Sajjige/Rava Kesari Type 2

Sajjige this is a sweet prepared for Sathyanarayan Pooja or Pournima Pooja or any ocassion. This was prepared by my Mother in law for Aadi Perukku. It was very tasty. I have prepared another version of Kesari Bath and Pineapple Kesari taught by my  Dad.

Ingredients
Chiroti Rava/Upma Rava - 1 cup
Water -  2.5 cups
Sugar - 1.5 cups (If you like less sweet can reduce accordingly)
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Banana - 1/2 no(chopped)
Cashews/Raisins - 2 tspns
Elachi powder/Cardamom - a pinch

Preparation Method
Boil water and keep aside.
Heat a kadai, add 1/2 tspn ghee and fry cashews and raisins till brown. Transfer it to a plate.
In the same kadai, add 1/2 tspn ghee and roast rava till you get good aroma and slightly brown.
Now add warm water and mix it. You can use whisk for easy mixing and to avoid lumps.
The mixture should not be very thick it should be thin. Reduce flame and wait till rava is completely cooked.
Add little ghee and mix. Now add sugar and mix well. Add chopped banana, a pinch of elachi powder and mix well.
It should not be thick. So it will be soft later. Add left over ghee.
Off the fire and add the fried cashwes and raisins.

Offer to God and then enjoy.

Sajjige is ready for Prasadam.

Notes : - You can skip banana and prepare.

- You can also lessen ghee and add oil or vanaspati. - Can be consumed within 2-3 days, need not be refridgerated.

Create n Carve Roundup!!!

Dear Friends,

I am herewith posting the roundup of Create n Carve Fruit n Vegetable Event. I would like to thank Nayna for giving an opportunity to guest host her event. Thank you friends for sending your entries.

Entries by Nayna

Cantaloupe Melon Carving

Marigold Flower 

Carnation Table Decoration

Carnation Flowers

Entries by Elena

Romantic Fruit Display with Candles

Cute Fruit Sculpture

Spring Flowers by Shobha

Crabby Sandwich by Vatsala

Hope you enjoy the roundup. Until next post, have a nice day.

Cheers,

Saraswathi

Eggless Vanilla Chocochip Cake!!!

I prepared this for my son and Father in law birthday. Both of them like cakes a lot and it falls on the same date.

Vanilla Chocochip Cake was soft and yummy.

Recipe
Wet Ingredients
Condensed milk -1/2 tin(Can use low fat too)
Butter - 3/4 cup
Vanilla Essence - 1 tspns
Milk - 1/2 cup
Warm Water -  as required.

Dry Ingredients
APF/Maida - 2 cups
Baking Soda - 1/2 tspn

Baking Powder - 1tspn

Preparation Method
Preheat oven to 200 C.
Melt butter in microwave for 10sec. In a wide bowl, add butter and mix all the wet ingredients by using a whisk or hand mixer slowly.

Seive all dry ingredients and mix it slowly to get a batter.
Add 1 to 2 tspns of choco chips
Grease or spread butter paper to 7 or 8 inch round baking dish. Pour the batter. Bake it for 45mins. Check with a fork or skewer when it comes out clean or bake it for 5 to 10 mins more.
Can also brush warm milk and allow it to cool.

You can do icing with Nutella spread. I did later for my son with Nutella.
Enjoy the Eggless Vanilla Chocochip Cake with coffee/Tea.
Preparation Method

This recipe is going to Only Baked Event by Harini and Pari.