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ASOKA HALWA / MOONGDAL HALWA

தமிழில் காண : கிளிக்  Hi All, Asoka Halwa!! Blogging after a very long time, I was in hectic schedule for past few weeks that I was not able to open by blog..After seeing my Dusherra post many was asking me about Asoka halwa recipe, so instead of typing for each one , I thought of taking little time and post it as post. Asoka halwa is one of the easiest halwa you could make, if you have non-stick vessel then making halwa is more easier. Recipe for simple, yummy Asoka Halwa recipe is as below, INGREDIENTS : Yellow moong dal- 2 cups. Sugar- 3 1/2 cup. Wheat flour- 1/2 cup ( otpional). Ghee or refined oil- 2 1/2 cup. Cashews – 1 tblsp ( chopped) Cardamom- 5 nos ( powdered). Food colour- few drops ( optional). NEED CLARIFICATION ABOUT MY MEASUREMENTS? PLS CLICK TO CLARIFY. METHOD :  In pressure cooker boil moongal with immerse level water for 3 whistles or till soft. Open cooker and mash the dal without lumps. Add sugar whe
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EGGLESS CHOCOLATE FUDGE CUP CAKES

Hello everyone,  Hoping everyone is well and good.  it has been soooo long since I posted any recipe. Photography and other commitments keeps me whole day busy. Today I am here with a simple chocolates fudge cup cake recipe. this recipe is such simple and fool proof recipe that i can make it anytime anyway. without much dragging here below is the recipe, COOKING TIME : 30 MINS. SERVINGS  : 12 CUP CAKES. INGREDIENTS :  Maida - 1 cup Cocoa powder - 1/4 cup Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup Baking soda - 1/2 tsp Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Curd - 6 tblsp Milk - 5 to 6 tbslp Butter or odor less refined oil - 5 tblsp Vanilla essence - 1 tsp. Dark chocolates - around 60 gms - chopped to chunk sizes to 12 to 13 pieces METHOD : 1) In a mixing bowl add curd, baking soda, baking powder and mix well. Keep it aside. 2) Sieve flour, cocoa powder twice. 3) Add melted butter/ oil , powdered sugar, curd, vanilla to curd bowl and mix well evenly. 4) Add flour mix little by little and mix using fold method. 5) Add m
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BAKERY STYLE EGGLESS HONEY CAKE

Hai All, This is one of our fav cake which we always taste in Bangalore, though we get such honey cakes in our home town, but still Bangalore cakes are very unique and amazing flavoured. This recipe I have already posted in my blog, but still I'm posting it again for you all to read them easily instead of searching again. Unlike other cakes, honey cake shelf like is not too long, due to coconut flakes and diluted jam this cake must be consumed within three or four days when refrigerated. The easy , yummy cake recipe is as below,   Cooking time : 45 mins. Servings : 20 INGREDIENTS : Maida – 2 cup Sugar –1 cup Baking powder – 1 1/2 tsp. Baking soda – 1 tsp ( I used cooking soda). Oil – 3/4 cup. Curd – 1 1/2 cup. Milk – 3 tblsp (optional). Vanilla essence – 3 tsp.   FOR HONEY FROSTING:  Honey - 2 tsp. Mixed fruit jam - 3 tblsp. Water - 5 tblsp. coconut flakes - 2 tblsp.   METHOD : 1) In a wide bowl beat curd, Sugar, Vanilla essence till sugar dissolves and reaches lump
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CHICKEN VARUVAL / CHICKEN ROAST

  Dear All, My recent post about a chicken curry reached so much that many ping me asking about recipe. So I thought of uploading it so that everyone can  ref anytime , anyday. This masala / varuval was so awesome and very appetizing that we make it atleast weekly once. The aroma, colour and dish itself flavour packed and im so sure that you are going to love it. Pls follow the recipe and tips part for the perfect colour and flavour. Im a follower of cookd Tamil channel and I saw this recipe in their channel once , the colour and recipe seems to be so inviting that I saved it and tried to get the perfect varuval. But I have altered the recipe according to our requirement.  The recipe is as follows, COOKING TIME :45 MINS. SERVINGS : 3 MEMBERS. RECIPE INSPIRED FROM : COOKD TAMIL (NAATU KOZHI VARUVAL) CHANNEL. INGREDIENTS : FOR DRY POWDER: Pepper - 1 tsp Cumin - 1 tsp  OTHER INGREDIENTS : Chicken - 500 gms. Dry red chillies - 5 ( i used kashmiri for the beautiful colour) Gingelly oil - 2
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BITTERGUARD GRAVY / MASALA

 Hai all, Bitterguard gravy with brown rice. I like bitterguard in any form but rest of the family likes only this gravy with bitterguard. The simple recipe is below,   COOKING TIME : 20 mins. SERVES : 4 nos. INGREDIENTS : Bitterguard - 2 nos Onion - 1 Garlic - 1 full Mustard - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp Chilli powder - 1 tsp Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp Tamarind - lemon sized soaked and extracted the juice jaggery -1 tsp salt - as required Gingelly oil - 2 tsp curry leaves - 2 tblsp Coconut - 2 tblsp. Tomatoes - 2 big   METHOD : 1) Heat oil, add mustard, chopped bitterguard, curry leaves and saute in oil for 5 mins in low flame. 2) Add tomatoes , chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, coriander powder and saute for a minute. 3) Add tamarind water, jaggery , water 1 cup and boil till bitterguard softens. 4) Grind coconut , add it to gravy and boil for minute. 5) Remove from flame and serve hot with rice. NOTE :  You can also add sambar powder while boiling.
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BROKEN WHEAT PULAO

 Hi All, It has been so long since i posted a recipe. Once the pandemic started ,entire family stayed in home all day, making my time miserable. Right from morning to night I was busy and no time for blogging. I was unable to manage blogging, photography, household chores etc etc. So I stopped blogging temporarily and now thought of resuming it a little. Made this pulao few days before with broken wheat. In Pollachi we use to buy Samba ravai for making upma, here in Bengalore Iam getting samba rava only in few shops other than that shops sell this broken wheat as rava :). And as usual my husband brought this broken wheat as Samba rava. So instead of wasting it, made this pulao with double beans.  Simple recipe is as below, INGREDIENTS : Broken wheat -1 cup Ginger -1" piece Garlic 10 pods Cinnamon 1 pc Cloves 2 Cardamom 1 no Other briyani spices 1 each (star anise, bay leaf, marati mokku) Onion 1.5 no Mint, coriander leaves 1 handful Lemon juice 1 tsp Salt Ghee ,oil 2 tblsp Briyani
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CARAMELIZED CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD

  Hi All, I love all versions of Banana cake, I try many versions and trust me whatever recipe you follow for banana bread it will taste awesome. I have egg version and egg-less version of banana bread and this one is something similar to same but the caramelized banana adds extra flavor and gives a beautiful color to cake. Here I used wheat flour, cocoa powder and organic sugar so that I can give this snack my family without any guilt. Here is the awesome recipe for the caramelized banana bread recipe, Cooking time : 30 mins. Servings : 6 members. INGREDIENTS : Wheat – 1 ½ cup Cocoa powder – 3 tblsp Organic brown sugar – 1 cup Egg- 2 Butter – ¼ cup Baking soda – 1 tsp Salt – ½ tsp FOR CARAMELIZING : Butter – 1 tblsp Organic sugar – 2 tsp Vanilla essence – 1 tsp Banana – 2 nos. METHOD : 1) Sieve wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt twice or thrice. 2) For caramelization in a pan sugar, 1 tsp water, vanilla and boil till it caramelizes,
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