Zulekha's Kitchen

This is my very first Recipe under bakery category so I am super excited to present you all Choco Cup Cakes. These mini Cup cakes are super soft with perfect sweetness, as when we have in any coffee shops or any bakery , I always feel that they are too sweet, so here I have kept the amount of sweetness according to my taste buds.  Initially trying out these cup cakes , I was very nervous but at the same time super excited, as they turned out soft and palatable, the mesmerizing aroma when freshly bake these cup cake all over my place, makes me drool over them. Oh..! I am so much in love with them.... try these super soft Choco Cup Cakes, to believe and experience the same.......! INGREDIENTS:   1 and 1/3 cups all purpose flour  1/4 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder  3 - 4 tbsp butter 1 and 1/4 cups sugar  1 tsp vanilla essence  3/4 cup coco powder  1 cup milk  2 eggs salt METHOD :  1. Sift all purpose flo...

French toast which I usually refer as meetha pav ( sweet bread slice) , its a bread slice dipped in the eggs and sugary milk batter , and then shallow fried it in claried butter/oil, topped with honey and cinnamon powder. French toast are very easy to make and delicious too, they are specially served at breakfast time. Here is the Recipe of French toast , in my style...... INGREDIENTS:  3/4 or 1cup milk 2eggs 4- 5 tbsp sugar 6 bread slices clarified butter ( ghee ) for frying Honey  Cinnamon powder METHOD : Take 3/4 cup warm milk add sugar and eggs , whisk continuosly for a smooth batter, keep aside so that if you hve added sugar crystals , it will get dissolved in warm milk. Now heat fry pan , add little ghee ,  dip each bread slices, in the batter  ( whisk again before adding the bread slice ) now turn the bread slice and again dip the whole slice , coating both the sides sufficiently, place on the pan and fry unt...

Masala Chana in Butter , known as brown chickpeas are sauted with onions and tomatoes in butter or clarified butter, with minimal spices. Though you can have it in breakfast or even serve as a snack too.  Brown chickpeas are good source of proteins, and if added with whole grain , they produce protiien that is compared to meat, without high calories or fats. Brown chcikepeas have a long list of health benefits. Thats the reason sometimes I serve during breakfast and sometimes at evening as snack, be it any time the benefits remains same that is good in proteins. INGREDIENTS: 1 and 1/2 - 2 cups brown chickpeas  1 finely chopped onion 1 finely chopped tomato 1 finely chopped green chilly 1 tsp red chilly powder  coriander leaves for garnishing clarified butter/ butter lemon wedges 2-3 tbsp finely chopped raw mangoes ( optional)   salt METHOD:  Soak kala chana ( brown chickpeas) , in water a night previous, next day ...

Arbi Biryani is something very different compared to our classic regular Biryani's. Arbi Biryani has a very unique taste, which has an outstanding flavor. Arbi Biryani is assembled with barbecue flavored sauce, with few raw veggies, then a layer of grated home made paneer, covered with barbecued chicken leg pieces, with fried and saucy potato wedges. Arbi Biryani is delicious, palatable, irresistible, and one of a kind in which , tomato sauce is prepared to serve with this Biryani. And let me tell you , the whole set up , like having the Biryani with flavorful home made tomato sauce is simply outstanding, I am sure you gonna drool over it..... Tomato sauce is a less spicy or non spicy sauce,( here you can adjust the hotness as per your preferences though) in which garlic and chilies added to give that much needed flavor to this unique Biryani/ Pulao . Arbi Biryani / Pulao is simpl...