Eggless Red Velvet Cake / Red Velvet Cake with Buttercream Frosting

How to prepare Eggless Red Velvet Cake

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Hello Everyone,
How are you all doing?

Today is very special to us, as our blog turned first today. So to celebrate one year of fabulous, adventurers blogging journey, I have prepared this eggless red velvet cake, it's everyone's favorite and all we know is that it has been a favorite for decades all over the world. Red velvet has a mild chocolate flavor which comes from adding of cocoa powder to the batter, with a moist and tender crumb which comes from adding buttermilk to the recipe. Surprisingly it's straightforward to prepare with few steps and needs only one bowl to make a batter. During this one year of a span, I am enjoying and loving baking. There is something so satisfying about baking and making healthy food, by avoiding fried food. I have prepared this red velvet cake lots of time and every time eat came out very well. So let's give it a try!

Preparation Time : 15 Minutes ; Baking Time : 35 Minutes.

Each Serving Contains 259.1 cal.

Ingredients :

1. Maida / all purpose flour 1½ cups
2. Cocoa Powder 1 tbsp
3. Baking Soda 1 tsp
4. Veg.Oil - ½ cup
5. Buttermilk 1 cup
6. Salt ¼ tsp
7. Powdered sugar 1 cup
8. Red Food Color 1 tsp
9. Vanilla essence  1 Tsp
10. Vinegar 1 tbsp
11. Choco chips (optional)

For Frosting :

1. Butter ½ cup
2. Philadelphia cream cheese 1 cup
3. Powdered Sugar 2 cups
4. Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Recipe :

To Bake Cake :

1. In a bowl, add all the dry ingredients (APF, Cocoa Powder,Salt, Baking Soda, Powdered Sugar) and mix all well.
2. Now to the dry ingredients add all the wet ingredients (buttermilk, veg.oil, vanilla essence, food color) and mix all very well.
3. Now, pour the batter to a 8"
   
   cake tin which is greased with butter and lined with butter sprayed parchment paper.
4. Tap for 3 to 4 times to remove air bubbles and place the cake tin in the oven and bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes at 356 F (180 C).
5. Test whether the cake is done after 35 mins with a toothpick if it comes out clean, it's ready, if not bake for another 2 to 3 minutes.
6. Once baked, take the cake out
   
   and let it come down to room temp, then freeze it for 1 to 2 hour.

To Prepare Cream Cheese Frosting :

1. In a bowl add butter, cheese cream, icing sugar and vanilla essence, mix / whisk it well and refrigerate for 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Now, place a plate over a couple of bowls or in a turntable place the cake and slice up the uneven top and
   
   then slice it horizontally into three layers and keep aside.
3. Apply a little bit of cream and place the first layer of cake. Put 2 tbsp of frosting and spread it and place the other cake on the top and again put the frosting and spread it evenly and refrigerate the cake for 15 minutes.
4. Apply some more frosting and smoothen the cake from all the sides. Spread some grated white chocolate.
5. Using leftover frosting make rosettes by adding the frosting to a piping bag and then piping in circular motion.
6. Tadaa, moist and delicious eggless red velvet cake is ready to serve. Enjoy!!!
   

For Baking in cooker :

• Add 2 cups of salt in pressure cooker and place a wire stand and a perforated plate. Cover and remove whistle if using pressure cooker. Heat in medium flame. Place the cake tin in the cooker and cover and then in medium-low flame bake for 35 -40 mins.

• If you are baking in a separate pans then just bake for 15 minutes at 356 F.

Dietary Comment :

• Based on a 2000 calorie diet.
• It makes 20 servings.
• Per serving contains 259.1 calories, along with carbohydrates - 39.01 g, fats - 11.13 g, proteins - 2.05 g.

Good Time To Eat :

          It's good to eat red velvet cake as a dessert.

Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy!!!

Veggie Poha Pakora and Poha Cutlets

How to prepare Veggie Poha Bhajji / Cutlets / Fritters

#VeggiePohaBhajji #VeggiePohaCutlets #PohaFritters #PohaPakoda #SnackRecipe #HealthySnack #GlutenFree  #IndianCuisine #PotluckRecipe #AppetizerRecipe #StarterRecipe #PartyAppetizer  #AaichiSavali

Hello Everyone,

           Today's Recipe is an instant, tempting and healthy appetizer, that is Veggie Poha Bhajji and Cutlets. Who doesn't like pakora or cutlets or sandwiches? Yep everyone does like it. So this healthy Veggie Poha Bhajji and Cutlets can be the ideal party starter/appetizer or snack recipe, and it can also be fit as patties for burger or sandwich recipes. Also, it can be a great recipe for the potluck and can also be extended as burger patties too. You can also add corn, capsicum to make fritters more healthy and

tasty.
             The main ingredient of this recipe that is Poha (flattened rice), which is a great source of iron. No wonder these yummy cutlets are packed with the richness of iron and addition of lemon juice also helps in absorption of iron. So it's health friendly too.! 

Ingredients :

1. Flattened Rice / Poha 1 cup
   
2. Potato 2, boiled and mashed
3. Onion ½ small, chopped
4. Green chillies 3 strips, chopped
5. Red chilli powder ½ tsp
6. Salt 1 tsp
7. Turmeric powder 1 tsp
8. Carom seeds 1 tsp
9. Coriander leaves ¼ cup, chopped
10. Lemon juice 1 tbsp
11. Chat Masala 1 tsp
12. Veg. oil to fry pakoras
13. Breadcrumbs 3 tbsp
14. Corn flour 2 tbsp

Recipe :

To Make Veggie Poha Bhajji / Fritters / Pakoda :

1. Wash and soak poha, after 2 to 3 minutes drain the water and into the soaked poha add boiled and mashed potatoes, along with that add chopped onion and green chillies, turmeric and red chilli powder, chat masala or amchur, salt, lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves and mix well to make a dough.
   
2. Now, prepare a small balls or bhajji's from the dough greasing hand with oil.
3. Shallow fry or deep fry or pan fry in hot oil, fry bhajji's or fritters on medium flame, till it turns golden brown.

To Make Veggie Poha Cutlets :

1. Wash and soak poha, after 3 minutes drain the water and into the soaked poha add
   
   boiled and mashed potatoes, along with that add chopped onion and green chillies, turmeric and red chilli powder, chat masala or amchur, salt, lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves and mix well to make a dough.
2. Now, prepare a small cutlets or patties from the dough greasing hand with oil.
3. Meanwhile, prepare corn flour and water batter and dip cutlets into corn flour batter and coat with bread crumbs
   
   all sides.
4. Shallow fry or deep fry or pan fry in hot oil,fry on medium flame, till it turns golden brown.
5. Here, Poha Bhajji and poha cutlets are ready to serve, serve hot with tomato sauce or green chutney.

Dietary Comments Poha Pakora:

Based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Per serving of Poha Bhajji contains 44.84 calories, along with carbohydrates - 5.94 g, fats - 2.13 g, proteins - 0.65 g.

Dietary Comments Poha Cutlets:

Based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Per serving of Poha Cutlet contains 130 calories, along with carbohydrates - 18.36 g, fats - 5.47 g, proteins - 2.27 g.

Health Benefits of Poha Pakora/ Cutlets :

• It is one of the healthy snacks as Poha helps to make your brain cells more attentive and also improves the metabolism.
• Poha or the rice flakes has the rich content of iron which helps to maintain the blood cells and the overall health.
• Weight loss : Poha is an ideal food that one can have as it suppresses the hunger and also helps in weight loss.
• Gluten free : It is a perfect food for those who are allergic to gluten and who are trying to lose weight because poha is free from gluten.
• Bone health : Consume poha with curd as it makes your bone stronger and infuses the calcium to your bones to make it stronger.
• Digestion : Those suffering from digestive ailments can easily consume poha as it is easy to digest.

Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy!!!

Instant Pot Series: Kharvas / Milk Pudding

Hello Everyone,
           Prepared this silky smooth and divine delicacy kharwas or eggless milk pudding in

Instant Pot. Flavored with cardamom and saffron will make you fall in love with this creamy, sweet and delicately melt in mouth kharwas. So, wow your host with this delicious dessert.  The best thing about this kharwas is, it's eggless, prepared without colostrum milk and is quite super easy to make and you can eat it for fasting days too. So, we have converted and tasted this recipe by using both methods, with and without a pressure cooker.
              Kharvas is a famous Maharashtrian recipe. Mainly it is prepared from cheek that is cow's or Buffalo's colostrum milk. But, nowadays it's rare to get cows colostrum milk, so here is good, simple and easy option to prepare kharwas from scratch. It tasted heavenly, and this can be consumed during fasting days as it contains milk-based products only. So let's give it a try and let me know how it turned out for you all. 

Video Recipe:

Preparation Time : 5 Minutes ; Cooking Time : 15 Minutes.

Each serving contains 65.5 Cal.

Ingredients :

1. Milk 1 cup
2. Yogurt / Dahi / curd 1 cup
3. Condensed Milk 1 cup
4. Milk Powder / Arrowroot Powder / Corn flour 2 tbsp
5. Cardamom powder 1 tsp
6. Saffron few strands.

Recipe :

1. In a mixing bowl add whole milk, condensed milk, hung curd, milk powder / arrowroot powder, and ½ tsp cardamom powder, whisk all very well. There should not
   
   be any lump.
2. Pour the mixture into the pot / vessel and cover vessel with aluminum foil or lid.
3. Add 1 cup of water into Instant pot, and place steamer rack in the pressure cooker, then, put the covered vessel / pot on the rack.
4. Pressure cook at -

              Pressure Cooking Method : High Pressure for 15 minutes,

              Pressure Release Method : Natural Release.

5. Open the lid and remove tin or pot from the pressure cooker, set aside to cool.
6. Run a knife around the pot and invert on to the plate, and cut into desired shape and serve chilled. Enjoy!!!

Dietary Comments :

Based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Per serving contains 65.6 calories, along with carbohydrates - 7.99 g, fats - 2.23 g, proteins - 3.73 g.  

Health Benefits of Kharwas / Milk Pudding :

• Milk is an essential and primary component in the production of kharwas / puddings, they contain all the macronutrients of milk (water, carbohydrates, fats and proteins).
• Protein : Kharwas contains a significant amount of proteins (2.8 to 3 grams). Function of protein include muscle contraction and the reproduction of red blood cells. It also helps make your hair, nails and skin healthy.
• Milk-based any dessert also essential sources of  vitamins D and B complex vitamins.
• Calcium: Milk makes this kharwas high in calcium, an important nutrient for strong bones and teeth. Calcium is found in blood cells, bones and teeth. Calcium also influences muscle contractions, hormone secretions and the transmission of nerve impulses.
• This kharwas or milk pudding isn't just tasty, it's a healthy way to get your body's calcium.

Good Time To Eat :

          It's good to eat Kharwas / milk pudding as a dessert.

Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy!!!

Bangalore Brinjal Fry / Chayote Fry / वेल वांग्याची भाजी

 How to Cook Chayote Squash Sabji / Bangalore Brinjal Fry / वेल वांग्याची भाजी
Hello Everyone,
Chayote is one of th

e low calorie, high fiber vegetable or fruit, and it'so known as heart-friendly fruit. Chayote is a pear-shaped light green vegetable in the gourd family. Some of the common names of this brinjals are mirliton, vegetable pear, chow chow, chayote, Bangalore Brinjal, and in Marathi Vel Vangi(वेल वांगी), etc. Chayote has a flavor that’s similar to a cucumber and potato and picks up most of its flavor from whatever it’s cooked with. Due to the fruit's soft texture, either you can use it raw in salads, or as a smoothie, or cooked and mashed like a potato, or can be fried/sautéed, or roasted, or pickled, or used in soups. And it works very well with lots of spices because it doesn’t have much flavor of its own.
 Being a low-calorie and fiber-rich vegetable, the dieticians often recommend chayote in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction. So let's give it a try!

Preparation Time : 5 Minutes ; Cooking Time : 10 Minutes.

Each Serving Contains 115 Cal.

Ingredients :

1. Bangalore Brinjal 2 numbers
   
2. Onion 1, chopped
3. Green chillies 5 strips
4. Garlic 3 cloves
5. Mustard seeds 1 tsp
6. Cumin seeds 1 tsp
7. Turmeric powder 1 tsp
8. Salt 1 tsp
9. Curry leaves
10. Asafoetida 1 pinch
11. Veg. Oil 2 tbsp
12. Coriander leaves, chopped
    

Recipe :

1. Wash and pat dry brinjals,
   
   then peel the skin of Bangalore brinjals, remove seeds and cut into big pieces(as shown in video).
2. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, curry leaves, green chillies and saute it.
3. Add onions, saute and cook till onions get slightly brown color, then add turmeric powder, salt and saute all well.
4. Now, add chopped pieces of Bangalore brinjal and saute it.
5. Cover with lid and cook it for 4 to 5 minutes or till Brinjal gets cooked well, after 5 minutes add coriander leaves and turn off flame.
6. Here, tasty and heart friendly Bangalore brinjal fry or curry is ready to serve, serve hot with chapati, roti or with rice. Enjoy!!!

Dietary Comment :

• Based on a 2000 calorie diet.
  
• Per serving contains 115.25 calories, along with carbohydrates - 11.06 g, dietary fibers - 3.4 g, fats - 7.61 g, proteins - 2.06 g. As it is good source of vitamins and minerals, it contains Vit.C - 33.2 %, Iron - 7 %, Magnesium - 6 %.

Health Benefits Of Chayote or Bangalore Brinjal :

• Weight loss : Being a low-calorie and fiber-rich vegetable; the dieticians often recommend it in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction.You can eat chayote as a snack to keep hunger at bay and stay within your daily calorie intake.
• Digestion : high-fiber diet helps treat constipation and normalize bowel movements. Eating chayote is a good way to increase your fiber consumption.
• Heart : It helps to lower cholesterol, which promotes a healthier cardiovascular system.
• Vitamins : It provides essential vitamins, it's an abundant source of folate and vitamin C.
• Pregnancy: Folate is a water-soluble vitamin that is essential for female fertility and cancer prevention. Taken before and during pregnancy, it reduces the risk of neural tube birth defect.
• Minerals : It's a good source of trace minerals, which helps to maintain a healthy metabolism, immune system and strong bones. Zinc helps in wound healing and supports proper sense of taste and smell. Calcium and magnesium keep bones strong, and potassium supports nerve and muscle function.
• Kidney : Researches found that it helps to dissolve kidney and bladder stones.

Good Time To Eat :

            It's good to eat Bangalore Brinjal Fry / Chayote Fry for lunch and dinner.

Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy!!!