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Gobi Paratha

Cauliflower Paratha (Stuffed Paratha ) With the onset of winter we start getting vegetables like red carrots,fresh cauliflowers, radishes,peas.Besides making curries,vegetable stir fry with them we all love to make stuffed parathas with some of these vegetables. So,today I am sharing the recipe of a stuffed paratha made by cauliflower and carrot.We can enjoy this hot  stuffed cauliflower paratha with pickles,chutneys and curd.It can also be a tasty and quick lunch box recipe for kids and elders. INGREDIENTS  Cauliflower - 250 g Carrot- 1  Onion - 1(optional) Green Chillies - 3 or 4 Ginger - a small piece Turmeric/Haldi - 1/2 tsp Red chill powder  - 1 tsp Cumin powder/Jeera powder  - 1 tsp Garam Masala-1/2 tsp Carrom Seeds / Ajwain  -1/2 tsp Salt - to taste Step by Step Recipe Firstly we cut cauliflower into big pieces and clean and wash them . We grate cauliflower with the help of grater. Similarly we grated carrot and ginger . We finely chop green chillies...

Cauliflower Sabji

  Cauliflower Sabji  Good day everyone!! Winter has set in many parts of India and one of the most common veggies  of this season is cauliflower and green peas.Today sharing a healthy version of cauliflower gravy/Sabji to go along side rice, rotis , puris etc. The healthy part is that to make this gravy I used only 1 tsp of oil. The taste was also very good . INGREDIENTS Cauliflower - 1 medium sized flower around 1/2 kg  Peas - 1/4 cup (I have used fresh peas ) Tomatoes -2 medium sized Onions - 2 medium sized Green chillies -3 Garlic -5-6 cloves  Ginger - a small piece  Oil -2 tsp  Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1 tsp Turmeric - 2 tsp  Chilli powder - 1 tsp  Coriander powder - 2 tsp  Sabji Masala -1 tsp  Water - As needed  Coriander leaves - a small bunch  Salt to taste  Step by step process Firstly chop cauliflower into big florets .Heat 1 cup water in a vessel and add cauliflower florets and peas (water should dissolve the f...

Oats Energy Bars

 OATS ENERGY BAR Hi all, Finally tried energy bars .Made this with oats,dry fruits,sesame seeds, cornflakes,jaggery etc.Was very tasty😋 INGREDIENTS Oats (Kellogg's)- 1 big steel glass Jaggery -1 big steel glass Dry fruits - 1 small cup (chopped into pieces like almonds cashews raisins and peanuts).you can also use pistas,melon seeds. Sesame seeds -1 tbsp Cornflakes - a handful Ghee to grease plate How I made it- Dry roast 1 cup/1 steel glass oats.keep aside. Dry roast handfuls of dry fruits chopped to small pieces (I used almonds,cashews,raisins,peanuts).keep aside  Dry roast 1 tbsp sesame seeds.keep aside. Now take 1 cup/glass jaggery broken into pieces. Heat kadai and add jaggery and little water.once the jaggery dissolves strain it. Reheat the strained syrup for 5 minutes.In a bowl of water add little syrup if the jaggery syrup forms thin undissolved strings then switch off gas. Add 2 tbsp honey.Add all roasted above ingredients.Add a handful of cornflakes.Mix all in jagge...

Khaman Dhokla

Khaman Dhokla Made dhokla today.This recipe is easy and simple.Its like one of those instant breakfast recipes.Most of the ingredients are easily available at home.I have been trying this dish for sometime now but only this time i got the desired result in way of its looks and taste.You can serve this alongside green chutney .This recipe is from the state of Gujarat basically but it is liked by people all over the states of India. INGREDIENTS GRAM FLOUR/BESAN-1 STEEL GLASS CURD/DAHI-1/2 CUP WATER-AS REQUIRED SALT-AS REQUIRED TURMERIC-1 TSP ENO SALT-1/2 TSP ASAFOETIDA/HING-A PINCH LEMON JUICE-AS REQUIRED GREEN CHILLIES-2-3 SLIT MUSTARD SEEDS-2 TSP SUGAR-1 TBSP OIL 1 TBSP Recipe-  Take 1 steel glass gram flour/kadalai Mav Add 1/2 cup curd,1 tsp turmeric,salt to taste. Make a dosa like batter adding little water.Rest it for 5 minutes. Heat steamer /idli stand with enough water . Grease a vessel with oil.. Mix rested gram flour batter again ...

CHOCOLATE PANCAKES

CHOCOLATE PANCAKES I made these chocolate pancakes for my kids lunch box .Its really an easy recipe which can be made quickly too.Once in a while you can prepare these pancakes as quick snack for your family. INGREDIENTS FLOUR / MAIDA - 1 STEEL GLASS COCOA POWDER - 2 TBSP BAKING POWDER -1/2 TSP MILK - 1/2 STEEL GLASS SUGAR -1/2 STEEL GLASS                                 STEP BY STEP PROCESS WITH PICTURES                              In a basin mix flour ,cocoa powder ,baking powder together.                                        Take 1/2 glass of lukewarm milk and dissolve sugar in it.If you are adding powdered sugar then you can directly add them in the flour and the milk you...

IDLI UPMA

IDLI UPMA Many times we have few  left over idlis from yesterday's dinner or from morning breakfast.Eating the same idlis with chutney or sambhar  sometimes becomes boring.So we can try making idli upma or idli fry to make it interesting.The good news is it can made easily in less time .You can pack this upma in your kids' school lunch boxes too.So today sharing the easy method of making ''Idli Upma''. INGREDIENTS REQUIRED Leftover idlis -4-6 Onions-2 Tomato-1 Green Chilies-2-3 Ginger -a small piece Mustard seeds- 1tsp Bengal gram -1 tsp Black split gram -1 tsp Curry leaves Coriander leaves Turmeric -1 tsp Sambhar Powder-2 tsp Chilli Powder-1 tsp (optional) Salt to taste      STEP BY STEP METHOD WITH PICTURES       We shall chop the onions,green chillies and tomato to small pieces.Grate the ginger.               We shall chop the leftover idlis to small pieces.   ...