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Nutty nutty ….Coconutty !!!!

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A  break from the busy bee schedule is something that I have been longing for the past months.With all the cooking at home I have been longing for my mom to cook for me.I guess theres no age bar to crave for your moms food…isnt it true ??Its funny how the days fly when you dont want to end your holidays so soon.The school reopens by the 16th  and its back on wheels…

We Keralites are so very much into coconuts  and when I came across this recipe with all the goodness of coconuts how could I stop myself from sharing. Baked with the coconuty goodness of everything coconut from scraped coconut to coconut milk…

Coconut tea cake
3904 calories
634 g
866 g
134 g
58 g
95 g
1206 g
661 g
425 g
2 g
29 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
1206g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 3904
Calories from Fat 1150
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 134g
205%
Saturated Fat 95g
477%
Trans Fat 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g
Monounsaturated Fat 22g
Cholesterol 866mg
289%
Sodium 661mg
28%
Total Carbohydrates 634g
211%
Dietary Fiber 13g
53%
Sugars 425g
Protein 58g
Vitamin A
50%
Vitamin C
4%
Calcium
43%
Iron
86%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 2 cups of flour
  2. 1 tsp baking powder
  3. Pinch of salt
  4. 1 cup of coconut milk
  5. 4tbsp of butter
  6. 4 eggs
  7. 2 cups sugar
  8. 1 tsp vanilla extract
  9. ¾ cup scraped coconut
Instructions
  1.  Preheat oven at 180 degree Celsius. Heat the coconut milk with butter so that it
  2. melts and turn off the flame.
  3.  Sift baking powder, flour and salt together. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar for
  4. about 3 minutes till they go pale in colour or they double in size.
  5.  Mix in the warm coconut milk and vanilla essence.
  6.  Slowly beat the flour mix into this without any lumps.
  7.  Mix in the scraped coconut.
  8.  Grease a bundt pan and pour in the cake mix and bake the cake for about 60
  9. minutes or till done.
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calories
3904
fat
134g
protein
58g
carbs
634g
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Sago Gulu Melaka..the easy peasy pudding!!

Desserts, Sweets, veg | February 9, 2015 | By

 

Off with all the birthday celebrations of my munchkins..both happy to have their birthdays celebrated with their friends…the best part is making time for their wishes and never-ending menus…the twinkle of happiness that their eyes have is so very mystical. They can be the most naughtiest, the best friends worst enemies when stubborn..he he ..its all in the game ..I was the same 😉

Today’s recipes credit goes to Khairul from Malaysia who is a foodie and blogger. I remember the day he had whatsapped me on the availability of classes. It was when he had dropped in with his friends for the class that I knew that he had been for long a follower of my blog…an avid and very much talented foodie! The first time I read about the pudding was long back …it was one afternoon that it struck me that Khairul would have more info on this dessert…

“Sago Gulu Melaka” a local Malaysian dessert. This is a really quick and easy recipe for dessert with just 4 main ingredients. The pandan leaf is known as the vanilla of the east because of its unique aroma. These leaves are used in Indonesian, Singaporean, Filipino, Malaysian, Thai, Bangladeshi, Vietnamese, Chinese, Sri Lankan, Khmer, and Burmese foods, especially rice dishes, cakes, and desserts.

 

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Sago Gulu Melaka
1068 calories
186 g
0 g
36 g
3 g
32 g
363 g
25 g
181 g
0 g
2 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
363g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1068
Calories from Fat 303
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 36g
56%
Saturated Fat 32g
160%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrates 186g
62%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Sugars 181g
Protein 3g
Vitamin A
0%
Vitamin C
3%
Calcium
3%
Iron
32%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 300 GMS of Sago (Sabudana)
  2. 100 GMS of Sugar
  3. 80 GMS of Palm Sugar (Gulu Melaka)
  4. 1 tbsp of Vanilla Essence / 1 pandan leaf
  5. 3/4 cup of Coconut Milk
Instructions
  1.  Boil 2 litre of water with sago until the sago cooks well.
  2.  Strain the sago in a sieve and lightly wash off the starch under cold running water.
  3.  Place the sago in small bowls, level the top and freeze for about 30 minutes.
  4.  In a saucepan heat the coconut milk till it starts boiling and keeps aside.
  5.  In another saucepan cook palm sugar with sugar and the ¾ cup of water till the sugar
  6. dissolves with the vanilla essence / pandan leaf and makes syrup.
  7.  While serving separate the sago shapes on to plates and pour coconut milk and
  8. sugar syrup over it.
Adapted from Nimi's Culinary Ventures
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calories
1068
fat
36g
protein
3g
carbs
186g
more
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Basbousa -the Mediterranean delish!!

cakes, Desserts, Snacks, Sweets | January 28, 2015 | By

 

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Born and brought up in Abudhabi ..I have always had my flair for the Mediterranean cuisine .I still remember how I craved for my Dads parcel of special packed food during the month of Ramadan during his night shifts.This time round when I went  to a shopping mall in Cochin I pointed out to my husband the “Basbousa” telling him all stories of what it was.Back home and how could resist myself from baking it..these are some hardcore facts of being a foodie..

Basbousa is a very popular and tasty Mediterranean sweet cake. Cooked with semolina and soaked in simple sugar syrup this cake has different regional names ..in Arabic its Basbousa/Harisa , Turkey  its Revani/Ravani, Lebanon its Nammoura , Armenian its Shemali … the roots or the origin of this cake is told to be Turkey .

Basbousa -the Mediterranean delish!!
7599 calories
1254 g
576 g
252 g
102 g
53 g
2368 g
3269 g
832 g
1 g
185 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
2368g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 7599
Calories from Fat 2239
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 252g
387%
Saturated Fat 53g
263%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 51g
Monounsaturated Fat 134g
Cholesterol 576mg
192%
Sodium 3269mg
136%
Total Carbohydrates 1254g
418%
Dietary Fiber 22g
86%
Sugars 832g
Protein 102g
Vitamin A
25%
Vitamin C
5%
Calcium
174%
Iron
119%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. For the Syrup
  2. 1 ½ cup of sugar
  3. 1 ½ cup of water
  4. 1 tsp of rosewater
  5. Juice of ½ lemon
  6. For the cake batter
  7. 1 cup of semolina
  8. 1 cup of flour
  9. 1 cup of sugar
  10. 2 tsp of baking powder
  11. 2 tsp of vanilla essence
  12. 1 cup of yoghurt
  13. 3 eggs
  14. ½ cup of scraped coconut
  15. ½ cup of oil
  16. Almonds for garnish
Instructions
  1.  In a saucepan boil the water to make the syrup, add in the sugar and stir till it
  2. dissolves completely.
  3.  Mix in the lemon juice and rosewater and let it cool.
  4.  Preheat oven at 180 degree Celsius.
  5.  In a bowl, beat egg and sugar.
  6.  Add in the yoghurt, oil and sieve in the flour.
  7.  Mix in baking powder, vanilla essence and coconut.
  8.  Transfer to a greased baking dish and bake till the cake is done or for about 30
  9. minutes.
  10.  Garnish with almonds.
  11.  Pour the sugar syrup over the cake when the cake is still hot.
  12.  Serve when cold.
Adapted from Nimi's Culinary Ventures
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calories
7599
fat
252g
protein
102g
carbs
1254g
more
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Kulfi time !!!

Desserts, icecreams, veg | December 22, 2014 | By

 

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Its been like ages since I have posted …..really wanted to do a post for Childrens day…but couldn’t make it .As my kids had their always loved Kulfis. The past two months have been totally head raking for me classes, school , book , kids, home….things wouldn’t have been more or less worser with me being diagnosed with pneumonia…sheesh….. its like being chained …!!! The curtain raiser for the whole melodramatic experiences started off with Siva’s hand fractured…then with the viral and then with me all sick…hoping to get things sorted out and fine…

The kulfi recipe goes on to one of my students and dear friend ….Lindiwe Richer..sorry Lindi for being snail late..in posting this recipe…

 

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Almond Dates Kulfi
679 calories
91 g
39 g
28 g
25 g
8 g
603 g
231 g
75 g
0 g
19 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
603g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 679
Calories from Fat 241
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 28g
43%
Saturated Fat 8g
38%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 14g
Cholesterol 39mg
13%
Sodium 231mg
10%
Total Carbohydrates 91g
30%
Dietary Fiber 9g
37%
Sugars 75g
Protein 25g
Vitamin A
21%
Vitamin C
2%
Calcium
73%
Iron
13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 2 cups of full cream milk
  2. 1 tbsp of corn flour made into a thick paste adding cold water
  3. ½ cup of chopped dates
  4. ¼ cup of almonds roughly chopped
  5. 4-5 strands of saffron
  6. Seeds of one cardamom
  7. 1 tin of condensed milk(400g)
Instructions
  1. Mix in the milk and condensed milk and bring to boil.
  2.  On boiling, reduce the flame to low stir in the corn flour paste, cardamom seeds,
  3. almonds, dates and saffron.
  4.  Stir the mix on low flame till it thickens.
  5.  Let it cool and pour into kulfi moulds and freeze till they are firm.
  6.  Please take care while de moulding slightly pour hot water on it (take care that water
  7. doesn’t seep into the mold).
Adapted from Nimi's Culinary Ventures
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calories
679
fat
28g
protein
25g
carbs
91g
more
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Slurp on these milky delights !!!

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