One Day At A Time

Hello world! Hope you are having an amazing day! Our week long Thanksgiving break just flew by. We got to catch up with some of our friends, after ages. For one of the potluck parties, I made this quick Microwave version of North Indian Rabdi . All my friends loved it. Do try this in your kitchen and let me know! Ingredients: Full Fat Ricotta Cheese - 2 lb Whole Milk - 1/2 cup Dark Brown Sugar - about 1/4 cup Green Cardamom/Elaichi - 4 pods (seeds only) Saffron/Kesar- few strands How to cook Ricotta Cheese Rabdi in a microwave: Crush green cardamom seeds in a mortar pestle. Set it aside. In a big microwave safe bowl, add milk and ricotta cheese. Stir well. Microwave this milk ricotta mix for 5 minutes.  Stop the microwave after every minute and stir. Cover the bowl with paper towel to avoid splattering in the microwave. If not a microwave, you can cook this in a heavy bottom pan as well. When you get the desired consistency, add sugar, crushed cardamom and saffron. Microwave for ...

Hey everyone! Hope you are having an amazing day!  My kiddo is at home. No school for a week. Yay! No lunch box! On the other hand, I'll have to come up with lots of fun activities to keep my child busy. For today, we ended up baking.  Our first venture this Thanksgiving holiday season is Fudgy Brownie Cupcakes . If your little one likes to spend time in the kitchen, this post is for you. Ingredients: 100% Pure Cocoa Powder - 3/4 cup Unsalted Melted Butter - 1/2 cup Eggs - 2 Dark Brown Sugar - 1 + 1/4 cups Vanilla Extract - 2 tsp All Purpose Flour/Maida - 1/3 cup How to bake Cupcake Brownies: Heat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners. Or line 8 inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides and grease with cooking  spray. In a bowl, whisk cocoa powder and butter until blended. In another bowl, beat eggs until frothy and lemon colored. I used a whisk. Feel free to use a mixer on high speed for a minute. Add sugar and va...