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Thursday, February 18, 2021

 Eggless, Whole Wheat Orange Cake




Ingredients:

Cake:
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp chia seeds
1 cup plain yogurt( I used homemade)
1/2 cup oil ( I used vegetable oil, you may use any consented oil)
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla essence
3 Tbsp orange zest( from 3 oranges)
1 orange, thinly sliced(optional)

Orange Glaze:
1/4 cup orange juice
1 3/4 cup icing sugar
2 Tbsp orange zest
1 tsp melted butter

How to proceed:

Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

2. Sieve together whole wheat flour, baking powder and baking soda. Myself being a shortcut queen, I put all these ingredients in my vitamix blender jar and ran it for 5 seconds.

3. Take it in a deep, wide bowl. 

4. Add chia seeds and mix them well. Keep aside.

5. In the same blender jar, I added oil, milk and mixed it for 5 seconds. Alternately, you can just whisk it all together till well combined.

6.Add sugar and blend for 5 more seconds.

7. Add yogurt and blend well.

8. Add orange zest and vanilla essence and run the blender just for 1 second. We don't want to crush the orange zest.

9. Gently mix the wet ingredients in dry ingredients and fold to mix until well combined.

10. Add fresh orange juice to adjust the consistency of the batter.

11.Grease a loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.

12. arrange the orange slices on the bottom of the pan as per your liking. This is completely optional.

13.Add a cup of water in another baking pan( I used cookie sheet) and place it on the bottom rack of the oven.

14. Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick/ knife stuck in the center comes out clean.

15.Let cool in the loaf pan for 5 mins before taking the cake out.




Orange glaze:

Whisk together all the ingredients together until well blended.

Pour the glaze over the cake. Slice and serve.



Enjoy the cake with tea/ coffee, at breakfast or as a dessert.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Dadpe Pohe - Traditional Marathi food



       In an effort to teach my kids to choose foods that have been around for generations and not to fall for the new food trends that are not tested for long time , made this many generations old recipe . It's perfect blend of carbs , protein, vegetables ,dairy and fat ( the terms our great... great... great grandmothers had never heard of ) makes it a complete food . It can be eaten as breakfast or snack and even as lunch/dinner .

Serves 4

Ingredients :

3 cups - Pohe - thin ( Flattened rice
1 Onion - Finely chopped
1 cup grated coconut( I used frozen )
1/4 cup dry roasted peanuts
1/4 - 1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup Cilantro - chopped
Salt and sugar to taste
Black salt ( optional )

Tempering :

2 TBsp Peanut oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
a pinch of Asafoetida/hing
1/8 tsp Turmeric powder
6-8 Curry leaves

To proceed :

1) Dry roast pohe on medium low heat for couple of minutes . This is optional but it keeps the pohe crisp . Let it cool .
2) In a bowl mix all the ingredients except tempering and mix well . Keep it covered for 5 minutes .
3) Meanwhile heat oil and add the tempering ingredients in the order they are listed .
4) Mix well and serve .

Enjoy !!!



** Lemon juice can be used instead of buttermilk .**
**Cucumber , carrots can be added as well but the traditional recipe does not use any .**
** Chopped green chilies are generally used . I don't as my kids don't eat them .**