Eggless Banana Raisin Cake

Ingredients

AP flour 2 c
B Soda   1.5 tsp
Salt         1/2 tsp
Sugar       1 c
Oil            1/4 c
Bananas   4 (ripe, mashed well)
Milk         1/4 c
Cardamom 4 - 6 ground
Raisin      handful

Method

1. Mix AP flour, baking soda and salt
2. Mix rest of the ingredients together
3. Mix 1 and 2 above
4. Grease the baking dish and pour the mixture
5. Bake as per your oven setting
6. Let it cool for 20 minutes and enjoy!

Cardamom Cinnamon Eggless Cake

All set to start

  

 Ingredients:

AP flour 1.5 c

Yogurt    1c

Sugar      3/4 c

B soda     .5 tsp

B powder 1.25 tsp

Oil            1/2 c

Cardamom 3-4

Cinnamon powder 1/4 tsp

Mix sugar and yogurt
Add b. soda and  b. powder to above mixture

Remove peels and make the powder of the cardamom seeds

Cardamom powder

Cinnamon powder

Add flour, oil & both powders
Mix everything well

Grease the baking dish and pour the mixture in it

Set the oven at 250 and bake for 35 min

The cake is ready when the tester inserted in the middle comes off clean.
Let it cool for atleast 20 minutes.
Cut into pieces and enjoy.

Janmashtami

This day we celebrate the birthday of Lord Krishna.

The day also marks the unofficial beginning of the festivals of the Fall and Winter.

Happy Rakhi

May the bond grow thicker for all those celebrating.

Vegetarian Pizza

Using Rupi's recipe with some changes -

1 c       whole wheat flour
2 t       baking powder
3-4 t    butter
1 t        sugar
1 t        flaxseed powder
3/4 c     milk
pinch of salt

Method

Mix all ingredients, knead into a soft dough
Spread it in a circle on the pizza stone
Heat the oven
Apply pasta sauce, sprinkle shredded cheese and toppings of your choice and bake in hot oven (400 F) for 10-15 min

Knitting Season Coming to a Close with 70 FOs

Yes, its Spring! 

Spring has such defining effect on everyone - its but natural to let loose and allow oneself to be one with the nature. Birds, buds, flora and us - we all love saying goodbyes to the chilly winter mornings and open our arms and hearts to the pinkness of the warm Sun.

Its that time of the season when the knitter inside me starts to put down the tools of the trade, wraps up and hands over the keys to the painter in the waiting.  Spring also calls for the review of the knitting season before its over for the year!


I am quite happy to have finished the fiber projects that I started this year. The numbers are higher than last year, which keeps me hopeful for better for the next time. My Rave account shows 70 projects so far, which is reassuring for a season knitter and I say,  just a beginning for more handknits in the future.


How do you celebrate this season?