For a bright morning !!

So you see I have been a teacher about half my life ( not exaggerating) . Started out very young but now I believe ( maybe think) cooking  is my calling in life. Learning new things and trying them out always was my interest but now I have found what a big world it is and Oh!! how fulfilling. The smell of a freshly brewed coffee and a healthy breakfast awakens your senses and energizes you for the day..
So let's kickstart our day with the  breakfast of freshly baked banana bread, some oats and almond cookies and sunny side up with garlic toasts ...  I love the aroma wafting out from the kitchen . Here is my special banana bread ( incidentally v popular with my son and his gang). Now this recipe is eggless
A quick and easy bread which is moist and soft.
 BANANA BREAD
4 medium bananas (preferably ripe)
1 cup wheat flour
1/2 cup refined flour ( We can go with only wheat flour as well)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup honey or regular sugar ( I prefer honey as its healthier)
1/2 cup butter or any neutral flavored oil
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
1/2 tsp of cinnamon powder
Some walnuts chopped and tutti frutti
Method:
Preheat your oven at 180 degrees . Meanwhile sift together the dry ingredients through a sieve
Peel the bananas and give them a quick whisk in a blender. take the out in a large bowl, add sugar/ honey oil and vanilla extract. whisk with a hand blender till it is smooth and creamy.now fold the dry ing. and add chopped walnuts and tutti frutti .Pour the batter in a lined loaf pan.
Tap it slightly and bake at 180 degrees for about 35-40 mins or till the toothpick inserted in comes out clean.
rest it for a while , slice it and then serve it with cinnamon cream .
PS: The bread may take a little time depending on the temperature of your oven. A clear indicator is a clean inserted toothpick.  So get set go...

Freshly baked banana bread

Strawberry sauce and cinnamon cream 

Thandai mousse cake... My Holi special

Hi folks
catching up after a loooooooong time, wat with a sudden move to a new ,place settling things and finally with things settling I'm back with some recipes that i tried but was not able to post...   So here is my Holi Special tried to be innovative with our favorite thandai giving it a twist...
THANDAI MOUSSE CAKE

1 cup fresh curd
1/2 cup refined oil
3/4 cup sugar
1tsp cardamom powder
A few drops of cardamom essence
Method:
Sift together the dry ingredients, in a big bowl whisk together curd,oil sugar, cardamom essence till it reaches smooth consistency. Bake it in a round tin at 180 degrees for about 35-40 mins. ( or till a toothpick comes out clean). Once baked leave it on the wire rack to cool. Meanwhile prepare the mousse.
For Thandai Mousse:
I cup fresh cream
1/2 cup white chocolate compound
Thandai powder( I made it at home, you can use marketed product also)
A few strands of saffron
11/2 cup whipped cream
A bit of rose essence
Pistachios and almonds to decorate. Some rose petals too
Method:
For the ganache: Heat fresh cream for about 2 mins , then add melted chocolate to it( melt on a double boiler) , a few strands of saffron, whisk till smooth. Add the thandai powder to it.

 Now whisk the whipped cream and slowly fold in the cold ganache ( prepared earlier) . Add a few drops of rose essence.

 For Assembling:Take a spring foam base. Put the cake and pour the mousse mixture onto it. Now decorate with slivered pistachios and almonds and few rose petals.. Cover it with a foil and refrigerate for 5-6 hours or till set ( preferably overnight) . Demould it by slightly moving a knife around it and you are good to go. The final product👇🏻hope you'll enjoy baking and eating it. Like I say You can have your cake and eat it too.. till next time Happy cooking