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Friday, July 2, 2021

Instant Beetroot Pachadi

Traditionally in this recipe the beetroot is cooked and being a Kerala dish grated coconut is part of the ingredient.  But because this is last minute dish I make when I don’t have time after making a biryani or a mutton curry, I have not cooked the beetroot and not used coconut.

But this is one form of beetroot my kid eat.  So as a mom I am happy making this. 

And this beet is home grown, in a coke bottle on my eighth floor balcony.  So, the beet in itself is supper fresh and I also used the greens.


Ingredients

Beetroot – 1 (peeled and grated)
Onion – 1 finely chopped
Green chilli – 1 finely chopped
Garlic – 2 chopped
Mustard seed – 1tsp
Asafoetida – ½ tsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Curry leaves – 10
Salt – as per taste
Water – as required
Coriander – 1 tbsp for garnish



 Method 

1.    In a bowl mix grated beetroot,  onion, green chilli mix well
2.    Add curd & salt, mix well.  Mix water to make a medium consistency.
3.    For the tempering heat oil in a pan.
4.    Add mustard and wait till it is crackles
5.    No add the asafoetida, curryleaf and garlic.  Fry till the garlic is light brown.
6.    Pour the hot oil mixture to the beetroot mixture and mix well
7.    Garnish it with coriander leaf, to get that extra flavor.




Thursday, June 17, 2021

Custard Cake

 It’s a cake which gives  a custard flavor. As we add custard powder,  this cake is soft but dry.  So best to serve with custards, ice-creams or jelly.  Try it and do comment if you need some improvement or alteration.

 


Ingredients


Regular Sugar – 100gms
Butter – 100gms
Flour – 100gms
Egg – 2
Vanilla essence – 1tsp
Baking powder – 1tsp
Milk – ½ cup
Custard powder – 1tbsp


 Method


1.  Mix custard powder with milk and make it like a slurry.
2.    In a mixer jar, grind the sugar to powder
3.    In the same jar add the butter and run the mixer for a second
4.    Now add the egg and run for few seconds
5.    Now add the essence and the custard mixture and run in for a second.
6.    In a separate bowl add baking powder to the flour and mix well
7.    Swift the dry ingredient into the liquid mixture and mix well
8.    Pour this mixture into the prepared 8” cake tin
9. Bake the cake in a preheated oven for 40 min at 180OC. 
10. When the cake is done, unmold and let it cool.

Monday, June 14, 2021

Custard Jelly Cake

 It’s a very simple but fancy desert which my kids love. Can be made with the basics you have at home.  Try and let me know if you need any change.



Ingredients

For the Custard Cake
Regular Sugar – 100gms
Butter – 100gms
Flour – 100gms
Egg – 2
Vanilla essence – 1tsp
Baking powder – 1tsp
Milk – ½ cup 
Custard powder – 1tbsp

For the Custard
Custard powder – 3 tbsp
Milk – 3 glass
Sugar - 1 cup

 For Jelly
Any readymade jelly of your choice
We have used Mango





Method

Custard Cake

1.    Mix custard powder with milk and make it like a slurry.
2.    In a mixer jar, grind the sugar to powder
3.    In the same jar add the butter and run the mixer for a second
4.    Now add the egg and run for few seconds
5.    Now add the essence and the custard mixture and run in for a second.
6.    In a separate bowl add baking powder to the flour and mix well
7.    Swift the dry ingredient into the liquid mixture and mix well
8.    Pour this mixture into the prepared 8” cake tin
9.    Bake the cake in a preheated oven for 40 min at 180OC.
10. When the cake is done, unmold and let it cool.


Custard Cake
1.    Mix custard powder with ½ cup milk and make it like a slurry.
2.    Mix the gelatin in 2 tbsp water and mix to make a clear liquid.
3.    Boil the remaining milk and add sugar and mix well.
4.    When the milk starts boiling, bring the flame to low and add the custard mixture.
5.    Increase the flame to medium and stir continues till it starts boiling again and thickens.
6.    Now put of the flame and let it rest for 10min
7.    To this add the gelatin mixture and mix well.
8.    Rest it for 10 min.
 
Assembly of cake
1.    In a springform pan first place the cake
2.    Not add the custard mixture above the cake layer
3.    Cover it with a aluminum foil
4.    Keep it in a refrigerator for 2 hrs
5.    Make the gelatin mixture as per the instruction on the cover.  This should be done 10 min before you want to assemble it with the cake.
6.    Now pour the prepared gelatin on top of the custard mixture.
7.    Cover and let it set in the refrigerator for 2 hrs.
8.    After two hours un-mold and decorate as you wish.



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