Saturday, December 3, 2016

Eggless Dates Cake



After a few unsuccessful attempts for eggless cake,
here we go for A Successful Eggless Dates Cake recipe!

Recipe:

  • Soak 25 to 30 chopped dates (seedless) in 2 cups hot milk
  • Let it cool down and add 1/3rd cup sugar and make it into fine paste
  • Add 3/4 cup oil to the ground paste
  • Seive together...2 cups wheat flour(I use King Arthur Whole wheat), 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp baking powder and add it to the above
  • Blend well and add half cup chopped nuts (I use walnuts)
  • Bake at 320'F for 40mins in a greased glass bowl
  • Yummy Eggless Dates Bread is ready!!!!



Saturday, November 12, 2016

Moonggath (Green Moong Gravy)



Atlast back in action after 1.5yrs!!!!! But with a very yummy recipe, I thoroughly enjoyed it this morning. Konkani style Green Moong gravy. Goes well with dosa, idlis, rotis, rice!

Recipe:

  • Soak 1 cup green moong overnight and then let it sprout the next day
  • Add 1 spoon salt and water to the above and let it boil till fully cooked (15mins in mid flame)
  • Add little tamarind to the above
  • Roast one or 2 spoons dhania, 1 spoon black pepper, 4 green chillies and half cup coconut in few spoons oil
  • Let it cool down and grind the roasted stuff with little turmeric and water to fine paste
  • Add the ground paste to the boiling moong and cook for few mins
  • Add little jaggery and turn it off
  • In another tava, season mustard, asafoetida (lots) and curry leaves and add to gravy.