Eggless Apple Muffins

Makes: 12 Muffins

Ingredients:

• All Purpose Flour: 2 Cups
• Sugar: 1/2 Cup or little bit more
• Baking Powder: 2 & 1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon Powder: 1 tsp
• Medium Apples: 2
• Vegetable Oil: 1/2 Cup
• Sour Cream: 1/2 Cup
• Apple Sauce: 1/2 Cup
• Black Raisins: 2 tbsp
• Salt: 1/2 tsp
  

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with liners.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and cinnamon powder very well.
3. Peel, core and cut apples in small pieces. If you want you can coarsely grate apples.
4. In medium bowl combine oil, sour cream and apple sauce.
5. Add dry ingredients, raisins and apples and stir to combine. Mix well everything.
6. Fill the muffin pan 3/4 and bake it for 20-25 mins until golden brown.
7. Let sit in pans for 2 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. Enjoy these muffins anytime.

Recipe Source: Baking Bits

Tomato Soup

Ingredients:

• Diced Roma Tomatoes: 3 Cups


• Chopped Onion: 1/2 Cup


• Chopped Green Bell Pepper: 1/2 Cup


• Maida (All Purpose Flour): 1 tbsp


• Cumin Seeds: 1 tsp


• Finely Chopped Garlic Cloves: 4-5


• Bay Leaf: 1


• Black Pepper & Salt to Taste


• Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Butter: 2 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil or Butter in a heavy bottom sauce pan. Add bay leaf, onion and bell pepper. Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.


2. Add chopped tomatoes and little salt. Cook these for 5 minutes.


3. Remove pan from heat. Remove bay leaf. Blend everything in a blender to make smooth puree.


4. Mix all purpose flour in a small amount of water to make a fine paste.


5. Heat reaining oil or butter in a heavy bottom sauce pan. Add cumin seeds. When the start popping add chopped garlic. Fry garlic till golden brown.


6. Add all purpose flour paste and stir it well.


7. Then add tomato puree, salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes.


8. Garnish this soup with coriander leaves or spring onion or Cream.


9. Serve hot at any time of the day.

Announcing Cooking For Kids: Rice Event

Cooking for Kids event is a master mind of Sharmi of Neivedyam. As a mother of 3 yr old son I am always in search of kids friendly recipes. Due to this event now I have lots of kids friendly recipe collection. Thank you very much Sharmi for starting this wonderful event. This month I am hosting this event. I am honored to host this event. This month's main ingredient is Rice.

Rice remains a staple food for the majority of the world's population. Rice is very nutritious. This important carbohydrate is the staple food for more than two-thirds of the world's population who rely on the nutritional benefits of rice.

Rice has the following nutritional benefits:

• Excellent source of carbohydrates: Rice is a great source of complex carbohydrates, which is an important source of the fuel our bodies need.
• Good energy source: Carbohydrates are broken down to glucose, most of which is used as energy for exercise and as essential fuel for the brain.
• Low fat, Low salt, No cholesterol: Rice is healthful for what it does not contain. Rice has no fat, no cholesterol and is sodium free. Rice is an excellent food to include in a balanced diet.
• A good source of vitamins and minerals such as thiamine, niacin, iron, riboflavin, vitamin D, calcium, and fiber.
• Low sugar
• No gluten: Rice is gluten free. All rice is gluten free, making rice the essential choice for people with gluten free dietary requirements.
• No additives and preservatives: Rice contains no additives or preservatives, making it an excellent inclusion in a healthy and balanced diet.
• Contains resistant starch: Rice also contains resistant starch, which is the starch that reaches the bowel undigested. This encourages the growth of beneficial bacteria, keeping the bowel healthy.
• Non-allergenic Cancer prevention and diet: Whole grains (such as brown rice) contain high amounts of insoluble fiber-the type of fiber some scientists believe may help protect against a variety of cancers.
• Rice is a low-sodium food for those with hypertension.
• It is a fair source of protein containing all eight amino acids.

Source: Rice Trade

Photo Source: Fotosearch

Guidelines for Participation:

• Prepare any kind of kids friendly recipe with Rice, and post it in your blog from April 1 to May 2, 2009. You can use any type of rice (white, brown, red etc) and any form of rice like flour, puffed rice, flattened rice etc.
• Provide a link to this announcement and Sharmi's Website. Using logo is optional. You can use any logo.
• Achieved entries are allowed. Repost that entry within this period and link back to this announcement and Sharmi's Website.
• Send me an e-mail with the subject line "CFK-Rice" to RecipeCenter(at)gmail(dot)com with the following details:

Your name:
Blog Name:
Recipe Name:
Recipe URL:
Photo (Any size) : Please give file name as a dish name

• Not having a blog is not excuse. You can email me the recipe and if possible photo too.
• Multiple entries are accepted and there is no limit to the number of entries.

I will post round up in one week. Looking forward for your participation.