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27 Sept 2016

Apple Slice

As soon as I read the story behind this recipe, I wanted to try out this cake and I'm glad I did. This is a cake that we enjoyed thoroughly! The recipe is also so easy to put together with very few ingredients.

I came across this recipe at Life of Clare. Clare's grandmother sent this recipe to the papers 25 years ago and a reader who has been making this particular cake for 25 years wanted to thank Clare's grandma for this awesome recipe. The recipe was re published 25 years later in The Herald Sun.

A recipe that people were raving about and baking more than 100's of times , for over 25 years....!! I simply had to try it out! And I was not disappointed! I loved the simplicity of this cake, so few ingredients and such a delightful cake! Grandma's do have beautiful recipes!!

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Mushroom Drumstick Curry

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We have a drumstick tree in our garden and we get lots and lots of drumsticks from it, that my mum shares it with all our neighbors all the time. One time, one of our neighbors, a grandmother, gave me this recipe of mushrooms and drumsticks. I love mushrooms so I was immediately interested and willing to try it out. This turned out great and my husband and me simply loved it! This grandmother tells me she also makes drumstick with mutton....waiting to try that out some other day!

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Kollu Podi | Horse gram Powder

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Horse gram or Kollu is a super food which has lots of health benefits. I came to know about the value of kollu when we took our daughter to a doctor for a problem that she had and he told us to include kollu in her diet atleast 2 days a week and hence I started my research on horse gram and came to of all it's health benefits.

Kollu is extremly rich in iron, protein and calcium. It also aids in digestion, weight loss, reduces cholesterol, is a diuretic, rich in anti oxidants and so many more benefits.

I have been looking for ways to include this in our weekly diet and make it tasty as well so this is the first recipe I tried. This kollu podi is an adaptation of my idli podi recipe and it came out very well. I also added lots of curry leaves to make it more rich in iron.

This podi can be had with idli/dosa or even rice.

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Chocolate Banana Cake

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I do a lot of baking with bananas since that is the most common fruit at home and if it's about to go waste, I bake something with it. This is one such bake. Bananas and chocolate goes very well together and if you add some cinnamon and walnut to the mix, it just becomes too delicious!

There are plenty of banana bakes in my blog as this is a favorite at home and it always comes out so well. This recipe is from joy of baking and as usual it's a winner! The cake turned out so moist, dense and fudgy, almost like a brownie!

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Mint Chocolate Ice Cream

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I never used to try recipes with mint essence since I never got it where I lived. And then I made this mint chocolate milkshake using mint toffees and I thought of trying this ice cream also with the same and it worked out very well!
I love the flavor of mint and chocolate together so I was looking forward to tasting it. This ice cream, as all other ice creams, tasted absolutely yum!

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Chocolate Panna Cotta

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This is another recipe that I made for the potluck with my friends. This potluck happened close to a year ago and I'm still not done posting those recipes!! I've really been slacking off!

Anyway, I love panna cotta and I'm always looking for excuses to make these. I've made a lot of panna cotta and this time I wanted to make the classic chocolate panna cotta!

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Chocolate Brownie Muffins

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These brownie muffins are so rich and dense and delicious. I made a batch of these muffins for a potluck with friends and I served it with tutti frutti ice cream and we loved the combination!
I also made some eggfree brownie muffins for my vegetarian friends!

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Fruit and Nut Milkshake

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This milkshake is a great way to include dry fruits and nuts in your diet especially if your kids are the fussy kind. This makes a very filling drink and can be had for breakfast. I make a lot of milkshakes and this is one of the favorites!

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Mochai Kottai Kuzhambu | Kuzhambu Recipes

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My mom makes a lot of mochakottai kuzhambu and I simply love it! My childhood memories are all filled with me picking up and eating the softly cooked mochai every time I go by the kitchen!
This is the dried variety of mochai and it is called as field beans in English. When ever I want to make kuzhambu and don't have the appropriate veggies for kuzhambu, I always make this mochai kuzhambu.

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Peanut Butter Ice Cream

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This summer I made lots of lots of dishes for my baked section but I'm just not able to find time to write! To everybody to asked about me, thank you so much for your concern and well wishes, hopefully I will be back to active blogging soon!

I made this ice cream a couple of months back for my daughter's friend and her family. Whenever I think of what to take with me when visiting someone, they always ask me for ice creams or cakes! Bored of always making chocolate and vanilla ice cream, I tried some peanut butter ice cream and it turned out really yum! I used a whole cup of peanut butter and that made my ice cream thick, you can choose to add a little less than a cup too. But if you want an ice cream that tastes peanut buttery then go for a full cup!