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Easy Peanut Chutney without Coconut / நிலக்கடலை சட்னி



Ingredients

Peanuts            : 1/2 cup
Urad dal           : 1 tsp
Chana dal         : 1 tsp
Green chillies   : 5 
Salt


Method

Dry roast the peanuts till crisp.
Roast chana dal,urad dal, green chillies with little oil,
Let them cool. 
Remove the skin of the peanuts.
Grind everything together with required salt smoothly with little water.
Temper with mustrad seeds and curry leaves . ( optional).
Serve with idli or dosa.



Microwave Eggless Multicolour Cake




Ingredients

Maida           : 1 cup
Water            : 3/4 cup
Sugar             : 1/2 cup
Refined oil      : 1/4 cup
Baking powder  ; 1 tsp
Salt                    : a pinch
Vanilla Essence  : 1 tsp
Rose Food colour : 1/2 tsp
Green food Colour  : 1/2 tsp 



For the Frosting

Butter   : 1/2 cup
Powdered sugar  : 1 1/2 cup
Vanilla essence   : 1 tsp
Milk                     : 1 tsp

Method

Sieve maida,Baking powder,salt together 3 times and keep aside.
Add oil,water and mix.

Add sugar to it and mix well till sugar dissolves completely.

Add vanilla essence and mix.

Now add the sieved flour little by little to the milk mixture and blend gently.

Divide the batter into 3 equal portions.

Mix One portion of batter with rose food colour and another portion with green colour.

Pour the batter into microwave safe bowl and microwave it for 3 minutes. ( it took exactly 3 minutes for me to bake this cake)

Each layer must be microwaved in a seperate bowl.

Once done cool it on a wire rack. 


Assembling the Cake  

In a bowl beat the sugar,butter,milk& Vanilla ssence till the mixture becomes light .

Take a sharp knife and slice the cakes. 

Place a cake layer on a plate, spread 1 sp of frosting evenly,place the pink colour cake, spread 1 tsp

frosting,place green colour and spread frosting and repeat .

Spread the remaining frosting all over the sides and top of the cake.

Refrigerate it for 20 to 30 mintes ( until frosting is firm ) and slice..

Enjoy....;)







Mixed Vegetable Stir Fry / Kathamba Curry



Ingredietns

Cabbage       : 1/4 kg
Carrot           : 2
Green peas   : 1/4 cup
Beans            : 150 gms
Grated coconut : 2 tbsp
Oil : 1 tsp
Mustard seeds
Urad dal
Red chilly 1
Green chilly 1
Curry leaves
Salt  



Method

Peel the carrot and wash all the vegetables.
Finely chop the cabbage, beans and carrots.
Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds,when they splutter ,add urad dal,broken red chilly,chopped green chilly ,curry leaves and fry.
Add carrot ,peas,salt and sprinkle some water,cover and let it cook on low flame.
Once cooked add grated coconut,mix well and remove from fire.
Serve and Enjoy...:)