Indian Falooda

Falooda goes back to the times when the Persians during the Mughal period (500 years back) brought it to India, so its originally from Iran (formerly Persia) but there have been some changes in the recipe.



It is made out of vermicelli (Falooda sev) and tapioca seeds (Habbat el Hamra), rose syrup and milk. Some may add sugar and icecream as it is a summer beverage in the extremely hot days, however its not the same as the persian recipe.
Also, the rose syrup isn't necessarily the flavor of falooda, Saffron, mango, chocolate, and coffee can be substitutes

In this recipe tapioca seeds are not included for I have forgotten to add them :P
but anyway if you want to add them, you have to soak the seeds in water for around 30 minutes before adding it to the Falooda.

YOU WILL NEED


2 cups of milk


3/4 cup of rose syrup



4 cloves of cardamom, or it can be subsituted with 2 teaspoons of cardamom powder


a cup of vermicelli (falooda sev) that has been cut into small strips so you can be able to drink it

the procedure!


First you'll need to add the cardamom to the milk and bring it to a boil.



in another pot, put the vermicelly and let it cook for around 3-4 minutes


this is how your vermicelli should be



separate it from the water using a wire sev.. and same goes to the milk and cardamom


add the vermicelli to the milk and stir


add the rose syrup to the mixture.
now its not necessary to add the sugar because the syrup is already sweetened..

and for the time being you have to chill it in the fridge for around 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours..



and there you go :D a perfect drink in this summer and heat!
Its optional to add the vanilla icecream before pouring the drink into the glass you'll be serving in

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Muneeb Mohamed
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May Allah bless your lives and souls.

Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies go back to the 15th century when people made it by mistake!
they actually tried putting a small amount of cake batter to measure the temperature of their oven, which got "little cakes" back then.. or "keokje" in Dutch; hense "cookies".

This recipe is totally FATFULL yet very DELICIOUS and i promise it will turn out great!

YOU WILL NEED

you'll need 125g of soft unsalted butter (forgot 2 take a picture of it)
and by soft butter i mean that it should be at room temperature


150g of Flour; sieved.


30g cocoa powder; sieved.


a pinch of salt and 1 teaspoon of Bicarbonate of soda


75g light brown sugar


50g of white sugar


1 cold egg


125g of dark chocolate



1 teaspoon of vanilla essence



Last but not least 350g of chocolate chips :D


the process is easy as ever

first u melt the dark chocolate in a bain marie in which you can heat things gently and delicate things like chocolate
you basically put one large pot filled half-way with water and over it you put a medium pot/bowl where you can put your chocolate in.. and the steam helps it in melting without damaging it!


and you can set it aside to cool..

you preheat the oven to 170 degrees



you mix the dry ingredients together :D


likewise in the picture above and you set aside

next

you cream the butter and the sugars by using an electric mixer :D


till you get this result!


you add the melted chocolate to the mixture



you beat it again!



add the egg and the vanilla mixture and beat beat beat beat beat beat..



add the dry ingredients and BEAT! :D



finally! add the 350g of chocolate chip and use a spatula to mix the ingredients together..


for the baking process;
use an icecream scoop and scoop the batter 3 inches apart from each other and let it bake for 18 minutes!
OR you can also freeze it and bake it later
use a tooth pick to check if it is well baked!
keep it to cool for 15-20 minutes before moving it out of the baking tray so it won't break apart

and TADAAAAAAAAAA!



the amazing cookies after all the hard work :D
Enjoy!

Special thanks go to the Photographer:
Muneeb Mohamed
You can view his profile/pictures and all those things from his website :D
www.muneebmohamed.com

May Allah bless your lives and souls.

Eggs in Ramekins - Inspired by Julia Child

Now eggs are very common as scrambled, omelets, or any other kind that i forgot or not in the mood to list, but there's a new way to serve eggs!
in RAMEKINS!

I got it from the book "Mastering The Art of French Cooking" By Julia Child who was actually a great American-French cook who loves FOOD! Just like Me :D

So anyway, let's start with the recipe! Shall we?

YOU WILL NEED!



An egg of course. ( as much as you want )




Parmesan Cheese.



Basil Leaves.

and some butter or oil to butter the ramekins and salt and black pepper to taste!

SO LETS START :D



of course you'll have to butter the ramekins first.. so the egg doesn't stick to the ramekin!




You crack the egg in and sprinkle some salt and black pepper to taste.




Here's the cooking procedure..
You get a pan.. not a very deep one! You fill it quarter-half way through the ramekin with water and let it boil! Then you put in the ramekin.
You let it boil for around 10 minutes..


Here's how to get the egg fully covered with cooked whites!
The last 3 minutes of the cooking time you should COVER UP THE PAN! The steam does its work in this part!

and now for the next part!


You add the basil leaves on the eggs


and the parmesan cheese..



you preheat the oven to Broil and you put the pan in on the first shelf of the oven for 3 minutes or till the cheese bubbles





AND TADAAAAAA :D

You've got yourself an egg in a ramekin! I know it doesn't look REALLY pleasant but come on, you don't get the same exact McDonalds burger in the commercials right?
Enjoy and I hope you did not blow up your stove or oven :D

Special thanks go to the Photographer:

Muneeb Mohamed

You can view his profile/pictures and all those things from his website :D

www.muneebmohamed.com

May Allah bless your lives and souls.