Veggie cake

This is a yummy cake which can be also substituted for dinner as it has all veggies and wheat flour. It goes well with coriander chutney or sauce. If it is made in muffin tray, you get small cakes which can be taken as an evening snack for hungry kids returning from school. The veggies can be of your choice spinach, carrot, cabbage,beans, cauliflower, peas, corn,onion.

Ingredients :
Wheat Flour- 1 cup
Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
Cooking Soda - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Powdered Sugar - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Cooking oil (Coconut or sunflower)- 1/2 cup
Onion chopped - 1
Green Chillies chopped - 2
Lime Juice - 2 tsp
Veggies chopped fine- 1/2 cup
Boiled peas - 1/4 cup
Curd - 1/2 cup
Milk - as required

Method:
Sift flour with Baking Powder, Soda, salt, Turmeric, garam masala,sugar. Heat 1/4 cup oil and lightly fry the onions.Cool the mix to room temperature and add to flour . Add Veggies and chillies and peas to the flour.  Beat the curds and add the rest of the oil and lime juice and mix it well with the flour and veggie mixture. Add enough milk to bring the dough to a dropping consistency. Pour in a greased and dusted 8" cake tin or    rectangular loaf tin . Preheat the oven to 200 degree C . Bake the mixture for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool the cake and spread coriander chutney on top and decorate with veggie slices. See your kids asking for more. Enjoy!! 

The favourite Chocolate Cake (Eggless)

Here is the recipe for my favourite Chocolate Cake .
Ingredients:
Wheat Flour or Maida - 1 and 2/3 cups
Cocoa powder - 1/3 cup
Soda Bicarb - 1 teaspoon
Sugar (Powdered) - 1 cup
Cooking Oil - 1/2 cup
Curd (NOT SOUR) - 1 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp.

Method: Sieve the flour, sugar, soda and cocoa two to three times over. Put them in a wide mouthed bowl and add the oil, curd and Vanilla essence and mix well. Make sure to stir in the same direction. Preheat an oven to 200 degree C . Take an 8 inch cake tin. Grease it with butter and dust it with flour. Pour the cake mixture in the tin and bake in 180 degree for 30-35 minutes till done.

You may add chocolate chips to the dough if making for kids parties.