Pomegranate cranberry mini cupcakes and recipe link

I just ate some pomegranate seeds during breakfast - I love the sweet/tart combination, so these vegan pomegranate cranberry mini cupcakes by blogger and cookbook author Hannah Kaminsky are right up my alley, and very Thanksgiving appropriate. Visit her blog Bittersweet for the recipe!


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Pomegranate Cranberry Cupcakes with Vegan Buttercream!

Just in time for Thanksgiving!

In her post, "Cheering for the Underdog," Bittersweet blogger writes about the fall of the cupcake and how it has become somewhat of a "backup singer" this past year. But she wants to bring back the glory with a delicious mini cupcake--perfect for Thanksgiving.

Pomegranate-cranberry mini cupcakes paired with vegan buttercream frosting:

These look absolutely gorgeous and would be a stunning centerpiece for any dessert table in this upcoming holiday season! Yumbas!

For the full recipe click here.

Beautiful blood orange and pomegranate cupcakes and recipe link

And a different kind of "blood" from the bloody knife cupcakes below...these are blood orange and pomegranate cupcakes and what drew me to them is how beautiful they are. Such vivid colors and what sound like striking, unusual flavors. Get the recipe at food blog The Cilantropist.

From the post:

Now I should mention there is one caveat: These cupcakes don't have a dense crumb and they don't have anything thick such as frosting that prevents the glaze from soaking into the cupcake, so these beauties are best glazed, served, and eaten immediately. With these lovely flavors, I can't imagine that these cupcakes won't be devoured on the spot, but if they sit for a few hours the glaze will saturate the top of the cupcake. Just f.y.i.

Sev Khaman/ Sev Khamani

Sev Khaman
First we make Khaman Dhoklas...A famous snack sold in every street of Gujarat, it is no longer restricted to the region. It is readily available in every part of the country. People love these yummy dhoklas as a breakfast, snack or as a farsaan in the lunch or dinner menu.

Ingredients for Khaman Dhoklas:
2 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
11\2 cup buttermilk
3 tbsp sugar
4 finely chopped green chillies
1 tbsp ginger paste (optional)
½ tbsp turmeric powder for nice color
½ tbsp fruit salt
Salt to taste
1/4 tbsp oil for greasing

Ingredients for tempering:
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp sugar
2 green chillies, finely chopped
1 tbsp mustard seeds ( Rai / Sarson)
1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
½ tbsp asafetida (Hing)
5 to 6 curry leaves (Kadi patta)

For the garnish
2 tbsp freshly grated coconut

Method of making Khaman Dhokla:
Step 1: Combine the Bengal gram flour with buttermilk and mix well adding warm water if required to make a good consistency of batter. Keep aside for 5-6 hours.

Step 2: Add the finely chopped green chillies, salt, sugar, and turmeric powder.

Step 3: Mix all these ingredients with batter.

Step 4: Just before steaming, add the fruit salt and add 1 tbsp of water over it if required.
Step 5: When the bubbles form, mix gently. Prepare the steamer for dhokla.
Step 6: Pour the batter immediately into a greased thali and shake the thali clockwise to spread the batter in an even layer.

Step 7: Steam in a steamer for 12 to 15 minutes or till the dhoklas are cooked.

Step 8: Cut into square pieces and keep aside.

Step 9: Take small vassal and mix the sugar with half cup of water.

Step 10: Heat the oil in small pan and add the mustard seeds, when seeds crackle, add chopped green chillies and asafoetida.

Step 11: When chillies fry then add curry leaves.

Step 12: Add the sugar water in it and sauté on a medium flame for few seconds.

Step 13: Remove from the flame, pour this tempering over the dhoklas.

Step 14: Serve immediately garnished with grated coconut.

Sev Khaman/ Sev Khamani

This recipe was invented from the Khaman Dhoklas!!!
They are crumbled, tempered with garlic-ginger and mixed with pomegranate seeds and coconut. Serve garnished with sev and relish its unique flavour. Those who do not like garlic can omit it.
Ingredients:
20 pieces of khaman dhoklas
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 tbsp finely chopped ginger- garlic (lehsun, optional)
A pinch of asafetida (hing)
½ cup pomegranate seeds (anardana)
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
2 tbsp grated coconut
¼ cup Bengal gram sev for recipe click here

Method:
Step 1: Crumble the khaman dhoklas in a bowl and keep aside.
Step 2: Heat the oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds. When the seeds crackle, add the garlic paste and asafetida and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.

Step 3: Pour this tempering over the crumbled dhoklas and mix well.

Step 4: Garnish with the pomegranate seeds, coconut, and sev.
Step 5: Serve immediately.

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Dabeli

Hello to all my dear friend I am really try to be regular in my blog but I think I am bit busy with some new work so I am really very sorry. I got new job which is far from my home so I have less time at home. My dear friend Ushaprashanth give me nice award to me. Thank you very much dear.
A sweet-spicy treat Dabeli has been luring Gujarati’s for years.

Cooking time: 25 minutes
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Ingredients for masala:
1 red chili
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cloves
1 teaspoon cumin seeds

Ingredients for filling:
4 potatoes
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
A pinch of asafetida
4 teaspoon khajur-imli chutney
2 teaspoon oil
Salt to taste
15 small burger buns
Butter or oil for cooking

To Serve:
1 chopped onion
1\2 cup chopped coriander
1\2 cup roasted peanuts
1\2 cup nylon sev
1\2 cup fresh pomegranate (optional)
2 teaspoons fresh garlic chutney
6 tablespoons khajur-imli chutney

Method for making masala:
Step 1: Roast all ingredients in a pan for 2 and 3 minutes.

Step 2: Grind to fine powder in a blender.

Step 3: Use as required
Method for making filling:
Step 1: Cut the peel potatoes in to small pieces.

Step 2: Add 1\2 cup water into cooker and add these potatoes pieces in it.
Step 3: Cook it till they become very soft and when it is cool mess it.Step 4: Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds when they crackle add asafetida.
Step 5: After that add dabeli masala, and mass potato in it.

Step 6: More mixing well add 1 cup of water in it.
Step 7: Add red chill powder, turmeric powder salt as par your taste. Step 8: Cook until all the water is burn and mix masala very well.
Step 9: Remove from the fire, add 4 teaspoons of khajur-imli chutney and mix well.


Step 10: Divide into 15 portions. Keep aside. Method for making Dabeli:
Step 1: Slice the burger buns into halves horizontally. Step 2: Place a portion of the prepare filling on the lower half of each bun with chop onion, pomegranate and peanuts. Step 3: Cook the buns in a pan using little batter or oil.

Step 4: Place it in to serving plat.
Step 5: Top with chopped onion, peanuts, coriander, sev, fresh-garlic chutney and khajur-imli chutney. A tryst with the Indian burger why dabeli beats burger any day………..
1. It’s an Indian treat.
2. Much more spicy and tangy.
3. Melts in your mouth
4. Groundnuts mixed with potato filling make it tastier.
5. Less calories.
6. You can eat more than one.....:)

Pomegranate and Sev Chutney

Ingredients:
1\2-Pomegranate,
1\2 cup besan sev,
1\2 cup fresh coriander leaves,
4-5 green chilli,
3-4 tbsp lemon juice,
2-tbsp sugar,
Salt to taste.

* Cut chillies and wash coriander leaves gently.

* Grind all ingredients in to mixer until smooth paste.

* Green chutney with Gram flour sev and Pomegranate is ready to eat with sandwich or any other item.:)

***You also use dry pomegranate seeds for making chutney.***