Monthly Archives: March 2015

Pidi Ularthiyathu

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Pidi Ularthiyathu

A simple comfort food from Kerala……

Pidi Ularthiyathu
Recipe source: Ria

Ingredients:
1 cup rice flour
1 ½ cups boiling water
¼ tsp salt
1 small onion chopped
Few shallots chopped
3 garlic cloves finely chopped
2 sprigs curry leaves
½ -1 tsp red chili flakes
Salt to taste
1 tbsp oil

Method:
Put rice flour and salt in a large bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water and mix. Add rest of the water as required to make smooth dough. You might need a little more or less water based on your rice flour.
Keep covered for few minutes. Knead lightly a few times. Now pinch a little dough and roll to make small balls.
Steam the rice flour for 10 mins.
Meanwhile, heat a non-stick pan and add oil.
Add mustard seeds. When it splutters add onion, shallots, garlic and curry leaves and saute till the onion become almost brown.
Add chili flakes, little salt and stir.
Add rice balls and mix well. Keep covered for few minutes.
Serve hot.

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Oatmeal Chocolate Cake

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Oatmeal Chocolate Cake

Oatmeal Chocolate Cake
Recipe source: adapted from Tiffany

Ingredients:
1 cup quick cooking oats
1 ½ cup boiling water
Or 1 ½ cups of cooked leftover oatmeal

1 cup whole-wheat flour or all-purpose flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt

½ cup sugar
½ cup canola oil
¼ cup yogurt
1 egg

Method:
Put oats in a bowl and pour boiling water and keep aside for 10 mins.
Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt and keep aside in another bowl.
Whisk sugar, oil and yogurt in a large bowl. Mix well but its ok if sugar has not dissolved.
Add egg and whisk.
Add oats and mix well.
Add flour and mix well to combine.
Pour into a greased sheet pan or any baking pan.
Sprinkle chocolate chips if you wish.
Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degree for 25-30 mins.
Let the cake cool completely before slicing.

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Eggless Chocolate Brownie Cookies

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Eggless Chocolate Brownie Cookie

Eggless Chocolate Brownie Cookies
Recipe Source: Lucy check out her website for more delicious easy desserts

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups plus 2 tbsp flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1/3 cup sugar (I used brown)
¼ cup vegetable oil (I used olive oil)
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 -4 tbsp milk
½ cup chocolate chips or less

Method:
Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and sugar with a spoon.
Pour in oil, vanilla and milk and mix to combine.
Use your hands to bring to a dough.
Mix in chocolate chips and make small balls. OR
Make small balls, flatten it slightly and press few chocolate chips on top. This way I used hardly ¼ cup chips.
Place on parchment paper lined baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 160 degree Celsius for 10-15 mins.
If you take out in 10 mins, the cookie will look underdone, but its perfect as a brownie cookie. 12-15 mins will make crispy outside and soft inside. Perfect again!
Bake as you prefer. Let it cool for few mins and serve.

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Gobi Aloo Methi (Cauliflower, Potatoes with Fenugreek leaves)

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Aloo Gobi Methi

Gobi Aloo Methi (Cauliflower, Potatoes with Fenugreek leaves)

Ingredients:
2 cups cauliflower florets
1 medium potato cut into 2” sticks
½ – ¾ cup fresh fenugreek leaves cleaned and chopped
1 small onion chopped
1 medium tomato chopped
1 tsp chopped ginger
2 pinch asafetida
1tsp chili powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp oil

Method:
Heat oil and add ginger and asafetida.
Add onion and saute till translucent.
Add chili powder and turmeric powder and stir.
Add chopped tomato and some salt. Stir till the tomatoes become mushy.
Add cauliflower, potatoes, salt and ½ cup water.
Cook covered on medium flame till vegetables are almost cooked and mixture is dry.
Add fenugreek leaves and mix well.
Cook covered for few more minutes.
Mix well and stir fry on high heat for few minutes.
Serve hot.

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Eggless Dates Cake

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Eggless Dates Cake

Eggless Dates Cake
Recipe source:Radhika

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
¾ cup sugar
½ cup oil
2 cups water
1 cup chopped dates
½ cup walnuts
½ tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp vanilla essence

Method:
In a medium pan add sugar, water, oil, dates and cinnamon powder and heat the mixture.
Let it come to boil and then simmer for 15 mins.
Take off fire and cool completely.
Add vanilla essence.
Sieve flour and baking soda.
Add little at a time to the cooled mixture and mix well.
Add nuts and mix well.
Pour into a greased baking pan and bake at 160 degree Celsius for approx. 30 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted at the center of the cake.
Cool in the pan for 10 mins. Invert and let it cool completely.
Slice and serve.

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Dal Makhani

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Dal Makhani

Dal Makhani

Ingredients:
¾ cup whole black urad dal
¼ cup red kidney beans (optional)
1 medium onion chopped fine
2 large tomato chopped fine or pulsed in blender
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2 -3 green chilies slit
1 tsp cumin seeds
1tsp chili powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp garam masala
2 cardamom
1 piece cinnamon
1-2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
3-4 tbsp cream (optional)

Method:
Wash and soak urad dal and kidney beans in water overnight.
Pressure cook with 2 cups of water for 3-4 whistles or until very soft.
Heat oil and add cumin, cardamom and cinnamon.
When cumin splutters, add onion and saute till almost brown.
Add ginger garlic paste and green chilies and saute till raw smell goes.
Add tomatoes and saute till oil clears or mixture becomes very dry. This will take sometime.
Add chili powder and turmeric powder and mix well.
Add cooked dal and mix well. Add approx. 1 cup hot water and simmer at least for 25-20 mins. Dal will thicken as it cooks. Sprinkle garam masala and mix.
Add cream if using and mix well. Take off fire.
Garnish with coriander leaves and ginger slivers.
Serve hot.

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