Friday, October 26, 2012

EASY ACHAPPAM

Soak 250 gms of rice for 2 hrs. Grind with 2 cups of grated coconut , 1 egg 150 gm sugar to very fine paste. Batter should be of dosabatter consistency. Heat oil in a pan. Dip achapam mould first in hot oil for a while and then dip 3/4 in the batter again dip in the hot oil. Hold for a while,.When the achappam will come out of the mould. Again dip in batter...repeat the process. Do not over crowd the pan. When the achappams are golden brown remove from oil. Allow these to come to room temperature and can be stored in air tight containers.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

DONUT-COCONUT MILK SAUCE

Ingredients; Maida 300gm, baking soda -hal teaspoon,baking powder 1 teaspoon, salt-a pinch, 1 egg, powdered sugar-1 cup, vanilla essence 1 teaspoon, 1 tbl spoon curd, 1 tbl spoon coconut milk. Oil for frying. Method : Mix all dry ingredients well beat egg to thick froth. Add all liquid ingredients with the beaten and knead well. Refrigerate for 1 hr. Take out and make balls (size of a small orange) . Flatten the balls with hands so that the balls turns to round shape of 1 cm thick and pierce the center with small bottle cap. Fry the donuts in medium heat oil till golden brown. Serve with sauce of desired flavour. For sauce : Mix half cup of coconut milk with half teaspoon of corn flour, 5 drops of vanila essense and 1 spoon of sugar. Boil till the sauce is thick. Cool and serve with donuts.