Ginger Almond & Poppy Seeds Vadi#SundayFunday

This Ginger Vadi / Alepak is popular in Maharashtra made during winter as a nutritious candy treat that aids in digestion and helps fight cold and cough. These turned so delicious and everyone loved it. These will last for 3 - 4 weeks on the pantry shelf.
Cup Measurement = 250Ml
Ingredients 
100 Grams Cleaned & Peeled Ginger - chopped
¼ Cup Poppy seeds
½ Cup Almonds
250Ml Milk
1 Tablespoon Desi Ghee
Granulated Sugar - see method
Pinch Of Salt
Method 

Granulated Sugar is measured after grinding.
Soak the almonds and poppy seeds separately in hot water for 6 hours
Then strain the poppy seeds with a fine mesh strainer
Peel the almonds and grind the poppy seeds & almonds together with little milk to form a fine paste
Grind the ginger without adding any liquid to a fine paste. Remove this into a cup how much is the ginger double the quantity granulated sugar.
Grind the poppy seeds & almonds in milk to a fine paste. Remove into same cup. How much is this quantity equal amount granulated sugar.
Wash the blender jar in the remaining milk.

In a heavy bottom pan add a tablespoon ghee add the ground ginger and poppy almond paste sauté for a minute or two on low flame. The ginger will start to release an aroma. 

Then add the sugar and washed mixer jar with milk , a pinch of salt. 

Stir continuously on low flame.

When it stars to leave the bottom of the pan and starts to form a ball in the center.
Test take a bowl of water add a teaspoon of the mixture when it forms a soft ball then it's ready.

Remove into a greased tray and flatten it evenly with a greased butter paper. When still hot cut the vadi into shape you want. 

Then let is cool for at least an hour then cut on the lines and Enjoy!!

Labels: Ginger, Poppy seeds, Almond, Sugar, Vadi, Sunday Funday, Root Vegetables, Candy

For Sunday Funday we are sharing recipes made with "Root Vegetables"
Mildly Indian: Alu kangmet |Manipuri potato mash

Mayuri's Jikoni : Arbi Ka Paratha

Cook With Renu: Beetroot Paneer Rice With Leftover Rice (Easy Lunchbox Recipe) 

Food Lust People Love: Chantenay Carrot Ginger Soup

Sneha's Recipe: Ginger Almond & Poppy Seed Vadi

Karen's Kitchen Stories: Parsnip and Leek Soup with Cumin and Mustard Seeds 

Amy's Cooking Adventures: Roasted Beet Galette

Sid's Sea Palm Cooking: Roasties 

Making Miracles: Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie  

Winter Bahar#SundayFunday

This is a perfect winter drink (home remedy) to warm up the chest and throat. Give ¼ cup of this warm drink to kids having cough, cold and this will give them great relief. We love to have this instead of our evening tea in winters. Make this fresh for health benefits. 

Ingredients
1 Tablespoon Cumin seeds
1 Inch Piece Ginger - lightly crushed
2 Cups Water
Few Pieces Of Lemon Grass Leaves
3 Tablespoons Honey
½ Teaspoon Lemon Juice

Method  

Heat a saucepan add cumin seeds and dry roast till it releases an aroma, then add ginger , this also roast, take off flame then add water 2 cups and let it sit for 4 minutes then so that cumin flavor is infused in the water. Then boil it at fresh lemon grass and let ti boil then remove the leaves and strain add Honey mix well add lemon juice. 

Serve warm!! This is perfect to drink when having cold, cough and will give relief.
Labels: Juices, Lemongrass, Homemade, Honey, Ginger, Sunday Funday 
For Sunday Funday we are sharing recipe made with "Honey "

• Baked Brie With Honey by Mayuri's Jikoni
• Honey Almond Milk Iced Latte by Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Oaty Honey Cookies by Food Lust People Love
• Peach Bruschetta with Hot Honey by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Smashed Figs with Sesame and Honey by Culinary Cam
• Winter Bahar by Sneha's Recipe  

Eggless Ginger Banana Bundt#BundtBakers

When Banana gets over ripe we don't like to eat them . That's the time when they are perfect for making cakes or some desserts. Whenever there are over ripe bananas at home, I bake a cake or make banana fritters. This eggless version of banana ginger cake makes a soft, moist & wonderful cake.

Ingredients
1½ Cup All Purpose Flour
3 Over Ripe Bananas - mashed
¾ Caster Sugar
¼ Cup Fresh Cream
2 Tablespoons Milk
200 Grams Butter
1 Teaspoon Baking powder
½ Teaspoon Baking soda
½ Teaspoon Ginger Powder
1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
¾ Cup Walnuts - chopped fine

Method

Sieve together flour and baking powder, baking soda, ginger powder.
Beat sugar, butter ,cream and milk together then add the vanilla extract.
Then add the walnuts and fold in the flour.

Gently mix well then pour in greased bundt mold and bake for 40 minutes at 180°C or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean. 

Cool the cake, then unmold.

Slice, Enjoy this soft moist and yummy cake!

Labels: Eggless, Bundt, Banana, Ginger, Bundt Bakers

BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

This month Simply Inspired Meals is hosting Spooky Bundt Cakes. She asked the group to make any cake that had some element that made it spooky. This wonderful group is administered by Stacy of Food Lust People Love. Updated links for all of our past events and more information about #BundtBakers, can be found on our home page.

Twisted Gingerbread Bundts

• Cream Cheese Swirl Ginger Bundt Cake by Magical Ingredients
• Eggless Ginger Banana Bundt by Sneha's Recipe 
• Gingerbread Bundt Cake with Maple Icing by Patyco Candybar
• Pumpkin Gingerbread by Palatable Pastime
• Bourbon Gingerbread with Lemon Curd byCulinary Cam

Homemade Spiced Rum#SuperClubSaturday

Making spiced rum at home is so easy, you just have to take some of the desired mix of spices and other ingredients, pop them in a bottle of rum for, a few days. Decant and the homemade spiced rum is ready.

Makes 500ML
Ingredients
3 - 4 Inches Fresh Ginger Root - sliced
1 Star Anise
5 Whole Black Peppercorns
4 Whole Cloves
2 Inch Cinnamon Stick
1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
500 Ml Rum - White or Dark

Method

Fill a large jar with ginger root, star anise, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon stick and vanilla extract. Fill jar with rum. Cover and let infuse for at least 4 days or  8 - 10 days which gives a better taste and infusion in it.
Strain rum through a fine meshed strainer into a bowl. Decant back into jar and replace lid. Spiced rum will keep indefinitely.

Homemade spiced rum tastes great in all kinds of cocktails,  mojitos, or even a simple drink like a rum & coke. 

I have used it to make a delicious cake with this spiced rum.. recipe will be up soon! 

Labels: Rum, Cinnamon, Ginger, Black Peppercorns, Super Club Saturday, Homemade

Supper Club Saturday

January 2021 Shared Recipes

• Sneha’s Recipe mixed Homemade Spiced Rum
• Making Miracles served Leftover Turkey Salad (Sandwiches)
• Magical Ingredients presented Mighty Mushroom Bites “Vada” Curry
• A Day in the Life on the Farm baked Pizza Montanara
• Palatable Pastime baked Southern Skillet Cornbread
• Our Good Life tossed together Spinach Salad with Creamy Hard Boiled Egg and Homemade Garlic Croutons

Quinoa Dosa With Peanut Coconut Chutney

Quinoa Dosa is a healthy and tasty dosa that is very easy to prepare just like regular dosa. The batter for the Quinoa dosa is made of rice, quinoa and urad dal. Quinoa dosa is healthy and different to break the boredom of making regular dosa , you can relish it with your favorite chutney or sambar!

Ingredients
1 Cup Quinoa - I used organic quinoa
1 Cup Idly Rice
½ Cup Urad Dal
1 Teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds
Water as required for grinding
Salt to taste
Oil as required for making dosa

Method

In seperate bowls wash the quinoa

urad dal and fenugreek seeds.

idly rice,

 Wash 3 to 4 times until you see clear water. Soak it in enough water for 6 hours.

After 6 hours, drain all the water and wash it in fresh water and drain all the water. In a wet grinder add little quantity of the soaked urad dal and fenugreek seeds, rice and quinoa add little water to grind this to a fine paste. Grind the mixture into a smooth, and fluffy batter with adding little water as possible in regular intervals when needed.

When this is ground to fine paste transfer the mixture to a bowl, add required amount of salt and mix well. Allow the batter to ferment for 8 to 10 hours or overnight.

In the morning give the batter will be light and fluffy a good stir and check the consistency of the batter. If it is little thick add around ¼ cup water to make a flowing but thick spreading consistency batter, this will yield perfect crispy dosa.

Heat a dosa tawa, brush it oil and spinkle a little water and wipe is clean with a kitchen towel. Now pour a ladle of batter and spread it like regular dosa. Drizzle few drops of oil and cook dosa in medium flame. 

When dosa looks done transfer it to a plate.

Let's Prepare the Chutney to go with it!!

This Peanut Coconut Chutney goes well with any South Indian food like dosa, idli, uttappam etc.

This chutney is very tasty and easy to prepare, done with few ingredients. I' am 100% sure almost every kitchen has these ingredients ready to use.

Make One Cup
Ingredients
For Chutney
½ Cup Peanuts
¾ Cup Freshly grated coconut
2 Tablespoons Roasted Chana Dal
¼ Cup Yogurt
1 Bunch of Coriander leaves/Cilantro
1 Inch Piece of Ginger
3-4 Green Chillies
1 Tablespoon Sugar
Salt to taste
For Tadka
1 Tablespoon Oil
1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds
2 Dried Red chilies
Pinch Asafoetida
5-6 Curry leaves
Method
Grind together ingredients mentioned for chutney in a mixer grinder using very little water to make thick chutney. Take it out in a bowl.
For the Tadka

In a small saucepan kept on high heat, add oil and let it heat well.

Once the oil is nice and hot, reduce the heat.
Add the mustard seeds and let it splutter. Add the asafoedita, red chillies and curry leaves mix it well for a minute. Switch off the flame and pour over the prepared chutney.

Serve with quinoa dosa.

Enjoy this delicious combo!! 
Labels: Quinoa, Dosa, Peanuts, Ginger, Chutney, Healthy, Breakfast, Main course, South Indian, Crepes, Improv Cooking Challenge

September 2021 Improv Cooking Challenge
Theme is Peanut & Ginger
Asian Noodle Salad by  A Day in the Life on the Farm
Haitian Tablet Pistach by  Pandemonium Noshery 
Kung Pao Chicken  by Palatable Pastime 
Minty Tomato Peanut Chutney by  Magical Ingredients 
Quinoa Dosa With Peanut Coconut Chutney by  Sneha's Recipe  

Carrot Beet & Red Apple Soup#SoupSwappers

This cold soup has the freshness of apple and the earthiness of carrot, beetroot and ginger. A bowl of this before dinner will set your palate for other dishes to follow. This comforting bowl of red soup, is a delicious blend.

Serves 2
Ingredients
1 Medium Red Apple - chopped
1 Large Carrot - chopped
1 Large Beetroot - chopped
½ Teaspoon Grated Ginger
Lemon Juice to your taste
A Pinch of Salt

½ Cup Cold Water
A few cubes of Ice

Method 

Place all the ingredients except the lemon juice in a blender and blend it well. Strain the juice and add lemon juice to your taste. Have this immediately and enjoy a healthy and delicious cold soup. 

So simple and yet delicious. You will love to have this during summer it's so refreshing.

Labels : Carrot, Beetroot, Apple, Ginger, Cold Soup, Soup, Soup Swappers, Healthy, Vegan, Gluten free
Theme for July 2020 Soup Swappers is Summertime Soups - Hot or Cold and our host is Camilla. Thank you Camilla for hosting this event. 

• Carrot, Beet Red Apple Soup by Sneha's Recipe
• Chilled Peach Soup with Labneh by Palatable Pastime
• Cucumber Gazpacho by Veggies First Then Dessert
• Fresh Summer Corn Chowder by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Instant Pot Summer Soup by Making Miracles
• Summer Fresh Corn Chowder by Pandemonium Noshery
• Summer Vegetable Soup with Sausage and Lentils by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Zucchini and Summer Squash Soup by A Day in the Life on the Farm

Ginger Butter Cookies#FantasticalFoodFight

Made these cookies for the Fantastical Food Fight wherein the theme for the month is: Gingerbread . These cookies are eggless, mouth melting and crisp. 

You will definitely love the addition of ginger powder in it.

Ingredients  

1 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/3 Cup Icing Sugar
100 Grams Salted Butter
13 Grams Vegetable Shortening
2 Tablespoons Milk
2 Tablespoons Custard powder
1 Teaspoon Vanilla essence
1 Teaspoon Dry Ginger powder - Homemade
¼ Teaspoon Level Baking powder

Method

Take all dry ingredients in a bowl except sugar mix well and keep aside. 

Take butter, shortening and sugar in a bowl and mix till light and fluffy. Add vanilla essence, milk and mix again. Now  fold in the add all dry ingredients and  mix it well. Mix everything well together with a help of a spoon or spatula. 

Take a piping bag with  big size star nozzle and fill it with cookie dough. Line a baking try or pan with parchment paper and pipe the cookies on it at little distance. Bake at 180 degrees for 15- 20 minutes. 

Baking time may vary depending on Oven. 

Once done take out them on a cooling rack serve when completely cools down.

How to make Air fryer Dehydrated Ginger Powder at home.

Ingredients  

500 Grams Ginger

Method

Remove the skins and wash the ginger and pat them dry.
Then using a grater or a chopper, I used my V slicer to cut into fine slices.

Then place these in the basket of the Air fryer at 80 degrees. Then no need to preheat the Air Fryer. It will take around 40 to 45 minutes.

Every 15 minutes give it a good stir so that they are evenly dried and crisp. If necessary keep it for another 10 to 15 minutes more. 

Dry the ginger slices on a cloth and leave it for about an hour or two so that they are cool and dry completely.  

Then powder them in a blender or a coffee grinder. 

Store it in a air thight container and keep this in your kitchen cabinet.

Ta Da.. Ginger Powder is ready..

Labels : Eggless, Cookies, Biscuits & Cookies, Fantastical Food Fight, Ginger, Air Fryer, Dehydrated, Ginger powder, Homemade
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