CARROT CAKE

Navarathri Sweet-Just wanted to try carrot cake instead of halwa

 

INGREDIENTS:

Carrot Shredded -I cup

Milk powder-1cup

Cardamom powder-1tsp

Cashew (slightlypowdered)-2tbsp

Ghee-3tbsp

Sugar-1cup

Water just to immerse the sugar

METHOD:

Take the carrot in a microsafe vessel and add the ghee,cashews and microwave it for 7-8 minutes

Add the milk powder to carrot mixture and microwave it for two minutes

In a kadai add the sugar and water,make a thin string consistency on a stove.

To this add the carrot mixture and cook till it is thick and leaves the sides of the pan.

Transfer it in to a greased plate and slice it into a desired shape.

Nirmala's Kitchen: COCONUT AND FENUGREEK DOSA

Nirmala's Kitchen: COCONUT AND FENUGREEK DOSA

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COCONUT AND FENUGREEK DOSA

I am very happy to take part in Magic Mingle#10 hosted by Vaishali.The ingredients were cocnut and fenugreek.So i tried a dosa like a apppam.It turned out very tasty..

INGREDIENTS:

Raw rice-2cups

Coconut scrapings fresh -1cup

Fenugreek seeds 1tabsp

Salt -1tsp

Sugar-1tsp

METHOD:

Soak  rice and fenugreek for two hours.Grind them in to a smooth paste by adding coconut,sugar and salt.

Allow it to ferment for four hours.

Take a appam pan and drop one laddle of  dough  and slide it to all the sides of the pan.Now on a medium flame let it cook till it has cooked well.There was no need of oil and no need to turn it .

Lovely appam like dosas were ready  to eat!!!!!!Serve it some sambhar...
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OLIVE OIL BREAD

This entry goes to Blog Hop wednesdays week21 hosted by Radhika and I am a regular member .This time I am paired with http://www.eq-myblog.blogspot.in/2012/07/olive-oil-bread.html hose Blog is just wonderful with many mouth watering recipes.I wanted to try making bread Some how I did not succeed even today as the yeast did not rise well.First I tried with Yeast fro Nilgris and now I tried dried yeast fro Amma nana..Some how it did not rise well at all.

INGREDIENTS:

Wheat flour-2cups

Honey-1Tabsp

Salt-1tsp

Olive oil-4tbsp

Dried yeast 1tabsp

Water-3/4cup

Sugar-1tsp

METHOD:

Mix,flour,salt,oil and honey together.

Take some warm water dissolve the yeast with sugar.

Add this to the flour mixture and make a soft dough.

Allow it to rise.(Mine did not rise for nearly 2hrs)

Then bake it on a Convection mode microwave for30 minutes....

Not very fluffy but soft bread was my result.Please tell me what is the mistake in my preparation?

SESAME AND GROUNDNUT POHA

I am very happy to be a part of Magic mingle#8.This time the ingredients were Jaggery and Sesame seeds.I tried sweet poha as today is krishna jayanthi and Lord krishna is fond of Poha

INGREDIENTS:

Poha-2cups

Jaggery(powdered)-1cup

Sesame seeds-2tsp

Groundnuts-1/4cup

Cardamom powder-1tsp

Ghee-1tsp

Water-2tbsp

METHOD:

Take the poha in a vessel and sprinkle some water to make it soft.Leave it for 10 minutes.Fry the sesame seeds and groundnut in a kadai and powder it coarsely

Add the jaggery in a kadai and remove all the dirt by pouring little water and making it to syrup

Now when the jaggery is quite thick add the poha, cardamom powder,sesame powder and groundnut powder.

Switch off the gas after 10 minutes when it is well mixed add 1tsp of ghee for nice aroma.....

Healthy and delicious poha is ready for a quick snack..

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WHEAT FLOUR NAAN WITH MANGO LASSI

Congtats Radhika for completing one year of Blog Hop Wednesdays and I am very happy to announce that I did not miss a single wednesday....This week I am paired with Nalini's kitchen and I tried many of her recipes.She has a wonderful space....I tried mango lassi and wheat flour naan....

INGREDIENTS:

Wheat flour-1cup
Maida-1/2cup

Baking powder-1tsp

Baking soda -1/2 tsp

Oil-1tsp

curd-2tbsp

Salt to taste

Water for kneading

METHOD:

Mix all except water  and make a smooth dough.Leave it for 3hrs.

Now roll it slightly thicker in to naan and cook it on a tawa on slow fire till both the sides are cooked well

Grab it with some beetroot kootu and capsicum salad.....

INGREDIENTS FOR MANGO LASSI

Ripe mangoes-2 

Curd 1cup

Milk-1/2cup

Cardamom powder-1tsp

Pistas for garnishing

SugarOptional(Idid not add)

Method:

Take the puree from the mango and churn in a mixie till they form a smooth texture...

Transfer in to a glass and then garnish it....

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CARROT STIR FRY CURRY

Today is the third of Blogging Marathon  #18 hosted by Srivalli and My theme is Dry saute....Carrot as every one knows is very good for health if eaten raw or cooked in the form of curry...Goes very well with rasam rice or sambhar rice....

INGREDIENTS:

Carrot (cut finely)-1cup

Salt to taste 

Turmeric powder1/4tsp

Coconut-1/4cup

Green chilly-1 

Curry leaves few

FOR TEMPERING:

Oil-1tsp

Mustard-1/tsp

Urad dhall-1tsp

METHOD:

Take the cut carrots in a microsafe vessel add some water and cook on high for 5 minutes till they are tender.

Add salt,turmeric powder,cook for one minute.

Strain the water if it is left Pour very little water so that no water is left out and we don't waste the nutrients.

Take a kadai,add the oil ,mustard,when it splutters, add the urad dhall,chily curry leaves,coconut scrapings.....

Add this mixture to the cooked carrots and cook for one more minute...

Healthy and tasty carrot fry is ready to serve!!!!

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POTATO FRY

Today is the second day of Blogging marathon#18 hosted by Srivalli and i am very happy to take part in it....My theme is dry saute and decided to do Potato fry as it is liked by all......

INGREDIENTS:

Potato-1cup(washed and cut in to cubes)

Turmeric poewder-1/2tsp

salt to taste

Redchilly powder-1tsp

Coriander powder-1tsp

Cumin powder-1/2tsp

Besan-1/2tsp

FOR TEMPERING:

Oli-1tbsp

Mustard-1tsp

Urad dhall-1tsp

Curry leaves few to garnish

METHOD:

Take the potatoes in a microsafe vessel add some water and cook it on high for 4minutes

Add salt and turmeric micro for one minute

Strain if any water is left out.

Take a kadai,add oil,mustard,and uraddhall and when it splutters add all the spices fry for one minute.

Add this to the potatoes and cook it on high for three to four minutes till it is crispy....

Tasty and aromatic potato fry is ready.....

BROAD BEANS STIR FRY

I am very happy to take part in Blogging Marathon  #18Hosted by  Srivalli.This week's theme is dry sautes...I tried Broad beans...

INGREDIENTS:

Broad beans(finely cut)-1cup

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Dry coconut-2tsp

Greenchilly-1

Salt to taste

FOR TEMPERING:

oli-1tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp

Urad dhall-1/2tsp

METHOD:

Take the beans in a microsafe vessel and add little water cover it and cook in high for five minutes.

Add salt,turmeric powder cook for two minutes.

Take a kadai add the oil,mustard when it splutters,add the urad dhall, greenchilly ,cocconut,add it to the beans and microwave for two minutes.

Healthy curry is ready to be served with rasam rice or sambhar rice...

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STUFFED COOKIES

Today is the third day of Blogging Marathon-18 hosted by Srivalli. and my theme is stuffed ones......Itried making like a cookies and baked them

INGREDIENTS:

Maida-1cup

Cooking soda-1/2tsp

Baking powder-1/2tsp

Oil-2tbsp

Water to knead

                                                          Stuffing

                                                         On a Baking tray

FOR STUFFING

Coconut-1/4cup

Cashew nuts-2tbsp

Walnuts-1tbsp

Raisins-1tsp

Cardamom powder-1/2tsp

Ghee-1tsp
Sugar-3tbsp

Mix all the ingredients of outer covering and knead it to a smooth dough.

Taka a kadai and add the coc nut fry for two minutes and coarsely powder the nuts and fry for one minute.
Add the sugar and cardamom powder

Roll the dough in tom a roti and cut a small piece from it and stuff it with the filling ,close the sides and arrange it on a baking tray and bake it for 20 minutes (convection mode of a microwave oven.

Crispy.and nice flavoured cookies are ready!!!!!!!!

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ONION STUFFED DOSA

Today this entry goes to two events-One is Valli's blogging marathon-18 and Blog Hop Wednesday hosted By Radhika...This week I am paired with Princy The space is so flooded with mouth watering recipes.So  I wanted to try Onion stuffed dosa...

INGREDIENTS:

Raw rice -1cup

Urad dhall-1/4cup

Fenugreek seeds-1tsp

Salt to taste

FOR STUFFING:

Onions-2

Tomato-1

Coriander leaves-1/4cup

Curry leaves few

Greenchillies-2

Oil-1tsp

Cumin seeds-1tsp

Salt to taste

                                                        Stuffing

METHOD:

Soak the rice and dhall for 2hrs and grind it  to a smooth paste, add the fenugreek seeds and salt while grinding.

Leave it for one hour

Take  a kadai add the oil,cumin seeds,once it splutters,add the onions,fry for some time add tomato and coriander,curry leaves and chillies(grind coarsely chillies.coriander and curryleaves).

Spread the dosa batter on a tawa like thick dosa and spred the stuffing in the middle.Pour oil on its sides and cook till it is crispy slightly....

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How to stuff on the tawa

The final dosa...

BROKEN WHEAT UPMA

This is  my second entry to Magic mingle#7

INGREDIENTS:

Broken wheat rawa-1cup

Moongdhall-1/4cup

Coconut-1/4cup

Greenchillies-2 

Curryleaves few

Oil-2tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp

Urad dhall-1/2tsp

Pepper-1/2tsp

Water-2cups

METHOD:

Soak the moong dhall for 10 minutes.

Taka kadai,add the oil,mustard and urad dhall,When it splutters,add the mooong dhall,chillies with out water fry for a minute., add the coconut.

Now add 2cups of water and when it boils add the rawa and cook till it is soft....

Garnish with curry leaves

Healthy break fast is ready quickly....

MOONG DHALL DOSA

I am taking part in this magic mingle from the first month...I enjoy because  I wait for the two ingredients announced for the month and we plan our dishesThis time it is moong dhall and pepper....So tried  adosa with these

INGREDIENTS

Moong dhall-1cup

Rice-1/2cup

Pepper -1tsp

Asafotida-1/2tsp

Curry leaves-few

Redchillies-3

sal to taste

METHOD:

Soak the dhall and the rice for half an hour and grind it to a coarse paste.Before taking it out add the pepper,chillies,curry leaves,salt etc....

Taka a tawa spread it like dosa,smear   oil its sides and cook it on a medium flame till it is crispy....

Crispy dosas are ready..Goes well with curd...

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BESAN STUFFED PARATHAS

I am very happy to take part in Valli's Blogging marathon 2nd week-18.My theme is stuffed items So chose to do a different stuffing for the parathas...

INGREDIENTS:

Wheat flour-1cup

Salt to taste

Water to knead

FOR STUFFING

Besan-2tbsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Redchilly powder-1/2tsp

Garam masala-1/2tsp

Cumin powder-1/2tsp

Amchur-1/2tsp

Oil-2tbsp

Salt to taste

                                                                       Stuffing

                                               Spread it on a paratha

METHOD:

Fry the besan till the raw smell disppears.

Add all the ingredients and the oil mix it to a smooth paste.

Make a soft dough with the wheat flour.

Allow it to stand for 1/2an hour

Roll it in to small rotis...Stuff it and again spread it to a big roti..

Cook the roti on a tawa.... medium flame....

Different style of roti is ready to serve....Goes well wit Mango lassi.....

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PEANUT COOKIES

I am very happy to take part in this cookie mela hosted by Srivalli.......

INGREDIENTS:

Peanuts-1/2cup(roasted and skin removed)

Wheat flour-1cup

Oil-1/4cup

Ghee-1tbsp

Sugar-1/2cup

Almond essence-few drops

Cinnamon powder -1/4tsp

Milk-very little

Soda-1/4tsp

Baking powder-1/2tsp

METHOD:

Take the flour,soda,baking powder and mix well,Add the nuts also.

Transfer this on a plate and mix the oil,ghee,,sugar,littlemilk  and whisk it well so that the sugar dissolves well

Mix all together and make balls and slightlty press it in the centre.

Arrange it on a baking tray and bake it on a convection mode 200 degrees for 30 minutes till it is crispy!!!!!

GREEN PEAS VADA

Today is the third day of Blogging marathon #17round 3....My theme is Kid's tiffin....So I tried some colourful one but once it is fried the colour vanished....

INGREDIENTS:

Fresh or soaked Green peas-1cup

Besan-nearly 1cup

Green chilly-1

Asafotida-1/4tsp

Curry leaves few

Fennel seeds-1tsp

Oil-to fry
Melted ghee-2tsp

Salt to taste

METHOD:

Grind the peas,green chilly,curryleaves to a coarse paste.

Add gram flour to make it a stiff dough.

Add salt and the fennel seeds.

Fry on a medium flame...The outer turns little dark in colour but inside it is still nice green colour...

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Serve it with sauce...

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This also goes to Divya's culinary journey:Fun in the Sun

SWEET POHA

Today is the second day of BM#17 group3. My theme is kid's tiffin...Poha as everyone knows is very good for health that too with some nuts...

INGREDIENTS:

Poha-1cup

Jaggery-1/2cup

Cardamom-powder-1tsp

Fried and cut almonds-2tbsp

Fresh cocnut-1/4cup

METHOD:

If the poha is thick variety ,please soak in water for 20 minutes.

Take the jaggery in a kadai,remove  the dirt and make it a slight thick syrup Add the poha,coconut cook for five minutes and add the cardamom powder and fried nuts.(We can add any nuts ex:cashews,pistaetc)

Healthy tiffin is ready for the kids when they return from the school...

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Iam also linking to Vardini's kid's delight event announcement

EGGLESS BANANA MUFFINS

Today starts the second round of BM#17 Group3....My theme is kid's snack....So I thought of baking some muffins when I saw some ripen Bananas on the dining table....

INGREDIENTS:

Wheat flour-1cup

Ripen Bananas smashed -2

Sugar-1/2cup

Oil-1/4cup(Even less than that is ok)

Cinnamon Powder-1tsp

Vanilla essence-1tsp

Baking powder-1tsp

Baking soda-1/2tsp

Walnuts few

METHOD:

Mix the wheat flour with walnuts, baking powder,soda.

Take the smashed bananas,sugar,oil in a wide vessel and mix it well till the sugar dissolves.Add the cinnamon powder and the essence

Now mix both slowly and load it on a muffin tray and bake in the microwave for 30 minutes or till done in a convection mode...

Tasty Muffins are ready to serve to the kids..

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Iam also linking to Vardini who is hosting Kids delight for this month...

ONION KULCHA

This is the second entry to Magic mingle#6 and also to Valli"s Indian cooking challenge... May.The main ingredient for magic mingle-coriander and ALL purpose flour.I made a slight change in valli's instead of aloo I used Onion

INGREDIENTS:

All purpose flour-1cup

Baking soda-1/2tsp

Baking powder-1tsp

Curd-1/4cup

Oil-2tbsp

Salt to taste

For stuffing:

Onion-2(cut finely)

Cumin seeds-1tsp

Amchur-1/2tsp

Chilly powder-1tsp

Coriander-1/2cup

Oil-3tsp

Anardhana seeds-1tsp

Salt to taste

METHOD:

Knead all the ingredients and make a soft dough.Allow it to stay for one hour.

Take a kadai add one tsp oil,add the cumin seeds,once it splutters,add the onion,fry till the raw smell disappears.

Add the coriander and  all the spices fry for one more minute.

Roll the dough in to a roti ,stuff with onion and cook it on a slow flame or you can bake it.

Lovely onion kulchas are ready!!!!It can be served with either some vegetables or with curd.

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SEMIYA KESARI-Blog hop wednesday week-18

 Thanks to Radhika who is hosting this blog hop wednesdays regularly and ....This time I am paired with Follow foodie blogspot and the space has colourful recipes and healthy one....

I tried medhu vada with a slight variation and semiya kesari....

INGREDIENTS:

Semiya-1cup

Ghee-3tbsp

Sugar-1cup

Water-11/2cups

Cardamompowder-1tsp

Cashew nuts-2tsp

METHOD:

Fry the semiya ,cashews in ghee,add the water .I made this in microwave .So kept for five minutes for it to cook.To fry i kept in high for one minute

Add the sugar and cardamom powder and cook for three minutes.I did not add any colours...it is optional..

Aromatic kesari is ready!!!!!

INGREDIENTS

MEDHU VADA

Urad dhal-1cup

Pepper-1tsp

Green chilly-1

Curry leaves-few

Rice flour1tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

METHOD:

Soak the dhall for half an hour and grind it with all the ingredientswith out adding much water.

Now fry in hot oil by making a round shape on the palm..

Crispy vadas are ready...

MAGIC MINGLE#6-CORIANDER BALLS

I am very happy to take part in this magicmingle for the sixth time...This time the ingredients are All purpose flour and coriander...So I tried making fried balls

INGREDIENTS

Allpurpose flour(Maida)-1cup

Curd-1/4cup

Corn flour-2tbsp

Coriander leaves -1/2cup

Chilly powder or green chillies -2

Asafotida-1/4tsp

Hot oil-1tsp

Oil to fry

Sal to taste

Baking soda-1/2tsp

METHOD:

Mix soda,cornflour and maida.

Grind the chillies,coriander to a coarse paste

Mix oil,salt ,curd and knead it to a slightly watery dough

Drop in hot oil and fry it...

Crispy balls are ready..........