Apple purée can be used as an egg substitute in cakes. I made a plum cake yesterday using this purée and got very nice result. I made purée with 2 apples and got 1 1/2 cups of the purée. The process is simple and can be done in less than…
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Homemade Coconut Flakes
As we don’t get coconut flakes in Madurai, I had to make it at home for the Lemon bread I made earlier. For this kopra can be used. But as I don’t get it either, I made kopra at home and then flaked it. To make kopra at home you…
Adalaikkai
How many of you have heard about adhalaikkai. I am searching for the English name but couldn’t find it. This is bitter in taste and can be prepared just like bitter gourd. We usually make a stir fry with lots of onions. The seeds of this vegetable is so crunchy and when…
Frozen Chickpeas
If you have an unexpected guest at home, it is very hard to make chickpea based dishes because it needs a lot of soaking time. But chole and bathura makes a nice dinner meal. I always have a bag of frozen chickpeas in my freezer so that I can whip…
Baharat Powder
Baharat Powder is the spice powder used in Arab Cuisine. It is a mixture of some flavourful spices and it is used in soups. I used it in chick pea soup which is inspired by Lebanese cooking. Recipe Source: Tarla Dalal Makes 1/2 cup of Baharat Powder Ingredients: Black Pepper…
Kurivi Thalai Pavakkai / Mini Bitter Gourd
Kurivi thalai pavakkai can be translated into sparrow head bitter gourd as the gourd resembles the small head of a sparrow. They taste amazing in a tamarind based gravy/ puli kulambu or vadhakkal. They are less bitter and when sauteed in oil for a long time, the bitterness is still…
Home Made Cream Cheese
Cream cheese forms the base for many desserts such as cheese cakes and cake frostings. But I couldn’t get it here in Madurai. Once I saw the box of cream cheese at Nilgiris in Coimbatore, I was shocked at the price. So I was going through the web for a…
Cooking Rice in Mud Pot
Rice is the staple food of south India. With out rice the meal is incomplete for us. So every south Indian household cooks rice on daily basis. Granny used to cook rice in mud pots and that rice is very good for health. Even now a doctor in Chennai asks…
Puttu Maavu / Puttu Flour
Puttu is a south Indian special snacks made out of rice flour. It is very soft and it is mainly because of the flour we use to prepare it. Raw rice is used for this flour. The rice can either be ground at home or can be ground at a…
Tomato Puree
Pureed tomato is used in many gravies and sauces. The red Bangalore tomatoes are best for purees because they don’t have the sour taste and have a bright colour which makes the gravy look super inviting. The skin of the tomatoes are peeled after blanching. The tomatoes are then ground…