This cake doesn’t have maida, eggs or sugar. Ingredients: 2 cups -Water 1/2 cup -Dried Cranberries 1/3 rd cup – Dried Apricots chopped 1/2 cup -Raisins 10-15 Dates chopped 1/2 cup – Olive oil or canola oil 1 tsp – Vanilla Extract 1 3/4 cup – Wholewheat Flour. I used 1 cup wholewheat flour andContinue reading “Eggless Fruit & Nut cake”
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Stuffed Spinach and Paneer Dhokla
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup sooji 1/2 cup besan, 1 cup sour curd, 1 cup spinach purée, 1/2 teaspoon green chilli paste, a pinch of baking soda, 1 teaspoon eno fruit salt, 1/2 lemon juice, salt and water. For the stuffing: 1 cup grated Paneer ( Cottage cheese), 1/2 cup grated Processed or Mozzarella Cheese, 1/4Continue reading “Stuffed Spinach and Paneer Dhokla”
Apple and walnut raita
Ingredients : Apple – 1 medium size Walnuts – few roasted and chopped into small pieces Curds -1.5 cups Salt -1/2 tsp Sugar – 1 tsp Cumin powder -1/2 tsp Chaat masala – 1/2 tsp (optional) Red chili powder- 1/2 tsp Pepper – 1/2 tsp crushed Method : Take the curds in a bowl andContinue reading “Apple and walnut raita”
Salad with sour cream and dill dressing
Dill is known as “Sholpa” in Bengali, Shepu in Marathi or Savaa or soa bhaji.It is rich in nutrients, antioxidants and fiber. Ingredients: 1 bowl veggies of your choice for the salad like cucumber, carrots, tomatoes, spring onions, onion, capsicum green, yellow and red. 1 cup – curd Small bundle of dill leaves 2-3 sprigsContinue reading “Salad with sour cream and dill dressing”
Millet idlis
Ingredients : One wati / cup of whole jowar grains one wati/ cup of moong dal one wati / cup of urad dal one tsp of methi seeds salt 2 tsp 1 tsp of eno fruit salt for 16 idles salt. Method : Take the one cup jowar grains, one cup moong dal and oneContinue reading “Millet idlis”
Sundal (Healthy mixed lentil snack )
Ingredients: 1 cup White Chana ( soaked overnight), 1/2 cup peanuts (soaked for an hour), 1/2 cup black eyed Cow peas ( lobhia) , 1/2 cup Fresh / frozen Sweet Corn 1/2 cup Green peas 1/2 cup Grated Coconut 1 Carrot finely chopped Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp salt to taste. For tempering – 1 tbsp oil,Continue reading “Sundal (Healthy mixed lentil snack )”
Khatta Meeta Salad
This is a simple salad – easy to make as well as very healthy and tasty. Ingredients: 1 onion, 1 tomato, 1 cucumber, 1 green chilli, 50 grams paneer, some finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing and 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder and salt for taste For the dressing: Juice of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoonContinue reading “Khatta Meeta Salad”
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”
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)”
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