Friday, November 13, 2020

Banana Walnut Millet Cake

1/4 cup ground flax seed or flax meal

3/4 cup water

Mix ground flax meal with water to make flax egg.


2 cups coconut palm sugar

1 cup coconut oil, melted

In a large bowl, mix coconut palm sugar, melted coconut oil and flax egg.


1 and 1/2 cup millet (ragi) flour

1 cup sprouted oat flakes or quick cooking rolled oats (coarsely powder in blender)

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

Add millet flour, oat flour, baking soda, salt to the wet ingredients and mix well.


6 ripe bananas, mashed (Peeled - 1 pound and 5.62 ounces)

1 cup walnuts, chopped, soaked for 12 hours

Add mashed bananas and chopped walnuts and mix well.


Preheat oven to 350 F


Oil the cake 9" pan, carefully pour the batter, ensuring that its evenly distributed amongst the pan.

Bake for 75 minutes. Stick a toothpick or knife in to check if the cake is ready.


Taste Note: Tastes AMAZING

Monday, November 2, 2020

Pineapple Rice Rava Kesari with Jaggery

 1 tsp coconut oil

11 cashews, broken

11 almonds, broken

Roast cashews and almonds in coconut oil and set aside.

11 raisins

Roast raisin in the same pan and set aside.

3/4 cup rice rava

In the same pan, add rava and roast for few minutes. Rava need not change color, but let it get well roasted.

2 and 1/4 cups water

Add water, once it starts to boil, reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook, stirring frequently. Cook approximately for 5 minutes. 

1/2 cup pineapple, chopped

Add pineapple and cook for another 5 more minutes. 

3/4 cup jaggery powder

Add jaggery powder, when it heats up, it will become watery and let it cook for few more minutes.

1/4 tsp cardamom powder

few saffron strands

1 or 2 tbsp coconut oil

Add cardamon, saffron strands, roasted nuts, raisin, along with coconut oil and mix well.

Note: Tastes AWESOME

Source: Happy Home Maker

Note: Since Mantra Organic Jaggery powder does not have any impurities, I added the jaggery directly, if the jaggery has impurities, you might have to add little water, melt the jaggery and filter it.