Ashtami Laddoos

This is usually made during janmashtami ... This is a healthy and a favourite ladoo.  I have made this with Manna health mix, atta ( whole wheat flour ) with jaggery.  Usually made  with the special sticky jaggery which is usually available during the shravan month. (during ashtami and chauthi). But it can be made wih normal jaggery also.

Ingredients :

Groundnuts

Jaggery.

Whole wheat flour

Manna health flour 

Chutney dal

a small bowl of water

half glass of water

cardamom powder

ghee 

Method:

In a kadai, dry roast the groundnuts, till the skin comes off. Remove from fire and rub the groundnuts till the skin is gone. 

In the kadai, add the ghee and when it is hot, add the whole wheat flour and roast on medium flame till a nice smell comes and the flour is nicely roasted.

 Powder the chutney dal and keep.

Now in the kadai, add half cup water and the jaggery and stir occasionally till the jaggery is fully dissolved.  keep on flame till when a drop of the syrup when added to a bowl of water comes together . ( or you shud be able to make a sfot round with it)

Switch off flame immediately and add the flours quickly and also the cadamom pwd and groundnuts.  mix thoroughly .  the quantitiy of flour depends on the jaggery.

Smear your hands with ghee and make laddoos as quickly as possible.  

These laddoos become harder overnight .

German Chocolate Cake

Got this recipe from one of my fb food groups. (Rajeshwari Annamalai ,Ovenderful Mom Bakers Community) This is a healthy whole wheat recipe.  it is also an eggless cake recipe.  The cake is super soft and delicious and is very easy to make.

Ingredients

whole wheat flour  : 1 1/2 cups

cocoa pwd              : 1/4 cup

baking soda            : 1tsp

caster sugar            : 1 cup 

(or cane sugar)

oil                           : 1/3 cup

water                       : 1 cup

vinegar                    : 1 tsp (used Apple cider vinegar)

vanilla                     : 1 tsp

salt                           : 1 pinch (did not use)

Procedure  :

1.   Sieve flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt thrice.

2.   Dissolve sugar in water and add vinegar.

3.   Mix oil and vanilla.

4.   Preheat oven at 180 deg and prepare a cake tin.

5.   Add flour mixture to the oil sugar solution and combine till smooth.

6.   pour the cake batter into ṭhe prepared tin and bake for 40 min or so.

Frosting :

milk                   1 cup

coconut milk     1/3 cup

corn flour          1/3 cup

caster sugar       1/2 cup

vanilla               1 tsp

coconut flakes   1 3/4 cup

chopped walnuts     3/4 cup ( or pecans)

procedure :

1.  mix all ingredients except coconut and walnuts. there should be no lumps.

2. boil till it thickens ( takes a few minutes).

3. Stir in coconut and walnuts.

4. Allow to cool ( lukewarm).

5. Spread evenly on cake.

Daliya / broken wheat upma

Ingredients : seasoning : oil , rai, curry leaves. (Optional : clove and cinamom)

Daliya : 1 cup

Mixed vegetables chopped (beans , carrot, capsicum, peas) : 1cup

Salt : to taste 

Vangibath pwd : 2tsps

Lemon juice : 1 tsp 

Coriander leaves chopped fine : 2 tsp 

Water : 2 and a half cups

Method : dry roast the broken wheat till itchanges  colour.  Remove and wash.

In a pressure pan prepare theseasoning.  If you want you can add cashews now and roast for a minute till light golden brown.

Then add the vegetables ( you can add any vegetables of your choice ).

Saute for a minute .  Add the masala powder .  If you want you can add red chilli powder for added spice. 

Add salt and then the daliya.  Then add around   two and a half cups of water

.  Pressure cook for two to three whiatles.  ( i did three and then kept on sim for five minutes) .

Open when the pressure drops and mix well . Add lime and coriander !

Enjoy hot!!