WATER MELON SORBET
Sorbet is one of those things I used to LOOOVE when I was in campus. I particularly loved the strawberry, lemon and water melon flavours. Just over a year ago I visited Kisumu and had really nice lime sorbet some place near the Nakumatt there but that was the last time I had any sorbet đ This was the first time I tried making my own sorbet, I have made ice cream, severally, but I never thought of trying a sorbet. It turned out quite good but too sugary in my opinion. Once I tasted it and thought it had too much sugar I thought of using Splender (diabetic sugar) the next time, when I shared the recipe with my pal Marie she instantly said she would replace the sugar with splender. I am not quite sure if she has tried it yet but will ask her how it turned out. Anyway I put the recipe as I used it but would advice you to use less sugar if you are trying to watch what you eat. HAPPY MAKING!!!
Ingredients
- 3 potatoes peeled and cubed
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic
- ½ red bell pepper, cut into thick short strips
- ½ yellow bell pepper, cut into thick short strips
- ½ cup of coriander (Dhania) leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon of coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and fresh pepper to taste
- oil for frying potatoes
Instructions
Heat water in a sauce pan till just about to boil, add a little salt, the garlic powder and potatoes.
let boil for about 5 minutes (till the potatoes are lightly cooked, but not cooked through)
Heat oil in a wok or sauce pan
Drain potatoes and dry with towel
Fry potatoes until crisp. Set on a paper towel to drain
In another pan heat olive oil then add onions, garlic, red and yellow peppers, coriander powder and cayenne pepper and sautĂŠ.
Add potatoes, season with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
Add ž of the coriander leaves and mix well.
transfer to a plate and garnish with the remaining coriander.
https://www.themothershipvillage.com/water-melon-sorbet/Easy (one bowl) Chocolate Cake
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 Easy (one bowl) Chocolate cake  A few years back when I really frustrated I went home and decided to bake. I did not have many ingredients so I took what was available out of the pantry and decided to Google for some recipes for cake. I came across an easy chocolate cake and I really liked it. Truth be told that was also the day I begun to realize how therapeutic baking is. Well since then I have tried many other recipes all revolving around more or less the same ingredients but when I tried this one from All Recipes and I was in love. They have quite a number of them there but try this one first then the others. You will not be disappointed.  From the photos above you can tell that I was not able to get a picture of the whole cake. First time I made it I decided to share it with my friends so as to distribute the calories đ by the time I thought that I should take a photo more than half the cake was gone. On the second Instance one of the friend I gave the cake to loved it so much that she asked me to make it for a bridal shower and I sliced it up before realizing I should have taken a photo! All in All photos or no photo this cake is great you will not be disappointed if you try it. HAPPY BAKING!
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two nine inch round pans.
In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix for 2 minutes on medium speed of mixer. Stir in the boiling water last. Batter will be thin. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cake tests done with a toothpick. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
HAPPY EATING!
https://www.themothershipvillage.com/easy-one-bowl-chocolate-cake/MANGO LASSI
As promised last week I will be putting a lot of mango based recipes over the next weeks as it is currently in season and therefore the mangoes we are getting now are fantastic. My friend Ange introduced me to the lassi (She probably doesnât know this but she did) we once had dinner at an Indian restaurant I think and she decided to carry some home and so did I (peer pressure:-) but I loved it. Over the years I started making some my self. Most of the recipes online say you should use natural yogurt, but I always felt like they used Mala (fermented milk) in the Indian restaurants. If you do not have Mala available you could always use natural yogurt the taste is almost identical although the fermented taste is stronger with the Mala. Enjoy
Ingredients
- 500 ml of Maziwa Mala or Natural yogurt( chilled)
- 4 fresh mangoes stoned and sliced and preferably frozen
- 4-8 teaspoons sugar, to taste (depends on your preference
Instructions
Put all the ingredients into a blender and blitz for 2 minutes, then pour into individual glasses, and serve. The lassi can be kept refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
Do not freeze the mango whole. I learned this the hard way I peeled my mango and froze it without first slicing it, it was hell trying to slice a frozen mango
¡ Try strawberries, banana or guavas. Turns out good as well
¡ You can add a few seeds of cardamom, about 4 for a added flavor, or a dash of the ground cardamom.
