Homemade icecream - no icecream maker - no preservatives - less ingredients. Yeah you got it rite!!!! Unbelievable with the end result. So creamy and so easy. You can try any flavor with this base. If you are preparing strawberry, mango icecream, puree the fruit and combine. This is a simple recipe from a tv program, I made some changes and got perfect consistency. Try for this summer.....
Whenever I do bhaji/fritters I usually go for instant mix. But my sister always insist me to do homemade. She usually prepare this way with other vegetables, but I tried with spinach. It was so addictive. The flavor of carom(omam) seeds was so wonderful and the addition of baking powder turned so crispier. I did only with spinach, you can use any vegetable of your choice like potato, plantains, bell peppers and onion. Even zucchini works great in this.
You can serve as a plain fritter or make as a chaat. The chaat will sure be a crowd pleaser. Add or reduce ingredients as per your taste for chaat. I got the chaat idea from a cook book, I don't have any clue of the book. Whenever I get it, I will sure update the details.
I always like podimas in plantain rather than fry. the fry becomes dry if there is less oil. So I always prefer this, I love when my mom cooks vazhakkai podimas. The plantains should be steamed correctly to grate. If you over cook the plantains, simply mash in hands.
I want to try this carrot cake for last Easter, kept postponing and did after this Easter. The color of the cake depends on the carrot. If you are using white sugar and carrots are sweet enough you can use half cup too. Send carrot cake as a lunch to school, the kids will enjoy!!!
