November 2015 ~ Full Scoops - A food blog with easy,simple & tasty recipes!

30 Nov 2015

Instant Khoya | Instant Mawa Recipe

I just love khoya based sweets, they taste a whole lot better than their counter parts! But to make the khoya, the traditional way, takes hours! It literally takes about two hours! I don't have the time or patience to cook the milk for two hours now! So the other two options are to buy the khoya from store or to make it at home using this instant method.

I have tried making the khoya with microwave but every recipe out there gives a time limit which makes the khoya rubbery. I did not like khoya made with microwave. I tried three different proportions and timings from three different websites and I ended up getting rubbery khoya.
So as I was searching the net, I came across this recipe which did not use the microwave and the resultant khoya was much better compared to the microwaved ones. Mind you, this instant khoya is no where near the delicious khoya made the traditional way by simmering milk for hours on the stove but I will make do with this for now due to the other limitations!

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No Bake 3 Ingredient Chocolate Oats Bars

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Ever since I made these delicious Chocolate Fudge, I have been thinking of doing something similar using oats and finally this is what I came up with. This recipe is similar to the fudge except that this sets well and can be left out at room temperature whereas the fudge needs to be refrigerated. My husband and me loved these squares and even my kids who are so fussy, loved it!

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Rose Milk Popsicles | Easy Popsicle Recipes

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Growing up, summers were never complete without rose milk posicles! We loved it so much! Once in college, this habit slowly vanished. Now that I have kids, I wanted to introduce these popsicles to them so tried them out. I like making these, plain rose milk popsicles and rose milk creamsicles.
I love any rose milk based recipes. It tastes awesome! Although I don't make it often, once in a while I make something with rose milk essence and enjoy! Especially during summers!

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Chocolate Fudge

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I've made this fudge twice before and loved it, so I have been waiting for a chance to make this again ever since. The first time I made this for my nieces along with this Marie Biscuit Chocolate Balls and both were loved by them!

This fudge is not the authentic fudge but this tastes just the same and is much easy to make with very few ingredients. You can add pistachios and call it pistachio chocolate fudge or add cashews and call it cashew chocolate fudge. I added a mix of cashews, almonds and pistachios. Every body loved this and I might be making them again very soon!

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Strawberry Banana Smoothie | Smoothie Recipes

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I make smoothie's quite often and both my husband and me enjoy smoothies. I like both milkshakes and smoothies but my husband does not drink milk and he prefers only smoothies, juices and lassi. Either way, I make lots of beverages at home so you will lots of recipes here!
This is the season of strawberries and how can I let it go by without making something with it! This year I have only made a Strawberry Chocolate chip Loaf and this smoothie. I loved this smoothie, it was so filling and it tasted good too! I did not add any sugar to it and still this drink tasted very good.

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Crab Soup | Crab Recipes

Crab, Non Veg Recipes, Non Veg Soups, sea food 3 comments

Crab is my go to dish when ever someone catches a cold at home. I always make any one of my crab dishes, chicken biryani and chicken soup and then all traces of cold just disappears! My husband is not a fan of crabs, mostly he is just lazy to crack the crab and eat it, but when ever he comes down with a cold, then he has no choice but to have it!
Me of course, love crab! I cook and eat crab often! On a cold, rainy, winter day, this soup is absolutely soothing for me!
Many people make a crab soup and call it crab rasam. But here in our house, we have a different recipe for crab rasam and a different recipe for crab soup. Both taste absolutely delicious! This is my anni's recipe and we love it!

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Strawberry Chocolate Chip Loaf

Cakes, milestone posts, Strawberry Recipes 38 comments

This month has been so dull, I have posted only 3 recipes and I think this is the lowest count since I started blogging. Well, that's what happens when someone falls sick in the family. I have hardly cooked well this month, leave only bake anything. Things are better now and I'm grateful for that.

With so much going on, I completely forgot that today, November 23rd is my blog's second anniversary! If things had been different at the home front, maybe I would have run an event to celebrate! Anyway, I'm really happy to have completed 2 years of blogging. I'm thankful to Jesus, for helping me all through! And I'm thankful to all my readers, who have stopped by to leave a comment, and those who visited my blog, tried recipes and left comments to encourage me.

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I posted a doll cake to celebrate my 1st blog anniversary, this time I don't have a fancy celebration cake to post, since I was caught off guard. But still, this cake is no less! The flavors of this cake were spot on! Strawberries are my most favorite fruit, next only to mangoes! This is such a soft and moist cake and I simply loved the burst of strawberries and chocolate chips!

I think strawberries and chocolates are a match made in heaven. This is my 3rd attempt at this combination. I have made an Egg free Strawberry Mousse Cake with a chocolate base and I have also made Edible Chocolate Cups filled with strawberry mousse! Both are utterly delicious! And now this cake with strawberries and chocolate chips is my latest favorite!

Check out the other 17 Strawberry Recipes posted in my site.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake - No Bake and Eggless

Cheesecakes, chocolate, Eggless Bakes, No Bake recipes, Peanut Butter, Peanuts 20 comments

Ever since I saw this recipe in smitten kitchen, I have been desperate to make my own version of chocolate peanut butter cheesecake. I was so desperate that I even started dreaming about it! But I don't make cheesecakes for my family because I will end up eating the whole thing myself! So I waited patiently for an opportunity to make this cake! Then finally I made this to take it to my cousin's house!

I always make the non bake type of cheesecake and use cottage cheese instead of cream cheese and we simply love it!
This cheesecake was no different. I loved every bite of it! Soft, silky, smooth, rich and delicious! I made this cake some time back and now looking at these pictures, makes me crave for just one more slice!

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Butter Cake | Easy Butter Cake Recipe with Buttermilk

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It's so relaxing for me to bake a simple vanilla cake for tea time. And my family loves this cake, they love the simplicity of this cake the most. My family's most favorite cakes are this vanilla cake, my walnut cake and my carrot cake. If I give them a choice, then they keep choosing these three cakes over and over again!
This cake is so delicious, soft and moist. The buttermilk makes it extra soft and moist. If you're looking for a simple yet delicious cake then this is the one for you!

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Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate

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Do you remember my Salted Caramel Milkshake? If that was not enough, here's another caramel drink I made for myself! I'm not a big salted caramel fan but still I'm simply loving the combination of chocolate and caramel. I loved the Salted c aramel ganache and the caramel milkshake. This hot chocolate was simply exotic! It's an utter indulgence and I completely enjoyed sipping this hot chocolate one cold rainy evening!