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...
Kollu podi or horse gram powder - Weightloss powder Kollu podi or horse gram powder – This version is for mixing with rice along with sesame oil. EatingKollu is not new to me since my mom used to make kollu kurma so Delicious, when she cookes that kurma my home will be filled with kollu smell. Kollu podi was my mom’s suggestion and she told it can be made just like the way we make paruppu podi. Kollu (horse gram, kulthi bean, hurali, Madras gram) has a huge number of health benefits. It is one of the forbidden less known dals, but we should start including this in our diet. My mom says “kollu thindral uzhaikanum” (you should work if you eat horse gram), There is a saying in Tamil 'Elaichavanuku ellu; Kozhuththavanuku kollu' . Kollu aids in weight loss Kollu gives you intestinal gas, so amma would have told 'kollu thindral Uzhaikanum' . I know horse gram is fed to horses to keep it energetic and give its power for running. So something t...