Passionfruit cake

My special days always starts with sweets. Today my brother's wife delivered a georgeous baby boy & I wish them all the happiness as a family of three. To make this day more special, I baked this delicious passionfruit cake with soo much of joy. And this is just for you Vidyanth :)

Ingredients :

1. 50 gms softened butter
2. 135 gms sugar
3. 2 eggs
4. Passionfruit juice - 1 tbsp
5. Water - 1 tbsp
6. Plain flour - 1/2 cup
7. Baking powder - 1 tsp
8. Cornflour - 1 1/2 tbsp

Method :

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C. Lightly grease and flour the baking pans.

2. Cream the butter and sugar. Beat eggs well, then add passionfruit juice and water.

3. Sift the dry ingredients and add alternately with egg mixture to creamed mixture.

4. Pour into prepared tins and bake for about 15 mins. Turn onto a rack to cool.

Passionfruit cream filling

Ingredients :

1. Gelatine powder - 1 tbsp
2. Water - 2 tbsp
3. Cream - 1 cup
4. Passion fruit - 5 to 6
5. Sugar to sweeten

Method :

Dissolve the gelatine powder in water over gentle heat. Whip cream stiffly, then add passionfruit and sugar. Stir in dissoved gelatine.

Join cake with passionfruit cream.

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Lime Rice

I know my alarm started ringing, but somehow I feel either bored or tired & further extend my sleeping time. What next, hurry burry cooking. Lime rice is my comfort dish which helps me in those days. It taste yum with potato fry & I prefer to have it with pickle and chips. Attractive color, flavoured with nuts and spices makes this dish unique.

Ingredients :

1. Lime - 1 medium sized
2. Rice - 1 cup
3. Oil - 1 tbsp
4. Channa dal - 1 tsp
5. Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
6. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
7. Curry leaves - 1 tbsp
8. Green chillies - 3 nos
9. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
10. Minced ginger - 1/2 tsp
11. A pinch of hing
12. Peanuts - 1 tbsp
13. Cashewnuts - 1 tsp
14. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
15. Salt to taste
16. Corriander leaves

Method :

1. Cook the rice & keep aside.

2. Squeeze the lemon juice & keep aside.

3. Heat oil in the pan, add channa dal, urad dal, cumin seeds, a pinch of hing, curry leaves & mustard seeds.

4. Add green chillies, minced ginger, turmeric powder, salt to taste, peanuts & cashewnuts.

5. Finally, add the lemon juice & immediately mix the rice to the mixture. Switch off the flame.

Garnish with corriander leaves.

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Paruppu kari kuzhambu

Like most of us, I cook non-vegetarian dishes during weekends. But sometimes during festival seasons, it becomes compulsory to cook vegetarian dishes on those days. Best substitute for our weekend menu would be this paruppu kari kuzhambu. Addition of dals makes the dish rich & taste yum :)

Ingredients :

1. Toor dal - 1/2 cup
2. Urad dal - 1 tbsp
3. Greenchilly - 3 nos
4. Cinnamon stick - 1 no
5. Cloves - 3 nos
6. Onion - 1 no
7. Tomato - 1 no
8. Chilly powder - 1 tsp
9. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
10. Thick tamarind juice - 1 tsp
11. Coconut paste - 1 tbsp
12. Oil - 1 tsp plus for frying
13. Salt to taste
14. Corriander leaves for garnishing

Directions to cook :

1. Soak the toor dal & urad dal in the water for atleast 1 hr.

2. Grind toordal, urad dal, greenchillies & salt coarsely.

3. Steam the grounded toordal mixture in the pressure cooker.

4. Once steamed, cut them in the cube shape & deep fry them in the oil.

5. Heat oil in the pan, add cinnamon stick, cloves and finely chopped onion.

6. Add tomato, chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt & enough water. Cover & cook for 5 mins.

7. Add tamarind juice, coconut paste & fried paruppu kari. Cook for 4 more mins on medium flame.

Serve warm.

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