Brownie

Ingredients:


1/2 cup butter  - room temp
1 cup sugar  
2 eggs - room temp                                                      
1 tsp vanilla extract   
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder  
1/2 cup all purpose flour   

1. preheat oven to 350 degree
2. beat butter and sugar till fluffy and pale
3. add eggs and beat very well
4.  add vanilla extract
5. add cocoa powder and mix till incorporated
6. add all purpose flour
7. pour to pan and cook for 25-30

Lemon Cupcake

Ingredients:
3 cups all purpose flour 
1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups white sugar  
4 eggs, at room temperature 
1 tsp vanilla essence  
2 Tbsp lemon zest  
1 cup whole milk

For Icing:
2 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, divided  
1 cup cream cheese
3/4 confectioners' sugar  
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice  

1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). And get the cupcake pans ready.
2.Beat the unsalted butter and sugar until light, fluffy and pale white.
3.Beat in the eggs till its fluffy and smooth.
4.Mix in the vanilla extract and lemon zest.
5.Add milk and beat very well.
6.Add flour and mix only till its all incorperated - donot over mix.
7.pour in cupcake pan and cook for about 17 mins.


To make the icing, beat the cream and then add confectioners' sugar and lemon juice - beat till you get peaks. If too watery, add more confectionary sugar.

Lemon Pickle

Ingredients:

• lemon (cut to small pieces)   2 cup
• salt        2 Tbsp
• sesame oil (എള്ളെ ണ്ണ )   1/2 cup or more
• Mehti seed (ഉലുവ )      2 tsp
• mustard seeds      2 tsp
• ginger         2 Tbsp
• turmeric      1 tsp
• green chilly  1 Tbsp
• Asafoetida powder  1 tsp

Directons:

1. Cut lemons and soak in salt for 7 days. Everyday make sure to mix the salt with lemon - turn the jar upside down and shake it.. don't stir with spoon
2. heat oil and add mustard seeds and let it splutter
3. add mehti seeds
4. add ginger and green chilly and let it fry - wait till spluttering sound from water stops
5. turn off the heat
6. add salted lemon
7. add turmeric
8. asafoetida powder
9. once totally cooled, transfer to bottles and store in a cool, dry place.