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Watermelon rind – Hot and Sweet dip

Ingredients Grated watermelon rind- 21/2 cups Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Black pepper powder – 1/2 tsp Jaggery powder – 1 tablespoon Ghee- 1/2 tsp Salt – 1 tsp Method Peel the skin of the watermelon rind and grate it. Add 1/2 tsp ghee in a kadhai and heat it . Once hot squeezeContinue reading “Watermelon rind – Hot and Sweet dip”

Eggless whole wheat apple zucchini bread

I made this zucchini bread using half the usual amount of sugar and instead added some chopped apples for sweetening. I never use refined flour ( maida) for baking .Here I have used whole wheat flour and also substituted 1/2 a cup of the flour with jowar flour to make it healthier. The bread cameContinue reading “Eggless whole wheat apple zucchini bread”

Masoor daal tikkis

Ingredients: 1. For the daal mixture to be ground in a mixer- Masoor daal (Red lentil)-1 cup Almonds -15- Garlic cloves – 2 big cloves- Corriander leaves – half a cup 2. vegetables- Onion- 1 medium size finely chopped- Carrot- 1 medium size grated Cabbage grated-1 cup 3. Spices – Roasted jeera powder-half a teaspoonContinue reading “Masoor daal tikkis”

Eggless whole wheat apple cake

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans 1/2 cup butter melted( or oil) 2 cups sugar( can reduce to 11/2 cups per taste) 2 tablespoons flaxseed powder soaked in 6 tablespoons water to get the gel( egg substitute) 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour( I used whole-wheat flour) 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tspContinue reading “Eggless whole wheat apple cake”

Mixed vegetable Kadhai

Ingredients: Cauliflower – 3-4 florets Potato – 1 Carrot – 1 Ladies finger- 7-8 Baby corn – 5-6 Capsicum – 1 Peas – handful Onion – 1 finely chopped Garlic – 4-5 finely chopped. Tomato – 1 Paneer – 150 gms cut into cubes. Coriander leaves – for garnishing. 1 teaspoon each of red chilliContinue reading “Mixed vegetable Kadhai”

I‘dal’hi ( diet idli)

Ingredients Moong dhal- 1 cup Urad dal- 1 cup Salt – to taste Method Wash the dals separately & soak separately for 2 hours. Grind them separately to smooth paste. Grind the Urad dal till you get bubbles like for regular idly. Mix them well and add required amount of salt. Allow it to fermentContinue reading “I‘dal’hi ( diet idli)”

Instant Moong dal halwa with jaggery

Ingredients Moong dal -1 cup Pure ghee- 4 tablespoons Jaggery (gud) – 1 cup Milk- 1.5 cups Water – 2 cups Roasted dry fruits – 1/4 cup ( of your choice ) Cardamom ( elaichi ) powder – 1/2 teaspoon Method Roast the moong dal in a kadhai for 3-4 minutes. Let it cool GrindContinue reading “Instant Moong dal halwa with jaggery”

Masala Puri

A Karnataka special chaat eaten hot . Ingredients Dried peas ( vatana ) – 250 gms soaked for 8 hrs Potatoes – 2 Onion- 1 Tomato -1 Green chillies -2-3 Coriander leaves – a small bunch Mint leaves ( pudina)- a little Cinnamon- a small stick Cloves- 2-3 Saunf – 1 tsp Jeera – 1Continue reading “Masala Puri”

Pani puri

Universally loved lip smacking street food with a combination of tangy , sweet and spicy taste making it irresistible . Ingredients for green chutney Mint leaves (pudina) – a small bundle Coriander leaves (dhania) – 1/2of the above quantity. Green chillies- 4-5 Onion – 1/2 Garlic pods 2-3 Ginger- 1/2 inch piece Cloves – 3Continue reading “Pani puri”

Appalam, Vadam & Vathal series – part 4 Arisi Vadam

Ingredients Rice flour – 1 cup ( you may use even the shop bought one) Green chilies – 3 Salt – to taste. Now can the number of ingredients get lesser than this . Thenguyal nazhi Method Mix 1 cup of rice flour in one cup of water . Make sure that there are noContinue reading “Appalam, Vadam & Vathal series – part 4 Arisi Vadam”