)

Next put the bread piece in the pan/skillet and toast it from one side. Next add the oil in the center of the bread and heat it for few seconds. Next crack an egg carefully in the center of the bread. And don't move the bread for at least 30 seconds. (Adding oil in the center will prevent the bread from absorbing too much oil, although for toasting u can spread a tsp of oil before).

Next after a minute or two flip the bread piece and cook for only 30 seconds.

Season with salt and pepper.

A delicious "Egg in the basket" is readyyyy..

Note: U can use different cookie cutters with shapes other than round.

Thanku for stopping by! Hope u enjoy this recipe :)

Strawberry Poke Chocolate Cupcakes

Hello and Salam my dear friends!! Today I am going to share with u a Guest Post by my sweetest lovely friend Ainey. She is currently blogging on AinyCooks. It is one of the lovely friendships I have received through blogging. Its one of her blogs that actually impressed me, when I started blogging. Her blog is among one of the famous blogs in the world of blogging. She is always available to help and is just soo friendly <3 I recently asked her to guest post for me and to her humbleness she agreed :) And now, she has done this guest post for me!! Thanx Ainy!! Am soo delighted to have you as a guest on my blog :)

Lets see what Ainy has to say to us <3

Salam, I am Ainy from over at AINYCOOKS where i share my passion of cooking, creativity and adventurous experiences of my life. It was both an honor and a thrilling experience for me when Hafsah asked me to write a guest post for her, She is not only a lovely new friend of mine but also one of the most ambitious and enthusiastic bloggers I know and puts a lot of effort into her blog and recipes...

It was very hard to select a recipe for her blog , I wanted something I thought she and her readers may like and that somehow fits into her repertoire. So i have selected a very easy but delicious cupcakes recipe .I love to make cupcakes and this recipe is a little bit different from my other cupcake recipes.

Hope you will like this recipe. Now lets start making these yummilicious :

Fish Shashlik Sticks

Shashlik (shashlyk) is actually a mongolian dish. Shashlik was originally marinated cubes of grilled lamb or beef, but people of different areas changed it depending on local, taste and religious preferences. It is also a form of Shish Kabab popular in India and other Asian countries.

It has high protein contents like meat and vegetables which make it even more healthier. And if grilled, it has very little fatthat is  in the form of oil.

Today I am going to alter bit of the original recipe, and use fish instead of beef. This recipe is just soo yumm n perfect that u will never regret making it. Extremely delicious and mouth drooling.

In this recipe, simply the boneless fish and veggies have been marinated and then shallow fried :) Perfect as a snack for winters

Note: Never marinate in an aluminium pot, because meat absorbs the aluminium oxide from the pot that can b toxic.