A delicious way to use your favourite tropical fruits on a simple plain cake and make it supreme….
Ingredients for the cake
Butter 3/4 cup
Sugar 1.5 cups
Eggs 2 No
Baking powder 2 tsp
All purpose flour 2 cups
Vanilla extract 1 tsp
Milk 1 cup
Ingredients for the cake topping
Fresh Mango pieces 1 cup
Fresh pineapple pieces 1 cup
Instant vanilla pudding mix 1 packet
Milk powder 4 Tbsp
Cream cheese fat free 1 cup
Sugar to adjust the sweetness
Stuffed Date Fritters remind me of Ramdhan spent in Abudhabi, UAE. When Ramdhan falls during July-August, you get different varieties of dates from the farm that are sweeter than honey and give you a jump start while breaking a day long fast from dawn to dusk. Some Arab farm owners may gift you few kilograms of dates just for visiting their farms.
Ingredients
Dates/Eethapazham 10 N0
Raw Cashewnuts 10 No
All purpose Flour 1/2 cup
Rice flour 2 Tbsp
Sugar 2 tsp
Salt a pinch
Water as needed
Oil for frying
Continue reading Stuffed Date Fritters/ Eenthapazham Nirachu Porichathu
An urban legend from Kerala claims that the English word tapioca derives from the Malayalam word combination, “thappiyokka” . The story behind the legend claims that a European, while in Kerala, once came across a native crouching on the ground, digging under a rather thin and tall plant. Tapioca is 100 % starch, protein free and gluten free.
If you have kids born and brought up outside Kerala ..they won’t like the sticky and gooey stuff. According to them, Kappa Puzhukku is a sticky item. So to get rid of the sticky feel, I found this recipe in Mrs K M Mathew’s recipe book. It worked out well..ABCD’s(American Born Confused Desis) started loving them.Tapioca tarts, with minced meat or roasted prawn/shrimp filling, make an excellent combination.
Ingredients
1. Tapioca – 2 cups
2. Oil – 1 big spoon
3. Shallots (chopped fine) – 5
4. Green chilly (chopped fine) – 2
5. Turmeric powder -1 pinch
6. Salt -to taste
The flavour of this Konchu/Chemeen masala will make you crave for more and more , especially when you combine it with Tapioca/Kappa Tarts.
Ingredients
Prawns/Shrimps 2lb
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Onion sliced 2 No
Ginger crushed 1 tsp
Garlic crushed 1 tsp
Green chillies chopped 2 No
Coriander leaves/Cilantro chopped 1 Tbsp
Tomato paste 3 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
Kashmiri chilly powder 2 tsp
Pepper powder 1/2 tsp
Garam masala 1/2 tsp
Canola oil as needed
Lemon Juice 2 tsp
Curry leaves (optional)
Salt to taste
Sugar a pinch
This recipe is a healthy alternative to KFC. After trying out different versions of online recipes , I came out with my own formula. Try it out and let me know the feedback.This is a medium portion recipe for those who crave KFC.
Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 20 minutes
Serves 2
