Choco Coffee Walnut Brownie

It's the end of the year 2016 & i share my  favorite choco coffee walnut brownie recipe.... I have shared most of my taste( enteswadhu) recipes on my blog & i hope you have enjoyed them trying out my recipes.... I hope to continue my tasty recipes every month in 2017 😊 

The first time i had chocolate brownie was 16 years back when i shifted from Mangalore  to Bangalore 😊 I was shopping in Jayanagar when i passed a ice-cream corner there was a hoarding outside the shop written '' Freshly baked brownie with ice-cream '' Being a foodie the curiosity in me wanted to taste it went in & bought it mmmm😋 it was more like a cross between cake & soft cookie in texture & warm brownie with ice-cream it was yummy!!!!

I have a few collection of brownie recipes in my files but never experimented them😞 Recently i started baking @ home coz i prefer homemade goodies & instead of adding  butter i can add oil,now i often bake chocolate brownies it's easy & quick to prepare & no need of baking powder 😊.

Coffee.... I am not a coffee drinker  & use to hate coffee in my childhood days...Now a days i love eating coffee chocolate desserts😀 Chocolate coffee is a best  combination 😊 I wanted to add chocolate brownie recipe to my blog so decided to bake so that i could click pics, took out all the ingredients to measure but there was not enough cocco powder 😞 that's when i thought of adding coffee powder wow!!!  I loved this bitter sweet brownie & the best way to eat coffee.....I ended up having two  for breakfast 😋
If you love chocolate & coffee this brownie is perfect for you !!!

Pre-post..... For chocolate brownie add 50 gm cocco powder omit coffee powder.

Ingredients :

•  40 gm cocco powder.
• 10 gm coffee powder.
• 1/2 cup oil or 2/3 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar,
• 2 eggs.
• 1/2 cup maida.
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder.
• Pinch of salt.
• Square tin for baking.

Method :

• Dilute the coffee in 2 tbsp hot water & keep aside...

• Preheat oven to 210 c. Grease a baking dish & line the dish with butter paper...

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1. Chop the walnuts....Sieve the maida...
2. Mix the maida & walnuts ( reserve a few for garnishing)& keep aside.

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1. In a separate bowl whisk the eggs till fluffy add cinnamon powder & whisk it & keep aside.
2. In another bowl add the oil, cocco powder  mix till well combined add in the diluted coffee & mix well ...( If your using butter, melt the butter first then add the cocco powder).

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1. Powder the sugar in a mixie & add the powdered sugar & beaten eggs to the cocco coffee mixture,
2. Whisk them well....

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1. When its well beaten add the maida,walnuts mixture & a pinch of salt, mix till well blended.. 
2. Pour the mixture in the greased baking dish & smooth the surface with the spatula & sprinkle chopped walnuts on top..
3. Bake for about 30-35 min or prick with a skewer until it comes out clean.
4. Cool on a wire rack before cutting into squares.
5. Sprinkle icing sugar on top...

• Serve warm or cold with ice-cream 😋

Savory French Toast ( Pan-Fried)

Whoever invented french toast & bread pudding was a gr8 idea.. The best way to use dry bread 2-3 day's old bread that would otherwise been thrown away😞...For the french toast it's best to use dry bread  some people slice the bread the night before & letting it dry out a bit over night to keep bread  from getting soggy while soaking in the milk egg mixture...  
French toast that's always I've known as in my childhood days....Those days mom used to make it frequently for snacks loaded with ghee or butter & sugar every bite was so yummy 😋we never knew of savory french toast...I started making savory french toast only after marriage....Now there's so many ways of making french toast, i prefer savory to sweet 😊
These savory toast is so easy to make & need few ingredients & gr8 for adults, just brown the slices in a non-stick with canola oil or any vegetable oil & you don't need any measurements just throw in a few ingredients... 

Ingredients :

• 4-5 bread slices.
• 1 egg.
• 1/2 cup full cream milk.
• 60 gm chopped yellow, green, red capsicum.
• 1 small onion minced finely.
• Few  fresh coriander leaves.
• Salt to taste.
• Fresh crushed pepper corns. 
• A dash of nutmeg powder. 

1. Finely mince the capsicums( These three ingredients adds a lovely color to any dish like fried rice or on bread  toast i always keep red, yellow, green capsicum ready in my fridge).onion & coriander leaves
2. Mix them adding salt & a dash of pepper powder, keep aside.

1. In a bowl break the eggs beat them well with a beater, add milk,salt,crushed pepper corns, nutmeg powder  & mix well.
2.  Heat a tava / pan add ghee/butter or oil...
3. Take a slice of bread soak them in the egg mixture for 2-3 sec on both side....

1. Place the soaked  bread on the hot pan on medium flame spread the veggies on the top of the bread evenly.
2. Press with the spatula so that the veggies stick to the bread...  

1. Cook for 2-3 min  or until golden brown on medium heat,  flip the bread slowly so that veggies don't fall off & cook again for 3-4 min , add more butter or oil if required..
2. If required flip again on both sides till brown & crispy.
3. Repeat the same with rest of the bread slices.

1.  Serve hot with tomato sauce ... This toast tastes best  on its own..😋

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