Even though I have only shared cheesy, sweet, fried, hearty foods on my blog till now, I must tell you that I am pretty health conscious and keep a check on my intake. Doesn't mean I restrain myself from eating feasting when I have the chance. Because at the end of the day, it is about balancing right?! I make up for all those extra, unwanted calories in a few subsequent meals.
And that is what I feel all of us should do. Remember the incentive and reward based approach your Mom followed when you were a little kid and forever unwilling to study? Or may be when you didn't eat your vegetables? Or when you didn't want to bathe? :P
All mothers will swear by the technique of luring with a chocolate, doll or toy car. Always works. Foolproof.
That's exactly what I do when I eat healthy during the week. On the weekend, I reward myself, splurge and eat all I like, only with some portion control. I make most of this random, quick andjunk not-so-healthy food on my own since my mother is all about Indian and healthy food.
Considering all these factors, how do I ensure a small portion, great taste and ease, all in one recipe? May be some health too?
Umm...?
With this super quick, easy, charm-to-make recipe of a plain ol' mug cake.
What all do you need to make this sinful treat?
A microwave! Which I'm sure most of us already have.
A medium to large sized mug. preferably round and with thick walls.
A mini whisk. That's the ideal tool, which I also don't have. Use a small spoon or fork! Works totally fine!
Plain flour, milk, sugar, baking powder. You already have all this at home, right?
And the last thing, blueberry yogurt. All the Delhites might have to run to Mother Dairy for this. It's delicious and very, very reasonably priced. You'd need just 2 tablespoons. The remaining can be devoured at a later time. Sounds good, no?
*In case you have only plain yogurt on hand, use that in the same quantity and add a few drops of vanilla.
The cake can be topped with whipped cream (let it cool down before you do that), Nutella or just had as it is. It's that good!
You can even make this cake in the middle of the night IF you have the guts to get out of the bed in this chilly weather. :P
It's soft, fluffy texture and blueberry flavour will ensure that you have sweet dreams when you go back to bed. =)
Make the cake today and do tell me how it turns out. I bet you'll be happy with the results because I shared it with you only after I could finally make the cake work in the fourth trial. And I am in sugar coma now because I ate all of that. *sigh*
Love,
Kavya
5-minute MUG CAKE-
Ingredients-
3 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
2.5 tsp sugar
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp strawberry/ blueberry yogurt, i used mother dairy fruit yogurt
Method-
And that is what I feel all of us should do. Remember the incentive and reward based approach your Mom followed when you were a little kid and forever unwilling to study? Or may be when you didn't eat your vegetables? Or when you didn't want to bathe? :P
All mothers will swear by the technique of luring with a chocolate, doll or toy car. Always works. Foolproof.
That's exactly what I do when I eat healthy during the week. On the weekend, I reward myself, splurge and eat all I like, only with some portion control. I make most of this random, quick and
Considering all these factors, how do I ensure a small portion, great taste and ease, all in one recipe? May be some health too?
Umm...?
With this super quick, easy, charm-to-make recipe of a plain ol' mug cake.
What all do you need to make this sinful treat?
A microwave! Which I'm sure most of us already have.
A medium to large sized mug. preferably round and with thick walls.
A mini whisk. That's the ideal tool, which I also don't have. Use a small spoon or fork! Works totally fine!
Plain flour, milk, sugar, baking powder. You already have all this at home, right?
And the last thing, blueberry yogurt. All the Delhites might have to run to Mother Dairy for this. It's delicious and very, very reasonably priced. You'd need just 2 tablespoons. The remaining can be devoured at a later time. Sounds good, no?
*In case you have only plain yogurt on hand, use that in the same quantity and add a few drops of vanilla.
The cake can be topped with whipped cream (let it cool down before you do that), Nutella or just had as it is. It's that good!
You can even make this cake in the middle of the night IF you have the guts to get out of the bed in this chilly weather. :P
It's soft, fluffy texture and blueberry flavour will ensure that you have sweet dreams when you go back to bed. =)
Make the cake today and do tell me how it turns out. I bet you'll be happy with the results because I shared it with you only after I could finally make the cake work in the fourth trial. And I am in sugar coma now because I ate all of that. *sigh*
Love,
Kavya
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5-minute MUG CAKE-
Ingredients-
3 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
2.5 tsp sugar
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp strawberry/ blueberry yogurt, i used mother dairy fruit yogurt
Method-
- In a medium sized mug, put the flour, baking powder and sugar. Mix the dry ingredients together.
- Pour in the yogurt and the milk.
- Mix all the ingredients properly so no lumps remain. Do not beat vigorously. DO NOT over-mix. I know you'll be tempted to, but that'll make your cake dense and dry.
- Microwave on high power (80-90) for 50 seconds.
- Check for doneness in the centre. If still too moist, microwave for another 10-15 seconds. Do not overcook or else your cake will become dry and chewy.
- Top with Nutella while still warm or with whipped cream once cooled. Eat from the mug right away!
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