Baked Chocolate

Ingredients :
65grams dark chocolate, 65 grams butter, 70 grams egg, 10 grams egg yolk, 50 grams icing, sugar, 8 grams cacao, 35 grams wheat flour.

How to prepare :
Melt butter and chocolate, whip egg and icing sugar, pour the chocolate mixture into the egg and sugar, fold in the rest of the ingredients and put in a piping bag. Butter the inside of the steel rings and cover with chopped caramelised cacao beans, fill the rings with the soft chocolate paste and bake in oven 190 degree celsius for 8 minutes and your baked chocolate is ready to serve.

How to make raw nut butter

I have always liked nuts and wanted to have the nuts in a different texture. The thing which i got in mind was to make a butter out of the raw nuts so that i can have it with the loaf in the morning. I wanted to share the procedure of making the raw nut butter with others and here is how you prepare it.

Place nut in a food processor and chop it until it becomes very fine. Scrape down any particles that build up on the sides and continue processing. Wait until a ball forms and then add 1 tablespoon of oil. There you go. Your raw nut butter is ready. If you need something different you can try the roasted nut butter.

Dry roast nuts in the oven. Spread nuts on a baking sheet and toast at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. remove pan and stir nuts and then continue roasting checking for browness. Cool it down for some time. Then prepare the butter as explained in the above step. After you prepare your butter, store it in a tightly closed container and keep it in a refrigerator. when need take it out of the refrigerator and let it to come down to room temperature then apply.

Thin Crust Dough - Recipe

Here is the recipe to make a thin crust dough. To prepare this, what you need are

• 1 envelope dry yeast
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 3/4 cup lukewarm water (105 F)
• All purpose flour or bread flour
• Salt

Preparation :

Stir yeast and sugar into water, let sit for 8 minutes or so. In a bowl (or food processor) mix
1 3/4 cups unbleached all−purpose flour or bread flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add the yeast mixture. If using food processor, continue running until dough forms a ball, 10−20 seconds. By hand, mix with a sturdy spoon until ready to knead. On a floured surface turn out dough. Knead dough for 2 minutes or so. If dough is a little sticky, dust your fingers and counter with flour,
(but as little as possible). Roll out by hand for a 12" pizza. Place in lightly oiled pizza pan using your fingertips to press up to the edge and forming a shallow lip. Sauce, cheese, and top with desired ingredients. Bake at 500F in pre−heated oven for 8−12 minutes, the edges will turn a nice golden brown when done. Dough will be firm and crispy, not soggy and soft like many other doughs.

Loose your body weight

I have already posted "tips to reduce body weight" and "burn your fat". Here is some more tips to shed those extra pounds.

The main thing in loosing your body weight is to eat right. Here are some tips on what to have inorder to reduce your body weight.

Ice cold water

Iced water when drunk helps in burning the calories when it gets heated to body temperature. So, have atleast 2 litres of ice cold water a day. Hunger pangs that arise frequently are thirst pangs and so drinking a lot of water makes you eat less. Adding lemon to iced water helps in cleansing your liver and also water makes kidneys flush out wastes quicker.

Green tea

Having around 5 cups of green tea increase burning your calories as high as 8 calories a day.

Chilli sauce and mustard

These increase calorie burning about 5 to 10 percent because they contain capsaicin which speeds metabolism.

Low fat diary foods

As said in my earlier post, always have low fat diary foods. They increase metabolism in abdominal area.

Fibres

Eating fibre foods makes your bowel work properly and makes you feel full. Have atleast 25gms of fiber rich foods each day such as strawberries, apples, brown rice, chick peas, potatoes (with skins).

Cooled salads

Eating cooled salads helps you in preventing extra inches and helps you stay fresh.

Do you love chocolates?

If so, then do you know how much medicinal value it has? Here are some reasons why you should have a bit of chocolate in your daily diet.

• Cocoa, the main composition of chocolate restores vitality, promote virility and longevity. The cocoa butter coats the teeth and prevents plaque. The anti bacterial agents in cocoa prevents pot belly.

• Cocoa has large amounts of Polyphenol, which dilates the blood vessels when nitric oxide is produced in arteries and relaxed them. Thus it makes arteries open up and bring the pressure under control.

• Dark chocolates has a drastic effect on cholesterol. Though chocolate is known for its large cholesterol content, stearic acid in it control from having any adverse effect on cholesterol level. This property of dark chocolate has helped it to be named as one of the heart healthiest foods along with wine, fish, fruits, vegetables, garlic and almonds.

• Chocolate increases insulin sensitivity in an individual especially with the aged.

• Here comes the most interesting part. If you are in love, chocolate helps you a lot. Phenyl ethylamine in chocolate is a mild mood elevator. So, whenever you give your partner some chocolates, be prepared for anything!!! lol...jus kidding.

The Indian Soup - Rasam

Rasam is one of the most sought after dishes in south india. It is an excellent appetiser and can be prepared in less than 15 minutes. It can be mixed with rice or served in a bowl as like other soups.

Rasam is nothing but a juice made from either tamarind or tomato with pepper and spices. And it can be prepared in various flavors like tomato, tamarind, garlic, lime and even in pineapple. It is very easy to prepare and here is a recipe to prepare rasam at your home.

Soak some tomatoes and tamarind in water and smash them to make a puree. Grind pepper, Bengal gram, red chillies, curry leaves, dhania and garlic. Add this powder to the puree. Heat oil in a pan and fry mustard seeds in it. Pour the tomato puree into it and add salt to taste and a pinch of tamarind powder. Garnish with coriander. Wait till it bubbles and there you go, your Rasam is ready to be served.

Medicinal values of this dish are Garlic helps in easy digestion, pepper rasam is good for cold, turmeric acts as antiseptic.

If you try the rasam at your home, try to have it with rice and potatofry. It would be the delicious combination one could get.