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Do you have a Sunday breakfast tradition? You know something like a Pancake-Sunday or a Waffle-Sunday ? At my parents house they've had one ever since I was a kid... There, luchi and aloo dam(potato curry) is served for breakfast every Sunday. Its lavish and delicious and every individual who has ever visited us have always looked forward it to. After our marriage I had thought I would continue with the tradition in my new home ... but a few weekends into it and I realized how much work it involves. So I began exploring other options. For a while we tried Pancake and Waffle Sunday... then South-Indian Sundays...Noodle-Sundays so on and so forth... until the idea of Casserole-Sundays struck me...<br />
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Believe me Casserole Sundays are the easiest to handle. These days I simply throw in stuff into the iron skillet and while things bake I laze out in the balcony sipping my chai and catching up on the Sunday supplement of the newspaper or the blog posts that I have missed during the week. And when the oven buzzes done, I pull out the skillet and serve...... Bliss.... Really... Sunday-breakfast never felt easier than this..<br />
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So the other Sunday I made Banana Bread Pudding the old-fashioned way and was delighted to see how the little one also enjoyed this classic breakfast... Truly some recipes are timeless and breading puddings definitely rank high in that list.<br />
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The recipe I followed was inspired by one from the net. It was more or less similar to my mother's recipe except that the milk did not have to be thickened. Of course if you like your puddings to be richer, start off with twice the amount of the milk, boil it down to half its volume before soaking your bread in it. That is the way my mother always makes it but I being her unfitting-ly lazy daughter decided to skip the ordeal and took the easier and quicker route. As a compensation I topped the pudding with custard and that made a delicious breakfast. Its the kind of thing that you would want to serve your friends and house guests... and may be even your papa for a sumptuous Father's Day breakfast. <br />
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Recipe by Adapted from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/banana-bread-pudding">Taste of Home</a></div>
Prep time: <span class="preptime">10 minutes </span>Cook time: <span class="cooktime">40-45 minutes</span><br />
Total time: <span class="duration">1 hour </span><span class="duration"> </span>Yield: <span class="yield">4 servings</span><br />
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<span class="amount">2 cups or 4-6 slices of </span>
<span class="name">old bread (I used multigrain bread)</span>
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<span class="amount">2 tablespoons</span>
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<span class="amount">2</span>
<span class="name">medium sized eggs</span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup</span>
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<span class="amount">3 tablespoon</span>
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<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">1 tablespoon of good quality Jam (I used strawberry jam)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient">½ teaspoon cinnamon powder</li>
<li class="ingredient">¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder</li>
<li class="ingredient">pinch of salt</li>
<li class="ingredient">2 overripe bananas (about half cup)</li>
<li class="ingredient">1½ tablespoon of cashews and raisins, chopped</li>
<li class="ingredient">1 cup custard of your choice for serving on top</li>
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In a saucepan heat the milk long with the sugar and butter until the sugar dissolves and the butter melts. Switching off the heat add the cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and the jam to the milk. Mix well and keep aside for the milk to cool down a bit.
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Meanwhile roughly cube the slices of bread and place them in a 8 inch iron skillet.
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Preheat the oven to 350 ° F.
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Once the milk has cooled down a bit, beat in the eggs into the mixture and pour the milk-egg batter over the skillet of bread cubes and press the bread cubes into it to help them soak up the liquid. (If you have the time, cover the skillet and allow the mixture to stand as it is for 30 minutes or so before putting it in the oven.)</li>
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Finally scoop out lumps of the overripe banana and place it all over the surface, garnish with the chopped dry fruits and bake uncovered in the preheat over for 30 minutes. Then increasing the temperature to 375 ° F bake another 10-15 minutes till the surface is nicely browned and a knife inserted comes out clean.
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While the pudding is getting baked prepare a custard of your choice. While my to-go custard recipe is the one using custard powder, when serving bread pudding as a dessert I occasionally top it with a variant of Zabaglione wherein I skip the alcohol and just add vanilla essence to the custard.</li>
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In India it is customary to accompany every cup of chai you serve with some biscuits. Mind you, an Indian biscuit is different from the American one. While an American refers to a savory quick bread as a biscuit, in India and I guess, in every country where the British have left their mark, a biscuit is a hard, dunk-able cookie somewhat like a shortbread... but necessarily buttery, that accompanies a common man's cup of chai. <br />
<a name='more'></a>Here, no one really thinks much about the pairing of tea-and-biscuits... its just one of the legacies of the British rule that we Indians have adopted as part of our daily life. </div>
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Since I started baking my own cakes and cookies while we were in US, I never really tried my hands at "biscuits." While I baked cookies... you know the soft-delicious-chewy kind, we bought our biscuits from the stores and the trend continued even when we returned to India. But the other day when my aunt asked me if I had tried tweaking the cookie-recipes to make biscuits at home I wondered how that would work, until I tried a few combinations and finally hit the jackpot with these <i>Toasted Coconut Biscuits</i>. <br />
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If you too have been smitten by Deb Perelman's culinary skills you probably have guessed by now where the inspiration of these biscuits came from. Yes. Its her <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/02/toasted-coconut-shortbread/">Toasted Coconut Shortbread</a>. That and <a href="http://www.britishlarder.co.uk/milk-shortbread/#axzz3ymg0Uyl8">The Bristish Larder's</a> Milk Shortbread. I combined the two recipes then tweaked it a bit and viola I had the most delicious biscuits ever ... At least that is what my friends thought and friends of my son thought and my husband and son seemed to agree with all of them.. Just to make sure that I do not document anything short of perfection I tried the recipe a couple of times and I think the present version is near perfect... </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="amount">1 cup</span>
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<span class="name">freshly grated coconut</span>
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<span class="name">milk powder</span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="amount">⅓ cup + 2 tablespoons</span>
<span class="name">sugar, ground</span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="amount">100 grams</span>
<span class="name">salted butter, cold </span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="amount">3 tablespoons</span>
<span class="name">cold milk</span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="amount">½ teaspoon</span>
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If you are using fresh coconut, preheat the oven to 325 ° F. Spread about 1 cup freshly grated coconut in a rimmed baking tray and bake it for 12-15 minutes or until a nice aroma comes out and part of the grated coconut (mostly the part near the edges of the tray) has become golden brown.
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Let the baked coconut cool completely. Then grind it to a powder. After the baking and the grinding you will most likely end up with ⅔ cups of coconut flour. (So in case you are trying the recipe with coconut flour instead of freshly grated coconut, you will probably need to bake ⅔ cups of the coconut flour for the recipe.)
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<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The dough will now be sticky and that is alright. Gather the dough into a ball, wrap it in a plastic cling wrap and transfer it to the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour. (The dough can be prepared 2 days in advance and kept chilled until ready to bake.)</span></span></li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Once the dough is chilled and you are ready to bake, remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator and allow it to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes or until the dough has softened slightly. Meanwhile </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">preheat the oven to </span>350 ° F and line a baking tray with parchment paper .</span></li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Place the chilled dough between two plastic sheets and using a rolling pin roll it into a thin rectangular sheet ( about 1/4-1/6 inches thick). Then remove the sheet on top and using a ruler and a pizza cutter cut out <span style="line-height: normal;">1.2×2 inch rectangular pieces of the dough and transfer the rectangular cut outs into the prepared tray spacing them <span style="text-align: left;">½ inch apart</span>. If you like you can lightly press a design on top using a cookie cutter and also poke it at places using a knife. (In case the dough softens too much, </span>put the sheet with cut out rectangular pieces on a flat tray(I use my chopping board for this) and chill it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Chilling the dough once more makes it easier to transfer the rectangle cut-outs into the prepared baking tray.)</span></span></span></li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bake the biscuits in the preheated oven until they look uniformly golden. Depending upon the thickness this might take 12 to 18 minutes. Keep a close watch and make sure that they do not become a dull brown. Cool the biscuits on the baking trays before transferring them into air-tight containers.</span></span></li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gather the dough scraps and re-roll it and repeat steps 6 and 7 with the additional dough till all of it has been used up. </span></span></li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The baked biscuits stay well in air-tight containers for 5-6 days.</span></span></li>
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<span style="line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">P.S: Some of our other favorite cookies are <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/08/kourabiethes-baking-partners-august.html">Kourabeithes</a> and these <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/04/walnut-black-pepper-cookies.html">Walnut Black Pepper </a>from Italy.</span></div>
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With the Chinese New Year in mind I thought it would be perfect to start the series with her recipe for Chicken Fried Rice which tastes so much like the Chinese-take-out. Only this is better and healthier as there is no risk of added MSG... </div>
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<b>By my friend Sanchaita Bose</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Always keep some boneless <span class="il">chicken</span>
pieces in your pantry. These beauties come in handy when you want to cook a meal up in a jiffy. I often make this recipe with
leftover rice from last night when I am craving some yummy food without
the energy to put in the effort. You can also use freshly made
rice. Make sure the rice is not wet or sticky. Long grain rice works
best. </span>This recipe works well even without <span class="il">chicken</span>...<br />
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Chicken Fried Rice</div>
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Recipe by Sanchaita Bose</div>
Prep time: <span class="preptime">10 minutes </span>Cook time: <span class="cooktime">8-10 minutes </span>Yield: <span class="yield">Serves 4</span><br />
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<span class="amount">1 cup</span>
<span class="name">uncooked rice (preferably long-grained )</span>
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<span class="amount">¼ cup + 1 tablespoon</span>
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<span class="name">cloves of garlic, finely chopped</span>
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<span class="amount">¼ teaspoon </span>
<span class="name">finely chopped ginger</span>
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<span class="amount">¼ cup</span>
<span class="name">thinly sliced carrot</span>
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<span class="amount">½ cup</span>
<span class="name">chicken julienne (about 100 gm boneless chicken julienned)</span>
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<span class="name">medium eggs</span>
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<span class="amount">salt </span>
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Heat oil in a wok.
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Keep the flame medium to high. Add slit green chillies and chopped ginger garlic. Saute for few seconds and then add the carrots and chicken julienne. Stir fry for a couple of minutes till gets cooked.
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Remove everything from the wok and pour over the cooked rice. Add a little oil in the same wok if required.
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Raise the flame to high. When the oil is hot, break the two eggs directly into the wok. Scramble but do not over fry the eggs.
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When the eggs look fried but are still tender, add the rice. Mix well.
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Add salt to taste. Garnish with chopped green onions. Cover the lid and cook for a 3-4 minutes before switch off the heat.
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Tada!! Your chicken fried rice is ready to savour :)
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Thank you so much <b>Sanchaita</b> !! This chicken fried rice is delicious. Even my 4 year old picky eater LOVES it and has given it two thumbs up ! </div>
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P.S: You might also like <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/12/recipe-swap-onion-carbonara-french.html">Dorie's Onion Carbonara</a> and this <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/07/mediterranean-sworfish-with-frilly-herb.html">Lemon Pesto Pilaf</a> both of which are perfect recipes for busy week nights. </div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">It was my second winter in the US and our first one with the baby... It had been snowing bonkers since the night before ... and by the time I was ready to tuck in the little fellow for his afternoon nap, I realized his nose was blocked... BLOCKED NOSE !! I panicked... how would my child breadth ???</span><br />
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Looking back I feel the sane thing to do that day was probably to call the pediatrician... Oh wait... but I had done that... only she was on a holiday and that had escalated my anxieties.. </div>
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I did not know of any other doctor in the locality to whom I could take my whining baby... Hence the fuss... In hindsight I feel that a doctor finder service like <a href="https://amino.com/find-a-doctor/">this one</a> which helps locate doctors in a given vicinity, would have definitely come handy. Besides helping me the obvious way, a service like that would have probably saved us of the bitterness that followed between me and the husband for pulling him out of his meeting... only to attend to the baby's blocked nose.. </div>
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Though to this day I maintain that I had not over-reacted and that I was just being a mother, over the years I have learnt how to take better care of myself and my family and how to react better when faced with crisis.... </div>
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First a few obvious/ not-so-obvious pointers to new moms... </div>
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<li>Like us, babies with blocked nose instinctively inhale and exhale through through their mouth. Sure a blocked nose feels uncomfortable and the baby is likely to cry non-stop but it isn't an emergency-situation... ( This is one thing that I had probably blanked out on that day :) )</li>
<li>In case your baby has a blocked nose, chances are very little that he or she is cold. It is probably the humidity level in the room that needs a step up. For that a humidifier is probably your best bet. But if you do not have a humidifier, dampen a hand towel and cover a bowl of water with it such that the towel touches the surface of the water in the bowl. Leave this in a corner of the room. This arrangement helps humidify the room and is really helpful when the season gets dry.</li>
<li>In winter one does not feel as thirsty but its important to stay hydrated... specially if the room heater is on. So a conscious intake of liquids is important. As for me... in winter I drink several cups of tea through out the day and consciously keep offering water, juices and smoothies (all at room temperature of course..) to my boy. </li>
<li>Dress your kids for the weather but not too much.. for sweating can also lead to cough and cold...</li>
<li>When the sun is holidaying in the other hemisphere... don't forget your dose of vitamins.. They really lift your mood and help you stay happy and cheerful even on those gloomy days... </li>
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Lastly in spite of all the precautions if you end up feeling under the weather.. give these age old herbal remedies a try... My mom testifies by them every time she hears someone cough... and I too find them effective...<br />
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According to my mother a combination of holy basil, ginger and honey works like a magic potion to cure cold and sore throat... but if holy basil is not available try a combination of lemon juice and honey diluted in lukewarm water. This helps too though I feel the former is more effective. </div>
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If the cold gets worse, she suggests heating a few cloves of garlic in mustard oil and rubbing the hot oil on the feet and palms. This one is really comforting and is a genius trick to comfort your baby when he or she has a cold. </div>
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Depending on my mood its either a cup of masala chai </div>
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... or a cup of <b>lemongrass tea</b>...</div>
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Simmer 3/4th cup of water with one or two blades of lemongrass and a heaped teaspoon of sugar. When the water becomes a pale lemon yellow, switch off the heat , add a heaped half teaspoon of tea leaves into the water, cover it and let is soak for a minute or so. Then strain the tea into your cup... done.
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While masala chai feels warm and cozy, the <a href="http://www.indiaparenting.com/health/324_2852/health-benefits-of-lemongrass.html">lemongrass tea is refreshing</a> and also has added <a href="https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/herbs-and-spices/health-benefits-of-lemongrass.html">health benefits</a>... So you see my cup a chai-s do more than keep me warm and cozy... They keep me calm and healthy at least most of the time....</div>
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Remember those <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/search/label/French%20Fridays%20with%20Dorie">French Fridays with Dorie</a> ?? When we would prepare something <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/02/paris-brest-french-fridays-with-dorie.html">awesome</a>, something <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/02/butter-and-rum-crepes-french-fridays.html">French</a> every week and tell the tale of whether it fared well with the kids and the men... Well, sometimes I miss them.... I miss the excitement and effervescence that accompanied those Fridays... I miss the thrill of exploring <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/03/maniche.sausage.stuffed.cornish.hens..html">new techniques</a>, trying <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/02/dilled-gravlax-with-mustard-sauce.html">new flavors</a> and the anxiety that accompanied on the Fridays when unusual dishes like that <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/11/pear-chestnut-soup-french-fridays-with.html">Pear Chestnut Soup</a> or this Chicken Liver Cake was on the menu. </div>
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Surprisingly we enjoyed the French dishes that I prepared (at least <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/11/salty-sweet-potato-far-french-fridays.html">most of the time</a>) and more often than not these dishes earned themselves a place in the weekly menu. For instance when my son was smaller, I would often prepare this chicken liver gateau for him... The smooth pudding-like texture was easy for him to cut through and the flavors weren't too intense for his unaccustomed palate. Also, chicken liver is nutritious and the recipe was so simple that I made it a point to include it in the lunch-menu every week. Ehh.... lunch, because my husband could never warm up to the idea of a chicken-liver-cake. The very thought of it felt uninviting and wild to him.. but then not everything is meant for everyone. right ?</div>
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So as I was saying.. my son and I enjoyed it .. and I used to really like it a little warm.... </div>
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I must mention however that the recipe I followed wasn't exactly French. While the idea of the gateau and the technique of preparing was borrowed from Dorie's book, the flavoring I used was Indian....half a teaspoon of garam masala and a small <span style="font-family: inherit;">saut<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">é</span>ed onion. Thats it. In spite of the garam masala, my version of the gateau never stood out as spicy. Guess it was the cream and the milk that helped mellow down the effect of the masala and made the dish suitable for the then two year old.... </span></div>
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<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Butter 4 6-ounce ramekins. Line a baking pan (I used my 8×8 inch baking tray) with double layer of paper towels and boil a kettle of water. </li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Heat the oil in a pan. Saut<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">é the chopped onion until it softens and becomes translucent. Switch off the heat.</span></span></li>
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<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pour the mixture into the prepared ramekins and rap each of them so that there are no bubbles in the mixture.</span></span></li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Put the ramekins in the baking pan, pour the hot water into the pan so that it comes about half way up preheated oven.the sides of the ramekins. Then slide the baking pan into the oven and bake the cakes for 30-40 minutes. The custard should be set by then and the cakes should pass the usual done-ness test, that is a knife inserted in the center of the cake should come out clean.</span></span></li>
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As you might have noticed I refer to this dish as something we used to have in the past and do not have as often now.... Its not that we do not like it as much now... it just the non-availability of packs of chicken-liver in Bhubaneshwar. Of course, chicken liver comes here as a part of a whole chicken but that quantity is too less to prepare the chicken liver gateau.... </div>
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Maa's cholar dal has been one of my favorite dishes for as long as I can remember. </div>
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My husband joined the club soon after we got married. </div>
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But no matter how hard I tried, it wasn't easy to replicate the taste of her dal until she shared her special tips with me last summer . Ever since I have been flaunting her recipe at every gathering I can and thought it would be the most appropriate dish to begin the New year with....</div>
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Narkel diye cholar dal is a traditional Bengali recipe that is simple enough to cook on a weekday and special enough to cook for a special Sunday lunch or for your dinner guests. It pairs excellently with luchi and begun bhaja(fried eggplant). And if you wish to go that extra mile just add to the menu a bowl of chaler payesh (rice pudding) sweetened with nothing other than nalen gur and you'll have your family and friends smacking their lips and licking their fingers long after the meal is over. Not to mention the praise and blessings that will follow. The combination is full proof and has never failed to delight anyone I know... But don't worry if you do not have the time or have decided to be stringent with your calorie intake ... Rice, cholar dal and a simple stir fry taste just as good and will leave you satiated anyway....</div>
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Now over to Maa's recipe. It is really simple. Extremely tasty. And somewhat non-flexible. Yes, really... non-flexible... that is if you want that authentic taste. Because I like to experiment, on different occasions I have tried different substitutions.. but each of those versions failed to match Maa's cholar dal.... The mustard oil, the panch phoron, the sugar, the ginger, the bay leaf, the combination of dried chillies and green chillies.. each of them go hand in hand to replicate "that" taste.... So try it out Maa's way and let me know how it fared with you and your friends.</div>
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<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">2 tablespoon mustard oil</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">1⁄2 teaspoon Panch Phoron</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">2-3 dry red chili</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">2 green chili</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">1 bay leaf</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric powder</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">1⁄4 - 1⁄3 cup grated coconut</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">1⁄2 inch knob of ginger, finely chopped</span></li>
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<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Once the oil is hot enough, reduce the heat and add the panch phoron and the dry red chilis. The spices tend to foam up the oil. </li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Wait till the splutter dies then add the bay leaves, green chilis, turmeric powder and 1⁄2 teaspoon of salt. Stir them for a minute or so, then toss in the grated coconut followed by the ginger and sugar. Stir them together and cook the grated coconut along with the other spices for 3-4 minutes until the aroma of the lightly fried coconut comes across. </li>
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Wish you all a very happy new year. As per my new years resolution you'll probably get to hear more frequently from me than you did in 2015. But we'll see about that. Till then.... take care....<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Chocolates are delicious and so are chips and they are probably the tastiest way to pacify a rumbling tummy between two meals... </span>That and zillion cups of tea was a regular snack-ritual for me until our son was born... As in other aspects of life, motherhood completely changed my perspective on snacking soon after our little one started table food... His stomach is so little, I thought, on top of that if I let him snack on non-essentials then how will that little tummy ever have space for all the veggies and fruits that he needs... Ever since I have tried to be mindful of what goes into his tummy and into ours in general.<br />
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Thus over the past couple of years, the French fries have been swapped out for baked sweet potato fries, sometimes <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/02/palak-pakoda-spinach-fritters-guest.html">spinach fritters</a> or even <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/10/recipe-card-oven-roasted-escarole.html">roasted escarole leaves</a>, simple puffs have been replaced by <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/01/cheesy-pinwheel-puffs.html">veggie-flavored</a> <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2015/04/pea.feta.pastry.puff.html">whole grain</a> ones... and if you ask me, the answer to a sweet treat has consistently been flavored yogurts or whole wheat muffins or slices of <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2015/02/wholegrain-caramelized-banana-bread.html">quick</a> <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/07/blueberry-cherry-banana-bread.html">breads</a> with nuts and dried fruits... While I was a stay-at-home-mom, all this healthy-whole-food-business felt simple and doable.. but once I joined work it felt a little stressful to continue the routine. Time was scarce and I had to make the best of it... So obviously I had to discount on the time that I spent in the kitchen... This meant, every meal had to be pre-planned and the snacks either had to be very simple or else planned and prepared well in advance...<br />
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Over time I have learnt that a steady stock of nuts, fruits, cheese, eggs and yogurt go a long way... With these at your disposal, a cheese omelette or these <a href="http://cupofjo.com/2014/04/two-ingredient-pancakes/">2-ingredient pancakes</a> are just a flip away, these <a href="https://nuts.com/healthy-snacks"><b><i>healthy snack</i></b></a> options always at hand and a delicious <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/352704/emerils-anytime-yogurt-parfaits">yogurt parfait</a> just a few scoops away. And in case (as it happens sometimes)... the baking bug comes crawling at your door, you can always peek into one of the cookbooks, suitably adapt a recipe to match the ingredients in hand and bake a quick bread or a muffin to add to your <span style="color: #990000;"><b><i>emergency snack kit</i></b></span>...<br />
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So the other weekend I decided to try a version of Annabel's Apple cake from the book
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<span style="text-align: left;">With all this in mind I baked my bread yet again this weekend and </span><span style="text-align: left;">on </span><span style="text-align: left;">my third attempt I finally got</span><span style="text-align: left;"> the bread I had envisioned... a sturdy tasteful whole grain </span><span style="text-align: left;">loaf with layers of apples and nuts and goodness of veggies in every bite..</span><br />
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Prep time: <span class="preptime">1 hour </span>Cook time: <span class="cooktime">35-40 minutes </span>Yield: <span class="yield">a 9×5 inch loaf </span><br />
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<span class="amount">⅓ cup</span>
<span class="name">baked beetroot, puree</span>
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<span class="amount">¼ cup</span>
<span class="name">plain yogurt</span>
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<span class="amount">3 tablespoon</span>
<span class="name">olive oil</span>
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<span class="amount">½ cup + ½ tablespoon</span>
<span class="name">sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">½ cup</span>
<span class="name">demerara sugar</span></li>
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<span class="amount">1 </span>
<span class="name">medium sized egg</span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup</span>
<span class="name">whole wheat flour</span>
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<span class="amount">½ cup</span>
<span class="name">all-purpose flour</span>
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<span class="amount">1 teaspoon</span>
<span class="name">baking powder</span>
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<span class="amount">½ teaspoon</span>
<span class="name">baking soda</span>
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<span class="amount">½ teaspoon</span>
<span class="name">salt</span>
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<span class="amount">½ taspoon</span>
<span class="name">ginger powder</span>
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<span class="amount">1 teaspoon</span>
<span class="name">nutmeg</span> </li>
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<span class="amount">2 </span>
<span class="name">medium sized apples</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1 tablespoon</span>
<span class="name">bread crumbs or 1 tea biscuit like Marie</span>
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<span class="amount">juice of </span>
<span class="name">½ lemon</span>
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<span class="amount">3 tablespoon</span>
<span class="name">cocoa powder </span>
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<span class="amount">3-4 tablespoon</span>
<span class="name">walnuts crushed </span>
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Cut a medium sized beet into two and bake it at 375°F with cut sides down for 45 minutes. Once the beet is cool enough to handle, peel and puree the roasted beet. We'll use ⅓ cup of the puree to substitute a part of the fat from the original recipe.</li>
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Peel the apples, cut them into thin slices and place in a bowl. Toss the slices with ½ tablespoon of sugar, lemon juice, walnuts and the bread crumbs (or crushed tea biscuit) and keep aside.
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Put the pureed beet, yogurt, olive oil and sugar(both demerara and white sugar) in a blender and blend until the sugar crystals dissolve completely.
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Pour out the liquid mixture into a deep medium sized mixing bowl and beat the egg into the mixture.
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Now add all the dry ingredients (the flour, cocoa powder, salt, ginger powder, nutmeg powder, baking powder and baking soda) into the mixing bowl. Gently mix all the ingredients taking care not to over-mix.
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Preheat the oven to 400° F and grease a 9\times;5 inch loaf pan.
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Pour in third of the batter, then half of the sliced apple mixture, then a third more of the batter followed by the rest of the apple mixture. Finish with the remaining third of the batter. (At this point the batter is quite sticky and you might be tempted to add some liquid to it. Resist however or else the bread might become very soggy.)
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Finally bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes then reducing the oven temperature to 375 °F bake for another 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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When mostly cool remove the loaf from the pan, then cool further before slicing.</li>
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Rikhi is my sister-in-law and is probably one of the sweetest things that happened to my cousin Indrajoy. She is beautiful, loving and compassionate, the kind of person who instantly makes you her friend and promises to stand by through thick and thin. In the family she is also known for her talent for dancing and passion for food. But it wasn't until last year that we got to taste her cooking...<br />
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As expected each of the meals she served was exquisite. The Daab chingri, the Mexican rice, the Chinese dinner.. each one spoke volumes of her passion and talent for cooking. And no sooner had we returned home than I invited her to share her favorite recipe on the blog. She replied almost immediately with the recipe for her Masala Meatball Curry... it however took me a while to try it out and present it before you..<br />
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You see the list of ingredients was long and with my regular agenda to wrap up kitchen work in a couple of hours, the recipe seemed rather fussy... But then I tried it one Sunday in April and ever since I have been cooking it every other Sunday... This Meatball Curry is so darn tasty that you stop minding the little steps after you have tasted it once !! Moreover it is a fail safe recipe that is special enough to be served to guests for dinner and with a bit of pre-planning can be easily prepared for a weeknight meal.<br />
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With the aroma of roasted cinnamon, cardamon and cloves and the tanginess of tomatoes, the vegetables and the spices blend beautifully to create this Masala Meatball Curry. Since the curry is bit spicy, I usually serve it with rice or roti and some plain yogurt to diffuse the heat from the spices. But if you aren't used to the spices at all, I would recommend you to reduce the quantity of whole spices by half or leave them out all together and add a teaspoon of garam masala at the end. When preparing the curry on a weeknight, I usually resort to the second option. That way I do not have to cook separately for my son. Also I prefer to marinate the ground chicken for at least an hour before baking the meatballs. So on weekdays I marinate the ground chicken the night before and so that I can directly start cooking once I get home. However if your family isn't too fussy you may want to skip the marination part and fry or bake the meaballs like my sister-in-law.... <br />
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Total time : 45 minutes + marination time</div>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">1 lbs</span>
<span class="name">minced chicken</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">1 inch long </span>
<span class="name">piece of ginger, finely grated</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">2 - 3 </span><span class="name">garlic cloves, crushed and minced</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;">1 cinnamon stick</li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;">green chili, according taste</li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;">salt and black pepper, according to taste</li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;">1 egg white</li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;">oil for frying (if you are frying the mealballs)</li>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Whole Spices </span></span></li>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">½ stick cinnamon</span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">6-8 black pepper seeds</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">3-4 green cardamom </span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">4-5 clove</span></span></li>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">1 inch ginger</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">2-3 cloves of garlic</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">2 medium +1 small</span> <span class="name">Roma tomatoes</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">1 </span><span class="name">big red onion, halved</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">1 <span class="name">potato, boiled and peeled (optional)</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name">1<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">½-2 </span> tbsps of oil </span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">2-3</span> <span class="name">small bay leaves</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name">1 green chili, split</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">½ tsp </span></span>turmeric powder(optional)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name">salt to taste</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">pinch of </span>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">1 tsp</span>
<span class="name">Garam masala powder </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Spring onions for garnish</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Put ⅓ cup of the ground chicken with the garlic, ginger, green chilli and cinnamon in the blender. Pulse the mixture, then mix it with the remaining ground chicken and egg white. Adjust the salt and keep the mixture in the refrigerator for at least an hour.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">When ready to cook, shape the mixture into 1<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">½ inch </span>balls.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">You can now deep fry the meatballs or bake them. For baking the meatballs, preheat the oven to 375 °F. Line a baking tray with aluminium foil, brush the foil with oil and set aside. Rub a few drops of oil in your hand, then scoop out 1<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">½ -2 tablespoons of</span> the ground chicken mixture, shape them into balls and place them in the prepared baking tray. These meatballs do not spread on baking. So you can place them close by. Now bake the meatballs for 25 minutes. The surface of the meatballs may not become brown, but the part resting on the tray should have browned by then.( Do not overbake or else the meatballs will not soak up the flavors of the curry.) Remove the meatballs from the oven and keep aside till you are ready to put them in the curry. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Keep the fried/baked meatballs aside while you prepare the gravy.</li>
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<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Soak the dry red chili in water.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Dry roast the cinnamon, clove and green cardamom until a nice aroma comes. (The smell may not be very strong so it is advisable to bend over and smell the spices as you roast them.)</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">In the mixer-grinder, grind the ginger and garlic along with the onion, tomato, soaked dry red chili, black pepper corns and roasted whole spices. Keep the paste aside.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">If using potatoes, dice the boiled potato and keep aside.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Heat the oil in a kadhai or wok . (In case you fried the meatballs, use 1<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">½ </span> tbsps of that oil.) First of all, lightly fry the diced potatoes and keep them aside.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Now add the bay leaf and green chili in the oil. When the green chili begins to change color, stir in the ginger-garlic-tomato-onion-red chili paste, add the sugar, salt and turmeric powder, mix the ingredients well and cook for 4-5 minutes. Next add the fried potatoes and cook until the oil separates from the masala.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Add a cup of water to the pan and bring it to a boil. Then lower the heat, cover the kadai and simmer until the potatoes look done.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Finally add the meatballs, another 1<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">½ -2 cups of water, bring it to a boil, then cover the kadai,</span> simmer and cook until the gravy thickens and the meatballs soak up the flavors from the curry. </li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Before switching off the heat, stir in 1 teaspoon of garam masala, garnish with chopped spring onion leaves and serve with a side of your choice.</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">For a kid-friendly version, omit the whole spices in the gravy all together. You can also add a teaspoon each of dried basil and oregano if you like. Without the whole spices, the curry looks orange-ish... some what like the setting sun and has a dominant-tomato flavor. When planning a common meal for all of us, I go for this version. It is light and flavorful. </li>
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It was almost after a decade that I cooked Vegetable "Makhanwala" the other day... and even before we started dinner I knew that this version was a keeper.....<br />
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<a name='more'></a>The last time I had prepared it... was just after our marriage. We had invited a friend over for dinner and the night before I sat down with my meager collection of cookbooks to choose the specials for the evening. The dessert was to be bought... for in Allahabad you've got to serve the Gulabjamuns from Alopi Bagh for dessert and if you wish to pair them with anything more special, simply serve a double or a triple... for there is no sweet more delicious than those melt-in-your-mouth Gulabjamuns... and it is difficult to imagine anything beyond when those are available around...<br />
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Aaaah... the Gulabjamuns ...how i miss them........ oh but I digress...<br />
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Anyway.. so the dessert was to be bought and the rest of the meal cooked. Now, back in those days"The Samsung Book of Indian Microwave Cooking" by Tarla Dalal used to be my most trusted cookbook. I had tried a number of recipes from it (remember the <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/02/puneri-aloo-roasted-potatoes-with.html">Puneri Aloo</a>) and over time had begun trusting its recipes a lot... So the main dish had to be from the book.. also it had to be a dish that included "special" ingredients. Turned out that Vegetable Makhanwala fulfilled those criteria. Among other things the recipe had Kasuri methi, fresh cream and baby sweet corn in the ingredient list... three things that were enough to capture my interest and make me label it as "special." Thus the ingredients were bought the day before and on the <b>d</b>ay, I cooked the selected "special" following the recipe to the T... Much to my disappointment it wasn't as appreciated as the non-specials. My husband and I both agreed that it was too heavy for home cooking and wasn't all that special.... In due time I forgot about it completely.... <br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">until the other day just out of whim I picked up a pack of baby sweet corn from the groceries and while flipping through the pages of my trusted cookbook, bumped into Veg "Makhanwala" yet again. I wasn't too keen on trying it this time but after a little thought I decided to try it once more, this time with a twist of ingredients... Instead of the heavy cream and butter I decided to use poppy seed paste and skimmed milk and left the greater part of the recipe untouched.. The resulting dish was exemplary... It was comforting and flavorful without being too rich... and paired with rotis and raita, it made the perfect summer meal. </span></div>
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Since then I have cooked my version many times and each time it turns out to be gorgeous. With the sweetness of milk, carrot and baby sweet corn, it tastes a bit sweetish and that is probably one of the reasons why my almost four year old enjoys it too. Packed with fibers and nutrients from green beans, peas, carrots, cauliflower and baby corn, it makes a wonderful kid-friendly dish that the family can enjoy together. Also with its slightly creamy texture it is great for entertaining guests.... </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Literally Veg Makhanwala means buttery vegetable curry... the version here however is lightened. Here an assortment of vegetables are simmered in skimmed milk and poppy seed paste to prepare a creamy comforting curry ideal for summer.</span></i></div>
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<li class="ingredient">1 <span class="name">medium sized onions (preferably red)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">2</span> <span class="name">medium sized tomatoes or 3 small tomatoes</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">2</span> <span class="name">(fat) cloves of garlic</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1 inch</span> <span class="name">ginger</span></li>
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<span class="name">vegetable oil</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">½ tsp</span>
<span class="name">cumin seeds</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1</span>
<span class="name">clove</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1 </span>
<span class="name">green cardamom</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1</span>
<span class="name">bay leaf</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">½ tsp</span>
<span class="name">turmeric powder</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">¼ tsp</span>
<span class="name">kashmiri mirch powder (or ⅛ tsp red chilli powder)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">¼ tsp salt</span></li>
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<li class="ingredient">½ cup, thinly sliced carrots (1 <span class="name">medium sized carrots, peeled and cut into short thin strips)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">½ cup </span> <span class="name">green beans, trimmed and cut into ¾ inch pieces</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">½ cup </span> <span class="name">baby corns, trimmed, quartered and cut into ¾ inch pieces</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">heaped ½ cup</span> <span class="name">frozen peas</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">⅓</span>
<span class="name">small cauliflower, cut into bite-size pieces</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">½ cup + 3 tbsp + 3 tbsp </span> <span class="name">skimmed milk, warm (not to be used all at once) </span> </li>
<li class="ingredient">pinch of baking soda</li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">½ tsp</span>
<span class="name">kasuri methi/dry fenugreek leaves</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">2 tsp</span>
<span class="name">ground poppy seed*</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">salt </span><span class="name">to taste</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">1 teaspoon cornflour (optional)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">2 tbsp chopped coriander for garnish</span></li>
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*I dry grind the poppy seeds in bulk and store it in the refrigerator, this leaves it a little grainy. For a smooth paste, my friend recommends soaking the poppy seeds in water for at least 30 minutes, before grinding it. According to her, the paste is smoother if one soaks it well in advance.</div>
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Blend the onion, tomato, ginger and garlic to a smooth paste and keep aside.
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<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Soak the kasuri methi in 3 tablespoons of warm milk, the ground poppy seed in ½ cup warm milk and keep aside.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Heat the oil in a medium sized kadhai.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Add the cumin seeds, bay leaf, clove and green cardamom to the oil. Stir and saute until the cumin seeds splutter and the clove and green cardamom swell up. Then add the turmeric powder, kashmiri mirch powder and half teaspoon of salt and cook for a minute. </li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Next stir in the tomato-onion paste, lower the heat, cover and cook for 10-12 minutes, checking once every few minutes so that the masala does not burn and stick to the base of the kadhai.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Once the oil begins to release from the sides, add the vegetables into the kadhai, mix well, cover and cook over low flame for 10-12 minutes. By then the masala might begin to stick to the bottom of the kadhai. Add 3 tablespoons of milk and a pinch of baking soda, then using a wooden spatula scrape off the brown bits from the kadhai. </li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Mix the ingredients well, cover and cook for another 5 minutes. Now stir in the kasuri methi along with the milk in which it was soaked. Mix well, then add half cup water, adjust the salt, cover and cook until the vegetables are done.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Finally stir in the poppy seed paste along with the milk in which it was soaked, cover and cook for 5 minutes.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">The gravy at this point might look a bit grainy. If it does, dissolve one teaspoon cornflour in 2 tablespoons of water and stir it into the gravy and cook until the raw smell of cornflour goes away. (This smoothens the texture of the gravy.)</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Switch off the heat, garnish the curry with chopped coriander leaves and serve.</li>
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<li>If you like your vegetables to be crunchy, you can steam them for 15 minutes and then add them to the tomato-onion paste. </li>
<li>I add the pinch of baking soda so that the milk does not split. If you know of any other ingredient that keeps the milk from splitting, you can use that instead. </li>
<li>In the past when the weather was cooler I used milk at every step instead of water. As expected the extra milk make the dish creamier and a little more sweet. </li>
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When trying a new recipe, you know you've hit the jackpot when the picky eater reaches for seconds and the husband asks if the next batch is going into the oven soon.. This does not happen too often chez moi... but sometimes it does.. and when it does.. I do my happy dance... then reach out for the laptop to share the excitement with you.<br />
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So it was a lazy Sunday morning and me, in an effort to get my three and half year old excited about food, decided to play kitchen with him. As we have already <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2015/02/roasted-beet-cherry-and-apple-smoothie.html">mastered the art of making smoothies </a>and have also realized that <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/02/chocochip-cherry-n-coke-muffins.html">mixing muffin batter</a> is a child's play, this time we wanted to try something new, something a little more involved but playful nevertheless. A glance at the recipe archive reminded me of <a href="http://www.giadadelaurentiis.com/recipes/931/cheesy-pastry-puffs">Giada's Cheese Pastry Puffs</a>.... Perfect I thought... and quickly decided on the game plan. Now... tying up any activity with story-time is always fun, so I decided on Noah's Ark as the theme for the morning, pulled out my box of Noah's Ark Cookie cutters, the story book, crayons and a drawing book. The plan was to start off with the dough and while it sat in the refrigerator we would read the story, draw and color a boat with animals in it, then cut out the chilled dough, bake them and enjoy them with juice..<br />
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But since plans are meant to be disrupted ... so no sooner had we put the dough to chill, Papa decided to take the toddler out for a while, hence the drawing and coloring got swapped with playtime with the neighbours's puppy and the one hour refrigeration time was stretched to four to include bath-time, lunch and a nap afterwards. The puffs finally made their way into the oven at teatime and the request for the second batch followed soon after...<br />
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Now, about these cheese puffs.... A while ago I had baked the Giada's <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/01/cheesy-pinwheel-puffs.html">Pastry puffs with a twist of spinach</a>. Those were good... but this time there was no spinach in the refrigerator so I decided to try them with green peas and feta instead and for all the good reasons swapped the butter with part olive oil and part tahini. For color I made a second batch with roasted red bell pepper instead of green peas and as you can see the two together made a pretty plate... </div>
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<span class="amount">6 tablespoons</span>
<span class="name">quick cooking oats</span>
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<span class="amount">4 tablespoons</span>
<span class="name">whole wheat flour</span>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">¼ tsp</span> <span class="name">salt</span></li>
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<span class="amount">2 tablespoons</span>
<span class="name">tahini</span>
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<span class="amount">2 tablespoon</span>
<span class="name">olive oil</span>
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<span class="amount">80 gms</span>
<span class="name">feta cheese (about ½ cup)</span></li>
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<span class="name">peas, boiled *(see notes)</span></li>
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<span class="name">cloves of garlic</span>
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<span class="amount">2 teaspoons</span>
<span class="name">mint</span>
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<span class="amount">2 tablespoon</span>
<span class="name">yogurt</span>
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<span class="amount">salt and pepper</span>
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In the mixer-blender, blend the olive oil, tahini, peas, garlic to a paste.
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Add the remaining ingredients to the paste and mix well until you have a smooth dough.
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The dough will be quite soft. Shape it into a ½cm thick disc, wrap the disc with plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or upto 2 days. In case you do not plan to use the dough within the next 2 days, freeze it for up to 3 months (thaw in the refrigerator before using.)
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I have had a serious crush on this oatmeal cookie recipe since last summer...<br />
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The original recipe is Dorie's (but of course) and for the past one year I have been relentlessly playing around with her list of ingredients only to treat my family into awesome wholemeal cookies each time. </div>
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Of the many different variations I tried one is worth mentioning... While in US, I once subbed the entire butter with olive oil and baked a batch of thin, almost lacey, crunchy oatmeal cookies. The berry season was on. Hence, for a seasonal treat, I had substituted the raisins with oven-dried blueberries and added some white chocolate chips for fun. I had replaced the egg with flax seed meal... plus an extra helping of olive oil. The end product was gorgeous..<br />
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and addictive... I had however refrained from sharing the recipe then as the amount of oil used had felt way too much. I had intended to work on it later... but that never happened... since olive oil is expensive and blueberries almost non-existent in this part of India. So after lamenting over the ever increasing list of unavailable items in Bhubaneshwar, I did what any person in my place would do... I swapped the foreign flavors with local ones and baked a batch of coconut banana oatmeal cookies with chocochips for ... you know what.<br />
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Husband, son, friends, mother-in-law, all approved of it. Nevertheless there was scope for improvement. So a second, a third and a forth batch was baked until my friend said that the cookies rocked and were worth sharing with you... </div>
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Recipe adapted from <a href="http://doriegreenspan.com/2009/10/-i-was-delighted-to.html">In the Kitchen and on the road with Dorie Greenspan</a></div>
Total time: 1 hour 30<span class="duration"> minutes including 1 hour refrigeration time </span><br />
Yield: <span class="yield">18-20 cookies</span><br />
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Ingredients</div>
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<span class="amount">¼ cup</span>
<span class="name">over-ripe bananas, mashed</span>
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<span class="amount">¼ cup</span>
<span class="name">oil</span>
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<span class="amount">2 tablespoons</span>
<span class="name">butter, softened</span>
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<span class="amount">3 tablespoons </span>
<span class="name">sugar</span>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">4½ tablespoons</span>
<span class="name">demerara sugar </span>
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<span class="amount">¼ teaspoon</span>
<span class="name">nutmeg powder</span>
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<span class="name">quick-cooking oats</span>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name">⅓ cup whole wheat flour</span>
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<span class="amount">¼ teaspoon</span>
<span class="name">salt</span>
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<span class="amount">¼ teaspoon</span>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">heaped ⅓ cup</span> coconut (you can use pieces of coconut or ground coconut )</li>
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<span class="amount">½ cup</span>
<span class="name">semi-sweet chocolate chips ( or raisins or chopped chocolate or a mixture of all.)</span></li>
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This week I did a bit of catching up. I tried Dorie's version of Eggplant Caviar....<br />
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Why Eggplant Caviar ?? Because it sounded so profound but in fact seemed to be a close cousin of our homey Odiya-style Baigan Bharta. Further there was this assurance from <a href="http://doriegreenspan.com/2009/02/eggplant-dip-on-parade.html">Dorie that it contained only 70 calories per serving</a> ! Now isn't that the kind of food you would want to prepare for your family ?</div>
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Though in her book Dorie gives specific measurements for all the ingredients that go into her "caviar," I simply looked up her list, then added a pinch of this... a bit of that and an extra spoon of this until I was completely satisfied with the way the bowl of eggplant caviar tasted. My guess is that you'll probably do the same... so here is what went into the caviar... five small oven roasted eggplants, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 finely chopped onion, 2 cloves of garlic, crushed, some basil, some thyme and coriander leaves, lemon zest, a generous squeeze of lemon juice, 1 small tomato diced and a red hot pepper for heat. As per the recipe I had pierced the eggplants at several places and roasted them at 400°F for 30-45 minutes that is until their bellies felt soft and well cooked. Once the eggplants were cool enough to handle I peeled them, discarded the seedy parts within, then mashed the eggplant flesh with a fork and stirred the remaining ingredients into it. Finally I seasoned the mixture with salt and pepper and tada ... it was done. </div>
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I had covered and refrigerated it until dinner time... and served it on toasted whole grain bread as starter. Needless to say it was a big hit !!</div>
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While its similarity with the Odiya-style Baigan Bharta was evident, both husband and I agreed that using olive oil instead of mustard oil, basil and thyme in addition to coriander leaves and squeezing lemon juice into the mixture had brightened the bowl and pulled our otherwise humble baigan bharta up a notch.. Also we felt that while in its "caviar avatar" the roasted eggplants were great as a spread on gourmet sandwiches and tartines, it wasn't a good idea to serve it as a side with rice and dal..</div>
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My mother is a great cook and like all good cooks she guards her recipes well. Request her for her signature dishes and she happily cook them for you... Ask her for the recipe and she'll give you a list of ingredients to play with. <span style="text-align: left;"> And sometimes, that list is so short and simple that it makes you wonder if that is all that went into that lip smacking curry or the cutlet you just finished.... </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Chirer Chop or flattened rice patty is one of those recipes. Whoever has it, always asks her for the recipe and after hearing her list of ingredients invariably remarks, "It that all ?" </span><span style="text-align: left;">Yes, flattened rice, eggs, onion, ginger and coriander are the only ingredients that go into Maa's "Chire Chop," and it is amazing what these simple pantry staples do when they get together. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Chire </span><span style="text-align: left;">or </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flattened_rice" style="text-align: left;">flattened rice</a><span style="text-align: left;"> is rice which has been beaten into flat light dry flakes. It is an easily digestible form of raw rice which </span><span style="text-align: left;">swells when liquids are added to it. It is a breakfast staple in several states in Eastern India where people have it with milk or yogurt, mashed seasonal fruits and jaggery. Chirer pulao and pohe are some of the other dishes made with flattened rice which are popular among Indians. While making pulao or pohe requires some work, these patties get done in no time. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">If flattened rice is not a staple in your pantry and you do not wish to make an extra trip to the Indian store just for it, simply replace it with left over rice or a grain that absorbs liquid well, and you'll have a delightful snack to serve at teatime.. </span><br />
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<b style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Chirer Chop (Flattened rice Patty)</b><br />
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<span class="item" style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i>Flattened rice patties with eggs, onions and herbs of your choice..</i></span></span></div>
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Recipe by source Urmimala Pal</div>
Total time: <span class="duration">20 minute </span>Yield: 9-12 depending on the size<br />
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<span class="amount">⅔ cup </span>
<span class="name">chire or flattened rice </span>
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<span class="amount">2</span>
<span class="name">medium eggs</span>
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<span class="amount">1</span>
<span class="name">medium sized onion, chopped</span>
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<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">½ inch piece of ginger, finely chopped</span></li>
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<span class="amount">handful of</span>
<span class="name">chopped coriander or parsley</span>
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<span class="amount">1-2</span>
<span class="name">green chillies, chopped</span>
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<span class="amount">salt</span>
<span class="name">to taste</span>
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<span class="amount">oil</span>
<span class="name">for shallow frying</span>
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Wash the flattened rice two-three times, drain off the water and keep aside.
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Add the eggs, chopped onion, ginger, coriander, green chillies and salt to the flattened rice. Mix them well and keep aside. (I usually mix them with my hand.)
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Heat the oil in a frying fan. </li>
<li class="instruction">When the oil is hot enough reduce the heat and drop lemon sized balls of the mixture in the pan, flatten them to look like patties and cook them over medium low heat for about 3-4 minutes on each side, that is until they are look golden brown on either side.</li>
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Serve hot with ketchup or a tangy dip if you like... or simply like that.</li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Growing up I wasn't ever allowed to snub off any curry or veggie that was served. The house rule was you eat whatever is given, no excuses and no special meals for anyone. That forced my dad to try the dishes that mom grew up eating, mom learnt to cook the dishes dad grew up eating and I in turn got a peep of whatever both my grandma's cooked for my parents and their siblings.</span></div>
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My husband on the other hand was never forced into trying anything that they did not want to. As a result he missed out on many of the dishes which did not look alluring but tasted awesome. Kokharu Khatta or pumpkin chutney with black chickpea is one of those dishes that my mother-in-law prepares, but my husband had no recollection of eating. However when forced to try, he admitted that it tastes wonderful with dosa and uttapam and also as a side with rice and dal.</div>
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While preparing the chutney my mother-in-law shared one interesting fact about why many such vegetable chutneys are popular in the Puri-region in Odisha. Apparently the cuisine in that region has always been influenced by the food the Jagannath temple cooks, also known as Mahasauras, prepare for the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahaprasad_%28Jagannath_Temple%29">Mahaprasad</a>" of Lord Jagannath. Since it is against the temple rule to cook anything that is not indigenous, they abstain from cooking with vegetables like carrot, capsicum, French beans etc which are they believed to have been brought to India by the Britishers and other invaders who ruled India before them. Consequently the Mahasauras run into problem during the prolonged heavy monsoons when the only indigenous vegetables available are pumpkin, plantains, okra, pointed gourd and few others. As they aren't ready to compromise on the number of items to be prepared at each meal they become innovative with their recipes and thus are born a range of pithas (rice flour cakes), khattas(chutneys) and bodas (vegetable or lentil cakes) which dominate the cuisine in this part of Odisha.....<br />
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<i><span class="amount">2 tablespoons </span>
<span class="name">kala chana (black chickpea)</span>
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<i><span class="amount">1 cup</span>
<span class="name">cubes pumpkin</span>
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<i><span class="amount">⅛ tsp</span>
<span class="name">turmeric powder</span>
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<i><span class="amount">1½ teaspoon</span>
<span class="name">vegetable oil</span>
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<i><span class="amount">¼ teaspoon</span>
<span class="name">panch phoran</span>
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<i><span class="amount">2 </span>
<span class="name">green chillies, split</span>
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<i><span class="amount">2 sprigs</span>
<span class="name">of curry leaves</span>
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<i><span class="amount">2 tablespoon</span>
<span class="name">shredded coconut</span>
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<i><span class="amount">5 </span>
<span class="name">dates, deseeded and chopped</span>
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<li class="ingredient"><i><span class="name"><i><span class="amount">½ -1 </span></i></span></i><i>tablespoon sugar</i></li>
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<i><span class="amount">1 teaspoon</span>
<span class="name">tamarind paste</span>
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<i><span class="amount">¼cup</span>
<span class="name">coconut milk</span>
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<i><span class="amount">2 teaspoon</span>
<span class="name">sugar(adjust the amount according to taste)</span>
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<i><span class="amount">salt</span>
<span class="name">to taste</span>
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<i><span class="amount">heaped ¼ teaspoon</span>
<span class="name">roasted cumin seed powder</span></i></li>
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Soak kala chana or black chickpeas in warm water for atleast 2 hours. Drain and pressure cook the soaked chana with a pinch of salt. Keep the boiled chana aside.
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Put the cubed pumpkin in a pan. Pour enough water into the pan to cover the pumpkin pieces. Add a pinch of salt and turmeric powder to it. Cover and cook the pumpkin over medium low heat for about 10 minutes, until the pumpkin pieces are just cooked. Drain off the water and keep the cooked pumpkin aside.
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Heat the oil in a kadai or pan. Add panch phoran, split green chillies and curry leaves to the hot oil.
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When the seeds stop spluttering, add the cooked pumpkin, dates, shredded coconut and tamarind paste to the pan. Stir in the coconut milk, cover the pan and simmer till most of the liquid has evaporated.
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Then add the boiled kala chana and sugar, season with salt , stir in ¼ cup of water and simmer uncovered for about 8-10 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the flavors have come together. (If you like at this point you can add another ¼ cup of water, mash the pieces of pumpkin and simmer a little longer until the chutney looks like a thick homogeneous paste. However traditionally, this is not done. According to my mother-in-law, people here like the chutney with chunks of pumpkin in it.. but as you can see in the photographs above, I prepare it either way. )</i></li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Which ever way you choose to prepare, mashed or chunky , finally sprinkle the roasted cumin seed powder over it. Mix gently and switch off the heat. The chutney is now ready to be served.</i></li>
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We aren't Irish but just because it was fun, until last year, we would unfailingly don our tricolor tees and drive down to the nearest Irish locality to watch the St Patrick's day parade. Not that our tees were ever seen.. since there were layers of sweaters and coats to cover.. but we wore them nevertheless...</div>
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Why our tri-color tees ?? Well... you see we had dyed them for the Indian Independence day but then since the Indians and the Irish share the colors in their flags, we made it a tradition to wear them even for St. Patrick's day. </div>
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Do these nations have a semblance beyond the colors in their flags... Well. yes. Besides their love for potatoes and the fact some of the best schools in India were founded and are still taken care of by Catholic societies from Ireland, at some point in history we were both ruled by the British and had a similar fight against the colonial rule. It is well known that our national leaders at that time were in touch and it is said that "many of the provisions of the constitution of India were drawn from their Irish counterparts." I guess these are some of the reasons why Indians in Dublin feel at home and a good many celebrate St Patrick's Day... </div>
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Now about the tees... these are really simple to make and as corny as it may look, it is always a pleasure to wear them out :)</div>
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*we used<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tulip-One-Step-Dye-Refills-Orange/dp/B005NO6A16/ref=sr_1_51?ie=UTF8&qid=1376801657&sr=8-51&keywords=tulip+fabric+dye"> Tulip Fabric Dyes</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Identify the center or the spot round which you want the spiral. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pinch a bit of the fabric around that point and begin wrapping the fabric around that point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Continue wrapping until your fabric looks a cinnamon roll. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now squeezing the bottles, apply the dyes as shown in the picture....</span><br />
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Reference : <a href="http://www.dharmatrading.com/gifts/the-spiral-tie-dye-basics.html">Dharma Trading.com </a></div>
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This past week I was at home, chatting with Baba, Maa, shopping in Gariahat and eating food that evoked memories from my childhood.<br />
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You know there was a time when I hated anything that was deep-fried. My favorite meal used to be "sheddho -baat," steamed rice and boiled vegetables with a generous helping of butter and <b>that</b> I could eat even for breakfast. Back then, before leaving for parties, Maa would always remind me, "<i>Ja deoya hobe khabe</i>" that is 'try what ever is served,' and me being the sweet obedient girl that I was, would begrudgingly try the samosas, pakoras and puris which the <i>kakimas</i> would prepare with care and diligence... until one fine day I began to like what I was eating and was doomed for life... :)<br />
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In fact when I was full-blown pregnant with my little one, one day I got such a terrible craving for a deep-fried snack that I nagged my mother into making some Aloo-r nimki for us. Since at that point, I was trying to eat healthy, in spite of all her warnings, I remember forcing her to shallow fry the stuff ... just so that it would weigh a little less on my conscience. </div>
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But....that my friends... was such a huge mistake.<br />
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That day I learnt it the hard way that one should never ever try to <i>healthify</i> a pakoda or a <b>Aloo-r Nimki. </b>They are meant to be oily. They are meant to be sinful. They are meant to be deep-fried. No one in their right minds should ever try to take away their oil (read goodness) from them and transform into lumps of awfulness that he or she will regret long after that "healthy snack" is over.<br />
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These indulgent little treats get done and get over in a jiffy. They are excellent for entertaining guests, for brightening up dull and dreary days and for breaking the ice after a heated argument with your partner or the teenager in the house who suddenly feels all grown-up and misunderstood. Try my mother's time-tested remedy for such situations and let me know if the charm of her Aloo-r Nimkis worked at your house.....<br />
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<i>Deep-fried golden triangles stuffed with lumpy-mashed potato prepared in the Bengali-style..... </i></div>
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Heat 1 ½ teaspoon of oil in a kadai/wok. Add the sliced onions, chopped ginger and green chillies and cook till the onions soften slightly.
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Mash the boiled potatoes with your hand and add it to the cooked onions, adjust the salt and cook for 4-5 minutes till the potato filling looks done. Note that the mashed potato does not have to be smooth.
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<li class="instruction">Spoon the potato filling in one half of the disc leaving <span class="amount">½ cm along the edge.</span></li>
<li class="instruction"><span class="amount">Fold the top half over it, press the two edges together. Then fold the semi-circle into half to form a triangle and press the dough at the lower end of the triangle and keep aside in a tray lined with parchment paper.</span></li>
<li class="instruction"><span class="amount">Repeat the process with the remaining dough till all the nimkis are rolled, filled and shaped like a triangle.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">Now </span>heat enough oil in a kadai for
deep frying. To check if the oil is hot enough, drop a small piece of
dough in it; if it sizzles right away and gradually floats up to the
surface then the oil is ready for frying.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Turning the heat to medium low, carefully place the stuffed nimkis in the oil. Do not overcrowd, few at a time.</li>
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slotted spoon and keep aside until you have fried the whole lot.</li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Clockwise with from top</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">: </span><span style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;">Nariyal Samosa</span>, <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/02/palak-pakoda-spinach-fritters-guest.html" style="text-align: center;">Palak Pakoda</a><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/11/mangalorean-goli-bajje-south-vs-north.html" style="text-align: center;">Goli Bajje</a><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/02/beer-battered-asparagus-pakoda.html" style="text-align: center;">Beer Battered Pakoda</a><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/02/medu-vadai-cook-win-contest-ezcookcook.html" style="text-align: center;">Medu Vada</a></div>
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Banana bread is probably one those things which everyone bakes all the time. Each one following a time-tested recipe of her own which yields a lovely loaf every time. My favorite recipe is an adaption of Tarla Dalal's<a href="http://www.tarladalal.com/Banana-Pecan-Walnut-Muffin-Cake-34423r"> Banana Pecan Walnut Muffin Cake</a>, an eggless whole wheat banana muffin recipe with layers of flavors added by the addition of nuts and raisins. Adding cocoa powder and chocolate chips to the basic batter always takes the bread up a notch so I unfailingly do it every time.<br />
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But the other day when I set off to bake my regular banana bread, I realized that our stock of chocolate as well as that of dry fruits needed a refill. A search for an alternate recipe led me to a series in <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/5-easy-ways-to-make-banana-bread-even-more-awesome-tips-from-the-kitchn-215767">The</a> <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-banana-bread-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-139900">Kitchn </a>on the hows and don'ts about banana bread. And thus was born this new <b>wholegrain caramelized banana bread </b>recipe.<br />
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At first I was a little apprehensive about the outcome. I had never baked anything with finger millet flour(ragi) before and wasn't sure if my three and a half year old son would like the nutty flavor it rendered. But all my apprehensions vanished next day when he too gave the bread a thumbs up. Without any fuss, he swept clean his breakfast of banana bread and jam and even asked for a slice in the evening. That is when I knew that I had to share the recipe with you right away...<br />
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So here's my recipe of a healthy and wholesome banana bread made without eggs or butter... </div>
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<b style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Wholegrain Caramelized Banana Bread</b></div>
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Prep time: <span class="preptime">1 hour </span>Cook time: <span class="cooktime">1 hour </span>Total time: <span class="duration">2 hours</span><br />
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Ingredients</b><br />
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<span class="amount">⅔ cup</span>
<span class="name">caramelized banana (<i>I used 4 medium sized over-ripened bananas + 2 tablespoons of honey</i>)</span></li>
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<span class="amount">⅓ cup + 2 tablespoons</span>
<span class="name">plain yogurt (I used <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-yogurt-at-home-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-125070#_">homemade yogurt</a>)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">¼ cup</span>
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<span class="amount">¼ cup</span>
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<span class="amount">2 tablespoon</span>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">⅔ cup</span> <span class="name">whole wheat flour</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">⅓ cup</span> <span class="name">oats</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">⅓ cup</span> <span class="name">finger millet(ragi)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">½ teaspoon</span> <span class="name">salt</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">¾ teaspoon</span> <span class="name">baking powder</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">¾ teaspoon</span> <span class="name">baking soda</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;">1 teaspoon nutmeg powder</li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">1 teaspoon</span> <span class="name">flax seed</span></li>
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<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">First caramelize the over-ripened bananas. For this, preheat the oven to 325° F. Coat the peeled bananas with 1½ to 2 tablespoons of honey and put them in a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake the honey-coated bananas in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes until they look caramelized.</li>
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Transfer the caramelized bananas into the mixing bowl. Mash them with a fork.
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Add honey, ⅓ cup yogurt and sugar to the mashed bananas. Mix well. Then add the peanut butter to the mixture.
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Add all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
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Now gently incorporate the dry ingredient mixture into the mashed banana mixture taking care not to over-mix the batter. </li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Fold in the remaining 2 tablespoons of yogurt and spoon the batter into a well greased 9×5 inch loaf pan. Let the batter rest on the counter top for 10 minutes or so. (With experience I have learnt that, when baking with whole grain flours, resting the batter always ensures a softer and tastier bread. So if you have the time let the batter rest for a few minutes before baking it. )</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile preheat oven to 360°F</li>
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Bake the bread in the preheated oven for 55-60 minutes until the loaf pulls away from the sides of the pan and comes out easily on tilting the pan.
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Cool completely before slicing.</li>
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here are few other recipes that call for over-ripened bananas..</div>
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<a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2013/07/blueberry-cherry-banana-bread.html">Blueberry Cherry Banana Bread</a></div>
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<a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/05/chocolate-banana-bars.html">Chocolate Banana Bars</a></div>
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<a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/06/hummingbird-bars.html">Hummingbird Bars</a></div>
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<a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.in/2014/06/chocolate-banana-cookies.html">Chocolate Banana Cookies</a></div>
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create something red... </div>
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something .... perfect for fourteenth Feb.....</div>
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Last year the urge stretched a little beyond.. so sometime in March toddler and I blended this lovely red smoothie and I, charmed by its hue, decided to call it the V-day smoothie... just because it was red and looked so valentine-y ;-) since February was long gone, I saved the recipe only to share it with you in good time...<br />
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<b><u>Ingredients</u></b><br />
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<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1</span>
<span class="name">banana</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 </span>
<span class="name">apple</span>
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<span class="amount">15</span>
<span class="name">dark sweet cherries, frozen</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 cup</span>
<span class="name">beet root (preferably oven-roasted)</span></li>
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<span class="amount">1/4 cup</span>
<span class="name">celery stalks, chopped</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp</span>
<span class="name">ginger, finely chopped</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tbsp</span>
<span class="name">fresh coriander</span>
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<span class="amount">1/3 cup</span>
<span class="name">greek yogurt</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 cup</span>
<span class="name">water</span>
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<span class="name">salt to taste</span>
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Put all the ingredients into the jar of a blender and blend till a smooth mixture is obtained.
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Pour into the glasses straight away or strain it and serve.</li>
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P.S: I do not remember exactly how much smoothie we had blended but guessing from the picture I think it was around 2- 2 1/2 cups.<br />
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</div>mouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018588694863135745noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844421426181725690.post-55819148261014360702015-01-25T07:54:00.001+05:302015-02-20T16:50:20.180+05:30Penne with Eggplant Sauce<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Penne with eggplant sauce... Well a friend had recommended this combination a few months ago. I wasn't sure whether to appreciate it or dismiss the thought of trying it, until the other day eggplants, green pepper and tomatoes were the only vegetables I had at hand to prepare dinner with. A little search on the net showed that the combo is Mediterranean... so I tried since I love everything from that part of the world.... and wow... what a flavorful dish it turned out to be.<br />
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Husband however was not overly excited about it. He thought Chinese eggplants would have made the sauce tastier. Perhaps it would. But after fretting for months about the lack of variety, I have finally learnt to live and be happy with the local and seasonal produce. So the sauce as it was tasted lovely to me.....<br />
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<span class="amount">1 ¼ cup</span>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">2 </span><span class="name">medium sized tomatoes</span>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;">2 <span class="name">medium sized green eggplant (or 2 Chinese eggplants)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name">1 green pepper </span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">1 tbsp</span> <span class="name">olive oil + more for drizzling on top</span></li>
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<span class="name">medium sized red onion, finely chopped + 1 small onion, halved</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">5 </span><span class="name">cloves of garlic</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">⅛ tsp</span>
<span class="name">red chilli powder</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name"><span class="amount">½ tsp cumin powder</span> </span></li>
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<span class="amount">salt and pepper </span><span class="name">to taste</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp</span>
<span class="name">dried basil</span>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">5-6</span>
<span class="name">black olives, quartered</span></li>
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<span class="amount">¼ cup</span>
<span class="name">coriander leaves, chopped</span>
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<span class="amount">juice</span>
<span class="name">of ½ lemon</span>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name"><span class="amount">¼ cup</span> feta cheese*</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*I did not have feta, so topped it with mozzarella but I am sure feta or ricotta would be a better choice.</span><br />
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<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the instructions on the packet. Reserve 3/4 cup of the cooking water and drain the pasta.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Prick the tomatoes with fork. Rub the tomatoes and eggplant with olive oil, put in microwave safe bowl, cover and microwave on high for 5 minutes.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">After the vegetables have cooled down, de-skin them, and mix them together. If the vegetables cannot be mashed and mixed easily, microwave them on high for another minute and keep aside.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the thyme, crushed garlic and chopped onion. Stirring frequently cook until they are fragment but not browned.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Stir in the tomato-eggplant mixture. Add salt, chilli powder, basil and cumin powder to the pan and cook for 5 minutes. </li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Stir in 1/4 cup of the reserved water, add the onion halves and bring the sauce to a simmer.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Reduce the heat to lowest setting, cover the pan and cook for 7-10 minutes. The sauce would have reduced and thickened by then.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Stir in the another 1/4 cup of the cooking water, add the quartered olives, cover the pan and cook for another 7 minutes. </li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">The onion halves would have cooked by now. Using a wooden spoon crush the layers of onion into the sauce.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Finally add the cooked pasta, the chopped coriander and the remaining 1/4 cup of the cooking water and cook for another 5-7 minutes. </li>
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In Odiya, plantains are called Koncha Kodoli, which literally means raw banana. Probably they are so called because of the semblance in their shape and color. Whatever it be, this vegetable is widely grown in Odisha and plantain cakes or Koncha Kodoli Bodas are quite popular with the people here.<br />
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While rice-daal and kodoli boda is a standard combination at my in-laws, at home, I sometimes stray from convention and serve them with tea. They are incredibly easy to prepare and more importantly cupboard friendly.... that is, if you have a couple of plantains in hand, you can actually prepare these out of items in your pantry. Also the toddler approves of them. So these days when I am busy, I cook these, make a pot of rice, a pot of lentils with lots of vegetables and call it a meal. <br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The recipe is my mother-in-laws and I usually stick to it. However from time to time I substitute the potato with sweet potato and throw in a teaspoon of chives into the dough. My husband finds such healthy variations sacrilegious, but I quite enjoy the slightly sweetish plantain cakes, specially with a dab of mango pickle on top....</span></div>
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<i>Gluten-free plantain and potato patties</i></div>
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Recipe source: Swapnarani Khandai (MIL)</div>
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Prep time: <span class="preptime">25 minutes (including cooling time) </span>Cook time: 10-12<span class="cooktime"> minutes per batch of patties</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Ingredients</span><br />
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">2</span>
<span class="name">plantains</span>
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<span class="amount">1</span>
<span class="name">medium sized potato</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;">3-4 <span class="name">cloves of garlic, grated</span>
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<span class="amount">1</span>
<span class="name">small onion chopped</span>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="amount">1 tablespoon</span>
<span class="name">chickpea flour(besan)</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tablespoon</span>
<span class="name">fresh coriander leaves, chopped</span>
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<li class="ingredient" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="amount">pinch </span><span class="name">of red chilly powder</span></li>
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<span class="amount">1</span>
<span class="name">green chilli, chopped</span>
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<span class="amount">salt</span>
<span class="name">to taste</span>
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<span class="amount">oil</span>
<span class="name">for shallow frying</span></li>
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Cut the plantains and potato in halves and boil them.
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Drain the water and put the boiled vegetables in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes. This helps drain off the sogginess.
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When the boiled veggies are cool enough to handle, mash them together along with the garlic, onion, chickpea flour, coriander leaves, chilli powder and green chilli ( if using) .
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Now make lemon sized balls of the mixture and shape each ball into patty.
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Heat the oil in a tawa or griddle. <span style="text-align: justify;">When the oil is nice and hot, slide the patties in and reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the griddle and cook the patties. Check back in 4-5 minutes. Once the patties are well browned on the underside, flip them add oil if required and cook the other side until they are crisp and golden. For best results, resist the urge to move the patties while they are cooking.</span></li>
<li class="instruction" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">The patties might feel soft when taken out of the pan. That is fine. They become firm once they cool down. It is therefore advisable to prepare them few minutes in advance.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After procrastinating for days I am finally here....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot has happened in the last few months... the toddler has started school, I joined work and...... aah.. yup. and thats about it. Actually, though a lot hasn't really happened, life suddenly seems to have picked up pace and </span>toddler and I are gradually settling down to our new routine. Naturally the time spent on doing things that are not of mutual interest has minimized... but I guess that is alright. after all they stay little for only so long and I should know better than to spend this time doing things that can wait..... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />...thus dinner these days is usually quick and simple.. wrapped up almost always with a helping of yogurt for dessert. Weekends are however different. We are all relaxed and while the boys hang out doing boy-stuff... I take my time and prepare something special for them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last weekend I cooked <b>Kheer Komla</b>, one of my favorite desserts from childhood...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Literally, Kheer Komla means milk pudding with orange. In winter when the local markets flood with oranges almost every Bengali I know picks up a bunch and prepares bowls of Kheer Komla. Of course those who have the luxury of time, patiently watch over a kadai of whole milk while it simmers and reduces to kheer, then sweeten the reduced milk, flavor it with elaichi(green cardamom) and sometimes saffron, chill the kheer, then dot it with segments of oranges... W</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hile others like me take the short route and prepare the kheer with a mix of whole milk and condensed milk and then flavor it and adorn it the usual way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However if you are like me and find condensed milk a little too sweet for your taste, you might want to consider the way I prepare kheer these days. The recipe is a medley of <a href="http://thehumptydumptykitchen.blogspot.in/2013/03/cajeta-dulce-de-leche.html"> Cajeta</a> and traditional Kheer. It is relatively quick, gives you a handle on how sweet you want your dessert to be and works like a charm every time.... </span><br />
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<i>Oranges in milk pudding flavored with green cardamom and saffron</i></div>
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Recipe by Tanusree</div>
Cook time: <span class="cooktime">45 minutes </span>Total time: <span class="duration">45 minutes + chilling time</span><br />
Yield: <span class="yield">2-3 servings</span><br />
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Ingredients<br />
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<span class="amount">2 + ½ cup</span>
<span class="name">milk</span>
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<span class="amount">3 tbsps</span>
<span class="name">sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">¼tsp</span>
<span class="name">baking soda</span>
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<span class="amount">pinch of</span>
<span class="name">salt</span>
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<span class="amount">1 </span>
<span class="name">green cardamom</span>
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<span class="amount">5-6 strands </span>
<span class="name">of saffron</span>
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<span class="amount">1</span>
<span class="name">orange</span>
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In a large saucepan or kadai, combine 2 cups of milk with the sugar and salt and bring to a boil over medium heat.
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Dissolve the baking soda in 2 tablespoons of the milk mixture and stirring vigorously pour it into the saucepan of milk mixture. (The milk swells at this point so keep a close watch and stir continuously. )
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<li class="instruction">Reduce the heat to medium-low,split open the green cardamom, add it to the milk and stirring occasionally simmer the milk for 10 minutes.</li>
<li class="instruction">Meanwhile stir the saffron into the remaining milk and keep it aside.</li>
<li class="instruction">Once the milk in the saucepan thickens and becomes a light shade of orange , add the remaining milk to it and stir occasionally simmer over medium-low heat for another 15-20 minutes until the flavored milk thickens enough to coat the back of your spoon.</li>
<li class="instruction">Now switching off the heat, pour the flavored milk into 2 or 3 serving bowls and chill for 1 hour.</li>
<li class="instruction">Add the orange segments to the bowl and chill the dessert for another hour or until you are ready to serve.</li>
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Serve and enjoy !!<br />
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Until next time,<br />
Tanusree<br />
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I shall be sharing this dessert at the following parties..<br />
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Its been almost two weeks since we moved to India. My toddler hasn't yet come to terms with the move. He constantly insists that we get back "home." I guess it takes time to get used to the heat and dampness .... the very things that breathe home to us.... <br />
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After living with my parents in Kolkata for a week, toddler and I finally moved to Bhubaneshwar over the weekend. The city of Bhubaneshwar, experienced a IT boom a couple of years back. As a result apartments with basic facilities are mushrooming everywhere, but so far, we have not been able to find a place that is close enough to the institute where my husband works. So we are living out of our suitcases in a guest house and looking for a place we can call home. </div>
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Under the present circumstances, cooking is not an option. We've been eating in the student's canteen. The food in the canteen is tasty but spicy. Way too spicy if you ask me... The toddler wisely has turned towards healthier options. He has been surviving on plain white rice, oats, boiled eggs, milk and bananas. The combination has been keeping him happy and energetic, so we are not overly worried about the lack of greens and colors in his diet. Afterall this arrangement is temporary and hopefully things will start falling in place soon....</div>
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In an effort to keep pace with the Doristas, I prepared a few dishes from AMFT, before we left US. This baked tomato dish was a particular favorite. Because tomatoes were cheap, and preparing the dish is easy, I kept including Tomatoes Provençal (sometimes an "almost-Indianized" variant of it), as a side for every other meal. In all its avatars this dish was well received... So, in case you are running out of ideas or enthusiasm for an elaborate side for dinner tonight, consider this simple baked tomato dish..<br />
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To prepare it, preheat your oven to 375°F, cut few tomatoes in halves, mix crushed garlic, basil plus few other herbs of your choice, salt and pepper and olive oil in a bowl, rub the mixture over the open halves of the tomatoes, place them in a greased baking tray and bake for 50 minutes, basting the tomatoes once in between with the juice released from them... and viola ! Tomatoes Provençal is ready to enjoy. I think, baked with a sprinkle of pesto and mozzarella on top, these baked tomatoes will also make excellent starters at any girly party ....<br />
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You can find Dorie's recipe for Tomatoes Provençal in her book <a href="http://www.flipkart.com/around-my-french-table-english/p/itmczzk8hwb6ckmz?pid=9780618875535&otracker=from-search&srno=t_1&query=Around+my+french+table&ref=69e92ec8-f79b-4c0e-81a2-33a31ef82750">Around My French Table</a> . Also it has been published in <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2010/09/15/Dorie-Greenspan-s-new-cookbook-invites-the-world-to-gather-round-her-French-table/stories/201009150238">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.</a></div>
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Hi ! Hope you all are keeping well and enjoying summer to the fullest. We've been busy packing our way off USA. With only three weeks left to go to India, the move is finally feeling more real every day. Piece by piece our furnitures are selling off, cardboard boxes are getting filled and stacked around the corners. Our car is sold and right now, we are pretty much dependent on friends and rentals to move around. The move is a little confusing for our toddler. He was born here and to him, India has always meant holiday. He cannot yet understand the need to give away everything before leaving for India... Guess it'll take sometime before the idea of moving countries sink into him..</div>
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Anyway all that has been keeping me occupied and away. But it feels strange to neglect this space for long. So I thought I'll just drop by to say hello and share a smoothie that I whipped the other day. Made with Kiwi, pear, banana and raisins this smoothie is wonderfully filling and satisfying. The coconut milk renders it a quaintly tropical flavor, while the basil renders a freshness that is delightful. Since the kiwis in hand were sour-ish, I added a helping of honey. Skip it if you have the sweetish kiwis or add little less according to taste ... </div>
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Total time: <span class="duration">10 minutes + chilling time</span><br />
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<span class="amount">⅓ over-</span><span class="name">ripe banana</span>
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<span class="amount">¼-½ tsp</span>
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I had read about <a href="http://www.thehealthsite.com/fitness/health-benefits-of-salmon-fish-sa114/">the health benefits of salmon</a> and had ever since been looking for ways to introduce it to my son's diet. While I enjoyed most of the salmon dishes that I tried, my son wasn't very keen on them until I made these salmon cakes the other day.<br />
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The inspiration for these came from Dorie's <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.com/2014/06/salmon-rillettes-french-fridays-with_26.html">Salmon Rillettes</a>. Since the fish-cakes were for a two and half year old, I barely added any spices or herbs in them. In spite of that they turned out pretty good and both toddler and I relished each bite of our salmon cakes.</div>
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Recipe by Tanusree </div>
Prep time: <span class="preptime">10 minutes </span>Cook time: <span class="cooktime">7-8 minutes</span><br />
Yield: <span class="yield">10</span><br />
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<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1</span>
<span class="name">salmon fillet</span>
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<span class="amount">½ cup</span>
<span class="name">water</span>
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<span class="amount">¼ inch</span>
<span class="name">lemon rind</span>
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<span class="amount">¼ tsp</span>
<span class="name">salt</span>
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<span class="amount">2 tbsp</span>
<span class="name">chopped onions</span>
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<span class="amount">1</span>
<span class="name">medium potato, boiled</span>
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<span class="amount">1½ tbsp</span>
<span class="name">cornstarch</span>
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<li class="ingredient">
<span class="amount">lemon juice</span>
<span class="name">to taste</span>
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<li class="ingredient">
<span class="amount">white pepper and salt</span>
<span class="name">to taste</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp</span>
<span class="name">chives, chopped</span></li>
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<span class="amount">1 tbsp</span>
<span class="name">butter</span>
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<span class="amount">about 2 tsps of olive oil </span>
<span class="name">for greasing the pan</span>
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<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Cut the salmon fillet into ½ - 1 inch cubes.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Pour ½ cup water into a pan. Add lemon rind, salt, onions and the salmon cubes to it. Over medium heat, bring the mix to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Reserving the water, strain the ingredients and transfer them into the jar of your blender. Adding as much reserved liquid as required (I used most of it), blend the poached salmon cubes along with the onion et. al until a uniform mixture is obtained. (Note that the mixture might not be smooth.)</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Using the back of spoon mash the potato. Add the salmon mixture, chives, butter and cornstarch to it, add lemon juice according to taste, season with salt and pepper and mix well.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Divide the potato-salmon mixture into 10 parts and shape each into a patty.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Put olive oil (or butter) in a frying pan. When the oil is nice and hot, add the fish cakes to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side until crisp and golden. </li>
<li class="instruction" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Cool completely. Serve with boiled or steamed vegetables.</li>
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P.S: More <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.com/search/label/fish">fish recipes</a>, including toddler approved <a href="http://myniche-myspace.blogspot.com/2014/04/toddler-friendly-tuna-cakes.html">Tuna Cakes</a>. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flourmewithlove.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Mix it up Monday</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://cookinwluv.blogspot.com/p/made-with-love-mondays.html" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Made with love Monday,</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.thisgalcooks.com/" style="color: #747474; text-decoration: none;">Marvelous Mondays @ This Gal Cooks</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.jamhands.net/" style="color: #747474; text-decoration: none;">Recipe Sharing @ Jam Hands</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.makeaheadmealsforbusymoms.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Melt in your Mouth Monday</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Inspiration Monday Party</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://jamhands.net/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Recipe Sharing Monday</a>,<br /><a href="http://www.create-with-joy.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Inspire Me Monday</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Clever Chicks Blog Hop</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://serendipityandspice.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Maniac Monday Linky Party</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Meatless Monday : <a href="http://sweetsav.blogspot.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Meatless Monday My Sweet and Savory</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Tuesday </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f;" target="_blank">Totally Tasty Tuesday @ Mandy's Recipe Box</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><a href="http://www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Show Me What You Got @ Our Delightful Home</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> , </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ladybug-blessings.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Hand Made Tuesday @ Ladybug Blessings</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Share it Link Party @ Winthrop Chronicles</a>, <a href="http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tasty Tuesday</a> @ Anyonita Nibbles, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.zestysouthindiankitchen.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Hearth and Soul blog Hop</a> @ Zesty South Indian Kitchen,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.feedingbig.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">In & Out of the Kitchen @ Feeding Big & More</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://zentmrs.blogspot.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Tuesday's Table @ Love in the Kitchen</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.minivandreams.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tickle My Tastebuds@Mini Van Dreams</a></span><br />
<a href="http://spatulasonparade.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Southern Special @Spatulas on Parade</a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="http://www.therecipecritic.com/" style="color: #0f5959; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Time to Sparkle Tuesday</a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.nap-timecreations.com/" style="color: #0f5959; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Create Link Inspire</a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.chef-in-training.com/" style="color: #0f5959; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tuesday Talent Show</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://pintsizedbaker.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0f5959; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Two Cup Tuesday</a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://www.cedarhill-ranch.com/" style="color: #0f5959; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Scoop</a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://www.hunwhatsfordinner.com/" style="color: #0f5959; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Simple Supper Tuesday</a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.vmg206.com/" style="color: #0f5959; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Brag About it Tuesday</a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://designeddecor.com/" style="color: #0f5959; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Social Media 2-for-Tuesday</a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" style="color: #0f5959; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Take a Look Tuesday</a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://yesterfood.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0f5959; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Treasure Box Tuesday</a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://www.allthingsheartandhome.com/" style="color: #0f5959; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Take a Bow</a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">. </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.bunsinmyoven.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">What's Cooking Wednesday @ Buns in my Oven</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/" initial="" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" text-decoration:="">Cast Party Wednesday @ Lady Behind the Curtain</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://millerfamilyorganizer.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Show and Share @ Semi Homemade Mom</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.dizzybusyandhungry.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wine'd Down Wednesday</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.athometake2.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wonderful Food Wednesdays at @ All She Cooks</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://momstestkitchen.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wonderful Food Wednesdays at @ Mom's Test Kitchen</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://whitelightsonwednesday.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;">Wednesday,</a> <a href="http://whitelightsonwednesday.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;">Whatsit@White Lights on Wednesday,</a><br /><span style="color: #6f6f6f;"><a href="http://www.hungrylittlegirl.com/" style="color: #6f6f6f; text-decoration: none;">Wednesday Extravaganza @ Hunger Little Girl</a>, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;">Create & Share @ The Trendy Tree House</a>,<br /><a href="http://www.sugaranddots.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;">What I Whipped Up Wednesday @ Sugar & Dots</a> <a href="http://www.creationsbykara.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;">Look, </a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.asavoryfeast.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Hump Day Happenings @A Savory Feast</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Thursday</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.seven-alive.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;">Link it Up Thursday @ Seven Alive</a><span style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 17.981481552124023px;">,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 17.981481552124023px;"><a href="http://www.fivelittlechefs.com/" style="color: #737373;" target="_blank">Fantastic Thursday @ Three Little Chiefs</a>, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 17.981481552124023px;"><a href="http://domesblissity.blogspot.com/" style="color: #737373;" target="_blank">Thriving on Thursdays @ Domesblissity</a>, </span><span style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 17.981481552124023px;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 17.981481552124023px;"><a href="http://mizhelenscountrycottage.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/full-plate-thursday-4-18-13.html" style="color: #747474;" target="_blank">Full Plate Thursday @ Miz Helen's Country Cottage</a> , </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 17.981481552124023px;"> </span><a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" style="color: #737373; line-height: 17.981481552124023px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Freedom Friday @ My Turn</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://fooddonelight.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;">Thursday's Treasures @ Food Done Light</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ww.sweetbellaroos.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;">Pin it Thursday @ Sweet Bella Roos</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Friday </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.simplelivingeating.com/" style="color: #737373;" target="_blank">Foodie Friday @ Simple Living and Eating</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #737373;"><a href="http://www.thepinjunkie.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;">Friday Linky Party @ The Pin Junkie, </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.co.uk/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;">Get Him Feed @ Anyonita Nibble</a>s</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://www.simplysweethome.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Friday Favorite (DYI too) @ Simple Sweet Home</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.notyourordinaryrecipes.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Foodie Friday @ Not Your Ordinary Recipes</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Foodie Friday @ Rattlebridge Farm</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.aroundmyfamilytable.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://thethriftinessmiss.blogspot.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Weekend Wonders @ The Thriftiness Miss</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.mostlyfoodandcrafts.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;">Friday Food Frenzy @ Mostly Food and Crafts</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://sunflowersupperclub.blogspot.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;">Weekend Potluck @ Sunflower Supper Club</a>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://thebestblogrecipes.blogspot.com/" style="color: #737373; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Weekend re-Treat @The Best Blog Recipes</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://willcookforsmiles.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Saturday Show Stopper @Will Cook for smilles</a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 23.99599838256836px; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 23.99599838256836px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="http://glutenfreehomemaker.com/" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #753109; line-height: 23.99599838256836px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Gluten-Free Wednesdays</a><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 23.99599838256836px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://sheeats.ca/" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #753109; line-height: 23.99599838256836px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Fresh Foods Wednesdays</a><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 23.99599838256836px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://www.tessadomesticdiva.com/" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #753109; line-height: 23.99599838256836px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Allergy-Free Wednesdays</a><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 23.99599838256836px; text-align: start;">, </span></span><br />
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Now we all know that berries are an excellent bait for boys....</div>
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So it is not surprising that in 1954, a 15 year old made a buttery blueberry coffee cake and seeing the effect it had on boys, named it Blueberry Boy Bait. The cake recipe that Renny Powell from Chicago had submitted a recipe to the Pillsbury $100,000 Recipe and Baking Contest, only won her second place in the youth division that year, but it has stood the test of time and has been in circulation ever since.<br />
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With bowls of strawberries staring at me, last week, I tried an egg free variation of the Blueberry Boy Bait. I had decided to call it Berry coffee cake in case it failed to charm my boys enough. But guess what , this variation too passed the test :D</div>
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Even my husband who is a "strictly chocolate cake man" asked for a second piece. Elated by his response I made the same cake the following day for our friends and they too loved it. So yes. This recipe is definitely a keeper and with all the berries, it will fit right into your July 4th-tablescape.</div>
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Recipe adapted from <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/07/blueberry-boy-bait/">Smitten Kitchen</a></div>
Prep time: <span class="preptime">25 minutes </span>Cook time: <span class="cooktime">32-37 minutes </span>Yield: <span class="yield">8×8 " cake</span><br />
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<b><u>Ingredients</u></b><br />
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<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1 cup + ½ tsp</span>
<span class="name">all-purpose flour, measured separately</span></li>
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<span class="amount">1 ½ tsp</span>
<span class="name">baking powder</span>
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<li class="ingredient">
<span class="amount">¼ tsp</span>
<span class="name">baking soda</span>
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<span class="amount">½ tsp</span>
<span class="name">salt</span>
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<li class="ingredient">
<span class="amount">150 ml</span>
<span class="name">whole milk</span>
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<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">6 tbsp</span> <span class="name">unsalted butter, softened</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">½ cup</span> <span class="name">applesauce</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">¼ cup + 2 tbsps</span> <span class="name">light brown sugar</span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">¼ cup</span> <span class="name">sugar</span></li>
<li class="ingredient">
<span class="amount">⅓ cup</span>
<span class="name">blueberries</span>
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<span class="amount">1½ tsp</span>
<span class="name">candied citrus peel, ground</span>
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<li class="ingredient"><span class="name">1½ tbsp granulated sugar</span></li>
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<span class="amount">½ </span>
<span class="name">ground cinnamon</span>
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<span class="amount">½ tsp</span>
<span class="name">all-purpose flour</span>
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<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">8 </span>
<span class="name">strawberries, hulled</span></li>
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<span class="amount">1½ tbsp</span>
<span class="name">blueberries</span>
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<b><u>Cooking Directions</u></b><br />
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Center the rack and heat the oven to 350°F.
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Line the base of a 8×8 inch baking pan with a parchment paper, then grease the parchment paper and the walls of the pan.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Sift the 1 cup of flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl and keep aside.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Bring the milk to a boil. When the milk begins to overflow, switch off the heat and set aside.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Put the butter, applesauce and sugars in a mixing bowl. Using a hand-mixer beat the butter along with the applesauce and sugar until the mixture is creamy. Add 2 tablespoons of hot milk to the mixture and beat for a couple of minutes. At this point the mixture will look somewhat curdled and that is okay. </li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, stir half of the flour into the butter-sugar mixture until it is just incorporated. Do not over-mix. </li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Now add half of the remaining hot milk, followed by the remaining flour-mixture and then the the remaining milk. Mix all the ingredients with a light hand.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Pour half of the batter into the prepared baking pan.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Toss the blueberries in ½ teaspoon of flour and scatter it over the batter. Then pour in the remaining batter over the layer of blueberries.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;">Mix the ground <span class="name">candied citrus peel, </span>1½ tablespoon of granulated sugar, <span class="name">ground cinnamon and </span><span class="amount">½ of</span> <span class="name">all-purpose flour in a small bowl. Toss the strawberries and blueberries in the mixture, half the strawberries and arrange the blueberries and strawberries (cut side up) on top of the batter. Sprinkle the remaining sugar-flour mixture over the open halves of the strawberries.</span></li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name">Bake the cake for 32-37 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.</span></li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name">Cool the cake in the pan for 25-30 minutes, then turn out and place on the serving platter.</span></li>
<li class="instruction" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="name">Serve at room temperature.</span></li>
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