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Carrot Cupcakes

 Carrot   Cupcakes Everyone seems to love Carrot Cake,  what I also like about them is how wonderfully moist they are and how flavorful they taste. I love this Carrot Cupcake recipe because it's so easy to make. No mixer is required. The time consuming part is the grating of the fresh carrots. I have included applesauce in the cupcake batter which, along with the oil, makes these cupcakes so moist. But, if you like, you could use an equal amount of grated apple or even crushed pineapple. You can also add 1/2 cup (120 ml) of currants or raisins to the batter. Carrot Cakes became popular with the health food craze of the 1970s. There are many theories on the origin of this cake, some say it descended from the English's baked carrot puddings or European steamed carrot puddings. Others say it may have come from German carrot breads. Carrots were used in European sweet cakes since the Middle Ages when other sweeteners were hard to find or just too expensive. In fact, carrots, along
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Kollu podi or horse gram powder - Weightloss powder

Kollu podi or horse gram powder - Weightloss powder 


Kollu podi or horse gram powder – This version is for mixing with rice along with sesame oil. EatingKollu is not new to me since my mom used to make kollu kurma so Delicious, when she cookes that kurma my home will be filled with kollu smell. 

 Kollu podi was my mom’s suggestion and she told it can be made just like the way we make paruppu podi. Kollu (horse gram, kulthi bean, hurali, Madras gram) has a huge number of health benefits. It is one of the forbidden less known dals, but we should start including this in our diet.

  My mom says “kollu thindral uzhaikanum” (you should work if you eat horse gram),There is a saying in Tamil 'Elaichavanuku ellu; Kozhuththavanuku kollu'. Kollu aids in weight loss
Kollu gives you intestinal gas, so amma would have told 'kollu thindral Uzhaikanum'. I know horse gram is fed to horses to keep it energetic and give its power for running. So something to do with it… I will update if I come to know, or if any of you know the reason, leave your comment about it. It takes long time to digest, so keeps you full if you consume it. You can sprout it to make it easily digestible. So here’s the simple recipe for kollu podi.

 I love all my podi slightly coarse. This will be having a nice crunch while eating rather than sticking to.
You can use this podi while eating dosa,idly or even with hot rice add gingerly oil on this podi and mix n eat, or you can even add in your smoothie, or sprinkle it on your salads.

 So why are you waiting for try this recipe for your new year weightloss journey.

  Notes:
1)If you want to store this for longer time store it in fridge.
2)This powder can be stored in fridge for many months.
3)Dont use wet spoons while handling it.

Try out my other kollu recipes 
Kollu Rasam / Weight Loss Soup Recipe

Unave Amirtham - Kollu kurma | (Kollu)Horse gram


Lets cook with step-by-step pictures.

Now lets see how to cook:

Kollu podi or horse gram powder - Weightloss powder




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Kollu is one of the staple lentils used in the rural parts of TN but with its gaining popularity and because of its health benefits its penetrating everywhere.
Author: Shalini
Recipe type: Weightloss powder. 
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
  • Kollu / Horse gram - 1/2 cup
  • Urad dal - 1/4 cup
  • Chana dal - 1/4 cup
  • Dry chillies - 5
  • Curry leaves - 2 string
  •  Pink Salt - 1/2 tsp
  • Gingerly oil - 1 tsp
Instructions
  1. In a heavy bottom pan add 1 tsp of gingerly oil and add 1/2 cup of kollu/horse gram, fry them until they pop little.
  2. Now add urad dal 1/4 cup and chana dal - 1/4 cup and roast them well.
  3. Add in dry chillies as per your spice taste and 1/2 tsp of salt.
  4. Add in curry leaves and roast all until they turn aromatic and crispy.
  5. Cool them and take into mixy and grind them until they are coarse/ finely powder.
  6. Allow the powder to cool completely and store in any airtight jars.
  7. This goes upto 2 weeks and you can keep it in fridge too for nearly 1 month.
Pictorial:
Add 1 tsp of gingerly oil.

Add 1/2 cup of horse powder.

Add 1/4 cup of chana dal and urad dal. Add 1/2 tsp of pink salt And roast them well.

Add dry chillies.

Add curry leaves.

Roast them.

Roast them until all turns crispy and aromatic.

Cool down them and add into mixy jar and grind them either coarse/fine powder. COOL THE POWDER TO ROOM TEMPERATURE.

Store in any air tight jars are keep in fridge for nearly 1 month.


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