Irish Bakewell Buns

Irish Bakewell Buns

Irish Bakewell Buns

Ingredients
 

'For Crust'

Whole wheat flour/ Refined Flour - 1/2Cup

Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp

Sugar - 

Oil -1/4 Cup

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

'For Filling'

Any jam of your choice. I used mix fruit jam

'For Upper Layer'

Refined flour - 1 Cup

Baking Powder- 1 tsp

Baking Soda - 1 tsp

Orange Rind - 1 tsp

Cranberry Juice - 1/4Cup

Curd - 1/4 Cup

Oil - 1/4 Cup

Sugar - 3/4 Cup

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Recipe:

1. In a mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients under 'for crust' section and roll out to from pie dough
   
2. Use a circular cookie cutter to cut the dough. Line the bottom of silicon muffin moulds with pie dough and set aside
   
3. Now to prepare the upper layer, sieve together all the dry ingredients under 'For Upper layer' section and keep aside
4. In a separate mixing bowl, add Cranberry juice, orange rind, curd, oil, vanilla essence and sugar. Mix till sugar dissolves completely
5. Fold dry ingredients to wet ingredients stirring occasionally so that no lumps are formed. Do not over-mix
6. Spoon a heaping teaspoon of jam on each pie crust liner 
   
7. Add  muffin batter (the upper layer batter) over jam layer 
8. Bake in preheated oven at 160deg for 30 mins or till toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean
9. Let it cool and dust them with powdered sugar and try to eat same day
   

Happy Cooking!

Broccoli - Cheese Tikki

Broccoli-Cheese Tikki

Preparation Time- 15 Mins
Cooking Time - 30 Mins
Serves -  Makes 7 Tikkis


 

Broccoli - Cheese Tikki

Ingredients:
Finely Chopped Broccoli - 1/2 Cup
Finely Chopped Onion - 1
Boiled Potatoes - 3 Medium sized
Cheese Cubes (Amul) - 3
Ginger  Paste- 1/2 tsp
Garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp
Chat Masala - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil/ Ghee - 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Put 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add ginger paste, garlic  paste and saute till it turns golden. Then add finely chopped onion and broccoli. Simmer the flame and let it cook for 5-6 mins or till broccoli cooks completely
2. Once broccoli is done, switch off the flame and let it cool
3. Grate boiled potatoes. Add broccoli and mix it with spoon
4. Add grated cheese to the mixture and mix
5. Divide the mixture into equal portions and roll them to form a tikki or any shape you like
6. Shallow fry in a non stick tawa from both sides.
7. Serve with Sauce/chutney of your choice
8. You can also serve it with curd and saunth as shown in picture.

Happy Cooking!

Whole Wheat - Orange Muffins

Whole Wheat Orange Muffins

Preparation Time: 10 mins

Cooking Time: 25 mins

Servings: Makes 6 muffins

Whole Wheat Orange Muffins

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Flour  - 1 Cup
Bread Crumbs - 1/4 Cup
Orange Juice Fresh/ Canned - 1/4 Cup
Cooking Oil/Olive Oil - 1/4 Cup
Curd - 1/4 Cup
Sugar - 3/4 Cup
Orange Rind - 1 tsp
Baking Powder - 1 tsp
Baking Soda - 1 tsp
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp

Method:

1. In a mixing bowl, add curd, orange juice, oil, sugar, vanilla essence and orange rind. Mix it well and keep aside
2. In another bowl, sieve together flour, bread crumbs, baking powder and baking soda
3. Preheat the oven/ microwave convection meanwhile
4. Now pour the wet ingredients to dry ingredients slowly so that no lumps are formed. You will get a smooth cake like consistency
5. Grease muffin moulds and pour the batter into it upto 1/3rd of a mould
6. Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg for 20- 25 mins. Check with toothpick by inserting at the centre. It should come out clean. Mine were done in 25 mins exact
7. Let it cool and Microwave for 30 sec before serving

Happy Cooking!

Sooji Halwa

Ingredients:
Rawa/Sooji - 1 Cup
Pure Ghee (Desi Ghee)- 3/4 Cup
Sugar - 1 Cup
Water- 3-4 Cups
Almonds - 4-5
Raisins - 10-12
Green Cardamom  - 1

Method:

1. Roast Sooji in Ghee at low flame till it turns golden brown and leaves a distant aroma. This may take around 15-20 mins or even more.The better it roasts, the better will be the taste
2. On the other side, bring water to boil and add sugar and cardamom
3. Once Sooji is done, add water mixture to  it slowly by stirring continuously and turn the flame to high
4. Cook on high for 10- 15mins or till  it thicknes and halwa starts leaving ghee from pan
5. Between add almonds and raisins and stir well
6. Once done, switch off the flame
7. Pour into serving bowl and sprinkle some almonds and raisins
8. Serve Hot

Note-
You can also sprinkle some grated coconut over it before serving

Happy Cooking!!

Sprouts Parantha

Sprouts Parantha

Sprouts Parantha

Preparation Time: 10-15 mins
Cooking Time: 10 - 15 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients:
For Filling:
Sprouts - 1/2 Cup
Boiled Potato - 1
Onion -1
Ginger Paste - 1/4 tsp
Garlic Paste - 1/4 tsp
Fresh Coriander chopped - 1 tsp
Black Pepper - To Taste (Optional)
Salt - To taste
For Parantha
Multigrain/Whole wheat  flour dough for parantha
Pure Ghee - To apply on parantha

Method:

1. Pressure cook sprouts to cook slightly in steam. Take it off flame once pressure starts building up. Open the cooker immediately and let it cool
2. Peal and grate potato and finely chop onions
3. In a bowl mix together all the ingredients under 'For Filling' section and keep aside
4. Now make small balls from the dough and press from center to fill it with the sprouts mixture
5. Collect the sides and cover the mixture with dough. Now roll it with rolling pin to make chapati
6. Cook on Tawa by applying pure ghee/ cooking oil on both sides
7. Serve with Curd or chutney of your choice

Happy Cooking!

Rawa Uttapam

RAWA UTTAPAM

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients:
Curd - 1 Cup
Sooji - 1/2 Cup
Carrot - 1/2
Spinach - 2-3 leaves
Fresh Coriander - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Slit green chillies-to taste (Optional)
Black Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Ginger Paste - 1/4 tsp
Garlic Paste - 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Finely chop spinach and coriander and grate carrot
2. Now mix all veggies with curd and sooji
3. Add ginger - garlic paste, salt and chilli as desired
4. Mix properly and keep aside for 5 mins
5. Now heat non stick pan. Pour batter with spoon and spread evenly to make bite size chilla
6. Roast from both sides on low flame
7. Serve hot with dip of your choice

Notes:
You can add veggies of your choice
It can be served with paneer cubes to kids. It makes it a wholesome food
You can avoid adding green chillies if making for kids only


Happy Cooking!!

Apple-Cinnamon Cake

APPLE - CINNAMON CAKE

APPLE- CINNAMON CAKE

Ingredients:

Refined Flour - 1 Cup
Apple - 1
Curd - 1/2 cup
Baking Powder- 1 tsp
Baking Soda - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Cashew nuts - 4-5

Method:

1. Peel and grate apple to make apple sauce

2. In a pan add sugar and grated apple. Cook on medium flame till sugar melts and sauce becomes  thick
3. In another pan, sieve together refined flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cashew nuts
4. In a separate pan, add curd, baking soda and a pinch of salt. You will some froth at this stage. Add apple sauce to it and mix
5. Now fold the dry ingredients to wet ingredients gently and make sure there are no lumps
6. Meanwhile preheat the oven and grease the baking dish
7. Pour the mixture into baking dish and dust some powered cinnamon & top with fresh apple slices
8. Put the dish in preheated convection/oven and bake at 180 deg for about 35 - 40 mins or till toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean
9. Now remove it from microwave and let it cool
10. Cut into slices and serve

Notes:
Can be stored in air tight container for 2-3 days

Happy Cooking!!

Bread Pizza bites - Kids Snacks

Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time - 10 mins
Servings - Serves 2

Ingredients:
Bread - 4 slices
Rawa/Sooji- 1 cup
Curd - 1/2 Cup
Grated Carrot - 1/2 cup
Spinach - 1/4 th cup
Onion- 1
Tomato -1
Salt  to taste
Pure Ghee(Desi ghee) - as required

Method:

1. In a bowl, add curd, grated carrot, Finely chopped spinach, chopped onion and tomato, sooji, fresh coriander and salt

2. Heat a non stick pan, cut the sides of bread and toast it from both sides

3. Once its hot, spread sooji mixture on it evenly

4. Turn it upside down and pour some oil from sides

5. Apply mixture on other side also and let it cook for 1-2 mins from both sides on medium flame. 

6. Cut in your desired shape and serve with chutney or dip o your choice

Happy Cooking!!

Sprout - Corn Salad

SPROUT - CORN SALAD

Nutritional facts & Health benefits:

Sprout Moong Dal & Moth Dal-

•  It is rich in Vitamin A, E and C.
• If you want to reduce your weight, it is a wise step to follow high fibre diet. Sprouts are rich in fibre, having adequate nutrients, enzymes, protein, micro-nutrients and at the same time low in calories.
• Moth Beans have great health benefits! Moth Beans have lot of fiber, calcium, proteins and minerals

Sweet Corn- 

• Corn is a good source of phenolic flavonoid antioxidant, ferulic acid. Several research studies suggest that ferulic acid plays vital role in preventing cancers, aging, and inflammation in humans.
• It also contains good levels of some of the valuable B-complex group of vitamins such as thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid, folates, riboflavin, and pyridoxine. Many of these vitamins function as co-factors to enzymes during substrate metabolism.
• Further, it contains healthy amounts of some important minerals like zinc, magnesium, copper, iron, and manganese.
• Sweet corn is gluten-free cereal and may be used safely much like rice, quinoa, etc., in celiac disease individuals.

Cucumber

• They surprisingly have a high amount of vitamin K, provides about 17 µg of this vitamin per 100 g. Vitamin-K has been found to have a potential role in bone strength by promoting osteotrophic (bone mass building) activity. It also has established role in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease patients by limiting neuronal damage in their brain.
• It is one of the very low calorie vegetables; provide just 15 calories per 100 g. It contains no saturated fats or cholesterol.

The best part of this recipe is that you can have it anytime during the day. You can have it as breakfast,  lunch or dinner. This recipe can also be taken as a salad with any meal of your choice. This nutrition packed salad can also be given to toddlers and kids as it have various health benefits. 

SPROUT- CORN SALAD RECIPE

Sprout-Corn Salad

Preparation Time: 10 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Sprout Moong Dal(Mung Beans) - 1  Cup

Sprout Moth Dal (Moth Beans)- 1 Cup

Sweet Corn Steamed - 3/4 Cup

Cucumber finely chopped - 1

Onion finely Chopped -1

Tomato - 1

Boiled Potato (Optional)- 1

Finely slit green chillies

Chat Masala

Salt

Lemon

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients and enjoy this healthy and nutrition packed salad 

Note:

1.Sprouts should be washed before eating.

2.Sprouts are easily infected with fungus. Hence safety measure should be taken care of before using.

3.Eating of sprouts kept for long period is not advisable.

4.Stale, stinked and dull sprouts should not be used.

We would love to hear your views on this recipe.
Happy Cooking!