Khandvi in microwave

Hello everyone, today I am going to share delicious and healthy snack from the Gujarati cuisine.  And it is called "Khandvi". It is smooth, spiced & seasoned gram flour rolls melts in mouth.

Ingredients

1. 1 cup gram flour

2. 1 cup curd

3. 11/2 cup water

4. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

5. 1/2 tso asafoetida

6. Salt

7. 1 &1/2 tbs oil

8. 1/2 tsp mustard seed

9. Fresh grated coconut for garnishing

10. Hand full of coriander leaves for garnishing

11. Green chillies

Method

Step 1

Take a microwave safe bowl. Sieve gram flour to avoid lumps.

Step 2

Add curd to it and mix it properly to get uniform mixture.

Step 3

Add salt, turmeric powder, asafoetida and water. Give a mix to form running batter as you can see in the picture.

Step 4

Now microwave mixture for 3 minutes. Then take it out and again give it a mix. Here you will notice that batter will get thicken.

Step 5

Meanwhile we get ready with tempering. For that heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds and green chillies ( as per taste) and turn off the flame after seeds cracked.

Step 6

Again microwave it for 2 more minutes. To check that our batter is perfect or not we have to do a test. Take a spoon and on the back side of spoon apply very thin layer of batter. Allow it to cool for few seconds, once it is done try to peel it off from spoon's surface. If you can able to peel it off easy then our batter it ready. Otherwise you have to microwave it for approximately 30 sec more.

Step 7

This is very important and crucial step. On a clean kitchen table top or on the back side of any steel plate, put some portion of batter and immediately spread it like a thin sheet with the help of any flat spatula. Repeat the same process for rest of the batter. ( As shown in picture)

Step 8

With the help of brush apply tempering we have prepared to the spread. And sprinkle some coriander leaves as well as grated coconut on it. ( As shown in the picture)

Step 9

Make vertical cut to the spread at approximately 2 inches apart. Then peel the spread from the lower end then roll it till the top end and put it in the plate. Repeat the same for rest of the spread.

Step 10

Apply the tempering to the prepared rolls and garnish with coriander leaves as well as grated coconut. Enjoy super soft and yummy khandvi with your dear and near ones.

Christmas Cookies

Hello everyone, Merry Christmas!!! For this festive season today I am going to share with you all a very easy and quick recipe of Christmas cookies. 

Ingredients

1. 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

2. 1/2 cup melted butter

3. 3 /4 cup powdered sugar

4.1 1/2 tsp baking powder

5. 1/2 tsp baking soda

6. 2-3 tbs milk

7. 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

Method

Step 1

In a mixing bowl take butter and add sugar to it. Beat them until butter becomes light and fluffy. ( This is very important step as final outcome depends on this beating process)

Step 2

Next sieve all dry ingredients. Get the mixture together without applying much pressure. Add 2-3 tbs milk to form semi soft dough.

Step 3

Divide dough into three equal parts. Add red food colour into one of them and green colour into other one. Finally we get red, green and white colour dough.

Step 4

Take a small portion of cookie dough and flatten it with your fingers and make desire shape of cookies.

Step 5

Repeat step 3 for the rest of the dough to form small cookies. With these measurements approximately you can make 12-14 cookies.

Step 6

Preheat oven at 200* C. Bake the prepared cookies for 15-20 mins.

Vegan sugar free oats kheer

Hi everyone today I am going to share will you all a recipe of vegan dessert. Its different version of very famous Indian dessert  called "Kheer". 

Ingridents:-

• 1/4 cup Oats
• 1 cup coconut Milk
• 1/4 cup Water
• 1 tsp Ghee
• 3 tbsp Honey
• 2-3 Saffron strands
• 1/4 tsp cardomon powder
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg powder
• 3 Almonds sliced
• 3 Pistachios sliced   

Method:-

Step1

In pan roast 1/4 cup oats with 1 tsp ghee until oats colour changes to light brown. (appox 1-2 min)

Step 2

Next in a seperate pan add coconut milk  and allow it to boil for 2 mins. Then add water to it and allow it to boil it 15 mins

Step 3

Add oats to the milk and simmer it until it soften (appox 5-7 mins).

Step 4

Add 2-3 saffron strands, cardomon powder,  nutmeg powder, sliced almond and pistachios. Mix well.

Step 5

Lastly  switch off the flame and then add honey.

Garnish it with chopped almonds and pistachios. Vegan oats kheer is ready.

Guava punch

Hi everyone, today I will share with you a different and quick mocktail recipe. I called it as Guava Punch. It is very easy and refreshing drink you can serve to your guest. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:-

1. Guava juice

2. Sprite

3. Chat masala

4. Mint leaves

5. Lemon juice

Method

Step 1:-

Take a glass, add 1/4 cup of guava juice. 

Step 2:-

Add 1/4 tsp of chat masala, 2-3 finely chopped mint leaves and 1/4 tsp of lemon juice.

Step 3:-

Finally add 3/4 cup of sprite and give it a mix.

Garnish the drink with lemon or mint leaves and enjoy this refreshing drink with your dear and near ones. 

Rasmalai cake shots

Hello everyone, today i am going to share with you a differnt and innovative version of rasmalai cake.  I made it on the auspicious occassion of Ganesh chaturthi.And it is called "Rasmalai cake shots". Very easy to make and serve too. 

Ingredients:-

1. Rasmalai 12 pieces

2. 3/4 cup Wheat flour

3. 3/4 cup Caster sugar

4. 1 tbs milk powder

5. 1/2 tsp baking powder

6. 1/4 tsp baking soda

7. 5 tbs oil

8. 3/4 cup milk

9. 1/2 tsp vinegar 

10. 1/2 tsp cardamom essence

11. 3/4 tsp cardamom powder

12. 6- 7 saffron strands

13. 10 finely chopped pistachios

Method:-

Rasmalai cake crumble

Step 1

Take a kadhai and add 1 cup of salt, allow it to preheat on slow flame with closed lid.

Meanwhile take a mixing bowl, sieve all the dry ingredients and they are wheat flour, caster sugar, milk powder, baking powder and baking soda properly to avoid lumps.

Step 2

Add oil and cardamom essence to the mixture of dry ingredients. Next gradually add  milk to it and mix it with the help of whisker. Just mix it untill all ingredients combined properly (do not over mix). 

Step 3

Add  vinegar and 1/2 tsp cardamom powder to give final mix. 

Step 4

Grease the mould with oil and put baking paper into it. Add batter upto 3/4 level in the mould and tap it for two times. 

Step 5

Allow it to bake in preheated kadhai on slow flame for 25 min. Then run toothpick test whether rasmalai cake is ready or not. If not then wait for 5 more mins. Baking time will be approximately 25 to 30 mins. Allow it to cool down to unmould make its crumble. 

Whipped cream

Step 1

Take a chilled mixing bowl, add whipped cream, 1/4 tsp cardamom powder,  drops of cardamom essence and 6-7 saffron strands into it. Whipped it with electric beater  until it forms sharp peak. If whipped cream is done then it won't fall if you invert the mixing bowl.

Assemble Rasmalai cake shots 

1. Take 12 shot glasses. 

2. First layer will be of rasamali cake sponge crumble.

3. For second layer add milk portion of rasmalai that we have taken so that it will soak cake crumbles.

4. Third layer will be of whipped cream.

5. Fourth and final layer will be of rasmalai peice.

Then finally garnish it will saffron strands and chopped pistachios.

Enjoy Rasmalai Cake Shots with your dear and near ones.

Dalgona Cake

 Coffee originates from South Korea. The name is "Dalgona" derived from a Korean sugar sweet. Most dalgona coffee doesn't actually contain dalgona.  But just because of its resemblance taste and appearance they name it as dalgona coffee.  Recently it has made waves on social media during pendamic. It is creamy coffee mixture  that is actually made by whipping equal amount of coffee, sugar and water. After I encountered so many posts of Dalgona coffee, I thought of making Dalgona cake. For that I baked a coffee cake and decorated it with Dalgona coffee cream.

Ingredients:-

 For cake

1. 1 cup Wheat flour

2. 1 cup powdered sugar

3. 2 tbs coffee powder

4. 1 tsp baking powder

5. 1/2 tsp baking soda

6. 6 tbs oil

7. 1 cup milk

8. 1 tbs vinegar 

9. 1 tsp vanilla extract 

Dalgona coffee mixture

1. 1/4 cup coffee powder

2. 1/4 cup sugar

3. 1/4 cup water

Method:-

Step 1

Take a mixing bowl, sieve all the dry ingredients and they are wheat flour, sugar, coffee powder, baking powder and baking soda properly to avoid lumps.

Step 2

Add oil and vanilla extract to the mixture of dry ingredients. Next gradually add  milk to it and mix it with the help of whisker. Just mix it untill all ingredients combined properly (do not over mix). 

Step 3

Add  vinegar to give final mix. Cake batter is ready.

Step 4

Grease the  moulds with oil and put baking paper into it. Add batter upto 3/4 level in the moulds and tap it for two times. 

Step 5

Allow it to bake in preheated oven at 180`c for 25-30 min. Then run toothpick test whether cake are ready or not. If not then wait for 5 more mins. Baking time will be approximately 25 to 30 mins. Allow it  to cool down and then unmould. 

Step 6

For Dalgona coffee mixture:-

In a mixing bowl add coffee powder, sugar and water. Using electric beater whipped it until it becomes creamy, silky smooth and stuff peak have formed. If the peaks fall over, keep whisking for another minute or so.

Step 7

Cover the baked cake with dalgona coffee mixer as you desire. This cake is not ment for smooth forsting so just apply dalgona coffee mixture as you wish.

Enjoy super healthy and delicious wheat flour Dalgona coffee cake.

Wheat flour Goodday Biscuits

Welcome to lockdown baking. Its a real challenge when you have limited resources and at the end you have to make your kids happy. So here is an easy and healthy option of a cookie I would like to share with my readers.

Ingredients

1. 1 cup wheat flour

2. 1/2 cup butter

3. 1/2 cup powdered sugar

4. 1/4 cup cashew nuts

5. 2 pinch cardamom powder

6. 1 tbs corn flour

Method

Step 1:-

 In a mixing bowl take salt butter at room temperature and add sugar to it. Beat them until butter become light in color and fluffy. ( This is very important step as final outcome depends on this beating process)

Step 2:-

Next sieve wheat flour and corn flour to it. Add cardamom powder and coaresly crushed cashew nuts. Then to form a semi soft dough get the mixture together without applying much pressure.

( If u find your dough hard just add additional melted butter to form semi soft dough)

Step 3:-

Take small portion of cookie dough and flatten it with your fingers then press gently using toothpick to make desire design.

Step 4:- 

Repeat step 3 for rest of the dough to form small cookies. With these measurements approximately you can make 12-14 cookies.

Step 5:-

Pre heat oven at 180* C. Bake the prepared cookies for 18-20 mins. Enjoy homemade healthy cookies with hot tea or coffee.