Hobbies

  Rangoon Puttu

Ingredients

Half cup semolina
3/4 cup freshly grated coconut
3 cups water
4 cubes of Jaggery
1/2 tsp cardomom powder
3 tbsp ghee
Cashews, Raisins, Coconut pieces
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Method
Gently heat jaggery & water to make a thick syrup.
Strain it & keep aside.
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Heat  a thick bottomed pan & add a spoon of ghee.
Fry raisins, cashews & coconut .
When light brown, transfer to a kitchen paper. 
In the same pan, add semolina & grated coconut 
Stir continuously over medium heat with a wooden spatule. 
Then add jagerry syrup & mix well.
Add ghee, cardomom powder & a pinch of salt. 
When it leaves the sides of the pan, remove from fire. 
Pat it onto a greased dish & cut into desired shapes.
Decorate with fried rasins, cashews & coconut.

Carrot Kozhukatta
 

Ingredients
2 cups rice powder
2 cups water
A carrot ( peel & scaped)
3 tbsp dessicated coconut / freshly grated coconut 
2 green chillies (finely chopped)
A piece of ginger ( finely chopped)
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urud dal seeds
1 tsp bengal gram seeds 
A pinch of hing
1 tsp salt
Chopped curry leaves + coriander leaves
2 cups water
Oil for frying
Method

Heat oil in a pan & splutter mustard seeds.
Then add urud dal & gram seeds. Fry till light golden brown.
Add chopped green chillies+ginger +curry leaves+ salt.
Then add grated carrot along with & pinch of hing.
Add water & let it to boil.
Add rice powder & stir with a wooden saptule. 
Add coconut, mix well & remove from fire.
Cover & keep aside to cool.
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Grease your hands & make lemon sized balls.
Grease the modak mould.
Take a dough ball, put it it mould & press.
Repeat the process with other dough balls.
Steam cook dumplings for 5 mn.
If you don't have modak mould, just make balls & steam cook.
Serve with a dipping sauce / curry.

Happy Ganesh Chathurthi !

ABC Muffins

Ingredients
 An apple - grated
2 ripe bananas - mashed
A carrot - peel & grated
240g flour
80g butter (melted)
100g cane sugar 
2 eggs (beaten)
A pinch of salt
1 tsp baking powder  
1tsp baking soda 
1 tsp cinnamon powder
A pinch of nutmeg powder
1/2 tsp vanille essence
Topping 
Seeds / Nuts (optional)

Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Scrape carrots & apple. Add all the spices & mix well. 
Add mashed banan & keep aside. 
Cream together the butter, sugar, & salt . 
Add beaten eggs.
Sieve the flour and baking powder together and fold into the cake mixture.
Then add the spiced fruits & mix well.
If the batter is thick, add some milk. 
Pour the batter into the greased 12 hole muffin tray.
Top with nuts of your choice  & bake for 15- 20mn until risen.

 Potato Tomato Fry
 

Ingredients
3 potatoes (peel & cubed)
2 onions (finely chopped)
2 tomatoes(finely chopped)
2 tbsp freshy grated coconut / dessicated coconut 
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
A pinch of garam masala
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
Curry leaves / Coriander leaves
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
Method
Heat oil in a pan. splutter mustard seeds.
Add  cumin seeds & curry leaves .
Fry chopped onions till light golden brown.
Add chopped tomato & fry till mashed. 
Then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder & salt.
Fry for a while & then cubed potatoes . 
Mix well, add water & cook for 10mn , until the potatoes are tender.
Add grated coconut & mix well.
Garnish with garam masala & chopped coriander leaves.
Serve with flat breads / rice. 

Ricotta Chocolate Almond Cake
                                    

Ingredients
250g Ricotta cheese
150g sugar
100g dark chocolate (melted)
2 tbsp dark chocolate powder
4 eggs beaten
100g almond powder
100g flour
1 tsp baking powder 
1 tsp baking soda
1  tsp cinnamon powder
A pinch of salt

Method
Preheat oven to 180°C.
Cream together the ricotta, sugar & salt .
Break the chocolate bar & add 2 tbsp water.
Melt in microwave oven 2 mn.
Add chocolate powder & cinnamon powder.
Add to the ricotta mix. 
Sieve flour and baking powder together and fold into the cake mixture.
Add  almond powder & mix well.
Then add beaten eggs & mix well.
Pour the batter into the greased cake tin.
Bake for 30-35 mn until risen.