Easy And Delicious Dates Carrot Cake Recipe

Dates Carrot Cake

Ingredients :

• dates finely chopped - 1 cup /130g
• carrot grated - 1 cup /120g
• cashews - 1/2 cup / 50 g
• all purpose flour / maida - 1 cup / 140g
• baking powder - 1 tsp
• salt - 1/4 tsp
• eggs - 2
• veg.oil - 3/4 cup/140 ml
• sugar - 1/2 cup / 120g
• vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp
• for caramel - sugar 1/2 cup / 120g 

 Method

 step 1 : prepare caramel

• add sugar into a heavy bottomed pan and heat up on medium flame
• when the sugar got deep brown colour reduce flame to low and add 1/2 cup hot water slowly
• then turn off the flame and allow the caramel to cool down completely

 step 2 : prepare cake tin

• grease and dust an 8 inch pan and line with baking paper

 step 3 : preheat the oven

• preheat oven at 170 degree Celsius

 step 4 :: prepare cake batter

• sift together flour, baking powder and salt and keep this aside
• beat together eggs and sugar until thick and pale
• add in oil and vanilla essence and mix well
• now add in the prepared caramel and combine well
• sift in the flour mix into the eggs - sugar -oil mix and fold in gently
• mix together carrot, dates and nuts in a bowl ;sprinkle 1 tbs flour and mix slightly
• add this into the batter and mix gently
• pour this into the prepared tin and tap two to three times
• bake this in the preheated oven at 170 degree Celsius for 55 - 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted at the centre of the cake comes out clean
• when it is done remove from oven and allow it to cool completely
• it is better to chill the cake before cutting

Ghee Rice Recipe | Ney Choru Recipe

Ghee Rice

 Ingredients :

  for rice

• biryani rice - 2 cups 
• spices - 4 cloves, 2" cinnamon, 4 cardamom, small piece of mace
• ghee - 2 tbs
• salt as needed
• lemon juice - 1tbs
• sliced onion - 1/4 cup
• water - 3.5 cups

 for garnishing

• sliced onion - 1 cup
• cashews - 1/4 cup /50g
• raisins - 2tbs /25g
• carrot chopped - 2tbs
• green chilly - 3

 Method

  step 1 : prepare garnishing items

• fry thinly sliced onion, little by little, until golden (you can add a pinch of sugar for an additional crispiness). Once they are done drain and keep aside.
• fry cashews until golden
• fry raisins until puffy
• fry carrot for 2 minutes
• fry chilly for 10 seconds

 step 2 : prepare rice

• heat up 2 tbs ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel
• saute the spices for 1 minutes
• saute 1/4 cup of sliced onion until translucent
• add in washed and drained rice and stir for 2 minutes
• now add 3.5 cups of boiling water
• add in salt and lemon juice
• mix well
• once starts to boil, cover and cook on low flame until the entire water get absorbed.It may take 7-9 minutes
• stir gently in between
• when it is done, sprinkle some ghee on top and cook on lowest heat for another 3- 5 minutes
• now, turn off the flame and open the lid after 10 minutes
• mix the fried items with the rice
• serve the hot aromatic delicious rice with your favourite curry
• chicken curry, mutton curry, beef curry, egg roast etc.goes well with this rice

Notes:

• I used jeerakasala rice for this recipe.Soaking is not required for this rice
• You can use basmati rice as well. The water quantity and cooking time may vary depending on the type of rice.