All Purpose Flour 1/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour 3/4 cup Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda 1 teaspoon Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 6 tablespoons Granulated Sugar 3/4 cup Unsweetened Applesauce (you could use oil too) 1/2 cup Milk 1/4 cup Yogurt 1/4 cup
Preheat the oven to 325F. Lightly grease an 8-inch round cake pan and dust it with cocoa powder.
1.In a large bowl sift together the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder and sugar. Make a well. 2.Add all the wet ingredients one by one. 3.With an electric mixer, beat the mixture on low speed for 2-3 minutes until the dry and wet ingredients are well combined. Do not over beat it. 4.Pour the batter in the prepared pan. Tap the pan a couple of times so the batter is spread evenly and there are no air bubbles.And bake it for 25mins.
Frosting:
1. In a medium size bowl add the margarine, ovaltine (powdered sugar) and cocoa powder.
2.Add milk little by little and continue beating the mixture till you get a nice spreadable consistency. I used around 3 tablespoons of milk.
Spread on the cake and I used fresh cream on the sides of the cake too.
I am not sure if many people know this. But tamil people will definitely know this simple and delicious dish.Generally my mom makes this on diwali morning as part of the breakfast.I also made this for Diwali.
Ingredients:
Channa dal - cooked - 1cup
Cardamon - 2
Jaggery - 1/2cup
Coconut - 11/4th cup
Maida - 1cup
Ghee - 1tsp
Salt - a pinch
Oil - for deep frying
1.Cook the channa dal in pressure cooker.
2.In a pan add little ghee and then the cardamon and then add the cooked channa dal without any water.
3.Add the jaggery mixture and mix well until the jaggery melts and well mixed with the channa dal.
4.Then add the coconut and leave it for 5mins and allow it to cool.
5.Make small balls of the dal mixture and keep it.
6.In a bowl mix the maida and salt and add water to a thick paste.
8.In a pan add oil for frying.
7.Dip the channa dal in the maida paste and deep fry it.
As everyone know Diwali is coming and everyone will be busy shopping and making sweets and all.. But in US we hardly do anything..This is our second Diwali after marriage and I thought I should making something.. Never ever have done seedai and all. Its amma who does everything and I used to help her in doing it. But now things have changed and its me who has to do everything.. Kinda weird na ;)...So here is the way I made seedai.. My hubby asked me do I need something else as well to eat this ;).. I said no..your teeth itself is enough..ye it was soft and crispy..never thought it will come out so well..
Ingredients:
Rice Flour - 1 cup Besan - 2 tbsp Sesame seeds - 1tbsp Salt Ghee - 1tbsp Oil for frying Little chilli powder
1.Mix all the ingredients together.Add little water and make a tight dough into it. 2.In a pan add oil and let it heat. 3.Make small balls tightly with the dough.Make sure its really tight else it would burst while frying. 4.Fry until little brown and then put them into a tissue paper so that it will absorb the oil.
Note: In the pic there is a small piece left.What happenned was when I was frying it just bursted and fell away. I was like frightened. So make sure its really tight.
1.In a heavy bottom pan add little oil. 2.Then add jeera and then ginger garlic. 3.Saute for a min and then add the onion. 4.Saute till golden brown and then add zucchini. 5.Saute for 5mins then carrot. 6.After 5mins add the edamame. 7.Then add cayenne.Mix well. 8.Lastly add salt ,peppers and Tomatoes. 9.Mix well and add 2cups of water and let it boil. 10.After the vegetables are cooked well put the flame in low and let it stand for about 10mins.
Whole wheat flour - 1cup Oats - 1/2cup Water - 1/4cup Sugar - 1/2cup Butterscotch chip - 1/4th cup BAking soda - 1/2tsp Canola oil - 3tsp
1. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl. 2.Add water and canola oil and form a dough. 3.In a baking sheet make small balls and make a round shape. 4.Pre heat the oven to 220Degrees and bake for about 10 to 15mins.
Bread - 2 slices of your choice Garlic Powder - 1 tsp Salt Spinach - few leaves cut finely( Dint have parsley or any other herb) so used spinach :) Olive oil - 1tsp
1.Mix garlic powder,salt,chopped spinach and olive oil in a small bowl. 2.Take little amount of the mixture and spread on the bread slice evenly. 3.In a pan put the bread slice and fry until light brown. 4.Do the same for other slices.
It was a very long break. We shifted to chicago and so much work.Just now settled a little bit. So thought I should post the Kolukattai recipe for the Indian Cooking Challenge.
Ingredients:
2 cups freshly grated coconut (can use frozen unsweetened coconut) 1 cup jaggery (grated) 1 tsp cardamom powder one pinch nutmeg 2 tbsp Milk
1 cup rice flour 1.25 cup water pinch of salt 1 tbsp oil
1.In a heavy bottom kadai mix all the ingredients for stuffing and let it sit for 15 min. Cook until it starts boiling and stuffing will turn yellowish brown and will be sticky. Take the kadai off the heat. Set it aside to cool down.
2.In a bowl take the rice flour,add little salt and then little by little add hot water. Make sure you mix with spoon as your adding hot water.Make a dough. 3.Take a small ball of the dough. Make a round shape with it and add little stuffing and close all sides of the dough on to the center and make the tip a little sharp. Make the same way for rest of the dough. 4.You can use the idly vessel for steaming the kolukattai.
Rice Flour - 2cups Onion -1 Mustard -1tsp Channa dal-1 tsp Cashews - 10 Hot water Salt Oil
1.In a pan add oil and then add mustard and chana dal. 2.Add onion and saute till golden brown. 3.In a bowl take the rice flour,cashews,salt and then the onions. 4.Add hot water little by little and then mix well and make a small dough of it. 5.Take a hand full of it and close your hands and then keep it in a idly plate. 6.Similarly make all the pidi kozhukattai and steam for 15mins.
1.In a pan add olive oil and then jeera. 2.Then add the garlic and onion. 3.Saute till golden brown and then add the tomato. 4.Mix well and cook until the tomato is mushy. 5.Add the cayenne and salt. 6.Add channa and brussel sprouts and mix well. 7.Add little water and cook until the sprouts are cooked well.
Spring Onion- 1cup Chilli powder - 1 tbsp Wheat flour - 2 cups Salt Oil Water 1.Cut the spring onion into small pieces and mix all the above ingredients in a bowl. 2.Mix the dough for roti and roll it. 3.Heat tawa and add little oil and then turn the other side and cook well.
Brussel Sprouts - 2cups - cut into small pieces Almonds - 1/2cup Onion - 1 Jeera - 2tbsp Olive oil salt
1.In a pan add olive oil and then jeera. 2.Then add the onions and saute till golden brown. 3.Add the almonds. 4.Add the brussel sprouts and fry well for 10mins. 5.Add half cup water and cover with a lid and leave it for 20mins. 6.Mix well and then add salt. 7.Cook until the vegie is cooker well.
1.Mix first 1/2 cup curds with 1/2 water. To this add the besan and mix well to get a lump less batter.
2. Slowly add more water if needed else, add the soda. Keep it aside to rise for 1 hour.
3.In a pressure cooker, fill the pan with water, place a plate over which you will have use a plate or vessel for steaming the dhoklas.
4.To the batter mix in theLemon juice, oil, salt, sugar, green chili paste and turmeric powder. Mix well. This has to be done just before pouring to the plate or vessel.
5.Meanwhile have the pan on stove, and let the water start boiling. When the water reaches the rolling stage, you can mix the Baking soda to the batter. 6.Pour the batter to the plate. Place the plate carefully inside the pressure pan and cover with lid. You need not use the whistle. After covering you will find steam coming out of the outlet, simmer and don't disturb for almost 5 -7 minutes. 7.After 5 -7 minutes, remove the lid and proof it using toothpick or knife. If the knife comes out clean and does not have any batter sticking, then its done. Cover back and let it remain on flame for 1 min and switch off the gas and allow it for 5 minutes. 8.In a bowl, mix 3 tsp of water along with a tsp of oil Remove the plate from the pan, pour the water and oil mix over the top.
Heat a pan with oil, add curry leaves, sesame seeds, mustard seeds and finely chopped green chilies. When mustard starts popping, remove and pour over the dhokla.
1.Cut all the veggies .In a pan add little oil and then mustard and urad dal. 2.After it pops add the onion and garlic and saute till golden brown.Then the peanuts. 3.Then add the tomatoes. 4.Add all the powders and mix well. 5.Add the brinjal pieces and mix well. 6.Add little water and salt and cover with a lid and cook until its soft.
Keep in low flame for 10mins and serve hot with roti's or plain rice.
1.In a pot add little olive oil and saute the garlic,then zucchini and kale. 2.Then add tomatoes followed by cooked chickpea. 3.Add cayenne and salt and mix well and saute for 5mins. 4.Then add water and let it boil well. 5.After the veggies are fully cooked let it stand in low flame for about 30mins and serve hot.
A software engineer professional who turned into a full time cooking person after coming to US :).I have always wanted to try different things in cooking but never had time to do that.Now after coming to US got time to do a lot of cooking..
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