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
let's talk about clay cooking!!!! The more we "advance" in life, the more we realise the value of our ancient traditions. Much before the advent of plastic and melamine, was clay and ceramic crockery. If you can recall, your grandma used to store water in an earthen pot for a reason--the minerals in the clay get mixed in the water, while keeping it cool even in the harshest of summers. The earthen pots that have kept water cool in the summer since time immemorial. Those who drink water stored in earthen pots will know how immensely satisfying it is, so imagine drinking such water from a portable clay bottle. The portable earthen bottle is the latest ‘cool quotient’. Since its PONGAL festival around i told my Husband 'karthi', why not we celebrate and cook pongal in earthen pot, as i know nil about the maintenance of this pots, so he took me and my daughter 'Hamsini' to the famous "POTTERY TOWN" in bangalore, Pott