Cake House

Sago pudding is a favorite in my house and since it is a breeze to whip up this pudding, it's one of the dessert of choice to make when I have sudden guests at home. Kitchen Aid India has announced a contest at IFBM, a first of it's kind, bloggers meet in India and they are giving away a kitchen Aid Chopper to the winner. One of the condition to participate in the contest is to cook with plums. Keeping the theme in mind, I came up with this combination of our favorite dessert topped with a sweet and tangy Plum and Vanilla compote and it came out a real winner. Here is the simple recipe to make this delicious dessert. All you need is For the pudding Sago pearls \ Saboodana - 1 cup Full cream milk - 1 liter Coconut powder - 1\4 cup Sugar - 1\2 cup ( you can adjust according to your taste ) Cardamom powder - 1\2 tsp For the compote Plums - 8-10 ( de seeded and chopped ) Castor sugar - 1\4 cup Vanilla bean - 1 ( you can use vanilla extract if vanilla bean is not available ) Method ...

On my last visit to a supermarket, I got obsessed with these bright and fresh strawberries and picked a few boxes. We munched on them throughout the day, but I still had a few box left which needed to be finished quickly. After the huge success of strawberry butter that I made last time, it was time to give strawberry jam a try. A vanilla bean was all that was needed to take this jam to a different high. Here is the simple recipe of this wonderful jam. All you need is Strawberries - 2 cup ( chopped ) Sugar - 1 cup Vanilla bean - 1 ( If vanilla bean is not available, you can use a tsp of vanilla extract ) lemon juice - 2 tbsp Method of preparation Add the chopped strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a pan. Slit the vanilla bean into half and scrap the seeds. Add the seeds and the bean  in the pan . Cook on medium heat till the jam thickens to the desired consistency. ( Do not over cook otherwise the jam will harden on cooling ) To check the consistency of the jam, drop a little on...