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
AADI KOOZH - Ragi Kanji Aadi koozh is made with ragi, kezhvaragu with other ingredients like buttermilk, raw onion, green chillies . Today Aadi third friday and thought of posting aadi koozh recipe. I always have ragi kanji with butter milk. For kids we can add milk. In my mother in law home, they do this koozh every year in temple and distribute to among the people. I never know how to do in authentic way by fermentation method, so i took help from my mil. This koozh is very famous in Amman temples and in Tamil Nadu they distributes this as prasadham in Aadi month. They serve this koozh with karuvattu kuzhambu / puli kuzhambu / pickle. Today we had just as it is with no side dish :-) Just for clicks I have kept some fried moor milaga and chopped onions :-) Lets cook with step-by-step pictures. Now lets see how to cook: AADI KOOZH - Ragi Kanji Prep time 10 mins Cook time 30mins Total time 40 mins Aad