Blueberry Slice cake

Ingredients

Blueberry - 1/2 Cup (Fresh/Frozen)
All purpose flour - 4/5 Cup
Baking powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Butter - 1/4 Cup
Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Egg - 1
Milk - 1/4 Cup
Vanilla Extract - 1/2 teaspoon

Seasoning

Sugar - 1 Teaspoon
Cinnamon Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon

Method

1. Pre-heat the oven at 350 F
2. In a bowl, whisk All purpose flour and Baking Powder 
3. In a separate Bowl, Mix Butter and Sugar till soft
4. Add Egg, Vanilla Extract and mix well
5. Add Flour and mix (Ensure there are no flakes)
6. Fold in Blueberries( Can be replaced with Cranberry/Blackberry)
7. Grease the loaf pan with Oil/Butter and pour the mixture.
8. Spray Sugar and Cinnamon on the top
9. Bake for 45 minutes
10. After baking, let it cool for 10 minutes and then transfer it to cooling tray
11. Cut into shapes/pieces as needed

Yummy Blueberry Slice Cake is ready!!!

Keerai kootu

Ingredients -

Green leaves - 3 cups
Green gram - 1/2 cup
Green chilli - 5
Onion - 1 (Chopped)
Tomato - 1 (Chopped)
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Jeera - 2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Salt - as needed

Seasoning -

Mustard - 1/4 teaspoon
Jeera - 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves - 7
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Asafoetida - a pinch

Method -

1. Soak the Green gram in water for 4 hours
2. If you are not able to soak, pressure cook the gram the 8 whistles; If soaked, then cook for 2 whistles
3. Wait till the pressure releases; Open the cooker and add Green leaves, Turmeric powder, Jeera (1 teaspoon) and salt
4. Pressure for 4 more whistles
5. At the same time, Grind Coconut, Jeera (1 teaspoon) and Green chilli to a coarse paste
6. In a Vessel, add Oil and the Seasoning items (including Asafoetida) and fry for 1 min
7. Add Onions and fry till transparent
8. Add Tomato, Turmeric powder and fry for 5 min
9. Mash the Greens & gram and add to it
10. Add the Ground paste of Coconut and let it boil

Yummy & Healthy Keerai kootu is ready!!!

Rava Kesari

Ingredients -

Suji Rava - 1 cup
Ghee - 2 table spoon
Water - 1.5 cups
Sugar - 1 cup (add as needed)
Cashew & Raisins - 2 table spoon
Food essence - as needed (preferred - Pineapple)
Food color - as needed (preferred - Egg Yellow)

Method -

1. In a Heavy bottomed vessel, fry the Rava for 10 min
2. Boil the water in a separate vessel
3. Add 1 table spoon of Ghee to Rava and fry for 5 min
4. Add Essence, Food color and mix for 1 min
5. Add 1.5 cups of water to Rava; Immediately add sugar and mix well
6. In a separate vessel add Ghee and fry the Cashew and Raisins
7. Add the Seasoning to Kesari and mix well

Yummy Kesari is ready!!!

Strawberry Milkshake

Ingredients -

Strawberry - 5
Milk - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 tablespoon
Ice - 2 cubes
Chocolate powder - 1/4 tablespoon

Method -

1. Mix Strawberry, Milk, Sugar and Ice cubes in Juicer till everything mixes well
2. Season with Chocolate powder

Instant Strawberry Milk shake is ready!!! 

Carrot Halwa

Ingredients -

Carrot - 5 (Grated)
Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - 1 cup (add more if needed)
Cardamon - 6 (powdered)
Cashew - 1 table spoon
Ghee - 1 table spoon

Method -

1. In a heavy bottomed vessel, add the Grated Carrots
2. Fry for 2 min
3. Add the 2 cups of Milk and close with lid; Let it cook for 30 min; Stir in between
4. Cook till Milk reduces to half the quantity
5. Add Sugar and Powdered Cardamon; Stir well and cook till the Milk completely mixes with Carrot and comes to Halwa consistency
6. In a small vessel, heat the Ghee and fry the Cashews
7. Add the Fried cashews along with Ghee to the Halwa and stir for 10 min

Yummy Carrot Halwa is ready!!!