BANANA AND OATMEAL CAKE

Another great eggless recipe using banana and oatmeal. I used rolled oat then pulse them to get finer meal.  Banana and Oatmeal Cake  is  really nutritious and moist. Can be served as your breakfast or as afternoon snack along with a cup of hot tea.

Vegetable oil is being used but for richer taste, butter is recommended. Here is the list of ingredients in case you want to try out this yummy Banana and Oatmeal Cake. 

SAMBAR (LENTIL CURRY)

Essential dish of South India, made of toor dhal flavored with special blend of spices, tamarind, garnished with curry leaves, mustard seed and fenugreek. It usually serves with plain rice, vada, dosa or iddly. There are various types of sambar available in Indian meal.

I'm using ready made sambar powder for this recipe which is quite tasty and simple to prepare. Vegetables like drumstick, carrot, brinjal or potato could be added to the gravy. How runny the sambar is depending on the quantity of water added during the process but I liked mine to be not too thick nor too watery.

BREAD PANCAKE

Pancake is very simple and easy to prepare, there are so many varieties to choose from. It is just a perfect meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner, can be served with sauce or your favorite chutney.

This is quite different from the normal one since milk and egg are absent in this recipe. It uses cubed bread, onion, tomato and green chili for making the batter, pancake turns out superb and ate them as it is. Do adjust the chilli used according to your preference.

If the batter is too thick, add 1-2 tablespoons more water or until you get the right consistency. For the recipe below you will get 7 pieces.


INGREDIENTS

6 slices bread cut into small cube
2 big onion chopped
2 medium tomato chopped
1 teaspoon ginger minced
4 green chilli sliced
handful of coriander leaves chopped
1 and 1/4 C all purpose flour
1 and 1/4 C water
salt to taste
cooking oil

METHOD

* Place the flour and salt in a mixing bowl, gradually add water, mix well.

* Add in the onion, ginger, green chili, tomato and coriander leaves to the flour, stir until well combined.

* Heat and grease the flat pan, pour few tablespoons of batter and spread into round, fry until both side turn golden brown, drizzle oil when needed.

* Serve hot with sauce or chutney.

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COCONUT MILK JELLY

As requested my by son, I have prepared this popular jelly using agar2 powder. Really refreshing and yummy. If you are unfamiliar with agar2 powder, do check out here. Agar is the best substitute of gelatin and as thickening agent for custards, sauces, puddings and candies.

This quick and delicious can be prepared in a jiffy.  What you need is to stir the mixture of agar2 powder, sugar and coconut milk until boiling and thicken, pour into your favorite mould and once it comes to room temperature place them in a refrigerator to chill.

Beside coconut milk, you can add canned fruit, corn, cocoa or even fruit juice to the jelly, the choice is endless, just use your imagination to explore this versatile dessert.

This handwritten recipe is my family favorite dessert. It was given by my aunt and I have made them on regular basis when we need a dessert in a jiffy.

INGREDIENTS

1 pack of 12 g agar2 powder
1 liter water
230 g sugar
200 ml coconut milk
food coloring
jelly mould

METHOD

* Dissolve the agar2 powder with one liter of water in a deep pot.

* Add sugar and bring to boil, stirring constantly, add a drop of food coloring, mixed well.

* Now add the coconut milk and bring to boil again.

* Pour into rinsed jelly mould and let them come to room temperature.

* Place the jelly in a refrigerator to cool.

* Serve cool.

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CHOCOLATE PASTA PUDDING

I have created this recipe out of the leftover spaghetti rather than dump them into a freezer. It is so easy to prepare, I used whatever ingredients available in my pantry.

Simply serve this pudding as dessert after you main meal or as a midnight snack or for breakfast. At the time of serving, you can add fresh fruit if you like.

For your information, the pasta unlike the bread does not absorb so much liquid thus I have added extra flour to make it thicker and obtain the right consistency.

Here is the recipe in case you want to try, do let me know how it turns out. I just love this yummy pudding, definitely will prepare it again.


INGREDIENTS

270g boiled pasta cut into shorter strand
1 C water
1 C evaporated milk
1 T heaped unsweetened cocoa powder
8 T sugar
2 T corn flour
2 T all purpose flour
2 slices bread cut into small
1/2 C raisin
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 teaspoon salt

METHOD

* Preheat oven @ 180 C and grease 7 inches pan.

* In a mixing bowl, combine water, milk, cocoa, sugar, both flour, vanilla essence and salt. Whisk until well mixed.

* Add in pasta and bread, leave for 15 minutes.

* Pour into prepared pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

* Serve hot or cold.

MY TRICK

* If the top turns brown quickly, cover with aluminium foil and continue baking until fully done.

* Make sure the raisin is not seen on top otherwise it gets burnt and dried out.

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