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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, carr...
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Spiced Christmas Salt

Spiced Christmas Salt

 Having a home that always smells amazing is one of my favorite parts of the Christmas season.

I’m a huge fan of gifts that can be consumed/ used up, especially if they are homemade. Both to give and to receive. It’s a great idea to have a few options on standby, so you are never short of ideas about what to give.

I made a batch of this gorgeous looking Christmas spiced salt from one of my favourite cookbooks: Nigella Christmas. The fact that you just need to stir things together, makes it perfect for the time poor last minute foodie gift giver ;). In Weck jars with pretty ribbons, it didn’t need any wrapping before being handed out to friends and family.
Or, if you are not time poor, it could be part of a gorgeous homemade hamper!



TRY OUT OTHER CHRITSMAS CAKES 

N'Oven- PLUM CAKE (traditional Christmas cake) -RUM PLUM CAKE-Pressure cooker


Linzer Cake (Linzer Torte) - oldest  Christmas cake 

Lets cook with step-by-step pictures.

Now lets see how to cook:

Spiced Christmas Salt






Prep time
Cook time
10MIN
Total time
15MIN
 Having a home that always smells amazing is one of my favorite parts of the Christmas season.

Author: Shalini
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients:
  1. Salt - 1 cup
  2. Cinnamon - 1/2 inch
  3. Cloves - 3
  4. Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
  5. Pepper - 1 tsp
  6. Star anise - 3
  7. Dried red chillies - 4
Instructions:
  • In a wok take cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds, pepper and star anise and dry roast them for 5mins. In low flame.
  • Add this roasted spiced items into  Mortar Pestle and crush them slightly.
  • Add 1 cup of salt and crush along with the roasted spices, finally cut the red chilli into small pieces and give a shake.
  • Add this spiced salt into dry cleaned jar.
  • Finally closed the lid and gift this to your special person for this Christmas.!
Pictorial: 
In a wok add cinnamon stick 

Cloves

Fennel seeds

Pepper

Star anise

Dry roast them for 5 min

Take  Mortar Pestle

Add into it

Give a crush 

Add salt 

Crush them 

Add red chilli and crush it 

Mix them 

Add them into clean dry jar 

Present them for this Christmas!!


Merry Christmas to all !!!!

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