Khaja/ Chirotie

Happy Diwali folks :)  Khaja or Chirotie is a sweet which part of Badushah or Balushahi family. 

Crispy & less sugar content sweet. Why not try  for this Diwali!!! 

Ingredients:

400 gms - Maida or Refined flour

200 gms - Ghee or Clarified butter

50   gms - Rice flour

500 ml    - Water

200 gms  - Sugar

1     gm    - Saffron strings (Optional)

1     tsp    - Kewda/ Jasmine essence (Optional)

Oil to deep fry

Method:

1.  Sieve maida into a large bowl and  4 tbs of ghee.

2.  Mix the ghee evenly thru the maida rubbing with both your palms.

3.  Add in 100 ml of water slowly till the maida becomes a dough.

4.  Dough has to be at a nan dough consistency.

5.  If, required you can add baking soda. I have not added.

6.  Keep aside for 10 mins closing with a wet muslin cloth.

 

7.  Meanwhile, make a mixture of rest of ghee and rice flour into a fine paste.

8.  Keep the oil ready in a medium heat.

9.  After 10 mins remove the cloth and knead the dough for 2mins.

10.Make the dough into a lengthwise portion and cut them into 5 chunk portions.

11. Flatten each portion into a chappati shape and set aside.

12. Now take the first flattened dough over it spread the rice flour and ghee paste.

13. Place another flattened dough over it and repeat the process.

14. After the 5th dough spread the remaining paste. 

15. Role the entire dough into a big roll.

16. Cut the roll into 2inch pieces.

 17. Press lightly the dough pieces. Fry them until they turn brown. 

18. In another pan put sugar and water make 1 string consistency.

19. Put saffron and kewada essence.

20. Dip the fried Khajas into the sugar syrup and take it out drain excess syrup.

 

Eggless Banana Chocolate Walnut Muffins

These are quick mixture muffins. This time I made it for a Cancer Trust. Just heart filling.

Ingredients:

1 Cup   - Maida/ All purpose flour

2            -  Ripe Bananas 

3/4 Cup - Castor Sugar

1/2 Cup - Unsalted butter

1   Tbsp - Baking Powder

1/4 Cup -  Curd 

1/4 Cup - Warm Milk

2   Tbsp - Olive oil

2.  Tbsp - Choco chips

2.  Tbsp - Crushed Walnuts

1   Tbsp - Vannila Essence

Pinch of salt

For garnish coloured sprinklers

15 Cup cake moulds

Method:

1. In a cup add Choco chips & Walnuts to some Maida and keep aside.

2. Beat well butter,sugar until sugar gets dissolved.

3. To it add in curd and oil and keep beating for 5mins free hand. By blender 2mins.

4. Sieve Maida , baking powder & salt in a bowl.

5. Incorporate wet ingredients to dry one's and keep folding.

6. Mash bananas well into a paste . Add them to mixture and mix well. Also add in the powdered choco chips & Walnuts.

7. Pre- heat Oven by 180˙ 

8. Scoop some batter in a spoon and slowly fill cup cake liners to 1/4 th height. Decorate with sprinklers.

9. Bake well for 15-20 mins at 180˙

10. Baking options may vary from oven to oven

11. Once done keep muffins inside the oven for 5mins.

12. With a toothpick check whether muffins are done.

Serving hot muffins is just yummy. Shelf life 1 week.

Corn Sundal

Ingredients
2 - Sweet corn
1 tbs -  Urad dal
1 tbs -  Mustard
2 tbs -  Oil
1 tbs - Black Pepper powder
Asafatida
Curry leaves
Salt to taste
Pinch of sugar

Method:
1. In a pan add oil, Mustard seeds, urad Sal, curry leaves,asafatida.
2. To it add boiled sweet corn,salt,sugar,black pepper powder.
3. Mix well and serve hot.

Healthy Crispy Dinner Table

Healthy yet crispy dinner table is a rare combination.

Pear Carrot Soup

1 - Pear/ Berika

1-  Big Carrot

1 - Potato

1tbsp - Dried Fenugreek leaves

1tbsp - Salt

2 pods - Garlic

2tbsp - Butter

500ml Water

4 pods - Black Peppercons

Mixed Italian Herbs

1. Peel off the skins of pear, potato,carrot.

2. In a pressure cooker add in butter, peppercons,pear pieces,carrot,potato.

3. Stir fry for 2mins.

4. Add in dried fenugreek leaves, Salt

5. Pour in water & and close lid.

6. After 5 whistles. Cool it and strain the veggies and fruit.

7. Cool and grind into paste.

8. Add the paste to the drained water along with mixed Italian herbs.

9. Serve hot with spring onion

Quinoa Salad

50gms - Quinoa

200 ml - Water

50gms - Green capsicum

50gms - Orange or red capsicum

1          - Medium onion

1.         - Green chilly

Green coriander leaves

2tbsp.  - Lime juice

Salt to Taste

1tbsp.  - Black Pepper powder

1. Boil quinoa in water for 7mins. Once it turns transparent separate it with fork.

2. Finely dice capsicum, onion, green chilly and add it to quinoa.

3. Add in salt, black pepper, lime juice and mix well.

4. Serve chilled.

Baby Corn Manchurian

100gms - Baby corn

50hrs     - Green capsicum

1             -  Onion

2             -  Green chillies

4             - Garlic pods

1 inch.   - Ginger

2 string. - Spring onion

3tbsp      - Tomato chilly sauce

1tbsp.     - Soya sauce

1tbsp.     - Sweet chilly sauce

4tbsp.     - Cornflour

Salt to Taste

Oil to fry

1. Grind 2 garlic pods,ginger,1 green chilly into a paste.

2. Make a smooth cornflour batter adding salt, ground paste 1 tbsp.

3. Heat oil in a pan to deep fry.

4. Dip baby corns into cornflour powder and deep fry them.

5. Meanwhile finely chop capsicum,pinion,remaining garlic,green chillies,spring onion.

6. In a pan add 2tbsp oil stir fry onion,green chilly,garlic for 2mins

7. Add in remaining garlic ginger paste, capsicum and saute for another 3mins.

8. Add in soya sauce,sweet chilly sauce,tomatoes,tomato chilly sauce,salt.

9. Sure for 2mins.

10. Add in fried baby corns

11.