Pickled Lemon/ Uppu Elumichai oorugai BM#64

Preserved lemons are very easy to make and will last forever. It just takes a few minutes of your time and final outcome after few days are just delicious.

Here goes the recipe for Pickled Lemon:
Ingredients
5 Yellow Lemon
Salt as required

Method
Cut the lemons into small pieces and mix the salt and and store it in a air tight container.
Cover and let it sit for couple of days until the skin softens and all the salt soaks into the lemon.
Once in a day just shake the bottle and store it back. It is recommended to refrigerate.

Goes well with all the South Indian dishes.

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Green Apple Pickle BM#64

Green Apple in general is a very sour type of fruit. In our house no one likes to eat it as is.
But my Mother-in-law came with this invention of making Green Apple pickle just like Maanga (Mango) Kari. This gives a perfect sweet and tangy flavor. Since then i make whenever i buy this type of Apple. This Pickle can be made very fast with just a few chops and seasonings.

Here goes the recipe for Green Apple Pickle:

Ingredients
1  Green Apple
2 tea spoon oil (I used Sesame Oil)
1 tea spoon Chili Powder
1/2 tea spoon Mustard seeds
A pinch of Asafetida
1/2 Lemon
Salt to taste


Method
Chop the apple into small pieces, Squeeze the lemon and add salt.
In a small pan add the oil, mustard seeds, chili powder and asafoetida and allow it to splutter.
Mix everything together and store it in a air tight glass container.

This goes well with Curd rice, Sambhar rice or any Roti's or any south indian dish.
This usually stays fresh for 2-3 weeks.

This week for the Blogging Marathon the theme is Pickles & Preserves. Hence this gave me a good opportunity to share the recipe with you all. Thank you very much Valli for this Marathon.

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Cherry Flax Jam (Preserve) BM#64

Preserves/Jam can be made from various fruits. I made a batch of Strawberry Jam last summer and it was a hit in our house with a toast or Paratha. This year the Cherry are in season right now. They are really sweet and juicy.
This Jam which i did is sweetened with Maple syrup and flax seeds is used to thicken the jam.
Also it makes it healthy. Flax seeds contains Omega 3 and is supposed to be very healthy.

This week Blogging Marathon's theme is Pickles & Preserves.
Jam's generally contains Pectin but this recipe is so nice that it does not contain any extra ingredient in it. My son also likes this jam particularly because it does not taste too sweet like other Jam.

The recipe is very simple and it does not take too long to make it.
The more thick it is, The shelf life is longer.

Here goes the recipe for Cherry Jam/Preserve:
Recipe Source: One Ingredient Chef
 

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup Pitted ground Cherry
2-3 table spoon Maple syrup (Optional)
2 Table spoon ground Flax seeds powder/Chia seeds powder



Method: In a blender grind the Cherry, Flax seeds powder and maple syrup to a coarse puree.
Add the mixture in a sauce pan and simmer, uncovered for about 20-25 minutes until it reduces the mixture and also becomes thick in consistency. Once little thick. Switch off the stove.
Allow it cool and then pour it into a Bottles to preserve them.
Refrigerate once done.
This stays good for a week or so. Please use dry spoon while using the jam.

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Vegan (Eggless) Whole wheat Chocolate Brownies

Today is the third day of the Blogging Marathon. My son loves Brownie in any form.
He likes to help me make the batter for the brownie and loves to help me cook.
It's fun to cook with kids with a little mess.
It's a Paleo Brownie. I found this recipe in Detoxnista

Here goes the recipe,

3 Table spoon of Cacao powder or Cocoa powder

2 tablespoon coconut oil

1/4 cup arrowroot starch/flour

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup maple syrup
Chocochip to sprinkle

1 cup coconut sugar/Light brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup almond meal (ground almonds)/Whole wheat flour

In a pan

Pre heat the oven to 350F and grease the 9 by 9 baking tray
In a bowl mix Arrowroot, maple syrup and water and mix well.
Mix all the remaining ingredients with the wet ingredients and mix well.
Pour the mixture to the Baking tray and bake for about 25 minutes.
Bake until the top of the brownie looks crinkle and shiny.

Once they cool, Cut them into pieces and serve warm with ice cream.

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Organic Whole Grain Adai (South Indian Millets & Grains Crepes)

In the second day of the Blogging Marathon by Srivalli, I thought let me share the recipe for the Whole Grain Adai. I have been making these quite often these days.
These whole grain Dosa's are very healthy and contains variety of lentils, Grains and veggies.
No fermentation is required for these Dosa. It's a lovely snack for kids.
It's a very handy dish for lunch box to school.

INGREDIENTS
1 Cup Quinoa
1/2 cup Hemp seeds
1/2 cup Cracked wheat
1/2 cup Channa Dal
1/2 cup Green moong
1/2 cup Yellow millet (Optional)
1/2 cup Brown or White rice
1/4 cup Zuchinni
1 Carrot
Curry leaf few sprigs
1/2 tea spoon Asafotida
1 tea spoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
Couple of Red chillies as per spice level required
Ginger 1/2 inch
salt to taste
Water as required to grind

METHOD
Soak all grains and lentils together for 3-4 hours.
Grind to a coarse batter with water.
Add the Salt, Carrot,Curry leaf, Asafeotida, cumin seeds and chillies, ginger and grind together.
Heat a Dosa pan and sizzle some oil when hot.
Spread the batter to a round shape and spread the oil around the dosa.
Let it cook and flip it around once.
Wait until it crisps and serve hot with butter.

Enjoy these yummy Adai.

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Eggless Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies

I am back to Blogging Marathon conducted by Srivalli after a long time and missed being in those series till now. I am happy to be back and enjoyed making theme based dishes again.

This time i chose Whole wheat dishes for the first week of the Marathon.

These Sugar cookies and are easy to bake and takes very less time. Kids will love to do it.
Ingredients are all healthy.
These cookies are perfect for icing them and mainly to shape them any shape needed.
My son enjoyed making these and shaping the cookies with the cookie cutter shapes. He hand his friends enjoyed icing them too.

Lets move on to the recipe,
                                             

EGGLESS WHOLEWHEAT SUGAR COOKIES
Recipe Source:  The Novice Housewife
makes about 20-24 cookies

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cup Whole wheat pastry flour
3 table spoon milk
2 tea spoon Baking powder
A pinch of salt
1 tea spoon vanilla essence
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup Sugar (I used Organic light brown sugar)

METHOD:
Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.
In a bowl mix all the dry ingredients together (Flour,Baking powder,salt)
Cream the butter and sugar well until light and fluffy.
Mix the Milk and vanilla essence with the sugar.
Now mix the dry with the wet ingredients and form a dough. (Do not over mix it)
Roll the dough flat medium thick and shape out the desired shapes and place it in the baking tray.
Bake about 8-10 minutes and let it cool completely.
Either serve with icing or without icing them.

 After baking these tasted really yummy and crisp.

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