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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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Kattu Yanam Sweet Pongal

Kattu Yanam Sweet Pongal

 There are many varieties of rice grow in South India, one of the most popular and has an abundant amount of nutrient is Kattu Yanam. Kattu Kattu Yanam is one of the red rice varieties originally planted in India. Its name consists of two words, Kattu or Kadu which means forest and Yanai meaning elephant. It is because the plant can grow up to 7 foot tall, it can hide an elephant amidst the crop. 


This light red color rice has so many benefits from health and also environmental. It consists of many fiber and mineral that is not only benefiting adults but also children. It helps to hold flood greatly, also helps to fertilize the soil.


Kattu Yanam rice is basically a bowl of red rice, it has a firmer and less sticky texture. It usually takes longer to cook it but also took longer in the digestive process.


The duration required to yield is 125-130 days. It is also called parboiled rice. Thus, the red coloured kernel is due to the presence of anthocyanins like apigenin, myricetin and quercetin and bran.

This is one of the very rare Native rice variety of TamilNadu. Continuous intake of this rice improves the bone density, so that most common “Low Bone Density” problems can be prevented for women. This can provide better results for people with Sugar. 

Kaatuyanam rice is usually unhulled or partially hulled and the husk is red in colour.

TRY OUT OTHER FORGOTTEN RICE RECIPE 

Kavuni Arisi, Chettinad Kavuni Arisi Sweet




NOTE: Black rice is a very hard rice. The rice needs to be soaked over-nite. Wash the rice and soak it in lots of water for 10-12 hours. Drain the water used for soaking after the said time. The water would be burgundy color. Its fine. Still after cooking the rice will be chewy. 

Lets cook with step-by-step pictures.

Now lets see how to cook:

Kattu Yanam Sweet Pongal





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Best for quick mid snack or during late lunch
Author: Shalini
Recipe type: Weightloss 
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
  • Soaked overnight Kattu Yanam rice - 1 1/2 cup
  • Water - 3 cups
  • Sugar/brown sugar / jaggery- 1 cup
  • coconut milk - 1 glass
  • Ghee - 2 tsp
  • Cashew - handful
  • Dried green grapes - handful
Instructions
  1. Soak the Kattu Yanam rice over night and next day use the same water for cooking the rice. Drain the water and add the soaked rice into blender and grind coarsely.
  2. In pressure cooker add coarsely grinded soaked rice and pour 3 cups of water cook for 5 whistle, let the pressure come down.
  3. To this add 1  1/2 cup of sugar/brown sugar/ jaggery syrup and mix.
  4. Now add 1 cup of coconut milk and mix.
  5. In a small pan add 2 tsp of ghee, add cashews and dried grapes and fry until brown and add this to the rice.
  6. Serve hot.
Pictorial:
Take the rice and wash them and soak them overnight

Drain the water and take only rice

Add the rice into blender 

Grind coarsely 

Put them into cooker 

Add 3 cups of water to it 

mix

Cook them for 5 to 6 whistle 

Once pressure is released add jaggery syrup

And mix them

Then add coconut milk

In other pan add ghee, add dried grapes and cashews and fry until brown then add to the rice



Serve hot!!

Happy Pongal to all!!






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