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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...

Sulaimani Tea Recipe

                     Sulaimani Tea Recipe                                                     Sulaimani  chai is a ambrosial sweet-sour tea made from black tea usually, and served without any milk. The perfect  Sulaimani  chai is brewed to a pure golden colour with sugar, and a daub of lemon. Perhaps, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon will be added. It is said that Prophet Mohammed used to enjoy drinking a beverage  called  ghava with dates and  black  pepper (but no  tea ) added to it. ... Somewhere along the line, tea  was added to the drink. It was also in Malabar that it started being  called Sulaimani  — in Arabic, the name Sulaiman translates to “man of peace".  "The Sulaimani  chai  is supposed to be a good di...