CURRY LEAF POWDER/KARIVEPAKU KARAM

     Curry leaves are popular in India because of it's aroma and striking taste.In olden day's we used to have this curry leaves plant in our houses.

    Today we are going to make fresh curry leaves power mixed with some spices, It's so flavorful that it can make a simple meal interesting.It's a delicious south Indian powder that is served with idly's, dosa and white rice with ghee.

    Already i have posted how to make mint leaves powder(https://srihaworld.blogspot.com/p/mint-powderpudina-powder.html)

HEALTH BENEFITS 

• Helps in weight loss
• It helps in treating dysentery,constipation and diarrhea
• Relieves morning sickness and nausea
• Eliminates bacteria
• Good for eyesight
• Good for diabetics
• Reduce stress

Indredients

• Fresh curry leaves 2 cups
• Urad dal 1 tbsp
• Chana dal 1 tbsp
• 4 Garlic cloves
• Oil 1 tbsp
• Salt as per taste (I used rock salt)
• Red chilies 11
• Cumin seeds 1 tbsp
• Cilantro seeds 1 tbsp
• Tamarind little bit
• Turmeric powder 1 tsp
• Hing 1 tsp
  

Steps to be followed

1.Wash and clean curry leaves in water add a little rock salt while washing.

2.Dry them on a clean dry cloth.let them dry completely without moisture.

3.Add oil in a pan and roast the Urad dal, Chana dal, cumin seeds.toss them,do not burn them.

4.Now add red chilies,Cilantro seeds and fry them. 

5.Add turmeric powder and hing.

6.Add curry leaves and keep tossing until u get nice aroma.

7.Let them cool down completely and transfer into the mixer jar.

8.Add tamarind, salt into the jar and grind them to fine powder.

9.Add garlic cloves and give a pulse.

10.Transfer the curry leaves powder to a air tight container. 

EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH BISCUITS RECIPE (WITHOUT EGG AND OVEN)

    Today I am going to show u how to make a chocolate cake without egg's and oven.It's very easy to make , here I am using few ingredients to make this delicious yummy fluffy chocolate sponge cake.

    Vegetarians can also enjoy this cake.Children love to eat this cake,Mom's can even make this cake for small birthday parties and get together's.In this situation's like lock-down's this is the best cake to make.

INGREDIENTS

• Bourbon biscuit's 2 packets
• Regular ENO, or 1 tsp baking soda
• Rock salt
• Condensed Milk 5 tbsp
• Plain flour little bit
• Butter for greasing
• Cashew nuts 

Steps to make cake

1.Break or crush the biscuit's into small pieces.

2.Grind the biscuit's in a mixer jar into fine powder.

3.Add milk to the powder and keep whisking till the mixture turns smooth and silky.

4.Take a hard bottomed vessel and pour rock salt or sand as a base, it has to be dry heat without any moisture.

5.Place a stand or a small bowl as a stand and preheat the vessel for 5 minute's in a medium flame.

6.Take any bowl and grease it with butter or oil.

7.Add plain flour,spread it to entire bowl and remove the extra powder.

8.Add baking soda or regular ENO to the cake batter and mix it well ,pour the batter in the bowl.  

9.add some grounded cashew nuts and tap the bowl to evenly spread the batter.

10.Carefully place the bowl in preheated vessel,close the lid and wait for 35 to 40 minute's.

11.Take a tooth pick and test the cake whether it cooked properly.Let the cake cool down properly and transfer to a plate and decorate it with fried cashew nuts and chocolates.

FLOATING ISLAND PAINTING

    Today I am going to paint a beautiful Floating island,a house and a big tree.usually these type of islands are found in fairy-tails, Its a dream island with two little girls enjoying the joy of swing, also with a nice garden with colorful flowers and grass,bushes.

As the island is in sky with clouds around and The birds flying to their nest's in the evening light.It's like fantasy mystic island.

Things Required

• Drawing sheet
• Masking tape
• Painting brushes
• A jar of water
• Tissue or waste cloth

Acrylic color's (white,yellow,orange,blue, violet, sap green, black, leaf green, yellow ocher, burnt umber)

Steps to be followed

1.Take a drawing sheet and stick masking tape on borders.

2.Paint the background as shown diagonally using yellow, white, orange, violet, blue acrylic color's.

3.Let the background dry completely, now draw the clouds white white color.

4.Now draw the outline of the island.

5.Fill the land mass with burnt umber on left side and blue mixed with black on right side.

6.Fill the top part of land with sap green and yellow ocher, lemon yellow.

7.Highlight the bottom part of land with yellow ocher and white.

8.Paint the grass around the land with black color.

9.Paint the house outline with white and fill it with blue mixed with white color.

10.Draw the tree with black.

11.Paint the bushes around the house.

12.paint the tree leaves with sap green and highlight them with lemon yellow and blue color.

13.Draw the fencing with white color and also paint the swing with two little girl's.

14.Paint the garden flower's and root's below the land.

15.Paint the birds flying on both side's.

16.Remove the masking tape and sign the painting. Our beautiful floating island painting is ready to get framed.