Ruby Litchi Lemonade Recipe by Healthy Kadai

Ingredients:

Litchi juice – 100 ml

Roohafza – 20 ml

Lemon – 2 pcs

Lemon zest – a little

Ginger -  1 small pcs

Mint (Fresh or Dried)

Ice cubes

Method:

1.       In a tall glass, put mint, ginger pcs, cut lemon pcs. Crush them with help of muddler.

2.       Apply honey on the rim of the glass and apply lemon zest.

3.       In the glass put the crushed ingredients from the step 1.

4.       Pour roohafza, then ice cubes, litchi juice.

5.       Garnish with a pcs of lemon out in the straw and serve cold.

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Instant Bread Uttapam Recipe by Healthy Kadai

Ingredients:

Bread slices- 4 pcs

Semolina (Suji/Rawa) – 1 cup

Refined flour (Maida) – 1 cup

Curd – 1 cup

Chopped Capsicum – ½ cup

Grated cauliflour – ½ cup

Grated Carrot – ½ cup

Chopped onions – ½ cup

Salt, Red chilly powder  - As per taste

Method:

1.       Blend the bread slices to make bread crumbs.
2.       In a bowl, add semolina, curd, flour and bread crumbs. Using little water make a nice batter. Blender can also be used to make the barter.
3.       Keep aside the batter for 10-15 min for the fermentation of semolina.
4.       Add salt and red chilly powder in both batter as well as all vegetables mixed together.
5.       On a hot tawa/pan, pour the uttapam batter and spread the batter with help of spatula. Allow it to cook for 5 min.
6.       Apply the vegetables on top and Flip over the uttapam. Cook from both sides using little oil if required.
7.       Serve hot with chutney or sauce. 

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South Indian Vada Recipe

Ingredients:

Washed Black gram dal (Dhuli Urad Dal) – 1 cup

Fresh Coriander – few leaves

Oil – for frying

Salt – As per taste

Method:

1.       Soak the dal for atleast 5-6 hours.
2.       Grind the dal in paste form with the help of water. Add salt and coriander to give the nice colour.
3.       Beat the dal mixture properly to entrap the air into the mixture.
4.       Heat oil in a Kadai for frying.
5.       With the help of hand make flat balls and make a hole in the centre.
6.       Deep fry the vada and serve hot with sambhar.

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South Indian Sambhar

Ingredients:

Soaked Arhar dal  - 2 cup

Bottle Guard (Ghaiya) – 1 no.

Brinjal – 1 small sized (optional)

Salt, Chilly powder, Turmetric powder – As per taste

Tamarind water – ¼ cup

Sambhar Powder -1-2 tsp

Chopped carrots, onions – ½ cup

Peas – ¼ cup

Method:

1.       In a pressure cooker, add the soaked dal, cut pcs of ghaiya, brinjal and spices. Pour 3 cups of water into it along with 1 tsp of refined oil. Cook the dal for 10 min till it gets soft and tender.
2.       Once the dal is cooked, add tamarind water into it. Boil the dal and add more water if required.
3.       Add the sambhar powder to the dal and mix well.
4.       For tempering – In little oil, add mustard seeds. Allow it to splutter and pour little water. Add some chopped vegetables carrots, onions, peas etc and let it boil.
5.       Add the tempering to the sambhar. Cook it for another 5 min.
6.       Serve hot with idli.

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Vegetarian Fried Rice Recipe

Ingredients:

Boiled rice – 2 cups

Chopped vegetables – ¼ cup beans

Chopped Carrots – ¼ cup

Chopped Capsicum – ¼ cup

Cumin seeds ( Zeera ) – ½ tsp

Salt, Red chilly powder, turmeric powder – As per taste

Oil – 1 tsp

Method:

1.       In a Kadai, add oil and heat it. Add cumin seeds and all chopped vegetables together with spices.
2.       Let it cook for 2-3 min and add boiled rice. Cook for 5 min.
3.       Serve in a plate and garnish with tomatoes (optional).
4.       Serve hot with curd or raita.

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Vegetarian Nutrella Burgers with Philips Airfryer

Enjoy the healthy Burger made with nutrella, vegetarians most important source of protein.

Ingredients:

Soaked Nutrella – 1 cup

Cut Spinach – ½ cup

Chopped Onions – ½ cup

Grated carrots – ½ cup

Grated Cabbage – ¼ cup

Gram flour (Besan) – 1/3 cup

Cream – 1 tsp

Salt – As per taste

Cumin seeds (Zeera) – ¼ tsp

Bread slices – 3

Burger buns - as required

Method:

1.       Soak the nutrella for half hour.
2.       In a bowl, add all vegetables along with bread. Mix them well.
3.       To the mixture, add Gram flour, cream, salt, zeera.
4.       Make round tikkis and put these tikkis in airfryer preheat at 160 degrees for 8-10 min.
5.       Cut the buns into half, spread paste of cream/mayonnaise with cabbage on 1 bun and tomato sauce on other side.
6.       Put the tikkis on to the buns and put any other raw vegetables as per taste. Close the buns to make burger.
7.       Serve hot with French fries. 

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Airfryed Chana Kabab

Ingredients:

Boiled Black Chana – 1 cup

Bread slices – 3

Boiled Potatoes – 3-4

Chopped onions – ½ cup

Salt, Red Chilly powder – As per taste

Method:

1.       Mash all ingredients and add the spices.
2.       Make balls of the material.
3.       Preheat the airfryer at 180 degrees.
4.       Airfryer for 10 min.
5.       Serve hot with Chutney.

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Homemade Aam papad/ Mango papad Recipe

Aam Papad is a traditional sweet dessert made up of mango pulp mixed with sugar and dried under sun. This is famous all over India. Homemade aam papad is pure, without any artificial colours, no preservatives and is damn tasty. Kids love aam papad, so why purchase from market when it is so easy to make at home....

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the written recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Mango – 3 big mangoes

Sugar – 1 cup
Melon seeds - 1 tsp (optional)

Method:

1.       Cut the mango pcs and blend the mangoes to make a puree.
2.       In a kadai, cook the mango puree and add sugar.
3.       Cook the puree till it starts to coat the pan on side and no lumps are formed.
4.       Spread the puree on a plate and smoothen it out by moving the plate. Spread the melon seeds on top.
5.       Allow the aam papad to dry and keep it in well aerated place till the edges of the aam papad starts to loosen up or the puree gets dried completely.
6.       With a help of knife loosen the edges and peel off the aam papad from the plate.
7.       Fold it to make it thicken and cut small pcs in the desired shape.

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Brinjal Ringlets Recipe with Philips Airfryer

Ingredients:

Brinjal – 2 no.

Gram Flour (Besan) – 1 cup

Salt, Red Chilly powder, Turmeric Powder, Cumin seeds – As per Taste

Oil – for greasing

Method:
1.       Make a mixture of salt, red chilly powder and turmeric powder.
2.       Cut slices of Brinjal in circular shape.
3.       Coat the slices with the spicy mixture and leave the slices for 10 min, so that all spices are absorbed completely.
4.       Extra water will leave from Brinjal, remove the same.
5.       Coat the brinjal slices with dry gram flour (add more all spices if need more spice).
6.       Grease the surface of the brinjals with little oil.
7.       Preheat the airfryer at 160 degrees.
8.       Put all the slices in airfryer for 10 min.
9.       Serve hot with Chapati.

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Mango Smoothie Recipe in Philips Blender

Ingredients:

Mango cut pcs- 1 big cup

Icecream – 1 big cup (flavour optional – Vanilla/Strawberry)

Milk – ½ cup

Method:
1.       In a Philips blender, add all ingredients and blend well.
2.       For garnishing, add coloured cherries.
3.       Serve cold.

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Thandai (Dry fruit Milk) Recipe

Thandai is an Indian Cold drink which is usually served on special occasions as well as festivals. It is a very healthy drink and can be considered as a power drink as it is made up of almonds and other dry fruits.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Milk - 1 glass

Water- 1 glass

Soaked Almonds – 5-6 pcs

Soaked Caswenuts – 3-4 pcs

Soaked Fennel seeds / Sauf – ½ tsp

Melon seeds – 1 tsp

Green Cardamons – 3-4 pcs      

Black Pepper powder – ¼ tsp

Castor Sugar – As per taste

Method:

1.        In a blender jar, grind all ingredients except milk and sugar to make a paste using little water.
2.       Sieve the paste (using Muslin cloth or sieve) by adding water to the paste. Sieve the paste completely till we get a dried leftover and a concentrate.
3.       To the above concentrate, add cold milk and sugar. Add ice cubes if required.
4.       For garnishing – Take a tall glass and apply honey on the rim of the glass. Put the glass upside down in colourful fennel seeds, till the seeds get stuck to the rim.
5.       Pour the Thandai in the glass and serve cold.

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Onion Rings Recipe

Quick and easy to make snack. Needs no pre-preparation except for bread crumbs. 

Ingredients:

Onion – 2 pcs

Gram Flour – 3 tsp

Refined flour – 3 tsp

Salt – As per taste

Red chilly powder – ¼ tsp

Cooking soda – a pinch

Bread Crumbs – 1 cup

Refined oil – for frying

Method:

1. Cut onions in round circles and take out the onion rings.
2. Make a paste of all ingredients except the bread crumbs using little water
3. Sprinkle the onion rings with salt and red chilly powder.
4. Dip onion rings in the paste and then coat with bread crumbs.
5. Deep fry onion rings and fry till it turn golden brown.
6. Serve hot with cabbage and chutney/sauce.

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ABC Juice – The Miracle Juice recipe

Ingredients:

Apple – 1

Beetroot- ½ pcs

Carrot – 2

Rock salt – ¼ tsp

Honey – ½ tsp

Method:

1.       In a juicer, add all the fruits and take out the juice.
2.       In a tall glass, add rock salt and honey and pour the juice on the top.
3.       Add ice if required and serve cold.

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Aaloo Daal Cutlets Recipe

Ingredients:

Boiled Potatoes – 4

Soaked Green Gram dal (Moong Dal) – ½ cup

Bread Slices – 2 pcs

Chopped Vegetables (Carrot, Beetroot, Capsicum)- 1 cup

Salt – As per Taste

Cumin seeds (Zeera) – ½ tsp

Method:

1    Mash the potatoes and bread slice soaked in water (bread is added for binding).
2.       Add all chopped vegetables, spices and mix all ingredients.
3.       Divide small portion and give the desired shape and coat with soaked dal.
4.       Deep fry or airfry in airfryer till golden brown colour.
5.       Serve hot with chutney.

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Aate ka Halwa by Healthy Kada

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour (Aatta) – 1 cup

Desi ghee – 1 cup

Sugar – ¾ cup

Raisins (Dry fruit as per choice) – ¼ cup

Method:

1.       In a Kadai, melt desi ghee and gradually add flour into it to avoid lumps. Cook the flour on medium flame till it turns brown and also it will start giving the nice aroma of the cooked flour.
2.       Simultaneously keep 3 cups of water in a pan with sugar and raisins. Let the water boil.
3.        Gradually add the water to the flour at lower flame. Continue stirring the halwa till the water gets mixed and keep stirring till the halwa leaves the sides of the Kadai.
4.       Serve hot and garnish with coconut husk.

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Bread Pakora Recipe Fried with Philips Airfryer

Ingredients:

Bread Slices – 2 slices

Curd – 1 cup

Gram flour – 1 cup

Asafoetida (Hing) – a pinch

Ajwain , Zeera – ½ tsp

Salt, Red Chilly powder – As per taste

Method:

1. Prepare a batter of gram flour all spices with help of water.
2. Cut bread pcs in desired shape and dip in curd. Refrigerate the bread pcs dipped in curd for 15-20 min.
3. Coat the bread pcs in the batter and put on small foil papers. (Foil papers can also be greased with little oil.)
4. Pre heat air fryer for 5 min at 180 degrees.
5. Put the fold papers with bread pakoras in air fryer for atleast 10 min.
6. Once done, keep the pcs for cooling so that they can easily be removed from the foil paper.
7. Serve hot with chutney.

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Latpate Aaloo (Potato) Recipe

Ingredients:

Boiled Potato – ½ Kg

Green Chillies- 2

Rai (Mustard seeds) -1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds (Zeera) – ½ tsp

Ajwain – ¼ tsp

Dried Coriander seeds – ½ tsp

Salt, Red Chilly Powder, Turmeric powder – As per Taste

Sesame Seeds – 1 tsp

Kasturi Methi (Dried Mint powder/Leaves) – 1 tsp

Mustard Oil – 2 tsp

Method:

1. In a Kadai, put oil and let it heat for 1 min. Then add mustard seeds, Ajwain, coriander seeds, cumin seeds,, green chillies. Let them splutter.
2. Add boiled and cut potatoes, add all spices and let it cook for 5-10 min. Add little water if required.
3. Garnish with Sesame seeds and Kasturi Methi. Serve hot with chapatti/bread.

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Home made Jaljeera (Summer Drink) Recipe

Ingredients:

Tamarind Pulp – 50 gms

Jaggery (Gudd) – 100 gms

Rock Salt – 1 tsp

Salt – As per taste

Roasted Cumin seeds (Zeera) Powder – ½ tsp

Black Pepper powder –  ¼ tsp

Mint leaves –  A few

Method:

1.       Soak the tamarind for 2-3 hours. Remove the seeds and keep the pulp.
2.       Take a jar, add all ingredients and pour water in it.
3.       Stir and blend all the ingredients using a hand blender or in a mixer.
4.       For serving – put some ice cubes in a tall glass, pour the freshly made Jaljeera. Top it with boondi and use a lemon slice to garnish.
5.       Serve cold.

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Steamed Spinach Rolls Recipe in Electric Rice Cooker

Ingredients:

Spinach leaves- 3-4

Gram Flour (Besan) – 1 cup

Chopped Carrots – ½ cup

Chopped Capsicum – ½ cup

Chopped Beans – ½ cup

Refined oil- 2 tsp

Salt, Red Chilly powder – As per taste

Mustard seeds (rai) – ¼ tsp

Ajwain – ¼ tsp

Sesame seeds – 1 tsp

Method:

1. Take spinach leaf; remove the hard centre portion, which will make it easier to roll the spinach leaf. Follow the same procedure for all the leaves and keep aside.
2.  Stuffing - In a bowl, add gram flour, oil, all spices and chopped vegetables. Mix it well using little water and prepare a stuffing for the spinach rolls.
3. Divide the stuffing in small portions.
4.Take spinach leaf keeping the shiny side outside. Place the stuffing in the spinach leaf and roll it. Seal the end using a toothpick.
5. Steam the spinach rolls in a gas steamer or Electric Rice cooker which comes with a steamer attachment. Steam the rolls for 10-15 min.
6. Tempering - In a nonstick pan/ Kadai, heat little oil and add mustard seeds. Add the sesame seeds and switch off the gas.
7. Once the rolls are steamed, remove from the steamer and remove the toothpick. Spread the tempering on top of rolls. The sesame seeds will highlight the spinach rolls.
8. Serve hot with coconut chutney.

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Aloo ka Achar - Instant Potato Pickle Recipe

It is very very easy to make potato pickle therefore the name Instant pickle recipe.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Boiled Baby Potato – ½ kg
Salt – As per Taste
Mustard Powder – 2 tsp
Red Chilly powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Green Chillies – 2-3 pcs
Mustard Oil – 3-4 tsp

Method:

1. Peel the boiled potatoes and cut them in to pcs. Roughly mash few potatoes to make the gravy.
2. Take heated and cooled mustard oil, add red chilly powder to give nice colour, turmeric powder, mustard seed powder, salt. Mix all ingredients well.
3. Add potatoes in the above mixture and mix well to evenly coat all potatoes. Further add the mashed potatoes and green chilies.
4. Keep the pickle in sunlight for atleast 2-3 days to get the right sourness of the pickle.
5. Once ready serve with parantha and curd.

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Khatti- Meethi Bhindi (Lady Finger) Recipe

Ingredients:

Lady Finger (Bhindi) – ½ Kg

Tamarind pulp – ½ cup

Jaggery (Gudd) – 50 gms

Onions chopped – 3

Salt, Red Chilly powder, Turmeric powder – As per taste

Mustard oil – 2 tsp

Method:
1.       Wash, dry and cut lady finger with slit in the center.
2.       In a pan add mustard oil, sauté onions. Add lady fingers and put all spices.
3.       Let it cook for 10-15 min with frequent stirring, till lady finger becomes soft and tender.
4.       Add tamarind pulp and jaggery to it to give a nice sweet and sour flavour to Lady finger.
5.       Cook for 2-3 min and serve hot with Chapati. 

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Peanut Butter Sandwich Recipe

Peanut butter contains proteins so helps in body building for growing kids. It also contains fiber for your bowel health, healthy fats, magnesium to fortify your bones and muscles, Vitamin E and antioxidants. Healthy peanut sandwich recipe is a simple and healthy breakfast recipe for kids.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Peanuts – 1 cup

Desi Ghee/ Butter- 1 tsp

Salt – As per taste

Bread slices – 4 slices

Chopped Tomato – ½ cup  

Shredded Cabbage - ½ cup

Mustard sauce – 1 tsp

Method:

1. For Peanut butter – In a mixer jar, add peanuts, desi ghee, salt and blend to get a smooth butter.
2. Cut bread slices into desirable shape.
3. On one bread slice, apply peanut butter and on other slice spread mustard sauce. Spread shredded cabbage and chopped tomatoes. Join both the slices to get a sandwich. Spread another layer of peanut butter on top bread slice and decorate it as per your liking.
4. Serve with juice.

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Mango Raita (Curd) Recipe

Enjoy the most refreshing raita/yoghurt to be made in summers - Mangoes and yogurt wiped together.

Ingredients:

Curd – ½ kg

Mango cut pcs- 1 cup

Mango puree- 1 cup

Castor sugar – 2 tsp

Rock Salt – 1/2 tsp

Salt – 1 tsp

Black pepper powder – ½ tsp

Tutty Fruity / cherries/ Pomegranate seeds – For garnishing 

Method:
1.       In curd add all ingredients and stir well.
2.       For garnishing, add coloured cherries.
3.       Serve cold.

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Kurkure Chips Kachori Recipe in Philips Airfryer

Try this innovative Kachori and treat your kids...

Ingredients:

Refined Flour – 1 cup

Refined oil – 1 tsp

Fennel seeds – ½ tsp

Kurkure – ½ cup

Lays Chips – ½ cup

Method:
1.       Make firm dough of refined flour and oil using water.
2.       For stuffing- grind Kurkure, Lays chips and fennel seeds.
3.       Take a small portion of dough, add the stuffing and make a ball to give a nice round shape.
4.       Preheat the airfryer at 180 degrees and put all Kachories glazed with little oil.
5.       Airfry for 12 min.
6.       Serve this innovative Kachori with sauce or chutney.

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Shahi Mango Chutney Recipe

Lovely rich mango chutney, Aam ki chutney - A very healthy, rich and delicious mango chutney made with dry fruits. This chutney is must have during summers as mangoes are easily available.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Raw grated Mangoes – ½ Kg

Sugar – ½ Kg

Salt – 2 tsp

Cardamom seeds Powder – 1 tsp

Black Pepper Powder – ½ tsp

Black Salt – ½ tsp

Chopped Cashew nuts – 2 tsp

Chopped Almonds – 2 tsp

Chopped Raisins – 2 tsp

Melon seeds – 2 tsp

Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp (optional)

Method:

1. Peel and grate raw mangoes.
2. Take a kadai/pan , cook the grated mangoes for 5 min. Once mangoes are cooked, add salt, rock salt, black pepper powder, cardamom seeds powder. Gradually add sugar and red chilly powder.
3. Mix all together and cook it for another 10 min.
4. Once the chutney turns brown, add all dry fruits to enhance the richness of the chutney. Cook the chutney for 5 min.
5. Serve cold with Bread or chapatti.

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Shahi Mango Chutney Recipe

Lovely rich mango chutney, full of dry fruits and mango

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Raw grated Mangoes – ½ Kg

Sugar – ½ Kg

Salt – 2 tsp

Cardamom seeds Powder – 1 tsp

Black Pepper Powder – ½ tsp

Black Salt – ½ tsp

Chopped Cashew nuts – 2 tsp

Chopped Almonds – 2 tsp

Chopped Raisins – 2 tsp

Melon seeds – 2 tsp

Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp (optional)

Method:

1. Peel and grate raw mangoes.
2. Take a kadai/pan , cook the grated mangoes for 5 min. Once mangoes are cooked, add salt, rock salt, black pepper powder, cardamom seeds powder. Gradually add sugar and red chilly powder.
3. Mix all together and cook it for another 10 min.
4. Once the chutney turns brown, add all dry fruits to enhance the richness of the chutney. Cook the chutney for 5 min.
5. Serve cold with Bread or chapatti.

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Green Mango Chutney Recipe

Enjoy the summers with this Refreshing and Deadly combination of Mangoes, Mint and Coriander!!! 

Ingredients:

Raw Mango -2-3 mangoes

Fresh Coriander – Few twigs

Fresh Mint – Few Twigs

Onion – 1 small

Green Chillies- 1-2 pcs

Fennel/ Sauf powder – 1 tsp

Salt – As per taste

Sugar – 1-2 tsp

Method:

1. Wash and cut the raw mangoes into slices.
2. In a mixer jar, add all ingredients together and grid it to make coarse chutney.
3. Add little sugar to balance the sour taste of raw mangoes. Grid it once again.
4. Serve the chutney with Bread or Chapati.

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Stuffed Lady Finger Recipe

Ingredients:

Lady Finger – ½ Kgs (washed and dried and put a slit)

Oil

Dry Mango Powder (Amchur)- 2 tsp

Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp

Salt – As per Taste

Red Chilly powder – As per taste

Groundnuts – 2 tsp

Sesame seeds (Till) – 1 tsp

Desiccated coconut – 1 tsp

Method:

1.       Dry roast the groundnuts and remove the peels.

2.       Dry roast the coconut and sesame seeds and cool it.

3.       Take a grinder jar and make a coarse powder of all 3 ingredients.

4.       To the above powder, add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, salt, amchur powder and oil. Mix all together and stuff all lady fingers.

5.       In non-stick pan/ kadai, add little oil and put all stuffed lady fingers.

6.       Cook till the lady fingers get tender. Avoid covering the pan.

7.       Serve hot with roti/ bread/ rice/ curd.

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Mango Panna in Philips Soup Maker

Relish this refreshing drink in summer to ward off those warm breeze!!!

Ingredients:

Raw Mangoes – ½ Kg

Water – 1 liter

Sugar – ½ Kg

Salt – 2 tsp

Roasted Cumin Seed Powder – 1 tsp

Black Pepper Powder – ½ tsp

Black Salt – ½ tsp

Mint powder/ Fresh mint – a few

Ice cubes – as required

Mango cubes – for garnishing

Method:

1. Peel off the mangoes and cut slices of mangoes removing the seed.
2. Add mango slices and water in soup maker. Select smooth mode option and start.
3. Soup maker will automatically stop once done. Open up the soup maker and to check if the mango has been cooked and pureed properly.
4. Let the mango puree cool.
5. Add the sugar and all seasonings and mix well. Store the mango concentrate in refrigerator.
6. For serving, mix 1/3 concentrate to 2/3 portion of cold water. In a tall glass, add few cubes of mango, ice cubes and pour the mango panna over it.
7. Serve cold.

   

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