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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211</id><updated>2024-05-17T21:39:43.787-07:00</updated><category term="easy"/><category term="quick"/><category term="healthy"/><category term="south-indian"/><category term="kids"/><category term="main course"/><category term="home-made"/><category term="traditional"/><category term="indian"/><category term="spices"/><category term="breakfast"/><category term="sweet"/><category term="dal"/><category term="Low-fat"/><category term="dessert"/><category term="crunchy"/><category term="vegetables"/><category term="snack"/><category term="coconut-based"/><category term="creamy"/><category term="north-indian"/><category term="fruits"/><category term="International"/><category term="Baking"/><category term="drink"/><category term="jaggery"/><category term="sides"/><category term="tomato"/><category term="eggplant"/><category term="one-pot meal"/><category term="potato"/><category term="Global cuisine"/><category term="appetizer"/><category term="brinjal"/><category term="curry powder"/><category term="entrée"/><category term="green-leafy"/><category term="italian"/><category term="masala"/><category term="soup"/><category term="chocolate"/><category term="chutney"/><category term="paneer"/><category term="salad"/><category term="Kerala"/><category term="american"/><category term="dosa"/><category term="fusion"/><category term="indian-chinese"/><category term="kurma"/><category term="thokku"/><category term="beet"/><category term="beetroots"/><category term="cheesy"/><category term="festive recipes"/><category term="Global cuisineTabasco sauce with"/><category term="Home Remedy"/><category term="Mexican"/><category term="broccoli"/><category term="cauliflower"/><category term="cutlet"/><category term="garlic"/><category term="gobi"/><category term="manchurian"/><category term="pasta"/><category term="pineapple"/><title type='text'>Tease Your Taste Buds</title><subtitle type='html'>Delicious treats for the vegetarian palate</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/-/sweet'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/search/label/sweet'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>24</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-9107938725114563867</id><published>2015-05-26T21:22:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2015-12-29T06:07:52.404-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fruits"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="home-made"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="International"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Low-fat"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Low fat Fruit and Nut Cake ~ Christmas Cake - Butter-free, Eggless cake :-) </title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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  3. Nowadays, I am inclined towards fat-free baking. True, we cannot avoid sugar in cakes, but we can minimize them by adding natural sources of sweetness. What do we do for butter? Substitute with natural sources of fat, that are good for your heart.&lt;/h4&gt;
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  7. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Guilt-free Fruit &amp;amp; Nut Cake&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  10. &lt;h4 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  11. &lt;br /&gt;Here&#39;s my Low fat Fruit &amp;amp; Nut cake that absolutely delicious and nobody can tell its butter -free or has no plain flour.&lt;/h4&gt;
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  13. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  14. I&#39;ve adapted the recipe from &lt;a href=&quot;http://mariasmenu.com/desserts/eggless-kerala-christmas-fruit-cake&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;maria&#39;s menu&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;but made it healthier by using&lt;b&gt; Avocados &lt;/b&gt;and&lt;b&gt; 100% whole wheat flour &lt;/b&gt;in place of Maida / All purpose flour/Plain flour. Read on ...&lt;/div&gt;
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  16. &lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  17. Ingredients:&lt;/h3&gt;
  18. &lt;br /&gt;
  19. 2 Avocados - ripe (dark green in color)&lt;br /&gt;
  20. Whole wheat flour - 1.5 cups&lt;br /&gt;
  21. Brown sugar - 1 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  22. Dry fruits (like raisins, tutty fruity, apricots, figs, ) +&lt;br /&gt;
  23. Nuts (I used chopped almonds and cashews) = totally 1 and 1/2 to 1 and 3/4 cups roughly&lt;br /&gt;
  24. Fruit juice (I have tried both Apple juice and Cranberry juice with good success)&lt;br /&gt;
  25. Hot milk - 1/4 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  26. Yogurt - 1/2 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  27. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  28. &lt;br /&gt;
  29. Baking powder - 0.5 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  30. Baking soda- 0.5 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  31. Cardamom powder - 1 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  32. Cinnamon powder - 0.5 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  33. A pinch of salt&lt;br /&gt;
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  48. &lt;br /&gt;Preparation -&lt;/h3&gt;
  49. &lt;br /&gt;
  50. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  51. &lt;li&gt;Soak the dry fruits in the fruit juice overnight.&lt;/li&gt;
  52. &lt;li&gt;Drain the juice( save it so you can drink later!) and take &amp;nbsp;the soaked fruits and nuts in a bowl.&lt;/li&gt;
  53. &lt;li&gt;Coat it with 2 tbsp of flour roughly.&lt;/li&gt;
  54. &lt;/ul&gt;
  55. &lt;br /&gt;
  56. &lt;br /&gt;
  57. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  58. &lt;li&gt;Start by pre-heating your oven to 180 degrees.&lt;/li&gt;
  59. &lt;/ul&gt;
  60. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  61. &lt;li&gt;Sieve the flour along with a pinch of salt and baking soda, baking powder --&amp;gt; all dry ingredients. Add cardamom and cinnamon powder.&lt;/li&gt;
  62. &lt;li&gt;Beat the avocados (pitted) with sugar in a mixie.&lt;/li&gt;
  63. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  67. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQGIIPVi8YVZ-CrJSrKygsq-ctoecBHK4Syy4-JC55DEPvm0hTBW5MbLsGMtM4lQ8YEMD7h5OrgoYP9NQ0B1QRa7E143n-L360SAnENJ-ixtguRxU6daa7TtMHHy7dAl0mwu0wfU3zdM/s1600/DSC_1059.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;223&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQGIIPVi8YVZ-CrJSrKygsq-ctoecBHK4Syy4-JC55DEPvm0hTBW5MbLsGMtM4lQ8YEMD7h5OrgoYP9NQ0B1QRa7E143n-L360SAnENJ-ixtguRxU6daa7TtMHHy7dAl0mwu0wfU3zdM/s400/DSC_1059.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  68. &lt;br /&gt;
  69. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  70. &lt;li&gt;Add hot milk to yogurt and mix this to the avocado-sugar mixture. Sure, the batter appears curdled at this stage but fret not!&lt;/li&gt;
  71. &lt;li&gt;Add vanilla essence as well.&lt;/li&gt;
  72. &lt;li&gt;Slowly mix the sieved flour mixture into the wet batter mixture until well-incorporated. You can add more chopped nuts at the stage. I like to add some walnuts :-)&lt;/li&gt;
  73. &lt;/ul&gt;
  74. &lt;br /&gt;
  75. &lt;br /&gt;
  76. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  77. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWNQxL7ufY73o457r4uF9b8slpIg5L7lHsmBzI8FVFzVzJhkifqpfc-cKvWNyAogEf_2fYu5p6oLxph3SK1T1n0yxyGMEMhc8gW2oMCNIRRf7cXkAjjmJXKejNP_zdlSAOYyoJGuPhD0/s1600/DSC_1060.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;223&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWNQxL7ufY73o457r4uF9b8slpIg5L7lHsmBzI8FVFzVzJhkifqpfc-cKvWNyAogEf_2fYu5p6oLxph3SK1T1n0yxyGMEMhc8gW2oMCNIRRf7cXkAjjmJXKejNP_zdlSAOYyoJGuPhD0/s400/DSC_1060.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  78. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Batter ready to go into the oven!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  79. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  80. &lt;br /&gt;
  81. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  82. &lt;li&gt;Prepare a pan by lining with baking paper. Pour the batter and let the oven do the magic :-)&lt;/li&gt;
  83. &lt;/ul&gt;
  84. &lt;div&gt;
  85. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  86. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  87. &lt;li&gt;Do check after 20 minutes using a toothpick to see if the cake is done/ nearing doneness. If its too wet, let bake for another 5 to 10 minutes. Adjust timing by checking every 5 to 7 minutes. If the top is brown but the insides are uncooked/wet, then cover with an aluminum foil so that the top doesn&#39;t get burnt.&lt;/li&gt;
  88. &lt;/ul&gt;
  89. &lt;br /&gt;
  90. &lt;br /&gt;
  91. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  92. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqGjhOZBVNGfLey2GhRMCBxl8zjVvFklwQTy6wFCaNK89lk7YRlEXvs9l0Y0hM5Mm3XU5s1oT4CoS552EupiC8pmoQ-3BhuZAIGKW-4RJwtCUffufcuyx50mfkboNaG0A9NY_hyphenhyphenHwnHg/s1600/1504577_645727142197957_919076244969941281_n.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqGjhOZBVNGfLey2GhRMCBxl8zjVvFklwQTy6wFCaNK89lk7YRlEXvs9l0Y0hM5Mm3XU5s1oT4CoS552EupiC8pmoQ-3BhuZAIGKW-4RJwtCUffufcuyx50mfkboNaG0A9NY_hyphenhyphenHwnHg/s640/1504577_645727142197957_919076244969941281_n.jpg&quot; width=&quot;360&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  93. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Just out of the oven! Heavenly goodness!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  94. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  95. &lt;br /&gt;
  96. Enjoy your cake guilt-free :-)&lt;br /&gt;
  97. &lt;h4 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  98. This is suitable even for heart patients as there is no butter or oil added.&lt;/h4&gt;
  99. &lt;div&gt;
  100. This year (26th Dec 2015), I made this lovely cake again for a potluck party and it was a big hit!!&lt;/div&gt;
  101. &lt;div&gt;
  102. Some photos -&lt;/div&gt;
  103. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  104. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLKBRz1-fAhAZKsMyWQSXkG0O3qdhhdDlJVAB0B4HUVH6xz6Y2SuZk9mmz6X0isqaI48OiX8y7hLIgs92bS9WKiPPndEICX9J-PDFwzAkKjpdDUrI2AiZCE2wE2Hjo4X9BZRYoChEbjk/s1600/christmas-cake.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLKBRz1-fAhAZKsMyWQSXkG0O3qdhhdDlJVAB0B4HUVH6xz6Y2SuZk9mmz6X0isqaI48OiX8y7hLIgs92bS9WKiPPndEICX9J-PDFwzAkKjpdDUrI2AiZCE2wE2Hjo4X9BZRYoChEbjk/s640/christmas-cake.jpg&quot; width=&quot;352&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  105. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Christmas Cake&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  106. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  107. &lt;br /&gt;
  108. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  109. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH0SRI5AM5IqJpfDMmG6vxjfzW46U5AQ-9JgdskrxS6GSzw48u6nFtwoIvQQXz7TdUjT8bloPHvOmmrJqLAUs_KBUXq0mlSs8ewEOeEux5a3CyvT7VkXdSck4ha4haTHQEJFsuUKaVxQ/s1600/xmas-cake.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH0SRI5AM5IqJpfDMmG6vxjfzW46U5AQ-9JgdskrxS6GSzw48u6nFtwoIvQQXz7TdUjT8bloPHvOmmrJqLAUs_KBUXq0mlSs8ewEOeEux5a3CyvT7VkXdSck4ha4haTHQEJFsuUKaVxQ/s640/xmas-cake.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  110. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Shopped for dry fruits and nuts and candied fruits :-)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  111. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  112. &lt;div&gt;
  113. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  114. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  115. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/9107938725114563867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2015/05/low-fat-fruit-and-nut-cake-christmas-butter-free-eggless-cake.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/9107938725114563867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/9107938725114563867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2015/05/low-fat-fruit-and-nut-cake-christmas-butter-free-eggless-cake.html' title='Low fat Fruit and Nut Cake ~ Christmas Cake - Butter-free, Eggless cake :-) '/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqGjhOZBVNGfLey2GhRMCBxl8zjVvFklwQTy6wFCaNK89lk7YRlEXvs9l0Y0hM5Mm3XU5s1oT4CoS552EupiC8pmoQ-3BhuZAIGKW-4RJwtCUffufcuyx50mfkboNaG0A9NY_hyphenhyphenHwnHg/s72-c/1504577_645727142197957_919076244969941281_n.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-6135509208874814288</id><published>2013-07-06T02:05:00.004-07:00</published><updated>2013-07-06T04:53:36.522-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="american"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="creamy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fruits"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fusion"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Global cuisine"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="home-made"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="International"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Low-fat"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="north-indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Mango Shrikhand - Creamy Sweet Mango Yogurt with crunchy nuts :-) </title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  116. The Mango season is about to be over and now I rush to the Indian store to grab a few and make some Mango specialties :-)&amp;nbsp; I have been thinking of making Shrikhand at home ever since I shortlisted it as a fat-free recipe (basically if u make yogurt with fat-free milk, that is :P)&amp;nbsp; Finally, got around to make this delicacy for my hubby who said it&#39;s equivalent to Meiji/Marigold Mango yogurt :-) That&#39;s a compliment, I suppose! :-)&lt;br /&gt;
  117. &lt;br /&gt;
  118. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  119. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tg7gaqpsKEefSWt5NaeRYc9Z0t06Y7ly54-pGHj9_9GmWdBZ2KErnGGcsCQgEHC3KMKkqjzWFzHfMs3wQc4lPAq60lf8K_3L00O-ZeBFue9hQeLyM5UzqQD66kVzfWrlYmQyhhlrVGA/s1600/DSC_0453.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;223&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tg7gaqpsKEefSWt5NaeRYc9Z0t06Y7ly54-pGHj9_9GmWdBZ2KErnGGcsCQgEHC3KMKkqjzWFzHfMs3wQc4lPAq60lf8K_3L00O-ZeBFue9hQeLyM5UzqQD66kVzfWrlYmQyhhlrVGA/s400/DSC_0453.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  120. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Mango Shrikhand&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  121. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  122. &lt;br /&gt;
  123. &lt;h2&gt;
  124. Yield - 4 ramekins &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;(as in the picture)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  125. &lt;h2&gt;
  126. What You Need-&lt;/h2&gt;
  127. &lt;br /&gt;
  128. Ripe Mango - 1 (medium size)&lt;br /&gt;
  129. Fresh Yogurt/ Curd - 1 litre&lt;br /&gt;
  130. Sugar - 3 to 4 tbsp (adjust according to the sweetness you prefer)&lt;br /&gt;
  131. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  132. Nuts of your choice - I used Almonds and Cashews&lt;br /&gt;
  133. &lt;br /&gt;
  134. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  135. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrNp1R5hifz0FxFe5Zz4HbgrCwYKnQvFSCmblCQXwrRb6IzMnEB0l32gX-b4bPOcI9oMjMpLxnGaRmXlQaVwdf5tCGEDtS7O6AY8t_2P3v48wv9l0HxDG1HustLwUSImD_xS8g-jR2ew/s1600/DSC_0459.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;223&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrNp1R5hifz0FxFe5Zz4HbgrCwYKnQvFSCmblCQXwrRb6IzMnEB0l32gX-b4bPOcI9oMjMpLxnGaRmXlQaVwdf5tCGEDtS7O6AY8t_2P3v48wv9l0HxDG1HustLwUSImD_xS8g-jR2ew/s400/DSC_0459.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  136. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Mango Shrikhand&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  137. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  138. &lt;br /&gt;
  139. &lt;h2&gt;
  140. Procedure -&lt;/h2&gt;
  141. &lt;br /&gt;
  142. 1. Make &lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.sg/2013/07/make-greek-yogurt-at-home.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Greek Yogurt&lt;/a&gt; following the procedure&lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.sg/2013/07/make-greek-yogurt-at-home.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;. This takes 6-8 hours in the fridge. But you don&#39;t have to do much actively!&lt;br /&gt;
  143. 2. Blend mango in a mixer and get the puree.&lt;br /&gt;
  144. 3. Powder sugar.&lt;br /&gt;
  145. 4. Mix in powdered sugar, cardamom powder and the mango puree into Greek Yogurt and whisk them all together until you get a smooth texture. This is reallly important.&lt;br /&gt;
  146. 5. Chop some nuts and mix them too. Almonds would need to be blanched. Pistachios would be awesome, but I didn&#39;t have any yesterday. Reserve some nuts to garnish on top later.&lt;br /&gt;
  147. 6. Pour into ramekins or ice-cream cups and decorate with nuts. Refrigerate for another 3 hours to let it set well.&lt;br /&gt;
  148. 7. Serve chilled.&lt;br /&gt;
  149. &lt;br /&gt;
  150. Simply awesome! Don&#39;t go by my words, try for yourself :-)&lt;br /&gt;
  151. &lt;br /&gt;
  152. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  153. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KZxNR99UYd_vTRPSUEER5lme13i7BmbZ-A-_3G_dmR2MoD2YPc6iGDyEPW2T8N187n2JT_AHYXjLacBqcHd13icUdeZ0MwfzFBBOr2eNM0Ua8H3WB56BvKxQ2VSsxUtiua8G9Y3IASc/s1600/DSC_0461.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;210&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KZxNR99UYd_vTRPSUEER5lme13i7BmbZ-A-_3G_dmR2MoD2YPc6iGDyEPW2T8N187n2JT_AHYXjLacBqcHd13icUdeZ0MwfzFBBOr2eNM0Ua8H3WB56BvKxQ2VSsxUtiua8G9Y3IASc/s320/DSC_0461.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  154. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Umm...Slurp!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  155. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  159. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHAp25O9QPdPpELLqcjrvQvPczVUdh-3dtr8NR80741VfTsBpTPxkbjZCfCQ8b9ntz0Xej4BtUYuJzhpfnW9oCLZRNLL0zwhKHA4hGokJ6KVub9VHMIliGxTvD9-xGWVf6-XrXZJvDj8/s1600/DSC_0454.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHAp25O9QPdPpELLqcjrvQvPczVUdh-3dtr8NR80741VfTsBpTPxkbjZCfCQ8b9ntz0Xej4BtUYuJzhpfnW9oCLZRNLL0zwhKHA4hGokJ6KVub9VHMIliGxTvD9-xGWVf6-XrXZJvDj8/s640/DSC_0454.jpg&quot; width=&quot;358&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  164. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/6135509208874814288/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2013/07/mango-shrikhand-creamy-sweet-mango.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/6135509208874814288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/6135509208874814288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2013/07/mango-shrikhand-creamy-sweet-mango.html' title='Mango Shrikhand - Creamy Sweet Mango Yogurt with crunchy nuts :-) '/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tg7gaqpsKEefSWt5NaeRYc9Z0t06Y7ly54-pGHj9_9GmWdBZ2KErnGGcsCQgEHC3KMKkqjzWFzHfMs3wQc4lPAq60lf8K_3L00O-ZeBFue9hQeLyM5UzqQD66kVzfWrlYmQyhhlrVGA/s72-c/DSC_0453.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-1372040164503692147</id><published>2013-07-01T23:26:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2015-06-09T23:25:54.339-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="home-made"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Low-fat"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="south-indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="traditional"/><title type='text'>Aval Kesari / Poha Halwa</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  165. Hello friends! I&#39;ve been away from blogging after little K arrived and life has been really busy yet sweet :-) Nevertheless, with a little help around, I hope I can manage to keep my passion for cooking alive and continue to dish out new stuff that everyone enjoys!&lt;br /&gt;
  166. &lt;br /&gt;
  167. Yesterday, I made a really quick Kesari with Aval (Rice flakes) and it turned out awesome!! Rawa Kesari aka Sooji Halwa is quite a popular sweet and this variation uses Aval in place of Rawa/ Sooji and reduces the cooking time drastically as well as makes the sweet practically foolproof. With the traditional Kesari, one has to take care to ensure there are no lumps while the rawa gets cooked and once there ARE lumps(which is usually the case), it&#39;s a tiring job to mash them and create a uniform texture.&lt;br /&gt;
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  170. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  171. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHSVbgPz8mmdGPUahvXCXL1YjIDTEyQqDyBNyh4ii-iv_p6SC0dd0mvFiLTELwuxil-LPXL4DL1FiDzwMPXw6t5tudpoIrC_tQForkSff5266WTJdZ9s0YS43HqIFIxdSyQTem9MsKTI/s1600/DSC_0446.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;356&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHSVbgPz8mmdGPUahvXCXL1YjIDTEyQqDyBNyh4ii-iv_p6SC0dd0mvFiLTELwuxil-LPXL4DL1FiDzwMPXw6t5tudpoIrC_tQForkSff5266WTJdZ9s0YS43HqIFIxdSyQTem9MsKTI/s640/DSC_0446.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  172. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Aval Kesari / Poha Halwa&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  173. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  174. &lt;br /&gt;
  175. &lt;h2&gt;
  176. Yield - 2 to 3 persons&lt;/h2&gt;
  177. &lt;h2&gt;
  178. Time - 15 minutes end-to-end &lt;/h2&gt;
  179. &lt;br /&gt;
  180. &lt;br /&gt;
  181. &lt;h2&gt;
  182. Ingredient List -&lt;/h2&gt;
  183. &lt;br /&gt;
  184. Aval / Poha/ Rice flakes- 1 and 1/4 cups&lt;br /&gt;
  185. Sugar - 3/4 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  186. Boiling Water - Start with 1/2 cup and add as you go&lt;br /&gt;
  187. Ghee - 3 to 4 tbsp&lt;br /&gt;
  188. Cashewnuts - 10 nos.&lt;br /&gt;
  189. Food color (orange) - a pinch or two&lt;br /&gt;
  190. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp &lt;br /&gt;
  191. &lt;br /&gt;
  192. &lt;h2&gt;
  193. Recipe -&lt;/h2&gt;
  194. &lt;br /&gt;
  195. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  196. &lt;li&gt;Roast the cashewnuts with a tbsp of hot ghee on a pan. Set the roasted nuts aside but let the remaining ghee stay on the pan.&lt;/li&gt;
  197. &lt;li&gt;Transfer the measured Aval into the pan with ghee (add some ghee if there&#39;s nil left after roasting cashews) and fry them for a short while.&lt;/li&gt;
  198. &lt;li&gt;When all the aval flakes are covered with ghee (and not dry), pour boiling water (just microwave water for a minute) into the pan. &lt;/li&gt;
  199. &lt;li&gt;The Rice flakes/ Aval starts cooking. When all the water is absorbed and the aval doesn&#39;t seem fully cooked yet, add some more water (boiling). Reduce flame to low.&lt;/li&gt;
  200. &lt;li&gt;When its 3/4th done, add the measured sugar. As the sugar melts, there is more liquid in the pan. Add a pinch of food color and cardamom powder.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  201. &lt;li&gt;Let the Kesari get cooked well and come together. You may add the remaining ghee at this stage if the sweet starts sticking to the bottom of the pan. I used a non-stick pan and I didn&#39;t have to add anymore ghee. &lt;/li&gt;
  202. &lt;li&gt;Finally, mix in the ghee-roasted cashewnuts!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  203. &lt;/ul&gt;
  204. &lt;br /&gt;
  205. Enjoy :-) If you&#39;re a fan of Aval, do check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.in/2011/12/aval-payasam-kheer-with-poha-indian.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Aval Payasam / Kheer made with Poha(Rice flakes). &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  208. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  209. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/1372040164503692147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2013/07/aval-kesari-poha-halwa.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/1372040164503692147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/1372040164503692147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2013/07/aval-kesari-poha-halwa.html' title='Aval Kesari / Poha Halwa'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHSVbgPz8mmdGPUahvXCXL1YjIDTEyQqDyBNyh4ii-iv_p6SC0dd0mvFiLTELwuxil-LPXL4DL1FiDzwMPXw6t5tudpoIrC_tQForkSff5266WTJdZ9s0YS43HqIFIxdSyQTem9MsKTI/s72-c/DSC_0446.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-2764994267792517299</id><published>2012-10-16T01:18:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-10-16T05:33:25.977-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="creamy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fruits"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Low-fat"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="south-indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="traditional"/><title type='text'>(Red) Banana Halwa - Chev vazhai pazha Halwa</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  210. Step out of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palakkad&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Palakkad (Palghat)&lt;/a&gt; station and all you can see is shop after shop, tempting you with different varieties of Halwas (or &lt;i&gt;Haluwa&lt;/i&gt;! as they call it) and Chips. Vibrant colors and the rich aroma of ghee - ummm :-)&amp;nbsp; They make a good combination too - halwa for sweet and chips for something savory.&amp;nbsp; We always bring back freshly-made Halwa and Chips (especially love the sweet banana chips ;-)) whenever we visit Palakkad. &lt;br /&gt;
  211. &lt;br /&gt;
  212. Bananas and Halwa go hand-in-hand&amp;nbsp; - both are gooey substances and since bananas are so sweet themselves, we can cut down on the added sugar and still have a great-tasting sweet! In addition, this doesn&#39;t take more than 25 minutes (end-to-end) on stove-top and it just tasted awesome even with the minimum amount of ghee I used :-)&amp;nbsp; I&#39;m very happy with the results and so were my guests!&lt;br /&gt;
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  215. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AxUKH8-T_77oeX1yYwl7_IYq2M-y7wnYnb0eJkh5tJHV-AuYpTRcKYcofyw71vFcsr1tBICJtOFKq_9Lak7GTpeRT_K3WqA7xB1L8ZeTnqTPU08gYahPNx0Y-C4bRWo4Aeb9YkmmhRA/s1600/food+056_halwa.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AxUKH8-T_77oeX1yYwl7_IYq2M-y7wnYnb0eJkh5tJHV-AuYpTRcKYcofyw71vFcsr1tBICJtOFKq_9Lak7GTpeRT_K3WqA7xB1L8ZeTnqTPU08gYahPNx0Y-C4bRWo4Aeb9YkmmhRA/s640/food+056_halwa.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  218. I didn&#39;t plan to use Chev vazhais (&lt;i&gt;Chivappu&lt;/i&gt; means Red in &lt;i&gt;Tamil&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Chev&lt;/i&gt; is derived from it) specifically but I was ecstatic when I spotted them in Bukit Gombak market one day! You can use any bananas to make this Halwa!&lt;br /&gt;
  219. &lt;br /&gt;
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  221. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1hnlVnFgF_MTk7CttfCTxMwu5y1QsD-tDBtdRtQU46TTIo04NcMBv2XRYbp7Kg3G7HSInoxM4pAcMcoacmb0En9rM-ID9Vc_BdFE72mC5ax3MacKUKrO9W3s9VZ3CxAfB6l5wgR5opM/s1600/food+054_halwa.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1hnlVnFgF_MTk7CttfCTxMwu5y1QsD-tDBtdRtQU46TTIo04NcMBv2XRYbp7Kg3G7HSInoxM4pAcMcoacmb0En9rM-ID9Vc_BdFE72mC5ax3MacKUKrO9W3s9VZ3CxAfB6l5wgR5opM/s640/food+054_halwa.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  222. &lt;br /&gt;
  223. &lt;h2&gt;
  224. Ingredients -&lt;/h2&gt;
  225. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  226. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOzfy8_4GNzflCl4Ye0aeA6cOZlkebORBj3gQpgvL2rZZkk2SyKdrp050qCqJA7f9vaL8GPor4X7m-_xqe5hj4obXZNB6snMbFLCVG2zrE5p6Qd6UCJ-wmFvIprbmuTNNO0QWDAYflxs/s1600/halwa+002-+ok.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOzfy8_4GNzflCl4Ye0aeA6cOZlkebORBj3gQpgvL2rZZkk2SyKdrp050qCqJA7f9vaL8GPor4X7m-_xqe5hj4obXZNB6snMbFLCVG2zrE5p6Qd6UCJ-wmFvIprbmuTNNO0QWDAYflxs/s400/halwa+002-+ok.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  227. &lt;br /&gt;
  228. &lt;br /&gt;
  229. Ripe bananas - 5&lt;br /&gt;
  230. Sugar - 80 ml&lt;br /&gt;
  231. Ghee - 3 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  232. Cardamom powder - 1 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  233. Cashews - about 12 &lt;br /&gt;
  234. &lt;br /&gt;
  235. &lt;br /&gt;
  236. &lt;h2&gt;
  237. Method -&lt;/h2&gt;
  238. &lt;br /&gt;
  239. &lt;br /&gt;
  240. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  241. &lt;li&gt;Peel and mash bananas with a potato masher.&lt;/li&gt;
  242. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  244. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjvw-cZL-IVX8pBCYCwpQsDSFXq6z7gRiofb5lWGewTV2iBK-wPdrsN57pkOOTeowtp-kiIYsaLgZGOootMp0uccOS3lTxxOXRPIDy0-AnAwO5keNz6Nv4n7_w0tGXfIATHKsldLB8HM/s1600/halwa+005.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjvw-cZL-IVX8pBCYCwpQsDSFXq6z7gRiofb5lWGewTV2iBK-wPdrsN57pkOOTeowtp-kiIYsaLgZGOootMp0uccOS3lTxxOXRPIDy0-AnAwO5keNz6Nv4n7_w0tGXfIATHKsldLB8HM/s400/halwa+005.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  246. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR79HjC0_Tj6B-X3V18QUgV4sKaKiVKDgI-KFC1tIGr9zvFlWDze3eOIDXOvN7dU_yMYfBsTf8ZX3WxZ5OvLA3ODSRuEfn4W5y-LDS0XgSgXXhtgoVE6Hf-7fEXjvzgkN6EVCcANO3pNw/s1600/halwa+008-ok.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR79HjC0_Tj6B-X3V18QUgV4sKaKiVKDgI-KFC1tIGr9zvFlWDze3eOIDXOvN7dU_yMYfBsTf8ZX3WxZ5OvLA3ODSRuEfn4W5y-LDS0XgSgXXhtgoVE6Hf-7fEXjvzgkN6EVCcANO3pNw/s400/halwa+008-ok.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  247. &lt;br /&gt;
  248. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  249. &lt;li&gt;In a kadai, heat 1 tsp of ghee and roast cashewnuts. Keep aside.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  250. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  252. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiGQFC3ZmHuro7lYV8jkokD9NDUd1ZWSNrSjnrjsqodEERG8ZVJbQRrAMSS5LAMOH9VcD0CGGQN_aYCrnn0i3Rr6yDE0bj6vW-TsYMisTzH9J1b0ABXsT6Pug7neEFUC5pZzmeZQlQ1E/s1600/halwa+007-ok.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiGQFC3ZmHuro7lYV8jkokD9NDUd1ZWSNrSjnrjsqodEERG8ZVJbQRrAMSS5LAMOH9VcD0CGGQN_aYCrnn0i3Rr6yDE0bj6vW-TsYMisTzH9J1b0ABXsT6Pug7neEFUC5pZzmeZQlQ1E/s400/halwa+007-ok.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  253. &lt;br /&gt;
  254. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  255. &lt;li&gt;Add another tsp of ghee and add the banana puree.&lt;/li&gt;
  256. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  258. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CGu9wxSqEW2X2Fu9LRATXPXbAv0ip5r25WU6mn15A2YpsokU7IPZS58qTyn9gzTAtFByzAatK6aT5fAfKVICzHfyFClZxZihz4_l5ioC4b6HxmoN65lsGQE2BQlZmDs5VLzVSdwcGO4/s1600/halwa+009-ok.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CGu9wxSqEW2X2Fu9LRATXPXbAv0ip5r25WU6mn15A2YpsokU7IPZS58qTyn9gzTAtFByzAatK6aT5fAfKVICzHfyFClZxZihz4_l5ioC4b6HxmoN65lsGQE2BQlZmDs5VLzVSdwcGO4/s400/halwa+009-ok.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  259. &lt;br /&gt;
  260. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  261. &lt;li&gt;Stir well for about 12-15 minutes. Take care to ensure that it doesn&#39;t stick to the bottom of your kadai/pan.&lt;/li&gt;
  262. &lt;li&gt;Add 1 tsp of ghee and add all the sugar and mix well with the banana mixture in the kadai.&lt;/li&gt;
  263. &lt;li&gt;Wait until the banana puree changes to a brown color (பழுப்பு&amp;nbsp;நிறம்). By this time, the whole mixture comes together so well into a mass (see pic below). The glossy effect is due to the &lt;span class=&quot;st&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;caramelization&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt; of &lt;i&gt;sugar&lt;/i&gt; (we haven&#39;t added much ghee, remember?) &lt;/li&gt;
  264. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  266. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwDaYAA8TZQTHy2uJUHuufbDMnneGUKXglY7lOkbzIUW5VtWlq9UXdx1Vo_MSJlsuP7lvCmXXVty1nguKZMOFHtoJSwMTtbgoEoKaXt5lBoDrd9AzVc7UkMdOfnUdiju-e9HpO2bQgm0/s1600/halwa+015-ok.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwDaYAA8TZQTHy2uJUHuufbDMnneGUKXglY7lOkbzIUW5VtWlq9UXdx1Vo_MSJlsuP7lvCmXXVty1nguKZMOFHtoJSwMTtbgoEoKaXt5lBoDrd9AzVc7UkMdOfnUdiju-e9HpO2bQgm0/s400/halwa+015-ok.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  267. &lt;br /&gt;
  268. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  269. &lt;li&gt;Reduce the flame and sprinkle cardamom powder.&lt;/li&gt;
  270. &lt;li&gt;Add ghee-roasted cashewnuts and mix for a minute. &lt;/li&gt;
  271. &lt;li&gt;Spread on a greased plate and make squares on cooling.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;
  272. &lt;/ul&gt;
  273. &lt;br /&gt;
  274. &lt;h3&gt;
  275. Yield - I got about six, rather big 2 inch-by-2 inch halwa pieces. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  277. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_SD5wLMLcsQo758Pgf7YpYJhd_SFzRIrO3Cj8tXXnMOhWz34SwKuJmKQo_G0ivDWxuoD-IeNFI80R24fT-8ul4lEUal9GkvMXq-JKcOa5rPMlIE5K2pMZWtGSIp28t1wN3LgNOKRwWA/s1600/food+042.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_SD5wLMLcsQo758Pgf7YpYJhd_SFzRIrO3Cj8tXXnMOhWz34SwKuJmKQo_G0ivDWxuoD-IeNFI80R24fT-8ul4lEUal9GkvMXq-JKcOa5rPMlIE5K2pMZWtGSIp28t1wN3LgNOKRwWA/s640/food+042.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  283. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/2764994267792517299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2012/10/red-banana-halwa-chev-vazhai-pazha-halwa.html#comment-form' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/2764994267792517299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/2764994267792517299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2012/10/red-banana-halwa-chev-vazhai-pazha-halwa.html' title='(Red) Banana Halwa - Chev vazhai pazha Halwa'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AxUKH8-T_77oeX1yYwl7_IYq2M-y7wnYnb0eJkh5tJHV-AuYpTRcKYcofyw71vFcsr1tBICJtOFKq_9Lak7GTpeRT_K3WqA7xB1L8ZeTnqTPU08gYahPNx0Y-C4bRWo4Aeb9YkmmhRA/s72-c/food+056_halwa.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-5231487115658747799</id><published>2012-10-14T04:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-10-14T04:49:30.106-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="crunchy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="International"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Low-fat"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Badam Ladoo/ Laddu - No sugar or ghee added! - 5 Minute Recipe!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  284. &lt;div&gt;
  285. You can make Badam Laddu without sugar (in fact no extra sweetener added) or ghee! Did you know that? Well, I didn&#39;t know it too, until a good friend of mine, Karpagam aunty told me the secret! She let me taste the laddu first and then told me that it&#39;s a &lt;b&gt;single ingredient sweet&lt;/b&gt;!!! I couldn&#39;t believe it! Absolutely yummy and so easy to make!&lt;br /&gt;
  286. &lt;br /&gt;
  287. So full of nutrition (good cholesterol), it is great for both kids and adults alike to eat a laddu a day! :-) This is an&lt;b&gt; easy, healthy and a really quick&lt;/b&gt; recipe :-) What are you waiting for!!&lt;br /&gt;
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  289. &lt;br /&gt;
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  291. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsbk93lSHm9WMa9o50MMz5B6ke7pRk4U0sjtavteWP5iiRdDf38at5dLCdTEq-qFt8-EVEJ2uaYls8pBGkvlzn9dhl9ec6qQTjZsgVFEJdOLum4ooQ5SEGZOSKo9u0ChvsWSSXMGSiD4/s1600/badam+ladoo.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsbk93lSHm9WMa9o50MMz5B6ke7pRk4U0sjtavteWP5iiRdDf38at5dLCdTEq-qFt8-EVEJ2uaYls8pBGkvlzn9dhl9ec6qQTjZsgVFEJdOLum4ooQ5SEGZOSKo9u0ChvsWSSXMGSiD4/s640/badam+ladoo.jpg&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  294. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  295. &lt;br /&gt;
  296. &lt;h2&gt;
  297. What You Need -&lt;/h2&gt;
  298. &lt;br /&gt;
  299. A cup of badam or raw almonds&lt;br /&gt;
  300. &lt;br /&gt;
  301. That&#39;s it!!! :-) No, I&#39;m not joking :-)&lt;br /&gt;
  302. &lt;br /&gt;
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  304. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eC3F-5FxVrytjtwWmachQ8B7rhVnDDuwEhlq16L5X2daXjaS6PMdvHgcTxldEF6DBVoaFz3RZSFWP78XreUbfMwttgIQrdUXNK6HIMgcMiwJqtq-CaSDs78PoeNAthkxq9tyo_J7wt4/s1600/IMG_2751.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eC3F-5FxVrytjtwWmachQ8B7rhVnDDuwEhlq16L5X2daXjaS6PMdvHgcTxldEF6DBVoaFz3RZSFWP78XreUbfMwttgIQrdUXNK6HIMgcMiwJqtq-CaSDs78PoeNAthkxq9tyo_J7wt4/s400/IMG_2751.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  305. &lt;br /&gt;
  306. &lt;h2&gt;
  307. How To -&lt;/h2&gt;
  308. &lt;br /&gt;
  309. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  310. &lt;li&gt;Spread the raw almonds on a microwaveable plate and microwave for 2-3 minutes. The heat helps to release the natural oils in them. Alternatively you can toast them on a tawa too, but be careful not to burn them.&lt;/li&gt;
  311. &lt;/ul&gt;
  312. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  313. &lt;li&gt;Let cool.&lt;/li&gt;
  314. &lt;/ul&gt;
  315. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  316. &lt;li&gt;Take your mixer (the one in which you powder dry ingredients) or coffee grinder and powder the almonds. don&#39;t bother if it&#39;s a bit coarse! That will add some crunch too!&lt;/li&gt;
  317. &lt;/ul&gt;
  318. &lt;/div&gt;
  319. &lt;div&gt;
  320. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  321. &lt;li&gt;Transfer to a wide plate and make them into small round balls (typical size of laddu you would make). You don&#39;t need to add ghee for binding, they come together easily with the inherent oil in them. Be patient, you have to hold each laddu tightly for a good 30 seconds to 1 minute to help them keep the shape. &lt;/li&gt;
  322. &lt;/ul&gt;
  323. &lt;br /&gt;
  324. Enjoy!!!&lt;br /&gt;
  325. &lt;br /&gt;
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  327. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZgrT-QueYwESwbWyg8H_hnGOyY6VsoFhbTJJ0n8s5IwC4MylzadKUYbA3QNWu8ObmnkyRC9xAtbfQrwS1tGQq0EhXUBOfQiAATVdChPDaNuWiBydILS2jDIxBhxmz_5nbqsaZzjqInM/s1600/food+057.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZgrT-QueYwESwbWyg8H_hnGOyY6VsoFhbTJJ0n8s5IwC4MylzadKUYbA3QNWu8ObmnkyRC9xAtbfQrwS1tGQq0EhXUBOfQiAATVdChPDaNuWiBydILS2jDIxBhxmz_5nbqsaZzjqInM/s640/food+057.jpg&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  328. &lt;br /&gt;
  329. &lt;h3&gt;
  330. Notes -&lt;/h3&gt;
  331. &lt;br /&gt;
  332. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  333. &lt;li&gt;You may add a teaspoon of warm milk to bind, but that would lessen the shelf life a lot - you can&#39;t keep for more than 2 days!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  334. &lt;/ul&gt;
  335. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  336. &lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;With 150 to 180 grams of almonds, I got about 10 laddus.&amp;nbsp; I had opened the pack earlier and used for making something else (or just gobbled up a few plain!) so I had less than 200 grams for preparing these laddus. &lt;/li&gt;
  337. &lt;li&gt;If you still don&#39;t trust my words, make just 1 laddu and taste it and check for yourself if the sweetness level is sufficient. If &lt;i&gt;really&lt;/i&gt; required, powder 2 tbsp of sugar and heat &amp;amp; add 2 tsp of ghee to suit your tastebuds. &lt;/li&gt;
  338. &lt;/ul&gt;
  339. &lt;br /&gt;
  340. What healthy recipe did you recently experiment on and were satisfied with? Please share with me! :-)&lt;br /&gt;
  341. &lt;br /&gt;
  342. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  343. &lt;/div&gt;
  344. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/5231487115658747799/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2012/10/badam-ladoo-laddu-no-sugar-or-ghee.html#comment-form' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/5231487115658747799'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/5231487115658747799'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2012/10/badam-ladoo-laddu-no-sugar-or-ghee.html' title='Badam Ladoo/ Laddu - No sugar or ghee added! - 5 Minute Recipe!'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsbk93lSHm9WMa9o50MMz5B6ke7pRk4U0sjtavteWP5iiRdDf38at5dLCdTEq-qFt8-EVEJ2uaYls8pBGkvlzn9dhl9ec6qQTjZsgVFEJdOLum4ooQ5SEGZOSKo9u0ChvsWSSXMGSiD4/s72-c/badam+ladoo.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-2309785440768748658</id><published>2012-10-11T08:09:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2012-10-11T08:17:30.424-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="jaggery"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Low-fat"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Peda using Gulab Jamun Mix - Super Quick Sweet in 3 minutes! </title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  345. So, I had a packet of MTR Gulab Jamun Mix sitting in my pantry and about to expire in a month&#39;s time. I definitely did not want to make them into jamuns...deep frying plus lots of sugar in the syrup...strictly prohibited, given the rate at which I am gaining weight nowadays. I looked at what went into the Jamun Mix and had to think hard looking at the ingredients&#39; list. Obviously, sugar was out of the equation, so I thought of jaggery spontaneously.&amp;nbsp; I decided to make jaggery syrup and mix in this powder but that turned out to be not-so-good. Figured out it needed some diary products (too much of wheat cream doesn&#39;t taste good), so I made jaggery syrup with milk (and not water) and also added some milk powder along with the Gulab Jamun mix. Parfait!&lt;br /&gt;
  346. &lt;br /&gt;
  347. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  348. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcVwS1aRIqdaq75h1XKnKvEaXvDaUSPPinzvM1CclcxhkGxABVvrvJTnnF4EhMHG99ndtIKrwIEvu2-9ER3I8pNmzEji9rii0fGKlB7L0ZXG-DjpM7cDpo2uNZ1QVfSIPGs-isiE3iaY/s1600/peda1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcVwS1aRIqdaq75h1XKnKvEaXvDaUSPPinzvM1CclcxhkGxABVvrvJTnnF4EhMHG99ndtIKrwIEvu2-9ER3I8pNmzEji9rii0fGKlB7L0ZXG-DjpM7cDpo2uNZ1QVfSIPGs-isiE3iaY/s400/peda1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  349. &lt;br /&gt;
  350. &lt;h2&gt;
  351. What I Used -&lt;/h2&gt;
  352. &lt;br /&gt;
  353. 100 g of MTR Gulab Jamun Mix&lt;br /&gt;
  354. 50 g of Nestle Instant Milk powder&lt;br /&gt;
  355. 3 tbsp of jaggery&lt;br /&gt;
  356. 2 tbsp of milk&lt;br /&gt;
  357. 2 pinches of cardamom powder &lt;br /&gt;
  358. 2-3 pistachios - to garnish&lt;br /&gt;
  359. a few drops of oil - to bring everything together and make into pedas.&lt;br /&gt;
  360. &lt;br /&gt;
  361. &lt;h2&gt;
  362. How I Made These Cute Pedas -&lt;/h2&gt;
  363. &lt;ol style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  364. &lt;li&gt;Added jaggery and milk to a microwave-safe bowl and microwaved for 2 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;
  365. &lt;li&gt;Once syrupy, added the Gulab Jamun mix powder and the Milk powder, along with cardamom powder.&lt;/li&gt;
  366. &lt;li&gt;Used my hand (clean!) to bring everything together. Had to sprinkle a teaspoon or two of milk powder additionally since it was a bit too sticky.&lt;/li&gt;
  367. &lt;li&gt;Finally, brought the whole mass into a rather tough dough after greasing my palms with oil.&lt;/li&gt;
  368. &lt;li&gt;Divided the dough into 6, shaped them into balls first and then flattened into pedas.&lt;/li&gt;
  369. &lt;li&gt;Decorated by pressing the center a bit and filling with crushed pistachios!&lt;/li&gt;
  370. &lt;li&gt;Keep them refrigerated and Microwave each peda for 30-40 seconds just before serving. &lt;/li&gt;
  371. &lt;/ol&gt;
  372. &lt;div&gt;
  373. Voila! &lt;br /&gt;
  374. &lt;br /&gt;
  375. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  376. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiatKz8zZJdCr0OIfkjGaQ30G1zLJ0n8qxbjo4EZDT7AQ9b8KhFboYlHQVOKAeIqs7oPmLkpqPFVTs3hMwOXFwJt9r9m85n-F3d1Q9MAFAGsUfSU7qKbrrEWOFFbgW6J4JEz8jEIMdzqw/s1600/peda2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiatKz8zZJdCr0OIfkjGaQ30G1zLJ0n8qxbjo4EZDT7AQ9b8KhFboYlHQVOKAeIqs7oPmLkpqPFVTs3hMwOXFwJt9r9m85n-F3d1Q9MAFAGsUfSU7qKbrrEWOFFbgW6J4JEz8jEIMdzqw/s640/peda2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  377. &lt;br /&gt;
  378. &lt;br /&gt;
  379. When I showed this to my dad, he asked me if I &lt;i&gt;bought&lt;/i&gt; them from &lt;i&gt;Sri Krishna Sweets&lt;/i&gt;! Isn&#39;t that enough? :-)&lt;br /&gt;
  380. &lt;br /&gt;
  381. Make these pedas and show off to your friends and family and let them marvel at your culinary skills and creativity! Enjoy :-)&lt;br /&gt;
  382. &lt;br /&gt;
  383. &lt;br /&gt;
  384. &lt;h3&gt;
  385. Notes:&lt;/h3&gt;
  386. &lt;br /&gt;
  387. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  388. &lt;li&gt;Shred and Use Paneer in place of milk powder for enhanced taste&lt;/li&gt;
  389. &lt;li&gt;Replace jaggery with sugar (brown or white) for a different flavor.&lt;/li&gt;
  390. &lt;li&gt;Since we add fresh milk to this, finish consuming the pedas within a day or two! (As if this has been a problem anytime! :D)&lt;/li&gt;
  391. &lt;li&gt;Microwave times vary with the power of your microwave, so adjust accordingly. Mine is a 1000 W oven.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  392. &lt;li&gt;I got 6 pedas (as in the picture) with the above quantities.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;
  393. &lt;/ul&gt;
  394. &lt;br /&gt;
  395. &lt;br /&gt;
  396. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  397. &lt;/div&gt;
  398. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/2309785440768748658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2012/10/peda-using-gulab-jamun-mix-super-quick.html#comment-form' title='28 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/2309785440768748658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/2309785440768748658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2012/10/peda-using-gulab-jamun-mix-super-quick.html' title='Peda using Gulab Jamun Mix - Super Quick Sweet in 3 minutes! '/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcVwS1aRIqdaq75h1XKnKvEaXvDaUSPPinzvM1CclcxhkGxABVvrvJTnnF4EhMHG99ndtIKrwIEvu2-9ER3I8pNmzEji9rii0fGKlB7L0ZXG-DjpM7cDpo2uNZ1QVfSIPGs-isiE3iaY/s72-c/peda1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>28</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-5864585327285279115</id><published>2012-03-15T07:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-03-16T22:52:42.246-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beetroots"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="creamy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="home-made"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Beetroot Halwa Using Microwave - Only 15 minutes!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  399. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  400. &lt;/div&gt;
  401. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  402. Beetroot Halwa is the tastier cousin of Carrot Halwa /Gajar ka halwa. It is obvious because beets are sweeter than carrots and that means, you add less sugar! Isn&#39;t that healthier? &lt;/div&gt;
  403. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  404. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  405. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  406. I made a quick dessert in about 15 minutes and the best part is that I didn&#39;t really have to sit (or stand) and keep stirring it. That&#39;s the microwave magic! Most part of it gets done when you&#39;re busy doing something else! &lt;/div&gt;
  407. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  408. &lt;br /&gt;
  409. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  410. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZbfkDpBGa3UQGebXNiqzNA5OCuGPtJ-GQrQwHYFUuAIH5X0_3Anahcgp9hIngwf7O7Lnqy3wLk20iLnmcJ3u2yYKKDUnl2YwpYticoaJnkXyQGWqk6LZP26afwkLMd4jXD4JFFtUzBk/s1600/IMG_2424.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZbfkDpBGa3UQGebXNiqzNA5OCuGPtJ-GQrQwHYFUuAIH5X0_3Anahcgp9hIngwf7O7Lnqy3wLk20iLnmcJ3u2yYKKDUnl2YwpYticoaJnkXyQGWqk6LZP26afwkLMd4jXD4JFFtUzBk/s640/IMG_2424.JPG&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  411. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Beetroot Halwa!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  412. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  413. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  414. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  415. &lt;h2&gt;
  416.  
  417.  
  418. Take the following -&lt;/h2&gt;
  419. &lt;/div&gt;
  420. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  421. &lt;/div&gt;
  422. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  423. &lt;li&gt;Beetroot - 1 (medium size)&lt;/li&gt;
  424. &lt;li&gt;Milk - 180 ml &lt;/li&gt;
  425. &lt;li&gt;Condensed milk - a little more than 1/3 can (A regular can is about 400 ml, so use 150 ml) =&amp;gt; Low-fat is good too! &lt;/li&gt;
  426. &lt;li&gt;Ghee - 2 tsp&lt;/li&gt;
  427. &lt;li&gt;Cashews - 8 nos.&lt;/li&gt;
  428. &lt;li&gt;Sugar - 6 tsp (Reduce 1 or 2 tsp if you desire lesser sweetness)&lt;/li&gt;
  429. &lt;/ul&gt;
  430. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  431. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  432. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  433. &lt;h2&gt;
  434.  
  435.  
  436. &amp;nbsp;5 Quick steps -&lt;/h2&gt;
  437. &lt;/div&gt;
  438. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  439. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  440. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  441. 1.&amp;nbsp; Peel and grate the beetroot into a big microwaveble bowl.&lt;br /&gt;
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  443. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlehCw8rpMq-ASsssxJYdbNxAbG434Vy0YmMXl9fAWDD1esK8gsbufcFDOzfqmycHFRRQf51jTbBOhq7wYsoX1lwUjW3_hlwAqO3jA6ybr3o-xI7hPPD4lfajCjhyKYXYchw_0mH_82M/s1600/IMG_2410.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlehCw8rpMq-ASsssxJYdbNxAbG434Vy0YmMXl9fAWDD1esK8gsbufcFDOzfqmycHFRRQf51jTbBOhq7wYsoX1lwUjW3_hlwAqO3jA6ybr3o-xI7hPPD4lfajCjhyKYXYchw_0mH_82M/s400/IMG_2410.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  444. &lt;/div&gt;
  445. 2.&amp;nbsp; Add milk and MW on High for 5 minutes. Let sit for a minute.&lt;br /&gt;
  446. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  447. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlybIPwH3ARwm0EJc4QcmhA9qYy8OWi3hdB8eQ13GQzflVefD9f_EY3ur4nbApKgvBDRxgfO9Wr_21_ry9kmRglW7SmhbrkiGUHdZA6EpesjqrvWsD7N_kmvJFEiUz0fIBlWlyyh1rlk/s1600/IMG_2412.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlybIPwH3ARwm0EJc4QcmhA9qYy8OWi3hdB8eQ13GQzflVefD9f_EY3ur4nbApKgvBDRxgfO9Wr_21_ry9kmRglW7SmhbrkiGUHdZA6EpesjqrvWsD7N_kmvJFEiUz0fIBlWlyyh1rlk/s400/IMG_2412.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  448. &lt;br /&gt;
  449. 3.&amp;nbsp; Stir, then add sugar and microwave for 3 minutes. Let sit for a minute.&lt;br /&gt;
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  451. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdZp_VDpyC_cT866i8rMoFHuF9Ggwh5K2Xc6Ol1sDaPfnmioOZcXa8KsvnFONNpa8hx6BpvGgxSzJeg7VsOhnlSzOQoi_fzHzGb3a8hpg6q0rNuDXlAbOXnTKOUfI__vfkBryKFx3G4s/s1600/IMG_2413.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdZp_VDpyC_cT866i8rMoFHuF9Ggwh5K2Xc6Ol1sDaPfnmioOZcXa8KsvnFONNpa8hx6BpvGgxSzJeg7VsOhnlSzOQoi_fzHzGb3a8hpg6q0rNuDXlAbOXnTKOUfI__vfkBryKFx3G4s/s400/IMG_2413.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  452. &lt;br /&gt;
  453. 4.&amp;nbsp; Stir,&amp;nbsp; add condensed milk and MW on High again for 4 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
  454. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  455. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The mixture should now be cooked very well yet it will be a little runny.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
  456. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  457. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  458. 5. Take a kadai, heat ghee and roast cashews. Then add the cooked beet mixture and stir for 3-4 minutes on medium heat. Switch off heat and let sit for 2 minutes.&amp;nbsp; It&#39;s thickened and pasty now, just like halwa should be! &lt;br /&gt;
  459. &lt;br /&gt;
  460. C&#39;mon lick it off, straight away! :-) This pic explains how good the halwa tasted! &lt;br /&gt;
  461. &lt;br /&gt;
  462. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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  464. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Beetroot Halwa - Quick n Easy! &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  465. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  466. &lt;br /&gt;
  467. &lt;b&gt;These quantities serve 2 to 3 people. Store in the fridge for a day or two (if there is any!). &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  486. &lt;/div&gt;
  487. Wondering how chocolate mousse can be low in fat and yet delicious? Yes, there&#39;s no cream nor egg yolks but there&#39;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.enotes.com/science/q-and-a/how-tofu-made-288697&quot;&gt;tofu&lt;/a&gt;....Silken Tofu...Extra smooth... :-) It&#39;s unbelievably quick to make for that lingering taste it leaves behind! And....there&#39;s no baking involved at all!&lt;br /&gt;
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  489. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  490. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqNtvvu6Zj0V_w_MHmig-FXpuoUTPpEKOs-x-Polsgt73YSEdcuPk4309UR_uOgDl3_jddiK-1g2GmJsrvqwC_ZS8jX_e6RJ0GhJ9rIhUxJA6hyphenhyphenpSBRUqKPMSWxqqjJORy4jLszpy-rQ/s1600/IMG_2379.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqNtvvu6Zj0V_w_MHmig-FXpuoUTPpEKOs-x-Polsgt73YSEdcuPk4309UR_uOgDl3_jddiK-1g2GmJsrvqwC_ZS8jX_e6RJ0GhJ9rIhUxJA6hyphenhyphenpSBRUqKPMSWxqqjJORy4jLszpy-rQ/s640/IMG_2379.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  491. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Creamy Chocolate Mousse - without any cream! ;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  492. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  493. &lt;br /&gt;
  494. &lt;br /&gt;
  495. Do not deprive yourself of this opportunity that could turn even tofu-detesters to fall in love with this Tofu-Chocolate marriage! Yes, Tofu is so bland that makes it so versatile, it absorbs whatever you add/ blend with it. I learnt about Tofu after coming to Singapore as it&#39;s widely used in Asian cuisine.&amp;nbsp; Tofu is made from soybeans/ soy milk just like how &lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/02/paneer-butter-masala-quick-n-tasty.html&quot;&gt;Paneer&lt;/a&gt; is made from Milk. Isn&#39;t it nice to get some extra protein even as we consume &lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/search/label/dessert&quot;&gt;desserts&lt;/a&gt;? :-)&lt;br /&gt;
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  497. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  498. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yZ6y33ZvWAV0ACMI48oXRrKyXts5xkJvP3mpjanZTRSuj2E6ATIZa6wTAxcwYRtfjVKHUPB7IgDZb2rq3-q7jzucKuYKJnwDF6YU8hSz0jvsXBcjxt1HK_0lZUgWiut_UD-xkb5qDM0/s1600/IMG_0413.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yZ6y33ZvWAV0ACMI48oXRrKyXts5xkJvP3mpjanZTRSuj2E6ATIZa6wTAxcwYRtfjVKHUPB7IgDZb2rq3-q7jzucKuYKJnwDF6YU8hSz0jvsXBcjxt1HK_0lZUgWiut_UD-xkb5qDM0/s640/IMG_0413.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  499. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Chocolate Mousse - Low-fat!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  503. &lt;h2&gt;
  504.  
  505. &lt;b&gt;Yield - 4 medium-sized ramekins&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  506. &lt;h2&gt;
  507.  
  508.  
  509.  
  510.  
  511. What I Used -&lt;/h2&gt;
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  514. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Simple Ingredients, right in your pantry!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  517. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  518. &lt;li&gt;Extra smooth &lt;b&gt;Silken &lt;/b&gt;Tofu - 300 g&lt;/li&gt;
  519. &lt;li&gt;Pure Cocoa Powder (don&#39;t use drinking chocolate) - 3 tbsp&lt;/li&gt;
  520. &lt;li&gt;Chocolate Chips (Semi-sweet works best) or Dark chocolate (I used 53%) bars* ~ 100 g&lt;/li&gt;
  521. &lt;li&gt;Milk - 1/4 cup&lt;/li&gt;
  522. &lt;li&gt;Vanilla extract - 1 tsp&lt;/li&gt;
  523. &lt;/ul&gt;
  524. &lt;br /&gt;
  525. * There&#39;s no need to add extra sugar as the sugar present in Chocolate bars/chips was found to be sufficient. However, if you think your family doesn&#39;t like Dark chocolate as such (if they call it bitter!) , then, may be you should try using Milk chocolate instead. Best to start with a combination of milk and dark - 50% each!&lt;br /&gt;
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  530. &lt;h2&gt;
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  533.  
  534.  
  535. How To -&lt;/h2&gt;
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  537. 1. Drain the water from tofu and blend into a really smooooth paste in an electric mixer/blender.&lt;br /&gt;
  538. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  539. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscmHAJHbGbD7y_008V6DHOD3AhthgjJBC6MBDaNbL5t3yDvAi0cFZlhLEnPJWi4OmS5srpDMA57YJQrnB7Hi4_GbtK_NinVgIzAfr8OHRnXFj67WrrHYQzf_ftPDDnK8x8yn2FSXrcpg/s1600/IMG_2356.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscmHAJHbGbD7y_008V6DHOD3AhthgjJBC6MBDaNbL5t3yDvAi0cFZlhLEnPJWi4OmS5srpDMA57YJQrnB7Hi4_GbtK_NinVgIzAfr8OHRnXFj67WrrHYQzf_ftPDDnK8x8yn2FSXrcpg/s400/IMG_2356.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  540. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Siken Tofu, blended smooth&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  543. &lt;br /&gt;
  544. 2. Microwave milk for a minute and add cocoa powder to hot milk. Whisk them well together without lumps.&lt;br /&gt;
  545. &lt;br /&gt;
  546. 3. Microwave chocolate chips or chocolate bars until it&#39;s all melted. &lt;br /&gt;
  547. &lt;br /&gt;
  548. 4. Add 2 + 3 + vanilla to the smoothly blended tofu and run the electric mixer again.&lt;br /&gt;
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  550. 5. Pour into serving cups (I used colorful ramekins!) and refrigerate (do NOT freeze)&amp;nbsp; for about 2 hours. The more time you let it sit in the fridge, the better it gets! &lt;br /&gt;
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  556. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-H9HYnOZnc4gqnr6JERh6s0d3p9xiKxbuykCBQFAoiVwBvC25qdi3SwdxfJlPL3OdIGr_gK6a73BoRCp7_wRzlM8Gfsz1ByiXXYBdDpILrs3W6ZrJNXfXnwmLfFSrz2Vv8cY7tO5NO4I/s1600/IMG_0415.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-H9HYnOZnc4gqnr6JERh6s0d3p9xiKxbuykCBQFAoiVwBvC25qdi3SwdxfJlPL3OdIGr_gK6a73BoRCp7_wRzlM8Gfsz1ByiXXYBdDpILrs3W6ZrJNXfXnwmLfFSrz2Vv8cY7tO5NO4I/s640/IMG_0415.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  559. 6. Optionally, grate some dark chocolate onto each cup and serve chilled. &lt;br /&gt;
  560. &lt;br /&gt;
  561. Let me tell you that it may not taste good if you lick off a spoon BEFORE refrigerating it. But AFTER 90 minutes (yes, I secretly tasted a spoonful after 1 and half hours!), you&#39;re transported to heaven! Absolutely like the Before-After pictures that Slimming companies, Hairloss treatments and the like advertise with! :D&lt;br /&gt;
  562. &lt;br /&gt;
  563. Nobody can tell there&#39;s tofu in the mousse! That&#39;s the beauty! :-)&lt;br /&gt;
  564. &lt;br /&gt;
  565. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  566. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NyjdboDrMa8L62hUqh4dZXe_HkJ0N6VGuhRwFRMHjAlhFRnWs8Xf1_pFH7jGdKXzJ6LqtT4ulGGAT4C9ZDTo9io8QJM0pJS91tIh5CXom-ntXrYGDjYPmv_kz7D1BXAAhmklFeUligg/s1600/IMG_0411.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NyjdboDrMa8L62hUqh4dZXe_HkJ0N6VGuhRwFRMHjAlhFRnWs8Xf1_pFH7jGdKXzJ6LqtT4ulGGAT4C9ZDTo9io8QJM0pJS91tIh5CXom-ntXrYGDjYPmv_kz7D1BXAAhmklFeUligg/s640/IMG_0411.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  567. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Rich n decadent choc mousse&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  568. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  569. C&#39;mon, make it NOW and surprise your family!!!&lt;br /&gt;
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  573. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Smoooth...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  574. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  575. &lt;br /&gt;
  576. &lt;br /&gt;
  577. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/2539189266331465031/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2012/03/low-fat-no-bake-chocolate-mousse-within.html#comment-form' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/2539189266331465031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/2539189266331465031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2012/03/low-fat-no-bake-chocolate-mousse-within.html' title='Low-fat, No-bake Chocolate Mousse! Within 10 minutes!'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqNtvvu6Zj0V_w_MHmig-FXpuoUTPpEKOs-x-Polsgt73YSEdcuPk4309UR_uOgDl3_jddiK-1g2GmJsrvqwC_ZS8jX_e6RJ0GhJ9rIhUxJA6hyphenhyphenpSBRUqKPMSWxqqjJORy4jLszpy-rQ/s72-c/IMG_2379.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-7149763415792855078</id><published>2012-01-07T00:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-03-23T02:42:28.406-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="chocolate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Low-fat"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Easy-peasy Chocolate Cake - Happy Birthday Sis!!! :-)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  578. Today is my sister&#39;s birthday and I baked this chocolate cake to celebrate it :-)&amp;nbsp; How I wish I could walk across the street (and not having to fly for 4 hours + spend 3 hours at the airport), feed her and see her relish the cake! &lt;br /&gt;
  579. &lt;br /&gt;
  580. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  581. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1unv7oYk1myjOGwi0VhWv1K-5_5ilQ4vZhfCyMVixW2zyoouDfKlqBD96cqItd2Ev6eTnqj2gJbh-iQ8-k3yQA-xcstW7wvYxgoZbV4CY0qi_6eywg27H6VGjMNOkKUK81Pcj6q5RqTU/s1600/IMG_2119.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1unv7oYk1myjOGwi0VhWv1K-5_5ilQ4vZhfCyMVixW2zyoouDfKlqBD96cqItd2Ev6eTnqj2gJbh-iQ8-k3yQA-xcstW7wvYxgoZbV4CY0qi_6eywg27H6VGjMNOkKUK81Pcj6q5RqTU/s640/IMG_2119.JPG&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  582. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy Birthday! &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  583. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  584. &lt;br /&gt;
  585. The specialty of &lt;a href=&quot;http://chowtimes.com/2006/09/22/moist-chocolate-cake/&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; recipe is that it is absolutely eggless (Yes, no need to think of substitutions for egg! Isn&#39;t that wonderful?) and free from butter! Plus, there are no fancy ingredients and I am quite sure you&#39;ll have all the stuff stocked in your kitchen at most times. Although there is oil being used, I &lt;strike&gt;would soon be&lt;/strike&gt; trying it out with half prune extract and half oil and I believe (from my prior experiments) that wouldn&#39;t significantly affect the quality of the end-product. &lt;strike&gt;Will update y&#39;all with the results.&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  586. &lt;br /&gt;
  587. &lt;h3&gt;
  588. Update:&lt;/h3&gt;
  589. I replaced 3 tbsp oil with prune essence and used just 1 tbsp oil and there was absolutely no difference to the taste or texture! Yum-yum-yummy!!! &lt;br /&gt;
  590. &lt;br /&gt;
  591. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  592. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hUWofNpy_sUTN1E3G3Lnd7-jmknyAan-UYdttTZpLVOxL4HRqCj_UYZ-pGtPFQ_QfmgSI3U2I9D_LeyEtQ2NIzsU1miW7fZYCs0IPpl7MyeXh85SMdduYVH869_qtBNL5d29SgjPtlc/s1600/IMG_2123.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hUWofNpy_sUTN1E3G3Lnd7-jmknyAan-UYdttTZpLVOxL4HRqCj_UYZ-pGtPFQ_QfmgSI3U2I9D_LeyEtQ2NIzsU1miW7fZYCs0IPpl7MyeXh85SMdduYVH869_qtBNL5d29SgjPtlc/s640/IMG_2123.JPG&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  593. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Take a bite, please!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  594. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  595. &lt;br /&gt;
  596. &lt;h2&gt;
  597.  
  598. Things You Need -&lt;/h2&gt;
  599. &lt;br /&gt;
  600. &lt;h2&gt;
  601.  
  602. Dry Ingredients -&lt;/h2&gt;
  603. &lt;br /&gt;
  604. Flour (I used Whole wheat) - 1 and 1/2 cups&lt;br /&gt;
  605. Baking soda - 1 tbsp&lt;br /&gt;
  606. Salt - 1/4 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  607. Cocoa powder - 3 tbsp&lt;br /&gt;
  608. &lt;br /&gt;
  609. &lt;h2&gt;
  610.  
  611. Wet Ingredients -&lt;/h2&gt;
  612. &lt;br /&gt;
  613. Water - 1 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  614. Sugar - 1 cup ( (I used 1 and 1/4 cups brown sugar as I didn&#39;t have enough white sugar!)&lt;br /&gt;
  615. Vinegar (White or Apple-cider vinegar or simply concentrated lemon juice) - 1 tbsp&lt;br /&gt;
  616. Vanilla essence - 1/2 tbsp&lt;br /&gt;
  617. Oil - 4 tbsp&lt;br /&gt;
  618. Chocolate chips - 2 handfuls ( I like mine to be really chocolatey...Ummm :-)&lt;br /&gt;
  619. &lt;br /&gt;
  620. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  621. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpLplYAl7tK76av8zpJg0gjXZt0k0f4q1sPXBtPP8PimSBu_1lXCVVNegupv9_ptFlTV7Q5pnBZCVEaCariGisxC12mmSTV4AUD1NLQGpjJsDhvrmEH0oa6JerLcwEkbfitysLPTcu34/s1600/IMG_2116.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpLplYAl7tK76av8zpJg0gjXZt0k0f4q1sPXBtPP8PimSBu_1lXCVVNegupv9_ptFlTV7Q5pnBZCVEaCariGisxC12mmSTV4AUD1NLQGpjJsDhvrmEH0oa6JerLcwEkbfitysLPTcu34/s640/IMG_2116.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  622. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Birthday Cake for Dear Sis! &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  623. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  624. &lt;br /&gt;
  625. &lt;h2&gt;
  626.  
  627. Procedure -&lt;/h2&gt;
  628. &lt;br /&gt;
  629. The recipe is so simple! &lt;b&gt;Sift&lt;/b&gt; and combine the dry ingredients in a big bowl. Whisk together the wet ingredients in another bowl. Add the &lt;b&gt;dry to the wet&lt;/b&gt;. Whisk well. Add in some (a handful) chocolate chips finally and mix once slightly.&lt;br /&gt;
  630. &lt;br /&gt;
  631. Line a baking dish and pour the mixture (it&#39;s kinda watery and not thick unlike usual cake batter, but don&#39;t panic, all is well!). Sprinkle some more (another handful) chocolate chips.&lt;br /&gt;
  632. &lt;br /&gt;
  633. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 deg Celsius for about 35-40 minutes. When tested with a toothpick, it might be &lt;i&gt;a bit &lt;/i&gt;moist. Decorate with Icing of your choice! &lt;br /&gt;
  634. &lt;br /&gt;
  635. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  636. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjQ9bhvHDzT6mq8alyKZZxYhghis4FnxgoeMZqbU9OwmpfLao6e8YwyjP-lJwM6YkpPyKjExAUXTeb91earGz40rAnjU_fYx23LFzhLZrw8qZRFrAlXIAN1HX-_OQkO_4d0KPGE2B2s8/s1600/IMG_2121.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjQ9bhvHDzT6mq8alyKZZxYhghis4FnxgoeMZqbU9OwmpfLao6e8YwyjP-lJwM6YkpPyKjExAUXTeb91earGz40rAnjU_fYx23LFzhLZrw8qZRFrAlXIAN1HX-_OQkO_4d0KPGE2B2s8/s640/IMG_2121.JPG&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  637. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;So soft and delicious!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  638. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  639. &lt;br /&gt;
  640. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/7149763415792855078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2012/01/easy-peasy-chocolate-cake-happy.html#comment-form' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/7149763415792855078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/7149763415792855078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2012/01/easy-peasy-chocolate-cake-happy.html' title='Easy-peasy Chocolate Cake - Happy Birthday Sis!!! :-)'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1unv7oYk1myjOGwi0VhWv1K-5_5ilQ4vZhfCyMVixW2zyoouDfKlqBD96cqItd2Ev6eTnqj2gJbh-iQ8-k3yQA-xcstW7wvYxgoZbV4CY0qi_6eywg27H6VGjMNOkKUK81Pcj6q5RqTU/s72-c/IMG_2119.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-9054796955021381604</id><published>2012-01-01T00:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T01:24:14.996-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="american"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="breakfast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="crunchy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fruits"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Blueberry Streusel Cake - Happy New Year!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;I&#39;m really fond of fruits in my cake and the berries, full of anti-oxidants, are definitely special! As a child, I haven&#39;t seen Blueberries or Blackberries and was fascinated to see some fresh produce here in Singapore! We do get Strawberries in India from places like Reliance Fresh or Nilgiris Supermarket and whenever appa brings home these cute fruits, amma makes fresh smoothies that taste so heavenly! &lt;br /&gt;
  641. &lt;br /&gt;
  642. I am immensely delighted that this is my 100th post (Yeh!!!) and today is the 1st day of 2012 :) This is Celebration time! I decided to splurge a bit today and baked this one, without substituting butter with anything else! I did feel a bit guilty on creating some exceptions, but I guess we really enjoyed every piece of the cake :)&lt;br /&gt;
  643. &lt;br /&gt;
  644. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  645. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lzuCBxukPYk/TwAG5XVcckI/AAAAAAAAGsQ/BzWE_VUK9Zs/s1600/IMG_1959.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lzuCBxukPYk/TwAG5XVcckI/AAAAAAAAGsQ/BzWE_VUK9Zs/s640/IMG_1959.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  646. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Blueberry Cake with Streusel Crumb Topping&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  647. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  648. The basic cake recipe is adapted from Joy of Baking, but the streusel topping is my own combination, with some oats and walnuts added for the crunch!&lt;br /&gt;
  649. &lt;br /&gt;
  650. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  651. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YXs2koxxkzA/Tv_4vdGDWRI/AAAAAAAAGsE/fNd4z8pO9Ew/s1600/IMG_1964.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YXs2koxxkzA/Tv_4vdGDWRI/AAAAAAAAGsE/fNd4z8pO9Ew/s640/IMG_1964.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  652. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Blueberry Streusel Cake&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  653. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  654. &lt;h2&gt;What I Used for the Cake Batter -&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  655. &lt;h3&gt;Dry Ingredients -&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  656. All purpose flour - 1/2 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  657. Whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  658. Salt - 1/8th of a teaspoon&lt;br /&gt;
  659. Baking powder - 1 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  660. &lt;br /&gt;
  661. &lt;h3&gt;Wet Ingredients -&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  662. Butter (unsalted) - 1/4 cup&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  663. White Sugar - 1/2 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  664. Flaxmeal - 1 tbsp soaked&amp;nbsp; 3 tbsp of warm water for 5 minutes (or 1 egg) &lt;br /&gt;
  665. Milk - 1/3 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  666. Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  667. Blueberries - 350 grams &lt;br /&gt;
  668. &lt;br /&gt;
  669. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  670. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eyPuSdgqM0o/Tv_38qCaSkI/AAAAAAAAGrM/AEM8XflO3DE/s1600/IMG_1942.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eyPuSdgqM0o/Tv_38qCaSkI/AAAAAAAAGrM/AEM8XflO3DE/s400/IMG_1942.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  671. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Blueberries - out of the freezer! &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  672. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  673. &lt;h2&gt;For the Streusel Topping -&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  674. All-purpose flour - 1/2 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  675. Brown sugar - 1/2 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  676. Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  677. Walnuts (coarsely chopped) - about 10&lt;br /&gt;
  678. Oats (Quick Cooking) - 1/4 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  679. Butter - 3 tbsp&lt;br /&gt;
  680. &lt;br /&gt;
  681. &lt;br /&gt;
  682. &lt;h2&gt;Steps -&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  683. &lt;h3&gt;To Make Streusel Topping -&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  684. Mix the flour, oats, cinnamon and sugar together. Cut in the butter with a fork and blend well until it forms coarse crumbs. Add chopped walnuts. This is the streusel topping. Keep it aside. &lt;br /&gt;
  685. &lt;br /&gt;
  686. &lt;h3&gt;To Prepare the Cake Batter -&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  687. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sift the dry ingredients and mix them together.&lt;/li&gt;
  688. &lt;li&gt;Beat the butter until smooth and cream sugar along with it.&lt;/li&gt;
  689. &lt;li&gt;Whisk flaxmeal with warm water until it becomes sticky. Then, add it to the creamed butter-sugar mixture. Please look up&lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/11/carrot-pear-cake-eggless-and-vegan.html&quot;&gt; this recipe&lt;/a&gt; for pictures of freshly ground flaxseeds and how it looks when whisked with warm water. &lt;/li&gt;
  690. &lt;li&gt;Add vanilla and beat until well-incorporated.&lt;/li&gt;
  691. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  692. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Now, add the flour mixture (dry) to the wet and add milk gradually and mix until just combined.&lt;/li&gt;
  693. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Take out your cake pan, grease with butter (or use a baking sheet as a liner) and pour this prepared batter on top of it.&lt;/li&gt;
  694. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Arrange blueberries on top of this batter. &lt;/li&gt;
  695. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  696. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PBKaScQPKMc/Tv_4DxSb-HI/AAAAAAAAGrU/d2Kk-UtScEM/s1600/IMG_1947.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PBKaScQPKMc/Tv_4DxSb-HI/AAAAAAAAGrU/d2Kk-UtScEM/s400/IMG_1947.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  697. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sprinkle the prepared streusel topping on top. Press slightly with a spatula. &lt;/li&gt;
  698. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  699. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-to7y6DtSQ1g/Tv_4LIdnA0I/AAAAAAAAGrc/5Bf5lTBxVVE/s1600/IMG_1949.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-to7y6DtSQ1g/Tv_4LIdnA0I/AAAAAAAAGrc/5Bf5lTBxVVE/s400/IMG_1949.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  700. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake, comes out clean, without anything sticking to it. Remove from the oven and let cool on the wire rack.&lt;br /&gt;
  701. &lt;br /&gt;
  702. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mSCbPvbvwhw/Tv_4T1cUbMI/AAAAAAAAGrk/auEBTJodK2U/s1600/IMG_1957.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mSCbPvbvwhw/Tv_4T1cUbMI/AAAAAAAAGrk/auEBTJodK2U/s640/IMG_1957.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  704. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CVx4RP75NFw/Tv_4dWjg9iI/AAAAAAAAGrs/CFgFoRfkHLU/s1600/IMG_1959.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CVx4RP75NFw/Tv_4dWjg9iI/AAAAAAAAGrs/CFgFoRfkHLU/s640/IMG_1959.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  707. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S_o5ktT17C8/Tv_4jdGAihI/AAAAAAAAGr0/DRXFHyMzO3U/s1600/IMG_1962.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S_o5ktT17C8/Tv_4jdGAihI/AAAAAAAAGr0/DRXFHyMzO3U/s640/IMG_1962.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  708. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Blueberry Cake with Streusel Crumb Topping&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  709. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  710. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  711. The streusel crumb topping is the BEST part of this cake! It is ABSOLUTELY RICH with butter and sugar and the addition of oats and walnuts give it the much needed crunch :) I say, its so much better than cakes loaded with cream on top! Do try this and your taste buds will be soo pleased that you&#39;ll want to make it over and over again! :-)&lt;br /&gt;
  712. &lt;br /&gt;
  713. Serve fresh out of the oven when it&#39;s still warm. Refrigerate the cake (if anything remains!) and it will stay good for a week. &lt;i&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  714. &lt;div style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  715. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Wishing everyone a fantastic new year filled with good health, joy and prosperity!!! :)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  719. If you want to make a traditional payasam / kheer in 10 minutes, this is it :) I bought some Aval for Krishna Jayanthi and used some for making &lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/10/chivda-mixture-quick-and-easy-snack.html&quot;&gt;Chivda&lt;/a&gt; for Diwali. There is yet some more left, so I made it into a quick kheer in no time! Everyone liked it and my cousin suggested that I put up the recipe on the blog.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  720. &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  721. I try to use jaggery in place of sugar whenever the recipe can work well. I first thought of using jaggery when a friend mentioned to me that she adds a bit of jaggery to turn payasams away from white color (bcoz she doesn&#39;t like milk in its original white color).&amp;nbsp; Bottomline - Jaggery is a healthier option, go for it if you like the substitution! :)&lt;br /&gt;
  722. &lt;br /&gt;
  723. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  724. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xxR-gv07XiJwm2cnXvhYGSyxxLcwNAjxDsBJi34TI5dWgltN3lGooxAxcngG5bjMKsY3T58dw7hTRQwf3kBY6DQKg-eHFAZX8QNWsHkgR2BUTGJouOeNSp0Hn8one0qKu9OPvAzLxn8/s1600/IMG_1920.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xxR-gv07XiJwm2cnXvhYGSyxxLcwNAjxDsBJi34TI5dWgltN3lGooxAxcngG5bjMKsY3T58dw7hTRQwf3kBY6DQKg-eHFAZX8QNWsHkgR2BUTGJouOeNSp0Hn8one0qKu9OPvAzLxn8/s400/IMG_1920.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  725. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Aval Payasam / Kheer with Poha&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  726. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  727. &lt;br /&gt;
  728. The quantities are right for 3 adults, but it was enough for 4 of us as a dessert after a complete meal.&lt;br /&gt;
  729. &lt;br /&gt;
  730. &lt;br /&gt;
  731. &lt;h2&gt;
  732. I Used -&lt;/h2&gt;
  733. &lt;br /&gt;
  734. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  735. &lt;li&gt;Aval / Poha / Flattened Rice - 1/2 cup &lt;/li&gt;
  736. &lt;li&gt;Ghee - 1 tsp + 1 tsp(to roast cashews)&lt;/li&gt;
  737. &lt;li&gt;Milk - 1 cup + 1/4 cup &lt;/li&gt;
  738. &lt;li&gt;Sweetened Condensed milk - 2 tbsp (This time, I used High Calcium Milkmaid) &lt;/li&gt;
  739. &lt;li&gt;Jaggery - 1/4 cup or slightly lesser&amp;nbsp; (grated or coarsely powdered)&lt;/li&gt;
  740. &lt;li&gt;Cardamom powder (Elaichi powder) - a pinch &lt;/li&gt;
  741. &lt;li&gt;Cashews - about 10 (to be roasted in ghee)&lt;/li&gt;
  742. &lt;/ul&gt;
  743. &lt;br /&gt;
  744. &lt;h2&gt;
  745. How To -&lt;/h2&gt;
  746. &lt;br /&gt;
  747. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  748. &lt;li&gt;Roast Aval in a teaspoon of ghee in microwave for about a minute. By now, it would have become a bit crispy.&lt;/li&gt;
  749. &lt;/ul&gt;
  750. &lt;br /&gt;
  751. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  752. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rM6cU9tDEY2JN9HT96YrZiIgnhyphenhyphentARn4iVJ8uLa2Z_2UsEVPYLWD1hYHsizuNv2wPHtO6Ht725L7N_NXXOLb3ndKrb1YX6TfeROP-ZLcHyQIXDfTWaBTU0WjTp-H1InD-aVPHUu33qQ/s1600/IMG_1901.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rM6cU9tDEY2JN9HT96YrZiIgnhyphenhyphentARn4iVJ8uLa2Z_2UsEVPYLWD1hYHsizuNv2wPHtO6Ht725L7N_NXXOLb3ndKrb1YX6TfeROP-ZLcHyQIXDfTWaBTU0WjTp-H1InD-aVPHUu33qQ/s400/IMG_1901.JPG&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  753. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I wouldn&#39;t suggest ghee-roasting cashews in microwave, as it doesn&#39;t turn out as nicely roasted &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  754. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  755. &lt;br /&gt;
  756. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  757. &lt;li&gt;Cook Aval in steps, starting with 1/2 cup milk. I&#39;m not giving timings as it varies with the power of the microwave you have. But I can assure you that the kheer will be ready in less than 15 minutes. Of course, you could choose to prepare this in a milk pan/ pot on the stove as well. &lt;/li&gt;
  758. &lt;/ul&gt;
  759. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  760. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyviPvl3aTULMHEzG91zZbgZmLoKuKCrDoE9N-rutytvYT8qwv0BARcbXzOuyWuxhtivve5lp7hFQTDLTz1cP98hJKDehqGMAEc6BH0Jlx6MykNvLSxVTzjco5_jEQXQyhF8dAkS1zw-M/s1600/IMG_1902.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyviPvl3aTULMHEzG91zZbgZmLoKuKCrDoE9N-rutytvYT8qwv0BARcbXzOuyWuxhtivve5lp7hFQTDLTz1cP98hJKDehqGMAEc6BH0Jlx6MykNvLSxVTzjco5_jEQXQyhF8dAkS1zw-M/s400/IMG_1902.JPG&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  761. &lt;br /&gt;
  762. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  763. &lt;li&gt;Stir after about 2 minutes and add another 1/2 cup milk and let the Poha/ Aval cook fully. I had to taste to confirm it is well-cooked. Most of the milk is now absorbed by the rice flakes. Good news! No more cooking after this step :)&lt;/li&gt;
  764. &lt;/ul&gt;
  765. &lt;br /&gt;
  766. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  767. &lt;/div&gt;
  768. &lt;br /&gt;
  769. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  770. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbcnEegk-niJIMoY7WlScqpITeWe9oHhpOjy2L7frRI9DeJ5hHLIwZNcuzUnsn_uUDL1VxLTOGBIX1jQCJtPem1SeUtmo7i4d_9dNkNwCT9dIXA48jt4cbA6DPaYdvX0iDwzat1JGFl0/s1600/IMG_1903.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbcnEegk-niJIMoY7WlScqpITeWe9oHhpOjy2L7frRI9DeJ5hHLIwZNcuzUnsn_uUDL1VxLTOGBIX1jQCJtPem1SeUtmo7i4d_9dNkNwCT9dIXA48jt4cbA6DPaYdvX0iDwzat1JGFl0/s400/IMG_1903.JPG&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  771. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;More milk is now absorbed by Rice flakes as compared to the previous pic&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  772. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  773. &lt;br /&gt;
  774. &lt;br /&gt;
  775. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  776. &lt;li&gt;Add jaggery and mix well. I just break the big rock of jaggery into smaller chunks using my kitchen hammer. It melts in the heat and you just need to mix the really small bits using a spoon.&lt;/li&gt;
  777. &lt;/ul&gt;
  778. &lt;br /&gt;
  779. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  780. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKD5WlLa7jVUi0UtvwYEV1xfia4KiBBlydNMx-eFQLtIt9GphCgz9_RLutp25lXPp-DvPC3EO00l7kj38L9_p5NXhwKtt4Qvmu2xFEMet8OL1a21WuGfC1E_n0MiFMs8SoHxWvwiJX1E/s1600/IMG_1905.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKD5WlLa7jVUi0UtvwYEV1xfia4KiBBlydNMx-eFQLtIt9GphCgz9_RLutp25lXPp-DvPC3EO00l7kj38L9_p5NXhwKtt4Qvmu2xFEMet8OL1a21WuGfC1E_n0MiFMs8SoHxWvwiJX1E/s400/IMG_1905.JPG&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  781. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Aval Payasam with Jaggery&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  782. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  783. &lt;br /&gt;
  784. &lt;br /&gt;
  785. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  786. &lt;li&gt;Add cardamom powder next.&lt;/li&gt;
  787. &lt;li&gt;Stir in 1/4 cup of milk and you can see that it&#39;s now at the right consistency of kheer. &lt;/li&gt;
  788. &lt;li&gt;Finally, add the condensed milk and top with ghee-roasted cashewnuts :) &lt;/li&gt;
  789. &lt;/ul&gt;
  790. &lt;br /&gt;
  791. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  792. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwySGl_6AklcTn6OoGRPumD_rqTq9B0O6iVZXs-FdyNuXYhqVKLdrsqmMaPCcYWjHlWdur_LCOYXsmtwfsF1WAhkR2YXfcMPRbHKPo7FkxnN3Wx1fXfbJLzTsQ-NWnof8zUr5NibLnPeA/s1600/IMG_1922.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwySGl_6AklcTn6OoGRPumD_rqTq9B0O6iVZXs-FdyNuXYhqVKLdrsqmMaPCcYWjHlWdur_LCOYXsmtwfsF1WAhkR2YXfcMPRbHKPo7FkxnN3Wx1fXfbJLzTsQ-NWnof8zUr5NibLnPeA/s400/IMG_1922.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  793. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Decorated with cashews and ready to be served!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  794. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  795. &lt;br /&gt;
  796. Linking this to &lt;a href=&quot;http://erivumpuliyumm.blogspot.com/2011/11/announcing-my-first-blog-event.html&quot;&gt;Christmas Delicacy @ Julie&#39;s space&lt;/a&gt;. Merry Christmas! :)&lt;/div&gt;
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  798. &lt;br /&gt;
  799. There are a lot of Carrot Cake recipes over the Web and sure, they all look delicious and tempting! &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Grandma-s-Apple-Carrot-Cake&quot;&gt;This one&lt;/a&gt; caught my attention and I wanted to give it a try. The first time, I made these with an apple, as per the original recipe, just eggless. Simply delicious! Now, I had some pears in my fridge and I thought a pear can be substituted in place of an apple! Sure, they work great!&amp;nbsp; They are similarly textured and is almost of the same size. I also inserted some walnuts (but of course;) - you can add any nuts - pistachios, pecans or use 1/2 raisins and 1/2 nuts - entirely upto you!&lt;br /&gt;
  800. &lt;br /&gt;
  801. Perfectly moist and full of carrots, this one is a healthy cake that also tastes super-yummy! :) Don&#39;t blame me if this cake becomes your tea-time obsession! :)&lt;br /&gt;
  802. &lt;br /&gt;
  803. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  804. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfPTKm5wDKMb7jFCTdrxDsOXNVioQh825pzAmw03GQoKmBvMO2xVRtJkiCc_0-jnJ9RqCwu0AaFCxQfe1LBTInIJEZoKjcRmOYM1d-2NFbKprSn-leWTVhPHo0nUHeFIHp5lAzO5Z9x8/s1600/IMG_1865.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfPTKm5wDKMb7jFCTdrxDsOXNVioQh825pzAmw03GQoKmBvMO2xVRtJkiCc_0-jnJ9RqCwu0AaFCxQfe1LBTInIJEZoKjcRmOYM1d-2NFbKprSn-leWTVhPHo0nUHeFIHp5lAzO5Z9x8/s400/IMG_1865.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  805. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Carrot and Pear Cake &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  806. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  807. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  808. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOESGgxuYXJxl9J6l2XMzWdWEWu1fzT7EVxw5slZgwTMYntcc_JoHDvXSjCJW6dSdm5VpqfDubOT1idjdxnDy0sMMUSCddd2pqn6Ywx3wLqb6Wyf3mCgwcICCRX3mYv9fK3ubg39JCr4k/s1600/IMG_1861.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOESGgxuYXJxl9J6l2XMzWdWEWu1fzT7EVxw5slZgwTMYntcc_JoHDvXSjCJW6dSdm5VpqfDubOT1idjdxnDy0sMMUSCddd2pqn6Ywx3wLqb6Wyf3mCgwcICCRX3mYv9fK3ubg39JCr4k/s400/IMG_1861.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  809. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;With the classic CreamCheese frosting!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  810. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span id=&quot;goog_498032546&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;goog_498032547&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h2&gt;I Used -&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  811. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln_yMOYDo_BVq7fMaSVPUZpJciUjN4U42ofRcrfSngwbg82FTmYpVj60L5k-nQCiQQcRLeu_XNQ01UrpEFwulGacCCp7Mb_s87n8UYD9zDzuBn6EIem9nQvmvH2XOfmV-BFvRKUGg8JM/s1600/carrotcake+003.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln_yMOYDo_BVq7fMaSVPUZpJciUjN4U42ofRcrfSngwbg82FTmYpVj60L5k-nQCiQQcRLeu_XNQ01UrpEFwulGacCCp7Mb_s87n8UYD9zDzuBn6EIem9nQvmvH2XOfmV-BFvRKUGg8JM/s400/carrotcake+003.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  812. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Carrots and Pear&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  813. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  814. 1 cup&amp;nbsp; Whole-Wheat Pastry flour&lt;br /&gt;
  815. 1/2 cup Brown Sugar&lt;br /&gt;
  816. 1/2 cup White Sugar&lt;br /&gt;
  817. 2 tbsp Flax seeds, freshly ground &lt;br /&gt;
  818. 6 tbsp Warm Water&lt;br /&gt;
  819. 1/4 cup Olive Oil&lt;br /&gt;
  820. 1/4 cup Prune Extract (Or Use another 1/4 cup Oil or 1/4 cup Applesauce)&lt;br /&gt;
  821. 1/2 tsp Baking Soda.&lt;br /&gt;
  822. 1/4 tsp salt&lt;br /&gt;
  823. 1 tsp All-spice powder (use cardamom powder if you don&#39;t have all-spice)&lt;br /&gt;
  824. 2 medium carrots , peeled and grated (amounting to 1 and 1/2 cups) &lt;br /&gt;
  825. 1 medium pear (peeled and cut into small cubes)&lt;br /&gt;
  826. Walnuts - about 8 nos.&lt;br /&gt;
  827. &lt;br /&gt;
  828. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  829. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjxfJhRsMq5hRjsMbh9mVaxkQMcimt4bk7M9Kye9zDeLqgqTUvgMs4hMzEP7lHsxJ4A1c0Q4b_poZjUBH0sqeZQKnKSGXNBEzyrPhLUbwppuUcCjJu_KYmfn1Pv0mCEvRgTtSZevpBpk/s1600/carrotcake+015.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjxfJhRsMq5hRjsMbh9mVaxkQMcimt4bk7M9Kye9zDeLqgqTUvgMs4hMzEP7lHsxJ4A1c0Q4b_poZjUBH0sqeZQKnKSGXNBEzyrPhLUbwppuUcCjJu_KYmfn1Pv0mCEvRgTtSZevpBpk/s400/carrotcake+015.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  830. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Whole Wheat flour &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  831. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h2&gt;How To -&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  832. &lt;h3&gt;Preparatory Steps -&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ol style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Grate Carrots&lt;/li&gt;
  833. &lt;li&gt;Cut Pear or Apple&lt;/li&gt;
  834. &lt;li&gt; Soak groound Flaxseeds in warm water for 5 minutes then whisk)&lt;/li&gt;
  835. &lt;li&gt;Start pre-heating the oven to 180 deg Celcius&lt;/li&gt;
  836. &lt;/ol&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Procedure -&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  837. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Combine flaxmeal,&amp;nbsp; oil, prune extract and the sugars until a bit creamy.&lt;/li&gt;
  838. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  839. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP_ttgdsp3sMV12SRe395jOEugm03n3oFFeSzX0z_AYxYfwhKNXKMb1GOyhjW0vWZ1e_yhTsg44UpDHiRNYL938WKhOHvZIkBKy6dvHpUtxu8I3prQmBMItq9sqhsv1jSLr-Ui36XWCA/s1600/carrotcake+001.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP_ttgdsp3sMV12SRe395jOEugm03n3oFFeSzX0z_AYxYfwhKNXKMb1GOyhjW0vWZ1e_yhTsg44UpDHiRNYL938WKhOHvZIkBKy6dvHpUtxu8I3prQmBMItq9sqhsv1jSLr-Ui36XWCA/s320/carrotcake+001.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  840. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ground flax seeds&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  841. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  842. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  843. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPPQkegl7XmsbiVCZW4I6E0aOtpSYWGQHAnMRat_oOrMPEGxhSLEFBfrqI-KDPMalQ6WDKsINu6ypNC2Ji9ZzJ_A9ff_V12489FAe6A2p1g5fwajeJNRNqDSSXjgii1gTLL0IjEpTQGY/s1600/carrotcake+006.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPPQkegl7XmsbiVCZW4I6E0aOtpSYWGQHAnMRat_oOrMPEGxhSLEFBfrqI-KDPMalQ6WDKsINu6ypNC2Ji9ZzJ_A9ff_V12489FAe6A2p1g5fwajeJNRNqDSSXjgii1gTLL0IjEpTQGY/s320/carrotcake+006.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  844. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;It becomes a bit frothy after whisking with warm water&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  845. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  846. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;In another bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, salt and all-spice powder.&lt;/li&gt;
  847. &lt;li&gt;Gradually add to the wet mixture until just combined.&lt;/li&gt;
  848. &lt;li&gt;Fold in carrots and pear. &lt;/li&gt;
  849. &lt;li&gt;Mix in coarsely chopped walnuts.&lt;/li&gt;
  850. &lt;li&gt;Grease a square baking pan with oil or butter (if you don&#39;t mind!) and spoon the batter and level it.&lt;/li&gt;
  851. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  852. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  853. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXCjK2LF5_6CoZb-y30EOFn3VZzlDIDNqYaJRMAz6qmNSh5xtUdCSDWzMMM8QhAtbyuZppr8M0qYjeNJpV9maYM4oMoQXTUOLIueoAkaDuKUXfx0U-site83p6lTsgDLMfcOh17d2lAs/s1600/carrotcake+010.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXCjK2LF5_6CoZb-y30EOFn3VZzlDIDNqYaJRMAz6qmNSh5xtUdCSDWzMMM8QhAtbyuZppr8M0qYjeNJpV9maYM4oMoQXTUOLIueoAkaDuKUXfx0U-site83p6lTsgDLMfcOh17d2lAs/s400/carrotcake+010.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  854. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ready to go into the oven&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  855. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  856. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bake at 180 degree Celsius for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake, comes out clean.&lt;/li&gt;
  857. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  858. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  859. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSXpE7UtjSfdKUQgz0sNJeEVe_BdjUxD2fhyphenhyphenHVYwF_7bFCVl5SsCYDocIea7yRIHKxTv_6x5LE7RO54Fhz6DN-iD9iYprJ_dQXo3YUNlnqbWT8QUhrMqKWHWvX7FuGSvZGx0rWcukQBM/s1600/carrotcake+011.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSXpE7UtjSfdKUQgz0sNJeEVe_BdjUxD2fhyphenhyphenHVYwF_7bFCVl5SsCYDocIea7yRIHKxTv_6x5LE7RO54Fhz6DN-iD9iYprJ_dQXo3YUNlnqbWT8QUhrMqKWHWvX7FuGSvZGx0rWcukQBM/s400/carrotcake+011.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  860. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Just out of the oven!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  861. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  862. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  863. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LxXcmYxfLAth0lNahoHaigPIuprwvbCK2lElBvEpympw5UE02Jx73aeoxZwG5hoqrl8B89pey4oEKwsb2hhPcN9wPnnpIq95DFGZZkibCWUIeJzz4MYBUv91z49K8ltZaIWNqTLIDGo/s1600/carrotcake+012.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LxXcmYxfLAth0lNahoHaigPIuprwvbCK2lElBvEpympw5UE02Jx73aeoxZwG5hoqrl8B89pey4oEKwsb2hhPcN9wPnnpIq95DFGZZkibCWUIeJzz4MYBUv91z49K8ltZaIWNqTLIDGo/s400/carrotcake+012.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  864. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Cooled and turned upside down&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  865. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  866. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4J-qs6ZQSPyBhyphenhyphenVXGfYvg5RM4x-5NiiA74xByJXiq9Dt4Dm9lWky-fcMB0agOGj6-LVDwQqMnSaEUNrP9exgOjynKrhBbrCT0gw4uSWO0IReTEklCXqbHK3FeadInqtcC5e2C_VUF5o/s1600/carrotcake+013.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4J-qs6ZQSPyBhyphenhyphenVXGfYvg5RM4x-5NiiA74xByJXiq9Dt4Dm9lWky-fcMB0agOGj6-LVDwQqMnSaEUNrP9exgOjynKrhBbrCT0gw4uSWO0IReTEklCXqbHK3FeadInqtcC5e2C_VUF5o/s400/carrotcake+013.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  867. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Close-up!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  868. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  869. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Let cool and then make pieces.&lt;/li&gt;
  870. &lt;li&gt;Enjoy as such with a cuppa chai tea, like I did! :)&lt;/li&gt;
  871. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  872. When you serve to guests, you could make a quick frosting with cheese cake, to make it decadent! You could place a walnut on top of each piece for decoration.&lt;br /&gt;
  873. &lt;br /&gt;
  874. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  875. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fnip0HP5DJwluRO1FvLeH_tg4zW1FT3eY7jbjUuxfT1KydcaczOCc_Enn7Z6rBqBsMA0H9RDMK0VFS30-nBofBycvlr3zrD7bKxC5SgA36eE6ertI66MV6gDOY3DVguf4E6uQHpT1rg/s1600/IMG_1863.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fnip0HP5DJwluRO1FvLeH_tg4zW1FT3eY7jbjUuxfT1KydcaczOCc_Enn7Z6rBqBsMA0H9RDMK0VFS30-nBofBycvlr3zrD7bKxC5SgA36eE6ertI66MV6gDOY3DVguf4E6uQHpT1rg/s400/IMG_1863.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  876. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Carrot and Pear Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  877. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  878. &lt;br /&gt;
  879. (To make the frosting, I used equal quantities of cream cheese and sugar, 1/4th of that quantity of butter and a few drops of vanilla - whisk them all together until and creamy and well-incorporated...Ummmm....:) &lt;br /&gt;
  880. &lt;br /&gt;
  881. &lt;h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  882. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do not add more water than the prescribed ground flaxseed-to-water proportion (1 tbsp flax to 3 tbsp warm water). The end result will be sticky dough-like cake and longer hours of baking.The first time, I used flaxseeds, I added extra water and learnt this lesson the hard way!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  883. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  884. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;While grating carrots and particularly, apple or pear, strain extra juice if there&#39;s too much and do not add all the juice to the cake. For this reason, I prefer &lt;b&gt;chopping&lt;/b&gt; pear or apple into small pieces (in lieu of grating). Best to not grate carrots&lt;b&gt; fine&lt;/b&gt; (Use the bigger grater). This is to prevent the cake from turning overly moist. &lt;/li&gt;
  885. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  886. This is on the way to &lt;a href=&quot;http://vardhiniskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/10/bake-fest-1-new-event-announcement.html&quot;&gt;Bake Fest @ Zesty Palette &lt;br /&gt;
  887. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  888. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFonLCHO5o8GpCKkR9tvV6zuMg_5FYeg_Kxj1sRTvKBMHzDZt1u0EME59zSN3uu3IihQD7l77rSnSPrHJ9ac_vPFm_kADpZHfIiLlQVzqlbDPCc3PZeOuLHj2WShz6_JUz7LwNmC9-Ig/s1600/BakeFest.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFonLCHO5o8GpCKkR9tvV6zuMg_5FYeg_Kxj1sRTvKBMHzDZt1u0EME59zSN3uu3IihQD7l77rSnSPrHJ9ac_vPFm_kADpZHfIiLlQVzqlbDPCc3PZeOuLHj2WShz6_JUz7LwNmC9-Ig/s200/BakeFest.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  889. and to Khushi&#39;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://yummyfood-khusi.blogspot.com/2011/11/bake-with-your-heart.html&quot;&gt;Bake With Your Heart&lt;/a&gt; even.&lt;br /&gt;
  890. &lt;br /&gt;
  891. I&#39;m very happy to send this cake to Christmas Party @ Julie&#39;s space - &lt;a href=&quot;http://erivumpuliyumm.blogspot.com/2011/11/announcing-my-first-blog-event.html&quot;&gt;Erivum Puliyum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  892. &lt;br /&gt;
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  895. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/324821922601450630/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/11/carrot-pear-cake-eggless-and-vegan.html#comment-form' title='19 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/324821922601450630'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/324821922601450630'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/11/carrot-pear-cake-eggless-and-vegan.html' title='Carrot &amp; Pear Cake (Eggless and Vegan)'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfPTKm5wDKMb7jFCTdrxDsOXNVioQh825pzAmw03GQoKmBvMO2xVRtJkiCc_0-jnJ9RqCwu0AaFCxQfe1LBTInIJEZoKjcRmOYM1d-2NFbKprSn-leWTVhPHo0nUHeFIHp5lAzO5Z9x8/s72-c/IMG_1865.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>19</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-6543845725797565206</id><published>2011-11-05T09:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-27T06:03:19.703-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fruits"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Low-fat"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Vegan Recipe - Dates and Walnut Cake - Low fat yet moist and absolutely delicious :)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;I love Plum Cake and so does my mom. When we were reminiscing about  our favorite Plum cake from &lt;a href=&quot;http://mcrennett.com/cms/index.php&quot;&gt;McRennett bakery&lt;/a&gt;, amma told me that Dates  cake is really easy to make and almost &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;fool-proof&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;!&amp;nbsp; That was enough motivation to try and bake this :)&lt;br /&gt;
  896. &lt;br /&gt;
  897. Amma : &quot;Its similar to how you make &lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/09/dates-and-nuts-milkshake-no-sugar.html&quot;&gt;Dates n Nuts Milkshake&lt;/a&gt;. Soak them in hot water, then blend with milk in steps until puree consistency. The flour u add will absorb the excess milk, if any.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  898. &lt;br /&gt;
  899. Me : &quot;How about sugar? We didn&#39;t add sugar to the shake, ma&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  900. &lt;br /&gt;
  901. Amma : &quot;Engineer &lt;i&gt;ponne&lt;/i&gt; (translates to &#39;dear daughter&#39;), add sugar to compensate for the flour added, not equal quantities, a little less would do...&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  902. &lt;br /&gt;
  903. &lt;br /&gt;
  904. Me:&amp;nbsp; &quot;I&#39;ll add nuts as such and not grind them...Ok?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  905. &lt;br /&gt;
  906. Amma : &quot;Yes, yes...but u can grind raisins along with dates, they will go well together...&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  907. &lt;br /&gt;
  908. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  909. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0OPzacmij-z7sNq3VKhGE2qyiQDYLXGeKwEB3g3ZdLGkm1Wls-XkMpH5l18iJcKoq-yfuOWBnGhAWVXuWfBLeNjb4sv4YvV25uvzoG28RG5oOdWOgY0OCvotN_A5yFvdozRQXeS45OY/s1600/IMG_1672.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0OPzacmij-z7sNq3VKhGE2qyiQDYLXGeKwEB3g3ZdLGkm1Wls-XkMpH5l18iJcKoq-yfuOWBnGhAWVXuWfBLeNjb4sv4YvV25uvzoG28RG5oOdWOgY0OCvotN_A5yFvdozRQXeS45OY/s400/IMG_1672.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  910. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Vegan Dates n Walnut Cake&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  911. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  912. The health-conscious part in me asked me to bake this with whole wheat flour and some germ. The first time, I added some oil (1/4 cup oil for 1/2 cup flour) and that turned out a bit too oily (see pic).&amp;nbsp; Everyone liked the taste though, so my judgement of other proportions were correct.&amp;nbsp; Happy :) Baking without oil at all would put the texture off, I felt.&amp;nbsp; Applesauce is a great substitute, but I was too lazy (and double-risk-averse!) to make that as well. But where ever I read about good cakes, people advocate that butter and eggs make delicious cakes!&lt;br /&gt;
  913. &lt;br /&gt;
  914. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oSWaOM54mqU6mbjMmVTY5EVA1XVP9YSzNn_dVripsVwzzGl9gBQ9kgQ-960hTXkebXLJoGTAD88b3yvPU5nUuEx8GlDt5pfIISRNIjzWv-qidI2aF1_S0aErPcyySzxNgHyCpXgwPH0/s1600/IMG_1670.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oSWaOM54mqU6mbjMmVTY5EVA1XVP9YSzNn_dVripsVwzzGl9gBQ9kgQ-960hTXkebXLJoGTAD88b3yvPU5nUuEx8GlDt5pfIISRNIjzWv-qidI2aF1_S0aErPcyySzxNgHyCpXgwPH0/s400/IMG_1670.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  915. &lt;br /&gt;
  916. &lt;br /&gt;
  917. Days passed by and on our table lay this pack of &lt;b&gt;Prune Essence&lt;/b&gt; that I bought, quite impulsively, when a Groupon deal was on! I was thinking, I would drink this every night and get flawless skin in weeks, but I was never regular. Then, I googled on ways to use this up and Eureka! Prune essence is a good substitute for Oil :) Yippee!!! I made this cake again, with Prune essence this time and it was a huge success (my hubby approved of it), although it&#39;s low-fat! &lt;br /&gt;
  918. &lt;br /&gt;
  919. &lt;br /&gt;
  920. &lt;h2&gt;Ingredients -&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  921. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dates (deseeded) - 200 grams&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  922. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhwG91KO66FD53xJ29QVZUr-K4YrsbFd9vOEK-6SvI_f16Up3E2sgO6aCG_ToEux6RvdY_cotpNYExrt1GODhPKOVfVAhuYlj7KZTHEgOlaDDJ8k_0RY-i5LauWZNZpcfZZdPNfZHp2w/s1600/IMG_1722.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhwG91KO66FD53xJ29QVZUr-K4YrsbFd9vOEK-6SvI_f16Up3E2sgO6aCG_ToEux6RvdY_cotpNYExrt1GODhPKOVfVAhuYlj7KZTHEgOlaDDJ8k_0RY-i5LauWZNZpcfZZdPNfZHp2w/s320/IMG_1722.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  923. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  924. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Milk - 1/2 cup&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  925. &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt; almond-milk &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;(in sync with almond essence)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;or&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt; soy milk &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;and it&#39;s&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt; vegan&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  926. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Brown Sugar - 1/2 cup, packed &lt;/li&gt;
  927. &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I think the quantity should be reduced a bit, if using white sugar&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  928. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cake flour - 1/2&amp;nbsp; cup&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;
  929. &lt;li&gt;Whole wheat flour -1/2 cup&lt;/li&gt;
  930. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wheat germ - 1/8th of a cup&lt;/li&gt;
  931. &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why Wheat germ? What&#39;s that? Read more &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wheatgermbenefits.com/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-wheat-germ.htm&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
  932. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZK2fJHDrypdRYHCuONhNBM4U95DySwseXAl8PvipvStMOZ0930-08dHwRUSmfs3dIY2gsuRyeYvzRDv4cSy9EBCQSU1bWt9KvRz7fDSZgHWcxFA6UNTt9WFd2mdsrchzEC0B2SuVf9c/s1600/IMG_1728.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZK2fJHDrypdRYHCuONhNBM4U95DySwseXAl8PvipvStMOZ0930-08dHwRUSmfs3dIY2gsuRyeYvzRDv4cSy9EBCQSU1bWt9KvRz7fDSZgHWcxFA6UNTt9WFd2mdsrchzEC0B2SuVf9c/s320/IMG_1728.JPG&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prune Essence&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;- 3 tbsp (&lt;b&gt;Yes, there&#39;s no Oil nor Butter added!!!&lt;/b&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
  933. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEcf6EY3LUEwhAl47KxkvcEquZazyMl0Tg_x3q9UP4CEW0nhyxKZA2wngs0-i6wtAJyr_82HTw2m8oQ3HP2oPt4fJuVITeiPH2HA8yueoP7I5KWGMA6z3dQBmqS1-nbmYsfygGMiZcOs/s1600/IMG_1727.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEcf6EY3LUEwhAl47KxkvcEquZazyMl0Tg_x3q9UP4CEW0nhyxKZA2wngs0-i6wtAJyr_82HTw2m8oQ3HP2oPt4fJuVITeiPH2HA8yueoP7I5KWGMA6z3dQBmqS1-nbmYsfygGMiZcOs/s320/IMG_1727.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  934. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Walnuts, coarsely chopped - about 12&lt;/li&gt;
  935. &lt;li&gt;Baking soda - 1/2 tsp&lt;/li&gt;
  936. &lt;li&gt;Almond essence - 3 drops&amp;nbsp; (&lt;i&gt;May substitute with Vanilla essence&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
  937. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  938. &lt;h2&gt;How To -&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  939. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Grind dates in an electric mixer and add milk in steps to get a smooth puree. You could microwave dates first, if you&#39;re taking them directly out from the fridge.&lt;/li&gt;
  940. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  941. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NKTnDy4BnOQFn3GpuRi3jOkH88UTlITs9zbia6nU66lPIupNY2c0yOBuJJyJxwE9XXh1U7MB3MtWcXscK6yqjXqLo8kRZMunddBiywnE04_bhEp9h7bSAyQP-NHFxHSLUshHwIA62vU/s1600/IMG_1723.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NKTnDy4BnOQFn3GpuRi3jOkH88UTlITs9zbia6nU66lPIupNY2c0yOBuJJyJxwE9XXh1U7MB3MtWcXscK6yqjXqLo8kRZMunddBiywnE04_bhEp9h7bSAyQP-NHFxHSLUshHwIA62vU/s320/IMG_1723.JPG&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  942. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;This looks so chocolatey, doesn&#39;t it?&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  943. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  944. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sieve the flours and mix baking powder to them in a bowl and then add sugar to them.&lt;/li&gt;
  945. &lt;li&gt;Gently mix the (dates + milk) puree with the dry ingredients. Do not over-work.&amp;nbsp; Add almond essence and fold once.&lt;/li&gt;
  946. &lt;li&gt;Add prune essence in steps and mix. Finally add coarsely chopped walnuts.&lt;/li&gt;
  947. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdHnMfCO2yWdzjYW3tE_HCgmTKR73BXROw9Hs6mHOV6vwZt9CbXQxA6LSr-dPRKuQMZbp0DndHuOBnbFQ2tOjEp3BNxozouOUvGp8hpshgZYWU4EZMo1XYTQBeqgW4Qigir19fzBFzZM/s1600/IMG_1724.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdHnMfCO2yWdzjYW3tE_HCgmTKR73BXROw9Hs6mHOV6vwZt9CbXQxA6LSr-dPRKuQMZbp0DndHuOBnbFQ2tOjEp3BNxozouOUvGp8hpshgZYWU4EZMo1XYTQBeqgW4Qigir19fzBFzZM/s320/IMG_1724.JPG&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  948. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Line your baking dish (I used my 18 cm square pan) with baking sheet and pour the batter on it.&lt;/li&gt;
  949. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_DjNZxqzEpQXneTuO7mXbBt-UixUgFC7iuMuXX2imASHKkqcsg-1FssB7AbqpOVqddhg7Cm5y1mAb207_d7tbiF7Ivt2FM-C3t3nrV_gML2nvu4rcPjNwhfLZwKT8Bq_AmnJsxpjH4o/s1600/IMG_1725.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_DjNZxqzEpQXneTuO7mXbBt-UixUgFC7iuMuXX2imASHKkqcsg-1FssB7AbqpOVqddhg7Cm5y1mAb207_d7tbiF7Ivt2FM-C3t3nrV_gML2nvu4rcPjNwhfLZwKT8Bq_AmnJsxpjH4o/s320/IMG_1725.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  950. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Top with some more nuts :)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  951. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhVjDF8NHmTNBnpaOuIHabEcFWDdwnC44RqEP10U1pj8jzzFbVgrMg6rNtU6teuu_7iCC8kmgsxShQQKPn0bazHfyt-P0DCCUa1JUlmA3qK-6eVexXhoqOnfOHvmCHbB0ypI9j8qQBk4/s1600/IMG_1726.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhVjDF8NHmTNBnpaOuIHabEcFWDdwnC44RqEP10U1pj8jzzFbVgrMg6rNtU6teuu_7iCC8kmgsxShQQKPn0bazHfyt-P0DCCUa1JUlmA3qK-6eVexXhoqOnfOHvmCHbB0ypI9j8qQBk4/s320/IMG_1726.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 15 to 18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. (Keep an eye on it from the 13th minute onwards...) Let cool for 10 minutes. &lt;/li&gt;
  952. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  953. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;My hubby tasted a slice and said &quot;Dates cake is all fine, tastes good, but how&#39;s it a CAKE if there&#39;s no real chocolate?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  954. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Being an obedient wife that I am, quickly browsed for a decadent choco sauce recipe and there were soo many of them! Luckily I had a small tetra pack of whipped cream and a little bit of chocolate chips in my fridge. So, I melted the chocolate chips in the microwave, whisked it with cream and powdered sugar and 2 drops of vanilla essence. That&#39;s my chocolate sauce! :) I poured it on top of the cake and let it sit in the fridge and absorb it well :) Wow! The next morning, it was yum-yum-yummy!!! &lt;br /&gt;
  955. &lt;br /&gt;
  956. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  957. &lt;tr style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X_cOj0U0Jcx3Kgp4zEi8E5PW24Ho7FScfaqhK9XPcFhs5KE86FB-TKJqp0bKsDA6MpStRSE_sJRzwB_NXPxz_3pKtYhSuIOEmpS5ByL2NEippLx2wgjwL1ih54LDzIqtphATZyjqJqo/s1600/CIMG2889.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X_cOj0U0Jcx3Kgp4zEi8E5PW24Ho7FScfaqhK9XPcFhs5KE86FB-TKJqp0bKsDA6MpStRSE_sJRzwB_NXPxz_3pKtYhSuIOEmpS5ByL2NEippLx2wgjwL1ih54LDzIqtphATZyjqJqo/s400/CIMG2889.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  958. &lt;tr style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Dates cake with Chocolate sauce&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  959. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  960. The missing corner piece was tasted by me and my hubby before adding the chocolate sauce!&amp;nbsp; :)&lt;br /&gt;
  961. &lt;br /&gt;
  962. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5xJyBMJw0ke_lGjLlJo936PtDTTT1vbYjYCu0zAEjtl7hP9E-UuW4grJ4pz2g0SuiSiP9MuWFser_9b6TkIyupdr0udumRbISxx_J69-C3TdJca9b6v7tFMG8NMHQMx0Dd-XR4ql5U0/s1600/CIMG2890.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5xJyBMJw0ke_lGjLlJo936PtDTTT1vbYjYCu0zAEjtl7hP9E-UuW4grJ4pz2g0SuiSiP9MuWFser_9b6TkIyupdr0udumRbISxx_J69-C3TdJca9b6v7tFMG8NMHQMx0Dd-XR4ql5U0/s400/CIMG2890.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  963. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  964. &lt;tr style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1ge1o1X91-AltfR_DHd6cV_RBz5TLRvtDp9V0Y4YboKzhDkRASiB3Agu7zkpWy-FQktS0N_6AG358loHG1qG3TlAVZ1SUHCFAmeGBvCzD36aps_pFzlcbViUGfYwcGHnFSD5VchdqBI/s1600/CIMG2891.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1ge1o1X91-AltfR_DHd6cV_RBz5TLRvtDp9V0Y4YboKzhDkRASiB3Agu7zkpWy-FQktS0N_6AG358loHG1qG3TlAVZ1SUHCFAmeGBvCzD36aps_pFzlcbViUGfYwcGHnFSD5VchdqBI/s400/CIMG2891.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  965. &lt;tr style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;One slice is not enough! &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  966. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;I am soo happy that this cake has come out well. It&#39;s soft and  delicious  and these walnuts in-between make it perfect, I would say!  This recipe  is definitely a keeper for me. If you&#39;re apprehensive about  eggless, butter-less cakes, this one will make you think again. Try it  and see for yourself :)&lt;br /&gt;
  967. &lt;br /&gt;
  968. This is my entry to &lt;a href=&quot;http://vardhiniskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/10/bake-fest-1-new-event-announcement.html&quot;&gt;Bake Fest @ Zesty Palette &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  969. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFonLCHO5o8GpCKkR9tvV6zuMg_5FYeg_Kxj1sRTvKBMHzDZt1u0EME59zSN3uu3IihQD7l77rSnSPrHJ9ac_vPFm_kADpZHfIiLlQVzqlbDPCc3PZeOuLHj2WShz6_JUz7LwNmC9-Ig/s1600/BakeFest.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFonLCHO5o8GpCKkR9tvV6zuMg_5FYeg_Kxj1sRTvKBMHzDZt1u0EME59zSN3uu3IihQD7l77rSnSPrHJ9ac_vPFm_kADpZHfIiLlQVzqlbDPCc3PZeOuLHj2WShz6_JUz7LwNmC9-Ig/s200/BakeFest.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  970. and to Khushi&#39;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://yummyfood-khusi.blogspot.com/2011/11/bake-with-your-heart.html&quot;&gt;Bake With Your Heart&lt;/a&gt; event&lt;br /&gt;
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  974. My (kid) sister wanted to surprise my parents on their wedding anniversary and asked me for a recipe that&#39;s quick and easy to prepare. Of course, a sweet would be very apt and better yet, if there&#39;s no cooking involved. She doesn&#39;t like to sweat long hours in the kitchen and wanted to come up with something smart yet elegant and yummy. Dry Fruits and Nuts Laddu was the result! &lt;br /&gt;
  975. &lt;br /&gt;
  976. I vaguely remember spotting Haldiram&#39;s Dry Nuts Laddu on the racks when I shopped at a local Indian store. But I haven&#39;t tried it and didn&#39;t even look at the ingredient list. But something magical happens when you&#39;re quizzed by your younger sister, especially when you have claimed yourself to be a much better chef than she is! I looked into my fridge and pantry and there was a quick train of ideas. I know amma always stocks up her kitchen with Oats. Some dry fruits like Dates, Raisins, Figs would also be generally found in the fridge. So, here comes the Laddu with Nature&#39;s richest sources of nutrition.&lt;br /&gt;
  977. &lt;br /&gt;
  978. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  979. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKywlbemKFJo8ToeYGZ_b30Rcqu2ZyfoX5EZHNiwmrudDVWsaWvLQPGbCQoriAAccCQvrGzpLYa2HC9aiALas_nfXWvGTXtYiR49s-I0wGyNZU9AQAOeNvHmNFfx7dEbCMHNtgY3xZUw/s1600/CIMG2851.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKywlbemKFJo8ToeYGZ_b30Rcqu2ZyfoX5EZHNiwmrudDVWsaWvLQPGbCQoriAAccCQvrGzpLYa2HC9aiALas_nfXWvGTXtYiR49s-I0wGyNZU9AQAOeNvHmNFfx7dEbCMHNtgY3xZUw/s400/CIMG2851.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  980. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Oats &amp;amp; Dry Fruits Laddu&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  981. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  982. &lt;br /&gt;
  983. &lt;br /&gt;
  984. &lt;b&gt;Yield - About 12 Laddus&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  985. &lt;b&gt;Time - 40 minutes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  986. &lt;br /&gt;
  987. &lt;h2&gt;
  988. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;What I Used - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  989. &lt;br /&gt;
  990. Oats - 2 cups&lt;br /&gt;
  991. Cashewnuts - 15 + 12 &lt;br /&gt;
  992. Almonds / Badam - 15 nos.&lt;br /&gt;
  993. Walnuts - 8 nos. (can add other nuts like pistachios, macadamia&amp;nbsp; and much more)&lt;br /&gt;
  994. Raisins - 50 grams&lt;br /&gt;
  995. Dates (Seedless)- 100 grams&lt;br /&gt;
  996. Dried Figs - 10 (optional, I didn&#39;t have figs, so I increased the quantity of Dates)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  997. Ghee - 2 tsp (optional, for flavor)&lt;br /&gt;
  998. Cardamom - 3 pods (crushed)&lt;br /&gt;
  999. &lt;br /&gt;
  1000. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1001. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWVa6OzYFKm-cXTBP1bByETj5zW_waWxc20zfabz0KdfcpjC-L3qorLpn-XThaBtJkS-voLPQWzH6nXFcGzo0XnZgwWm7WnLGZwwaskI2VWLSLr57VCibD9S3HlEmwqkwqiKirtNxtlU/s1600/CIMG2839.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWVa6OzYFKm-cXTBP1bByETj5zW_waWxc20zfabz0KdfcpjC-L3qorLpn-XThaBtJkS-voLPQWzH6nXFcGzo0XnZgwWm7WnLGZwwaskI2VWLSLr57VCibD9S3HlEmwqkwqiKirtNxtlU/s400/CIMG2839.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1003. &lt;br /&gt;
  1004. You can also add Chocolate chips or Butterscotch chips. I was really tempted to add Choco chips but omitted them at the last moment, wanting to keep this sweet purely &lt;i&gt;Indian.&amp;nbsp; Whatever!&lt;/i&gt; :P&lt;br /&gt;
  1005. &lt;br /&gt;
  1006. &lt;h2&gt;
  1007. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;How To -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  1008. &lt;br /&gt;
  1009. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1010. &lt;li&gt;Fry Oats in a teaspoon of ghee on medium flame and roast it a bit. Allow to cool then powder using an electric mixer/ food processor. You can actually skip ghee, I just added it for the flavor :)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1011. &lt;ul&gt;
  1012. &lt;li&gt;Oats gives the mass required.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;
  1013. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1014. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1015. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1016. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQGhU2VRm8LEmUW-IXCL2RH68my5yW3d83dCukoBhyTUAEgVcObRnPCWAErHp0Y3XtIenBGdROk-c4y52whsBwS1hqLXjaf7_ZtxxmH_AbCJy0WXGDydZgfNZIX8Hmklm-SnZWIf7eBw/s1600/CIMG2840.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQGhU2VRm8LEmUW-IXCL2RH68my5yW3d83dCukoBhyTUAEgVcObRnPCWAErHp0Y3XtIenBGdROk-c4y52whsBwS1hqLXjaf7_ZtxxmH_AbCJy0WXGDydZgfNZIX8Hmklm-SnZWIf7eBw/s320/CIMG2840.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1017. &lt;br /&gt;
  1018. &lt;br /&gt;
  1019. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1020. &lt;li&gt;Microwave the Nuts - Cashewnuts, Almonds and Walnuts , for about 2 minutes. Alternatively, toast the nuts (without oil/ghee) on a tawa / shallow pan on low heat. This helps to release the natural oils in them, which is essential to bind/hold the laddus together.&lt;/li&gt;
  1021. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1022. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1023. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigItb_3Ac8_6nkbC6sal34_QsCX3T6hHyvFGfKrluzW-JJ8day-vSvGfirQTzZSB2fbTUezdC1OZv7W6N0EFww4-EKb_Pvq8P9wr7u8o2nJ_LdKmUPSObtIT_PsGcXg2aQXFiorn1rtu4/s1600/CIMG2841.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigItb_3Ac8_6nkbC6sal34_QsCX3T6hHyvFGfKrluzW-JJ8day-vSvGfirQTzZSB2fbTUezdC1OZv7W6N0EFww4-EKb_Pvq8P9wr7u8o2nJ_LdKmUPSObtIT_PsGcXg2aQXFiorn1rtu4/s320/CIMG2841.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1024. &lt;br /&gt;
  1025. &lt;br /&gt;
  1026. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1027. &lt;li&gt;Allow to cool for 10 minutes and then powder each of the nuts separately, really fine. You can see that they might be slightly sticky.&lt;/li&gt;
  1028. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1029. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1030. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQydEhN8XLzgNo5YaRtM6XbOIVYrNihyFVjgaOrlsRRT7tuO0Vz60S01yIGxaZTd7pI_q2TFhwjlVUq780eNZsuhkkwL3iouy-7frO7058oPmcAUpiwdqwzxtWcFmMGJm7EpUD3d2zGs/s1600/CIMG2842.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQydEhN8XLzgNo5YaRtM6XbOIVYrNihyFVjgaOrlsRRT7tuO0Vz60S01yIGxaZTd7pI_q2TFhwjlVUq780eNZsuhkkwL3iouy-7frO7058oPmcAUpiwdqwzxtWcFmMGJm7EpUD3d2zGs/s320/CIMG2842.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1031. &lt;br /&gt;
  1032. &lt;br /&gt;
  1033. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1034. &lt;li&gt;Crush the cardamoms as fine as possible. Do not use the outer covering. Save that while making Masala Chai. :) &lt;/li&gt;
  1035. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1036. &lt;br /&gt;
  1037. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1038. &lt;li&gt;Mix together, powdered Oats, Nuts and Cardamom powder. These are the dry ingredients. &lt;/li&gt;
  1039. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1040. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1041. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYqVdfv1VwDx8TAyxFjToqwtEu3AFESoUh2eLZjt0pZIMvkMXr1MVBxFRmzwd4_38_EtBWDd4WAnnvf2Zf127oFltyykr5hfFDNOvSaO_V208lvFt52pV_Y3W4NPU9YEMcTs8Rk8jRk0/s1600/CIMG2844.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYqVdfv1VwDx8TAyxFjToqwtEu3AFESoUh2eLZjt0pZIMvkMXr1MVBxFRmzwd4_38_EtBWDd4WAnnvf2Zf127oFltyykr5hfFDNOvSaO_V208lvFt52pV_Y3W4NPU9YEMcTs8Rk8jRk0/s320/CIMG2844.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1042. &lt;br /&gt;
  1043. &lt;br /&gt;
  1044. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1045. &lt;li&gt;Meanwhile, microwave Dates for a minute (if you&#39;re taking it out directly from the fridge) and then grind to a paste.&lt;/li&gt;
  1046. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1047. &lt;br /&gt;
  1048. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1049. &lt;li&gt;Grind raisins separately into a paste.&lt;/li&gt;
  1050. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1051. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1052. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdZ7_WOGmarI0lv3USZeVwxFSdgEtmmuBXWQt0ZFuSL03VPAakeaVlJyNAF8BKgltpLZJvsTg4TXMufAFtdH0xS_gNrFpYr7GuGphfjNymauvfDICVKMLfO40n_eeEKSBxNzyp8eTmLM/s1600/CIMG2845.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdZ7_WOGmarI0lv3USZeVwxFSdgEtmmuBXWQt0ZFuSL03VPAakeaVlJyNAF8BKgltpLZJvsTg4TXMufAFtdH0xS_gNrFpYr7GuGphfjNymauvfDICVKMLfO40n_eeEKSBxNzyp8eTmLM/s320/CIMG2845.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1053. &lt;br /&gt;
  1054. &lt;br /&gt;
  1055. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1056. &lt;li&gt;Mix the Dates-paste and the Raisins-paste with the dry ingredients using your fingers first. Then, give all of them a whizz together, in the food processor.&lt;/li&gt;
  1057. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1058. &lt;br /&gt;
  1059. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1060. &lt;li&gt;Here&#39;s when you taste if the sweetness is sufficient for you or not. If less, grind more dates or raisins or figs and add.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;
  1061. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1062. &lt;br /&gt;
  1063. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1064. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpNWK8Ivq8Sl6dy-K8GwI8AMyznsw6znNyBRpSL7WaRl8KrUyO_gNVXr5cx650KbKhFI_IuShvF5LJSWqgYoUENiPi9wOY_sFWnOpBGmIc8fyk6jCDyS0zgdaS8pr-XfumRwjF8CYkmA/s1600/CIMG2848.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpNWK8Ivq8Sl6dy-K8GwI8AMyznsw6znNyBRpSL7WaRl8KrUyO_gNVXr5cx650KbKhFI_IuShvF5LJSWqgYoUENiPi9wOY_sFWnOpBGmIc8fyk6jCDyS0zgdaS8pr-XfumRwjF8CYkmA/s400/CIMG2848.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1065. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Dry Fruits n Nuts Laddu&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1066. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1067. &lt;br /&gt;
  1068. &lt;br /&gt;
  1069. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1070. &lt;li&gt;Now, make small balls/laddus and stud a cashew in each one, if you  like. I fried about 12 cashews in ghee and then picked one each for  every laddu. &lt;/li&gt;
  1071. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1072. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1073. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrBJdwghY3SE3uo7BQpxsWA6h1mExZOFPMsuHtSrfAbWPxMv1MXpVEB-bQ3ve6PWf3pmXfBVIgRhKzY4vw0BPNS8csp9c4A_MHWHg3I5G3dqYWqMaxMe9SPNgN3gqSKD-AZ-tdMlu970/s1600/CIMG2849.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrBJdwghY3SE3uo7BQpxsWA6h1mExZOFPMsuHtSrfAbWPxMv1MXpVEB-bQ3ve6PWf3pmXfBVIgRhKzY4vw0BPNS8csp9c4A_MHWHg3I5G3dqYWqMaxMe9SPNgN3gqSKD-AZ-tdMlu970/s400/CIMG2849.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1074. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Oats &amp;amp; Dry Fruits Laddu&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1075. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1076. &lt;br /&gt;
  1077. &lt;br /&gt;
  1078. Sending this to&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://yummyfood-khusi.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-diwali-my-way.html&quot;&gt;Khushi&#39;s My Diwali, My Way&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ohtastensee.com/2011/10/02/announcing-serve-it-festival-potluck/&quot;&gt;Serve It- Festival Potluck&lt;/a&gt; and&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/10/diwali-sweet-recipes-festival-recipes.html&quot;&gt;Dr. Sameena&#39;s Diwali Sweet recipes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1079. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/310079483498994131/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/10/oats-dry-fruits-n-nuts-ladoo-laddu.html#comment-form' title='55 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/310079483498994131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/310079483498994131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/10/oats-dry-fruits-n-nuts-ladoo-laddu.html' title='Oats &amp; Dry Fruits &#39;n&#39; Nuts Ladoo / Laddu - A Healthy Sweet - With No Added Sugar'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKywlbemKFJo8ToeYGZ_b30Rcqu2ZyfoX5EZHNiwmrudDVWsaWvLQPGbCQoriAAccCQvrGzpLYa2HC9aiALas_nfXWvGTXtYiR49s-I0wGyNZU9AQAOeNvHmNFfx7dEbCMHNtgY3xZUw/s72-c/CIMG2851.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>55</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-1569041140014369805</id><published>2011-10-22T21:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-27T16:41:22.212-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="south-indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="traditional"/><title type='text'>Maa Laadu (Ladoo) / Maa Urundai  - Diwali Sweet</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  1080. This is my first Diwali sweet for the festival this year. It&#39;s the simplest of all sweets, with just 3 major ingredients : )&lt;br /&gt;
  1081. &lt;br /&gt;
  1082. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1083. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptpA1JhUHZZztaUlAKNFz_ryCSmLiX3cIjul0milXX4mS2-A-KWdlh7LEzieiZKVewUKcYU0JdcnWD_RkM5Va8PFY67nBeza8TzwIqXV84QQ_Wf1WhiBORDnGbj5b3JxoR-7EWY1fEKA/s1600/CIMG2803.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptpA1JhUHZZztaUlAKNFz_ryCSmLiX3cIjul0milXX4mS2-A-KWdlh7LEzieiZKVewUKcYU0JdcnWD_RkM5Va8PFY67nBeza8TzwIqXV84QQ_Wf1WhiBORDnGbj5b3JxoR-7EWY1fEKA/s400/CIMG2803.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1084. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Maa Laadu / Maa Urundai&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1085. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1086. &lt;br /&gt;
  1087. &lt;h2&gt;
  1088. What You Need -&lt;/h2&gt;
  1089. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1090. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBUZwVd1sA9OK-scEcV57bkpV-r4-oxk8_3d0nMLhsyxnxI7EVyZd2J5p02SD4UjylxUZqZINdcKH-_3z3rZNph2TcCN6-0r6ilE6AH965iRjxfxQ-EKYuCd8H_z3MxTr8VL8wJ5Ckoc/s1600/CIMG2797.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBUZwVd1sA9OK-scEcV57bkpV-r4-oxk8_3d0nMLhsyxnxI7EVyZd2J5p02SD4UjylxUZqZINdcKH-_3z3rZNph2TcCN6-0r6ilE6AH965iRjxfxQ-EKYuCd8H_z3MxTr8VL8wJ5Ckoc/s400/CIMG2797.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1091. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What you need for Maa Laadu&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1092. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1093. &lt;br /&gt;
  1094. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1095. &lt;li&gt;Roasted Gram Dal /Roasted Bengal gram (Pottu Kadalai) - 1 cup&lt;/li&gt;
  1096. &lt;li&gt;Sugar - 1 cup&lt;/li&gt;
  1097. &lt;li&gt;Ghee-  1/2 to 3/4 cup&lt;/li&gt;
  1098. &lt;ul&gt;
  1099. &lt;li&gt;Can substitute half with Vanaspati - Dalda (hydrogenated vegetable fat). &lt;/li&gt;
  1100. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1101. &lt;li&gt;Cardamom - 3 pods&lt;/li&gt;
  1102. &lt;li&gt;Cashews (optional)&lt;/li&gt;
  1103. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1104. &lt;br /&gt;
  1105. &lt;h2&gt;
  1106. How To -&lt;/h2&gt;
  1107. &lt;br /&gt;
  1108. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1109. &lt;li&gt;Powder Roasted Gram dal into a fine powder using an electric mixer.&lt;/li&gt;
  1110. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1111. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1112. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bILS95WlnDInEz13kHq2tlNi9NrIm8oVEf3qzIKOjZaLRo76du2k98WjS77sMIWCP6xSKDykheH3u214kCT15I4EP4NcUEUlKXGJrcpQGyQF8OKLJD8zF19zcpDxCobL32jDDRhf3Ow/s1600/CIMG2799.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bILS95WlnDInEz13kHq2tlNi9NrIm8oVEf3qzIKOjZaLRo76du2k98WjS77sMIWCP6xSKDykheH3u214kCT15I4EP4NcUEUlKXGJrcpQGyQF8OKLJD8zF19zcpDxCobL32jDDRhf3Ow/s320/CIMG2799.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1113. &lt;br /&gt;
  1114. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1115. &lt;li&gt;Next, powder sugar.&lt;/li&gt;
  1116. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1117. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1118. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkBmiPwSPbsPAOEgygXrARVI03yAtWL9w1bksbEbTChbp3b8P_gCvj6sxLJpGsnieg8WVgrRjT5u1azO5_UX3rgiE0YdTIP7atpJR_IcJaBFiUkzulkjdc4_nXO57SRUfuD-OotOjHbs/s1600/CIMG2801.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkBmiPwSPbsPAOEgygXrARVI03yAtWL9w1bksbEbTChbp3b8P_gCvj6sxLJpGsnieg8WVgrRjT5u1azO5_UX3rgiE0YdTIP7atpJR_IcJaBFiUkzulkjdc4_nXO57SRUfuD-OotOjHbs/s320/CIMG2801.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1119. &lt;br /&gt;
  1120. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1121. &lt;li&gt;You could add cardamom to one of these (either roasted gram or sugar) and powder it together.&lt;/li&gt;
  1122. &lt;li&gt;Next, take a kadai and heat Ghee (clarified butter) for 3 minutes. &lt;/li&gt;
  1123. &lt;li&gt;Take a big mixing bowl, mix together the powdered pottu kadalai, sugar, cardamom and then pour the hot ghee over this. Be careful as you might hurt your fingers in hot ghee (like I did! )&lt;/li&gt;
  1124. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  1126. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vy4u6CSmNA_FnMFSjZ-CKrhwjyZrrxuhdPCYUU3MSga9-FfOcTIS4Rj-dEXwFZjFKtszMyfGCQ1vaS6KjKhL3DpfzFkv7C7Xxaw8oUoGuoSwG1tgbBSXRyX0ZMKsXYWa37N0Mk2auhk/s1600/CIMG2802.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vy4u6CSmNA_FnMFSjZ-CKrhwjyZrrxuhdPCYUU3MSga9-FfOcTIS4Rj-dEXwFZjFKtszMyfGCQ1vaS6KjKhL3DpfzFkv7C7Xxaw8oUoGuoSwG1tgbBSXRyX0ZMKsXYWa37N0Mk2auhk/s320/CIMG2802.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1127. &lt;br /&gt;
  1128. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1129. &lt;li&gt;You could use a stainless steel spoon to mix them all together, coarsely first. Then, you gotta use your fingers to make sure they&#39;re mixed evenly.&lt;/li&gt;
  1130. &lt;li&gt;Make small lemon-sized balls of this mixture. The ghee helps to hold it all together. That&#39;s all. Maa Laadu is ready :)&lt;/li&gt;
  1131. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  1133. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00lwHtV9yTN58f78iRZrYWz3Irg2OhY4iPotZW0ZIDeupHKW7fQs1z41gMs1t56hT0UvzddiqmLSSXKhALDLH6YoZqGMyR6nyfHyg7HgKsv0IiGzY6kkiD2mY73Is0eix11PWERS1KBk/s1600/CIMG2804.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00lwHtV9yTN58f78iRZrYWz3Irg2OhY4iPotZW0ZIDeupHKW7fQs1z41gMs1t56hT0UvzddiqmLSSXKhALDLH6YoZqGMyR6nyfHyg7HgKsv0IiGzY6kkiD2mY73Is0eix11PWERS1KBk/s400/CIMG2804.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1134. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Maa Urundai / Maa Laadu&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1135. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1136. &lt;br /&gt;
  1137. &lt;br /&gt;
  1138. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1139. &lt;li&gt;Roast cashewnuts in ghee and stud them onto each ladoo, if you like.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1140. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1141. &lt;br /&gt;
  1142. Sending this to these online events- &lt;a href=&quot;http://yummyfood-khusi.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-diwali-my-way.html&quot;&gt;Khushi&#39;s My Diwali, My Way&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ohtastensee.com/2011/10/02/announcing-serve-it-festival-potluck/&quot;&gt;Serve It- Festival Potluck&lt;/a&gt; and&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/10/diwali-sweet-recipes-festival-recipes.html&quot;&gt;Dr. Sameena&#39;s Diwali Sweet recipes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1145. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/1569041140014369805/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/10/maa-laadu-ladoo-maa-urundai-diwali.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/1569041140014369805'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/1569041140014369805'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/10/maa-laadu-ladoo-maa-urundai-diwali.html' title='Maa Laadu (Ladoo) / Maa Urundai  - Diwali Sweet'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptpA1JhUHZZztaUlAKNFz_ryCSmLiX3cIjul0milXX4mS2-A-KWdlh7LEzieiZKVewUKcYU0JdcnWD_RkM5Va8PFY67nBeza8TzwIqXV84QQ_Wf1WhiBORDnGbj5b3JxoR-7EWY1fEKA/s72-c/CIMG2803.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-979019282841357893</id><published>2011-10-13T23:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-07T05:43:27.550-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="home-made"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="traditional"/><title type='text'>Quick Pal Khoa (Pal Kova) - Indian Sweet in 5 Minutes - Microwave method</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;I used to love Pal Khoa as a kid and still do. Traditionally, Pal Khoa is prepared by boiling milk and simmering it for about 2 hours with sugar until it becomes thick and concentrated. Here&#39;s a quick method using Condensed milk and some plain yoghurt.&lt;br /&gt;
  1146. &lt;br /&gt;
  1147. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1148. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUJ0qyIWIbJ60zr6MaCOjeftPVO0kVH34hxPGiGq6uFGBXHG5IvzF3_-HRhuOaYwnmym3_IwFIjvjNGVJ5Ds2gDpplAAorvLlKPj_yPqA-CjrhKBvEYn8KCl6SSCnOLnL_ozixAqTVnA/s1600/IMG_1541.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUJ0qyIWIbJ60zr6MaCOjeftPVO0kVH34hxPGiGq6uFGBXHG5IvzF3_-HRhuOaYwnmym3_IwFIjvjNGVJ5Ds2gDpplAAorvLlKPj_yPqA-CjrhKBvEYn8KCl6SSCnOLnL_ozixAqTVnA/s400/IMG_1541.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1149. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;5 Minute Pal Kova - Microwave method&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1150. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1151. &lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;What You Need -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1152. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sweetened Condensed milk (&lt;i&gt;Milkmaid&lt;/i&gt;) - 1 tin (Low-fat works well too)&lt;/li&gt;
  1153. &lt;li&gt;Plain Yoghurt / Curd - 3 tbsp&lt;/li&gt;
  1154. &lt;li&gt;Milk - 2 tsp (optional)&lt;/li&gt;
  1155. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1156. A big, wide microwaveable bowl&lt;br /&gt;
  1157. Stainless steel spoon to stir&lt;br /&gt;
  1158. &lt;br /&gt;
  1159. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGd1UdFEYpxT86PtcVXGOnCEusJWFma5JBSuvQeGnmvt0B-UiCzbiamXMKUAURbe8fcltvu9MtGAjJcHsaPshtCDVGlEt2-y29S0_TL-dIeH-3cZzQuwU6vRJbI0HmZAFpGUUo2qKWG08/s1600/IMG_1480.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGd1UdFEYpxT86PtcVXGOnCEusJWFma5JBSuvQeGnmvt0B-UiCzbiamXMKUAURbe8fcltvu9MtGAjJcHsaPshtCDVGlEt2-y29S0_TL-dIeH-3cZzQuwU6vRJbI0HmZAFpGUUo2qKWG08/s320/IMG_1480.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1160. &lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;How To -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1161. Empty the tin of condensed milk (no need to add sugar since its sweetened) into a big microwave-safe bowl (preferably glass).&lt;br /&gt;
  1162. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFG8HtfUjvgfpS6BbL1r5h7Smj9W8EXJf1YhE5OSmBPXinLPY4qlQUlLPj-0b8gHWwlSZ8m2gFIJq9lxHQcyk-WXVcqF5RJ18v6Q-SFyASLtGyjZ7cZGlFrHnZU6iOf0rChDK2upFbCWY/s1600/IMG_1481.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFG8HtfUjvgfpS6BbL1r5h7Smj9W8EXJf1YhE5OSmBPXinLPY4qlQUlLPj-0b8gHWwlSZ8m2gFIJq9lxHQcyk-WXVcqF5RJ18v6Q-SFyASLtGyjZ7cZGlFrHnZU6iOf0rChDK2upFbCWY/s320/IMG_1481.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1163. &lt;br /&gt;
  1164. Microwave for a minute.&lt;br /&gt;
  1165. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDTr35vwFj5n3nNruxp5NrN2bCfSgnJAmXLMx9lkAyeHaT4lnyxymZ2in-6r-12b9aqlGaQA-sUAkXFz-30ecSk1LHgwDZLTlTcLU2_90qegP4gCQHuFa-fLSopD-6WY81PmxyGWeShM/s1600/IMG_1482.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDTr35vwFj5n3nNruxp5NrN2bCfSgnJAmXLMx9lkAyeHaT4lnyxymZ2in-6r-12b9aqlGaQA-sUAkXFz-30ecSk1LHgwDZLTlTcLU2_90qegP4gCQHuFa-fLSopD-6WY81PmxyGWeShM/s320/IMG_1482.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1166. &lt;br /&gt;
  1167. Add a tablespoon of yoghurt to it, mix well and microwave for another minute. You can see the coagulation that occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
  1168. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjV2T46bXzk2gKXXTtNMIZdQ40OYV7JDBohLE-IRyeIi8qxh9qwPCqbe7sMum4AlZYfUVudX6v9lSwxrhNiDlz4TihEndZFZkyAY0dOcdLlZ6edbLvIcVzwgdWtZJtibjtEb50D6T18y4/s1600/IMG_1483.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjV2T46bXzk2gKXXTtNMIZdQ40OYV7JDBohLE-IRyeIi8qxh9qwPCqbe7sMum4AlZYfUVudX6v9lSwxrhNiDlz4TihEndZFZkyAY0dOcdLlZ6edbLvIcVzwgdWtZJtibjtEb50D6T18y4/s320/IMG_1483.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1171. &lt;br /&gt;
  1172. Let stand for a minute, then repeat the same step for upto 3 tbsp of yoghurt, in 1-minute intervals.&lt;br /&gt;
  1173. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1175. &lt;br /&gt;
  1176. You can see the contents of the bowl raising as it is being heated. The texture becomes thicker and closer to that of Khoa after about 5 minutes. &lt;br /&gt;
  1177. &lt;br /&gt;
  1178. Add a tsp of milk if required.&lt;br /&gt;
  1179. &lt;br /&gt;
  1180. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2IFpiNHrtxfRqabfBbkhUBesvcnCRyrpa7eu9ukuRD3oQjJbkTbWi1w5McgETQn0lV1mnnt1rTKPxfPIwIqvcfS_aCibXeiCBl0QJqi_ZQ-7vNOFUimZW2EoxESQeKSXvbIxC7PSdRg/s1600/IMG_1487.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2IFpiNHrtxfRqabfBbkhUBesvcnCRyrpa7eu9ukuRD3oQjJbkTbWi1w5McgETQn0lV1mnnt1rTKPxfPIwIqvcfS_aCibXeiCBl0QJqi_ZQ-7vNOFUimZW2EoxESQeKSXvbIxC7PSdRg/s400/IMG_1487.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1181. &lt;br /&gt;
  1182. Stop microwaving once the consistency is that of Pal Khoa. This will take a maximum of 10 minutes, including waiting time.&lt;br /&gt;
  1183. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1185. Garnish with shredded almonds and enjoy :)&lt;br /&gt;
  1186. &lt;br /&gt;
  1187. This can be prepared quickly when there are unexpected guests or when you do not feel like slogging in the kitchen :) &lt;br /&gt;
  1188. &lt;br /&gt;
  1189. Pal Khoa is often used interchangeably with &quot;Theratti pal&quot; which is the next stage of thickening of milk, I guess. Let me confirm with amma and update this. &lt;br /&gt;
  1190. &lt;br /&gt;
  1191. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/979019282841357893/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/10/quick-pal-khoa-pal-kova-indian-sweet-in.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/979019282841357893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/979019282841357893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/10/quick-pal-khoa-pal-kova-indian-sweet-in.html' title='Quick Pal Khoa (Pal Kova) - Indian Sweet in 5 Minutes - Microwave method'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUJ0qyIWIbJ60zr6MaCOjeftPVO0kVH34hxPGiGq6uFGBXHG5IvzF3_-HRhuOaYwnmym3_IwFIjvjNGVJ5Ds2gDpplAAorvLlKPj_yPqA-CjrhKBvEYn8KCl6SSCnOLnL_ozixAqTVnA/s72-c/IMG_1541.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-6943207270873524473</id><published>2011-09-07T20:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-20T06:58:03.754-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="home-made"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="jaggery"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="south-indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Manga pachadi (Raw Mango Sweet Pachadi)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;This is a semi-sweet, semi-sour dish with a pinch of spice and that makes it different and special :) I love the way amma makes Manga Pachadi and tried it all by myself, following her recipe. It was absolutely yummy and I felt so nostalgic :) Her way of cooking is very healthy and she hasn&#39;t included coconut in this recipe. Of course, you can add ground coconut, if you like!&lt;br /&gt;
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  1193. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4JPbwNeKkOL8jXYVD55tVmwAxtPCgTOZPWlAOUosqTBQE-u8C_Bjov7OyE7val5Pm7a3AshZLfOriuffwJwS6fnuU0x5n931diD_gNOUZt_CKprHKNL1kjaWYDXLlNSr65WttlwUu0U/s1600/pachadi+007.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4JPbwNeKkOL8jXYVD55tVmwAxtPCgTOZPWlAOUosqTBQE-u8C_Bjov7OyE7val5Pm7a3AshZLfOriuffwJwS6fnuU0x5n931diD_gNOUZt_CKprHKNL1kjaWYDXLlNSr65WttlwUu0U/s320/pachadi+007.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1194. &lt;br /&gt;
  1195. &lt;b&gt;What She Uses -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1196. &lt;br /&gt;
  1197. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Raw mango - 2&lt;/li&gt;
  1198. &lt;li&gt;Jaggery - 1/3 cup &lt;/li&gt;
  1199. &lt;li&gt;Green chillies - 2 &lt;/li&gt;
  1200. &lt;li&gt;Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp&lt;/li&gt;
  1201. &lt;li&gt;Salt - a pinch&lt;/li&gt;
  1202. &lt;li&gt;Rice flour - 1 tbsp (optional, avoid if possible)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1203. &lt;/ul&gt;To Temper - &lt;br /&gt;
  1204. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mustard - 1 tsp&lt;/li&gt;
  1205. &lt;li&gt;Dry Red chilly -1 &lt;/li&gt;
  1206. &lt;li&gt;Oil - 1/2 tsp &lt;/li&gt;
  1207. &lt;li&gt;Curry leaves (optional) - a few&lt;/li&gt;
  1208. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1209. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1210. &lt;b&gt;How To -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1211. &lt;br /&gt;
  1212. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Slice mango pieces and cook with sufficient water, adding salt and turmeric.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1213. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1214. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX37y0dNwBr7EhR20FiEYXQ667zzRdxUb-VnpNEpVHq4A1aqT_g8W981lwuNtcYR7qLLbCJItcc5mokA9TS8L4rKovOudipUN9yNzdbFtwQiUgLj4XojXvWUMS62SpAO9EoW7o9gAWjW8/s1600/raw+mango.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX37y0dNwBr7EhR20FiEYXQ667zzRdxUb-VnpNEpVHq4A1aqT_g8W981lwuNtcYR7qLLbCJItcc5mokA9TS8L4rKovOudipUN9yNzdbFtwQiUgLj4XojXvWUMS62SpAO9EoW7o9gAWjW8/s320/raw+mango.JPG&quot; width=&quot;192&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1218. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Slit green chillies and add to the pan.&lt;/li&gt;
  1219. &lt;li&gt;Watch out if the water gets drained and add a little more water. Simmer the flame. &lt;/li&gt;
  1220. &lt;li&gt;Once the mangoes are cooked, add jagery pieces and let boil.&lt;/li&gt;
  1221. &lt;li&gt;Wait for a good consistency to be reached. If the mixture is runny, mix rice flour with water and add to the pan. This helps to thicken the mixture. But the pachadi tastes lovely if you do &lt;b&gt;not &lt;/b&gt;add any rice flour.&lt;/li&gt;
  1222. &lt;li&gt;Temper with black mustard seeds (கடுகு), 1 red chilly and a few curry leaves in oil.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1223. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1224. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4JPbwNeKkOL8jXYVD55tVmwAxtPCgTOZPWlAOUosqTBQE-u8C_Bjov7OyE7val5Pm7a3AshZLfOriuffwJwS6fnuU0x5n931diD_gNOUZt_CKprHKNL1kjaWYDXLlNSr65WttlwUu0U/s1600/pachadi+007.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4JPbwNeKkOL8jXYVD55tVmwAxtPCgTOZPWlAOUosqTBQE-u8C_Bjov7OyE7val5Pm7a3AshZLfOriuffwJwS6fnuU0x5n931diD_gNOUZt_CKprHKNL1kjaWYDXLlNSr65WttlwUu0U/s320/pachadi+007.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1225. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Maanga Pachadi / Raw mango pachadi&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1226. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1227. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Enjoy :)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1228. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1229. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/6943207270873524473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/09/manga-pachadi-raw-mango-sweet-pachadi.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/6943207270873524473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/6943207270873524473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/09/manga-pachadi-raw-mango-sweet-pachadi.html' title='Manga pachadi (Raw Mango Sweet Pachadi)'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4JPbwNeKkOL8jXYVD55tVmwAxtPCgTOZPWlAOUosqTBQE-u8C_Bjov7OyE7val5Pm7a3AshZLfOriuffwJwS6fnuU0x5n931diD_gNOUZt_CKprHKNL1kjaWYDXLlNSr65WttlwUu0U/s72-c/pachadi+007.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-7215549422226772619</id><published>2011-09-01T05:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-19T07:29:52.004-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="coconut-based"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="home-made"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="jaggery"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Sweet Kozhukattai (Modak/ Modagam) - Steamed dumplings with sweetened coconut filling</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Today is Vinayaga Chaturthi, the Hindu festival for Lord Ganesha, who is considered superior to all Gods. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated widely all over India. Kozhukattai or Modak is the main sweet dish made for the festival and offered to God after chanting mantras. It is either steam-cooked or fried. Here is the recipe for the steamed version.&lt;br /&gt;
  1230. &lt;br /&gt;
  1231. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1232. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYKz-s42dSbqrTGVlNBB9YU9mYpvNVUL4XzIVwyXMGJ7VYqCqXxcZmZe6l36swP9jg8VjiXETfbyDYuUCTX2l3IPHRX9m9CvhWvI6ilawkz1qgLNxYGYUuaoQMWySRK7RZb4zs_Ss5UY/s1600/CIMG2687.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYKz-s42dSbqrTGVlNBB9YU9mYpvNVUL4XzIVwyXMGJ7VYqCqXxcZmZe6l36swP9jg8VjiXETfbyDYuUCTX2l3IPHRX9m9CvhWvI6ilawkz1qgLNxYGYUuaoQMWySRK7RZb4zs_Ss5UY/s400/CIMG2687.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1233. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Sweet/ Vella Kozhukattai or Modagam - Steamed&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1234. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1235. &lt;br /&gt;
  1236. &lt;h2&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yield : Makes about 12 modaks &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1237. &lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1238. &lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the outer covering:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;Rice flour - 1 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  1239. Water - 2 cups&lt;br /&gt;
  1240. Oil - 1 tsp &lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1241. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1242. &lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1243. &lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt; For the sweet filling (called as&amp;nbsp; &quot;poornam&quot;):&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1244. Jaggery (powdered) - 1/2 cup&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1245. &lt;br /&gt;
  1246. &lt;i&gt;(If you do not get jaggery where you live, you could substitute with &lt;b&gt;brown sugar&lt;/b&gt;, altho&#39; the taste will differ slightly, Lord Ganesha will still bless you :) &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1247. &lt;br /&gt;
  1248. Coconut (grated) (fresh or frozen)&amp;nbsp; - 3/4 cup&amp;nbsp; (I&#39;m blessed to get fresh coconut in Singapore) &lt;br /&gt;
  1249. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  1250. Ghee - 1 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  1251. &lt;br /&gt;
  1252. &lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Method :&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1253. Add water to rice flour in the quantities specified and mix them without lumps. Then, stir it together on a kadai on medium flame until it solidifies. Add oil when it starts to become sticky. &lt;br /&gt;
  1254. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmTw6NVL5aYofwQpK2Idy4EEWqZcved9PRI0Qy_FDfmZ0H-ZjtjkAwNY8Q4yw89ewfB0fGqh5gnQSJ77gQYxJ86cGpySvioYciA0REwv5I987xMDhtbHECVYRkHzg2Sx2-oSB8jd2LPM/s1600/CIMG2664.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmTw6NVL5aYofwQpK2Idy4EEWqZcved9PRI0Qy_FDfmZ0H-ZjtjkAwNY8Q4yw89ewfB0fGqh5gnQSJ77gQYxJ86cGpySvioYciA0REwv5I987xMDhtbHECVYRkHzg2Sx2-oSB8jd2LPM/s320/CIMG2664.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1255. Allow it to cool down a bit and then make about 12 balls. Do apply oil to the palm of your hands (every now and then) so that the rice flour paste does not stick to your hands.&lt;br /&gt;
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  1257. &lt;br /&gt;
  1258. &lt;br /&gt;
  1259. Now let&#39;s make the &lt;b&gt;poornam. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1260. Melt jaggery in a kadai with very little water.&lt;br /&gt;
  1261. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmvBOBUNDWTQ3ca2b1sZ48NvYl6Su1vgfk-KWiQr69_CIR2xffyX5dgR50DlFohuF30izOVVkmDkoXZXnWm8lSKeUCzs5Uqc3SYxq1oJqe9Nz5ls0udB35O5kc9osSayQNknJ6u4wmuk/s1600/CIMG2669.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmvBOBUNDWTQ3ca2b1sZ48NvYl6Su1vgfk-KWiQr69_CIR2xffyX5dgR50DlFohuF30izOVVkmDkoXZXnWm8lSKeUCzs5Uqc3SYxq1oJqe9Nz5ls0udB35O5kc9osSayQNknJ6u4wmuk/s320/CIMG2669.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1262. When it has almost melted and you can see it boiling, add grated coconut and stir well together. Add cardamom powder as well. Switch off the gas, once it comes together and all the water is absorbed.&lt;br /&gt;
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  1264. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;After this has cooled down a bit, divide this into 12 balls of size smaller than the rice flour balls (bcoz these go inside the rice flour ball).&lt;br /&gt;
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  1266. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPzIIh3L7oZFCgonHbhWj6_m9lpgWDzmGr2Rk7aE8cyhq5TeM0jXF_zbf1WNkXkBuJJOI71fLeI7xZamPxpoxrCfSP5SWqYcIU1EHLCsOw6ZeOAGmSxfLYj1Tze2pnwl6a6c0QQNIyoc/s1600/IMG_1335.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPzIIh3L7oZFCgonHbhWj6_m9lpgWDzmGr2Rk7aE8cyhq5TeM0jXF_zbf1WNkXkBuJJOI71fLeI7xZamPxpoxrCfSP5SWqYcIU1EHLCsOw6ZeOAGmSxfLYj1Tze2pnwl6a6c0QQNIyoc/s320/IMG_1335.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1267. &lt;br /&gt;
  1268. Flatten a white ball (rice flour ball) in the palm of your hand, keep the poornam/ sweet filling inside and then gently cover it with the white layer. Remove the excess white flour paste.This is an &lt;b&gt;important step &lt;/b&gt;in the process of making modak and requires some practice. Make sure there isn&#39;t too much empty space between the filling and the outer covering. Also, do not expose the porrnam, else it will leak upon steaming and the shape of the modak may not be maintained! :( &lt;br /&gt;
  1269. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1271. Repeat the same steps for all the 12 modaks.&lt;br /&gt;
  1272. &lt;br /&gt;
  1273. Take your steamer plate (I use my idli plates), grease with a little oil and then place the modaks carefully.&lt;br /&gt;
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  1275. Steam-cook for about 15 minutes. By then, you can smell the modaks already :)&lt;br /&gt;
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  1277. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbf6zso6_N7_qy0zxj6ZNTU03Rpdhyphenhyphen8uq8p2pVc8gH86neYrlq_29TgXmqubF3OMaoeglR2wd1mji8fx6b60MaOJtZunrSpFJfZjfKNHt3DUTQIm9a4YGAM1m5aGNGVjSBqMrpagA6Zw/s1600/CIMG2676.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbf6zso6_N7_qy0zxj6ZNTU03Rpdhyphenhyphen8uq8p2pVc8gH86neYrlq_29TgXmqubF3OMaoeglR2wd1mji8fx6b60MaOJtZunrSpFJfZjfKNHt3DUTQIm9a4YGAM1m5aGNGVjSBqMrpagA6Zw/s320/CIMG2676.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1278. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Modaks, hot and fresh from the steamer&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1279. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1280. &lt;br /&gt;
  1281. Note : If you&#39;re using a pressure-cooker, do not use the whistle. &lt;br /&gt;
  1282. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1284. The modaks are now ready to offer to Lord Ganesha. May the Lord bless us all with happiness, good health and prosperity :)&lt;br /&gt;
  1285. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1287. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/7215549422226772619/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/09/sweet-kozhukattai-modak-modagam-steamed.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/7215549422226772619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/7215549422226772619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/09/sweet-kozhukattai-modak-modagam-steamed.html' title='Sweet Kozhukattai (Modak/ Modagam) - Steamed dumplings with sweetened coconut filling'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYKz-s42dSbqrTGVlNBB9YU9mYpvNVUL4XzIVwyXMGJ7VYqCqXxcZmZe6l36swP9jg8VjiXETfbyDYuUCTX2l3IPHRX9m9CvhWvI6ilawkz1qgLNxYGYUuaoQMWySRK7RZb4zs_Ss5UY/s72-c/CIMG2687.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-4132911105632811743</id><published>2011-08-31T23:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-11-21T05:00:35.522-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="crunchy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="home-made"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="jaggery"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="south-indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Sweet Nei Appam (South Indian Sweet made from wheat flour, jaggery and bananas) - Karthigai Deepam Recipes</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  1288. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1289. &lt;/div&gt;
  1290. &lt;br /&gt;
  1291. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1292. My grandpa says, &quot;Nei appam thinnal rendundu kariyam&quot; which can be translated and elaborated as &quot;Eating Nei Appam yields double benefit - it gives you the satisfaction of eating a sweet + it fills your stomach too&quot;.&amp;nbsp; நெய் (nei) in Tamil refers to Ghee (or Clarified Butter) which is an essential ingredient of Indian Cuisine :-) This recipe is a low-fat version as we don&#39;t deep-fry the appams, so the quantity of ghee consumed is minimal.&lt;/div&gt;
  1293. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1294. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1295. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1296. I made these a few days back when we performed Ganapathi Homam (a form of Hindu prayer) at home. You can also make these for Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chaturthi).&lt;/div&gt;
  1297. &lt;br /&gt;
  1298. &lt;br /&gt;
  1299. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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  1301. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Sweet Appam (Nei Appam)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1302. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1303. &lt;br /&gt;
  1304. &lt;h2&gt;
  1305. &lt;b&gt;What You Need -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  1306. &lt;br /&gt;
  1307. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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  1309. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What you need to make Sweet Appam&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1310. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1311. &lt;br /&gt;
  1312. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1313. &lt;li&gt;Whole Wheat flour - 1 1/2 cups&lt;/li&gt;
  1314. &lt;li&gt;Rice flour - 1/2 cup&lt;/li&gt;
  1315. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1316. (Ratio of wheat to rice flour should be 3:1 , my mom says) &lt;br /&gt;
  1317. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1318. &lt;li&gt;Jaggery , powdered - 1 cup&lt;/li&gt;
  1319. &lt;li&gt;Banana - 2 small or 1 long one&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1320. &lt;li&gt;Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp (optional, to enhance taste)&lt;/li&gt;
  1321. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1322. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1323. &lt;li&gt;Ghee - to fry (since we use &lt;i&gt;Appa kaarai&lt;/i&gt; (அப்பகாரை ), we can make appams with lesser ghee than if you were to fry them in a kadai. Another advantage is that you get a well rounded, uniform shape for all your appams).&lt;/li&gt;
  1324. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1325. &lt;br /&gt;
  1326. &lt;h2&gt;
  1327. &lt;b&gt;How To -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  1328. &lt;br /&gt;
  1329. &lt;br /&gt;
  1330. 1. Take a bowl, add wheat flour and rice flour.&lt;br /&gt;
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  1335. &lt;br /&gt;
  1336. 2. Take powdered/grated jaggery in a kadai, add 1/4 cup water and let it melt.&lt;br /&gt;
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  1338. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jvmCyc1-4IM-38wyQFJ4RQKFXyf3_xC-Gqc2ukxyjGAOrpiQf-INLrRBhkD8XWChRTQTSUeci4luRZTVWGH7fVTwCt-MZ9Ql8E-7aA_wRQcz8qwiEhJgIQ6ItaUePd_FDiLUoucevM4/s1600/CIMG2631.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jvmCyc1-4IM-38wyQFJ4RQKFXyf3_xC-Gqc2ukxyjGAOrpiQf-INLrRBhkD8XWChRTQTSUeci4luRZTVWGH7fVTwCt-MZ9Ql8E-7aA_wRQcz8qwiEhJgIQ6ItaUePd_FDiLUoucevM4/s320/CIMG2631.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1340. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0itcLSJAcbxW6EIWoKBUx6zkney-sQMjr8ccTm-3YOosjDbKOtoc9etPhVeieh8RMKlefU_GAgFmBHeP-jbsPPgEPNzuycKVSZfxH4vG8mrXK-x-h8dId7z33cV9deGD2rAgXWozb6g/s1600/CIMG2632.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0itcLSJAcbxW6EIWoKBUx6zkney-sQMjr8ccTm-3YOosjDbKOtoc9etPhVeieh8RMKlefU_GAgFmBHeP-jbsPPgEPNzuycKVSZfxH4vG8mrXK-x-h8dId7z33cV9deGD2rAgXWozb6g/s320/CIMG2632.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1342. 3. Once the jaggery mixture boils, add it to the bowl with the flours. Mash the banana and add it as well.&lt;br /&gt;
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  1345. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QWHg55X_FOo9HgSG69csBLPqPETy8a8KxtNZlK7z4Tq9L8ZlTcP3mltQEPX0dvmhUuj2IgmRK9v01bjYPZV8BsrhAzkL5-4eDg7APi_-PFA7ps163ya7qKSdBV6fpWVJHVlwYqgoTx4/s1600/CIMG2634.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QWHg55X_FOo9HgSG69csBLPqPETy8a8KxtNZlK7z4Tq9L8ZlTcP3mltQEPX0dvmhUuj2IgmRK9v01bjYPZV8BsrhAzkL5-4eDg7APi_-PFA7ps163ya7qKSdBV6fpWVJHVlwYqgoTx4/s320/CIMG2634.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1347. 4. Mix them all together to make a liquidy paste. Add cardamom powder now. Add some boiled water if it is too thick and pasty. This is to ensure the appams turn out to be soft.&lt;br /&gt;
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  1349. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1350. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-93Vt4Abs-MhKVaoDKFPRRB3tgVuJXQVMa4OXbHTr19IiMFQLiKebS8UvNqTe2kIYP8y-IztoEKgNwRDI1EE5riljZ9afAz8crZicMykDi6Qj5LKF5JfNkxNu7agEU-dTR1iqtNfyq8/s1600/CIMG2637.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-93Vt4Abs-MhKVaoDKFPRRB3tgVuJXQVMa4OXbHTr19IiMFQLiKebS8UvNqTe2kIYP8y-IztoEKgNwRDI1EE5riljZ9afAz8crZicMykDi6Qj5LKF5JfNkxNu7agEU-dTR1iqtNfyq8/s320/CIMG2637.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1353. &lt;b&gt;Note : &lt;/b&gt;The mixture in my picture is a bit thick, so make sure you make it slightly liquidy.&lt;br /&gt;
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  1356. 5. Get your appakarai (or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86bleskiver&quot;&gt;aebleskiver pan&lt;/a&gt;) ready and grease the &#39;holes&#39; with enough ghee :)&lt;br /&gt;
  1357. My Appakaarai was gifted by my mom-in-law and it is really useful. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/07/spicy-kuzhi-paniyaram-chettinad-cuisine.html&quot;&gt;Paniyaram&lt;/a&gt; recipe made using the same&amp;nbsp; pan :)&lt;br /&gt;
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  1359. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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  1361. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Appa Kaarai or Aebleskiver pan&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1364. 6. Keep flame on med-high and pour the mixture into the holes. You can see the right consistency of the mixture in this picture. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1370. 7. Once the sides start browning, turn them over using a small stick (usually comes with the appakarai pan package)&lt;br /&gt;
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  1376. 8. Slid some more ghee through the sides so that the other side gets cooked and crisp too :) You need to wait patiently on medium flame for it to get cooked well inside.&lt;br /&gt;
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  1380. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Sweet Nei Appams&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1386. Enjoy the sweet appams just like that (plain)! &lt;br /&gt;
  1387. &lt;br /&gt;
  1388. Sending these to &quot;&lt;b&gt;Dish -it-out with Wheat flour and Jaggery&lt;/b&gt;&quot; event conducted by &lt;a href=&quot;http://vardhiniskitchen.blogspot.com/p/dish-it-out-hosting-schedule.html&quot;&gt;Vardhini&#39;s Kitchen&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://southindianhome.blogspot.com/2011/10/dish-it-out-with-wheat-flour-and.html&quot;&gt;South Indian home&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1390. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4qOMyA47kojKdAiTnDVHfB3FYpawZg3rjJXl7Fbuk-u03ibdVHCIEz5srkdhi3LWuZNKHu0skEFBFcdSQJ5sCq6VzikuzX8kd7gWoAKYpNIoVRL-PhnZMyF6k267XQlRVDIboMXyXxk/s1600/DishItOut2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4qOMyA47kojKdAiTnDVHfB3FYpawZg3rjJXl7Fbuk-u03ibdVHCIEz5srkdhi3LWuZNKHu0skEFBFcdSQJ5sCq6VzikuzX8kd7gWoAKYpNIoVRL-PhnZMyF6k267XQlRVDIboMXyXxk/s1600/DishItOut2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1398. Tirunelveli is a district in the southern part of the state of Tamilnadu in India. If you were reminded immediately of Tirunelveli Halwa (&lt;i&gt;Irutukadai halwa&lt;/i&gt;), you&#39;re right! This place is very famous for their Halwas.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1402. This recipe is totally different from Halwa, but Boli is also a sweet and this particular recipe is a variation of Boli that originated in Tirunelveli.&amp;nbsp; If you&#39;re wondering what Boli is like, I have an introduction posted &lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/02/channa-dal-boli.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. We use sugar instead of jaggery and there&#39;s no coconut involved, so these can last longer. There are more differences, read on...&lt;/div&gt;
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  1412. &lt;b&gt;Ingredients -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1416. Channa Dal (கடலை பருப்பு) - 1 cup&lt;/div&gt;
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  1418. Sugar - 1 cup&lt;/div&gt;
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  1420. Cardamom - 3 pods (to be powdered)&lt;/div&gt;
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  1422. Nutmeg (ஜாதிக்காய்) - 1 no. (crushed)&lt;/div&gt;
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  1424. Rice flour - 1/3 cup&lt;/div&gt;
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  1426. Maida /All purpose flour - 1 cup&lt;/div&gt;
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  1428. Turmeric&amp;nbsp; powder - a pinch&lt;/div&gt;
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  1430. Gingely Oil - 2 tbsp&lt;/div&gt;
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  1453. &lt;/div&gt;
  1454. &lt;b&gt;Method -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1455. &lt;br /&gt;
  1456. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1457. &lt;li&gt;Pressure-cook channa dal with sufficient water for 3 to 4 whistles. After it is cooled, grind to a paste.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1458. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1459. &lt;br /&gt;
  1460. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1461. &lt;li&gt;Take a pan, add sugar, cardamom powder and crushed nutmeg to the ground paste. &lt;/li&gt;
  1462. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1463. &lt;br /&gt;
  1464. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1465. &lt;li&gt;Sugar melts in the heat and becomes liquidy. Keep stirring on low flame for sometime &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;until&lt;/span&gt; it gets solidified. This is the &quot;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;poornam&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&quot; , i.e., the sweet filling.&lt;/li&gt;
  1466. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1467. &lt;br /&gt;
  1468. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1469. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIMFVhPmL7CEz4KXrJKs74Jh-IWpMQJMH76aLEqz77kpHyAQGH3JC1p96N9Qis2zclyZWqJnJ9ADcN_LJ-C1rVyZBUDyOST0g5sgFzJVm7iZvodLus4j5ZXK3uii_t795w9ragjuN6D4/s1600/pooranam.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;298&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIMFVhPmL7CEz4KXrJKs74Jh-IWpMQJMH76aLEqz77kpHyAQGH3JC1p96N9Qis2zclyZWqJnJ9ADcN_LJ-C1rVyZBUDyOST0g5sgFzJVm7iZvodLus4j5ZXK3uii_t795w9ragjuN6D4/s320/pooranam.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1470. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Poornam&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1471. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1472. &lt;br /&gt;
  1473. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1474. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Take maida flour, add a pinch of turmeric powder, oil and sprinkle some water. Make it into a dough. This is the &lt;b&gt;outer covering&lt;/b&gt;. This would be a little elastic in state.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1475. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1476. &lt;/div&gt;
  1477. &lt;div&gt;
  1478. &lt;/div&gt;
  1479. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1480. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQiT7keopHPbW4EeTjbMxwo7bmjUMjGYYqOJmpbf8yBNoo42Bx9GT1UNWOleypqVFIj-vgy7TWWvMgRFQnF0NfqQ3dS9YIOkjfoNWCZpM0Lwe8JikBz3x6gYMnwcpDVdCQ4obqS9YNw0/s1600/P6090680.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;281&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQiT7keopHPbW4EeTjbMxwo7bmjUMjGYYqOJmpbf8yBNoo42Bx9GT1UNWOleypqVFIj-vgy7TWWvMgRFQnF0NfqQ3dS9YIOkjfoNWCZpM0Lwe8JikBz3x6gYMnwcpDVdCQ4obqS9YNw0/s320/P6090680.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1481. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Outer covering for Tirunelveli Boli&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1482. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1483. &lt;div&gt;
  1484. &lt;/div&gt;
  1485. &lt;div&gt;
  1486. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1487. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Take maida dough, divide it into 10 equal sized balls. Roll a ball into rice flour, then flatten it slightly.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1488. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1489. &lt;/div&gt;
  1490. &lt;div&gt;
  1491. &lt;/div&gt;
  1492. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1493. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Keep a small ball of &lt;i&gt;poornam&lt;/i&gt;, cover it from all sides. Flatten it using the chapathi roller. Dip into rice flour as required, to avoid getting sticky. This is similar to the process of making &lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/12/aloomethi-paratha-easy-method-for.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Aloo paratha&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1494. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1495. &lt;div&gt;
  1496. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1497. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1502. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_YwQdwGjk4M4t6_p_ezpP-xoXXyX6Kd14KuNxwUAh5cEUzbMZ36xpyLKrLJgJP-3j6wNSP9QSQXaD0FCQII7kAjYVCMTo1pBdqfjkCvhAyN62gaQvHlCunYBrfYyaZbwpB2DwVHrOkI/s1600/P6090685.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;207&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_YwQdwGjk4M4t6_p_ezpP-xoXXyX6Kd14KuNxwUAh5cEUzbMZ36xpyLKrLJgJP-3j6wNSP9QSQXaD0FCQII7kAjYVCMTo1pBdqfjkCvhAyN62gaQvHlCunYBrfYyaZbwpB2DwVHrOkI/s320/P6090685.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1506. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuK7WsY5O4LG8u8zRIzSs1BkQi2fLKk5WATG4_f_sHWdaLp8KMJR62Krtoy7vhPcttpMlal5ms5zH7EBkekRQqo_PGd9MSt0aVl9f8dvJAQKp9gA9M39XL_LnETO3PB0VaGVpTCpNiS0/s1600/P6090687.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;242&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuK7WsY5O4LG8u8zRIzSs1BkQi2fLKk5WATG4_f_sHWdaLp8KMJR62Krtoy7vhPcttpMlal5ms5zH7EBkekRQqo_PGd9MSt0aVl9f8dvJAQKp9gA9M39XL_LnETO3PB0VaGVpTCpNiS0/s320/P6090687.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1510. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1511. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1512. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1513. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Heat a tawa, add 2 drops of oil and cook the boli, one at a time. Reverse sides to get both sides cooked.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1514. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1515. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1516. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Smear some ghee before serving, to enhance its taste.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1517. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1518. &lt;div&gt;
  1519. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1522. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0AvLHlfPe6NWwWjFJaIKXLiFzD6L_44aZS2xNBuUN7_o8n_mcOEufGbIU0PV6wepYls8I0aX0VDdNbuWJnoGR0KRESmQBX3mmXOdBK4phXOtJd3B0gRZt5Doe02WEWnPdkqPfRxqXTQ/s1600/tirunelveli+boli.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0AvLHlfPe6NWwWjFJaIKXLiFzD6L_44aZS2xNBuUN7_o8n_mcOEufGbIU0PV6wepYls8I0aX0VDdNbuWJnoGR0KRESmQBX3mmXOdBK4phXOtJd3B0gRZt5Doe02WEWnPdkqPfRxqXTQ/s320/tirunelveli+boli.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1524. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1525. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1526. &lt;div&gt;
  1527. &lt;/div&gt;
  1528. &lt;div&gt;
  1529. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Tirunelveli boli is ready to be enjoyed :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1530. &lt;br /&gt;
  1531. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;P.S.&amp;nbsp; Credits to my mom for the recipe and to my sis for clicking pics (instead of&amp;nbsp; devouring the delicious bolis &lt;img src=&quot;http://emoticons4u.com/evil/111.gif&quot; /&gt; ) when amma made it :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1532. &lt;br /&gt;
  1533. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Sending this perfectly apt recipe to &lt;a href=&quot;http://itsnotmadrasi.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-mothers-kitchen-2-indian-mithai-mela.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;My Mother&#39;s Kitchen : Indian Mithai Mela&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1534. &lt;br /&gt;
  1535. &lt;img src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--J9okDf7Yro/ThgzH-2cd2I/AAAAAAAABMQ/awNyYOm8ViM/s1600/sweets.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1542. &lt;ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  1546. &lt;ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  1549. This is yet another recipe I learnt from Sudha mami, my aunt.&amp;nbsp; It&#39;s just so yummy and yet so simple!&amp;nbsp; This is a typical Kerala fare. Folks who like paal payasam will just loove this too :)&amp;nbsp; Before I left Madras, my mom bought some rice ada to take with me to Singapore.&amp;nbsp; I decided to give the traditional recipe a mild twist, by adding a little of cocoa powder and it was well received by my guests! ^ ^&lt;br /&gt;
  1550. &lt;br /&gt;
  1551. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DiZM8j_fOWf8uigIawtERknITdcc9IagNnOY4CBMD3yPh1Ujqs1Xh8dg6nepZ7EpU5s1NceQ82c_30P43-1K7e1Lla1yD-2106u1GizPKDRwqZXewm3_wBNVrAzYhqVcirHMpKAybm0/s1600/IMG_0462.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DiZM8j_fOWf8uigIawtERknITdcc9IagNnOY4CBMD3yPh1Ujqs1Xh8dg6nepZ7EpU5s1NceQ82c_30P43-1K7e1Lla1yD-2106u1GizPKDRwqZXewm3_wBNVrAzYhqVcirHMpKAybm0/s320/IMG_0462.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1552. &lt;br /&gt;
  1553. &lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;What &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;You Need -&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1554. Milk - 1 litre (You can use 800 ml milk and 200 ml water, unless you&#39;re going with low-fat milk)&lt;br /&gt;
  1555. Rice Ada - 200 g&lt;br /&gt;
  1556. Sugar - 100 g&lt;br /&gt;
  1557. &lt;br /&gt;
  1558. Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp&amp;nbsp; =&amp;gt; for flavor&lt;br /&gt;
  1559. Cocoa powder - 1/4 tsp (optional)&lt;br /&gt;
  1560. Cashews - 10-15&lt;br /&gt;
  1561. Ghee - 1 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  1562. Condensed milk - 1 tbsp (optional)&lt;br /&gt;
  1563. &lt;br /&gt;
  1564. &lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;How I Made It -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1565. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cook Rice Ada with Milk&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;in a pressure cooker for about 5-6 whistles. This helps to reduce the time you need to cook it on the stove later.&lt;/li&gt;
  1566. &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you don&#39;t have a pressure cooker, use a slow cooker or cook in a sauce pan for about 45 minutes. &lt;/li&gt;
  1567. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Once the pressure subsides, empty the cooked rice ada with milk into a wide-mouthed flat-bottomed vessel.&lt;/li&gt;
  1568. &lt;li&gt;Add sugar, cardamom powder and keep stirring. This will take about 15-20 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;
  1569. &lt;li&gt;Add 1/4 tsp (~2 pinches) of cocoa powder and continue stirring for another 10 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;
  1570. &lt;li&gt;Finally, add 1 tbsp of condensed milk and mix well for 5 minutes. The final product will be of the same consistency as paal payasam, i.e., thicker than milk but not as dense as condensed milk.&lt;/li&gt;
  1571. &lt;li&gt;Garnish with ghee-roasted cashewnuts :)&lt;/li&gt;
  1572. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1575. &lt;br /&gt;
  1576. &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;Enjoy it hot or cold :) Ummm...Absolutely heavenly! :)&lt;br /&gt;
  1577. &lt;br /&gt;
  1578. &lt;br /&gt;
  1579. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/2598662259552233093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/03/paladai-rice-ada-payasam.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/2598662259552233093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/2598662259552233093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/03/paladai-rice-ada-payasam.html' title='Paladai Payasam (Rice Ada Kheer)'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DiZM8j_fOWf8uigIawtERknITdcc9IagNnOY4CBMD3yPh1Ujqs1Xh8dg6nepZ7EpU5s1NceQ82c_30P43-1K7e1Lla1yD-2106u1GizPKDRwqZXewm3_wBNVrAzYhqVcirHMpKAybm0/s72-c/IMG_0462.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-8605086849982383933</id><published>2011-03-06T01:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-10-19T08:25:28.794-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="drink"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="healthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Carrot Kheer (Sweet Carrot Drink with Milk and ground Cashews)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  1580. Bored of making &lt;i&gt;pal payasam&lt;/i&gt; (rice kheer) and &lt;i&gt;semiya payasam&lt;/i&gt; (vermicelli kheer)? Try Carrot kheer for a change and wow your guests! :) It makes a delicious dessert!&lt;br /&gt;
  1581. &lt;br /&gt;
  1582. Thanks to Geetha chithi (husband&#39;s &lt;i&gt;chithi&lt;/i&gt;/aunt) for the wonderful recipe. I love carrots and I love sweets :) If you&#39;re like me, you&#39;re sure to love this!&lt;br /&gt;
  1583. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1585. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoSxwmKLrbqccYasw4nSCqz7OjALhqX2Nj5NU8LFim2TuCdAnslFtHfSCVfGvHX0SWJ21tcQTSxNM7w3bRXmGsCwDKE9bWUVXRUz7ozTV_Xxo1X8HPolcJCM-XFP2E1Iy0PSG_WJnGb0/s1600/carrot+kheer.jpg.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoSxwmKLrbqccYasw4nSCqz7OjALhqX2Nj5NU8LFim2TuCdAnslFtHfSCVfGvHX0SWJ21tcQTSxNM7w3bRXmGsCwDKE9bWUVXRUz7ozTV_Xxo1X8HPolcJCM-XFP2E1Iy0PSG_WJnGb0/s320/carrot+kheer.jpg.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1586. &lt;br /&gt;
  1587. &lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1588. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1589. &lt;h2&gt;
  1590. &lt;b&gt;What You Need -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  1591. &lt;br /&gt;
  1592. Carrots - 3 medium&lt;br /&gt;
  1593. Milk - 750 ml &lt;br /&gt;
  1594. Water - 1/2 litre &lt;br /&gt;
  1595. Cashewnuts - 10 to 12&lt;br /&gt;
  1596. Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  1597. Sweetened Condensed milk (&lt;i&gt;Milkmaid&lt;/i&gt;) - 2 tbsp (optional)&lt;br /&gt;
  1598. Sugar - 3 tbsp (if not using Condensed milk)&lt;br /&gt;
  1599. &lt;br /&gt;
  1600. &lt;h2&gt;
  1601. &lt;b&gt;How To -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  1602. &lt;br /&gt;
  1603. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1604. &lt;li&gt;Peel the skin of carrots and cut them into big chunks.&lt;/li&gt;
  1605. &lt;li&gt;Pressure-cook carrots, cashewnuts, half a litre milk with half a litre water, for atleast 2 whistles.&lt;/li&gt;
  1606. &lt;ul&gt;
  1607. &lt;li&gt;Alternatively, cook on a slow-cooker or in a sauce pan for about 45 minutes.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;
  1608. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1609. &lt;li&gt;Once cooled, drain the milk and save it aside in a bowl.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1610. &lt;li&gt;Blend the cooked carrots &amp;amp; cashews (with very little milk) in a food processor to a smooth paste.&lt;/li&gt;
  1611. &lt;li&gt;Take a pan, pour the milk, add this paste and add the remaining milk and bring to a boil. Keep on low/Sim flame for 10-12 minutes and let them all come together well. &lt;/li&gt;
  1612. &lt;li&gt;Add cardamom powder and condensed milk for added flavor!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1613. &lt;li&gt;Add sugar if you need. Carrots are sorta sweet by themselves and condensed milk is sweetened too. You might need 3-4 tbsp of sugar if you choose to skip condensed milk.&lt;/li&gt;
  1614. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1615. &lt;br /&gt;
  1616. &lt;br /&gt;
  1617. The final consistency should be frothy and like that of a milkshake.&lt;br /&gt;
  1618. &lt;br /&gt;
  1619. &lt;br /&gt;
  1620. You can enjoy it at room temperature or refrigerate and drink it cold. Just tastes heavenly! :)&lt;br /&gt;
  1621. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1622. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/8605086849982383933/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/03/carrot-kheer-sweet-carrot-drink-with.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/8605086849982383933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/8605086849982383933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/03/carrot-kheer-sweet-carrot-drink-with.html' title='Carrot Kheer (Sweet Carrot Drink with Milk and ground Cashews)'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoSxwmKLrbqccYasw4nSCqz7OjALhqX2Nj5NU8LFim2TuCdAnslFtHfSCVfGvHX0SWJ21tcQTSxNM7w3bRXmGsCwDKE9bWUVXRUz7ozTV_Xxo1X8HPolcJCM-XFP2E1Iy0PSG_WJnGb0/s72-c/carrot+kheer.jpg.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-7690736827254197687</id><published>2011-03-01T01:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-10-16T02:10:27.423-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="coconut-based"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dal"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="south-indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="traditional"/><title type='text'>Chakra Pongal / Sakkarai Pongal (Rice and lentils sweetened with jaggery) - Temple-style - Festive Recipes</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  1623. Since I posted &lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegancooking.blogspot.com/2011/02/masal-vadai-paruppu-vadai-aama-vadai.html&quot;&gt;Paruppu Vadai&lt;/a&gt; a couple of days back, I thought it was apt to follow up with some kind of &lt;i&gt;payasam/kheer&lt;/i&gt;, which is an important part of any feast on festival days or weddings. When there are guests coming over, it is customary to serve lunch with &lt;i&gt;vadai-payasam.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1624. &lt;br /&gt;
  1625. Pongal (also known as Makara Sankranthi), the harvest festival of India is when we worship the Sun-God and the Rain-God for all their blessings. &#39;Pongal&#39; literally means &#39;overflowing&#39; in Tamil language. We celebrate Pongal by boiling rice with milk and jaggery and thus evoking prosperity and material abundance. Chakra Pongal (sweet) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2012/01/ven-pongal-kaara-pongal-pongalo-pongal.html&quot;&gt;Ven Pongal &lt;/a&gt;(spicy version) are prepared on this day and offered(symbolically) to God along with prayers and &lt;i&gt;pujas&lt;/i&gt; for &lt;i&gt;Lord Surya &lt;/i&gt;(Sun-God).&lt;br /&gt;
  1626. &lt;br /&gt;
  1627. Chakra Pongal is my dad&#39;s favorite and I love it too. My sister likes &lt;i&gt;semiya payasam (vermicelli kheer)&lt;/i&gt; better and my mom is often confused which one to make on a particular occasion. I now realize how we never asked her which one &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;amma&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; likes!&lt;br /&gt;
  1628. &lt;br /&gt;
  1629. This is a classic recipe and you can get that &#39;perfect&#39; taste of chakra pongal that&#39;s served as &lt;i&gt;prasadam&lt;/i&gt; in temples.&lt;br /&gt;
  1630. &lt;br /&gt;
  1631. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1632. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9ir_-twyB7gDyXgPrHgjgZ5GFODfxzEKMhRXjpkZ0rK_wqyYSpAMkW_G88SGxKegscJBUc672j4_14_u5O0-1jGlv6d3mCmHGkhaCm6DeLmTiRWWef-krtrp_eZkQkBmbVUEOxJZ-m0/s1600/chakra+pongal.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9ir_-twyB7gDyXgPrHgjgZ5GFODfxzEKMhRXjpkZ0rK_wqyYSpAMkW_G88SGxKegscJBUc672j4_14_u5O0-1jGlv6d3mCmHGkhaCm6DeLmTiRWWef-krtrp_eZkQkBmbVUEOxJZ-m0/s400/chakra+pongal.JPG&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1633. &lt;br /&gt;
  1634. &lt;b&gt;Ingredients :&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1635. &lt;br /&gt;
  1636. Rice (Don&#39;t use Basmati) - 2 cups&lt;br /&gt;
  1637. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1638. Moong dal (பாசி பருப்பு) - 3/4 cup&lt;/div&gt;
  1639. Milk - min 1 cup, max 3 cups&lt;br /&gt;
  1640. Jaggery - 3 cups (smash jaggery &lt;i&gt;rocks&lt;/i&gt; first and then measure)&lt;br /&gt;
  1641. &lt;br /&gt;
  1642. Cashewnuts - 12-20 nos.&lt;br /&gt;
  1643. Raisins - 3 tbsp&lt;br /&gt;
  1644. Grated coconut - 1.5 cups (approx. from one half of a coconut)&lt;br /&gt;
  1645. Cardamom - 8 nos.&lt;br /&gt;
  1646. &lt;br /&gt;
  1647. Ghee / Clarified Butter - min 1/2 cup, max 1 cup (adjust according to what suits your health)&lt;br /&gt;
  1648. &lt;br /&gt;
  1649. &lt;b&gt;Method :&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1650. &lt;br /&gt;
  1651. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1652. &lt;li&gt; Wash and rinse moong dal first for about 5 times. Dry roast moong dal till a nice aroma evolves. (They will turn slightly reddish).&lt;/li&gt;
  1653. &lt;li&gt;Wash and rinse rice separately.&lt;/li&gt;
  1654. &lt;li&gt;Pressure-cook rice together with roasted moong dal in the ratio of 1:4 (For every cup of rice, add 4 cups of milk mixed with water). More milk would make the chakra pongal to turn out tastier. &lt;/li&gt;
  1655. &lt;li&gt;Take a pan, melt jaggery with a little water and allow it to boil well. Keep heat setting on &#39;Low&#39;.&lt;/li&gt;
  1656. &lt;li&gt;Add 4 tsp of ghee to jaggery, so that it doesn&#39;t stick to the pan. Stir in-between till it gets thickened.&lt;/li&gt;
  1657. &lt;li&gt;Now, mash the cooked rice &#39;n&#39; dal and add to jaggery.&lt;/li&gt;
  1658. &lt;li&gt;Take another kadai, melt enough ghee, add grated coconut and allow it to become roasted (i.e., turn from white to reddish brown color). Half way through, add cashewnuts, raisins and cardamom pods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1659. &lt;ul&gt;
  1660. &lt;li&gt;Tip : Save the outer covering of cardamom and use while making tea&amp;nbsp; :) &lt;/li&gt;
  1661. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1662. &lt;li&gt;When these are well-roasted, add them to the rice-dal-jaggery mixture.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1663. &lt;li&gt;Add any remaining ghee.The flavor and aroma of ghee is absolutely essential to get &lt;i&gt;yummilicious&lt;/i&gt; Chakra pongal! &lt;/li&gt;
  1664. &lt;li&gt;Mix well for 2 minutes and it&#39;s ready! :)&lt;/li&gt;
  1665. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1666. There you have your entire family, waiting to taste chakra pongal, while you have to hold them back so that you can do &#39;&lt;i&gt;neivedhyam&lt;/i&gt;&#39; (offerings to God) first!&lt;br /&gt;
  1667. &lt;br /&gt;
  1668. &amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Note &lt;/b&gt;:&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  1669. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1670. &lt;li&gt;You can also substitute a handful of moong dal with channa dal, if you wish.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;
  1671. &lt;li&gt;By 1 cup, I meant 250 ml approximately. You can choose to use a cup/tumbler of any size. It is the ratio among the ingredients that matters.&lt;/li&gt;
  1672. &lt;li&gt;You can also add 1/4 tsp (not more) of salt to the cooked dal+rice mixture and mix well and then add jaggery. This helps to enhance the sweetness of Chakra Pongal. &lt;/li&gt;
  1673. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1674. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Pair it up with some &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;hot and crispy &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/09/medhu-vada-ulundu-vadai-spicy-indian.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ulundu Vadas aka Medhu Vadai&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/a&gt;and serve a truly festive feast to your family! :-)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1675. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
  1676. &lt;br /&gt;
  1677. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1678. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/7690736827254197687/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/03/chakra-pongal-rice-and-dal-sweetened.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/7690736827254197687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/7690736827254197687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/03/chakra-pongal-rice-and-dal-sweetened.html' title='Chakra Pongal / Sakkarai Pongal (Rice and lentils sweetened with jaggery) - Temple-style - Festive Recipes'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9ir_-twyB7gDyXgPrHgjgZ5GFODfxzEKMhRXjpkZ0rK_wqyYSpAMkW_G88SGxKegscJBUc672j4_14_u5O0-1jGlv6d3mCmHGkhaCm6DeLmTiRWWef-krtrp_eZkQkBmbVUEOxJZ-m0/s72-c/chakra+pongal.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261098544092845211.post-7466108365847575213</id><published>2011-02-13T00:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-13T18:14:16.113-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dal"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="south-indian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sweet"/><title type='text'>Channa Dal Boli/ Poli (Kadala paruppu Boli)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  1679. I can describe boli as a sweet parata with a mixture of coconut, jaggery and boiled channa dal as the filling. Boli can also be made with rawa, milk or maida. It&#39;s usually served with kheer/payasam in Iyer weddings in Kerala and Tamilnadu and is quite popular in South India. My mom makes Boli on &quot;Bhogi&quot; day, the day before Pongal/Sankranthi and I tried it this year and was happy that it came out really well in my first attempt.&amp;nbsp; I packed some for my colleagues the next day and everyone liked it too :)&lt;br /&gt;
  1680. &lt;br /&gt;
  1681. Dal is the Hindi word for dried lentil and there are different varieties of dals (toor dal, urad dal, moong dal, channa dal, masoor dal, rajma) used in Indian cuisine. Dal is a part of everyday cooking for vegetarian Indians as it is a rich source of protein. Channa Dal is my favorite in any form. I never forget to add it to &lt;i&gt;tadka&lt;/i&gt; for dry curries and I loovveee &lt;i&gt;kadala paruppu&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;sundal &lt;/i&gt;and chickpea &lt;i&gt;sundal&lt;/i&gt;! Oh yeah, channa dal is nothing but split chick pea with its skin removed, isn&#39;t it? Well, let me stop singing the fame of channa dal and get back to describe how Boli is made.&lt;br /&gt;
  1682. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1684. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblmbSUvS-TCFG_73DUwmYF4x8EhT1t2A9qVzMxppXKdv9NVsUaKCkYB7K9GuRKs4k6coAxpzEx-vpHM0uHWNwM0Kk0Mkps7UUVyo9GeHaaJPVRRqx5S7wYOLf-49mB3o8N4g-7WSdmCc/s1600/boli.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblmbSUvS-TCFG_73DUwmYF4x8EhT1t2A9qVzMxppXKdv9NVsUaKCkYB7K9GuRKs4k6coAxpzEx-vpHM0uHWNwM0Kk0Mkps7UUVyo9GeHaaJPVRRqx5S7wYOLf-49mB3o8N4g-7WSdmCc/s320/boli.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1685. &lt;br /&gt;
  1686. &lt;br /&gt;
  1687. &lt;b&gt;What I Used -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1688. &lt;br /&gt;
  1689. Channa dal /Bengal gram dal (kadala paruppu)- 2 cups&lt;br /&gt;
  1690. Coconut, grated - 1 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  1691. Jaggery or Sugar - 2.5 cups&lt;br /&gt;
  1692. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  1693. Maida (All purpose flour) - 3 cups&lt;br /&gt;
  1694. Turmeric powder /Haldi - 1/4 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  1695. Salt - 1/2 tsp&lt;br /&gt;
  1696. Oil&lt;br /&gt;
  1697. &lt;br /&gt;
  1698. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1699. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY_YMhIrvJy4HA4hevB0Q3z5O0q6SP1fBOhzvjUPLjezgM4zyBFSCdNNFLnmIXxPT2jjVb-WxgyjBkrxal8MLH14YL_k5jmAVjZB00W-z8lMhEUZRr3AbbxndueBYuxbiyTaKF7xQA5s/s1600/channa+dal.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY_YMhIrvJy4HA4hevB0Q3z5O0q6SP1fBOhzvjUPLjezgM4zyBFSCdNNFLnmIXxPT2jjVb-WxgyjBkrxal8MLH14YL_k5jmAVjZB00W-z8lMhEUZRr3AbbxndueBYuxbiyTaKF7xQA5s/s1600/channa+dal.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1700. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Channa Dal&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1701. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1702. &lt;br /&gt;
  1703. &lt;b&gt;How I Made It -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1704. &lt;br /&gt;
  1705. &lt;br /&gt;
  1706. Get the &lt;b&gt;outer dough&lt;/b&gt; ready by mixing together maida flour, turmeric and salt with water. Add one-fifth of a cup of oil to the dough and make it &lt;b&gt;elastic&lt;/b&gt;. This is important.&lt;br /&gt;
  1707. &lt;br /&gt;
  1708. Sorry folks, the next time I make bolis, I will definitely add step-by-step photos to show the consistency of the dough and the filling. &lt;br /&gt;
  1709. &lt;br /&gt;
  1710. &lt;b&gt;For the Filling:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1711. &lt;br /&gt;
  1712. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1713. &lt;li&gt;Pressure-cook channa dal with some water.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1714. &lt;li&gt;Drain the excess water, mash the cooked dal or just give it a swirl in your electric blender/mixie.&lt;/li&gt;
  1715. &lt;li&gt;Turn on the gas, dissolve jaggery/sugar in a little water(careful, please do not add too much water) and mix grated coconut with it. Jaggery is a healthy alternative to sugar, but sugar makes the procedure easy for you to roll the boli with the filling inside. A specific type of boli made with sugar is very popular in Tirunelveli and is often called&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt; &#39;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/05/tirunelveli-boli-golden-yellow-sweet.html&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;Tirunelveli Boli&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&#39;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; But the recipe is different, for instance, no coconut is used. I will post that on another occasion. &lt;/li&gt;
  1716. &lt;li&gt;Add the mashed dal to the jaggery-coconut mixture.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  1717. &lt;li&gt;Make small lemon-sized balls of this filling.&lt;/li&gt;
  1718. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1719. &lt;br /&gt;
  1720. &lt;b&gt;Making Bolis:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1721. &lt;br /&gt;
  1722. &lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1723. &lt;li&gt;Take bigger sized balls of the outer dough, apply some oil to the palm of your hands and stretch it to a circle.&lt;/li&gt;
  1724. &lt;li&gt;Keep the filling inside, fold the covering from all sides and roll the boli on a greased sheet or on your palms.&lt;/li&gt;
  1725. &lt;li&gt;Take a tawa or dosa kal, spread a little oil over its surface and cook the boli on it. Wait till it turns slightly reddish in color and reverse sides. Be patient and tune the heat setting to Low/Medium. It takes 4-5 minutes for a boli to be ready.&lt;/li&gt;
  1726. &lt;li&gt;Finally, smear ghee (1/4 tsp or lesser) over the boli and relish your bolis :)&lt;/li&gt;
  1727. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1728. &lt;br /&gt;
  1729. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/feeds/7466108365847575213/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/02/channa-dal-boli.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/7466108365847575213'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8261098544092845211/posts/default/7466108365847575213'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tastyvegcooking.blogspot.com/2011/02/channa-dal-boli.html' title='Channa Dal Boli/ Poli (Kadala paruppu Boli)'/><author><name>DV</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01137387891835675752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblmbSUvS-TCFG_73DUwmYF4x8EhT1t2A9qVzMxppXKdv9NVsUaKCkYB7K9GuRKs4k6coAxpzEx-vpHM0uHWNwM0Kk0Mkps7UUVyo9GeHaaJPVRRqx5S7wYOLf-49mB3o8N4g-7WSdmCc/s72-c/boli.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>

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