Choco almond cake

Ingredients:

For the cake
Wheat flour           250gm
Sugar                     150gm
Butter                    50gm
Baking powder      1tsp
Milk for binding

For creaming purpose:

Cocoa powder(dark)     3-4tsp
Sugar                             100gm
Butter                            50gm
Almond flakes              50gm

Lemon rice........

This morning we made( I and my mom) made our favorite- Lemon rice

The ingredients are quite simple
Rice
Curry leaves
Red chilli powder
Turmeric
Methi seeds
Lemon juice
Ginger
Green chilli
Salt
Oil
Jeera( cumin seeds)

Steps:
1) Cook 1 cup rice first with salt.
2) Now in a vessel add oil,jeera,ginger,chilli powder, green chilli, turmeric, lemon juice, methi powder and curry leaves and saute all the ingredients.
3) Turn off the flame and add rice; mix well everything and server hot with curd or chana.

Shiro

Satyanarayan no shiro

Shiro is a sweet delicacy that is usually made during festivals, happy occasions, puja,etc. It is made of rawa usually. Sometimes it is also made from wheat flour, singoda, mung ki dal,etc.

Shiro

Prep time: 7-8min       Cook time: 10-12min         Total time: 17-20min Ingredients: Rawa Milk Sugar Cardamom Almonds Raisins Ghee  1 cup 200ml 3/4 cup 2-3 3-4 4-5 2-3tablespoon Instructions:  1) Add ghee in a vessel and then add rawa.  2) Mix ghee and rawa properly till can feel the aroma.  3) Next add raisins, stir for sometime and then add milk.  4) Add sugar and continue stirring for 1-2 minutes.  5) Turn off the flame and garnish it with cardamom and almonds.

Putu Mayam

Putu Mayam

Putu Mayam, is usually taken as breakfast or as snack. It's a simple recipe and also low calorie food as it requires only steaming the rice flour. 

The other two, jaggery and dessicated coconut are also healthy. So, it's a healthy breakfast option.

If you don't want to have the jaggery, then you can skip it also. It tastes great without jaggery also.

Prep time: 15-20min         Cook time:40-45min            Total time: 60 min Serves 4 Ingredients:  Riceflour  Salt  Water  Dessicated Coconut  Jaggery  250gm  to taste  50gm 50gm Instructions: 1) First of all, boil water and after u r sure its boiled enough turn off the stove and add riceflour,salt. 2) Mix it well and then take a small portion of it. Note: Its consisitency must be of chakri's dough. 3) Take a small portion and place it in the chakri machine. 4) Make sev like structure:))) 5) Steam it and then serve it with coconut and jaggery.

Cooked rice sev

Putu mayam

Rava dhokla.....

Dhokla is a very common snack in Gujarat. People eat it with green chutney,sauce,amli chutney,etc..

Rava dhokla is a special version because dhoklas are normally made from  rice.This recipe in instant as no fermentation is required of the batter.

rava dhokla

Ingredients:

Rava                                 250gm
Turmeric powder(haldi)   1tsp
red chilli powder              1tsp
cumin seeds(optional)
mustard seeds                   1tsp
lemon juice                       1-2tsp
yogurt                                2tsp
salt to taste
baking soda                       1tsp
green chilli                        1-2
ginger                                1/2
oil                                      2-3tsp
For garnishing:
Coriander leaves
                          

Method:

1) In a big vessel, add rava, haldi, lemon juice, yogurt, green chilli, ginger, coriander,salt,oil and water and properly mix the contents.
2) If want to add baking soda to make it fluffy then u can add it. I prefer without it only.
3) Leave the mixture for about 10-12 minutes and then steam it.
4) For seasoning, sprinkle some red chilli powder on the dhoklas.
5) Serve it hot with mango ras or chutney or tomato ketchup.

rava dhokla

The batter

Sakkarpara

Sakkarpara is a common tea time snack in gujarati homes.

 It is made from wheat flour and sometimes refined wheat flour(maida). Sakkarpara are of diamond shapes or square mostly. There are a number of varieties in sakkarpara also like ajmawala sakkarpara,jeera na sakkarpara, and mari na sakkarpara. 

The recipe is quite simple for different varieties.

 

Prep time: 10min               Cook time: 20-25                  Total time:  35min Ingredients: Wheat flour Jeera Salt Oil Water  250gm 1 1/2 tsp to taste for frying  Instructions: 1) Make a dough combining the flour,salt,oil,jeera. The dough must be somewhat hard not soggy so add water carefully while preparing the dough. 2) Take a small portion of dough and make a rotli of it. Then, cut it into small pieces(diamond-shaped or square). 3) Fry all the pieces but don't burn them. 4) Enjoy the sakkarparas with tea or just like that.

Note: The dough that you made must not be too soggy else can't make crunchy sakkarparas.

Lemon Vermicelli.....

Lemon Vermicelli

Lemon Vermicelli is a very simple recipe. It requires few ingredients and it is easy to prepare. 

The Vermicelli can be prepared in a number of ways using different combination of vegetables and spices.

This dish tastes best when served hot. Best is to enjoy this spicy,lemony dish with curry prepared from chana(chick peas).

 

Lemon vermicelli

Prep time:                Cook time:                      Total time:   Ingredients: Vermicelli              Corn                       Peas                       Ginger                     Green chilli              Curry leaves             Turmeric powder    Lemon juice           Fenugreek powder   Salt to taste Oil                            Water to boil the vermicelli 1 1/2 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup small piece 1 5-6 1/2 tsp 2 tsp 1/2 tsp 2 tsp Instructions: 1) First of all in a vessel take water and allow it boil. 2) When the water starts boiling add vermicelli, corn and peas. 3) Meanwhile prepare other things like shredding ginger, methi powder,etc. 4) After 10-12 minutes turn off the stove. 5) In a kadai or a vessel, take 2tsp oil and then add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, methi(fenugreek), curry leaves, ginger,green chilli and saute it for a while. 6) After that add salt and turmeric and lemon juice to it. 7) Finally add the vermicelli with corn and peas and mix it well. 8) Cook for another 2-3 minutes and u r done. Serve it hot with curd.