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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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Drumstick | Murungai keerai Stem Soup

Drumstick | Murungai keerai Stem Soup

Murungai keerai or drumstick leaves is one of the superfood. This is also known as moringa leaves. The murungai maram/moringa tree is sometime called as miracle tree as all of its parts like leaves, drumstick, flower all can be used in cooking and it has numerous health benefits.


In Tamil Nadu,  this murungai keerai, murungaikai and flowers for many many years. You can use murungaikai(drumstick) in sambar, avial, pulikulambu and poriyal etc. With murungaikeerai, you can make stir fry, sambar, soup and podi. 


This recipe was given by my mil, when i had no clue what to to with the stems, when i got the keerai in a huge bunch.

Best time to consume this soup is during mid-morning times or late evening times.

Prepping :

  • Pluck the murungai keerai leaves from the big thick stems.
  • If it has small tender stems, it is not a problem. You don’t need to remove that as we are making soup.
  • After that, take a pot filled with water, add little rock salt. Give a mix. To this water, add the cleaned murungai keerai stems . Let it soak for 10 minutes. 
  • Crush the stems slight. 
  • Ready to make soup.
Lets cook with step-by-step pictures.

Now lets see how to cook:

Drumstick | Murungai keerai Stem Soup













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Murungai keerai or drumstick leaves is one of the superfood. This is also known as moringa leaves. The murungai maram/moringa tree is sometime called as miracle tree as all of its parts like leaves, drumstick, flower all can be used in cooking and it has numerous health benefits.
Author: Shalini
Recipe type: Soup 
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
  • Fresh Drumstick stems - handful /bunch 
  • Tomato - 1
  • Green chilli - 6
  • Garlic pods crushed  - 6
  • Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin - 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt - as taste 
  • Oil - 1tsp
  • Water - 1 glass
Instructions
  1. Take a pressure cooker, then add washed and crushed drumstick stems. Along with it add green chillies, pepper, cumin , crushed garlic and tomato.
  2. Add turmeric powder with oil , salt as per taste.
  3. Add required water and give a quick mix.
  4. Cover and cook for 4 whistle.
  5. Once the pressure have come down, crush the tomato little and serve hot.
Pictorial:
Take all items

add the crushed drumstick stem

green chilli

crushed garlic

pepper

cumin

tomato 

turmeric 

water 

oil 

salt 

cook for 4 whistle and after cooking crush the tomato 

Then serve hot!!



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