Chocolate

Recently during my casual visit to one of my neighbours, I was offered chocolates. Well, who can resist chocolates? At least not me ! I gladly took one and found them to be delicious. She then told me that they were home-made. After hearing that, I took another one and was keen to have the recipe. She apparently, got this recipe from her friend who got it from hers and so on and so forth.

Well to cut a long story short, I prepared it immediately and thought of sharing the same with you all. So here it is.

Raksha-Bandhan is fast approaching, this is a treat to all the brothers.

Happy Raksha-Bandhan day to you all.

Ingredients:

Curd	1 cup
Sugar	2 cups
Wheat flour	1 cup
Butter	1 cup
Cocoa powder	3 tbsps
Vanilla essence	1 tsp

Method:

1. Heat a non-stick pan.
2. Add butter, wheat flour, curds and sugar in it and keeping the flame low, mix it well and stir the mixture from time to time so that no lumps are formed.
3. When the mixture becomes semi-solid and leaves the sides of the pan, add vanilla essence and cocoa powder and keep stirring till the the whole mixture turns into a solid mass. This may take about an hour and a half.
4. In the meantime, prepare a greased plate/tray and keep it aside.
5. When the mixture hardens and turns into a solid mass, remove from flame, and place the contents on to the greased plate and immediately spread it as evenly as possible.
6. Cut it into squares and allow it to cool in the plate.
7. When completly cooled, separate each square and store them in air tight container.

Ingredients

Curd, butter, wheat flour and sugar being mixed together

The mixture being stirred to prevent any lumps being formed

Vanilla essence added

Cocoa powder added

A solid mass formed

Mixture spread evenly and cut into squares

Chocolates ready to be devoured!

 

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 1hour 30 mins.

Makes: 56 pieces ( each pc. approx. 1.5inch square in size)

Note:

• Can be kept for a month or two when stored in an air-tight container and refrigerated.
• To make it more attractive, you can wrap them up individually in coloured /silver foil wrappers.
• To enhance its taste, you can also add chopped nuts and raisins.
• I have noticed that the colour of the cocoa lightens as the mixture hardens.
• I greased a baking tray and also placed a greased butter paper for easy removal of the chocolate pieces when cooled.

 

Say it with Chocolates !

The time has come to bid farewell to the year 2010 and welcome the New Year 2011 !

Lets hope the coming New Year will bring us all glad tidings -  good health, peace, happiness, prosperity and last but not the least some good healthy and tasty recipes too !!

Home-made chocolates with nuts and raisins

Say it with chocolates - what better way to wish all my relatives, friends, and readers, good health, wealth, peace and happiness on this coming New Year and start it on a sweet chocolatey note !

Chocolate Fudge

A quick and easy recipe. This is a treat for kids (they will love it) but not recommended for weight watchers !

Ingredients :

Sweetened Condensed Milk	1 tin (400)g
Chopped Nuts (almonds, cashews & pistachios)	100 gms
Cocoa	½ cup
Butter	50 gms
Sugar	¾ cup

Method :

• Pour condensed milk into a non-stick or a thick bottomed pan.
• Add butter, sugar, cocoa and nuts into it.
• Stir on gentle heat till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
• Pour evenly into a greased plate.
• Allow to cool.
• Cut into squares.

Preparation Time : 20 mins

Cooking Time : 25 mins

Makes about 35 pieces (1 inch squares)

Note:

When the mixture is slightly cooled, make the incision and when completely cooled, cut it into squares or else the pieces may not come out in even shapes.