Banana walnut bread ( without yeast )!!

Ingredients

• All purpose flour: 1.5 cups 
• Ripe bananas: 3
• Powdered sugar / brown sugar: 3/4 cup
• Baking soda: 1 Tsp
• Butter: 4 Tbsp (melted)
• Salt : 1 Tsp
• Milk:  1/2 cup
• Walnut: 1/2 cup (roughly chopped)
• Chocolate chips: 1/2 cup (optional)

Method

• Preheat oven to 345 F or 180°c
• Grease the bread pan with butter
• Mix all dry ingredients together with the melted butter.
• Add the milk and mashed banana to the mixture. Mix till you get a smooth mixture.
• Transfer the mixture to the greased pan
• Baker upto 20 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Do not over bake.
• transfer the bread to the cooling rack.
• Cut bread after it is completely cool.
• Enjoy

* You can also use 3/4 cup wheat flour and 3/4 cup all purpose flour.

* I used coconut palm sugar instead of sugar. It's a healthier option. 

* You can also add a few drops of vanilla essense 

Pumpkin Halwa!! (Using Rice Cooker)

Hello All!!

Making sweets usually involves a lot of splattering around the stove and blisters on your hands.
But this a recipe that can save you all those worries.

Ingredients : 

• Pumpkin :  2 Cups (Grated)
• Sugar : 1 Cup
• Cardamom Powder : 1/4 tsp
• Raisins & Cashews : 1 tbsp
• Ghee : 2 tsp

Method :

1. Put the grated pumpkin in the rice cooker and switch it to cooking mode.. You may sprinkle a little water if you want, but its not necessary.
2. When the rice cooker comes to warm mode, open it and mix it once. Add the sugar and put it back in the cooking mode.
3. When it comes back to the warm mode, add the rest of the ingredients, mix well and put it back in the cooking mode. 
4. It will come back to the warm mode  in a minute or two. Transfer it to another vessel and garnish with cashews and raisins.

Enjoy the easy, tasty Pumpkin Halwa..

You can also try this with Winter melon (Poosanikkai, Ash Gourd)

Try it and let me know..

One Minute Cake!!

Hi All!!!!!

It's been a long time since I posted anything..
So here I go with a post for a CAKE!!

Now, who wouldn't have thought, " Wish I could have some cake now!!". Unfortunately we wouldn't always have it around, would we?

So here is a recipe that can help you satisfy that instantaneous craving for cake.

Believe it or not, it just takes a minute.

Ingredients:

• All Purpose Flour      :    3 Tbsp
• Jaggery ( Powdered) :    2 Tbsp  
• Milk                           :   2 Tbsp
• Olive Oil                    :    2 Tbsp
• Cocoa powder           :   2 tsp
• Baking Powder           :   1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients together. Pour into a greased microwavable bowl and bake for a minute.

Have it warm. Doesn't taste as good when it cools off.

THAT'S  IT!!!!  REALLY!!!!

I would have posted a pic of the cake, unfortunately the bowl was empty before I had a chance to take a pic. :) 

Will post a pic soon.

If you think it needs to be baked a little more, add 10 more secs.

Also tried it with Wheat Flour and brown sugar.. Came out just fine. 

Enjoy!!!

Roly Poly!!

Quilling has caught my interest these days. I am often thinking about what to try next , as i am very new to this art.
Yesterday i was looking around the house for some inspiration. And guess what caught my eye..... THIS........

My daughter's Roly Poly. 

So I started quilling.. An amateurish attempt.. :)

 

Still lots to improve... Lots of things to be Quilled.. I Love Quilling....

Flower pot!!

The first quilled flower pot... Made specially for my Mother-in-law. 

Quilled Bird!!

My Second Quilling Project. 

I was trying to make the different basic shapes, and suddenly decided to put them together to make this bird.

Just scribbled with normal pens to fill the background. :)

Guess it looks decent. 

Quilled Rakhi!!!

This is my very first Quilling project. A Rakhi for my brother. 
Since i was just trying to learn quilling, I just used normal A4 size white paper to make the Rakhi. 

MANY MORE TO COME.......(because I really like Quilling.. Its interesting..Try it ;) )