Whole Wheat Cake in Microwave

This is a real quick recipe if you have a sudden craving for having a cake but don't have the patience to bake in an oven...of course baking is best done in an oven but you can still make an almost perfect cake in a microwave.

My hubby doesn't like maida as its not good for tummy...so i decided to try this time using wheat flour.

Ingredients

Whole wheat flour-1 1/2 cup

Milk - 1 cup

Sugar- 3/4 cup

Cardamom pods- 3

Ripe banana- 2

Butter- 1 tablespoon

Baking soda-3/4  teaspoon

Baking powder- 1/2 teaspoon

Vanilla essence- 4-5 drops

Lemon juice-few drops

Procedure

In a bowl, mix together milk and sugar. Let sugar dissolve completely. 

Mash the bananas till it forms a smooth paste in a blender. Now add this to milk mixture. Also add vanilla essence and cardamom powder.

In another bowl take well sieved flour and add baking soda and powder to it. After nicely mixing the dry ingredients, add the wet ingredients to it little by little.
Carefully mix this, breaking down any lump that may have formed. Now add lemon juice and whisk well. Now transfer the contents to a microwave safe bowl. Heat in microwave on high power for 5 minutes.

Check whether it is cooked using a toothpick or knife. If the toothpick comes out clean, cake is done. Otherwise, cook again for sometime. Do keep checking in between or else your cake might get burnt. Once cooked, let it cool down and then cut and serve.

 

Tender Coconut Pudding (Karikku Payasam)

I love to have coconut water during the scorching summers. It is nature"s electrolyte supplement and is a healthier drink than other juices which are loaded with sugar.. i also love to eat the fruits pulp..i tried a different kind of sweet today with these...though i had heard of it i ve never tried a karikku payasam before..

Its a super tasty sweet..and is easy to prepare as well..

Ingredients

Tender coconuts- 4

Sugar- 2 cups

Milk- 1 litre

Cashew nuts- 4-5

Cardamom- 4-5 pods, finely ground

Procedure

Blend the coconut pulp and coconut water in a blender. Let there be small pieces of cocont pulp, dont make it too fine.

Now heat a thick bottomed vessel and heat sugar until it melts and is golden in color. Keep stirring or lumps will form.Be sure that you dont overheat or your payasam will end up bitter. Add the blended mixture into the caramel.

Keep stirring for about 10 minutes allowing the coconut pieces to cook well. Add milk ,bring to a boil and cook for another 5 minutes.
Heat a pan and fry cashews and kismis and garnish on top of the payasam. Serve your payasam either hot or chilled.