Avalakki - Carrot Sweet Rava Rotti

Avalakki -Carrot Sweet Rava Rotti is bit sweet and yummy. Sweet lovers will definitely love this rotti and it it good for breakfast or as snack. We normally prepare Spicy Rotti and Sweet rotti together for breakfast normally. Only when you suddenly feel like eating some thing this rotti helps to enjoy your craving.

I have used organic Avalakki/Aval/ Poha/ Beaten or flatten rice, organic jaggery, carrots, coconut and medium size Semolina.
This recipe for sweet lovers. It is healthy, yummy, medium sweet and quick.
Let us see the recipe Now :

Things Needed : 

Avalakki/Poha : 1 Cup
Rava/Semolina (Medium sized ) : 2 Cups
Jaggery : 2 to 3 Tablespoons full
Coconut : Fresh and grated : 1/2 Cup
Carrots : 2
Curd/Yogurt : 2 Tablespoons
Salt : A little (one to two pinch)
Curd : 2 Tablespoons
Cooking Oil /Ghee : 2 to 3 Tables

Metod:

1. Wash and scrape out the outer layer of carrots. Grate it and keep it aside. Keep a tablespoon of grated carrots separately.
2. Put Avalakki and jaggery in a bowl and let it soak for 3 to 4 minutes.

3.Grate coconut and keep it aside.
4. Grind avalakki, jaggery, grated carrots and coconut. ( Use required water to grind).
5. Put ground coconut, carrot mixture to a bowl. Add curd and little salt.

6. Add rava to the ground mixture and mix it well.

7. Do not add much water. Let the dough be like idli dough. Add a tablespoon of carrots.

8. Keep a pan on the fire and heat. Sprinkle some oil and clean it with a kitchen tissue.
9. Take a spoon full of dough and spread it on the tava in a circle shape.

10. Sprinkle some oil on the top, Cover and cook for 1 to 2 minute. (Low flame).
11. Turn the other side and cook for 1 minute. Now Avalakki - Carrot Sweet Rotti is ready to serve.

12. Serve with ghee on the top. You can eat them with out any side dish.

Note : 

Do not add much water to the dough. Let the dough be idli dough consistency. Adding more jaggery is optional. Adding coconut is also optional. Use of ghee instead of cooking oil is optional.
Use of thinner variety of Semolina/ Chiroti rava instead of medium size rava is optional.
Time : 15 to 20 Minutes.
Serves : 3 to 4 .

Cocoa (Choco) Cake

Just wanted to try brown cake, which most of the children love to have. Just before closing the class for summer holidays we wanted to have a small party for children who comes to our home for studying.

We had a beautiful time with children, playing " Jenga" and some indoor games like musical chair. Felt that we had spent good time playing and laughing and having fun. Anyways there was no tension of studying lessons or completing notes. They were really free because the annual exams were over. Summer holidays were started and they were free to enjoy their time.
I have used Maida, Cocoa powder, sugar and some essence.
Lets see the recipe : Eggs are not used here in this cake and curd is used instead of eggs.

Things needed :

Maida/Al purpose flour : 2 Cups
Cooking Oil : (any cooking oil) : Little more than 1/2 cup.
Sugar : 3/4 Cup
Vanilla essence : 1/2 Teaspoon
Curd : 1/2 Cup
Milk : 1/2 Cup
Salt : A pinch
Baking Powder : 1 Teaspoon
Baking Soda : 1/4 Teaspoon
Cocoa Powder : 1 Teaspoon (Full).
Vanila Essence : 2 Drops

Method :

1. Sieve Maida, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder together. (Twice).

2. Powder sugar and add oil, curd and grind it nicely. Add milk and grind it.

3. Let it mix well and turn as smooth cream. Remove from the mixi jar and put it in a big bowl.

4. Add a pinch of salt and sieved maida, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda mixture.
5.  Add vanila essence. Mix it slowly without any lumps.

6. Heat the oven for 5 to 10 minutes.
7. Grease the tray with oil/ghee. Put the ready cake mixture and tap the tray, so that the mixture sets evenly.

8. Put the tray in the oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Insert a knife/spoon edge to check its done.
9. Put off the oven and remove the cake tray. Place it on the top of the oven for 5 minutes.

10. Now take it out the tray and let it cool. Cut the cake according to your wish. Yummy cake is ready to serve.

Note :

This is a simple cocoa cake which has turned very nice and we enjoyed it thoroughly. Our children enjoyed it. Adding more sugar is optional. Adding butter/olive oil instead of cooking oil is optional. Adding eggs instead of curd is optional. You can add some chocolate chips and bake.
Time : 10 Minutes for preparation and 35 Minutes for baking. I have used Mixi Jar (Liquidizer) to mix all the ingredients except maida. You can use egg beater instead.
Happy Summer Holidays 2017. (Children already gone for vacation). The very few around attended the Summer Holiday Party....☺☺☺

Karchikai

ಕರ್ಚಿಕಾಯಿ, karchikai is one of the traditional sweet dish.

There are varieties of preparations of  Karchikai. The stuffing can be with, coconut, khoya (khova), paneer, semolina, dry fruits etc.

karchikai, a sweet dish is normally done during Ganesha festival, Deepavali and other festivals too.
It is called in different names in different places.
Karchikai - Karnataka,  ghughra - Gujarat, Karanji - Maharastra, Karachika - Tamilnadu, Nevri in Goa. It is also known as Gujias.
 I have used chiroti rava ( thin variety of semolina) and copra (dry coconut), sugar, raisins and cardamom. One has to kneed the dough well to get good crispy karchikai. You can just put them on the kitchen slab and beat them with chapati roller slowly. So it helps the dough to be soft.
Lets see the recipe now:

Things Needed :

For the outer layer :
Chiroti Rava/Thin variety of Semolina : 2 Cups
Maida / Alpurpose flour : 1 Tablespoon
Salt : A Pinch
Ghee : 2 Tablespoons
For Stuffing :
Dry Coconut /Copra : 1 (Small one)
Sugar : 1/2 Cup
Raisins : 2 Tablespoons
Cashew Pieces : 1 Tablespoon
Cardamom : 5 to 6 Pods
To Fry :
Cooking Oil : 1 Cup

Method :

1. Put Chiroti Rava in a big bowl. Add maida, ghee, salt and mix it well.
2. Put required water and prepare dough. Keep it aside.

3. Dry grind coconut, sugar and cardamom.

4. Put dry ground ingredients to a pan. Keep the pan on the fire. Mix all the ingredients nicely.
5. Let it get bit thick. Put off the gas and add raisins, cashews and leave it for cooling.

6. Now take the dough and knead it well.
7. Divide them in to small portion.

8. Roll them as small chapati and place a tablespoon of coconut mix.

9. Fold and join the ends and close it well. (Press a little at the edge and give a desired shape).

10. Keep oil on the fire and heat. Fry Karchikai on low and medium flame on both sides.

11. Remove from the oil and put it on a kitchen tissue.

12. Put them in a airtight box once it is cooled. Serve crispy crunchy Karchikai.

Note :

The outer layer dough is prepared with chiroti rava. It has to be kneaded well. Place the dough on chapati rolling board and hit it slowly with the help of rolling pin. It helps the dough to be soft and you can roll the outer layer as thin as you like. You can add less/more sugar to the stuffing. (Optional). Adding dry fruits helps the Kachori to be tasty.  Use of cooking soda is optional. ( I have not added). Adding maida is optional.
Time : 30 Minutes
25 to 30 Karchikai can be prepared.