SADYA STYLE BEETROOT PACHADI

 

HAPPY ONAM EVERYONE.........I prepared onam sadya this year too...Last year thought of posting recipes but apart from laziness 😁😁😁and being busy  how soon time flies........I don't know I am soooo obsessed with onam sadya.I become soo excited as onam approaches.First we thought of buying onam sadya kit but changed my mind last minute.joy of homemade food and a sense of accomplishment ,preparing sooo many dishes at a stretch PLUS feasting on banana leaf.Its a greaaat feeeeling

Among sadya recipes puli inji is my most favourite dish.Since i was sooo busy preparing and setting everything i couldn't take any pics of puli inji.But this beetroot pachadi is my second favourite.The colour and taste is awesome without which i feel sadya on the banana leaf won't look picture perfect;))).....😉😎

Ingredients

Beetroot -1

Green chilli - 1

Salt - as needed

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup or less

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Ginger - one small piece

Shallot - 1

Curd - 1/4 cup 

To temper

Coconut oil - 1tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Dry red chilli - 2

Curry leaves - a spring 

How to make

Grate or chop the beetroot finely

In a pan add very little water and green chillies  along with beetroot and cook

Add salt

Add little water and grind coconut cumin seeds shallot and ginger into a fine paste

Add the coconut paste into the cooked beetroot and mix well

Cook for 3 minutes

Switch off the flame and add the beaten curd and mix well

Now heat a pan add oil and splutter mustards,dry red chillies and curry leaves

Pour this into the beetroot mixture

Cover the pan with a lid for some time

Later open the lid give a mix and it's ready to serve

Eggless Chocolate Cupcakes

 

It was my birthday again and this time I made some cupcakes as my husband got a cake .This was an easy peesy eggless cake which was soft and moist .I gave  frosting using nutella which only enhanced the flavour of the cake.

My daughter got her hands on experimenting with frosting and decorating the cakes with sprinkles.She enjoys doing that a lot:)).i recently started trying my hands on frosting and I think I am getting good at it slowly.last month I even baked a birthday cake for my husband .I currently have  very few nozzles.So I can't try more designs

Now to the recipe

INGREDIENTS

Lukewarm milk - 1/2 cup

Oil - 1/3 cup

Coffee powder - 1tsp

Water - 1tbsp

Powdered sugar - 1cup

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

All purpose flour - 1 cup

Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

corn flour - 2tbsp

milk powder - 1/3 cup

cocoa powder - 1/4 cup

salt - a pinch

vinegar - 1 tsp

HOW TO MAKE

preheat oven at 180 degrees

mix coffee powder with water and keep aside

in a bowl take milk ,oil ,coffee mix ,sugar ,vanilla essence and mix well

mix all the dry ingredients and sieve two or three times

add the dry ingredients to the  wet ingredients little by little and fold using a spatula

once done add 1tsp vinegar and give a final mix

pour the batter till 2/3rd of the cupcake mould

bake for 15-20 minutes at 180 degrees

allow to cool completely