Round Up of Kerala Kitchen - Feb 2012

hi all, thank you very much for the overwhelming participation to Kerala Kitchen...here is the round up...enjoy....


Neethu has sent Kerala Roast Chicken

Julie has sent Avocado Chammanthi

Kaveri has sent Beetroot Thoran

Faseela has sent Cauliflower Pepper Curry

Hema has sent Colacasia Cutlets

Alaguchitra Ganesh has sent Vazhakkai Chips / Plantain chips

Biny Anoop has sent Veggie Puffs

Faseela has sent Kadala Mittai

Faseela has sent Fish Masala

Faseela has sent Mushroom Fritters

Faseela has sent Red Chutney

Reena Vimesh has sent Nethra pazham pradhaman

Ramya (Ramya’s Recipes) has sent Banana Chips

Ramya (Ramya’s Recipes) has sent Kovakka Thoran

Ramya (Ramya’s Recipes) has sent Green Peas Masala

Ramya (Ramya’s Recipes) has sent Mutton Masala

Ramya (Hot from my Oven)has sent Pappada Vada

Nisa Homey has sent Kerala Lemon Pickle.

Jaleela has sent Brown Rice Kuzhipaniyaram

Faseela has sent Tomato Garlic Chutney

Faseela has sent Thenga Chammanthi Podi

Misha has sent Chena Pulissery

Misha has sent Dry Roasted Flaked Beef

Hema has sent Bitter Gourd Pitlai

Asiya Omar has sent Meen Varuthathu

Reena Vimesh has sent Nellikkayitta Sardine Curry

Faseela has sent Spicy rice dumplings

Sobha  Shyam has sent Fried Coconut Chutney / Varutharacha Chammanthi

Vrinda has send Cherupayar Kappa Puzhukku

Faseela has sent Egg Stuffed Gothambu Dosha

Faseela has sent Tamarind Chammanthi

Vineetha has sent Godhambu dosha

Umm Mymoonah has sent Thalaserry Briyani

Faseela has sent Idli Bhaji

Princy has sent Tapioca/Kappa curry

Jaleela has sent Meen Varuval

Misha has sent Butter Chicken

Alaguchitra Ganesh has sent Prawn Biryani - Malabar Style

Julie has sent Fish Biriyani

Julie has sent Easy Coconut Macaroons

Najla has sent Kinnathappam

Faseela has sent Egg Pepper Fry

Prathiba Sreejith has sent Pacha Manga Perakku/Raw Mango in Coconu Yogurt Mix

Prathiba Sreejith has sent Raw Papaya Erissery(Kannur Style) - Raw Papaya in ground Coconut

Prathiba Sreejith has sent Moru Curry/Moru Kachiyathu - Spiced Buttermilk

Prathiba Sreejith has sent Kerala Chemmeen Theeyal (Varutharacha Chemmeen Curry) - Shrimp in roasted Coconut Gravy

Roshni has sent Drumstick with Raw Mango

Roshni has also sent  Simple Tomato Rasam

Roshni has also sent Bitter Gourd Theeyal

Kerala recipes from my blog

Karimeen Moilee / Fish Moilee

Beef Ularthiyathu

Feb Round up of Sunday Special Event

hello everybody,

there is just one entry for the Sunday Special Event.....it is the Mango & Peas Rice from Hema..

do send in your Sunday Special Recipes for the month of March....the round up will be posted on Sunday, April 1, 2012

Click here to know about the Sunday Special Event

the round up of Kerala Kitchen event will be posted soon....

do participate in the Walk Through Memory Lane Event too....

cheers

Hema of Aromatic Cooking has sent the Mango And Peas Rice to the Sunday Special Event

Strawberry u/d Chocolate Cake (eggless) - Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day. V- Day is not officially celebrated at home so I am not detailing much about it. I prefer to celebrate the day 'coz you can have another day of gifting & cheer... :-)

This cake is an eggless one as mentioned and it was tasty....the downside up was sweet with all that brown sugar in there...and the tiny pieces of strawberries however baked and merged itself into the batter...that is why u can see some gaps in there..the only suggestion besides this recipe is to just halve the strawberry  so that it stays intact even after it is baked...

ingredients for the upside down base

Strawberry – 10-12 nos, chopped
Brown Sugar - 4 tbsp
Butter – 2 tbsp
Dry ingredients for the cake

Flour – 1 1/2 cups (150 gms)
Cocoa powder – 3 tbsp
Baking powder – ¾ tsp
Baking soda – 1/3 tsp

ingredients for the wet mix

Brown Sugar – 4 tbsp
Condensed milk – 200 ml
Milk – 20 ml or cream - 3 tbsp
Oil – 7 tbsp
Vanilla extract – ¾ tsp

Method

Preheat oven at 180 C.

Prepare a heart shaped pan or a pan of your choice (butter the pan and sprinkle flour and dust off excess flour). Place a butter paper which is generously spread with butter. Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly and place the chopped strawberries evenly. Keep it aside.

In a bowl mix together the wet ingredients and stir till the brown sugar is melted.

Sieve together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder.

Stir in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Stir till no lumps are found. Immediately pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake at 180 C for 25 - 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Take the cake out of the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes. Since you have a butter paper at the bottom, taking the cake out is an easy task. Just turn it into a plate, cut it and eat it..thats it...

cheers