Saturday, December 18, 2010

Eggless Multigrain Brownies

Christmas is round the corner and am sure ovens at most of your homes must be overworking. So thought will share a brownies to celebrate the holidays ahead. I have adapted the recipe from Diana Desserts. I halved the recipe. I have made these brownies quite a number of times. Initially, I used only all purpose flour. Later when I was comfortable baking with wheat flour, I have tried with wheat flour and then using the multigrain atta too. I would rate the one with mutligrain as the best. So here it is.



 

 

 
You need
 

 
  • Multigrain Flour - 1 cup (Pillsburry brand)
  • All purpose flour - 3 tblspn
  • Water - 1/2 cup + 2 tspn
  • Butter - 1/4 cup
  • Cocoa powder - 5 tblspn
  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • Salt - 1/4 tspn
  • Vanilla essence - 1/2 tspn
  • Baking powder - 1 1/4 tspn

 

 Method

 

 

 
Combine 3 tblspn of all purpose flour with the water to form a smooth paste. Cook till it turns thick. Keep stirring so as not to form any lumps. Keep this aside to cool.

 
 
 



Melt butter in a pan and stir in cocoa. Sift flour and baking powder.  Beat sugar, salt and vanilla essence into the cooked maida mixture. Add butter-cocoa mixture too.

 

Stir the wet mix to the dry ingredients. Batter consistency will be slightly thick, similar to muffins.
 

Grease a 6 x 6 baking tin. Pour the mix and spread even the mix. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 25 minutes.  Cool and cut into squares.
 
 


 
 
 
It might look too much of work like making the paste, melting butter etc. But I assure its worth all the effort especially if you are looking for an eggless brownie.
 
 
 

 

CMT - Daal/Kadhi/Sambar/Rasam Roundup

Thanks a Lot for Jagruti for the Opportunity to host this Event. Many a thanks to my Blogger buddies who supported me with their tasty entries. I received a total of 52 Entries. I received 7 entries, past the last date (i.e.) 16th December, since i havent posted my roundup by then, i have included them also!!!!! Enjoy the Visual Treat!!!!!

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Some More Entries, sent to my Mail Box
Bhindhi Ki Kadhi from Priya of Mharorajasthan Recipe
Urundai Mor Kuzhambu from Akilas Kitchen
Mangalore Rasam from Akilas Kitchen
Mango Rasam from Akilas Kitchen
Simple Paruppu Rasam from Akilas Kitchen
Pavakkai Puli Kuzambhu from Akilas Kitchen
Parupu urundai Kuzambhu from Akilas Kitchen
Manathakali Vatha Kuzambhu from Akilas Kitchen



The Winner of CMT-Dal/Kadhi/Sambar/Rasam is #17, selected thru random.org Lemon Rasam from Kurinji Kathambam

Friday, December 17, 2010

BITTER GOURD PULI INJI:

When I submitted this link to a friend’s request in another website, this recipe tempted me
very much to try it immediately. The procedure is also simple but the taste is divine. Every one praised me in the home and finished the whole in to a few minutes. I am thinking to prepare it again. Long bitter gourd is suitable for this dish. Before cutting in to pieces, slit it first and remove all the seeds. This way, it tastes better always. I have changed a little bit in the ingredients as well as the procedure.

My heartiest thanks to the website which is in the following link:

http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/pavakka_puli_inji_bittergourd_tamrind_and_ginger_pickle



பாகற்காய் புளி இஞ்சி

Ingredients:

Large bitter gourd-1
Small slit green chillies-5
Finely chopped ginger - 1 tsp
Lemon sized ball of Tamarind
Jaggery- 4 tbsp
Pinch of Turmeric powder
Salt – As per taste

For tempering :

Coconut oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Dry red chillies 2 – 3 broken
A few Curry leaves

Procedure:Cut the bitter gourd into thin slices of around 1 cm length.
soak the tamarind in warm water and extract its thick juice.
Heat a spoon of oil in a pan.
Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter, sauté the dry red chillies and curry leaves.
Add the bitter gourd pieces with the ginger and the green chillies and fry until they are soft and half-cooked.
Add the tamarind extract, salt and the turmeric powder and cook for a few minutes
Add the jaggery and cook until the curry is thickened.
The delicious bitter gourd puli inji is ready now!