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Oozing with creamy chocolate melts, this fudge cake will set your mouth watering, Just by seeing before you take a bite out of it!  You can make the fudge cream on the previous day and store it in the fridge to make the process easier and quicker.  Just heat up the fudge in the microwave for 10 seconds to melt and pour over the cake.  Easy !!! This cake could be served as a dessert after an elaborated supper. Your guests will love to relax on the sofa and indulge in this divine treat  while listening to some Jazz.  And you will not fail to sigh in contentment and pride !!! Three cheers to this beauty!!! What you need: Self raising flour 300 g Butter/Margarine/Stork spread 300 g Caster sugar 300 g Eggs 5 Baking powder 1 tsp Cocoa powder 4 tbsp Salt 2 pinches  (a must) Lemon 1 tsp Double cream 2 tbsp  Milk  1 tbsp Let’s make it: Set the oven to 180 C . (Temperature conversion for ovens is given under Tips) Beat butter and sugar together until creamy,  using an electric hand mixer...

Kids will love these crusty and savoury prawn balls as a snack with a dollop of ketchup on the side. Yum! You can even pack these in school lunch boxes and their crustiness will be intact and taste even better. Busy mums can store the prepared prawn balls in the freezer and deep-fry, whenever needed. Gather the following ingredients to make these; Cooked prawns  1 cup A few slices of bread   Onion  1 Green chilli  1  Salt and pepper to taste   Egg white 1 beaten Golden bread crumbs 1/2 cup Let’s make; Crush prawns with your fingers Grate a bread slice.  You can use the crusty bits left after making sandwiches Mix onion, green chili, salt and pepper with grated bread and prawns Sprinkle little warm water if the mixture is too dry Make small balls Dip in the egg white, then wrap with golden breadcrumbs Deep fry until golden Serve with ketchup Delicious! https://happyrecipes.co.uk/pacific-pilchard-fried-rice/https://happyrecipes.co.uk/rainbow-trou...

Since the temperature dial of an oven has not become completely universal yet, it is often a challenge to get an idea of it, when people talk about in terms of the gas mark, Celsius or Fahrenheit. In order to deal with this seemingly-trivial issue, I am going to give provide you with a programme to do the conversion easily. In addition, you can even download the image in .pdf form for further reference, especially when you are not online. You can download the above image free of charge by clicking on the button below: Download

Beautiful hoppers, soft in the middle, crispy and golden at the edges are a memorable culinary delight indeed! Never get discouraged with a couple of failures! 💚 Although our mums and grandmothers are quite efficient in making these, new generation finds it as a great challenge to get the right proportions of ingredients to ferment the dough into perfection.  They easily give up after a couple of attempts with utter disappointment.  So,  I share this perfect recipe with you all, which was passed on to me by a dear friend, concentrating more about those who are living abroad, with a promise that you will be making such beautiful hoppers following this recipe to impress everyone in the family. How to ferment the batter in cold climates 💙 The obvious trick in getting the batter fermented in cold climates is that you place the batter close to the stove in the morning hours.  All the cooking during the day on the stove generates enough heat for it to rise and the ba...

It’s a joy to bake these gorgeous cupcakes in silicon cases and this recipe is just the one for that. The advantage of using silicon cases is that they do not absorb the natural oiliness of the cake batter and keep the moisture and glistering looks intact! These silicon cases look as good as new after a quick wash in the warm soapy water and could be used over and over again – very economical, easy, and effective indeed! If you do not have these silicon cupcakes, do not hesitate to bake them in normal paper cups placed in a cupcake tray. Silicon cupcakes Ingredients needed: Self-raising flour 250 g Butter/Margarine 250 g Caster sugar 250 g Eggs 4 Baking powder 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence 1 tsp Lemon juice and Salt 1 tsp and 2 pinches Milk 1/4 cup Cocoa powder 4 tbsp heaps Two pinches of salt greatly help in in-incorporating all the flavours and bringing out the best in them. Let’s make it: Preheat the oven to 180 C . (Temperature conversion is given under Tips) Beat butte...

This is the most loved party cake at all times! The addictive sweetness of the delicate buttercream icing on the cushiony soft sponge is a true love affair! The pretty vibrant colours and the thick layer of butter icing on the top and between the layers is an extra bonus for kids! They will lick the icing off the top layer of buttercream icing even before getting a bite from the cake! My tip is to stick to the exact proportions of butter and icing sugar which is 1:2 in order to produce the best butter icing for frosting this pretty cake. The authentic recipe is given at the bottom of the page. In order to achieve the celebration looks of this cake, you must bake two equal-sized cakes or maybe three. Either round or square, two or three cakes sandwiched together give its impressive height and fullness once the frosting is done. So, do not bake just one cake and slice it in the middle and ice it. That way, you will never achieve the best appearance of this cake. So, let’s get ...

This wonderfully-buttery sponge cake with a soft golden crust is the first cake that every aspiring cake-baker must get right. We all know that in everything we do, the first step matters a lot.  If the first step goes exactly as planned, it will boost confidence, which in turn catapult us to be more adventurous. First, master the art of making this simple but full of promises sponge cake as it gives a clear insight into all the baking techniques and you will be baking t glorious varieties of cakes in no time! All the tips and techniques are given here, so, nothing can go wrong. Even if you are baking for the first time, do not worry, nothing could possibly go wrong if you follow the timings and techniques. Whip this cake out and serve it around with love! You will need the following items: Self Raising flour 250 g Margarine or melted butter under room temperature 250 g Caster sugar(grind sugar if using usual sugar) 250 g Eggs under room temp 4 Milk 1/4 cu...

Temperature Converting Programme Housewives, occasionally, have to deal with trivial tasks like converting the temperatures from one scale to another – Celsius to Fahrenheit or vice versa. The following programme helps you do it in a split second, without compelling you to go through cumbersome mathematical calculations. You just have to type in the temperature to be converted in the relevant box; the answer automatically appears in the other. Isn’t that cool? Type in the temperature inside a box: degrees Celsius   equals degrees Fahrenheit

Mint has been long known as an excellent  herbal remedy for numerous health issues: easing queasy stomachs, calming stress and anxiety, and promoting restful sleep. Peppermint tea has all the magical properties to ease an upset stomach, calming the digestive tract and alleviating indigestion, gas, and cramps. The best news is that making a peppermint tea is so easy; you just need to add boiling water to mint leaves and wait for 5mins and sip it slowly to feel the difference!  Its rapid reaction in soothing the stomach in the event of food indigestion or inflammation is amazing!  After a heavy meal at night, drinking a cup of mint tea will give you instant relief in stomach and undisturbed sleep. Mint tea Take 5 fresh mint leaves on your hand and clap with the other hand to bruise them a bit and drop into a tall glass or a mug Add boiling water and cover with a lid. Keep for 5mins for it to brew. The wat...

What you need :  Chicken thighs or drumsticks 300 g Roasted curry powder 2 tbsp Ginger and garlic grated 2 tbsp Chilli powder 2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Vinegar 2 tsp Maggi coconut milk powder or fresh coconut milk 2 tbsp Cinnamon stick 2/3 cardamoms, 2 cloves   Salt and pepper to taste  Onion  1 large Let’s make it: Marinate the chicken Massage the chicken pieces with grated ginger and garlic, chilli powder, roasted curry powder, vinegar, salt, pepper powder and turmeric powder.  Drop the cinnamon stick, curry leaves, cardamoms and cloves and mix all together.  Leave at least 1/2 hr – 1hr,  allowing the chicken pieces to soak up the flavours of spices Fry Heat up oil in a pan Drop chopped onion and saute.  Add ginger and garlic grated along with whole spices and curry leaves.  Saute until they become slightly brown Cook Now add the marinated chicken Fry on medium flame about 5 – 7 mins or until the chicken pieces become soft and lightly cooked Now close the lid,  l...

This is indeed a seasonal delight! At the start of the Spring season when the cherry tomatoes are in abundance, is the best time to make this pickle! The speciality of this pickle is that it has no vinegar or a great volume of unhealthy oils.   It’s just natural and simple as it can be!  I am sure that you will love looking at your home-made tomato pickle jar as it sits prettily on your window sill, bathing in the warm glow of Spring sunshine! Once, the pickle is made, you must place the jar under sunlight for a couple of days. This will allow the tomatoes to wilt naturally and ferment with the juices and mustard oil. You need only a few ingredients as follows; Ripped juicy cherry tomatoes 8 Peeled garlic cloves 5 Green chilies slit in the middle 4 Chili powder 1/2 tsp Mustard powder 1/2 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp Turmeric 1/4 tsp Let’s make it: First, prepare the glass jar by washing it thoroughly and wipe until dry. Hold a little above from the stove fla...

This one-pot Pilchard fried rice is a real feast and a real saviour when it comes to a day that you need to fix something quickly for your family and rush off to work! Fish is in a tin and the few ingredients are in the fridge and the others are in the pantry cupboards. Grab them, fix this and gobble down and rush off with your tummy full and a smile fixed on your lips! I recommend this as a great choice for someone who is looking for a healthy version of a meat-free special rice dish for lunch.  Also, the aroma and the flavours of pilchard fish, tomatoes, potatoes, and sauces will deliver a very satisfying meal indeed! Make sure you buy Pacific pilchard in tomato sauce for this recipe as it is the ideal choice to give the best results. 🧡💛💚💙💜🤎 Get  ready with these items:   Pacific Pilchard in  rich tomato sauce 1 small tin 155 g Rice (White basmati) 1 & 1/2 cups Ginger and garlic grated 1 tbsp Coriander lea...