Grilled fish with Baked Potatoes and Red Cabbage Salad

A great dinner option is something light but filling. It is also quite easy to make.

For the potatoes:
Potatoes sliced. Toss it in some olive oil, salt, pepper, and chilli flakes. Bake for about 40 minutes at 200 deg C. Around the half way mark, flip it around for an even texture.

While that is getting ready you can prepare the other two items.

For the salad:
1 small red cabbage
2 onions
A splash of vinegar
1 tbsp honey
Some oilive oil
(Boiled corn kernels optional)

Heat up the oil and add the onions. Stir till they start to get a little color, then add the cabbage. Cook till soft...about 5 minutes. Then add the vinegar and honey and cook till the liquid evaporates. Set aside to cool.

For the fish:
Fish fillet
Olive oil to coat
Salt / pepper to taste
Breadcrumbs
Cornflour to coat (only if required to soak up moisture)

You can marinate the fish in oil, salt & pepper for an hour or so but if you haven't had the time, it doesn't matter. Just coat the fillets with oil and seasoning, and dip it in a plate of breadcrumbs and press it so that it is evenly covered on both sides. If you feel that there is excess water, then coat the fillet with some cornflour before the breadcrumb layer. I didn't need to use any extra oil to grill it.

The whole process took me less than an hour!

Jelly-filled Cinnamon Cake/Muffin

This was actually a muffin recipe that I made into a cake for Husband's birthday surprise at midnight.
Simple to make with no flashy ingredients. You'll need:


1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pinch of ground nutmeg and cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup milk (room temperature)
Jam (any flavor)


Sieve the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix the wet ingredients (except the jam) separately in another bowl, then stir in the wet mixture into the dry one and mix properly.
Put half the batter in a tray (muffin or cake), add a layer of jam, then pour in the rest of the mixture on top.
Bake for about 25-30 minutes at 250 deg C.

For the Topping:
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Keep the melted butter in a small small, and on a plate mix the sugar and cinnamon. As soon as the cake is done, dip the top first in the butter then the sugar.
Additionally, you could top it with some chocolate sauce. 

No Bake Yogurt Cheesecake

I love cheesecakes...in fact I love most things that have cheese.
Here's a really easy recipe to make one at home.

For the base you'll need...
1 large packet of biscuit (I use Digestive or Parle G)
1/2 cup butter (room temperature)

Put the biscuits in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin, or ground them into a processor. Mix in the butter evenly and spoon it in a pan, pressing it so that the base is even. Keep in freezer to set till you make the filling.

Strain 1 cup yogurt so that all the whey drains out, and you are left with thick yogurt.

For the filling, mix

• 1 small sachet of gelatin (I used Orange flavoured) dissolved in 1/4 cup boiling water and set aside.
• 200gms cream cheese at room temperature with 1/2 cup sugar. Blend till smooth.

 Add the yogurt to the cream and mix well. Finally add the gelatin and mix well to remove lumps. Pour this onto the crust and put it in the fridge for 3-4 hours to set.

Top it with fresh fruits, preserves, chocolate sauce, or just enjoy it as it is!