Colorful veggie delight...

Are you fed up with your routine test of curries or subjies...Me too, so I tried this recipe & it come out very gud...

Ingredients:

Chopped Green cabbage : 1 cup

Chopped Cauliflower : 1 cup

Chopped  Onions : 1 cup

Chopped Tomato : 1/2 cup

Chopped Carrots : 1/2 cup

Green peas : 1 cup

Chopped bell pepper : 1/2 cup

Chopped green chillies : 1 tbsp

Sweet corns : 1/2 cup

Vegetable oil : 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds : 1tsp

Cumin seeds : 1tsp

Chilly Powder : 1 tsp

Coriander Powder : 1tsp

Garam masala : 1 tsp

Cumin Powder : 1 tsp

Sugar : 1/4 tsp

Minced Garlic : 1 tsp

Minced ginger : 1 tsp

Procedure :

1. Heat the oil in a pan.

2. Let mustard seeds crack in oil then add cumin seeds.

3. Add ginger & garlic,wait until golden brown.

4. Add chopped onions & green chillies , sauté until golden brown then add carrots, bell pepper, green cabbage & cauliflower.

5. Add salt & sugar.

6. Sauté until all vegetables become soft.

7. Add green peas, sweet corn & tomato.

8. Cover the pan, if necessary sprinkle some water & let cook on low heat.

9. Check that all vegetables get cooked.

10. Add chilly Powder, coriander Powder, cumin powder & garam masala.
11. Garnish with cilantro.

You can also use this as a filling for spring rolls, Puffs, Samosa.

Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Best for breakfast....

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour : 2 cups

Ripe bananas : 3

Melted unsalted butter/Ghee : 6 tbsp
Milk : 1 cup

Sugar : 1/2 cup (taste the banana & make sugar quantity less or more accordingly)

Baking powder : 1 tbsp

Baking soda : 1 tsp

Salt : 1/4 tsp

Vanilla extract : 1 tsp

Chopped Almonds : 1/2 cup


Procedure : 


1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
2. Mix bananas,sugar,butter and milk, blend them in blender.

3. Add all remaining ingredients & blend again just to mix well. 

4. Pour in a greased baking tray .
5. Bake for 40 min or until golden brown.
6. Insert the toothpick in cake & make sure that it should come out dry.

Banana cake

Ingredients:

2 Tsp Baking Powder 
1 Tsp Baking Soda 
1 Tbsp Cardamom Powder 
1 Cup Maida/ all purpose flour 
1 Cup Milk 
2 Tbsp Almonds 
1 Cup Rawa/ Semolina
3 number Ripened Bananas 
A pinch of salt 
1 and 1/4 Cup Sugar 
1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter

Direction:


1. Pre-heat oven for 350 F
2. Mix bananas,sugar,butter and milk, blend them in blender.
3. Add all remaining ingredients except almonds & blend again just to mix well. 
4. Pour in a greased baking tray .
5. Garnish with almonds.
6. Bake for 45 min or until golden brown.
7. Insert the toothpick in cake & make sure that it should come out dry.


It turns out awesome....

Whole wheat cookies

Ingredients:

1.     1 cup whole wheat flour

2.     1/2 cup sugar

3.     1/4 teaspoon salt

4.     1/4 cup sliced almonds

5.     1/2 tsp cardamom powder (ilaichi)

6.     1/2 cup unsalted butter (8 tablespoons or 4oz)

7.     About 6 tablespoons of milk or as need

8.     1/2 cup milk powder

Procedure:

1.     Mix all ingredients & make a soft dough.

2.     Make a small bolls press them in both palms.

3.     Keep them on greased baking sheet.

4.     Keep a distance of about inch between the bolls.

5.     Bake them for 18 mins or until golden brown.

6.     Garnish them with chocolate chips

Chocolate chips cookies

Preparation Time: 15 min.

Cooking Time: 9 min.

Cooling Time: 15 min

Yields: 60

Ingredients:

2 ¼ Cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup butter(2 sticks) softened

¾ cup granulated sugar

¾ cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 cups (12 oz) semi sweet chocolate chips

1 cup chopped nuts(optional)

Directions:

·         PREHEAT oven to 375 F

·         COMBINE flour, baking soda & salt in small bowl.

·         Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract in large mixture bowl until creamy.

·         Add eggs, one at a time. Keep beating well after each addition.

·         Add combined dry ingredients,

·         Add choco chips & nuts . Mix well.

·         There are many methods to shape the cookies as below:

1.    Drop by rounded spoon onto ungreased baking sheet bake for 9 min & remove on wire racks to cool completely.

2.    Spread the mixture above in Grease the baking pan (15 x 10  inch) & bake for 20 to 25 min, remove on wire racks to cool completely & then cut into bars.

3.    Divide the above mixture in half, wrap in wax paper, refrigerate for 1 hour, shape each half in 15 inch log, again wrap into wax paper & refrigerate for 30 min cut onto ½ inch thick slices, place on ungreased baking sheet bake till golden brown, remove on wire racks to cool completely.  

You may store in refrigerator for up to 1 week or in freezer for 8 weeks. 

Carrot Roll...My innovation

You can make both crispy or soft rolls as you like.
You can serve soft rolls as sweet dish with main course. If you made them crispy then you can have for breakfast or evening snacks.  
For those who are calorie conscious : Use fat free sugar & minimize butter quantity.This dish will help them a lot cause carrots require more calories to digest than they have.
They are rich in dietary fiber, antioxidants & minerals.Carrots are also best to improve eye vision.So n'joy this sweet & healthy dish...


Ingredients...


For filling
Unsalted Butter/ghee : 2 tbsp
Grated carrot : 2 cup
Powdered sugar : 1 & 1/2 cup (taste the carrot & make sugar quantity less or more accordingly)
Coconut flakes/Grated coconut : 1/2 cup.
Cardamom Powder : 1 tsp


For wrapping
Bread slices : 6
Milk : 1 cup
Sugar: 1 tbsp  
For crispy rolls milk & sugar not required.


Procedure...


1. Heat the butter in pan.
2. Add coconut & coconut flakes & fry till mixture becomes soft.
3. Add sugar, cardamom powder & your mixture for filling is ready.

For wrapping:


1. Add 1 tbsp sugar in milk.Let the sugar completely dissolve.(Skip for crispy rolls)
2. Remove bread edges & into the above mixture.
3. Press slice into your both palm so that excess milk will remove.(Skip for crispy rolls)
4. Take 2 tbsp filling & keep on slice at middle, vertically.
5. Now roll the slice & keep on greased baking sheet .
(For crispy rolls : Apply milk or water at the vertical ends of slice so that rolls will not open.)

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6. Keep sheet in oven preheated to 400F for 20 mins or until colored golden brown.
7. Cut 1 slice into two & have a fun...


For better results refrigerate for 2/3 hours.
For crispy rolls :- don't refrigerate serve hot.


You can store filling in refrigerator & make a quick carrot rolls. 

Black Forest cake...Yummy!!!

Ingredients...


For basic sponge cake :-
Maida/All Purpose Flour : 1 & 1/2 Cup
Coco Powder : 1/2 Cup 
Milk Powder : 1 Cup 
Powdered Sugar : 1 & 1/2 Cup
Milk : 2 & 1/2 Cup
Baking Powder : 2 Tbsp
Soda: 1/2 Tsp
Melted Butter : 4 Tbsp


For decoration :-
Grated chocolate : 1 cup
Whipped cream : 6 cup
Strawberry/cherry : 3
Chopped almonds : 1 cup
Sugar : 1/2 cup
Water: 1/3 cup


Procedure...


For basic sponge cake :-

1. Mix all ingredients together.And Blend it in Blender.Make sure no lumps in it.
2. Preheat the oven for 350F/180C.
3. Grease  baking tray & sprinkle some flour for best non stick results.
4. Pour the mixture in baking tray.
5. Bake the mixture for 30 min.
6. Insert the toothpick in cake & make sure that it should come out dry.& here is your  sponge cake sheet ready for black forest cake

For decoration :-
1. Cut the sheet above in two parts horizontally & cut into heart shape as below.  

2. Now cut the two parts diagonally, hence you will have 4 parts.
3. Make the heart shape complete with cake remained at the sides.

4.  Keep the 1st heart shaped sheet on a flat dish.

5.  Take a bowl, mix sugar & water to make sugar syrup.

6.  Sprinkle sugar syrup on the top of sheet.Make sure that you will evenly       distribute sugar syrup for three levels. 

7.  Spread whipped cream with flat spatula.

8.  Add chopped Almonds on that.

9.  Keep another sheet on that & repeat the steps 6,7 & 8.

10. Then keep the 3rd sheet on that, repeat only 6 & 7. 


     Your all this great stuff will turn into nice three layers

11. Sprinkle grated chocolate on top as shown in top pics or however you like.

12. Fill the whipped cream in a plastic cone(same that we, Indian use to draw 

     mehandi)/piping bag...& just throw your imagination to decorate.

13. Use Strawberries or cherries for decoration...without them black forest cake      is incomplete. 

14. Refrigerate cake for an hour & then N'joy your yummy...!!!....delicious...!!!      cake...

Healthy Pizza modified for spice lovers

Me & my husband....We are trying to reduce weight,so I am always finding substitute for all purpose flour.Thats why I made this Pizza with Wheat & Soya flour.


Ingredients...



For Base :-

Whole wheat flour : 1 & 1/2 cup

Soya flour :  2 tbsp
Wheat bran : 2 tbsp
Olive oil(or any vegetable oil) : 1 tbsp
Active dry yeast : 1 & 1/2 tsp
Salt : 1 tsp
Sugar : 1 tsp
Milk : 1 cup


For sauce :-
Tomato : 2 medium
Onion : 1 medium
Olive oil(or any vegetable oil) : 2 tbsp
Garlic : 4/5 cloves
Chili Powder : 1 tsp
Coriander powder : 1 tbsp
fennel powder : 1 tbsp
cumin powder : 1tsp


For Green Chutney :-

Olive oil(or any vegetable oil) : 1 tsp

Green chilli : 2

Cilantro Finely chopped : 1 cup

 For Toppings :-

Carrot : 1

Bell pepper: 1

Tomato: 1

Onion : 1

Sweet corn : 1/2 cup

Cilantro : Just for garnishing

Low Fat mozzarella cheese (grated) : 1 cup 

Procedure...

For base :-

1. Warm 1/2 cup milk.  Add yeast,sugar and salt. Cover & set aside for 15 mins.
2. Till then Mix whole wheat flour,wheat bran,1tbsp oil and soy flour % preheat the oven for 200 F.
3. Add frothy yeast & 1/2 cup milk to a mixture above & knead into soft dough.
4. Add  milk if required.
5. Leave the dough covered with a damp cloth in a preheated ,turned off oven for about 1 hour.
6. When you let the dough rest the aeration is uneven so take it out of oven & just kneed again for a min.
7. Again keep the dough in a oven for a hour.You will see dough is about double in volume. 



Dough bubbles like this

8. If you want thin crust pizza then divide dough into 2, roll out each portion into thin 12 inch discs. If you want thick soft pizza then don't divide dough just roll out into 12 inch thick discs. 
9. Keep in preheated oven for 550 F for 7 min(for thin crust pizza) / 12 min(for thick soft pizza)
10.  Prick the base with a fork all over... your base is ready.

For sauce :-

1. Make a paste of onion garlic & tomato separately.
2. Heat olive oil in a pan.
3. Add  onion and garlic paste, stir-fry briefly and add tomato paste. 
4. Add salt to taste, red chilly powder,cumin powder, fennel powder, Coriander powder. 
5. Simmer for about five minutes on medium heat or till it reaches a thick dropping consistency.

For green chutney :-

1. Add 1tsp oil in pan fry chopped green chillies in pan
2. Grind these chillies with cilantro

For topping :-

1. Spread butter on pizza base then sauce & then chutney,
2. Top it with sliced onion,tomato,carrot and green capsicum strips. 
3. Finally sprinkle grated low-fat mozzarella cheese to evenly cover the pizza top. Brush with olive oil. 
4. Garnish with cilantro & sweet corns

Place it on greased ovenproof tray and bake in the preheated oven at 550 F for about 5 minutes or until the cheese melts and starts bubbling. 

Remove from oven, cut into six or eight pieces and serve hot.