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Eggless Microwave Chocolate Cake in Just 5 Minutes

Ingredients

Maida             : 3/4 cup
Milk                : 1/2 cup
Sugar               : 1/2 cup
Oil                    : 2 tbsps 
Cocoa Powder  : 1 1/2 tbsp
Lemon juice      : 1 tsp
Baking powder    : 1/2 tsp
Baking soda         : 1/4 tsp
Vanilla essence    : 1/4 tsp

Method

Grease microwave safe bowl with little oil and keep aside.
Mix milk and sugar until sugar is fully dissolved. 

Sieve maida,Baking powder,Baking soda,cocoa powder together 3 times.

Add lemon juice ,oil,vanilla essence to the milk mixture and mix well.

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

Pour the batter in microwave safe dish and microwave it for 5 mts.

Once done cool it on a wire rack. ( Insert a toothpick if it comes out clean cake is ready.) 

Butter Cream Icing

Butter       : 1/4 cup

Icing Sugar  : 1/2 cup

Vanilla Essence   : few drops

Food colours

Method

Beat the butter until pale and creamy. 

Gradually add the icing sugar and beat until well combined.

Add vanilla essence  and  beat until light and fluffy.

Add required food colour ,Spread icing over the cake.

Enjoy...:)

Classic Combo - 24

Pakarkai(Bitter Guard) Pitlai with Peanuts + Mixed Vegetable Stir Fry / Kathamba Curry + Grated Carrot

Pakarkai(Bitter Guard) Pitlai with Peanuts Recipe 

http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2014/12/pakarkaibitter-guard-pitlai-with-peanuts.html

Mixed Vegetable Stir Fry / Kathamba Curry Recipe

http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2014/11/mixed-vegetable-stir-fry-kathamba-curry.html  

Grated Carrot Salad Method

Wash and Grate the carrot in a food processor ,mix salt and few drops of lemon and mix everything well.

Little Millet Pidi Kozhukattai / சாமை அரிசி உப்புமா கொழுக்கட்டை

Ingredients

Samai / Little millet    : 1 cup
Water : 2 cups
Grated coconut : 1/4 cup
Red chilly : 2
Green chilly : 2
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds
Asafoetida
Oil
Salt 

Method

Wash the millet,drain and keep aside for 10 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds ,then broken red chillies,green chillies,curry leaves,asafoetida one by one.
Add water,salt and let it boil.
When water just comes to a boil,put the millet and coconut ,mix well ,lower the flame and let it cook.
Once the rice cooked ,switch off the flame.
Spread the mixture on a plate and let it cool.
Take about 2 tbsps of the rice mixture,roll it into a cylindrical shape and steam it for 10 minutes.