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Mini Rava Idlis!

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Mum’s Rava Idlis were always a treat. With yummy chutney and hot rava idlis, weekend breakfasts were just delightful 🙂

Do try them out! Kids will enjoy every bite!

Rava Idli Image Credit: Mujahid Khaleel

Rava Idli
Image Credit: Mujahid Khaleel

Ingredients:

  • Rava  – 11/2 cups
  • Curd – 3 cups
  • Finely chopped onion – 1 large
  • Green chilies finely chopped – 3-4
  • Coriander leaves – 1 cup
  • Carrot grated – 1/2
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Chana dal – 1 tsp
  • Urad dal – 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves – 7-8
  • Soda – 1 pinch
  • Oil – 1 tbsp + 1 big ladle
  • Salt as required

Method:

  • Roast the rava with 1 tbsp oil  for less than 5 minutes and make sure there are no lumps. Do not burn.
  • Heat 1 big ladle oil in a Kadai. Add mustard seeds. Once they stop spluttering add chana dal, urad dal. After a few seconds add onion, green chilies, curry leaves and salt. Fry till this onions are translucent.
  • Now add the rava and fry for sometime. Do not burn.
  • Removed from heat and allow to cool.
  • Now add curd. If the curd is too thick, add a little water. Curd and water together should be 3 cups. The batter should be same as Idli batter ( neither thick nor thin) consistency. First add 21/2 cups, then slowly add the 1/2 cup. If you still feel the batter is thick, add a little water and adjust.
  • Add the grated carrot.
  • Add soda. Add coriander leaves after a minute or 2. If added immediately, the  coriander leaves turn black.
  • Pour in Idli container and steam  for 10 – 15 minutes.
Rava Idli Image Credit: Mujahid khaleel

Rava Idli
Image Credit: Mujahid khaleel

Garnish with thinly sliced cherry tomatoes and grated carrots if you like.
Looks attractive and kids would love to eat these mini rava idlis. Serve with any chutney, chutney podi or vegetable Saagu.

Walnut Banana Muffin

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Mum loved baking; it gave her immense pleasure and joy.
We sisters, loved to see Mum bake. She would hum songs as she mixed in all her ingredients and set up the oven 🙂
Remembering Mum’s Walnut Banana Muffin, Didi tries her hand at it. It looks yummylicious!
Treat yourself to an utterly sweet world!
Walnut Banana Muffin

Walnut Banana Muffin
© Mujahid Khaleel

Ingredients:
Banana – 2 over riped
Walnut – 1/2 cup
All purpose flour / Maida – 2 cups
Butter – 2 over riped
Powdered Sugar – 1 cup
Egg – 1 (room temperature)’
Milk – 1/4 cup
Vanilla Essence – 2 tsp
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Baking Soda –  1/2 tsp
Method:
  • Keep all ingredients ready with the above mentioned measurements before you start preparing the cake.
  • If you do not have powered sugar, powder it and then measure. Here you will need 1 cup.
  • Sieve maida, baking powder, baking soda and salt thrice so that all are very well mixed.
  • Use softened butter. Do not melt.
  • Eggs should be at room temperature. If refrigerated keep them out for about an hour before baking.
  • Line the muffin tray with paper cake cups. If you don’t have them, grease the  tray with butter and dust with Maida so that the Muffins  come off easily once baked.
  • Preheat at 375 F or 190 C  till it becomes hot.
  • Mash the bananas and butter together without any lumps. Mash the bananas a little before adding the butter it becomes easier to mash.
  • Beat the egg separately with vanilla essence. Do not overbeat.
  • Stir in sugar, beaten egg and milk.
  • Fold the dry ingredients into wet.
  • Stop when they are just moistened otherwise the muffin will turn out to be hard.
  • Slowly fold in the walnuts.
  • Pour this mixture into the paper cake cups and bake at 375 F or 190 C  for about 20 -25 minutes. Time may vary for each oven.
  • Check if the muffin  is baked with a tooth pick. The muffin  is done if it comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and place it on a wire rack and allow to cool.
  • Serve muffins for breakfast or have them with your evening tea.
  • You can substitute walnuts for any nuts of your choice or make it just plain.
  • This recipe makes 12 muffins.

Fairy Cake!

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Here’s a simple baking recipe that will get you to start baking!

Fairy Cake Image Courtesy: Razia KuvaleFairy Cake Image Courtesy: Razia Kuvale

Fairy Cake
Image Courtesy: Razia Kuvale

Ingredients:

  • Maida – 3/4 cup
  • Powdered Sugar – 1/2 cup
  • Melted Butter – 4 tbsp
  • Baking powder – 2 tsp
  • Eggs – 2
  • Milk – 4 tbsp

Method:

  • Take all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well
  • Fill in muffin moulds pr paper cups (3/4)
  • Add tutti fruity or dry fruits (optional)
  • Bake at 280 f/ 137 Celsius  for 10-15 minutes

Corn Rice for Kids :)

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Quick and easy to make, corn rice is a favorite among the kids.

Didi makes another awesome dish from Mummy’s recipe book.

corn rice

Ingredients

  • Cooked Rice -1 cup
  • Onion – 1 small
  • Sweet corn – 1/4 cup
  • Pepper powder – 1 tsp
  • Butter / Ghee- 1 tbsp
  • Salt – as required

Method

  • In a kadai, add 1 tbsp ghee.
  • Add in the onions. Fry till the onions are translucent.
  • Add the sweet corn, pepper powder salt. Fry for 2-3 mins.
  • Add in the cooked rice. Fry again for about 2 mins.
  • Serve hot with roasted papad.