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
Pottukadalai poornam Kozhukattai Pooranam kozhukattai for Ganesh chaturthi prepared with rice flour , coconut, jaggery and fried gram dal. People offer various pooranam kozhukattai to God like sesame and jaggery mixture, coconut and jaggery mixture, coconut and sugar mixture, gram dal and jaggery mixture and various spicy version of kozhukattai. One of them is this pottukadalai,jaggery and coconut mixture of pooranam. This year tried this protein rich pottukadalai poornam kozhukattai. This authentic kozhukattai tastes delicious and it is offered to lord Ganesha. This stuffing is an easy one and we can eat the poornam as such as a healthy snack. Lets cook with step-by-step pictures. Now lets see how to cook: Pottukadalai poornam Kozhukattai Prep time 10 mins Cook time 5mins Total time 15 mins This stuffing is an easy one and we can eat the poornam as such as a healthy snack.