1 Min Chocolate Mug Cake - Eggless

Chocolate mug cake made in microwave in just a minute

I love to bake but have limited my baking experiments now as my children are not so fond of baked goodies due to the calories its loaded with so I am left with just one option to try small sizes of cakes and cup cakes to bake.
Microwave in my house is used just for heating purposes,never cooked anything in it. I read many recipes to make cake and muffins in microwave but never tried any as in my opinion anything cooked ,baked or steamed will turn a bit dry and rubbery as compared to normal stove top cooking or oven baking.
There are so many microwave mug cake recipes on the net but I was a bit skeptical about trying them, but when I saw the mug cake recipe on Shireens blog ,I wanted to give it a try and believe me it turned out so moist and good that who ever tasted it loved it.
The ingredients are simple and easy and you can adjust the sugar and coco powder according to your taste.Addition of nuts and choco chips is optional ,you can add or just skip them.
Do try it and you will surely get addicted to this easy and quick mug cake,its so easy that even your kids can make it when ever they want to treat themselves.

If you love baking then do check many baking recipes on my blog - here

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Prep time -2 min
Cooking  time -1.5 min
Difficulty level - easy
Cuisine -International
Type-bake,dessert
Serve-1

INGREDIENTS-

• 2 tbsp - Refined flour /maida
• 1.5 tsp - Unsweetened coco powder.
• 1.5 tsp - Sugar
• 1/4 tsp - Baking powder
• Pinch of - Salt
• 2 tsp -  Chocolate chips (optional )
• 1 tsp - Crushed walnuts
• 1 tbsp - Fruit jam
• 2 tbsp - Milk
• 1 tbsp - Cooking oil

Cooking Directions-

1. Take a microwave safe mug.
2. Add flour,sugar,coco powder,salt and baking powder.
3. Mix well and add choco chips and walnuts and mix.
4. Now add milk, jam and oil.
5. Stir to mix properly.
6. Now keep the mug in the microwave.
7. Cook on micro high for 1 minute 10 seconds.
8. Wait for 2 minutes.
9. Now remove from microwave and ENJOY

Note-

1. You can add any fruit jam, marmalade or nutella of your choice ,I have added my favorite orange marmalade.
2. Addition of nuts and choco chips is optional ,you can add or skip them.
3. Cooking time may differ slightly depending on your microwave
4. It taste great with icecream :)

How To Make Lemon Rice

Simple and flavourful peanut and lemon rice -a South Indian specialty

Rice is the staple diet of South India and there are so many ways of making simple but flavourful rice pilaf .Many South Indian rice preparations are very quick and made by using left over rice.I love rice and often try different recipes to make quick and filling rice preparations.

lemon rice is a very popular south Indian preparation .It is very flavourful and can be made with either left over boiled rice or  fresh boiled rice. Its a dry preparation so a good recipe to use for lunch boxes and as a travel food.It is also offered as prashad in many south Indian temples.
If you have left over rice then it can be made in a jiffy,just a tempering of urad daal, mustard, peanuts and curry leaves are added in boiled rice and then lemon juice is added to give that tangy flavour. Addition of cashew nuts is optional.

This rice is a complete meal in itself so you don't need any accompaniment to serve with it but papad,salad and coconut chutney goes very well with this preparation .

Prep time-10 min
Cooking time-15 min
Difficulty level- easy
Spice level- mild spice
Cuisine- South Indian
Type-main

INGREDIENTS-

• Boiled rice - 2.5 cup
• Pea nuts /moongphali - 2 tbsp
• Lemon juice- 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves -10
• Green chili /hari mirch,chopped - 2 tsp
• Ginger/adrak,chopped -1/2 tsp
• Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds/rai - 1.5 tsp
• Asafoetida/hing - 1/4 tsp
• White lentil /urad daal - 1 tsp
• Bengal gram /chana dal - 1tbsp
• Whole red chili /sadut laal mirch - 4
• Cashew nuts /kaju - 12
• Turmeric /haldi-1/2 tsp
• Salt/namak- to taste

PROCEDURE-

1. Heat oil in a heavy and broad bottom pan.
2. Add peanuts and stir fry on low flame till golden in colour
3. Drain and keep aside.
4. Now add urad daal,chana daal and when it start's to get some colour add the cashew nuts and stir
5. When cashew start's getting a nice color then add whole red chilies,green chilies ,curry leaves and asafoetida.
6. Add turmeric,fried peanuts,boiled rice and salt and stir to mix well.
7. Switch off the flame and then add lemon juice and mix.
8. Keep it covered for about 10-15 minutes so it absorbs all the flavours and the urad daal and chana daal will also become slightly soft.

Serving suggestions-Serve with salad, papad,coconut chutney or tomato chutney

Check some more rice recipes-

• Puliyodharai
• Minty Tomato rice
• Curd Rice
• Vangi Bhath
• Sichuan kimchi rice
• Mexican chili bean rice