Chocolate chip pancakes

Hi guys!
hope you are doing well! I've been busy with my exams these days, so I thought I should still post something easy! So here you go, my favorite chocolate chip pancakes or stuffed Pancakes. What more can you ask for?

YIELDS: 5 pancakes

INGREDIENTS FOR SIMPLE PANCAKES: (1 cup=200ml)

1. 1 cup milk + 1 tbsp vinegar
2. 1 cup plain flour
3. 1 tsp baking powder
4. 1 tsp baking soda
5. 2 tablespoons melted butter or oil
6. 2 tbsp sugar
7. Pinch of salt 
8. 1 egg at room temperature

Extras for filling or topping:  (choose 1)

METHOD:

Nutella Cheesecake (after 5 hours without gelatin)

 Hi everyone! I hope you're doing well! So today I'm posting this extremely simple Nutella cheesecake recipe! It can be altered according to your liking and the size of your tin. Mine was
18cm × 18cm ×6.7cm.
You can replace Nutella with peanut butter or strawberries etc.

INGREDIENTS:

1. 8 oz or 228 grams of cream cheese
2. 1 can of condensed milk OR 200 grams of whipped cream with half cup of powered sugar.
3. 250 grams or more of Nutella
4. 120 grams of Oreo/Marie biscuits/graham crackers/digestives etc
5. 80 grams of melted butter
6. 1 tbsp of gelatin dissolved in warm water. (If you are in a hurry, tho I didn't use it)
7. 3 drops of vanilla

METHOD:

After 18 hours

1. Crush your biscuits into crumbs and then add melted butter to them.
2. Now line the bottom of your springform pan with parchment paper or cling film.
3. Rub some oil over the whole tin.
4. Now add your crumbs and using the back of a glass or spoon or your hand, even it out.
5. Refrigerate for half an hour while you prepare the filling.
6. In a bowl loosen your cream cheese with a hand mixer or a stand mixer or a whisk if you have that elbow grease.
7. Then add your whipped cream with sugar incorporated already OR use condensed milk which is easy but the mixture isn't that fluffy.
8. Mix in the cream cheese, whipped cream/condensed milk, Nutella and gelatin+water mix(if u wish) with your mixer. 
9. Now add this mixture to the tin over the base.
10. Freeze this for 18-24 hours for best results without using gelatin. 5-6 hours with gelatin. (It can vary according to the season)

NOTE: You can change the amount of filling according to your tin size or according tour sugar requirements, just taste it while mixing!

Hot Chocolate

Hey everyone! Hope you'all are doing well! So the weather has changed and it calls for something comforting and what better than a Hot chocolate! For best results use good quality stuff!

INGREDIENTS: (for 1 large cup)

1. 100 ml of water
2. 2.5 tbsp coca powder (good quality)
3. 2 tbsp of sugar or less
4. 200 ml of milk or half and half
5. 20-25 grams semi sweet chocolate
6. Pinch of salt
7. Drop of vanilla extract (optional)

METHOD:

1. In a sauce pan add water, sugar, coca and salt.
2. Bring it to a boil.
3. Now add milk and chocolate.
4. Cook until the mixture thickens while mixing.
5. Serve hot with whipped cream or a dust of coca.

Note: If you want to use regular milk chocolate, adjust the sugar accordingly!

Chicken Piccata

Hey guys! Whatsup? Today I'm posting a delicious recipe which is bound to blow your mind considering how easy it is! It's an Italian recipe, Chicken Piccata. This takes no time and it's really yummy! Originally the recipe calls for white wine and capers but I missed those. Do try this highly recommended! ( I'm sorry for the quality of the picture)

INGREDIENTS for marination:

1. 3 Thinly pounded chicken breast or 1/2 kg cubed boneless chicken
2. 1/2 cup plain flour
3. Black pepper
4. Salt 
5. 1 tbsp vinegar
6. 1/2 tsp dried coriander powder
7. Oil for frying

INGREDIENTS FOR SAUCE:

1. 3 tbsp butter
2. 1 tsp garlic paste
3. 1/4 the cup lemon juice
4. 1 cup chicken stalk
5. 1 tsp plain flour mixed with water
6. Capers (optional)
7. Chopped parsley
8. Lemon slices

METHOD:

1. Marinate the chicken with above mentioned ingredients for half an hour and then fry it till it turns golden brown.
2. Remove the chicken.
3. In the same pan add garlic paste, cook for 30 seconds. Then add chicken stalk, lemon juice and butter.
4. Then add dissolved flour mix and lemon slices.
5. After a minute, turn off the heat and top it with parsley.

Serve with rice or pasta.

Dal

Hiiii!!!!
Today I am more then excited to share with you my mother's recipe of a Pakistani/Indian classic lentil recipe which she makes in a pressure cooker in no time and believe me I haven't eaten Dal anywhere better than what she cooks, not even in a restaurant! This dish is usually served with rice but you can eat it with a spoon as well. Also Dal is topped up with seasoned hot oil called Tardka which makes it taste even better! So let's begin!

INGREDIENTS:

1. Half cup of yellow lentils (mung)
2. Half cup of red lentils (masoor)
3. 1 liter water
4. 1 tbsp salt
5. 1 tbsp red chili powder
6. 1 tbsp cumin seeds
7. 1 tbsp coriander powder
8. 1/2 tbsp all spice (garam masala)
9. 1 tbsp garlic paste
10. 2 green chilies
11. 1 chicken cube (without this you can add more salt, msg and red chili powder)
12. 1 tsp vinegar

INGREDIENTS for Tardka (hot oi with seasoning, added while serving:

1. 100 ml vegetable oil
2. 2 tbsp cumin seeds
3. 1 tbsp garlic paste or chopped
4. 3 green chilies with a slit in the middle
5. Dried red chilies- 5

METHOD:

1. In your pressure cooker add all the ingredients mentioned. close it up.
2. cook on high flame till you hear the whistle.
3. cook for 6 more minutes of until it is cooked but doesn't totally disappear. (The cooking time in pressure cooker varies according to the height of area that you're living in)
4. Then carefully remove the knob and then the lid.
5. Cook for a minute on medium then turn off the heat.
6. now in frying pan add all the Turdka ingredients and cook for 2-3 minutes and spill it over your dal in the serving bowl.
7. Serve hot with rice and pickles.

Spaghetti in Lemon butter sauce

Hi guys!!!! I'm back again! This time with an accidental recipe that I came up with today and believe me it's Sooo GOOD! I make pasta very often for myself at night or  when I'm craving something good. I've tried so many versions of pasta because it's my comfort food. Today's recipe is what dreams are made of! Such basic ingredients makeup a yummy recipe. Also check out my Meatballs pasta and Spaghetti bolognese! So let's get started!

INGREDIENTS: (you can double/triple the recipe)

1. 150 grams of spaghetti (you can increase the amount but by increasing the ratio of all other ingredients easily!)
2. 30 grams of butter
3. 1/2 tsp garlic paste
4. 1 large lemon- 2 tbsp lemon juice
5. 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
6. 1 tsp red chilli flakes
7. 1/2 tsp coriander powder
8. 1 tsp of mixed herbs (thyme, oregano, basil)
9. Fresh parsley (or dried)
10. 1 small potato chopped into mini cubes and boiled
11. 1/2 chicken breast (cubed)
12. White pepper
13. Salt to taste
14. 2 finely chopped tomatoes/cherry tomatoes/sun dried tomatoes (optional)
15. Lemon zest (pinch)
16. 2 tbsp ketchup

METHOD:

1. Into your boiled spaghetti add 1 tbsp of lemon juice and some dried herbs. Set aside.
2. In a pan add butter and garlic. Let it cook for 50 seconds.
3. Then add chicken and coriander powder.
4. After it changes it's color add, potatoes and tomatoes.
5. Now add lemon juice, zest, red chilli powder, white pepper, herbs, salt and Worcestershire sauce.
6. Add 3 tbsp water and then reduce the water.
7. Now add in your spaghetti.
8. Mix well and taste if you need to add more salt etc.
9. Serve hot!! 

Thank you so much for reading! Please tell me any suggestions in the comments below! 💕

Stack of churros

INGREDIENTS:

1. 200 ml water
2. 100 gram butter
3. 3 tbsp brown/white sugar
4. Pinch of salt
5. 200 gram plain flour
6. 1 large egg at room temperature
7. Wooden spoon
8. Oil for frying
9. Star tip and a piping bag
10. Melted chocolate or nutella as a dip
11. Powdered sugar to coat
12. 2 drops of vanilla essence

METHOD:

after initially adding the egg

1. In a pan add water, butter, sugar and salt. let the butter melt and the whole mixture come to a simmer.
2. Then add your flour. Mix it with a wooden spoon until you see no lumps and a dough is formed. let it stay on the stove for a minute.
3. Now transfer it to a new bowl.
4. Gradually add in your beaten egg with the vanilla essence,
5. Mix it with a wooden spoon until everything is smooth and Incorporated.
6. Add your dough to a piping bag.
7. Heat you oil until you get bubbles at the base of a wooden spoon when you dip it in.
8. Now fry your churros until they are golden brown.
9. Roll then into powdered sugar and cinnamon. (optional)
10. Serve hot with nutella or chocolate sauce!