Wheat sponge cake- refined flour free/heart healthy and home made cake for all age groups

Wheat sponge cake

Wheat sponge cake

Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  20mins 
Total time- 30mins

Ingredients :

1. Corn flour-3 tsp
2. Wheat flour- 1 cup
3. Baking powder-1 tsp
4. Salt-1/2 tsp
5. Egg-3 no.
6. Powdered sugar- 1 cup
7. Vanilla essence-1 tsp
8. Butter- 20 gm

Method:

Step 1: Take wheat flour, corn flour, baking powder and salt in a strainer, sift it two times and keep it aside.

Step 2: In a bowl, beat sugar and butter using a handheld electric mixer. Then, add eggs slowly one by one and beat it. Add vanilla essence and beat it. Add the strained powder and mix it well. 

Step 3: Take cake pan, apply butter liberally and dust it with maida and spread butter paper. Pour the prepared mixture into the cake pan and tap it on both sides to expel the air bubbles.

Wheat sponge cake mixture before baking

Step 5: Preheat the oven at 180 Degree Celsius and bake the cake in conventional mode at 180 Degree Celsius for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes, insert a long stick into the baked cake and withdraw it. If the stick is sticky, you have to bake it for another 5 minutes.

Step 6: Take the pan from the oven and allow it to cool.

This cake is very soft and even if you keep it in a refrigerator for 2-3 days, still it will be very soft....really!!

Tips and warnings

• For baking cakes, use medium height metal rack

Suggestions
Antenatal diet

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for a minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for a minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for a minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for a minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for a minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake, as it contains egg yolk
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for kids

• Suggest minimum intake for kids, as it contains baking powder.

Fried Kerala traditional snack/ Vettu cake

Fried Kerala traditional snack/ Vettu cake

Fried Kerala traditional snack/ Vettu cake

Preparation time- 05 mins
Cooking time-  10mins 
Total time- 20mins

Ingredients :

1. All purpose flour/Maida- 100 gm
2. Baking powder-1 tsp
3. Salt-1/2 tsp
4. Egg- 1 no.
5. Sugar- 1/2 cup
6. Elakka/ Elachi/Cardamom- 2 no.

Method:

Step 1: Take maida, baking powder and salt in a strainer, sift it two times and keep it aside.

Step 2: In a mixer jar, put sugar and cardamom and powder it. In a bowl, mix egg and powdered sugar well. 

Step 3: Once the sugar dissolves in the mixture and put the dry ingredients and mix it well like a dough form and make desirable shapes of dough and keep it aside.

Step 4: Warm oil on the medium flame and deep fry the cake rolls.

Suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for the minimum intake

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for the minimum intake

Postnatal diet

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for the minimum intake

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce sugar to the half amount or do not add, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for very minimum intake or avoid this

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for the minimum intake

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake, as it contains egg yolk
• No egg yolk, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for kids

• Suggest minimum intake for kids, as it contains baking powder.

Fried roll cake/ Pidi cake

Fried roll cake/ Pidi cake

Fried roll cake/ Pidi cake

Preparation time- 05 mins
Cooking time-  10mins 
Total time- 20mins

Ingredients :

1. Corn flour-50 gm
2. All purpose flour/Maida- 100 gm
3. Baking powder-1 tsp
4. Salt-1/2 tsp
5. Egg- 1 no.
6. Sugar- 1/2 cup
7. Elakka/ Elachi/Cardamom- 2 no.
8. Butter- 20 gm

Method:

Step 1: Take maida, corn flour, baking powder and salt in a strainer, sift it two times and keep it aside.

Step 2: In a mixer jar, put sugar and cardamom and powder it. In a bowl, mix egg, butter and powdered sugar well. In a large bowl, pour water and boil it on medium flame. Insert the bowl with egg and sugar into the boiling water and continuously stir it till the sugar dissolves ( double boiling method). 

Step 3: Once the sugar dissolves in the mixture and pour into dry ingredients and mix it well like a dough form and make desirable shapes of dough and keep it aside.

Step 4: Warm oil on the medium flame and deep fry the cake rolls.

Suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for the minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for the minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for the minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce sugar to the half amount or do not add, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for very minimum intake or avoid this
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for the minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce sugar to the half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake, as it contains egg yolk
• Reduce butter and no egg yolk, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for kids

• Suggest minimum intake for kids, as it contains baking powder.

Soft and sweet vattayappam- A Kerala style foolproof recipe

Soft and sweet vattayappam- A Kerala style foolproof recipe

Soft and sweet vattayappam- A Kerala style foolproof recipe
Preparation time- 10-12 hours for fermentation
Cooking time-  5 mins 

Ingredients :

1. Raw rice-2 cup
2. Coconut-1 cup
3. Cooked rice-1/2 cup
4. Sugar- 3 cup
5. Salt-1 tsp
6. Yeast-1 tsp
7. Milk-3 tsp

Method:

Step 1: Soak raw rice in water for 4-6 hours.

Step 2: Mix yeast and one teaspoon of sugar into lukewarm milk, stir it well and keep it for 10 minutes before you start grinding.

Step 3: Take a mixer grinder jar, put soaked raw rice, cooked rice, and coconut, and grind it as a paste by adding water slowly.

Step 4: Take a steel bowl or glass bowl, put this mixture, add 2 tsp of sugar, salt, and yeast solution, mix it well and keep it for 12 hours for fermentation. 

To be noted: Make sure that the mixture should have a mildly sweet taste for the yeast to ferment well.

Step 5: Take a steamer and boil the water. Add 1 tsp of salt and 3 cups of sugar and mix it well. Apply oil in the molds and pour the mixture and keep it in the steamer once the steam comes out. Cook it for 20-25 minutes. After that allow it to cool and demold it.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No suggestions 
  

Antenatal diet

• Reduce sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest very limited intake, as raw rice is simple sugar and increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for lactating mothers

• No suggestions

Postnatal diet

• No suggestions

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest  very limited intake, as raw rice is simple sugar and increases blood sugar level (Please try to skip this food)
• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's a precautionary measure)

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce sugar, as it increases blood sugar level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Suggest limited intake, as raw rice is simple sugar and increases blood sugar level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce sugar, as it increases blood sugar level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Suggest limited intake, as raw rice is simple sugar and increases blood sugar level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Tutti frutti sponge cake

Tutti frutti sponge cake

Tutti frutti sponge cake

Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  20mins 
Total time- 30mins

Ingredients :

1. Corn flour-3 tsp
2. All purpose flour/Maida- 1 cup
3. Baking powder-1 tsp
4. Salt-1/2 tsp
5. Egg-3 no.
6. Powdered sugar- 1 cup
7. Vanilla essence-1 tsp
8. Butter- 20 gm
9. Tutti frutti-100gm

Method:

Step 1: Take maida, corn flour, baking powder and salt in a strainer, sift it two times and keep it aside.

Step 2: In a bowl, beat sugar and butter using a handheld electric mixer. Then, add eggs slowly one by one and beat it. Add vanilla essence and beat it. Add the strained powder and mix it well. Finally, you add tutti frutti and mix it well.

Step 3: Take cake pan, apply butter liberally and dust it with maida and spread butter paper. Pour the prepared mixture into the cake pan and tap it on both sides to expel the air bubbles.

Tutti frutti sponge cake

Step 5: Pre heat the oven at 180 Degree Celsius and bake the cake in conventional mode at 180 Degree Celsius for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes, insert a long stick into the baked cake and withdraw it. If the stick is sticky, you have to bake it for another 5 minutes.

Step 6: Take the pan from oven and allow it to cool.

This cake is very soft and even if you keep it in a refrigerator for 2-3 days, still it will be very soft....really!!

Tips and warnings

• For baking cakes, use medium height metal rack

Suggestions
Antenatal diet

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake, as it contains egg yolk
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for kids

• Suggest minimum intake for kids, as it contains baking powder.

Easy and natural Aval nanachathu/Poha sweet/sweet wet rice flakes without cooking or baking

Aval nanachathu/Poha sweet/sweet wet rice flakes

Why should you include rice flakes/aval/poha your family table as snacks once in a week?

• It is gluten-free and nonallergic
• Boosts the long-lasting energy level and reduces appetite
• Vitamin B1 in rice flakes stabilizes blood sugar
• Good source of proteins and minerals

Easy and natural Aval nanachathu/Poha sweet/sweet wet rice flakes without cooking or baking

Preparation time- 5 mins
Ingredients :

1. Rice flakes- 1cup
2. Grated jaggery or brown sugar- 1/2 cup
3. Coconut-1/2 cup
4. sesame seeds- as needed
5. Cumin seeds- 1 pinch

Method:

Step 1: Mix jaggery, coconut and cumin seeds well. Add rice flakes and sesame seeds and mix it well till all flakes are wet. Now, you can serve it with a cup of tea as snacks. Or else, you can have it with chopped bananas too.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce brown sugar or jaggery, as it may increase blood sugar level

Diet for lactating mothers

• No suggestions

Postnatal diet

• No suggestions

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce brown sugar or jaggery, as it may increase blood sugar level

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce brown sugar or jaggery, as it may increase blood sugar level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce brown sugar or jaggery, as it may increase blood sugar level

Dry fruits custard shake

Dry fruits custard shake

Why should you include dry fruits custard shake on your family table, once in a week?

• Custard powder is made from corn flour, rich source of energy
• Soaked dry fruits helps to enhance the memory power
• It helps to maintain good cholesterol level in the body
• Helps in weight management
• Have cancer fighting properties
• Very good for skin and hair
• Decreases the process of aging

Dry fruits Custard shake

Preparation time-5 min
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 15min

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

1. Custard Powder - 4 tablespoon
2. Milk-500ml
3. Sugar-6 tablespoon
4. Crushed dry fruits (Almonds, walnuts, pista and cashew nuts)- 1/2 cup
5. Soaked dry fruits (including raisins)- as needed

Method:

Step 1: Take custard powder in a bowl and add milk to form a thick paste and keep it aside.

Step 2:Boil the milk and custard powder paste and stir it well.

Step 3: After 5 minutes, add sugar or along with sugar you can add milk maid also.

Step 4: Stir it continuously till it becomes moderate consistency. Add crushed dry fruits now.

Step 5:Allow it to cool and refrigerate it. While serving, you can add soaked dry fruits.

Tips and warnings

• Stir it in a same direction
• Boil it in a moderate flame
• Even if milkmaid is optional here, please add it. It makes custard milk more tasty.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No special suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggested very limited intake

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggested very limited intake

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggested limited intake

Easy and healthy homemade dark chocolate for kids

Easy and healthy homemade dark chocolate for kids

Easy and healthy homemade dark chocolate for kids
Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time-  5 mins 
Total time- 10 mins

Ingredients :

1. Coconut oil- 3Tsp
2. coco powder- 3 Tsp
3. Sugar powder- 6 Tsp
4. Honey- 3 tsp
5. Vanilla essence-1/2 Tsp

Method:

Step 1: Take water in a pan, add one glass of water and allow it to boil on medium flame. Take another bowl, keep it in boiling water (double boiling method). 

Step 2: Pour oil, add sugar and coco powder, stir it well and add honey and essence. After a few minutes, you can mold into any shapes and can garnish with dry fruits. Keep it in the freezer in an airtight container.

To be noted: As you did not add stabilizing agents, it would be melting at room temperature.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons 

• Not recommended

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level(It's a precautionary measure)

Diet for cardiac persons

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level(It's a precautionary measure)

Easy and healthy homemade coconut candy-bar for kids

Easy and healthy homemade coconut candy-bar for kids

Easy and healthy homemade coconut candybar for kids
Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time-  5 mins 
Total time- 10 mins

Ingredients :

1. Coconut oil- 3Tsp
2. Milk powder- 3 Tsp
3. Sugar powder- 6 Tsp
4. Grated coconut- 4 tsp 
5. Corn flour-1 Tsp

Method:

Step 1: Take water in a pan, add one glass of water and allow it to boil on medium flame. Take another bowl, keep it in boiling water (double boiling method). 

Step 2: Pour oil, add coconut and do stir fry for a few minutes. Then, add sugar and milk powder, stir it well and add corn flour. After a few minutes, you can mold into any shapes and can garnish with raisins. Keep it in the freezer in an airtight container.

To be noted: As you did not add stabilizing agents, it would be melting at room temperature.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons 

• Not recommended

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level(It's a precautionary measure)

Diet for cardiac persons

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level(It's a precautionary measure)

Easy and healthy homemade candy for kids

Easy and healthy homemade candy for kids
Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time-  5 mins 
Total time- 10 mins

Ingredients :

1. Coconut oil- 3Tsp
2. Milk powder- 3 Tsp
3. Sugar powder- 6 Tsp
4. Honey- 3 Tsp

Method:

Step 1: Take water in a pan, add one glass of water and allow it to boil on medium flame. Take another bowl, keep it in boiling water (double boiling method). 
 
Step 2: Pour oil, add sugar and milk powder, stir it well and add honey. After a few minutes, you can mold into any shapes with your hand and can garnish with raisins. Keep it in the freezer in an airtight container.

To be noted: As you did not add stabilizing agents, it would be melting at room temperature.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons 

• Not recommended

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level(It's a precautionary measure)

Diet for cardiac persons

• Suggested limited intake, as it increases blood sugar and cholesterol level(It's a precautionary measure)

Iron rich ragi banana ada

Iron rich ragi banana ada

Iron rich ragi banana ada

Preparation time-5 min
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 15min

Ingredients:

1. Ragi flour- 1 cup
2. Coconut (freshly broken) grated-1 cup
3. Salt- 1 tsp
4. Jaggary- 250 gm100 gm
5. Banana-1 

Method:
Step 1: Take ragi flour, salt and coconut in a big vessel, mix it with your cleaned hand very well. Add grated jaggary and smashed banana, and mix it well with your hand.

Step 2: Take a non stick pan, warm it on flame, spread the dough with your hand. After a few minutes, turn it to other side. Serve it as warm.

Tips and warnings

• Prepare it in a moderate flame

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No special suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Reduce the amount of jaggery/coconut, as it increases blood sugar level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce the amount of jaggery/coconut, as it increases blood sugar level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce the amount of jaggery/coconut, as it increases blood sugar level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery/coconut, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest limited intake 

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery/coconut, as it increases blood sugar level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery/coconut, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest limited intake 

Sweet puff pastry hearts

Sweet puff pastry hearts

Sweet puff pastry hearts

Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  20 mins 
Total time- 30 mins

Ingredients :

1. Refined flour-250gm
2. Butter-100gm
3. Salt-1/2 Tsp
4. Ice water-1 cup
5. Sugar-100gm

Method:

Step 1: In a bowl, strain refined powder and salt. Add 20 gm of butter, knead it well with ice water. Make a square block, cover with a plastic paper and keep it in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Step 2: Take butter (80gm), add two tablespoons of refined flour and make a square block, cover with a plastic paper and keep it in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Step 3: Keep flour dough block on a flat surface, spread it as the square sheet, keep butter block on center and cover with four sides of flour sheet. Keep it in the freezer for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, spread as the square sheet, fold it to three layers and keep it in the freezer after covering with the plastic sheet. Repeat the step four times. Now, the pastry sheet is ready for baking.

Step 4: Take the pastry sheets, sprinkle sugar, fold it and wrap with a plastic paper and keep it in the freezer for 20 minutes (as shown in the picture). Then, cut the pastry sheets vertically, keep it on the baking tray, wash with egg yolk and sprinkle sugar. Preheat the oven and bake it got 200 degrees Celcius for 15-20 minutes.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• Limited intake, as refined flour, causes constipation for kids.

Antenatal diet

• Limited intake, as refined flour, causes constipation for pregnant mothers.
• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Limited intake, as refined flour, causes constipation for feeding mothers.

Postnatal diet (Those are not breastfeeding)

•  Limited intake, as refined flour causes constipation after delivery

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest for minimum intake
• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

               Now, sweet puff hearts are ready