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ABOUT      Beetroot flesh and juice add moisture and enhance the colour of this cake, creating a wonderfully vibrant red hue.      Beetroot has an earthy sweetness. This is a comfort cake with the added satisfaction of a healthy vegetable thrown in - and no real need for red food colouring.      As they say health comes first. Its very important to choose the right ingredients for cooking. Food colours used can be harmful for your health, you can have better alternatives to get the same colour and taste. So next time if you making a Red Velvet Cake, try making it with Beetroot. I know it taste great, but my chocolate and beet sauce is no less. Try this Natural Red Velvet Cake  INGREDIENTS 1 cup bran flour 1 cup all purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tbsp coca powder  1/2 cup yogurt 1/4 cup honey 1/6 cup beetroot puree 1/2 cup oil Ghee FROSTING INGREDIENTS Heavy cream, cold Cream cheese, room temperature Powdered sugar Vanilla extra...

POTATO POPS ABOUT POTATO POPS Potato Pops is a great hit with kids of all ages, these miniature party pieces will have them rushing back for more. INGREDIENTS Potato 3 nos Pepper powder 1/2 tsp Oregano 2 pinch Red chilly powder 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Butter (cubes) 2 nos Egg 1 nos Mozzarella cheese (grated) 1/2 cup  Processed cheese (grated) 1/2 cup All purpose flour (Maida) 1/2 cup Bread crumbs 1/2 cup Oil to fry PROCESS Bake potato with skin on and remove skin and grate it, later transfer into a bowl. To it add pepper powder, oregano, red chilly powder, salt, butter, egg, mozzarella cheese, processed cheese and mix nicely and transfer into plate. Arrange nicely. Keep in refrigerator overnight. Once it is freezed, cut into pieces. In one bowl beat egg with little salt and keep aside. In second bowl all purpose flour in a bowl and keep aside. In third bowl keep bread crumbs mixture. Dip potato pop pieces in egg mixture first later in all purpose flour again coat it with egg mixture....

PREPARING IDLI RECIPE ABOUT IDLI      Soft idli can made in 2 ways, one is using rice and Rava. I am sharing only one methods in this post. Making idli using rice. Idli is a one of the healthiest protein packed breakfasts from south Indian cuisine. Idli are easily digestible.     T his is what makes idly suitable to all including babies to people on diet and even to the aged, who generally have poor digestion.      I dli is made of urad dal and rice. Urad dal is high in protein and calcium. It is absorbed by the body better in the form of idly as it is made from soaked and fermented batter. INGREDIENTS 2 cups parboiled rice 1 cup regular rice 1/4 cup urad dal 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds Some baked rice Baking soda Salt HOW TO MAKE IDLI AND IDLI BATTER SOAKING RICE AND DAL OF MAKING IDLI BATTER  In a bowl take 2 cup parboiled rice and 1 cup regular rice. Here I have used ration rice along with parboiled rice.   Pick and then rinse b...

Beetroot Halwa      Beetroot Halwa is slow cooked dessert made with grated beetroot .This beetroot halwa is one of the best sweet or dessert in summer when serve to chilled. Creamy, delicious and  sweet that can even be served to toddlers or kids after school and is quite filling.      To make this beetroot halwa I have used full fat milk and water. Boiled it on a low flame to thicken a bit to bring rich taste. Then added to the beetroot. However you can also make beetroot with milk only without adding water. INGREDIENTS 2 cups beetroot grated 1/2 cup sugar or as you required 3 to 5 cardamom crushed or powdered finely. Ghee as you required 20 to 25 cashews As you required raisins HOW TO MAKE THE RECIPE Wash beetroots under water. Peel the skin and grate them. Fry the cashews  and raisins with ghee in kadai or pan until they turns to golden. Then keep aside in bowl.  In that kadai or pan add beetroot grated and fry for 4 to 5 minutes to get ar...

Pappula Podi recipe or ground nut powder)        This is basic spice powder that is made of roasted groundnuts. I t is a must to prepare in most of Andhra Pradesh mainly in Rayalasema.   It is usually accompanied with hot rice with ghee, pickle and curry, curd and list goes endless.       This groundnut powder can be served with plain rice and a 2 table spoons of ghee or with curd rice.  A spoonful of this powder along with the south Indian    breakfast greatly contributes to the protein   requirement.   It is also a good stand by when you can not prepare curries for your breakfast. VARIATIONS     If you like you can also use sesame seeds, desiccated coconut or flax seeds and Putnalu and instead of groundnuts you can add what you want like above we mentioned. INGREDIENTS Salt Dry red chilies Garlic Groundnuts HOW TO MAKE RECIPE 1. Dry roast first red chilies after that ground nuts until you get a nice a...