Munchy Chickpea Flour Spirals with Sesame Seeds
Feb10

Munchy Chickpea Flour Spirals with Sesame Seeds

  This snack could easily become as popular as pretzels. It is a crunchy spiral, made from roasted chickpea flour and rice flour, shaped by forcing soft dough through a star-shaped nozzle or disk. A seviya machine is used to shape this and several other fried snacks in this chapter. It is available at Indian grocery stores. Because any star shape will do, you can also use a pastry bag fitted with a 5-star nozzle or a...

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Poha Mixture
Nov28

Poha Mixture

  Ingredients • 1½ C poha (flattened rice) • ½ C peanuts • ¼ C cashew nuts • Oil for deep frying • 1 Tbsp oil • ½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • 2 dried red chilies • 1 sprig fresh curry leaves • ¼ Tsp turmeric powder • 1 Tsp salt • ½ Tsp sugar Preparation 1. Heat oil in a deep frying pan over moderate high heat. 2. Deep fry the...

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Garden cress chikki-Aliv Chikki
Nov27

Garden cress chikki-Aliv Chikki

  Ingredients •Garden cress seeds (roasted and crushed coarsely) – 50 gm •Jaggery – 100 gm •Dry coconut (Roasted) – 50 gm •Ghee – 2 Tbsp •Dry ginger (Soonth) powder – 2 Tsp •Shatavari and Ashwagandha powder – 2 Tsp •Cardamom and nutmeg powder – 2 Tsp •Poppy seeds (Khuskhus) powder – 2 Tsp Edible gum – 2 Tbsp •Almonds, Pista, Cashew...

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Coconut Milk Fudge Log
Nov21

Coconut Milk Fudge Log

    This uncooked confection is quick to assemble and power-packed with nutrition.   Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 15 minutes   Ingredients • Honey, rice or maple syrup – ½ cup (120 g)  • Almond, cashew or peanut butter – ½ cup (120 g)  • Finely, chopped dates – ½ cup (80 g) • Low-fat or whole milk...

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Home made Mawa from Milk powder
Nov19

Home made Mawa from Milk powder

Ingredients . 200 gm /1.5 cups Milk powder (Skimmed milk powder can also be used) . 40 ml milk (approx. ¼ cup) . A handkerchief or a piece of muslin . Pressure cooker   Method 1. Mix milk powder and milk in a bowl a little at a time till you get a dough of soft consistency. Knead it a little to make it smooth. 2. Wrap a handkerchief around it and place it in a metal bowl. 3. Fill about 2-3 inches of water in...

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Beetroot Laddus
Nov18

Beetroot Laddus

  Ingredients . 2 Grated Beetroots . 3 Medium spoon sugar . 3 Medium spoon crushed peanuts . 2 spoon almond powder . 2 spoon cashew powder . 1 spoon cardamom powder . 1 big spoon jaggery . Half cup water . Half cut almonds for garnishing   Preparation 1.Take grated beetroots in the vessel and add sugar, crushed peanuts, almond powder, cashew powder, cardamom powder & add half cup...

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