Jackfruit Appam.

 

Ingredients:

(Ripe) Jackfruit (cook & make to pulp)        - 1 cup

Rice flour                                                             -1 cup

Jaggery                                                                 -3/4  cup

Grated coconut                                                   -1 cup

Cumin seed powder                                           -1 pinch

Cardamom powder                                            - 1 pinch

Mix all the ingredients well. Take some leaves of the knotty tree (‘Laurus Cassia’).Fold the leaves, pin it with the mid-rib of coconut leaf and fill the mixture. Steam for 30 minutes to cook. Allow to cool. Garnish with nuts and serve.

Callisia Repens- A Beautiful Hanging Plant.

 

Callisia repens, ( creeping inchplant, Bolivian Jew or turtle vineis a succulent creeping plant .

Tender Jackfruit Thoran.(A vegetable curry.)

 

Ingredients:

Cleaned & sliced tender Jackfruit.         250 gm

Grated coconut.                                          100 gm 

Pepper powder.                                1/2 teaspoon 

Chilli powder.                                     1 teaspoon 

Turmeric powder.                               1/4 teaspoon

Garlic- sliced.                                       1 teaspoon

Onion - sliced.                                        1 teaspoon

Oil.                                                     2 teaspoons 

Curry leaves.                                    5-6

Salt.                                                     A pinch.

Water.                                                  1cup 

Cook tender Jackfruit with salt and water.

Mash it well.

Heat oil in a pan.

Add garlic,onion & curry leaves.

Stir well to roast.

Add pepper powder,chilly powder & turmeric powder.

Add grated coconut. Stir well.

Add mashed tender jackfruit.Stir well.

Close the pan for two minutes to cook.

Remove from heat.

Serve hot.

                                                 

                                                 

 

Newborn babies in the meter box...🐣🐣

 

Spinach - Drumstick leaves Thoran.(A vegetable curry)

 

Ingredients:

Spinach.                   1 cup 

Drumstick leaves.   1 cup 

Grated coconut.        1/4 cup 

Small onion.                2

Chilli powder.              1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder.        1/4 teaspoon 

Pepper powder.            1/4 teaspoon.

Salt.                                  A pinch 

Coconut oil.                     1 tablespoon.

Heat a pan.pour oil.When it becomes hot add sliced onions,roast,add chilly powder and turmeric powder,stir well,add sliced spinach, drumstick leaves, grated coconut & salt.Stir to cook for 2- 3 minutes.Serve hot.

Carrot- Milk Halva.

 

Ingredients:

Carrot.                400gm.

Sugar.                  200gm.

Ghee.                    3 Tablespoons.

Cardamom.          2

Raisins.                 20 gm.

Nuts.                      20gm.

Cornflour.               2 Teaspoons.

Milk.                        1 cup

Water.                      1/2 cup.

Grate carrots.Heat a pan,add ghee,add sugar,stir well,add water,add grated carrots,stir to cook.

Mix half of the milk with cornflour.Add the remaining milk to the cooked carrot,stir to make it thick.Add cornflour- milk mix.Add cardamom powder.When it becomes thick, remove from heat.Apply some ghee in a tray, Spread raisins and nuts.Layer the carrot mix, level well,Spread raisins and nuts on the top to garnish.Allow natural cooling,cut into pieces.

Orange Cake.

 

Ingredients:

Orange.              1kg.

Sugar.                  150gm

Thick curd/

Condensed milk.    1/2 cup

(or eggs 2)

Orange zest.             1 teaspoon.

Melted butter.            1/4 cup

Flour.                            150 gm.

Baking powder.            1 teaspoon.

Baking soda.                1/2 teaspoon.

Orange juice.                 1/2 cup.

Orange food colour.       Few drops.

Grate orange and take orange zest.After, take the juice and keep aside.

Beat sugar with curd/ condensed milk/ eggs.

Add orange zest and butter,beat well.

Add flour, baking powder,baking soda.

Add orange juice.Mix well.Add colour too.

Pour the batter to a greased cake bowl.

Bake 180°c/ 40 minutes.

Decorate with icing cream and orange syrup.

 

Butterscotch Cake.

 

Preparation.

Praline preparation :

Sugar -  1 cup 

Butter - 2 tablespoons

Cashew - 1 cup 

Heat a pan. Add sugar and water. Stir to boil. When it began to brown,add butter,stir well.

Add cashew and stir,move to a butter paper. Allow to cool. Remove from butter paper, crush in a mixer, keep aside.

Butterscotch syrup preparation.

Sugar - 1and half cup.

Water - half cup 

Butter - 25 gm 

Whipping cream - half cup 

Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon

Heat a pan. Add sugar and water,stir to become brown,add butter and whipping cream,stir well to a creamy consistency. Allow to cool.

Base cake preparation.

Maida - 150 gm.

Sugar - 150 gm.

Egg - 2

Sunflower oil - half cup.

Baking powder - 1 teaspoon.

Baking soda - half teaspoon.

Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon.

Milk - half cup.

Beat egg. Powder sugar,add to the beaten egg, again beat well,add vanilla essence,beat well, add sunflower oil,beat well. Mix maida,baking powder,baking soda and seive well two - three times,add it to the wet ingredients, mix well. Adjust consistency by adding milk. Pour to a cake tin, bake in a 180° pre- heated oven for 45 minutes.

Frosting, decorating.

Whipping cream - 2 cups.

Keep the beater blades  and bowl in freezer for a day. Place the bowl above ice cubes in a tray. Pour the whipping cream to the bowl,beat well until it becomes stiff peaks.

Cut the cake into three layers. Place one layer on a turntable,apply butterscotch syrup, spread cream,spread praline.Repeat the process. Top with  cream and sauce. Decorate with whipping cream using suitable nozzles. Apply cream and praline on the sides of the cake too. Refrigerate for  two hours to set.

Delicious butterscotch cake is ready.

 

Emerald Nature.

 @ Eravikulam National Park,

      Munnar.

Under The Blue Sky...

 @ Eravikulam National Park,

       Munnar.

Through The Drizzling Mist...

 At Top Station, Munnar.

Tea gardens @ Munnar.

 

Red - whiskered Bulbul@ Eravikulam National Park.

 

Munnar, Kerala, India.