Mix Fruit Raita

Preparation Time - 10 Min                                                                             Serves - 5

Ingredients:

Apple - 1 small

Pear - 1 small 

Pomegranate - 2 Tbsp

Grapes - 15

Yogurt(Curd) - 1 Cup

Chat Masala - 1/2 Tsp

Cumin powder - 1/4 Tsp

Salt - 1/2 Tsp

Chili powder - a pinch

Sugar - 2 Tsp

Raisins - 1 Tbsp (Optional)

Cashew nuts - 2 (Optional)

Method:

1) Wash, peel and chop apple and pear in cubes.

2) Chop grapes vertically and keep aside.

3) In a bowl whisk yogurt. Add 2 tbsp of water and mix well.

4) Add chat masala, cumin powder, salt, sugar and chili powder and mix well.

5) Add all fruits, nuts and raisins and refrigerate for 30 mins. and then serve.

Mix Fruit Raita

Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies

Preparation Time - 10 Min                                        Cooking Time - 11 Min

This simple eggless cookies recipe makes 30-34 cookies.

Ingredients : 

All purpose flour - 1 1/4 Cup

Butter - 1/2 Cup or 1 stick softened at room temp

Powdered sugar - 1/2 Cup

Light brown sugar or Jaggery - 1/2 Cup

Baking soda - 1/2 Tsp

Baking powder - 1 Tsp

Salt - 1/2 Tsp

Pure vanilla extract - 1/2 Tsp

Chocolate chips - 3/4 or 1 Cup

Vinegar - 1 Tsp

Oil - 1 Tsp

Water - 2 Tsp

Method :

1) In a bowl take butter and beat it for 1 min.

2) Preheat oven to 375° F or 190° C.

3) Add powdered sugar and packed brown sugar and beat the mixture well for 2 mins.

4) In another bowl mix together all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

5) Add this flour mixture to butter and sugar mix.

6) Add vanilla extract, salt, vinegar, water and oil, beat well for 2-3 mins.

7) Add chocolate chips and mix well.

8) Make small balls of mixture and put on greased baking sheet. You can grease the sheet with oil or butter.
    Try to make all balls of same size. You can use ice-cream scoop for that.

9) Bake for 11 mins. If you like cookies soft then bake for 10 mins.

10) Cool for 10 mins and transfer cookies to wired rack and cool for another 20 mins and then serve.

Baingan Bharta/Vangyache Bharit

Preparation Time : 10 Mins                                  Cooking Time - 8 Mins                Serves - 4

This is very famous recipe of Maharashtra, India often enjoyed with Jowar roti (Bhakri).

Ingredients :

Egg Plant(Brinjal) - 1 Big

Green Chilies - 2 Big or to taste

Garlic - 5 Cloves

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Finely chopped Onion - 1/2 Cup

Finely chopped Spring onion - 1 Cup

Salt - 1 Tsp or to taste

Turmeric powder- 1/2 Tsp

Asafoetida - 1/4 Tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 Tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tsp

Oil - 2 Tsp

Method :

1) Apply 2 drops of oil all over the egg plant and slit it 4-5 times vertically.

2) Roast the egg plant directly on stove flames turning frequently.

3) Let it cool for few mins, remove skin and mash it well.

4) Grind green chilies, ginger and garlic with few coriander leaves and keep aside.

5) Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds and let it crackle. Add cumin seeds and asafoetida.

6) Add chili ginger garlic paste and saute well for 2 mins. Add turmeric powder.

7) Add mashed egg plant, salt and put the lid. Let it cook for 4-5 mins.

8) Add chopped onion and spring onion. Mix well and cook for 1 min.

Baingan Bharta/Vangyache Bharit

9) Serve hot with chapati or jowar roti (bhakri).

Cheese Garlic Toast

Preparation Time - 2 Min                         Cooking Time - 7 min                     Serves - 2

This is very easy and quick breakfast recipe.

Ingredients :

Bread slice - 4

Grated mozzarella cheese - 1/2 Cup

Finely chopped garlic or garlic paste - 1 Tsp

Finely chopped tomato - 1/4 Cup

Finely chopped green chili - 1

Olive oil - 1 Tsp

Salt - to taste

Black pepper powder - 1/2 Tsp

Method :

1) Toast the bread slice and keep aside.

2) Preheat oven to 375 degree Fahrenheit.

3) In a bowl mix grated cheese, garlic, tomato, chili, salt , black pepper and olive oil.

4) On toasted bread spread this mixture evenly.

5) Put these toast in oven and bake for 5-7 minutes.

6) Serve hot.

 You can try these cheese toast with different toppings like ginger, onions, cilantro and mushrooms.

Cheese Garlic Toast

Pesarattu/ Green Moong Dal Dosa

Ingredients :

Green Moong Dal(Green lentil) - 1 Cup

Rice - 1/4 Cup

Garlic - 3 Cloves

Ginger - 1/2 inch piece

Cumin Seeds - 1 Tsp

Salt - 2 Tsp

Green Chilies - 3 or to taste

Chopped Onion - 1/4  Cup(Optional)

Oil/Ghee - 2 Tbsp

Method :

1) Wash moong dal and rice and soak in 5 cup water min for 4 hours.

2) Then remove the excess water and grind it with given ingredients like dosa batter.

3) Keep this batter for 1-2 hour.

4) Heat the griddle, grease it with oil/ghee or butter and pour 1/2 cup of batter and spread in circular motion.

5) Let it cook for 1-2 min on medium flame add oil/ghee on edges if required.

6) Serve hot with coconut or your favorite chutney. I like this with turai/Dodka chutney.

Tip : You can add finely chopped onion on griddle with batter like uttappam.
        Instead of green moong dal you can also used sprouted whole green moong as healthier option.

Bharleli Kothimbir Vadi/ Stuffed kothimbir Vadi

Preparation Time - 30 Min                                        Cooking Time - 30 Min               

Ingredients :

For Stuffing :

Finely chopped kothimbir(Cilantro) - 3 Cup

Finely chopped onion - 1 Cup

Poppy seed - 1 Tbsp

Cashew nut powder - 2 Tbsp

Raisins - 4 Tbsp

Grated coconut - 2 Tbsp

Chili powder - 2 Tsp

Salt - 1 1/2 Tsp / to taste

Oil -1 Tbsp

For Dough :

Basen(Gram flour)-  1 1/2 Cup

Carom seeds - 1 Tsp

Sesame seeds : 1 Tsp

Salt - 1 Tsp or to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp

Oil - 2 Tbsp + to deep fry kothimbir vadi


Method :


1) Heat oil in pan and fry onions till golden brown in color.

2) Add poppy seeds, cashew nut powder and coconut and fry for 1 min.

3) Add chili powder and salt and mix well.

4) Switch off stove and add raisins, mix well. After 2-3 min add kothimbir(cilantro) and mix well.
     Tip : Make the stuffing little spicy and add more raisins.

5) Make stiff dough of given ingredients and add oil if very sticky.
   Tip: You can add 1/4 cup of corn starch in dough to make it crispy, however, in traditional recipe it is not added.

 


6) Take a small ball of dough and roll out into 4 inches circle like puri.

7) Place stuffing in the middle and close out the sides in the shape you want.I prefer to make a rectangle by closing sides of circle. You can make a big circle, roll it and cut it like bakar-vadi.

 

8) Heat oil in pan and deep fry till golden brown color on medium flame. Do not fry on high flame.

Stuffed Kothimbir Vadi