My Food Journey

Ela Ada or Ada always evokes nostalgic memories. Ela ada or elayappam as some call it is a very healthy and popular recipe from Kerala usually served as an evening snack with tea. It is basically a steamed sweet delicacy made with rice flour dough and a Jaggery- coconut filling. It is a heavenly yet healthy mixture, which has the sweetness of coconut and melted jaggery and sealed within a layer of steamed rice flour dough. Ela ada can be made using wheat and rice flour and the fillings can vary. Though coconut and jaggery remain the most popular filling, it can be replaced by jackfruit and jaggery too, called chakka varatti. I have also had simple coconut & sugar versions.  As mentioned before, some dishes just brings in lots of childhood memories and Ela ada is a personal fav. Let's see how to make this super tasty and healthy snack. Step wise pictures given below.  Ingredients : Rice flour - 1 cup Water -1 1/2 cup / 1.5 cup (for dough)  Salt to taste Cumin 1/4 t...

Quick Banana Caramel Pudding - you will love it if you love bananas This recipe was shared to me by my mom (she saw it on FB) but unfortunately I don't know the persons channel nor name. But recipe Credits to that person to share this amazing recipe. It is super quick & tasty. we are big fan of bananas and those who love the fruit, would definitely love having this.  Do check out other Puddings up on the page Do check out the video below for the process :  ▶️ Ingredients: 🔸3 Banana's (any kind) 🔸2 eggs 🔸1/4 cup milk 🔸5 tbsp sugar or to taste 🔸3 tbsp sugar - for caramel ▶️ Method : 🔸Blend banana, eggs, milk , sugar in a blender jar & make it like a smoothie 😃 🔸Take another pan and over medium heat, melt the 3 tbsp sugar to make caramel. Let be melt till it is just caramelised. Make sure it doesn't burn. 🔸Add the sugar & coat the utensil you are using (do it quickly) before it turns hard. (See the reel for method) 🔸To this add in the banana e...

These make an amazing snack for that instant energy boost. These bite-sized Apricot- Dates Energy Bites are also healthy snack that’s tasty too!. These stay great for a week in fridge. Perfect for sweet tooth cravings, post work out energy. These amazing Apricot-Date Energy Bites are nutrient rich, ridiculously delicious, sugar-free and gluten-free little beauties! And they are so, so easy to make – just let the food processor or blender do all of the work! 😀 A healthy protein packed snack perfect as a post- workout snack and you can tuck these beauties in kids lunchbox.They taste more like dessert than a healthy protein bite. They also make a great dessert when you are craving something sweet! 🤪😋 Things you would need for these cute lil bites -15 dried apricots -6 -8 medjool dates -1/4 cup almond meal -1/4 cup desicated coconut -1 tbsp coconut oil -Blender or food processor. Method: Add everything in blender and process till it's all combined. Cover these in Coconut flak...

Who doesn't like a good cupcake? Well I am sure all the sweet tooth's like me would definitely love them. Red velvet cake or cupcakes have always been eye catching for its vibrant colour. And most of the places use food coloring to achieve that eye catching vibrant red colour. But if you want to go the natural way, this beet red velvet cupcake is the right recipe for you. These beetroot infused red velvet cupcakes are definitely a sweet treat without the nasties. To get the beautiful red colour naturally from the beets you need something acidic, and that is why we need to use buttermilk in this recipe. These are perfect with silky cream cheese frosting. These Beet red velvet cupcake involves the classic ingredients: flour, eggs, cocoa powder along with buttermilk and white vinegar. But the one amazing ingredient that makes it stand out of the crowd is that eye catching deep red color. And the best way to achieve that beautiful colour naturally is plenty of red grated beetroots ...