Atta sponge cake 🎂

Birthday cake in Suma’s kitchen. It’s Covid 19 second wave time. As seniors we have to take utmost care. So thought of making a healthy cake with the available ingredients in my pantry. Thus this soft and delicious cake born.

Ingredients 

Wet ingredients 

Coconut oil 1/4 cup, ghee 1/4 cup, sugar 2/3 cup, warm milk 1 cup, vanilla essence 1 tsp.

Mix and whisk the ingredients in one direction thoroughly. 

Dry ingredients 

Wheat flour 1/1/2 cups, salt a pinch, baking powder 1 tsp., baking soda 1/3 tsp. Sieve it into the wet ingredients, whisk it in one direction to smooth batter without any lumps. Add a tbsp. of lime juice, few raisins and broken cashew nuts into the cake mix and whisk again.

By the time preheat your kadai in high flame for 5 minutes.

Take the cake pan, brush with ghee, sprinkle wheat flour, , get it dusted inside, if extra remove it. Pour the cake batter into the cake pan. Pat it 3-4 times to level the surface. Place it in the kadai. Cook it in low flame for 40-50 minutes. Sprinkle raisins and nut as you like after 20 minutes. After 40 minutes run a tooth pick and see whether the cake is done. The tooth pick will come out clean when it is done. Take the cake pan out, allow to cool down. Take a plate, upside down the cake. Then place the top up and cut into desirable size. Enjoy your cake 🎂 

 

Kadala vada ( Bengal gram patties)

When we think about vada, usually we go for ‘parippu vada’( toordal patties). 

I tried Bengal gram patties just like toordal patties and it came out good.

Instead of parippu vada this one is kadala vada. Delicious and crispy snack!

Preparation 

Bengal gram 1 cup, soaked overnight, drain out the water and grind it adding salt to taste. Do not add water.

Onion 1, ginger 1 inch piece, green chilli 2, curry leaf 1 sprig. Chop it finely, mix it with the semi coarse dough. Heat coconut oil in a shallow pan, take a small scoop of the dough, form patties, drop into the oil. Deep fry till golden brown. Spread it on tissue paper. Serve hot with tea or coffee ☕️ 

 

Happiness in kitchen

Making curry powders and masala in our kitchen is really healthy. The finished products give the ultimate happiness ❤️

Covid 19 pandemic period make me an awesome homemaker. Being senior enough time at home. Enjoying my passions yoga classes, youtube uploading, writing, reading and friendships!

Then @ Home 

Homestead gardening!

Healthy  food from garden through kitchen to dining table!

Trying different dishes with the edible herbs & flowers!

Next one everything getting ready from scratch in my kitchen!

Enjoying life in tune with the nature!!!

Today’s great job results in 

Chicken, fish, fish fry & garam masala!

Sambar & rasam curry powders!

Coriander, fenugreek, cumin, fennel seeds, mustard powders!💕💕

 

Ada pradhaman

Super delicious 😋 

Ready made rice ada 200 gym!

Coconut milk thin 1 litre and thick 1/2 litre!

Jaggery 500 gm, make it syrup in a glass of water!

Ghee roasted cashew nuts, raisins and coconut bits!

Soaked Sago pearls a handful !

Ghee 1 tbsp!

Soak the ada in rolling boiling water for 20 minutes!

Add cold water and stir the cooked ada!

Drain out the water and wash 2 more times!

Cook the ada in the thin milk!

Add the jaggery syrup, cook it in medium flame stirring continuously. When the consistency is semi thick, add the thick milk. Stir well and just allow the mix to warm.

Off the flame, transfer into the serving bowl and garnish with the ghee roasted nuts, raisins and coconut bits!

Delicious ada pradhaman ready to serve 🤩

 

Chicken biriyani

Easy to cook. Chicken biriyani with papadum, coconut chutney and raita!

Delicious & nutritious!!

Loved by all ages!

The ginger, garlic, shallots and green chilli!

The whole spices cinnamon, cloves, star anise, pepper corns, nutmeg mace and fennel seeds!

Biriyani masala with chilli, coriander, turmeric and garam masala!

Biriyani rice, chicken pieces, ghee, salt and cilantro!

Simple to cook in a pressure cooker!

Go for it! Enjoy!!

 

Homely lunch

 Simple lunch at home 🏠 

We love to have rice for our lunch. Rice is our staple food. Along with rice we use to have fish/egg/chicken, veggies and dal.

This lunch includes rice, dal curry, yogurt curry, lime pickle, pappad, egg and chicken roast.

Really delicious and nutritious 💕

Palada Pradhaman ( Kheer)

Rice palada 200 gm 

Boil 4 glass water, add the palada bits into it, off the flame , close it with a lid. Allow 20 minutes to get cooked. Stir it and add cold water, strain and again add cold water to avoid sticking together. Then put  the cooked ada in cold water.

Ingredients 

Rice ada 200 grams, cooked as above and immersed in cold water 

Ghee 3 tbsp.,

Sugar 400-500 grams, adjust the quantity to your taste.

Cardamom 12, powdered,

Milk 2 litres, boiled 

Condensed milk 200 grams.

Take a thick bottom non stick wok, heat on medium flame, add 11/2 tbsp. ghee, add half of the sugar, combine well, add the strained palada, combine well and stir carefully to get mixed with the sugar. Add the rest of the sugar and boiled milk. Allow to cook in medium to low flame. Stir it gently and frequently till the mix gets thickened and light pink in colour. Add the cardamom powder, ghee  and condensed milk. Combine well. Allow to remain on low flame with gentle stirring. When it is thick enough to 

Double horse rice palada pradhaman