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Chilli parotta

2017-07-17T20:48:00.000+05:30

Chilli parotta is one of the famous dish in Tamilnadu. There are many type of parotta available here veechu parotta,kothu parotta,stuffed parotta,egg parotta etc. Soon I'll share all those recipes here.

If you have parotta readily in your hands and this dish can be done within minutes. Chilli parotta is a spicy version and I love it so much.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me.

Preparation time:5minutes
Cooking time:10minutes
Serves:2

Ingredients:

Parotta 2
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Green chilli 1
Ginger 1teaspoon finely chopped
Red chilli powder 1teaspoon
Garam masala 1teaspoon
Salt to taste

To temper:

Oil 1 tablespoon
Cinnamon 1inch piece
Clove 1
Curry leaves 1spring

Method:
Heat oil in a pan. Add in ingredients given in "To temper".
Add in ginger and green chilli and saute it till it leave its raw smell.
Now add in onion and saute it till it turns translucent. Add in tomato and cook it till mushy.
Add in spice powders and give a good mix.
Cut parotta into small pieces and add it to masala and toss it well.
Now cook this in high flame for few minutes but be careful don't burnt it.
Tasty spicy Chilli parotta ready

Stepwise pictures:

Heat oil in a pan or kadai.

Add in cinnamon,clove.

Add in curry leaves let them splutter.

Add in ginger.

Add in green chilli.

Now add in onion and saute it till it turns translucent.

Add in tomato and saute it till it turns mushy.

Add in spice powders and salt,give a good mix.

Add in roughly chopped parotta and toss it well.

Toss it well till everything gets mixed well.

Spicy Chilli parotta ready!!!

Watermelon juice with pulp

2017-03-27T17:21:00.002+05:30

Summer arrived...Keep hydrated by having more liquids. Here I started making many juices and milkshakes. So stay tuned for more juice recipes.

I love watermelon very much. Whenever watermelon season arrives used to buy lots and lots of watermelon to refresh from hot summer.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me.

Preparation time:5minutes
Refrigerating time:2hours atleast

Ingredients:

Watermelon 5cups chopped roughly
Sugar 1/3cup(use sugar level according to the taste of watermelon)
Water 2/3cup

Icecubes as needed

Method:
Take sugar and water in a saucepan and heat it till sugar melts. No need any string consistency.
Chop watermelon roughly. Take this in a bowl or airtight container. Add sugar syrup to it. Close the lid and refrigerate it for atleast 2hours.
Juices from watermelon will ooze out and the juice tastes just awesome.
Serve chilled.

Stepwise pictures:

Take sugar in a saucepan.

Add in water.

Heat it up.

Once sugar gets melted completely,switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

Chop watermelon roughly. I got 5cups of watermelon.

In a bowl or airtight container,add in ice cubes. I used a jug.

Add in chopped watermelon.

Add in sugar syrup.

Give a good mix.

Close the lid and refrigerate it for atleast 2hours.

Serve chilled.

Notes:

Adjust sugar level to the taste of watermelon.
Refrigerating for 2hours is must. Only then the fruit will ooze out its juice and tastes good.

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Rava idli/Sooji idli

2017-03-27T12:50:00.000+05:30

Today's recipe is Rava idli. The most common food made with Rava is either umpa or kichidi. This is one of the alternate idea to cook a tasty food using rava. Rava idli and rava dosa are viewers requested recipe. Soon I'll post rava dosa recipe as well.

You don't need to ferment this batter. Its instant can make the batter within 10minutes and steam this in idli cooker. In this recipe I used eno salt.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me.

Recipe source:rakskitchen
Preparation time:10minutes
Cooking time: 15minutes
Makes:10 idli

Ingredients:

Rava/sooji 1cup
Curd/yogurt 1/2cup
Oil 1tablespoon
Ghee 1tablespoon
Mustard 1/2teaspoon
Urad dal 1teaspoon
Channa dal 1teaspoon
Cashews 1tablespoon
Curry leaves 1/2tablespoon chopped finely
Coriander leaves 1/2tablespoon chopped finely
Green chilli 3chopped finely
Ginger 1tablespoon chopped finely
Lemon extract 1/2teaspoon
Salt to taste
Water as needed
Eno fruit salt 1teaspoon

Method:

Heat oil,ghee in a kadai. Add in mustard,urad dal,channa dal,cashews. Let them splutter. Add in ginger,green chilli,curry leaves and coriander leaves and saute for a minute. Add in rava/sooji. Saute it in low flame for 5minutes or so and switch off the pan. Allow it to cool.
Once cooled add in curd,squeeze lemon,salt and add in water till it reaches idli batter consistency. Neither too thick nor too thin. Boil water in idli cooker. Once water starts to boil,add in eno fruit salt to the batter and mix it well. Pour the batter in idli plates and steam it. Rava idli ready!!!

Stepwise Pictures:

Heat oil and ghee in a kadai.

Add in mustard,urad dal,channa dal and cashews. Let them splutter.

Add in chopped ginger and green chilli.

Add in chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves. Saute it for a minute.

Add in rava/sooji.

Roast it in low flame for 5minutes or so.

Transfer this to a bowl and allow it to cool.

Add in curd.

Squeeze half a teaspoon of lemon extract.

Add in water and mix it well it till reaches desired consistency.

Add in salt to taste and give a good mix.

Boil the water in idli cooker. Once the water starts to boil,add in a teaspoon of eno fruit salt and mix it well.
This is major step and don't skip this.

Once eno fruit salt is added,the batter becomes bubbles. Then pour the batter in idli cooker plates and steam it.

Serve raja idli with your favourite chutney.

Notes:

Eno salt is mandatory so don't skip this.
Batter should neither too thick nor too thin.
You can also use ginger and green chilli as a paste.
I served this for my daughter with some dry fruits. Dry fruits I used here are just for presentation.

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Amla Candy/Indian Gooseberry Candy

2017-03-26T14:47:00.001+05:30

Amla is rich in vitaminC,antioxidants. Amla boosts immune system. It helps to relieve constipation. It helps to prevent cold and cough. It regulates blood sugar. It helps to improve eyesight,hairgrowth,glowing skin,etc.

Amla is a fruit which is packed with lots and lots of nutrients and benefits. Though its nutritious,kids don't like to eat amla as it is. So I made this amla candy for my daughter and she loves it a lot and having this daily. It doesn't contain any preservatives and need only 2 ingredients.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me.

Preparation time:10minutes
Soaking time:3days
Drying time:2days

Ingredients:

Indian gooseberry/Amla 25
Sugar 2cup+1/3cup

Method:

Wash and steam amla till they are cooked. Drain the water and remove the seeds and separate it to segments.
Powder 2cups of sugar and mix it well with amla. Transfer this to an airtight container and store this in refrigerator for 3days.
After 3 days of soaking strain the amla and place this in a plate and spread it evenly.
Place the plate under sunlight for 2days or till it completely dried.
Powder the remaining sugar and toss it well to coat evenly.
Replace your junk food with healthy snacks. Keep some amla candy with you and munch it whenever you are hungry.

Stepwise Pictures:

Wash and steam amla till it gets cooked. Drain the water.

Remove the seeds and separate into segments.

In a bowl,add in amla and 2cups of powdered sugar and mix it well.

Now it's combined well and starts to melts.

Transfer it to airtight container and refrigerate it for 3 days.

After 3 days,sugar completely dissolved. See how much water it has.

Drain the water and spread it evenly in a plate. Don't throw the water,add more ice water and squeeze the lemon and have a healthy juice.

Dry it under sunlight for 2days or till it completely dried.

Take the dried amla in a bowl.

Powder the remaining sugar and add it to amla.

Toss it well.

Amla candy ready. Have a healthy bite.

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Chettinad Chicken Gravy

2017-03-18T13:41:00.001+05:30

Hi friends,sorry for a long break. I am here with the result of give away contest. Without any competition all the 3 got prize . Chitra Muthukumar,keerthana,gowri kutty are the winners. You have to send me your address to niharaj05@gmail.com so that I can send you the prizes.

Coming to today's recipe, chettinad chicken gravy. I done this last week and tasty awesome because of freshly ground masala. I love chettinad cuisine so much. I have already shared chettinad mushroom gravy.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me.

Preparation time:10minutes
Cooking time:20minutes
Serves:4

Ingredients:

Chicken 1/2kg/500 grams
Onion 2 large sliced thinly
Tomatoes 2 medium sized chopped roughly
Ginger garlic paste 2 tablespoon
Curry leaves a small handful
Oil 2tablespoon
Turmeric powder 1teaspoon
Salt to taste
Lemon juice 2tablespoon
Coriander leaves 3tablespoon chopped finely

For chettinad masala:

Coriander seeds 3tablespoon
Dry chilli 4 or to taste
Fennel seeds/Sombu 2teaspoon
Cumin/jeera 1teaspoon
Cinnamon stick 5cm stick
Kalpasi 3pieces
Black pepper 2teaspoon
Green cardamom 5
Star anise 1
Cloves/krambu 4
Fresh coconut 1/4cup grated and tightly packed

Method:
Take chicken in a mixing bowl,add in turmeric powder,salt and lemon juice. Let it marinate for 15 minutes
Dry roast all the ingredients given under chettinad masala except coconut. Once everything turns golden brown add in coconut and roast it well and allow it to cool. Grind it to paste by adding little water.
Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add in Onion ans saute it till it turns translucent. Now add in Ginger garlic paste. Once it leaves raw smell add in curry leaves. Add in marinated chicken. Give a good mix. Add in chopped tomatoes and pressure cook it for 2 whistle and simmer for 5minutes. No need to add any water.Let the steam goes by itself.
Now add in fresh masala and give a good mix and check the seasoning and mix well and cook for 1 more whistle. Serve hot with rice,biryani,dosa anything.

Stepwise pictures:

Take chicken in a mixing bowl.

Add in salt.

Add in turmeric powder.

Squeeze lemon juice.

Mix it well. Let it marinate for 15 minutes.

Heat oil in pressure cooker.(sorry for bad picture)

Add in sliced onions and saute it till it turns translucent.

Add in ginger garlic paste and saute till it leaves its raw smell.

Add in curry leaves.

Add in marinated chicken and tomatoes. Cook it for 2 whistles and simmer for 5 minutes. Let the steam escapes by itself.

Dry roast all the ingredients given under fresh masala except coconut. Saute it till it turns golden brown.

Add in coconut and saute it well.

Take this in a blender.

Grind it to a paste by adding little water.

It gets cooked well.

Now add in fresh masala. Mix it well and check the seasoning. Cook it for 1 more whistle.

Open the cooker,see how oil floats on the gravy like restaurant style.

Add in chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with anything like rice,dosa.

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Eggless Whole wheat Banana muffins along a giveaway contest

2017-02-23T09:52:00.001+05:30

This is my 100th post!!! First of all I want to thank all of you to make this blog to reach a small milestone. Special thanks to my family and friends without your support I couldn't do this.

I thought to share my happiness by conducting small giveaway contest to all my lovely viewers. Though I was in a mood of conducting this contest,I am in great dilemma to decide what to give as prize. Now I came to a conclusion to give Measuring cups and spoons set because this helps many beginners and almost all recipes you're surfing in internet,authors will mention measurements in cups and spoons. Also its useful for baking.

Why I thought to give Measuring cups and spoons as prize? Its because when I was beginner I don't have measuring cups and spoons I used to cook with guessing,sometimes it was hit and many times flops. Then I bought Measuring cups and spoons after that almost everything came out well. So everyone should have this to be a great chef.

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When does the contest end? What are the prizes?who are all can participate in this contest?

Last date to participate for this contest is 15,March2017. Winners will be announced on 16th March (My mom's birthday). 3sets of Measuring cups and spoons for 3 lucky winners selected randomly. Also few surprise gifts are waiting for you. Once the winners are announced you have to mail me your details for shipping. Shipping only for Indian residence. Overseas viewers can also enter but make sure you have an Indian address to ship these prizes.

Coming to today's recipe,healthy whole-wheat banana cupcakes with dry fruits. My daughter loved it a lot. I added organic jaggery powder as sweetener and replaced all purpose flour with whole-wheat flour so cupcakes turned dark brown though texture and taste was really awesome.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me.

Preparation time:15minutes
Baking time:30minutes
Makes:8medium sized muffins
Recipe source:Raks kitchen

Ingredients:

Banana 2long variety or 5small variety
Whole wheat flour 3/4cup
Mixed dryfruits 1/4cup(use any dryfruits)
Organic jaggery powder 1/2cup
Cooking oil 1/4cup
Baking powder 1/2teaspoon
Baking soda 1/2teaspoon
Vanilla essence 1/2teaspoon

Method:
Preheat pressure cooker for 10minutes in high flame.click here for more details.
In a mixing bowl,peel and mash the bananas really well. I got around 1cup of mashed bananas. Add in oil,vanilla essence,jaggery powder and mix it well.
In another mixing bowl,take whole wheat flour,baking powder,baking soda and mix it well.
Now add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix it well and add in dry fruits. Mix it well.
As I am baking this in cooker,I am going to use paper cups for baking purpose. Please take a look in stepwise pictures to clear your doubts.
Place cupcake liners in paper cups and spoon the batter in and add few chopped almonds as a topping. Place the cups in baking pan and bake this in preheated cooker.
Allow it to cool. Enjoy healthy muffins with your kids.

Stepwise pictures:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10minutes in high flame.click here for more details.

In a bowl,peel and mash the bananas really well as a paste. I got around a cup of mashed bananas.

Add in vanilla essence and mix it.

Add in organic jaggery powder. Mix it well.

Add in oil.

Mix it well and set aside.

In another mixing bowl,add in whole wheat flour.

Add in baking powder.

Add in baking soda.

Mix it well.

Add in wet ingredients to dry ingredients.

Mix it well. If the batter is too thick add in a tablespoon of milk to adjust the batter consistency.

Add in dry fruits and mix it well.

In a paper cups,place the cupcake liners.

Spoon in cake batter.

Place this in baking pan and add chopped almonds as topping.

Bake this in low flame till done. Insert toothpick and see whether it comes out clean or not.

Allow it to cool. Have a healthy muffins with your kids.

Notes:

Original recipe calls for all purpose flour,sugar as sweetener.
If you are using sugar,then add in 6 tablespoons of sugar.
As measurement of mashed bananas is approximate,you can add a tablespoon of milk to adjust the consistency of the batter.
You can add any dryfruits to this recipe. I added almonds,raisins and sultanas.

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Eggless Vanilla yogurt cupcake recipe without oven

2017-02-20T09:35:00.000+05:30

Vanilla yogurt cake is very simple recipe. Its eggless version and you need only few ingredients. I baked this cake using cake flour which was my last post.

This cake is so moist and stays fresh for couple of days. Perfect for tea time snacks. Muffins was so soft and fluffy also tastes great.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me.
Preparation time:10 minutes
Baking time:25minutes
Makes:8medium sized muffins
Ingredients:

Cake flour 1cup
Sugar 1/2cup
Yogurt/thick curd 3/4cup
Cooking oil 1tablespoon
Vanilla essence 1/2teaspoon
Baking powder 2teaspoon
Baking soda 1 teaspoon
Table salt a tiny pinch

Method:
Preheat pressure cooker for 10minutes in high flame.click here for more details.
In a mixing bowl,add in yogurt,cooking oil,vanilla essence.
Add in baking powder,baking soda,table salt.
Add in sugar and mix it well.
Add in cake flour and fold gently using spatula.
As I am baking this in cooker,I am going to use paper cups for baking purpose. Please take a look in stepwise pictures to clear your doubts.
Place cupcake liners in paper cups and spoon the batter. Place the cups in baking pan and bake this in preheated cooker.
Allow it to cool. You can also use any froasting to this.
Stepwise pictures:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10minutes in high flame.click here for more details.

In a mixing bowl,add in thick yogurt.

Add in oil.

Add in vanilla essence.

Add in baking powder.

Add in baking soda and table salt.

Add in sugar. I powdered regular sugar and used here.

Mix it well. I transferred it to big bowl.

Add in cake flour.

Fold it gently using spatula.

Place cupcake liners in paper cups.

Spoon in the cake batter and place it in baking pan.

Bake this in low flame till done. Insert toothpick and see whether it comes out clean or not.

Allow it to cool and have it in your tea time.

Notes:

You can bake this as a regular cake using normal cake pan and bake it for 35-40minutes.
Muffins will rise more so spoon the batter only 3/4th of cup.
You can use any nuts,chocolate chips,etc to this muffins for different flavours.
I used regular sugar but powdered it.

Cake flour recipe/Homemade cake flour

2017-02-20T06:18:00.000+05:30

Cake flour can be easily made at home. You only need 2ingredients. Using this you can bake any recipes that calls cake flour. It is not a big task or recipe.

I baked a cake using this flour and it was too soft and moist. I'll also post that cake recipe as my next post so stay tuned.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also share your experience with me.

Preparation time:5minutes
Cooking time:0minutes
Makes:1cup
Ingredients:
All purpose flour/Maida 1cup
Cornflour/Cornstarch 2tablespoon
Method:
In a bowl add in a cup of all purpose flour and replace 2tablespoon of Cornstarch instead of all purpose flour.
Mix it well and sieve it twice and use it for any recipe that calls cake flour.
Stepwise

In a bowl,add in all purpose flour.

Remove a tablespoon of all purpose flour.

Remove another tablespoon of all purpose flour.

Replace it with 2 tablespoon of cornflour/cornstarch.

Mix it well.

Sift it twice in a sieve.

Store it in an airtight container. Use it for any recipes that calls cake flour.

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Homemade Icing sugar recipe/confectioner' sugar

2017-02-15T21:39:00.000+05:30

Icing sugar are used in many frosting recipes. This needs only 2 ingredients granulated sugar and cornstarch. One of my viewers requested me to post this recipe so thought to share this here.

Many of the beginners doesn't know the difference between powdered sugar and icing sugar/confectioners' sugar. Cornstarch is used here to avoid clumps. If you grind sugar alone then it tends to clumps together. Also cornstarch helps to give creamy texture.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also share your experience with me.
Preparation time:5minutes
Makes:1cup

Ingredients:

Granulated sugar/Regular sugar 1cup
Cornstarch/Corn flour 1tablespoon

Method:

In a blender,take both sugar and cornstarch and grind it together till it becomes very fine.
Sieve it well and store it in airtight container.
Use for any recipe calls icing sugar.

Stepwise pictures:

In a blender,add in sugar.

Add in cornstarch.

Powder it very fine.

Place this in a sieve.

Sift it.

Store it in airtight container.

Use it for any recipe that calls icing sugar.

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Eggless Custard powder cookies without oven

2017-02-11T19:16:00.001+05:30

Thanks!!! Thanks!!! Thanks!!! for all your messages and support. Many of you requested more baking recipes without oven. I'm sure I'll post many baking recipes often.

Today's recipe is custard powder cookies. It needs only a handful ingredients. Its simple recipe even beginners can bake this that too without oven.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me.

Preparation time:10 minutes
Baking time:15-20minutes
Makes:10

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour 1cup
Custard powder 1/4cup
Sugar 1/2cup powdered
Melted ghee1/4cup
Vanilla essence 1/2teaspoon
Baking powder 1/2teaspoon
Baking soda 1/4teaspoon

Method:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10 minutes in high flame.For more details click here.
In a mixing bowl, add in flour,custard powder,powdered sugar,bakingpowder,baking soda. Mix it well. In another bowl,add in melted ghee,vanilla essence and mix it well.
Add in dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
Mix it well and form a dough.
Take a tablespoon of dough roll it into a ball and flatten it using your palm. Arrange this in oil greased pan/plate.
Bake this in low fame for 15-20minutes or till the base of cookies turns golden brown.
Allow it to cool. Have a tasty cookies.

Stepwise pictures:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10minutes in high flame. For more details click here.

Add in flour in a mixing bowl.

Add in custard powder.

Add in baking powder and baking soda.

Add in powdered sugar.

Mix it well and set aside.

In another mixing bowl,add in melted ghee and vanilla essence.

Add in dry ingredients.

Mix well and form a dough.

Roll a tablespoon of dough into ball and flatten it using your palm. I used knife to make some stripes. Arrange this in a oil greased pan/plate.

Bake this in low flame for 15-20minutes.

Or bake till the base of cookies turns golden brown. Allow it to cool.

Tasty cookies ready👌
Notes:

I used vanilla flavoured custard powder. You can use any.
If your dough is too dry add in a tablespoon of milk or as needed.
I powdered regular sugar and used here.

Feel free to comment, this makes my day great. Stay tuned for upcoming recipes with stepwise pictures. Bye bye.

Spicy cookies/khara cookies

2017-02-11T15:28:00.001+05:30

I am here with perfect tea time cookies. Savoury cookies/Indian spice cookies is one of my favourite cookies. This is quite different from other cookies.

I made this cookies last week. I was in a mood of baking cookies,cup cakes. Made 2 more cookies and muffins those recipes are on the way so stay tuned.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also share your experience with me.

Preparation time:10 minutes
Baking time:25-20minutes
Makes:18cookies

Ingredients:

All purpose flour/maida 1cup
Whole wheat flour 1/2cup
Whole Jeera/Cumin 2teaspoon
Whole Sesame seeds 2tablespoon
Coarse pepper powder 2teaspoon
Sugar 2tablespoon
Salt 1/2teaspoon
Ghee/Butter 1/2cup

Method:

Preheat pressure cooker in high flame for 10minutes.For more details click here.
In a mixing bowl,add in both flours,cumin,sesame,pepper powder,salt and mix it well and set aside.
In an another mixing bowl,add in melted ghee/butter and add in sugar cream it well and add in dry ingredients and combine them into a dough.
Roll it into a ball and flatten it using palm and arrange it in a greased pan/plate. Bake this in a preheated cooker for 15-20minutes or till the base of cookies turn golden brown. Allow it to cool.
Have it as tea time snacks.

Stepwise pictures:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10minutes in high flame. For more details click here.

In a mixing bowl, add in all purpose flour.

Add in whole wheat flour.

Add in salt.

Add in cumin.

Add in crushed pepper powder.

Add in sesame seeds.

Mix it well and set aside.

In a bowl,add in melted ghee/butter.

Add in sugar. I powdered regular sugar and used here.

Mix it well.

Add in dry ingredients.

Combine them into a dough.

Roll a tablespoon of dough and flatten it using your palm and arrange it in oil greased pan/plate.

Bake this in preheated pressure cooker for 15-20minutes.

Or bake till the base of cookies turns golden brown. Allow it to cool.

Have it as a tea time snacks.

Notes:

If your dough is too dry,add in a tablespoon of milk. I didn't use it as my dough is not dry.
I used white sesame seeds. You can also use black sesame seeds.
I used homemade ghee. You can also use butter,vegetable oil.
I used freshly crushed pepper. You can use store bought coarse pepper powder.

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Vanilla sponge cake without oven

2017-01-27T16:40:00.000+05:30

I am here with fool proof vanilla sponge cake. I saw this recipe in an youtube channel Michael Lim. This needs only few ingredients. Luckily I had everything in my pantry. So I started this recipe without wasting time.

This cake has egg. Soon I'll share egglesd version as well. In this recipe you need hand blender this plays a major part here. Still now I baked 3 times,everytime it was a great success and tastes just yum. I loved it a lot.

Hope you'll love it a lot and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me.

Preparation time:15minutes
Baking time:30-40minutes
Makes:16slices

Ingredients:

All purpose flour 1cup/120gram
Sugar 1cup/120gram
Eggs 4large
Lemon extract/vinegar 1teaspoon
Oil 2tablespoon/30ml/30gram
Milk 2 tablespoon+2teaspoon/40ml/40gram
Vanilla essence 1/2teaspoon
Salt 1/2teaspoon

Method:

Powder the sugar and set aside. In a small bowl,add in oil,milk,vanilla essence and set aside.Separate the eggs to egg white and yolk. In a mixing bowl,add in egg white,lemon extract and whip it well using hand blender till it becomes white foamy texture. To make sure check stepwise pictures.Add in powdered sugar and whip it till it becomes stiff. Preheat pressure cooker in high flame for 10 minutes(Click here for more details)
Add in egg yolks and mix it well using spatula. Add in flour with a pinch of salt and mix it well. Once everything combined,add in oil,milk,vanilla mixture and mix it well.
Take the baking pan and apply oil all over the pan. Dust flour all over the pan. Pour the cake batter and bake it in pressure cooker for 30-40minutes or insert toothpick in center of cake pan. If it comes out clean then your cake is done.
Allow it to cool and invertthe cake pan and slice it and enjoy...

Stepwise pictures:

In a mixing bowl,add in egg whites,lemon extract and whip it using hand blender.

It becomes froathy and turns white foamy. At this stage add powdered sugar.

Whip it till it becomes creamy and at one stage in becomes stiff. If you invert your mixing bowl,not even a drop should fall down.

Preheat pressure cooker in high flame for 10 minutes(Click here for more details)

Add in egg yolks and mix it well using spatula.

Add in flour with half a teaspoon of salt and mix it well using spatula.

In a small bowl,add in oil,milk and vanilla essence. Add this to the mixture and give a good stir.

Prepare baking pan by greasing oil all over the pan and dust the flour all over the pan and tap the remaining flour. Now add the cake batter in prepared baking pan.

Place the baking pan in preheated pressure cooker and bake in low flame for 30-40minutes. Insert the toothpick in center of the cake,if it comes out clean then it's baked else wait for 5-10minutes.

See how it has baked. You can cut off the crust if you wish.

Once it gets cooled completely. Start slicing the cake. See how soft it looks.

Serve it plain or sieve icing sugar over it.

Pour some chocolate sauce. Even you can use any icing.tastes yum yum

Notes:

Using hand blender is must only then you can see achieve the correct consistency.
Before adding egg yolks make sure the mixture is stiff enough. If you invert the bowl not even a drop should be fall down.
Creamy egg whites,sugar mixture is also known as royal icing. You can make second batch and use as icing if you wish.
Baking time differs for many reasons like size of cooker,size of baking pan,etc.

Feel free to comment,your encouragement makes my day great. Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

Eggless Nankhatai cookies without oven

2017-01-27T00:21:00.000+05:30

Hi everyone, there are many varieties of nankhatai cookies recipes. I tried one of them and it tastes really good. My daughter loved it a lot. So going to bake second batch tomorrow.

Nankhatai cookies is made using maida and gram flour in this recipe. Other version will update soon so stay tuned.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share experience with me. Feel free to comment,this makes my day great.

Preparation time:10minutes
Cooking time:15minutes per batch
Makes:20

Ingredients:

All purpose flour 1cup
Gram flour 1/2cup
Sugar 1/2cup powdered
Ghee/butter 1/2cup melted
Baking powder 1/2teaspoon
Baking soda 1/4teaspoon
Cardamom powder 1/2teaspoon

Method:
In a mixing bowl,add in all purpose flour,gram flour,baking powder,baking soda. Mix it well and set aside.
In a mixing bowl,add in melted ghee,powdered sugar,cardamom powder and cream it well.
Add in dry ingredients and mix it well and form a dough.
Preheat pressure cooker in high flame for 10minutes(Click here for more details).
Roll it into ball and flatten it using palm or roll it in clean countertop and cut it into desired shape.
Place this in a greased pan/plate. Bake this in pressure cooker in low flame for 15minutes or till cookies base turns brown.
Have a sweet snacks.

Stepwise pictures:

In a mixing bowl,add in all purpose flour.

Add in gram flour.

Add in baking powder.

Now add baking soda.

Mix it well and set aside.

In a mixing bowl,add in melted ghee.

Add in powdered sugar.

Add in cardamom powder.

Whisk it well till everything gets combined.

Add in dry ingredients.

Mix it well and form a dough.

Preheat pressure cooker in high flame for 10minutes(Click here for more details).

Roll it in a clean countertop.

Cut it into desired shapes.

Place this in a greased pan/plate.

Bake this in low flame for 15minutes.

Or till the base of cookies turns brown.

Allow it to cool and serve it with joy.

Notes:

It looked soft when the cookies base turns brown. Once cooled the cookies becomes crispy. Don't overbake.
My dough was at correct consistency so didn't add any wet ingredients. If your dough is dry then add a tablespoon or more and form dough.
You can also add any nuts for decoration. I didn't add any as my daughter is not fond of nuts.

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Eggless cornflakes cookies without oven

2017-01-26T17:59:00.001+05:30

I am here with another baking recipe without oven,this time it's cornflakes cookies. Sounds good right? I love baking varieties of cookies. Always love to experimenting many cookies recipe.

Here you need only few ingredients and also no need oven so anyone can give this a try and addict to homemade cookies.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:10minutes.
Cooking time:10-12minutes per batch
Makes:15

Ingredients:
Cornflakes 1/2cup+1/4cup
All purpose flour/Maida 1cup
Ghee/butter 1/4cup (at room temperature)
Sugar 1/2cup(powdered)
Baking powder 1/4teaspoon
Salt 1/4teaspoon
Vanilla essence 1/2teaspoon

Method:

Take cornflakes in a blender and powder it coarsely. Set aside.
Take ghee,powdered sugar and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl and whisk it until stiff and fluffy. Add in flour and 1/2cup powdered cornflakes and mix it well and form a dough.
Preheat the pressure cooker (click here for more details).
Take a small ball of dough and roll it in your palm and flatten it.
Take remaining crushed cornflakes in a plate.
Roll the flattened cookie dough in crushed cornflakes. Place this in a greased pan.
Bake this in a pressure cooker for 10-12minutes or till the base of cookies turns golden brown.
Allow it to cool. Have a great evening snack.

Stepwise pictures:

Take cornflakes in a blender and powder it coarsely. Set aside.

Take ghee in a mixing bowl.

Add in powdered sugar. I added regular sugar and it was time consuming to dissolve it.

Add in vanilla essence.

Whisk it well till sugar gets dissolved.

Add in flour and 1/2cup of powdered cornflakes.

Mix it well and form a dough.

Preheat the pressure cooker for 10 minutes in high flame(click here for more details).

Take a small dough and roll it into a ball by using your palm and flatten it.

Take 1/4cup of powdered cornflakes in a plate. Roll the flattened cookie dough in crushed cornflakes and place it in a greased pan or plate.

Bake it in low flame for 10-12 minutes or till the base of cookies turns golden brown.

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Dryfruits ragi milkshake

2017-01-04T07:41:00.000+05:30

Dry fruits ragi milkshake sounds more healthy than chocolate ragi milkshake. When I start to make chocolate ragi milkshake like yesterday,then I thought of adding dry fruits powder which is more healthy option.

Recipe are same as chocolate ragi milkshake everything comes same but skip cocoa powder and add in dry fruits powder. So healthy milkshake. Now this can be given daily to your kid without any guilt.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:5minutes

Cooking time:10minutes

Serves:3

Ingredients:

Ragi flour 2tablespoon
Dry fruits powder 1. 5tablespoon
Water 1/2cup
Chilled milk 2cups
Sugar/organic powdered jaggery to taste

Method:

Take ragi flour and water in small pan and mix it well without any lumps. Heat it up and stir well to avoid lumps formation. Once it gets cooked and become thick switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

In a blender,add in milk,ragi mixture,dry fruits powder,powdered jaggery and blend it till it everything gets mixed well. Serve chilled.

Stepwise pictures:

Take ragi flour in a small pan.

Add in water and mix it well without any lumps.

Cook this in a low flame.

Once it gets cooked and thickened,swtich off the flame and allow it to cool.

In a blender add in chilled milk.

Add in ragi mixture.

Add in dry fruits powder.

Add in organic jaggery powder.
Blend it till everything gets mixed well.

Pour it in a glass and serve chilled.

Notes:

You can use sugar as well. I added organic jaggery powder as I am giving this to my fussy toddler for healthy lifestyle.
You can also use leftover ragi porridge.
I didn't use any ice cream for this milkshake to make it healthy option. If you wish you can add cream/ice cream to make it rich and tasty.

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Choco ragi milkshake recipe/chocolate finger millet milkshake

2017-01-03T12:43:00.003+05:30

Hey this is my first post of this year. My new year resolution is to be active and to overcome my laziness. Hope I'll do it and post many recipes this year. Coming to today's recipe I want to share both healthy and tasty so sharing my daughter's favourite choco ragi milkshake.

Ragi is rich in dietary fiber,i t helps in easy digestion for kids. Ragi is rich in protein,minerals,calcium and iron so regular intake of ragi helps to stay healthy. Ragi boosts immunity and reduces harmful cholesterol also helps in maintaining sugar level in blood.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:5minutes

Cooking time:10minutes

Serves:3

Ingredients:

Ragi flour 2tablespoon
Cocoa powder 1. 5tablespoon
Water 1/2cup
Chilled milk 2cups
Sugar/organic powdered jaggery to taste

Method:

In a blender,add in milk,ragi mixture,cocoa powder,powdered jaggery and blend it till it everything gets mixed well. Serve chilled.

Stepwise pictures:

Take ragi flour in a small pan.

Add in water and mix it well without any lumps.

Cook this in a low flame.

Once it gets cooked and thickened,swtich off the flame and allow it to cool.

In a blender add in chilled milk.

Add in ragi mixture.

Add in cocoa powder.

Add in organic jaggery powder.

Blend it till everything gets mixed well.

Pour it in a glass and serve chilled.

Notes:

You can use sugar as well. I added organic jaggery powder as I am giving this to my fussy toddler for healthy lifestyle.
You can also use leftover ragi porridge.
I didn't use any ice cream for this milkshake to make it healthy option. If you wish you can add cream/ice cream to make it rich and tasty.

Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

Ragi puttu/Breakfast for fussy toddlers

2016-12-19T16:50:00.000+05:30

Hi friends,Today I cooked ragi puttu for my fussy toddler. She looked it as well. I was in search of healthy as well as tasty food for my little one. Making a kid to eat is not a easy job,so many moms were hunting recipes for their fussy toddler like me hence I am sharing this recipe here.

Ragi is rich in iron and calcium. Ragi is a ideal food to wean a baby. Ragi is rich in protein and fiber so it's very filling. Ragi causes constipation for few kids/babies so consult pediatrician before introducing new foods.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:5minutes
Cooking time:10minutes
Serves:2

Ingredients:

Ragi flour 1cup
Grated coconut as needed
Organic powdered jaggery as needed
Salt to taste
Water around 1/4cup(should be warm)

Method:
In a mixing bowl,add in a cup of roasted ragi flour,salt and mix it well. Add in warm water little by little and mix it well. The flour should be like wet and breadcrumbs. When you hold it in palm and give little pressure it should a shape and when you crumble it should again become like wet breadcrumbs. Check pictures below for of you need more clarification. Take puttu maker and place the perforated disc in it and start to fill ragi flour mix,grated coconut,organic powdered jaggery alternatively till it reaches the rim. Boil water in puttu maker pot and when it reaches rolling boil place the puttu maker over it and close its lid. Within few minutes you could see the steam comes from the lid's hole this is how you could know whether it gets cooked. Serve it along bananas.

Stepwise pictures:

In a mixing bowl,add in roasted ragi flour.

Add in salt to taste and mix it well.

Add in warm water little by little and mix it well. It resembles wet breadcrumbs.

When you hold it in palm and give little pressure it should a shape and when you crumble it should again become like wet breadcrumbs.

Take puttu maker(typical puttu kuzhal)

Place perforated disc to it.

Spoon ragi flour mixture.

Spoon grated coconut.

Spoon organic powdered jaggery. Repeat this alternatively.

Fill this till it reaches rim.

Boil water in puttu maker pot.

Once it reaches rolling boil place the puttu maker over the pot and close the lid.

Within few minutes,you can see the steam comes from the lid's hole. This is how you could know whether it gets cooked.

Using back of ladle push the perforated disc out.

Serve with banana. I served with dry fruits for my daughter.

Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

Simple Popato fry

2016-12-12T12:57:00.002+05:30

Potato is my favourite. I used to cook many potato recipes often. This is one of the easy recipe. Only few ingredients you need.

I had done this without peeling potatoes skin,you can also peel its skin and use it. I think skin of potatoes might give more taste but make sure you wash it well before cooking.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:10minutes
Cooking time:15minutes
Serves:3

Ingredients:

Potatoes 4big chopped
Oil 3tablespoon
Garlic2-3crushed clove
Chilli powder 1.5 tablespoon or adjust to your taste buds
Asafoetida/hing 1/2teaspoon
Salt to taste

Method:

Take chopped potatoes in a bowl and add in salt and asafoetida. Mix it well and set aside.
Heat oil in a kadai,squeeze potatoes and add in the hot oil and mix it well.
Add in chilli powder and give a good stir and cover the lid. Stir it every now and then so you can avoid burning and cover the lid. Cook till potatoes gets cooked enough.
Serve with rice and any of your favourite gravy.

Stepwise pictures:

Take chopped potatoes in a bowl.

Add in salt.

Add in asafoetida.

Mix it well and set aside for few minutes.

Heat oil in a kadai.

Squeeze the potatoes and add in hot oil.

See how much water it ooze out. Discard it.

Add in crushed garlic.

Add in chilli powder.

Saute it for even mixing.

Cover the lid and cook till potatoes becomes tender soft. Stir it every now and then to avoid burning.

Potato fry ready. Serve with rice and any of your favourite gravy.

Notes:

Adding salt and hing before cooking is just a trick to get potatoes cooked well with less oil.

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Simple vegetable firedrice

2016-12-11T18:36:00.002+05:30

Simple vegetable friedrice recipe needs only few ingredients which can be done in few minutes. I served this along gobi 65 and tomato ketchup.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:10minutes
Cooking time:20minutes
Serves:4

Ingredients:

Basmati rice 5cup cooked(2 1/4cup uncooked rice)
Carrot 1big chopped very finely
Capsicum 1/2chopped very finely
Cabbage 1.5cup shredded very finely
Salt to taste
White pepper powder to taste
Soy sauce 1tablespoon
Oil 4tablespoon

Method:

Cook basmati rice and set aside.
Heat oil in a wide pan,add in all the veggies and give a good stir till it gets partially cooked. Add in soy sauce,pepper powder,salt and mix it well. Add in cooked rice and mix of it till everything gets mixed evenly and serve hot.

Stepwise pictures:

Cook basmati rice and set aside.

Heat oil in wide pan.

Add in carrot.

Add in capsicum.

Add in shredded cabbage.

Saute it well till it gets partially cooked.

Add in a tablespoon of soya sauce.

Add in salt to taste.

Add in white pepper powder.

Add in cooked rice.

Give a good stir till everything gets mixed evenly.

Fried rice ready...!!!

Serve hot with any of your favourite dish.

Notes:
You can add any veggies like beans,peas also...even you can add scrambled eggs and name it as egg friedrice.
You can also add ajnomoto if you wish but I didn't added here.
You can also cook this with leftover rice too.

Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

Pizza without yeast and without oven

2016-12-10T17:25:00.000+05:30

Hey friends,today's recipe is PIZZA that too WITHOUT YEAST and WITHOUT OVEN. When I saw this recipe while surfing net got into action without any idea as I had everything already in my pantry.

Pizza tastes so good you can't find any difference that it was really made in pressure cooker or oven. Pizza which I made was vanished within minutes.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:10minutes
Cooking time:20minutes
Makes:1medium size pizza

Ingredients:

For base:
All purpose flour/maida 1/2cup
Baking powder 1/2teaspoon
Baking soda 1/2teaspoon
Salt to taste
Yogurt/curd as needed(around 1/4cup)

For instant pizza sauce:
Tomato ketchup 2tablespoon
Garlic paste
Chilli flakes 1/4teaspoon
Oregano 1/4teaspoon
Kasuri methi 1/4 teaspoon

For topping:
Onion chopped finely as needed
Capsicum chopped finely as needed
Salt to taste
Pepper powder a pinch
Chilli flakes a pinch
Oregano a pinch
Kasuri methi a pinch
Cheese as needed

Method:
For making instant pizza sauce take all the ingredients given under for pizza sauce in a bowl and mix it well. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl,add in flour,baking powder and baking soda and mix it well. Add in yogurt little by little and make a smooth dough.
Roll the dough into thin layer and prick holes using fork. place it in greased pan and bake this in preheated pressure cooker for 10 minutes in low flame.
Take the base spread the instant sauce.
Sprinkle onion and capsicum.
Sprinkle salt,pepper,chilli flakes,oregano,kasuri methi. Grate cheese over the pizza. Place this in a preheated pan for 5 minutes in low flame. Your vegetable pizza ready.

Stepwise pictures:

For instant sauce take tomato ketchup,garlic,kasuri methi in a bowl.

Add in chilli flakes,oregano and mix well. Set aside.

Preheat pressure cooker for 10 minutes. Click here for more details.

In a mixing bowl,add in flour.

Add in baking powder,baking soda,salt.

Mix it well.

Add in yogurt/curd.

Mix it well and form a dough.

Roll it to thin layer not too thin and not too thick.

Prick holes using fork.

Place this in a greased pan and bake this for 10 minutes in low flame.

See how it was baked.

Take the bottom side up.

Spread instant pizza sauce.

Sprinkle onion as needed.

Sprinkle capsicum as needed.

Sprinkle salt and freshly crushed pepper.

Sprinkle kasuri methi,oregano,chilli flakes.

Grate cheese I used cheese cube.

Add cheese as needed.

Place this in preheated kadai and cover it with lid for 5minutes.c heck notes for more details.

Vegetable pizza ready...!!!

Slice pizza using pizza cutter.

Have a tasty evening.
Notes:
You can use any toppings and pizza sauce.
I have used cheese cube you can use any cheese.
For preheating kadai,heat kadai in low flame closed with nothing inside for 5minutes and place pizza for 5 minutes in low flame.

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Eggless Strawberry cake using pressure cooker

2016-12-03T22:23:00.000+05:30

Hi friends,sorry for a long break the reason is just lazy. I made this cake for my wedding day. It was a huge hit. So very happy to share this recipe in my little blog.

Its egg less version and baked in pressure cooker so anybody can try it. You can have it as such or use any icing like butter cream or fresh cream. I used fresh cream and homemade basic strawberry jelly.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:10minutes
Baking time:30-40minutes
Makes:16slices of cake

Ingredients:

All purpose flour/maida 2 1/4cups
Sugar 1cup
Curd/yogurt 1.5cup
Milk 1/2cup
Oil/butter 3/4cup
Baking powder 2teaspoon
Baking soda 3/4teaspoon
Strawberry essence 2teaspoon
Rose food colour few drops

My 1cup measures 240ml

Method:

Preheat pressure cooker in high flame for 10 minutes.Click here for more details.

In a wide mixing bowl,add in curd,baking powder and baking soda. Mix it well. Add in sugar and beat well till it dissolve.
Now add in oil and give a good mix and add in essence and food coloring.(l added strawberry milk essence)
Add in flour and fold in gently and add in milk till get desired consistency. Pour the batter in greased pan and bake 30-40minutes. Time depends on many factors like size of cooker,size of pan etc so keep eye .
Insert toothpick in center of pan if it comes out clean then its baked or bake for 5 more minutes and check it.
You can have as it is or use any icing as your wish.
Have a yummy bite.

Stepwise pictures:

Preheat pressure cooker in high flame for 10 minutes. Click here for more details.

In a wide bottomed bowl,add in curd.

Add in baking powder.

Add in baking soda.

Whisk it well. It becomes foamy.

Add in sugar and beat it till it gets dissolved.(I used powdered sugar)

Add in oil and give a good mix.

Add in strawberry essence and food coloring.(I used strawberry milk essence both essence and food coloring is in same)

Mix it well.

Add in flour.

Fold it gently using spatula.

Add in milk.

Mix well gently till reaches desired consistency.

Pour the batter in greased pan. This is right consistency.

Bake for 30-40minutes in low flame.Time depends on many factors like size of cooker,size of pan etc so keep eye .

Insert toothpick in center of pan if it comes out clean then its baked or bake for 5 more minutes and check it.

You can have as it is.

Or use any icing like butter cream or fresh cream. I used fresh cream and homemade basic strawberry jelly.

Chettinad mushroom gravy recipe

2016-11-24T19:40:00.001+05:30

Hi friends, Today's special is chettinad mushroom gravy. Its spicy curry tastes great with both rice and roti. I made this last night dinner with phulka.

I used button mushroom. You can use any varieties. I always prefer button mushroom because it gets cooked in few minutes also tastes great. I didn't add water for this gravy mushroom itself leave water. If you want dry gravy,don't add more water while grinding masala also reduce tomatoes.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:10minutes
Cooking time:15minutes
Serves:5-6

Ingredients:

Mushroom 3cup cleaned and chopped
Onion 2medium sized chopped finely
Tomato 4medium sized chopped finely
Ginger 2tablespoon chopped finely
Garlic 2tablespoon chopped finely
Chilli powder
Garam masala
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Salt to taste
To temper:
Oil
Cumin seeds/seeragam/jeera
Curry leaves few
To roast and grind:
Coconut 3heaped tablespoon
Coriander seeds/mullu malli 1.5tablespoon
Fennel seeds/sombu 3teaspoon
Dried red chilli 4-5(adjust to your taste buds)
Pepper corns 1.5teaspoon
Cloves/krambu 3
Cinnamon/pattai 1inch piece
Cardamom/yelakai 3

Method:

Roast all the ingredients given under "To roast and grind"
Remove it a plate and allow it to cool and blend this in a blender to a fine puree with few water.
Heat oil in a kadai and add in ingredients given under "To temper". Let them crackle.
Add in Onion ,Ginger,Garlic saute it till leaves raw smell.
Add in tomatoes and saute it till it turns mushy.
Add in spice powders and salt. Mix it well.
Add in masala paste and give good mix and add in mushroom and cook it till mushroom gets cooked. Don't add any water. Mushroom itself leave more water.
Serve hot with any roti or rice.

Stepwise pictures:

Roast everything given under "To roast and grind"

Roast it till it becomes golden brown and allow it to cool.

Grind it to paste and set aside.

Heat oil in a kadai and add in ingredients given under "To temper". Let them crackle.

Add in Onion.

Add in ginger and garlic. Saute it well till it leaves raw smell.

Add in tomatoes and saute it till it turns mushy.

Add in salt to taste.

Add in garam masala and chilli powder and mix it well.

Add in masala puree and give a good mix.

Add in mushroom.

Cook till mushroom gets cooked. Don't add water mushroom itself leave water.

Add in coriander leaves for garnishing.

Serve hot.

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Atta ladoo/wheat flour ladoo recipe

2016-11-22T17:56:00.001+05:30

Hi friends, I made poha ladoos and wheat flour ladoos for evening snacks. Both ladoos tastes great and also healthy. My daughter loved both the ladoos. So happy she even loves healthy ones.

Wheat is rich in carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. It has good source of chlorophyll,which helps in blood purification. It is easy to digest. Natural laxative also high amount of digestive fibre which helps to prevent constipation.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:5minutes
Cooking time:15 minutes
Makes:7 ladoos

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour 1/2cup
Roasted gram dal/pottu kadalai 1/4cup
Sugar/powdered jaggery 1/2cup
Cardamom powder 1/2teaspoon
Ghee 1/4cup

Method:
Take sugar and roasted gram in mixer jar and powder it.
Dry roast wheat flour for 10-15 minutes in low flame till it leaves raw smell.
Add in powdered roasted gram,sugar mix and roast it for 5 more minutes.
Add in ghee and stir it well till it gets mixed evenly. Add in cardamom powder and mix it well.
Take this in a mixing bowl and allow it to cool a bit and shape into ladoos when it becomes hand bearable heat,don't burn your hand like me.
Enjoy your snacks time.

Stepwise pictures:

In a mixer jar,add in roasted gram dal.

Add in sugar.

Powder it.

Dry roast wheat flour for 10-15 minutes in low flame till it leaves raw smell.

Add in gram dal,sugar mix.

Roast it for 5more minutes in low flame.

Add in ghee.

Stir it well till it gets mixed evenly.(I couldn't mix well so changed to next size kadai.)

Add in cardamom powder and mix it well.

Take this in a mixing bowl and allow it to cool a bit and shape into ladoos when it becomes hand bearable heat,don't burn your hand like me.

Enjoy your evening snacks.

Notes:

I added sugar,if you need more healthy add in organic powdered jaggery.
I didn't add any dry fruits or nuts as my daughter don't like if something crunchy in center and starts to pick one by one instead of eating. If your kids love it just add it along ghee.
I have another version without gram dal will share that recipe too soon.

Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

No bake biscuit pudding cake recipe

2016-11-21T13:36:00.003+05:30

Hello friends, I made no bake biscuit custard pudding cake as sunday special for last day's lunch. No bake desserts are in my to do list for long time. Once I saw this recipe in sharmis passion I get into action as I had everything in my pantry.

My daughter loved it so much even I too. Whole family loved it and none believed it was made with 5050 biscuit. It really tastes yum yum.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:5minutes.
Cooking time:10minutes.
Serves:3

Ingredients:

Custard powder 2.5 tablespoon
Milk 1.5cup
Sugar 1/4cup
Coffee decotion 3tablespoon
Sweet-salt biscuits (I used 50-50) 1pack
Chocolate shaves/chocolate sauce for garnishing

Method:

Take custard powder in a bowl and add in 1/4cup milk and mix well without lumps.
Boil remaining milk and sugar in sauce pan,once it starts to running boil add the custard mix and stir it well it becomes thick but pouring consistency. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool. It will become more thick. Take everything and start to arrange.
Dip 50-50biscuit in coffee decotion for 2seconds and arrange it in a plate. Now spread custard mix over it. Repeat this for
3layers. Now grate chocolate over the pudding or garnish as your wish.
Refrigerate for 2-3hours. Cut it to desired shapes and enjoy dessert with your loved ones immediately.

Stepwise pictures:

Take custard powder in a bowl.

Add in 1/4cup of milk and mix it well without any lumps.

Boil remaining milk and sugar in a saucepan.

Once it reach rolling boil switch to low-medium flame.

Add in custard milk and mix it well.

It will become thick but pouring consistency quickly. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

I used 5050 biscuits for this dessert.

Dip the biscuits in coffee decotion for 2 second.

Arrange it in a plate.

Spoon the custard mix over the biscuits.

Spread it evenly and arrange another layer by repeating the steps above.(dip in coffee decotion and arrange it.

I made 3 layers by repeating the steps given above.(dip the biscuits in coffee decotion and arrange it and spread custard mix repeatedly for 3layers)

As I don't have bar chocolate and chocolate sauce,used diary milk for garnishing.

Grate it over the pudding.

Grated all the chocolates.

Refrigerate it for 2-3hours.

Cut into desired shapes.

Serve it immediately.

Notes:

If you don't know to make filter coffee decotion,add 1.5teaspoon instant coffee powder to 1/4cup hot water. Use this as coffee decotion for this recipe.
I used vanilla flavoured custard. You can use any flavours.
You can use any sweet-salt biscuits like 50-50,krack jack.
You may have excess custard use for 2nd batch as I did.
I used 1/4cup milk from the 1.5cup milk itself.
As I don't have anything for garnishing used diary milk but soon I'll update this pics with fresh batch.
Refrigerating 2-3hours gives better results.
Don't make more layers it doesn't hold its shape.

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Instant Ragi cerelac for babies

2016-11-20T10:09:00.001+05:30

Hello viewers I was quite busy with my daughter. Enjoyed a lot and had fun. Today's recipe is instant ragi cerelac for babies. Made this as my friend demands for her baby.

Its similar to instant ragi cerelac. As ragi is ideal to babies, you can give ragi to your babies after consulting paediatrician. You can make this kind of baby stuffs rather buying those packaged goodies which may contains chemical.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:5minutes
Cooking time:15-20minutes for a batch
Makes:1.5cup

Ingredients:

Ragi flour 1cup
Palm candy powder/panagarkandu powdered 1/4cup
Homemade ghee 1/4cup
Milk 1/4cup

Method:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10 minutes. (For more details view How to bake using pressure cooker)
Take whole ragi flour in mixing bowl. Add in powdered palm sugar candy.
Mix it well.
Add in melted ghee and mix it well. It resembles coarse crumble.
Add in milk slowly and knead it to a dough.
Roll it out in countertop.
Cut into squares or whatever shape you need.
Place this in oil greased plate/pan.
Place this in preheated cooker and bake it for 15 minutes or till your cookies turns crispy and browned at bottom.
You can have as it is or powder it in blender and feed it as instant ragi cerelac.

Stepwise pictures:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10 minutes in high flame.For more details view How to bake using pressure cooker)

In a mixing bowl,add in ragi flour.

Add in powdered palm candy.

Mix it well.

Take cold butter/ghee measure it.

Melt the ghee.

Add in melted ghee and mix it well.

It resembles breadcrumbs.

Add in milk slowly and mix it well.

Form a dough.

Roll it out in a clean countertop.

Cut it into desired shapes.

Arrange it in oil greased pan/plate.

Bake this in simmer flame for 15-20minutes till cookies turns brown at its bottom.

It has to be like this at its bottom.

You can have it as it is as biscuits for elder kids.

Take this in a blender.

Powder it.

Store this in airtight container.

How to make instant ragi cerelac:

Take 1 or 2 scoops of instant cerelac powder in a bowl. Add hot water/milk slowly and mix well till you reach desired consistency

Notes:

For babies below 1 year add hot water.
For babies above 1 year add hot milk.
This recipe is for babies above 6months.
Always consult your paediatric before introducing any new food to your babies.
Only if to bake the cookies till crispy,you'll get good shelf life.

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