Beverages & Desserts
This is a simple and easy recipe which is great as an appetizer. It’s sure to please your guests and most importantly kids are going to love them.
Recipe source from vanitha magazine.
Ingredients
1.Shrimps – 250 gms
2.Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
3.All purpose flour– 1 tbsp
4.Cornflour – 1 tbsp
5.Egg white – 1
6.Kashmiri chilly powder – 1 1/2 tsp
7.Tomato sauce – 1 1/2 – 2 tbsp
8.Honey – 1 1/2 tbsp
9.Ginger finely chopped-1/2 tsp
10.Garlic finely chopped-1/2 tsp
“Kinnathappam” means a sweet rice cake that is steamed in a pan(kinnam). Malayalis use it as a sweet snack or a dessert.For me, it was one of the best afterschool snacks…ummmm… just like neyyappam or unniyappam. The choice is yours whether to have a fried snack or a steamed one.
Ingredients
Raw Rice – 1cup
Egg white -1 No
Sugar- 1/2cup
Coconut grated -1 cup
Cardamom whole -3
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Shallot- 1 N0
Ghee- 1 tbsp
Thinking of something new to show off at the next potluck party? Try out these Shrimp Tempuras/Prawn Pakoras.
Ingredients
1. Cooked prawns – ½ cup
Chopped onions -¼ cup
Chopped green chillies -1 tbsp
Chopped ginger- ½ tsp
2. Water – 1 cup
3. Vegetable ghee -1 tbsp
Salt – to taste
4. Flour – 1 cup
5. Eggs – 2
6 Soda bicarbonate – 1 pinch
7 Oil – enough to fry
Here is a wonderfully simple recipe for an Eggless Chocolate Cake. You won’t even miss the eggs!
Ingredients
All Purpose Flour – 2 cups
Salt – 1/2 teaspoon
Baking Powder – 1 teaspoon
Baking Soda – 2 teaspoons
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – 3/4 cup
Granulated Sugar – 2 cups
Canola Oil – 1 cup
Hot water – 1 cup
Milk 2% – 1 cup
Vanilla Extract – 1 teaspoon
All ready prepared vanilla pudding- 1/2 cup
Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Grease and flour the square cake pan.
3. Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and sugar into a bowl.
4. In a large mixing bowl, add canola oil,vanilla extract,milk,vanilla pudding and hot water.
5. Add the dry ingredients into the liquid mixture slowly and blend well using a electric mixer.
6. Pour the batter evenly into the cake pan.
7. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a wooden tooth pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
8. Allow the cake to cool and sprinkle some icing sugar over it.
Try placing a bowl of french fries or chips or a packet of cheetos infront of your little munchkins, you don’t need to say or do anything… the plate will be empty just in few minutes… with a naughty smile .I am pretty sure Cajun Chicken Bites can substitute most of the junk food.
Ingredients
1. Boneless Chicken – 250 gm
Pepper powder – 1 tsp
Cajun seasoning- 2 tsp
Lemon juice- 1.5 tsp
Salt to taste
2. Whole wheat flour – 2.5 tbsp
3. Egg – 1, lightly beaten
Milk – 1 tbsp
4. Ground almonds – 1/2 cup
Bread crumbs – 2/3 cup
5. Oil for frying
