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
AVAL KOZHUKATTAI
Aval kozhukattai is an easy to prepare breakfast, easy to digest and light on tummy. very flavourful and tasty too. This is a very healthy steamed snack/tiffin or dinner. Very easy and faster to cook.
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AVAL KOZHUKATTAI
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Best during for mid morning snack.
which keeps your tummy full for long hours.
Author: Shalini
Recipe type: Weightloss
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups Aval/ Poha
- 2 cups Water
- 1 tsp Salt
- TO TEMPER
- 2 tsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 1 tbsp Chana dal
- 1 Green Chilli
- 1 chopped onion
Instructions
- Take 2 cups of aval wash it well and soak it for 5 min, drain the water, mix well until it forms a dough.
- In a pan add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, finely chopped onion and green chilli, salt as per taste and sauté well. Now add this temper to the aval dough and mix well.
- Apply oil on your hands and take aval dough form desire shapes.
- Apply oil on the idly plate and place the aval dough and steam them for 15min. Once cooked take from the plate.
- Serve hot with coconut chutney.
Notes:
Use coconut oil for tempering, it will be smelling great.
If kozhukattai doesn't hold shape, sprinkle some rice flour and knead to try again.
Pictorial:
2 cups of aval |
wash and soak in water for 10 min then drain the water and mix the aval until it forms a dough |
Add oil in the pan then add mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal |
Add chopped onions |
Sauté well |
Add green chilli and mix |
Add salt and mix well |
Add to aval dough |
mix well |
form shapes |
like this |
apply oil on idly plate |
place the kozhukattai on plates and steam cook for 15min |
serve hot!!! |
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