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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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Turmeric Tea

 Turmeric Tea

I have this turmeric tea in the evening time. It not only refreshes me but also makes me feel better.

Thus I started mixing turmeric with water instead of milk and having it everyday. Later I started adding a few more spices in the tea and loved it.

I was not even aware that a recipe for turmeric tea already existed on the web. So when I searched there were many recipes and different ways to make this potent concoction.

Why is my Turmeric tea red?

If you see this turmeric tea is dark red and not yellow. Wonder why?

Ginger added to the water make it alkaline. Turmeric when added to an alkaline medium become red. Hence this turmeric tea will have a red color.

Don’t worry on the color part. It is still healthy and turmeric when heated is better for digestion and absorption. That is why in Indian cooking, we always heat turmeric.


Lets cook with step-by-step pictures.

Now lets see how to cook:

 Turmeric Tea











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I have this turmeric tea in the evening time. It not only refreshes me but also makes me feel better.
Author: Shalini
Recipe type: Detox tea 
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
  • Fresh turmeric - 1/2 inch 
  • Ginger - 1/2 inch
  • Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Lemon juice - 1/2
  • Honey - as per taste
  • Water - 1 glass
Instructions
  1. Take a sauce pan with 1 glass of water.
  2. Add peeled crushed fresh turmeric into it.
  3. Then add peeled crushed ginger along with it
  4. Bring it to boil for 5 mins, off the flame, then add 1/2 tsp of pepper powder. Squeeze the lemon juice.
  5. Once the tea turns warm add 1 tsp of honey mix well and serve!!
Pictorial:
Fresh turmeric, ginger, lemon, pepper powder and honey

In a pan add water

crushed turmeric

ginger

bring to boil 

off the flame, add pepper powder

then lemon juice and mix 

while warm add honey 

Serve warm!!!

LIST OF OTHER TEA RECIPES BELOW

Bamboo tea | Matcha tea

Iced Pomegranate Tea
Dry Ginger (Chukku) Cinnamon Tea
Herbal Chia Tea -FOR SORE THROAT & COLD
Anti Inflammatory weight loss tea
Poduthalai Keerai Powder tea
Arasamaram pattai chooranam


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