My Partner for shhhhhcooking secretly challenge is Mayuri Patel. Who gave two simple ingredients ...apple and coconut.So just tried a cake INGREDIENTS Apple chopped 1 cup Maida. 1 cup Wheat flour. 1 cup Cinnamon powder1/2 tsp Nutmeg powder 1/2 tsp Dry coconut powder1/2 cuApple and Soda. 1/2 tsp Sugar. 3/4 cup Oil. 1/4 cup Curd. 2 tbs Water. 3/4 to 1 cup
METHOD Mix all till the sugar in a vessel. Take the oil,sugar,curd in a vessel till the sugar dissolves and put 1 tsp of vanilla essence Now mix both dry nd wet ingredients and add the water so that it is like idly batter Bake it in a microwave convection mode for 40 minutes till the spoon comes dry when pricked. Tasty Apple and coconut cake is ready to serve..
Diwali begins with a sweet from my daughters blog A very simple one where we need not worry about the end point. http://archguru.blogspot.in/2015/09/mohanthal-gram-flour-fudge.html?m=1ttp:// INGREDIENTS Besan 21/2 cups Sugar. 11/4 cups Mawa. 1cup (unsweetened) Ghee. 3/4 cup Milk1/4 cup Saffron little dissolved in 2 tsp of milk Cardamom powder 1 tsp Almonds powdered for garnishinggarnishing or pistachios.as I had only salted ones I substituted by almonds.pista gives a rich look. http://archguru.blogspot.com
METHOD If we don't have mawa Ghee 3tsp Milk 1/4 cup Milk powder 2 cups Taka a kadai add the ghee nd milk till it melts now add the milk powder,mawa is ready. Now take the remaining ghee add the milk heat till it melts,then add the besan and mawa fry in a slow fire till nice aroma comes. This step is very important as it takes 10 to 15 minutes Cool it Take a another heavy bottomed vessel add the sugar and pour 1/4 cup water. Add the saffron which is mixed with two tsp of milk and cardamom powder.Make a two string consistency quite a thick syrup.add the warm mixture and mix itwell.Pour it on a greased thali.Now sprinkle the nutsnuts.Let it cool.Cut into desired shape when it is warm.Store it in a tight container once it is cooled.Soft and tasty Mohandal is ready!!!!
Since Diwali is close by tried some murukku out of Ragi Flour INGREDIENTS Ragi flour. 2 cups Rice flour. 1 cup Besan. 1 cup Ghee. 3 tbsp Chilly powder 2 tbsp Salt. as reqd Asafoetida. Little Oil. For frying Water to knead METHOD Mix all the ingredients and make a soft dough.Keep a kadai and pour some oil.Squeeze it through the press and fry it till the sound stops.Since the colour is dark brown we should not wait for the colour..Crispy snack is ready!!!!!
Method: Mix all the three powder together( just powder the almonds a
nd cashew in a blender and powder it) In a kadai add the sugar and add little water.make a thick syrup. Add the cashew mixture,and ghee and cook it till it is thick and comes leaving the pan. Transfer it to a greased plate and cut it into pieces.. Very quick and tasty sweet is ready!!!
