Chocolate Pumpkin Cake is a very good Halloween treat. Learn how to prepare Chocolate Pumpkin Cake by following this easy recipe.
Ingredients:
• 18.25 ounce Chocolate Cake Mix
• 1 (15 ounce) can Pumpkin
• 2 Eggs
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 16 ounce Cream Cheese Frosting
How to make Chocolate Pumpkin Cake:
• Mix all the ingredients except the cake frosting in a bowl.
• Grease a pan with butter and heat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius.
• Pour the mixture into the pen and spread evenly.
• Bake for 45 minutes. To check if the cake is ready insert a toothpick in the centre and if it comes out clean then it is ready.
• Top with cheese frosting before serving.
Doodhi Muthia is an ideal tea-time snack prepared from 3 different flours and fresh spices. Learn how to make/prepare Doodhi Muthia by following this recipe.
Ingredients:
• For the muthias
• 2 cups White Pumpkin (lauki), grated
• 1 Onion, grated (optional)
• 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour (gehun ka atta)
• ¾ cup Semolina (rawa)
• ½ cup Bengal Gram Flour (besan)
• 2 tbsp Green Chili-Ginger Paste
• ½ tsp Turmeric Powder (haldi)
• ½ tsp Garam Masala
• ½ tsp Cumin Seeds (jeera)
• ½ tsp Fennel Seeds (saunf)
• Juice of 1 ½ Lemons
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tbsp Coriander, chopped
• 4 tbsp Oil
• ½ tsp Soda-bi-carbonate
• ½ tsp Asafetida (hing)
• Salt to taste
For the tempering
• 2 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds (til)
• ½ tsp Asafetida (hing)
• 4 tbsp Oil
For garnishing
• 2 tbsp Coriander, chopped
• 2 tbsp Coconut, grated
How to make Doodhi Muthia:
• Strain pumpkin and onion to remove excess water. Keep the liquid aside to use for kneading dough.
• Combine pumpkin, onion, whole wheat flour, semolina, Bengal gram flour, green chili-ginger paste, turmeric powder, garam masala, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, lemon juice, sugar, coriander, oil, soda-bi-carbonate, asafetida and salt in a large bowl and knead the mixture to form soft dough.
• Add the vegetable strained liquid to the dough if required.
• Oil your hands and divide the dough in 3 parts.
• Roll out each part into a cylindrical shape about 8 inches long.
• Steam the muthias for 25 to 30 minutes or until they are done. Insert a toothpick in the centre of the muthias and if it comes out clean, they are done.
• Cool them and slice into ¾ inches long pieces and keep them aside.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When they start crackling, add the sesame seeds and asafetida.
• Add the sliced muthias to the oil and fry for about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove them when they turn light brown in color.
• Garnish them with coriander and coconut.
• Serve hot with green chutney.
Pumpkin Halwa is a delicious Indian dessert recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Pumpkin Halwa by following this easy recipe.
Ingredients:
• ½ cup Ghee
• 2½ cup Milk
• 5 Cardamom pods (ground)
• 1 cup White Pumpkin
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 50 gm Cashew Nuts
• 1 tbsp Rose Water
How to make Pumpkin Halwa:
• Mix milk, sugar and pumpkin.
• In a heavy bottomed pan, cook until the mixture becomes thick. Stir continuously.
• Add ghee to the mixture and continue stirring, until ghee separates from the pumpkin.
• Mix in cardamom, rosewater and cashew nuts.
• Spread the mixture into a flat greased tray and allow it to cool for 30 minutes.
• Cut into squares and serve.
