Vengaya Vathakozhmbu

Another traditional kozhambu.... Small onion (Sambhar onion) is tasty and healthy too. It cools down the body heat.

Ingredients:

Tamarind - 1 Big Lemon size
Small Onion - 1 Cup
Fenugreek(Vendhayam) - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 2 Sprigs
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Sambhar powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Asafoedita - 2 pinch
Gingelly oil (Sesame oil) - 3 tbsp
Water - 2 Cups

How to make it:

1. Soak the tamarind in 2 cups of water for atleast 15-20 mins, so that u can taken squeeze out the pulp completely.

2. In a pan, add gingelly oil add mustard and fenugreek. Once the mustard crackles,add the small onions and saute for 3-4 mins. Add the curry leaves.

 

3. Now add the sambhar powder, turmeric powder and saute for 20 secs. Now add the tamarind pulp.

4. Add the salt and till it cook for atleast 15-20 mins. The raw flavour of tamarind will evaporate and it will reduce to half the quantity.

5. Add the asafoedita in the last and serve it hot.

 

Cup Cake

This cuppy cake is prepared in less than 5 mins (including mixing time) people... Trust me... So easy and kids will love it... Why only kids, everyone will love it... A quick snack to make and impress... Try it out...

 

 

Ingredients:

 

All purpose flour (Maida) - 2 tbsp

Sugar - 1 tbsp

Cocoa Powder - 1 tbsp

Baking powder - 1 pinch

Baking Soda - 1 pinch

Egg - 1 (Small one)
Milk - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp

Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp

Chopped Nut - As preferred

 

How to make:

 

1. Take a microwaveable tea cup and mix all the dry ingredients in that.

 

2. Add the milk, oil, egg and vanilla essence and mix well with help of spoon for 30 secs.

 

3. Once all the ingredients are bend well, add some chopped nuts on top. Keep in microwave on high for 2 - 2.30 mins.

 

4. Hot cuppy cake is ready to smack...! now wasn't it too easy one to make ?

Coconut Cookies

Here is another varity of home made cookies. Cookies without egg and baking powder.. I used gas oven and baked till the colour changed to golden brown.

Ingredients:

All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 Cup

Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Salt - 1 Pinch

Vanaspathi - 1/2 Cup

Coconut - 1/2 Cup

Milk - 50 ml

How to make:

1. Mix the flour, coconut, salt and sugar well. Melt the vanaspathi and add to the flour. Sprinkle the milk and make a smooth dough.

2. Make small balls of the dough and flaten with center of your palm.

3. Place in greased baking tray. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 mins.