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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, carrots, along

Flaxseed Podi-Flaxseed Chutney Powder

Flaxseed Podi-Flaxseed Chutney Powder Flax Seed Podi is a super healthy and delicious chutney powder which you can easily make. This recipe is a good way to include omega rich flax seeds in your diet. Have this Flax Seed Podi with your rice with some ghee or dosa and paratha. Flax seeds are also known as Alsi in Hindi , Agase beeja in Kannada, ali virai in Tamil. Many people do not like the taste of Flax seeds but in this Recipe flax seeds are mixed with simple items. Flax seed has many health benefits such as it helps in reduction of cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis, autoimmune and neurological disorders. They also have fiber, protein, magnesium, calcium, phosphorous, lignan among other nutrients and minerals. Lignans present in them help in battling high levels of estrogen and help in maintaining balanced hormonal levels. controls high blood pressure treats acne, eczema,Psoriasis and rosacae. promotes healthy ha

Kollu podi or horse gram powder - Weightloss powder

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 to do with it…

Christmas Shortbread Cookies - N'Oven cookie in cooker.

Christmas Shortbread Cookies - N'Oven cookie in cooker. And why is it called Shortbread Called Shortbread:  According to  British Food History –  Dating back to the 12 th  century , shortbread was originally called biscuit bread. These biscuits were made from left-over bread dough that was sometimes sweetened and dried out in the oven to form a hard, dry rusk. This practise took place over the whole of the British Isles, not just Scotland. The Best Simple  Way  Shortbread Cookies , these are a delicious easy to make Shortbread Cookie Recipes, a delicious melt in your mouth cookie that you will make year after year.  This dough is so easy to work with you don’t even have to roll it out, just pat to your desired thickness, (I tend to like them  thicker, more cookie for the bite you could say) I love  Simple Shortbread Cookies, they practically melt in your mouth.  I always had a friend who said that her Brown Sugar Shortbread was the best and made exactly how

German Checkerboard Cookies - N'0ven Cookie in cooker.

German Checkerboard Cookies - N'0ven Cookie in cooker.  Checkerboard Cookies, are pretty little things which are easier to make than they seem. The recipe here is an eggless shortbread made with real butter. They look great at a cookie exchange and taste great too. You can keep them for several weeks in a closed container at room temperature. The recipe for checkerboard cookies is simple: flour, butter, powdered sugar and some cocoa. Because it is simple, use the best ingredients you can find because the flavor of each ingredient will come out in the finished cookie. Use Dutch-processed cocoa if you have it, because it lends a darker color to the cookies. Lets cook with step-by-step pictures. Now lets see how to cook: German Checkerboard Cookies - N'0ven Cookie in cooker. Prep time 10 mins Cook time 18mins Total time 28 mins Make your snack time perfect with this healthy cookies with hot coffee or tea.