Coconut cookies

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This is my 50^th post. I am happy to be a very minute part of this food blogosphere. Learning is something that is never ending for every one…I am happy to learn more and more from fellow bloggers.

Coconut cookies or thenga biscuit is one of my favorite cookies, freshly grated coconut or dessicated coconut can be added to make these cookies.

Ingredients:

• Butter or Margarine - 1/2 cup / 1 stick
• APF or maida -  1 and 1/4 cup
• Coconut grated – ½ cup
• Yogurt - 2 tsp
• Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
• Sugar - 4 tsp
• Salt-  a pinch
• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

Procedure: 

1. First sieve APF with baking powder, sieve it twice.
2. Then cream the butter, add yogurt sugar, salt and coconut. Whisk it well.
3. Add sieved APF and knead it to form  dough like consistency.
4. Preheat oven at 350degrees.
5. Take small portion of dough and shape them without cracks.
6. Place them in a baking tray and bake it for approx 20 minutes. (check it after 5 min interval).
7. Finally bake it until the base of the cookies turn light brown.  

Note: Instead of cardamom powder you can also add vanilla essence or rose essence. 

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Eggless Dates Almond Butter Cake

A smile is no index of friendship. Real friendship makes the heart also smile. - Thirukkural

Dates are packed with essential nutrients, vitamin and minerals. Fresh dates compose of soft, easily digestible flesh and simple sugar like fructose and dextrose. When eaten, they replenish energy and revitalize the body instantly. The fruit is rich in dietary fiber, which prevents LDL cholesterol absorption in the gut. They contain antioxidants known as tannins. Tannins are known to possess anti-infective, anti- inflammatory and anti- hemorrhagic properties. Dates also has moderate source of vitamin A which is essential for vision. Dates are rich in iron, potassium, calcium, manganese and copper.

Dates cake are made by combining dates to the cake batter. Date can be used as a whole or can be grounded to a paste. By either way its tastes delicious...

                                                                                                     

Ingredients

• APF/ maida – 1 cup
• Baking powder – 1/2 tsp
• Baking soda – ¼ tsp
• Dates – 1 cup
• Butter – ¼ cup
• Sugar – ¾ cup and ½ cup
• Salt- a pinch
• Milk- 3/4 cup
• Almonds sliced – ¼ cup

Method

1. First soak pitted dates in milk and microwave it for 1 minute and allow it to rest for 30 minutes.(Instead of microwave, you can also heat milk directly in a stove for 5 minutes high and then add dates to the milk)
2. Next preheat oven for 350degree F.
3. Then sieve APF with baking powder and baking soda twice.
4. Then grind the dates with milk and sugar (3/4 cup). Grind it coarsely.
5. Cream the butter, add grounded dates mixture and mix it well.
6. Next fold in APF flour, almonds and mix it gently.
7. Grease the baking pan and pour the cake batter and keep it in the oven.
8. Cook for 30 minutes or check with the toothpick. Insert toothpick in the center of the cake, if it come out clean, switch off the oven.
9. Let it rest for 10 minutes and then take out the cake. Cool it on the wire rack.
10. Grind ½ cup sugar in the mixer grinder , grind it to a powder.
11. After cake cooled, decorate it with powdered sugar (icing sugar) and almonds.

Note: Instead of butter can also use ghee or clarified butter to this cake. It gives nice aroma to the cake.

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