Pori/Puffed Rice Upma

Pori/Puffed Rice Upma(ಕಳ್ಳೆ ಪುರಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು) is very simple and easy tiffin. Its ready in jiffy. This is my mom's recipe.

Ingredients
Pori - 250gms
Onion - 2 nos(chopped thinly)
Green Chili - 2nos(slit)
Urad dal - 1/2 tspn
Curry leaves - few
Turmeric  - a pinch
Oil -  2 tspns
Ginger - 1/4 tspn(grated)
Mustard - 1/4 tspn
Jeera- a pinch
Salt
Lime juice - 1/4 tspn
Chopped Coriander - for garnishing(optional)


Preparation Method
In a kadai, add oil, mustard, wait till it splutters. Add urad dal wait till its brown. Add jeera, onion, curry leaves, green chilli, ginger, turmeric, salt and saute till its transparant.
Wash pori in water squeeze extra water and add. Mix well. Saute for few mins.
Off the stove. Add lime juice and garnish with Coriander leaves.(I ran out of it)
Serve immediately.

Notes - Grated carrot and grated coconut can also be added.
This recipe along with Churmuri is going off to an event HRH- Puffed Rice by Kurinji.

Kodbale/Crispy Rice Rings!!!

Kodbale is a crispy rice flour rings. Its favourite for kids and my son loved it. Checkout my another version of  Kodbale here.

Ingredeints
Rice flour – 1 cup
Maida - 1/2 cup
Red Chilli powder -  1/4 tspn
Asafotida – 1 pinch
Hot oil - 2 tspn
Dalda/vanaspati – 1 tspn
White Sesame Seeds - 1/2 tspn
Oil for deep frying
Salt

Preparation Method

In a thick bottom Kadai, put rice flour, maida and fry it for sometime till it becomes warm in medium-low flame. Fry continuously.
Transfer it to a bowl. Allow it to cool.
Add vanaspati/dalda.
Add red chilli powder, salt, Sesame seeds and asafotida. Mix well.
In a Kadai, add oil and heat for 2mins. Add hot oil to the flour.
Sprinkle little water and make soft dough.
Take lemon size ball and roll out into thin line and roll in to form a circle.(see video)
Heat oil in a kadai and drop these rolls and deep fry till brown in low flame on both sides.

Eggless Pineapple Cake

Another baking this week, it was my Dad's Birthday ydy and I really wanted to bake a perfect cake for him. My dad and uncle used to tell me to go to Baking Class, but I didnt go, now I really feel for it. If I had gone it would have been so useful for me now:-( But now since he is here in SG, I baked and they liked it a lot and was very happy to eat eggless cake after so many years as he dont eat cakes until eggless.

I would also like to thank my friend Rekha for her help, encouragement and support:-)

So was browsing couple of recipes and found this one. I had pineapple juice and fruit at home and here is my recipe for Eggless Pineapple Cake.

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour/Maida - 2 cups(200gms)
Sweetned Condensed Milk - 1/2 tin
Butter - 2-3 tablespoons or less than 100gms(Melted)
Baking Soda - 1/2 tspn
Baking powder - 1 tspn
Salt - 1/4 tspn
Fresh Pineapple -  1/2 cup(chopped)
Pineapple Juice - 1/2 cup

Preparation Method
Preheat the oven at 180 C.
Melt butter in Microwave for 30 secs.
In a bowl, add melted butter,condensed milk. slowly mix it up in a spatulla.
Add 2 tspns of pineapple pieces and little pineapple juice.
Save little to brush on top later.
Seive APF, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
Add slowly in parts APF, baking soda and baking powder. Fold it or mix with spatulla.
Grease the baking tray or pan.Bake it for 20mins or check with a fork or toothpick until it comes out clean or bake it for 5 mins more.
Brush leftover pineapple juice on top when its slightly warm.
When its cooled cut into desired shapes.
Garnish with whip cream, few fresh pineapple pieces and cherry.

Enjoy this soft Eggless Pineapple Cake.

Notes - You can also use tinned Pineapple and use the same juice.
You can also use Pineapple essence.
Keep leftover pieces in fridge and use later.

This recipe is going for Crazy for Cakes by Priya.