Banana Walnuts Oats Muffins with Philips Airfryer

 This is a very healthy high fiber muffin which can serve as a tea time snack or dessert recipe. It is so simple that even kids can make these and will feel really happy to bake muffins. Try decorating these muffins with candies or any other kids stuff.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Refined flour (Maida)- 4 tablespoon

Walnuts – 1 tsp chopped (can increase the quantity)

Oats – ¼ cup

Banana – ¼ cup mashed

Unsalted butter/ Ghee – ¼ cup

Powdered Sugar – ¼ cup

Baking powder – ½ tsp

Milk – 1 tsp (optional)

Method:
1.       Mix butter and sugar together and add mashed banana and walnuts. Mix well.
2.       In separate bowl, mix refined flour, oats and backing powder. Add these dry ingredients in the above mixture and cut and fold the mixture 3-4 times.
3.       Add little milk if the batter seems to be very very thick. But in general this batter will be thick.
4.       Grease muffin mould and put the muffin batter in each mould. Some walnuts can be put on top of each mould as well. Bake these muffins in preheated airfryer at 160 degrees for 10 min. Once baked, keep muffins in standby time for another 10 min. Take out all the muffin mould and allow to cool down for 10 min. Once cooled, de-mould all the muffins and serve.

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Crispy Croutons and Feta Salad Recipe

Crispy croutons and feta salad is a very filling salad which can be had as a main course as well. It is a very healthy salad which is quick to make and full of nutrients. Try introducing this to your kids and develop their taste for salads.

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Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Bread slices – 2 pcs

Cheese/ Home made paneer – 200 gms

Roasted Sesame seeds (White till) – 10 gms

Diced Cucumber – 1 cup

Diced Tomatoes – 1 cup

Diced Onions - 1 cup

Diced Cabbage – 1 cup

Salt, Black pepper – 1 tsp

Powdered Sugar- 1 tsp

Vinegar – 3 tsp

Milk – 2 tsp

Oregano – 1 tsp

Lemon – 1

Method:

1. Cut bread slices into pcs and deep fry these. Sprinkle salt and black pepper while it is hot and keep it aside.
2. Soak all vegetables in ice cold water for half hour to one hour.
3. In a bowl, mix salt, black pepper, milk, lemon juice, vinegar, sugar. Add this mixture to the sieved vegetables. Mix well. Add fried croutons.
4. Transfer the contents to the serving bowl. Top it with layer of crumbled cheese and roasted sesame seeds. Serve cold.

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Mooli ka Achaar Recipe (Radish Pickle)

Radish pickle is a very unique yummy pickle recipe which compliments any Indian dish.

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Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Radish (mooli) - 500 gms

Mustard oil – ¼ cup

Vinegar – ¼ cup

Salt - 2 tsp

Red chilly powder – ½ tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Heeng (asafoetida) powder - 2 pinches

Ajwain (carom seeds) – ½ tsp

Methi (fenugreek) seeds - 1 tsp

Rie powder - 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Wash, dry, peel and cut radishes into long-thin pieces. Apply salt to radish pcs and keep it aside till the extra water comes out. Keep the tray slightly vertical so that water drains out from the radishes and flows downwards. Remove the extra water from the radishes.
2. In a Kadai, dry roast methi and ajwain and let it cool. Once cooled grind to make a powder.  
3. Pour oil in a pan and heat it. Put radishes in hot oil and fry for 5 minutes till it is properly cooked.  Add balance spices like heeng, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, rie powder. Switch off the flame. Add roasted spices, vinegar and salt. Mix properly.
4. Radish Pickle/Mooli ka Achar is now ready. Store it in glass container and keep it is direct sunlight for 3 days, this makes the pickle more tasty and it lasts longer.  

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Mayo Pasta Recipe

Mayo Pasta is the easiest pasta recipe which can be prepared instantaneously whenever kids are hungry.

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Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Pasta of your choice – 250 grams

Mayonnaise – ½ cup

Tomato Ketchup – ¼ cup to ½ cup (quantity can be varied)

Sliced carrots, capsicum – ½ cup

Butter or Oil – ½ tsp

Salt, black pepper – ¼ tsp (as per taste)

Oregano (herb) – 1 tsp

Method:

1. Boil pasta in ample water with ½ tsp salt and oil. Cook till it is half done.
2. Drain the water and sieve the pasta in cold water. Keep it aside.
3. Make a mixture of mayonnaise and tomato ketchup.
4. In a nonstick pan or Kadai, heat little oil and sauté all vegetables. Add pasta, mayo mixture, salt, black pepper. Cook for 5-10 min. Garnish with oregano and serve hot.

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Rajasthani Mirchi Vada/ Mirchi ke Pakode Recipe with Philips Airfryer

Healthy Kadai brings in the healthier version of Rajasthani Mirchi vada or Mirchi ke Pakode  by air frying these in air fryer. Pakodas or vadas are best to have in summer season. These mirchi ke pakoda brings in the very spicy flavor. Rajasthani Mirchi vada are green chillies stuffed with potato, dipped in gram flour batter and are generally deep fried.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Green chilies- 5-6 pcs

Boiled Potatoes – 2-3 pcs

Gram Flour (Besan) – 1 cup

Salt – As per taste

Red chili powder, Coriander powder, Fennel seeds powder, Chaat masala – ½ tsp each

Asfoetida (Hing) – a pinch

Oil – 1 tsp

Method:
1.       Wash and slit the green chilies. Mash the potatoes and add all the spices. Stuff green chilly with this mixture and keep it aside.
2.       Make a smooth batter of gram flour and water and add little salt and red chili powder.
3.       Coat the green chilly with the flour batter and put these on greased foil paper pcs. Keep the foil paper pcs in preheated air fryer at 180 degrees for 15 min.
4.       Once cooked, remove the foil pcs from airfryer and serve the green chili pakoda or vada with chutney or sauce.

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Mango Kheer Pudding Recipe (Indian Dessert) by Healthy Kadai

Kheer is a very delicious Indian dessert delicacy which is usually served at all occasions. The combination of kheer and Mango makes it even more interesting and increases the taste manifolds.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Ingredients:

Milk – 3 liters (toned or full cream)

Sugar –  1 ½ cup

Soaked Rice – 1 cup

Mango – 2 mangoes

Green Cardamom – 2 pcs

Biscuits (Parle-G or Digestive biscuits) crushed – 1 cup

Method:

1. Soak rice for 30 – 40 min. Cook rice in pressure cooker first.
2. Add milk and on medium flame allow the kheer to cook for 2 hours. Keep stirring the kheer occasionally to prevent sticking at bottom of pressure cooker.
3. Once kheer is little thick, add sugar and crushed cardamom and cook for another 30 – 45 mins.
4. Once kheer is ready as per your desired consistency, allow it cool a little and then keep it in fridge for cooling.
5. Puree the mangoes and keep it in fridge as well.
6. Crush the biscuits. Take pudding glasses and put these crushed biscuits at bottom of glass. Top it with a layer of cold kheer, then layer of mango pureee, again a layer of kheer and then last layer of mango puree. Garnish with sliced almonds and slice of mango. Serve cold

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Baked Baby Potato with Philips Airfryer

 A very simple yet very delicious recipe using cute little baby potatoes. 

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Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Boiled Baby potatoes- 250 gms

Fresh cream – ½ cup

Cumin seeds, Coriander seeds, Kasturi methi – ¼ tsp

Ginger garlic paste – ½ tsp

Salt, Red chilli powder – As per taste

Sesame seeds – ½ tsp for garnishing

Method:
1.       Dry roast coriander seeds and cumin seeds. Once cooled, grind to make a powder.
2.       In a baking dish, put peeled and pricked baby potatoes. Add salt, red chilly powder, ginger garlic paste and powder. Mix well. Preheat the aryfryer at 180 degrees for 5 min. Airfry the potatoes for 5 min at 180 degrees. Once done, add cream and kasturi methi and mix well.
3.       Again airfry the potatoes for 5 min at 180 degrees.
4.       Garnish with chopped tomatoes, if desired. Serve hot.

Note: Instead of Airfryer, this recipe can be made in normal microwave as well.

 

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Banana Chips Recipe with Philips Airfryer

Banana chips are very famous in South India especially Kerela banana chips are the best and is a perfect snack for tea time. We have tried the healthier version of this deep fried snack by baking the banana chips in airfryer. The outcome is great...

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Raw Banana – 3-4 pcs

Salt – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp

Chaat masala – ½ tsp

Oil -1 tsp

Method:
1.       Peel the bananas and keep aside. Prepare a mixture of water, turmeric powder and salt. Cut slices of banana in this mixture. It will prevent the bananas to turn black and also will give nice yellow colour. Keep bananas soaked in this mixture for 5 -10 min. Drain the water and dry the chips.
2.       Apply little oil on chips to avoid sticking of banana chips in Airfryer. Preheat the air fryer at 180 degrees for 5 min. Airfry the chips for 15 min at 180 degrees. Add salt and chat masala.
3.       Store it in airtight jar and serve immediately.

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Bread Rajma Pizza Recipe in Pop-Up Toaster

A yummy breakfast recipe made with innovation. This pizza is very healthy as it is made up of red kidney beans or Rajma and lots of fresh green leaves like coriander and spring onions.

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Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Bread slices – 4 pcs

Boiled and mashed Rajma – 1 cup

Grated cheese – 1 cup

Fresh Coriander – ½ cup

Chopped Spring onion – ½ cup

Salt and Red chilly powder – as per taste

Oil/ butter/ ghee– 1 tsp

Tomato ketchup – 2 tsp

Method:
1.       Make a mixture of all ingredients except bread and cheese.
2.       Apply little oil on bread slice and spread a layer of tomato ketchup. Top it with Rajma mixture and grated cheese.
3.       In pop-up toaster, slide the bread pcs by tilting the toaster and toast it for 2-3 min.
4.       Serve hot.

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Instant Bread Vada Recipe

Vada are mainly a South Indian delicacy but those vadas are made up of pulse which needs to be soaked and than a batter is to be formed. It is a lengthy process. To cut short the process, we tried these instant bread vadas which were quick and no preparation is required. It tastes nice though different from the usual vadas but still it is a good and quick alternative, when one wants to have home made vadas.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Bread slices – 5 pcs

Semolina – 1 cup

Curd – 1 cup

Roasted crushed peanuts – ½ cup

Baking powder – ½ tsp

Salt, black pepper – As per taste

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients together and make firm dough. Make small vadas and keep these vadas in fridge for 15-20 min.
2. Deep fry the vadas and serve hot with coconut chutney or sauce.

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Whole Wheat Choco Chips Eggless Cookies Recipe with Philips Airfryer

Why to eat refined flour (Maida) cookies when whole wheat flour cookies are so simple to make and that too eggless!!! Healthy cookies which can be stored for long.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour – 1 cup

Powdered sugar (Castor Sugar) – ¾ cup

Unsalted butter – ½ cup

Baking powder – ¼ tsp

Milk -2 tsp

Choco chips – 2 tsp

Method:

1. In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder and butter with help of finger tips to get bread crumbs like material. Add sugar, choco chips and make dough using little milk. The dough should be firm and soft.
2. Keep the dough in refrigerator for 15-20 mins. Once the dough is firm, make small balls and flatten them to make cookies. Cookie cutter can also be used instead. Glaze the cookies with little milk on top and put it in preheated air fryer for 10 min at 160 degrees. Once 10 min are over, give standby time for another 10 min and allow the cookies to cool.
3. Cookies are then ready to serve. Store in airtight container.

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Fried Ice cream Pockets with Philips Airfryer

Fried Ice Cream - many of you would think that is not possible!!! Well think again, made these yummy Fried Ice Cream Pockets with my Philips Airfryer. It is a very simple and easy to make recipe - even a child can do it...

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Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Breads slices – 2 pcs

Ice cream – 2 scoops (flavor as per choice)

Butter – 2 tsp

Milk – 1 tsp

Nuts – 1 tsp (optional)

Method:

1.       Cut the bread slices into round pcs and coat it with melted butter on both sides of the bread.
2.       Apply the icecream  on 1 slice and cover with other slice. Add nuts if desired. Seal the edge of bread with little milk using out hand.  Keep it in refrigerator/ freezer for 15-20 min.
3.       Put the pocket in preheated airfryer at 180 degrees for 5 min. Once ready, cut into 2 pcs and serve.

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Lauki Raita Recipe (Bottle Gourd Curd)

 Lauki Raita or Bottle Gourd curd is a perfect summer cooler. A very refreshing curd recipe which goes with any and every kind of meal.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Curd – 2 cups

Hung curd – 1 cup

Salt - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – a pinch

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Garlic cloves – 2-3 pcs

Green chilly -

Bottle gourd grated and steamed) – 1 cup

Method:

1. Dry roast mustard seeds, cumin seeds and make a powder.
2. Grind garlic cloves and green chillies and set aside the paste.
3. Mix hung curd in curd to give a rich texture to raita. Mix it all ingredients well. Ensure that salt need to be added in the end only.
4. Garnish with roasted cumin seeds and red chilly powder. Serve cold

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Soya Sprouts Snack Recipe

Both soya and sprouts are very rich source of protein, so make this very healthy snack recipe and serve to your family.

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Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Soya chunks – 1 cup

Sprouts (Moth and Moong dal)– 1 cup (soaked overnight)

Chopped onions -  1 cup

Chopped tomatoes – ½ cup

Tomato puree- ¾ puree

Sliced capsicum – ½ cup

Chopped ginger garlic- 2 tsp

Butter – 1 tbsp

Salt, Red chilly powder, Turmeric powder – ½ tsp each

Method:

1. Steam soaked soya chunks with little water and a tea bag. Tea bag is optional. Keep it aside.
2. In a Kadai, melt half quantity of butter, sauté ginger garlic, half of onions. Add sprouts, little water and salt. Cook it till sprouts are soft.
3. In another pan, melt leftover butter and little oil (optional), sauté leftover onions. Add tomato puree and add all the spices and cook till the gravy is cooked. Add the steamed soya and cook for 5- 10 min till masala coats with nutria.
4. Serve with sliced capsicums and chopped tomatoes in rings form to make it little more interesting.

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Chana Pulao/ Rice Recipe

Chana pulao is generally made in North India. It is a very easy and quick recipe with lots of nutrients.  It can be made with left over rice or using boiled rice which are tossed with Chickpeas or chana.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Boiled Chana (Chickpeas)– 1.5 cups

Boiled rice – 1.5 cups

Chopped Tomatoes and onions – 1 cup

Lemon – 1

Chopped Garlic – 2-3 pcs

Green chilli – 2 pcs

Oil – 1-2 tsp

Spices – Salt, Red chilly powder, Turmeric powder, Zeera, Coriander seeds powder – ½ tsp each

Method:

1. In a Kadai or non stick pan, heat oil and splutter zeera, garlic. Saute onions and add boiled chana along with all spices.
2. Add boiled rice and cook for little time. Allow it to cool and once cool add lemon juice.
3. Garnish with chopped tomatoes and serve with curd.

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Meethi Seviyan Recipe (Sweet Vermicelli)

Meethi Seviyan, an authentic Indian dessert recipe is usually made on festivals. Meethi  Seviyan or Sweet Vermicelli can be made with or without milk. Even the consistency can be dry to pouring. Generally milk gives the richness to the vermicelli. We have brought out a variation in the standard milk recipe where in we are using curdled milk.

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Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Vermicelli - 1 cup

Ghee (Desi ghee) – 2 tsp

Sugar – ½ cup

Cream (Malai) – ½ cup

Milk – 3 cups

Lemon – 1

Dry fruits (Almonds, Raisins) – 1 tsp (As desired)

Desiccated coconut – ½ tsp (As desired)

Method:

1.       In a Kadai or non stick pan, melt ghee and put vermicelli. Saute vermicelli till it turns brown.
2.       Once brown, add milk and cream. Cook till milk comes to boil. As milk starts boiling, add lemon juice which will curdle the milk (just like paneer or cheese comes out of milk). Soon cheese and water will separate and at this point add sugar. Cook the mixture till all the water dries up.
3.       Switch off the flame and allow meethi seviyan to cool down. As it cools, the stickiness will be removed and will give rich and a very nice texture. Dry fruits can be added now or can be added as garnish as well.
4.       Serve hot or cold as per liking.

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Lauki Ki Rabri Recipe (Indian Milk Dessert) by Healthy Kadai

Rabri or Rabdi is a very famous Indian dessert which is usually prepared in most of the households and is also cherished by all age groups. It is nothing but thickened milk and sugar mixture. Lauki or bottle gourd further enhances it taste and makes it healthy.

Here is the recipe video for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Grated Bottle Gourd/ Lauki – 250 gms

Sugar – 250 gms

Milk (full cream or toned) – 1 liter

Green Cardamom – 2-3 pcs

Food colour (Green) – 1 pinch

Almonds, Raisins – a few for garnishing (can add any type of nuts as per taste)

Method:

1.       In a Kadai or non stick pan, heat up milk and add lauki in it. Cook the mixture for 1.5 hours while stirring the mixture continuously. In between add cardamom and sugar. Continue stirring till the mixture reduces to half the quantity and milk gets thickened. Keep scraping the sides and bottom of the pan to prevent any kind of burning on sides or bottom of the pan.
2.       Allow the mixture to cool down and blend with help of a blender. Add the food colour to enhance the appearance of the lauki rabri.
3.       Keep in fridge for 1-2 hours till it is semi soft and serve chilled. Rabri can also be served hot as per liking.
4.       Serve Rabri with Jalebi or Malpua.
 

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Malpua/ Malpura (Dessert) Recipe

Malpua is an authentic Indian Dessert which is usually made in Rajasthan. It is a very sweet to taste and is oily too, but sometimes we can break the monotony of healthy food. It is a pleasure to eat Malpua for people who have sweet tooth. It is usually served with Rabri or kheer.

Here is the recipe video for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Refined flour ( Maida) – 150 gms

Sugar – 250 gms

Semolina (Suji) – 50 gms

Fennel seeds powder/ crushed – ½ tsp

Oil for frying

Method:

1. In a bowl, mix all ingredients except fennel seeds with help of minimal water. The batter should be of flowing consistency, neither too thick nor too thin. Keep this material overnight or for 8 hours.

2. Once batter is ready, add fennel seeds powder. Heat oil in a Kadai, add a ladder full of batter in hot oil at high flame. Then immediately lower down the flame and cook malpua at lower flame. With a help of spoon push the heater oil over the malpua so that centre gets puffed up. Cook till the edge gets brown. With help of spatula, take these malpua on a tissue paper.

3. Serve hot or cold with Rabri/kheer as per taste.

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Onion Pickle Recipe (Pyaaz Ka Achaar)

Onion pickle is mostly used in South Indian dishes but our onion pickle tastes different as it is sweet because of jaggery and sour because of lemon and mustard seeds powder with awesome aroma. This pickle recipe is must try with roti or bread or even Indian most famous snack Cholle Bhatura.

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Below is the detailed recipe:

Ingredients:

Small sized Onions – 250 gms

For Marinate

Salt (1/2 tsp), Turmeric powder (1/2 tsp), Lemon Juice (1 tsp)

For Masala:

Coriander seeds –1 tsp

Fenugreek seeds (Methi Dana) – 1 tsp

Fennel Seeds (Sauf)- 1 tsp

Mustard seeds powder – 1.5 tsp

Asafoetida (Hing) – ¼ tsp

Salt, Red chilly powder, Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Mustard Seeds (Rai) – ¼ tsp

Clove – 2-3 pcs

Green chilly – 2 pcs

Jaggery – 10 gms

Tamarind pulp – 2 tsp

Oil -1 tsp

Method:

1.      Peel off the onions and marinate in a mixture of salt, turmeric and lemon juice for 1-2 hours. It will leave water after some time. Remove water and spread on sieve/ plate for drying. Once dried sauté the onions in little oil and keep aside.
2.      Dry roast coriander seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds and grind to powder.
3.      For tadka/tempering – splutter mustard seeds in little oil and keep aside.
4.      In sauté onions add, Mustard seed powder, green chilly, garlic cloves, salt, red chilly powder, asafoetida, tamarind paste jaggery. Mix well and add the tempering on it.
5.      Transfer the contents into a glass jar and keep the pickle at room temperature for at-least 2 days till it is ready. Serve with bread or roti.

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Eggless Marble Cake

Soft, light and fluffy marble cake is best to have anytime, on the go or with tea. Marble cakes are always fun to make, experiment and tasty. This time I tried with cocoa powder, red and green color. My kido’s favorite….

Ingredients:

Refined Flour – 2 cups

Condensed Milk – 1 whole tin

Catch Lemon/ Limca/ Coke (Any aerated soda) – 1 cup

Baking powder – 1 tsp

Baking soda – 1 tsp

Ghee/ Oil – 1 tsp

All colors (Red, Green) – ½ tsp; Cocoa powder – 2 tsp and little milk for mixing colors

Method:

1.       Sieve flour, baking soda, baking powder at-least 3-4 times so that it becomes light and air gets entrapped in dry ingredients.
2.       Empty the can of condensed milk in a bowl and add ghee/oil in it. Add the flour in this mixture to make smooth cake batter.
3.       Divide the batter in sections and add all different colors in each section.
4.       Take a greased baking tin, first pour the white or the basic batter, then pour the colored batters in layers and randomly move the fork in the batter to create different pattern.
5.       Preheat oven at 180 degrees and put the cake for baking for at-least 45 min to 60 min.  Once baked, allow it to cool. Once completely cool cut pcs and serve.

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Desi Matthi Fry

Most savory India snack is Desi Matthi is usually taken along with Tea.

Ingredients:

Maida(Refined flour)- 1 kg

Refined oil / Desi ghee – 250 gms minimum (Quantity can be increased to 350 gms)

Salt, Ajwain (Carom seeds), cumin seeds ( Zeera) – As per taste

Oil – For frying

Method:

1.       Make dough of all ingredients. Firstly knead the dough with ghee only, if required.
2.       Make small balls of the complete dough and flatten it up using rolling pin or puri pin. Prick all the matthi and deep fry these.
3.       Serve with tea.

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Kundru/ Tendli/ Tindora/ Ivy Gourd Sabzi Recipe

Kundru or Ivy Gourd is an Indian vegetable generally used prepared as a side dish with other main course recipes. It is not very difficult to make and also very healthy.  Kundru is known to be very effective in reducing blood sugar levels.

Ingredients:

Kundru – ½ kg

Chopped Raw Potatoes- 2

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

Mustard seeds (Rai), Cumin seeds (Zeer), Dry Mango Powder (Amchur) – ½ tsp

Curry leaves- a few

Cashew nuts – 1 tsp

Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Marinate the Kundru with saltm red chilly powder, turmeric powder and dry mango powder for 15-20 mins.
2. In heated oil in a Kadai, sauté potatoes and take it out from Kadai. Splutter cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves for few min. Add kundru and cook the vegetable for 10 min.
3. Serve hot and garnish with cashewnuts. 

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Lemon Rice Recipe (South Indian Dish)

Lemon Rice, the name itself brings the flavor of lemon in mouth. It is an authentic South Indian Recipe which is very easy and quick to make. Just need boiled or steamed rice and little more spices to add to tangy flavor of Lemon.  

Ingredients:

Boiled or Steamed Rice – 1 big bowl

Lemon Juice of 2 pcs

Ground nut – 1 tsp

Refined/ vegetable oil – 2 tsp

Salt, Red chilly powder, turmeric powder – ½ tsp (As per taste)

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Channa Dal -1 tsp

Mustard seeds (Rai) – ½ tsp

Asfoetida (Hing) – a pinch

For garnishing – Green chilly, sliced carrot, sliced capsicum

Method:

1. Take boiled rice, add turmeric powder and 1 tsp of oil. Mix well to get a nice colour.
2. In a Kadai/pan, splutter mustard seeds, add both dals, hing, ground nuts. Cook for 5 min and add rice. Cook on medium flame for 5 min and allow it to cool down.
3. Once cool, add lemon juice to the rice and mix well.
4. For garnishing, take a microwave safe bowl, place a ring of capsicum in centre and fill the sliced carrots in the holes of the capsicum. Spread the groundnuts all over the bowl and put the rice over it. Press gently so that the rice take the shape of the bowl. Microwave for 2 min.
5. Take serving dish and place the bowl upside down. Serve hot with curd.

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Kasrod (Fiddlehead Fern) Pickle Recipe

Kasrod pickle is another very famous Jammu delicacy which is usually made in dogri homes. It can be eaten with chapatti or paratha or bread.

Ingredients:

Kasrod – 250 gms

Mustard oil – 2 tbsp

Salt – 1.5 tsp

Red Chilli powder, Turmeric powder– ½ tsp (As per taste)

Mustard seeds powder – 1.5 tsp

Method:

1. Pre –preparation of Kasrod – Shave off the skin of the kasrod with light hands. Cut into small pcs and then blanch then in boiling water with little turmeric powder. Once blanched wash the pcs atleast 3-4 times to remove the dirt. Then spread the kasrod pcs to dry off. 
2. Once dried, add all the spices and mustard oil. Mix well and transfer the pickle in glass jar. Keep it in sunlight till the mustard seeds powder gets fermented.
3. Once the required sourness is achieved, serve with chapatti or bread.

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Umbrella Mushroom Korma/ Kurma

Mushroom seems to be difficult to make but it is a very easy recipe and yet very delicious one. These are generally called Magic Mushrooms as they produce vitamin D when exposed to sunlight.

Ingredients:

Umbrella Mushrooms – 250 gms (Button mushrooms can also be used as an option)

Peas – 1 cup

Chopped Onions – 1 cup

Curd – 1 cup

Tomato puree- 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste – ½ tsp

Salt, Red chilly powder, Turmeric powder, cumin seeds – ½ tsp (As per taste)

Vegetable oil – 2 tsp

Method:

1. Wash and cut mushrooms.
2. In a Kadai heat oil and sauté cumin seeds, onions, ginger garlic paste till golden brown. Add tomato puree and curd. Cook till the gravy leaves oil.
3. Once cooked, add peas and mushrooms and cook for 10-15 min till it gets soft and tender.
4. Garnish with sliced tomatoes and serve hot with chapatti/ roti/bread.

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Eggless Semolina Cake with Philips Airfryer

This is a super easy and quick cake recipe and my personal favorite as it tastes awesome and is eggless.

Ingredients:

Semolina (Fine Suji): 2.5 cups (Do not use the coarse semolina)

Yoghurt: 1 Cup 

Milk: 1 Cup

Sugar : 1 Cup

Tutty  Fruity: 1/2 Cup (Raisins or walnuts can be used as well )

Baking Powder : 1 1/2  tsp

Baking Soda : 1/2 tsp

Vegetable oil: 1/2 Cup

 Salt – A pinch

Method:

1. Mix Semolina, Yogurt, Milk, Sugar and Vegetable oil. Keep mixture aside for 15 minutes to allow fermentation of suji. Ensure that the consistency of the batter is like that of idli batter so milk can be added if required.

2. Once suji is fermented, add add baking powder & baking soda .

3. Then add tutti fruity and cut and fold the batter.

5. Grease a baking pan with oil and pour the cake batter into the pan. Tap it nicely and spread it evenly.

6. Preheat the airfryer at 180 degrees and put the cake for baking for 15 min at 160 degrees. Check the cake with a knife or tooth pick till it comes out clean. You will get a nice golden brown cake once ready. Allow standby time of another 10 min.

9. Take the cake out of oven. Let it cool completely.

9. Once cool, cut into pieces & serve. There should be smile on your face while serving.

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