Gujrati Dhokla

I thought of making gujrati dhokla today. Dhokla flour is available in Indian Grocery store. 

Note - The image is shown of dhokla after I made tempering of oil and red chilly powder after its done and cut into pieces.

To make Dhokla flour you will need :-

2 cups dhokla flour

1/2 cup yogurt

Salt to taste

Sugar to taste

1 tablespoon ginger chilly paste

3-4 tablespoon oil

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon red chilly powder

Water as needed

Eno as needed

Take a bowl and add dhokla flour and yogurt and water as needed to make little thick pouring consistency batter. Cover it with lid and then allow it to sit for 3-4 hours. After that add all the spices and mix well. Add oil and heat up and add mustard seeds to it to make tampering of it. Add to batter, aslo add eno 1/2 teaspoon to it. Mix well. Greese the dhokla plate with oil and pour the batter. Put dhokla plate in steamer and steam till it gets cooked. Cook on medium flame. After that remove carefully from steamer and then make pieces of it and enjoy with chutney.

Orange and Beetroot Juice- Baby Food

 As earlier I shared Pineapple and Beetroot juice, the method is same just take orange juice instead of  Pineapple juice and mix with beetroot juice.

You can adjust proportion  of  orange and beetroot juice as per your child preference. This is best way to feed them beet.

Pineapple and Beetroot Juice- Baby Food

When you want to feed your child beetroot in a way that they don't bother about taste, make this yummy juice.

To make Pineapple and Beetroot Juice you will need :-

1 cup pineapple juice

3-4 tablespoon beetroot juice 

Sugar if desired

Salt to taste

Take pineapple juice and beetroot juice and mix well. Add salt and sugar if needed. Your baby will love this juice for sure.

Beetroot Raita

 Today I will share with you very simple recipe of  beetroot raita. It can be made in minutes and adds an extra dish when you do not have much time to make lengthy recipe.

To make Beetroot Raita you will need :-

2 teaspoon shredded beet

 Salt to taste

Pinch of cumin powder

1 cup yogurt

Take a bowl and add yogurt and beetroot and mix well. Add salt and cumin powder and mix. Enjoy chilled.

Coconut Chikki

I have earlier shared recipe of the til (sesame seeds) chikki, the process is same just you do not have to roast coconut and use coconut flakes (dry) instead of til.

It tastes so good, you can also give it your kids as this is very healthy.

Note :- Please refer sesame seeds chikki  to make coconut chikki. The measurement is same, just the ingredients changes. You can also make of dalya, peanut,etc.

Til (Sesame Seeds) Chikki

Hey guys I am back with my new recipe.

I am making very easy recipe of Til Chikki

To make Til Chikki you will need :-

1 cup jaggery

1 cup roasted sesame seeds

1 teaspoon ghee

Water as needed

Take a pan and add ghee to it and then add powdered or crushed jaggery to it. Stir it continuously on low to medium flame till the mixture is bubbling and change its color to little dark brown, then add sesame seeds to it and mix it well. Transfer this mixture to aluminium foil and let it rest little bit. Cut it in desired shape or leave it like that and when it gets cooled off completely then just lift it and make pieces out of it. It stays good for about a week at room temperature.

leftover pizza dough- Aloo Kulcha (Potato Stuffed Flat Bread)

I had some leftover pizza dough and leftover potato masala from my aloo paratha. 

To make Aloo Kulcha roll pizza dough using rolling pin and all purpose flour and put potato mixture in it and cover it and roll again. Preheat oven for about 5 minutes and then put this aloo kulcha in oven at 250 degrees for about 5 minutes turning over. Cook till you see golden spots on it. Take it out carefully and then serve with a dollop of butter on top of it.

Calzone

I had leftover pizza dough and I thought of making Calzone out of it. I have made the recipe very easy and can be made in minutes.

To make Calzone you will need :-

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup bell peppers

1/2 cup cheese

1/2 cup ketchup

Salt to taste

Butter as required

2-3 olives chopped (optional)

Pizza seasoning as per taste

Parley as per taste

Take a pizza dough and roll it using all purpose flour and rolling pin. Preheat oven for 10 minutes. Meantime on rolled pizza dough apply ketchup, onions, bell peppers, olives, salt and pizza seasoning. Fold it moon shape and seal the sides and slit on top little bit for air to pass. Apply butter, parsley and pizza seasoning and then bake it in oven at 325 degree for about 15-20 minutes or till it gets cooked from both sides. Allow it to cool down little bit and serve hot.

How to freeze mango pulp

I love mangoes and like to make variety of items from it. 

Take ripe mangoes and then wash it and peel it, make small pieces of it keeping away seed of it. Add to blender and blend it till smooth. Put this pulp in airtight container and freeze it in freezer. Before using it just take out container before 4-5 hours and then you can use it. Put remaining pulp back to freezer otherwise it will become little dark in color. 

Dudhpak (Milk Dessert)

Dudhpak is traditional recipe in which milk and rice is combined with sugar and some other ingredients to make it very rich dessert. It is served with malpuva or poori.

To make Dudhpak you will need :-

8 cups of milk

2-3 cups of sugar

5-7 saffron strands

1/2 cup rice

7-8 almonds

2 teaspoon charouli (available in Indian grocery store)

Take a pot and add milk, and washed rice to it and bring it to boil and then add sugar to it. Add saffron to it. Now add almond soaked in water for few hours. Make sleeves of almonds. Also add charouli at that time and allow milk mixture to boil till rice cooks and milk gets little thicker. Always keep flame to medium or low. Stir in between. Allow it to cool down.

Serve warm or at room temperature with poori.

Bagel Pizza

This is quick appetizer or lunch when you do not want to spend more time in cooking. I had some leftover everything bagel and thought of making something interesting out of it.

To make bagel pizza you will need :-

3 bagels

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped bell pepper

Olives as per taste

Jalapeno as per taste

Salt to taste

1 cup cheese

1 teaspoon mixed herbs

Take bagel and cut it in half and then toast it little bit. Then put the bread side up on griddle and then apply ketchup, onion and bell peppers on top of it. Sprinkle salt and mixed herbs as per taste. Add cheese and cover it with lid till cheese melts. Serve hot.

Tip of the Day- Baby Vegetable Puree

Hey guys if you know a child or you have who has problem eating vegetable puree than try this trick so that your baby can get enough vegetables in her meal.

I have already shared baby vegetable soup or puree and in that add 2-3 teaspoon of puree of any fruit which your child likes. I added mango pulp to vegetable puree and it was liked by my son so much that he started eating vegetables puree.

I have also tried with apple, black grapes, peach and plum puree, just mix according to your baby's taste in vegetable puree and they will love to eat it.

How to freeze masala poori

I had some guest coming over this weekend and thought of making stomach filling breakfast for all. So I thought of freezing some masala poori. I made some masala poori a day before and freezed them.

To freeze poori you will have to roll poori not too thin and not too thick and then keep each of them between parchment paper and then put it in ziploc bag and freeze it in freezer for about 15-20 hours. When you want to use this just take them out and microwave it for about 20-30 seconds and then fry these poori in oil. They will puff up. 

Enjoy warm or at room temperature with cup of tea and some pickled green chilies.

Baked Potato Fries

In shravan month I tried with this baked potato fries and it turned out very well, very crispy and it taste so nice that you don't even need to add any spices.

To make Baked Potato Fries you will need :-

2 large potatoes

Salt to taste

1 teaspoon oil

Wash potato and peel it. Cut it length wise and put it in water. Now in oven proof tray line foil and on that arrange separately all the fries. Also sprinkle oil on it. Put it on roast for 4-5 minutes at 250 degrees and then increase temperature to 350. Change it sides after 15 minutes. Do check in between. Allow it to cook more 5 minutes and turn off the oven and enjoy after they cool down little bit. Add salt as per taste.

Masala Beet

I am back with my new recipe. Some people don't like beet, and same is the case with me but I made very interesting recipe so that all of you can enjoy.

To make Masala Beet you will need :-

1 beet (diced)

Salt to taste

Chaat Masala to taste

1/2 lemon juice

Take 1 beet and peel it and after washing make dice of it. Boil it in water. When they are tender carefully remove all water or drain them and let it cool. After that transfer to bowl and add salt, lemon juice and chaat masala and enjoy.

If you want to give it your kids just add lemon juice and little salt to it.

Tuvar Dal- Baby Food

Let me share with you tuvar dal baby food recipe :-

1 cup boiled tuvar dal
3 cups water
Jaggery as needed
Salt to taste

To make tuvar dal baby recipe you will need washed tuvar dal and soak it for 4-5 hours. In pressure cooker add dal in small pot and cover with lid. Also add water in pressure cooker about 2-3 cups and hear about 3-4 whistle. Let it cool down completely. Now mash dal with help of blender and add salt and jaggery as per taste. Add little water to make it little liquidy.

Vegetable Soup- Baby Food

I am back with my baby food recipes.

To make Vegetable Soup you will need :-

1/2 cup chopped zucchini

1 cup chopped carrot

1/2 cup yellow squash

1/4 cup bottle guard chopped

Salt to taste

Water as needed

Take pressure cooker and add all the vegetables and add 3-4 cups of water and close it and hear about 4-5 whistle. Let the pressure cooker cool down completely. Add little salt as per taste and feed your baby. You can adjust consistency as per your choice.

For more flavor you can also add tomatoes and potato in it.

Croissant Cups

I bought Annie's croissant tin and made with it pizza cup, and spinach and artichoke cup.

To make Croissant cup you will need :-

3-4 croissant

1/2 cup cheese

2-3 tablespoon spinach artichoke dip

Salt to taste

1-2 tablespoon ketchup

onions and bellpeppers as needed

Spray  cupcake maker with oil or butter and place one croissant  and spread it and fill the filling of your choice. To make pizza cup add ketchup, onion and cheese.

For spinach and artichoke add dip and salt and pepper and cheese on top and bake it for 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Serve warm.

Cheese Croissant and Spinach and Artichoke Croissant

I bought Annie's Croissant tin from store and used it. You can add flavors of your choice.

To make Cheese Croissant you will need

1/2 cup cheese of your choice

2 croissant

Take 1 at at time and fill cheese in it and roll it in style of croissant and bake it at 325 degree temperature for about 15 to 20 minutes or till they are golden brown in color. Let it cool little bit and serve.

To make Spinach and Artichoke Croissant you will need :-

1/2 cup spinach and artichoke dip

2 croissant

Take 1 at a time and fill with the mixture of dip and roll it and bake it. Bake at 325 degree temperature for about 15 to 20 minutes or till they are golden brown in color. Let it cool and then serve.

Grlled Zucchini

Hey guys this grilled zucchini taste amazing. It is very simple to make it and you do not need any grill for it. 

To make Grilled Zucchini you will need :-

2 large zucchini cut length wise

Salt to taste

2 teaspoon lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Take panini maker and put the temperature to medium and put length wise cut zucchini on it and and grill till you find marks on it. Turn it over and do the same process. Carefully remove from it and then put it in plate and add salt, lemon juice and black pepper and enjoy when it is little warm.