Upwas ki Idli | Healthy Navratra Special Recipe

Fasting during Navratri days can be healthy too !!! See this unique recipe of Instant Idli for vrat/upwas, made from Samak Atta /Moraiyo/ Sama ke Chawal. These idli recipe can be made for fasting or for regular days too. Moraiyo/ Varai flour/ Bhagar / Samak atta is used for making this Navratri special recipe during fasting days in India. Watch this step by step video recipe of How to make Instant Upvas Special Idli.

                                             

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Ingredients:
Samak Atta / Moraiyo/ Varai Flour - 200 gms
Sago/ Sabudana - 2 tbsp
Curd - 1/2 cup
Sentha Namak/ Salt - 1 tsp
Chopped Beetroot - 1 tsp (optional)
Eno / Fruit Salt - 1 tsp

Method:
1. In a mixer grinder jar, coarsely grind sago seeds.
2. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients except beetroot and eno. Prepare a semi thick batter like idli batter. Allow the batter to rest for 10 -15 min.
3. Then add beetroot along with eno. Mix nicely and pour ladderful on batter in greased idli moulds.
4. Steam idli for 10 on high flame and 5 min on low flame.
5. Soft idli are ready to serve with coconut chutney.

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Best Hot Chocolate Recipe

Watch this video to see how to make simplest possible and yummiest hot chocolate recipe. This hot chocolate recipe is absolutely easy and super yummy. It is a  perfect treat for all the chocolate lovers. The best chocolate drink to unwind yourself :)

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Ingredients:

Milk - 2 cups

Dark chocolate compound - 50 gms

Castor sugar - 1 tsp (optional)

Cream - 1 tsp (optional)

Whipped cream for garnishing 

Chocolate sauce for garnishing

Method:

1. Melt dark chocolate in a double boiler. 

2. Heat milk, whisk it till boils. Add melted cream, sugar and cream. Whisk for 2 min and pour it in cups. 

3. Garnish with whipped cream along with chocolate sauce. 

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Stuffed Kuttu Atta Cheela | Navratra Special Recipe

If you're keeping fasts (vrat) during the Navratras, then this is the perfect meal for you. Kuttu atta ka cheela is most nutritious and filling meal you can prepare during Navratri days.

One can even have these if you are on gluten free diet, as Kuttu atta is gluten free.

                                

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Ingredients:
Buckwheat flour/ Kuttu Atta - 200 gms
Radish (Grated) - 1 cup
Radish leaves (Chopped) - 1 cup
Salt (Sentha Namak) - As per taste
Green Chili - 1
Cooking Soda - A pinch

Method:
1. Add all ingredients except radish in a bowl and prepare a thin batter using water. Allow the batter to rest for 10-15 min for fermentation.
2. Then add grated radish and chopped radish leaves. Mix well.
3. Pour 2 ladder full of batter on heated and greased tawa/girdle. Do not flatten the batter too much.
Cook the pancakes on medium flame as kuttu atta takes more time to cook.
4. Cook till both sides becomes crisp. Serve hot with potato vegetable or pumpkin vegetable. 

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Rava ki Sabji | Steamed Rava Sabzi | Suji ki Sabzi

Rava ki sabji or semolina vegetable is a quick fix solution when there is no vegetable at home. Rava sabzi or suji ki sabji is a healthy Indian vegetable with a distinct flavour because of the ingredients used.  A must try recipe

                                     

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Ingredients:
Semolina/Suji/ Rava - 1 cup
Gram flour/ Besan - 2 tbsp
Dried coconut - 1/4 cup (cut into small pcs)
Coriander leaves
Onions slices - 1 cup
Tomato puree- 150 gms
Ginger Garlic chopped - 1/2 tsp
Cooking soda - 1/2 tsp
 Salt, Red chili powder - As per taste
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds/ Zeera - 1 tsp
Processed cheese cube - For garnishing

Method:
1. Heat a non stick kadai. dry roast coconut till little crisp on medium flame. Remove coconut pcs from kadai. In same kadai, heat 1 tsp oil and saute onions, ginger and garlic. Cook till brown. Cool it down.
2. In a mixer grinder, grind coconut, onion mixture, coriander to a coarse paste.
3. Rava pakoras - In  a bowl, prepare a thick batter of rava, besan,  salt, cooking soda using water. Add 1/5 tsp of coconut coriander paste. Transfer the batter  in a grease mold and steam it for 10 min. Rava pakora material is ready. Cool it down and cut into small square pcs.
4. Gravy - In a kadai, heat 1 tsp oil and splutter zeera, and add the coriander paste, salt, red chili powder, garam masala, coriander powder. Mix well and add tomato puree. Cook on medium flame for 10 min till oil separates from masala.
5. Add 1 glass of heated water in the masala to prepare the gravy. Boil it and cook it for 10 min and then add rava pcs into it. Add more water if required.
6. Serve rava sabzi and shred cheese on top for garnishing.

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Bread Palak Vada | Airfryer Recipe

Bread palak vada are crispy, healthy and easy to make South Indian snack recipe which is loved by everyone. Learn how to make these simple bread spinach cutlets, a crispy and healthy evening snack recipe for kids. These are oil free cutlets made in Airfryer. All the ingredients added in the vada are healthy and nutritious. 

                                   

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Ingredients:
Brown Bread Slices - 6 pcs
Spinach chopped - 1/2 cup
Rice flour - 1/2 cup
Salt, Red chili powder - As per taste
Cumin seeds (Zeera) - 1/2 tsp
Carom seeds (Ajwain)- 1/2 tsp
Dry Mango Powder (Amchur Powder)  - 1/2 tsp

Method:
1. Grind bread slices in mixer grinder to make fresh bread crumbs. Add all the ingredients in it. Mix well. Additionally add 1 tsp oil in mixture. Use little water to prepare mixture of cutlets.
2. Make small balls of the mixture and prepare cutlets of the desired shape. Remove the centre portion to give look of vada or ring. This is optional.
3. Grease all cutlets with little oil.
4. Preheat airfryer and place all the cutlets in the basket. Air fry the cutlets at 180 degrees for 8 min.
5. Serve hot, crispy cutlets with tomato ketchup or coconut chutney. 

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Non-Fried Dahi Vada | Instant Dahi Bhalla with Besan

Dahi bhalla is one of the most famous North Indian snack and a popular street food as well. It involves soaking the lentils, grinding it and then deep drying. So in order ot make healthy and quick Dahi bhalla with a twist, try out these Besan vada recipe prepared in Appam pan.

Learn how to make healthy dahi bhalla without soaking, grinding and frying. These are 3 min dahi vada made using besan, cooked in appam pan which are equally tasty and soft to eat. This is a perfect Indian snack recipe which takes no time to prepare.

   

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Ingredients:
Gram Flour/ Besan - 1 cup
Curd - 250 gms
Salt, Red chili powder - As per taste
Cooking soda - a pinch
Green chili, crushed ginger garlic - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds/ zeera - 1 tsp

Method:
1. Prepare a batter of besan, curd and all spices like salt, red chili powder , cumin seeds and cooking soda. The consistency of the batter should neither be too thick nor too thin. This is the pakora batter ready.
2. Heat appam pan an grease all cavities with oil. Pour the besan batter into each cavity. The flame should be low to medium. Allow the besan pakoras to cook and keep flipping to cook from all sides.
3. Soak the pakoras in enough water for 10- 15 min.
4. Meanwhile beat the curd and add crushed green chili, ginger and garlic along with salt and red chili powder. Mix well.
5. For tempering, heat 1 tsp desi ghee and splutter cumin seeds. Cool for 1-2 min and add coloured red chili powder.
6. Serving - Squeeze all besan pakoras or besan vadas and put it in serving plate. Top with spiced and flavored curd along with desi ghee tempering.
7. Garnish with little red chili powder. Instant dahi bhalla is ready to serve. 

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Cheeslings Bhel | 3 min Snack Recipe

Cheeslings bhel is an interesting yet healthy snack recipe for parties, get together. Kids love Parle-G cheeslings and this is a healthy way to serve their favorite snack. It is quick 3 min snack recipe which does not need any preparation.

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Ingredient:
Cheeslings - 1 cup
Roasted Bajra - 1/2 cup
Chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumber - 1/2 cup each
Tamarind Chutney - 1 tbsp
Roasted peanuts - 1 tbsp
Lemon - 1
Salt, Red chili powder, Chaat masala - As per taste
Sev/ Bhujia - for Garnishing

Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients and serve immediately.

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Aloo Paneer Pakora on Tawa

See how to make healthy aloo pakora recipe. Make aloo pakora on tawa and give stuffing of paneer inside potato slices and enjoy these non- fried potato pakora recipe with a cup of tea.

                                    

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Ingredients:

Boiled Potatoes -2

Cottage Cheese/ Paneer - 50 gms

Gram Flour / Besan - 1 cup 

Semolina - 1 tbsp

Chopped Ginger Garlic - 1 tsp

Carom seeds/ Ajwain - 1/2 tsp

Coriander power, Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp each

Cooking Soda - a pinch

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

Method:

1. Batter - In a bowl, take gram flour, suji and add water to get a thin batter. Add all spices, ginger garlic along with cooking soda. Allow the batter to rest for 15-20 min. 

2. Cut 1/2 cm thick slices of boiled potato. 

3. Mash paneer and add salt and red chili powder. 

4. Put 1 tsp mashed paneer stuffing on 1 potato slice and cover with another slice. Prepare all other slices like this. 

5. Heat tawa/ gridle and grease with oil. Dip the potato cheese slices in the batter and place on heated tawa. Flame should be low. Put little oil around all pakoras. Allow it cook till crisp and brown. Flip the pakora to cook both the sides. It will take approx 10 min.

6. Serve hot tawa aloo paneer pakoras with sauce or coriander chutney. 

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