Recipe- Khandvi

Khandvi

Ingredients
For Khandvi
Besan (Gram Flour) 1 small cup
Curd (Thick Consistency) 1.25 small cup
Water 2.5 small cups
Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp (or as per taste)
Lemon Juice 1 tsp
Ginger Paste 2 tsp
Green Chilli Paste 1 tsp (optional)
For Tempering
Oil 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds 2 tsp
Green Chilli 2 nos (silted)
Lemon Juice 1 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Water 3 tbsp
Grated Fresh Coconut 1 tbsp

Method

  • Take curd in a deep bowl and beat well.
  • Add sieved besan and mix well.
  • Add turmeric powder, salt, lemon juice and ginger chill paste mix well.
  • Add water and mix to a batter (make sure no lumps are formed).
  • Take 3-4 plates and grease with oil. Keep aside.
  • Take a heavy bottom or a non stick pan and heat on high flame.
  • Add this batter and keep stirring on high flame until a boil.
  • Reduce the flame to low and keep stirring for another 5-6 minutes.
  • The batter will looks more shiny and thick.
  • Switch off the flame and spread this batter on greased plates in a thin layer.
  • This will set and dry in another 5 minutes.
  • Cut in to 2 inch wide and around 4-5 inch long strips with the help of a sharp knife.
  • Roll them tightly and place in a serving tray. Keep aside.
  • Now heat oil in a small pan on high flame.
  • When oil is hot enough add mustard seeds and let it cracker.
  • When done add green chilli and fry.
  • Now add water, lemon juice and sugar and let it boil.
  • Pour over the khandvi pieces and garnish with coconut.
  • Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
  • Serve chill with tamarind chutney.

Tips
Be careful as the mixture is hot, when you are spreading on the plates.
Spread in thin layers.
Do not over cook the mixture, it will be difficult to spread in a thin layer.

Recipe- Kiddo Pizza

Kiddo Pizza


 Ingredients
Bread Slice 4
Pizza Sauce 4 tsp
Cheese spread or Butter 2-3 tsp
Carrot 2 tbsp (grated)
Capsicum 2 tbsp (chopped)
Onion 2 tbsp (chopped)
Sweet Corn 2 tbsp 
Olives 1 tbsp (chopped)
Paneer 2 tbsp (grated)
Olive oil 1 tbsp 
Salt to taste
Crushed Black Pepper few pinchs

 Method

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  • Apply cheese spread (or butter) on the bread slices.
  • Spread pizza sauce on bread slices.
  • Cut the slices in to round shape.
  • Place the bread leftovers on top of individual slices.
  • Make layers of carrot, capsicum and onion (in that order only as the top most layer which is onion needs to be baked).
  • Sprinkle some salt over vegetables.
  • Now place some sweetcorn and olives.
  • Cover with grated paneer.
  • Pour  few drops of olive oil over paneer.
  • Bake Kiddo pizzas in a preheated oven at °C for around 8-10 minutes (or until crisp and golden brown in color).

Tips
Adjust crushed black pepper according to your child taste and tolerance.
If you do not have pizza sauce available, substitute with tomato ketchup.



Recipe- Eggless Choco Vanilla Marble Cake

Eggless Choco Vanilla Marble Cake

 

Ingredients
All Purpose Flour (Maida) 1.25 cup 
Milk Powder 1 cup 
Salt 1 pinch 
Edible Soda powder 1 pinch
Baking Powder 1.25 tsp 
Milk 1 cup 
Malai 1 cup 
Sugar 0.75 cup 
Riped Banana 1 small (grated)
Vanilla Essence 1 tsp
Choco Powder 3 tbsp
 
 
Method
  • Preheat the oven at 190°C.
  • Grease the baking dish with oil or butter.
  • Take a deep big bowl add malai, sugar and grated banana.
  • Beat well only in one direction for atleast 5 minutes (or until the texture is very smooth). 
  • Sieve Maida + Milk Powder + Salt + Edible Soda + Baking Powder for 3 times. 
  • Add the dry mixture in small batches to Malai and sugar mix. 
  • Now keep adding milk in small quantities and beat well in one direction until it achieves ribbon like consistency.
  • Add vanila essence and mix.
  • Now pour half of the batter to the greased baking dish and tap 1-2 times so that batter sets in a level.
  • Add 2-3 tbsp dark choco powder to the other half of the batter and mix well (do not beat too much).
  • Pour this choco batter over the vanilla batter.
  • Keep the dish in preheated oven and bake it for 30 minutes at 180°C.
  • Check with the help of knife or tooth pick, if not baked keep it for another 5-10 minutes.
  • When done let it cool for 5 minutes then remove from the tin and let it cool on wired rack.
  • Cut when cool enough.
Be gentle when you swirl both flavors with fork.
Cut in to slices and serve with a scoop of vanilla or chocolate ice cream.
You can top the cake with chocolate sauce as well.
You can substitute malai with 1 stick (100gm) butter or vegetable shortening.
Make sure your baking powder is not too old otherwise cake will not rise well. 
Keep the preheated oven and greased baking dish ready before proceeding for cake.
Pour cake better immediately in dish and dish in the preheated oven.
Do not let cake batter stand outside of oven for long, it may result hard cake.   
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Recipe- Gobhi/ Cauliflower Manchurian

Gobhi/ Cauliflower Manchurian


Ingredients
Gobhi 1 medium (Separated in florets)
Green Chilli 2-3 nos (Finely chopped)
Spring Onion 4-5 nos (Roughly chopped)
Onion 1 large (Roughly chopped)
Carrot 1 small (Finely chopped)
Capsicum 1 small (Finely chopped)
French beans 7-8 nos (Finely chopped)
Ginger Garlic paste 2 tsp
Soy Sauce 4 tbsp
Vinegar 2 tbsp
Tomato Ketchup 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp or as per taste
Crushed Black Pepper 1 tsp
Corn Flour 5-6 tbsp
Oil 2-3 tbsp + to fry

Method

  • Wash and blanch gobhi and keep aside.
  • Take corn flour in a deep bowl and mix with sufficient water to make a thick paste.
  • Add salt and pepper mix well. Cover and keep aside for 5 minutes.
  • Now take sufficient oil in a pan to fry on medium heat.
  • When oil is hot enough dip gobhi florets in corn flour paste and deep fry till golden brown.
  • When done, remove on absorbent paper and keep aside.
  • Now heat 2-3 tbsp oil in a pan, add chopped onions and fry until pink in color.
  • Now add ginger garlic paste and fry.
  • Add chopped spring onion bulb and chopped green chillis and fry
  • Now add spring onion green, capsicum, carrot, french beans and stir fry on high flame.
  • Now add Tomato ketchup, soy sauce and vinegar mix well and reduce the flame to low.
  • When boil comes add 1 tbsp of corn flour left over paste and stir continuously so that no lumps form.
  • Add sufficient water to adjust the thickness of sauce. 
  • Add some salt and crushed black pepper, mix well.
  • Now add the fried gobhi and mix well.
  • Check the consistency of sauce if it seems too dry sprinkle some water.
  • Cover and keep for 4-5 minutes on low flame.
  • Top with 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp vinegar.
  • Mix gently and serve hot.

Tips
Be gentle when you mix fried gobhi with sauce.
You can adjust the chilli and soy sauce as per your taste.
If you want gravy thickness add some more water and boil.
You can serve either as a starter or with plain rice or noodles.



  

 



Recipe- Rava Kheer

Rava Kheer


Ingredients (2 nos)
Suji 4 tbsp
Ghee 2 tsp
Sugar 4 tsp cup
Milk 4 cups
Chopped Almond 2 tsp
Chopped Pistachio 2 tsp
Raisins 2 tsp
Saffron 1 pinch

Method

  • Heat ghee in a pan on medium flame.
  • When ghee is hot enough add suji.
  • Keep stirring Suji and fry untill golden brown.
  • Remove from flame, add milk and sugar.
  • Put the pan on medium  flame and add saffron and nuts.
  • When milk starts boiling switch the flame to low.
  • Cover the pan and leave on low flame for 1-2 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame and garnish with nuts.
  • Serve hot.

Tips
Make it just before you need to serve. as it may set if you leave it for long.
Add nuts of your choice.

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