Khajoor Milk | Dates Milk Shake

In winters common cold and cough is a normal problem. Treat it by drinking a hot glass of khajoor or Dates milk. Dates are rich of vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates. So khajoor milk is very very nutritious and healthy. Plus the flavor is super rich. Enjoy hot khajoor milk in winters to stay away from cold breezes as well. 

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Dates/ Khajoor - 1 cup 

Green cardamom, black cardamom, Cinnamon stick Powder - 1/2 tsp

Milk - 1 glass

Method:

1. Seedless dates are preferred in this recipe, however if you have dates with seeds, then remove the seeds from dates by slicing it.

2. If the quality of dates is hard, then soak it in 1/4 cup milk for half hour to soften it. Else good quality dates are very soft, which can be used directly.

3. Heat 1/2 glass of milk in a pan along with dates for 10-15 min till it becomes soft. 

4. Cool down the date milk mixture and blend smooth in the mixer jar. 

5. Heat the remaining quantity of milk in the same pan. Add the power and blended dates mixture and simmer for 5 minutes on medium flame. 

6. Hot nutritious khajoor milk is ready to serve. 

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Jaggery Flavoured Popcorns

Bored of normal plain or butter popcorns!!!! 

Caramel pop corns is latest trend these days. But I wish to make something more healthy to avoid corn syrup. So here is my version of caramel popcorns, these are simple jaggery flavoured popcorns. These flavoured popcorns goes best for parties, birthday and picnics. Kids will enjoy and relish the flavoured popcorns and you can boost about a new recipe :)

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Popcorn kernels - 150 gms

Jaggery - 150 gms (quantity can be reduced as per liking)

Chopped Cashewnuts - 2 tsps

Sesame seeds - 1 tsp

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp (optional)

Method:

1. Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai and add popcorn kernels. Cover the kadai with a lid and keep it on medium flame. Let the popcorns pop up nicely. Popcorns will be ready in few minutes.

2. Once the popcorns are ready remove from the kadai.

3. In the same kadai, melt jaggery, keep on moving the jaggery to avoid burning. Add spices in melted jaggery. Mix well till there are no lumps in jaggery.

4. Remove the kadai from flame and add cashewnuts, sesame seeds and popcorns. Mix together with light hand to avoid crushing of the popcorns, till popcorns are coated well. While mixture is still hot, separate the popcorns which stick to each other. 

5. Jaggery flavoured popcorns are ready to serve.

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Homemade Tomato Ketchup/ Sauce

Learn how to make tomato sauce at home with this very simple method. Homemade tomato ketchup is always healthier as it is free of all artificial flavours and colours. 

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Tomatoes - 1 kg ripe tomatoes

Chopped onions - 100 gms

Garlic cloves - 8-10 pcs

Spices ( Cloves, black cardamon, Cinnamon stick) - 3 pcs

Black  pepper - 8-10 pcs

Red Chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Salt - 1-2 tsp

Sugar - 2 tsp

Sodium Benzoate - 1/2 tsp (to be used in case of preservation)

Vinegar - 50 ml

Method:

1. Wash and chop tomatoes. In a pressure cooker, add tomatoes, onions, garlic and little water. Cook till tomatoes becomes soft and pulpy.

2. Sieve the tomato puree and cook again with all spices. Tie the spices in a muslin cloth and add in puree. Cook for 15-20 for all flavours to get induced in the puree. 

3. Once the puree gets thick, remove the bouquet garni and add rest of the ingredients. Cook till sauce like consistency is achieved. 

4. Once tomato ketchup is ready, switch off the flame and add sodium benzoate mixed in little puree. This is a preservative, which can be avoided as well. 

5. Sterilize the glass jars in which tomato ketchup needs to be stored.

6. Serve this homemade tomato ketchup with fries, sandwiches etc. 

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Sweet Amla Chutney

Amla chutney is a nutritious, healthy, simple and a quick recipe. It is best to have this chutney in winters as Gooseberry is available in plenty in India and it provides immunity to our body, being rich source of vitamin C. Spread this chutney on bread slice or roti and Enjoy!!

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Amla/ Gooseberry - 250 gms
Jaggery - 200 gms
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Rock salt - 1 tsp
Black pepper - 1/2 tsp

Method:
1. Steam amla/gooseberry for 10-15 min and remove the seeds from center. Cut into small pcs
2. In a mixer jar, grind amla to make a paste.
3. Heat a kadai/non stick pan, add amla paste along with all the ingredients.
4. Cook the paste on medium flame and keep on moving the chutney to avoid sticking at the base or sides of the pan.
5. After 10-15 min, chutney will be ready.

Note - Instead of jaggery sugar can also be added.

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Instant Ginger Pickle

Ginger pickle is simplest pickle recipe which is oil free. It requires minimal ingredients and is a 2-min pickle recipe. This pickle goes perfect with any Indian breakfast or even served with any main course. Simple pickle with huge appeal!!!

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Ginger - 100 gms (Washed, peeled and sliced)
Green Chili -1-2 pcs
Lemon - 1-2 pcs
Salt - 1 tsp

Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients in a glass bowl. Keep it aside for few minutes at room temperature till ginger changes colour to light pink.
2. Transfer the contents in an air tight glass jar and keep it for overnight till the pickle is ready.
3. Store the pickle in refrigerator.
4. Serve the instant ginger pickle with stuffed parantha in breakfast.

Do check these interesting pickle recipes:
How to make Amla Candy | Sweet Amla Candy Recipe
How To Make Onion Pickle Recipe Indian | Pyaz Ka Achar Recipe
Nimbu ka Achar | Sweet Lemon Pickle | Instant Lemon Pickle Recipe
Aloo ka Achar | Instant Potato Pickle Recipe

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Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Learn how to make baked sweet potato fries. These are quick snacks, healthy snack as compared to potato french fries. 

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Sweet Potato (Shakargandhi) - 250 gms
Salt, Red chili powder, Black pepper - 1/2 tsp each
Refined oil - 2 tsp

Method:
1. Peel the sweet potato and cut into fries shaped pieces. Try to cut even pcs.
2. Add oil along with seasonings in the sweet potato fries and mix together to coat all pcs nicely.
3. Bake the sweet potato in preheated airfryer at 180 degrees for 15 min, tossing in between.
4. Golden crispy sweet potato fries are ready to serve. 

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Leftover Roti Pancakes

We all struggle, how to use leftover rotis in kitchen. Here is the solution for you. Use leftover rotis to make nutritious and healthy treat in just few minutes. Prepare these yummy pancakes with leftover rotis and enjoy this Innovative breakfast recipe which is can be served to all age groups elderly, kids.

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Leftover rotis/ Fresh Rotis - 2
Gram Flour (Besan) -  2tbsp
Chopped onions - 1/2 cup
Salt, Carom seeds, Red chili powder - As per taste
Fresh Coriander - 1/2 cup
Mustard oil - 1 tsp

Method:
1. Prepare a batter of gram flour and water. The batter should be little thick and not too thin. Add all the ingredients.
2. Spread this batter evenly on 1 side of roti.
3. Heat a non-stick pan and grease with little oil. Place the roti and cook on medium flame till crisp. Cook the other side of roti as well.
4. Once crisp from both sides, remove from pan. Cut into 2 pcs and serve immediately with pickle and curd.

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Vegetable Biryani in Rice Cooker

Cook vegetable Biryani in Rice Cooker to ease out the process of rice making. Biryani is full of flavour and taste. Rice cooker makes its simpler to make biryani. So take out your rice cooker from store and start cooking :)

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Long Rice/ Basmati Rice - 2 Cup 

Vegetables (Onions, Cauliflower, Carrots, Potatoes, Peas, Green Chili) - 1/2 cup each

Fresh coriander - 1 cup

Chopped ginger garlic - 1 tsp

Spices (Cloves, Green cardamon, Black cardamom, Bay leaf, Black Pepper, Chakli) - 1-2 pcs each

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curd - 1 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup

Roasted cashew nuts - For Garnishing

Salt, Red chili powder, Turmeric powder - As per taste

Method:

1. Dry roast all the spices, cool down and grind to form a powder. Bay leaft and chakli may not be added in the powder.

2. Heat 1 tbsp of mustard oil in a kadai, saute potatoes and remove from kadai. Saute all the vegetables together. 

3. In a rice cooker, add rice, sauteed vegetables, spices powder, chakli, bay leaf along with all other ingredients. 

4. Put the rice cooker and cook mode and once the mode changes to warm then hot steaming biryani is ready.

5. Garnish with fresh coriander and cashewnuts. Serve curd, papad along with biryani to have a wholesome meal. 

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Masala Maggi | Vegetable Punjabi Maggi

Veg masala treat for all Maggi lovers. Delicious, healthy, spicy yummy masala Maggi is must have. Try out this Maggi with a twist

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Maggi Atta Noodles - 3 packets
Vegetables (Peas, Carrots, Cabbage, Potato, Onions, capsicum) - As desired
Mustard oil - 1 tsp

Method:
1. Heat mustard oil in kadai or non stick pan. Saute potato and remove from pan. Saute all the vegetables for 1-2 min to maintain the crispness.
2. Add Maggi , break into 2 parts to get long strands. Add Maggi masala and boiling water.
(quantity of water can be reduced as vegetables leaves water)
3. Cover the kadai and cook for 2 minutes.
4. Hot steaming vegetable Maggi is ready to serve.    

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Gun Powder / Dry Powder Chutney

Gun powder or Dry powder chutney is usually served with idli or dosa in South India. This homemade gun powder is made with combination of dals and various spices. One can vary the spices as per taste. I like it less spicy so have added less chilies. But can opt for more :)

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Black Gram (Urad Dal ) - 80 gms
Bengal Gram (Chana Dal ) - 20 gms
Whole Red Chili - 2-3 pcs
Asfoetida powder (hing) - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few sprigs

Method:
1. Roast the dals in a non-stick pan/tawa on low heat till light brown. Roast the whole chilli lightly.
2. Grind all the above with other spices in a mixer grinder to a fine powder.

How to use it as Chutney - Take 1 tablespoon of gun powder and 1 tsp of sesame oil or melted ghee. Mix well. Smear on idli or dosa.

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Moong Dal Appe

Green split moong dal appe is healthy, quick breakfast/snack recipe. Enjoy this nutritious snack with kids and family. Make the appe just before serving, as these usually becomes stiff over time.

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Split Green Moong Dal - 1 cup soaked
Chopped Cabbage, Onions - 1/2 cup each (optional)
Chopped ginger garlic- 1/2 tsp
Green chili - 2 pcs
Salt, Cumin seeds powder, Red chili powder - As per taste
Oil - 2 tsp
Eno - 1 packet

Method:
1. Soak green moong dal for 2-3 hours. In mixer grinder jar, firstly add little water, add dal, ginger garlic paste, green chili. Grind nicely to form a paste. Paste should neither be too thick nor too thin.
2. In the prepared paste add onions, cauliflower and all spices. Mix well.
3. Lastly add eno for instant fermentation just before making appe.
4. Heat appe pan, add little oil in each section. Put the prepared paste in each section and cook for few minutes from both sides by flipping over in between.
5. Serve hot appe with coriander chutney and tomato ketchup.

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Stuffed Mooli Paratha

Learn how to make stuffed mooli paratha in a hassle free manner without getting messy. Mooli paratha is nutritious and very healthy especially in winters.

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Grated Radish (Mooli) – 1 bowl

Grated Beetroot – ¼ cup (optional)

Carom seeds, Coriander seeds, Red chili powder, Salt – ½ tsp each

Mustard oil - 1 tbsp

Method:

1. In a bowl, mix all ingredients together to prepare the stuffing.
2. Take a ball of dough and divide into 2 portions. Roll out 2 full sized roti and place the stuffing between the 2 rotis. Dust little dry flour and roll out the paratha  slightly with light hands.
3. Place the stuffed paratha on heated tawa. Cook both sides of paratha using little mustard oil.
4. Stuffed paratha is ready to serve with curd and pickle of your choice. 

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Date and Nut Ladoo (Sugar Free Sweet)

Dates ladoo or Khajoor ke ladoo is sugar free, fibrous and very healthy dessert recipe. Quick to make Indian dessert recipe. Best part is that these ladoos are sugar free so even diabetic people can have these ladoos. Additionally dates are full of fibers so these ladoos are a good way to add fibers to your daily diet. 

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Seedless dates - 300 gms

Milk - 2 cups (quantity can be adjusted)

Desiccated coconut - 1 cup

Chopped Walnuts - 1/2 cup

Homemade cream (Malai) - 3/4 cup

Method:

1. Heat a kadai, add dates, milk and cream. Cook the mixture till dates get soft and dries up nicely. 

2. Cook on medium flame for at least 30 minutes. Keep on stirring in between and add more milk if mixture gets too dry. 

3. Once mixture is dried up, switch off the flame and keep aside to cool down.

4. Add chopped walnuts to the date mixture and make small balls to prepare ladoos in desired size. 

5. Roll the ladoos nicely to give a nice glaze. 

6. Coat all date ladoos in the desiccated coconut mixture.

7. Healthy sugar free ladoos are ready to serve.

Do try out these sweet recipes which are healthy too:

Home Made Murmure ki Chikki | Murmura Chikki recipe 

Coconut Makhana Ladoo Recipe

Eggless Whole Wheat Jaggery Cake

Bread ki Barfi Recipe

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Banana Oats Smoothie | Weight Loss Recipe

Perfect smoothie for weight loss, Simple and healthy breakfast recipe which is very nutritious as well. 

Here is the video recipe as well:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Oats - 1/2 cup

Curd - 1/2 cup

Milk - 1 cup

Honey - 1-2 tsp

Banana - 1 pcs

Method:

1. In a jar, add all ingredients and blend to form a nice smoothie. Garnish with cashew nuts. . 

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Healthy Dahi Chura

Very simple yet healthy breakfast recipe from Bihar. A healthy combination of flaked rice/ poha with fresh fruits of your choice.

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Flattened Rice/Poha - 1/2 cup (Thin variety is preferred)
Plain Curd - 1 cup

Fresh Fruits - 1/2 -1 cup of choice (Apple, Banana, pomegranate etc)
Milk - 2 tsp
Honey - 1 tsp (As per taste) 

Flax Seeds powder - a pinch (optional)

Method:

1. Rinse poha under running water for couple of times. Drain it nicely and add milk to it. Leave it for 10-15 minutes for soak properly.

2. In case thick variety of poha is being used, then soak for more time, nearly 20 minutes.

3. In curd add honey or jaggery. Add in soaked poha to this along with fresh fruits. Serve immediately. Top with little flax seeds powder.

Check out these interesting breakfast recipes as well:

Potato Laccha Pancakes/ Chilla Recipe

Baby Corns Cheese Veg Tacos Recipe

Kidney Beans Falafel | Rajma Pakode

Vegetable Oats Pancakes

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Chocolate Kheer Shots

Indian festivals are incomplete without our traditional desserts like Kheer. Rice kheer is every home delight. Give a chocolaty twist to this Indian dessert by serving Kheer in chocolate made shots. It will be divine for kids 2 in 1 combo, Kheer and chocolate together. 

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Left over cooked rice - 1.5 cups

Milk - 1 liter

Sugar - 3/4 cup (quantity can vary according to taste)

Cardamon powder - a pinch (optional)

Nuts - optional

Dark Chocolate compound for making small glasses

Method:

1. Pour milk in a heavy bottom pan/ kadai. Add cooked rice and cook on medium flame till milk thickens. Because cooked rice is added, therefore it will take less time to cook. Keep on stirring the kheer in between to avoid sticking at the sides and base of the kadai.

2. Once milk thickens, add sugar and cook for another 10 min. Once ready, keep aside for cooling. 

3. For chocolate shots - melt dark compound in a microwave. Take a small disposable glass and put a slit at edge. Pour the melted chocolate inside the glass and coat it completely. Take out the extra chocolate. Keep this cup in freezer for about 5 min till it sets. Once set, tear away the cup carefully. Chocolate shot is ready.

4. Pour the cooled kheer in chocolate shots and garnish with chocolate savings. Serve cold.

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Instant Beaten Coffee

Instant coffee is a beverage derived from brewed coffee beans. Here is a simple recipe to make Instant coffee at home - a real life hack!!!

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Instant coffee - 1 tsp
Granulated Sugar - 1 tsp
Water - 1 tsp
Milk - 1 cup
Cocoa powder/ Coffee powder - For garnishing

Method:
1, In a cup, add coffee, sugar and water. Beat it using spoon for atleast 10-15 min till the mixture turns from dark brown to light, fluffy, creamy, light brown mixture.
2. Beat the mixture vigorously to get a creamy coffee.
3. Simultaneously keep milk for boiling and keep stirring in between.
4. Pour milk in a cup and add the creamy coffee mixture. Stir it lightly to retain the froth and creaminess of coffee.
Enjoy your cup of Instant creamy coffee!!!

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Rice Cutlets Recipe using Leftover Rice

Rice cutlets are perfect snack recipe which can be made using leftover overcooker rice as well as fresh rice. Easy to make, healthy to eat, a crispy cutlet recipe made in airfryer. 

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Leftover rice/ Fresh Rice - 1 Bowl

Bread Slices - 2 pcs

Salt, Red chilly powder, Cumin seeds, Garam Masala - As per taste

Flax seeds powder - 1 tsp

Chopped Carrot/ Capsicum - 1/2 cup each

Method:

1. In a bowl add all ingredients and mix well to form a nice mixture. 

2. Once mixture is ready, give desired shape of cutlets.

3. Apply little oil on top of each cutlet for glazing.

4. Preheat air fryer at 180 degrees and air fry rice cutlets at 180 degrees for 8-10 min till crisp and brown.

5. Serve hot with tomato ketchup or any chutney of choice.

Check out more healthy and quick airfryer snack recipes:

Poha Cutlets Recipe

Paneer Til Tinka Recipe

Semolina Heart Cutlets | Rawa Cutlet Recipe | Suji ke Cutlet

Sabudana Tikki Recipe | Sago Cutlet Recipe 

Kathal ke Kebab | Healthy kebab | Jackfruit Tikka Recipe

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Sweet Amla Candy

Simple and healthy way to incorporate vitamin C to diet is to prepare Amla/ Gooseberry candy. Try making these sweet candy or make chatpatta candy by adding chaat masala. Eat 2-3 pcs of this candy and you are done!!!

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

 

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Amla/ Gooseberry - 1/2 kgs

Castor Sugar - 200 gms

Method:

1. Steam amla and remove the seeds. Cut into small pcs and cool all the pcs completely. 

2. Once cooled, cover the pcs with castor sugar and keep it as it is for 2-3 days until amla leaves water.

3. After 2-3 days, sieve the amla and separate the water. Do not discard the amla water as it is very nutritious, drink it.

4. Spread these amla pcs on a perforated plate or on a sheet and sun dry it. Prevent the amla from drying completely as otherwise amla pcs will get really hard. So retain little moisture but amla pcs should not be too sticky.

5. Once dried, sprinkle more castor sugar to coat the pcs with sugar. Sweet amla candies are ready to serve. Store these in refrigerator.for better shelf life.    

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Pumpkin Spinach Vegetable

Pumpkin spinach vegetable is a nutritionally rich vegetable where we have combined the health benefits of both pumpkin and spinach in this vegetable recipe. Pumpkin is good for heart and is very effective in weight loss and spinach is full of iron. So this is a perfect recipe, if one is following a weight loss regime. Easy to cook with no fuss..A Nutritionally rich Indian vegetable recipe!!!

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Pumpkin - 1 kg cut into pcs
Spinach - 250 gms chopped
Onions - 1 cup chopped
Mustard seeds (Black Rai) - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds (Zeera)- 1 tsp
Methi Dana - 1 tsp
Seasonings as per taste - salt, red chilly powder, turmeric powder
Dried chilli - 2 pcs

Mustard oil - 2 tsp

Method:

1. In a nonstick pan/ kadai, heat oil. Splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds and methi dana together. Add red chili.
2. To this add cut pumpkin pcs and saute for 2-3 mins.
3. Add all seasonings and cover the pan for cooking for another 5 mins.
4. When pumpkin gets soft and tender, add spinach and onions. Cook for another 5-10 min.

5. Once ready serve hot with Bread/ Chapati.

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Instant Sooji Vada

Airfryer Sooji vada are quick replacement of fried dal vada. Delicious, yummy and quick snack recipe which can be prepared in minutes. Check out this simple procedure to make instant semolina vada.

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Semolina/ Sooji - 1 cup

Curd - 1 cup

Carrot - 1 cup shredded

Salt - As per taste

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients together and keep the mixture for fermentation for about 10-15 mins.

2. Add 1 tsp oil in mixture and prepare vada of desired shape.

3. Preheat airfryer and air fry vadas at 180 degrees for 8 min. 

4. Hot vadas are ready to serve. 

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Quick Plain Dosa Recipe

Learn how to make crispy plain dosa batter in simplest manner using a mixer grinder. Just need 3 ingredients and follow few tips given in the video.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Soaked Rice - 1 cup

Soaked Urad dal / Split Black Gram- 1/2 cup

Fenugreek seeds/ Methi dana - 1/4 tsp

Oil - for making dosa

Method:

1. Soak rice and urad dal for 2-3 hrs. 

2. Take liquidising jar of Maharaja Whiteline Easy lock king mixer grinder. Add more quantity of rice and less quantity of dal in the jar along with fenugreek seeds. Grind to form a smooth batter. Add water by removing the centre section of the jar. 

3. Once the dosa batter is ready, keep it aside for fermentation at humid place till the batter puffs up. It will take at least 3-4 hours, depending upon the humidity.

4. After fermentation, heat a nonstick pan or tawa. Grease with little oil and pour 2 ladder full of the batter and spread in circular manner as shown in the video. (check out few tips in the video)

5. Once the dosa gets crisp from once side, fold it and remove from the flame.

6. Serve hot crispy dosa with sambhar and coconut chutney.

Check out more South Indian recipes:

Chana Dal Vada Recipe

Palak Dosa Recipe

How to make Sambhar Masala at Home

South Indian Vada

Instant Masala Appe

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Healthy Choco Bars for Kids

Quick simple chocolate bars. These choco bars are good substitute for readymade chocolates as these are homemade with all healthy ingredients. Give these to your kids anytime of the day, pack it for school or picnics. Kids gonna ask for more but limit the intake :)

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Assorted nuts (almonds, cashewnuts, walnuts) - 1/2 cup

Dark chocolate compound - 1/2 cup (150 gms)

Homemade cream/ malai - 1/2 cup (quantity can be increased, if desired)

Parle-G Biscuits - 2 packs (Rs 5)

Maple syrup - 1/2 cup (Quantity can altered as per required sweetness)

Butter - 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Grind biscuits in mixer jar to form powder.

2. Dry roast nuts in microwave and cool down. Grind to form a powder. 

3. In a microwave safe bowl, add butter, chocolate, cream, maple syrup. Microwave for 30 sec. 

4. Mix the mixture for 1-2 times. 

5. Mix everything together to form a nice dough. 

6. Take box, cover with butter paper. Put the prepared chocolate dough in this box and refrigerate it for 10 min.

7. Once set, remove the chocolate dough from the box. Cut into desired size of the bar.

8. Power pack chocolate bars are ready to serve. 

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Coconut Milk Paneer Curry Recipe

Delicious and healthy way to prepare paneer curry with homemade coconut milk. Fibrous coconut milk gives creamy and rich texture to our usual paneer curry. Check out this yummy Indian curry recipe.

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Paneer - 200 gms

Chopped Onions/ Onion paste - 1 Bowl/ 1 pcs 

Salt, Red chilly powder - As per taste

Lemon - 1 pcs

Chopped ginger garlic - 1 tsp

Tomato ketchup - 1 tsp (optional)

Fresh coconut - 100 gms (Remove brown portion and cut into pcs)

For Tempering:

Desi ghee - 1 tsp

Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

Red chilly powder for colour - 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Coconut milk - Grind coconut with 1 cup of water in a grinder jar. Sieve the milk using strainer or muslin cloth. The coconut milk received is the first extract which is thick and creamy.  

2. Heat little oil in a kadai, Saute ginger garlic paste, chopped onions. Add salt and red chilly powder and lastly add coconut milk. Cook at medium to low flame for 10 -15 min, till the gravy thickens. 

3. Simultaneously prepare desi ghee tempering by heating ghee in a pan, splutter coriander seeds. Switch off the flame and add coloured red chilli powder. 

4. Serve the prepared coconut milk paneer curry with chapati. Topped with the tempering.  

Enjoy rich, flavoured paneer curry as a main course option.

Do check out more Indian curry recipes:

Aam ki Launji | Raw Mango Launji recipe

Lotus Stem Curry 

Kadhi Recipe in Soup Maker

Jaisalmeri Kala Channa | Black Chickpeas Curry

Potato Spinach Dumplings Curry

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Quick Besan Ladoo in Microwave

Besan ladoo can be very quickly made in microwave. Get rid of the hassel of roasting besan and continuous monitoring required. Try out this simple, quick way to prepare besan ladoo in microwave.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Besan/ Gram Flour - 200 gms

Castor sugar - 100 gms

Desi ghee - 2 tbsp (Add more if required)

Semolina/ suji - 1 tsp ( added for coarseness) 

Chopped nuts -  1 tbsp

Cardamom powder - a pinch

Method:

1. In a microwave safe bowl, heat desi ghee for 30 sec.

2. Add besan and suji in desi ghee. Microwave for 1 min. Mix it nicely.

3. Microwave the mixture for 1 min and mix again. 

4. Add chopped nuts, cardamom powder in the besan mixture and microwave again for 1 min. At this stage a nice aroma of roasted gram flour will be there.

5. Lastly microwave mixture for 20 sec, Be careful now to avoid any burning of besan.

6. Cool down the mixture. Once little cool, add castor sugar. Break any kind of lumps of sugar. Mix sugar and besan mixture nicely and prepare besan ladoos in the desired size. 

7. Garnish besan ladoo with melon seeds and almond slice.  

Check out more ladoo recipes below:

Best Ladoo Recipes | Diwali Special Ladoo Recipe

Coconut Makhana Ladoo 

Crunchy Healthy Ladoo Recipe 

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Homemade Desi Ghee Making

Desi Ghee making is a simple process using only 1 ingredient - Malai or cream. This is the purest desi ghee which can put to enumerable uses. It is said that pure ghee enhances physical and mental strength thus keeps the body healthy. But the quantity of ghee should be limited due to fat content involved. However pure ghee can last for a longer duration of time. It can be stored without refrigeration.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference: 

Below is the detailed recipe 

Ingredient:

Malai or homemade cream - 1/2 kgs

Method:

1. Collect cream or malai everyday at least for 7-10 days.

2. Churn the malai using hand blender/ food processor/ using ladder , which is a manual process. churn till the stage butter is extracted from malai and water/ butter milk is left behind.

3. Remove the butter and add cold water. Wash the butter with cold water 2-3 times. This washing process aids ghee making and the quantity of the residual mixture left behind the ghee is also reduced.

4. The left over buttermilk can be used to make kadhi/ or can be used to prepare homemade paneer.

5. After washing the butter, keep the butter in kadai on medium flame. Cook till the ghee separates.

6. Lets the ghee cool down completely.

7. Sieve the ghee in an airtight container or steel container. 

8. Left over residual mixture or khoya can be used to make khasta roti/ sweet roti.

   

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Lauki Soup/ Bottle Gourd Soup - A Weight Loss Recipe

Lauki Soup is a light soup which helps to reduce weight. This is a perfect weight loss recipe. Bottle gourd soup is low in calories and fats but keep ones full for longer time, thus extra munching in between meals are avoided. This is not a creamy soup which adds to calories, thus cream, butter or potato are not added in the soup.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Bottle Gourd/ Lauki - 250 gms

Salyt, Black pepper - As per taste

Diced Onion - 1/2 pcs

Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp

Crushed garlic cloves - 1-2 pcs

Whole wheat flour - 1 tbsp 

Method:

1. Heat 1 tsp oil in pressure cooker, saute coriander and cumin seeds, garlic, onion as well. Add all other ingredients along with double the quantity of water.

2. Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.

3. Blend the soup and sieve the soup (optional).

4. Garnish with coriander leaves. Healthy soup is ready to serve. 

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