Saturday 17 June 2017

Kerala spicy mixture recipe | How to make kerala mixture at home



Kerala Spicy Mixture

 Ingredients :


  • besan flour - 2 cups
  • rice flour - 1/2 cup
  • roasted peanut - 3/4 cup 
  • chana dal - 3/4 cup
  • curry leaves - 5 springs or more
  • crushed garlic - 1 tsp (optional)
  • chilly powder - 1 tbs or as needed
  • asafoetida/hing - 1/2 tsp
  • salt as needed
  • oil

 Method


 step 1 : preparing dough & batter

  •   in a bowl mix besan, rice flour, asafoetida, chilly powder and salt
  • remove 3/4 cup of flour mixture into another bowl for making boondi
  • to the remaining flour mixture add in 2 tbs oil and enough water to make a tight dough (like chapati dough). This is to make sev
  • for making boondi add in enough water and 1/4 tsp baking soda and make a batter like dosa batter

 step 2 : frying


  • heat up oil for deep frying
  • once the oil is hot bring flame to medium
  • place the small holed disc into the sevanazhi/idiyappam press
  • fill it with the dough
  • press it into the oil
  • fry one side for 30 sec and turn it
  • fry the other side also for 30 sec. do not over fry the sev
  • then drain and keep aside
  • further pour the boondi batter into the oil through a spoon with holes fry them until crisp
  • when they are ready drain and keep aside
  • similarly fry peanuts,chana dal, curry leaves and garlic
  • be careful not to over fry them

 step 3 : assembling


  • crush the sev with your palms 
  • combine all fried items into a big bowl
  • add in a few salt, chilly powder and asafoetida
  • mix everything well
  • allow them to cool completely
  • tasty spicy mixture is ready
  •  store them in an air tight container and have the spicy mixture along with tea

Thursday 15 June 2017

How to make Cotton Soft Sponge Cake Recipe | Whole Wheat Sponge cake



Cotton Soft Sponge Cake 

 Ingredients :


  • wheat cake flour *- 1/2 cup + 3 tbs
  • eggs - 4
  • milk - 4 tbs
  • sugar - 3 tbs + 1/4 cup
  • salt - 1/4 tsp
  • veg oil - 3 tbs
  • vanilla essence - 2 tsp
  • lemon juice - 2 tsp

 Method


  step 1 : preparation of cake batter


  • add in salt into the wheat cake flour and mix well
  • into a mixing bowl, add in 4 egg yolks, 3 tbs sugar, 4 tbs milk, 3 tbs oil and vanilla essence
  • combine very well 
  • fold in the flour little by little ad make a smooth batter
  • into a separate clean, dry, wide bowl add in 4 egg whites
  • add in 2 tsp lemon juice and beat on low speed until foamy
  • add in 1/4 cup of sugar little by little and beat until thickens to stiff peak
  • add this into the egg yolk mixture in batches and combine well
  • do not over mix the batter
  • pour this into the cake tin ( i used 6" pan ) lined with butter paper
  • tap to remove any big air bubbles

  step : baking



  • place the cake tin in a big tray
  • pour hot water into the tray
  • bake at 150 degree C for 1 hour and 20 minutes or a tooth pick inserted came out clean
  • remove it from the cake tin and let it cool completely

  *notes :



  • to make wheat cake flour :- take 1 cup  of wheat flour , remove 2 tbs flour from it, add in 2 tbs corn flour, sift 4-5 times...wheat cake flour is ready now.
  • hot water bath is given to make the cake soft and moist
  • i used wheat flour in order to make it more healthy..alternatively you can use all purpose flour/maida/cake flour for this recipe

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