CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE

This rich chocolate loaf cake makes everybody drooling over. The lovely close textured loaves are very soft and chocolate flavoured with a lovely crackle crust. They would excellently shine as the perfect base and building blocks of decadent desserts such as the most delicious sundae, black forest, icecream cakes or the yummiest soft sweet choco-truffles. sometimes we can simply enjoy the loves with a cup of Tea or Coffee.

It is just heavenly delicious with a dollop of whipping cream between the two loaves.

 

It is a very easy recipe even to the learners too.

Ingredients, we need:

All-purpose flour 1.5 cups

Powdered brown sugar 1.25 cups

Baking powder  2 half spoons

Cooking soda 2 half spoons

Cocoa powder 4 tsp

Vanilla essence 1.5 tsp

Milk at room temperature, 125 ml

Egg one at room temperature

Cold-pressed Sunflower oil 100 ml

Boiling water 100 ml

Instant coffee powder any brand 3/4 tsp

Sunflower oil 1/2 tsp extra and one tsp all-purpose flour for preparing the cake pan.

Procedure:

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add all-purpose flour, powdered brown sugar, Cocoa powder, Baking powder and Cooking Soda together and mix thoroughly using a spatula for about 2 minutes.

Add wet ingredients i.e., Milk, Egg, Vanilla essence, Sunflower Oil with the well-mixed dry ingredients.

Stir well using a spatula. Once all the ingredients mixed to form a thick paste consistency, blend for 3 minutes using the electric blender at medium speed until the silky and smooth texture.

Boil 100 ml water and add instant coffee powder.

Stir to dissolve.

Pour the decoction to the mixed contents.

Stir well to combine using a spatula.

Then, blend again with the electric blender for 10 seconds.

Preheat the microwave oven at 180 degrees Celcius for 10 minutes

Meanwhile, we prepare the cake pan greasing with little oil and dusting with all-purpose flour.

I am using the loaf pan measured 23 cm lengthx13 cm breadth x 5.6 cm height.

Line up with the fittable parchment paper and again grease and dust with the flour.

Pour the cake batter to the half level of the pan.

Tap the pan twice to release the air bubbles.

Once the oven beeps, place the cake pan into the oven on the lower rack.

Set the temperature for 37 minutes at 180 degrees Celcius.

Let baking. 

After the baking over, take out the cake pan carefully and set aside for cooling.

Just tilt down to sit on the tabletop.

After 15 minutes, slice it as you desired.

Chocolate Cake is ready to enjoy.

Cooking Time one hour

Yield 500 gm

 

 

GOBI 65/CAULIFLOWER CHILLY 65/காலி பிளவர் சில்லி 65

The most loved Cauliflower Chilly 65 which is served as a starter or appetizer in restaurants in Tamilnadu can be made deliciously at our homes too.

We cannot stop eating the cauliflower chilly with one piece. It is truly an addictive and enticing snack with a hot coffee or tea.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Servings 4 persons.

How to make?

First step:

Ingredients:

Cauliflower 500 gm
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp

Procedure:

Separate the florets from cauliflower stalk.
Wash several times.
Heat four cups of water on medium heat with turmeric and salt.
Let them half cooked in boiled water for 2 minutes.
Drain the florets and set aside to cool down.

Second step:

half cooked florets.
Salt 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Garlic ginger paste 2 tbsp
Raw rice flour 1 tbsp
Corn flour 1 tbsp
All-purpose flour 1.5 tsp
Karam masala powder 1/2 tsp
Half a lemon
Ghee 1/2 tsp
Fresh curd 1 tbsp

Procedure:

In a dry mixing bowl, transfer the drained half-cooked florets. add salt, Red chilly powder,
Ginger garlic paste, Raw rice flour, Cornflour, All-purpose flour.
Mix to coat well.
Add Karam masala powder.
Squeeze the lemon.
Mix to combine.
Add ghee and curd and mix well to combine.
Set aside for 2-5 minutes.

Third Step:

Ingredients:

Groundnut oil 500 ml
A few onion rings
Lemon wedge 1 pc

Procedure:

Heat the groundnut oil on medium heat until the oil reaches deep-fry temperature.
Once the oil is hot enough to deep-fry, reduce the flame to low.
Drop the florets one by one into the hot oil carefully.
Let them deep-fried for 2 minutes on low heat.
Now increase the flame to high to get crispy and golden brown cauliflower fries.
Take them out and drain the excess oil by holding the slotted spoon above the oil.
Place them on oil absorbent paper towels.
Repeat the process for the remaining batches.
Serve hot with onion rings and a lemon wedge.

The homemade cauliflower chilly 65/Gobi 65 is an easy-to-make snack and the right choice of evening time snack with hot tea or coffee in winter evenings or the rainy days.

It can be served as the best combination of any meal!
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PODI IDLIES

For this Tiffin, fresh idlis should be prepared to get soft podi idlis. Fresh Idli podi should be prepared. Fresh cow ghee is needed. These three fresh ingredients transform the idlis into a delectable treat for your loved ones. Tossing the idli pieces with ghee and idli podi makes it spicy and delicious and ensures that it maintains softness and moisture for more than five hours. It is a perfect picnic packing.

Important note: Never heat the ghee or sesame oil to make this Tiffin. the rich taste of ghee and its nutrients destroyed while heating. Sesame oil should be consumed raw to attain its nutritional value. The fresh hot steamed idlis are tossed with fresh ghee and fresh idli podi.


Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 3 minutes
Servings: two
     

Ingredients:

Fresh Idlies 8 nos
Fresh Idli Podi 3 tablespoons
Ghee Three tablespoons

Procedure:

Cut each idli into six pieces using a knife dipped in water.
Collect them in a broad bowl.

Sprinkle the Idli podi over the idli pieces.
Pour the fresh cow ghee over the idli pieces.

Waggle the bowl so as to mix podi and ghee with idli pieces evenly.
You can substitute sesame oil instead of ghee.

Serve hot! 
This can be served during monsoon as evening tiffin.
Kids will love to eat!
It can be packed for picnics, lunch of kids.

YUMMY PODI DOSA

Dosas are all time favorite for kongu folks and other south Indian people. There are endless varieties of dosas in our regions.

Try out this Podi Dosa in a jiffy if you have idli podi and dosa batter ready.

Ingredients:

Three cups of Dosa batter

Idli milagai podi 100 gms

100 ml of Sesame oil or Cow ghee (optional)

Procedure:

Heat Dosa pan over medium lame.

Pour the batter using a ladle on thee centre of the Dosa pan and spread as a circle.

Sprinkle Idli milagai podi over dosa  and pour oil around the dosa and on sprinkled podi.

Close the dosa with an appropriate lid.

Allow to cook for two seconds over a medium flame.

Remove the lid and Take dosa out of the pan.

Observe the crispiness and flavor of podi emanated from dosa!

Repeat the process collect the dosas in  a dry plate.

Serve hot!

This does not require any accompaniment.
But if your loved ones want coconut chutney to pair with this podi dosa, you can serve.

SWEET AVAL/SWEET FLATTENED RED RICE

This is a very simple and delicious one. This is more nutritional too. Within a jiffy, you can prepare this and serve. Everyone in the family will enjoy this and opt for a quick meal. I opt Mappillai chamba rice aval/poha/flattened rice always why because this variety rice restores all the nutrition we needed. 

This sweet aval can be offered to our Lord Ganesh during Ganesh sathurthi 

How to make?

Ingredients:

Mappillai chamba poha/aval/flattened rice one  bowl

Organic cane sugar one tablespoon

Cardamom three

Fresh cow ghee one spoon

Shredded fresh coconut half a cup

Procedure:

Crush the cardamom seeds.

Mix all the ingredients gently.

Serve/offer this sweet delicious aval to your loved ones.

Sure they will enjoy! 😍😃😊

Mappillai chamba rice poha/aval/flattened red rice+Shredded coconut+Organic cane sugar+Cardamom