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
Super Green Soup - Green Detox soup
This delicious monsoon soothing soup is an easy, healthy and a quick way of getting into a whole feast of lucious greens and they will love it. often, i drizzzle a bit of coconut milk on top to make the treat extra- tasty.
This Blended Super Greens Soup is quite filling as well. Also, a sprinkle of pepper powder enhances the flavor.
I cooking lesson learnt long time ago and also a tip to most of you, its easier to make a creamy soup even without cream peeping into it.
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Super Green Soup - Green Detox soup
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This can be eaten a light dinner along with dosa or brown rice.
Author: Shalini
Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
- Spinach - 1 bunch
- Moong dal - 1/2 cup
- Onion medium size - 1
- Tomato - 2
- Green chilli -2
- Garlic - 6-7
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Salt - as per taste
- Oil - 1 tsp
- Coconut milk - 1/2 cup (optional)
- Water - 1cups
Instructions
- Wash the spinach well and drain the water.
- In a pan add 1 tsp of oil and add cumin seeds.
- Add in onions and sauté well, than add tomato's and mix.
- Add in green chillies, garlic pods and mix.
- Now add washed moong dal mix well, now add spinach, with 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and salt as per taste.
- Add 1cup of water and cover the lid and cook for 3 whistle, once the steam is out, let it come to room temperature, put this mixture into blender and grind into smooth paste.
- Transfer this soup into bowl and add 1/2 cup of coconut milk with little pepper.
- Boil for 1 min and off the flame.
- Serve hot.
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| Add oil in a pan |
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| Add cumin seeds |
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| Add onions and sauté |
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| Garlic |
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| Green chilli |
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| Add tomato |
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| Washed moong dal |
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| Add Turmeric |
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| Add salt as per taste |
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| Spinach bunch |
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| Mix all well |
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| Add 1 cup of water |
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| Cover the lid and cook for 3 whistle |
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| Put this into mixer jar once cooled down and grind into smooth paste |
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| Transfer this soup into a bowl and add coconut milk and add pepper power and heat it for 1 min |
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| Serve warm!!!! Hope you all give a try !!! |
If you have walked through any health food or supplement store, you have likely seen green powders on the shelves. With our on-the-go lifestyle and having limited time to prep salads and sautéed veggies, super greens powder is appealing to help meet our needs in a convenient way.
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