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मखाना रेवड़ी | Makhana Revdi - Makhana Peanut Til Jaggery Caramel

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Makhana Revdi Ingredients: Makhana / Lotus seeds - 100 gm Peanuts - 1/2 cup Sesame seeds /Til - 1/2 cup Jaggery - 200 gm Desi ghee - 1 tsp Cardamom powder - 1 tsp Dry ginger powder - 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp Baking Soda - a pinch Method: 1. Roast makhana in a pan on medium heat till they turn light brown and crispy 2. Take them out and let them cool 3. Roast peanuts on low flame till they turn light brown 4. Let them cool a bit and then rub between your palms to remove the peels 5. Coarsely grind the peanuts using mortar and pestle 6. Dry roast sesame seeds on low flame till they turn light golden 7. Take them out and let them cool 8. Cut jaggery into small pieces and put it to a pan  9. Cook on a low flame and add 4 tbsp water to make syrup 10. Keep stirring it or it will get burnt and taste bitter 11. Add cardamom powder, black pepper powder, ginger powder and mix 12. Add desi ghee to give a nice shine 13. Now add a pinch of baking soda to make them crispy 14. To che...
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Amla Kachhi Haldi Thecha | आंवला कच्ची हल्दी का ठेचा

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Amla Kachhi Haldi Thecha  Ingredients: Amla -250 gm Fresh Turmeric - 100 gm Oil - 2 tbsp  Cumin seeds - 1 tsp  Hing - 1/2 tsp  Garlic - 8 cloves  Salt as per taste  Green Chilies - 8 or as per taste  Peanuts - 1 cup  Green coriander (finely chopped) - 1 cup Lemon juice - 1 tbsp  Method: 1. Cut amla into small pieces and deseed it  2. Peel fresh Turmeric, wash and chop it  3. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, hing  4. When the cumin crackles, add garlic cloves, chopped amla, fresh Turmeric. 5. Sprinkle salt, 1 tbsp water, cover and let it saute on slow to medium flame until the amla is soft  6. Once amla is soft, mix in fresh green Chilies and peanuts  7. Cook for another 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. 8. Turn off the heat, toss in a cup of fresh coriander and mix everything well  9. Once it cools down, coarsely grind it a little in a mixer 10. Finally add lemon juice and give a mix. 11. Enjoy the spicy, ta...
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Broccoli Stir Fry with Almonds

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Broccoli Stir Fry with Almonds Ingredients : Broccoli florets minced - 2.5 cups Onion (finely chopped) - 3/4 cup Oil - 2 tbsp Curry leaves - 8-10 Green chilli (slit) - 1 Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/8 tsp Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/3 tsp Garam masala powder - 3/4 tsp Almonds (blanched) - 20 Salt - 1 tsp Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp Method: 1. Heat oil in a pan 2. Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds 3. Add curry leaves and fry 4. Add chopped onions and fry till they are lightly golden  5. Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell disappears 6. Add broccoli florets , salt and fry for 2-3 minutes 7. Add red chilli powder, garam masala powder and stir well 8. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes 9. Make a fine paste of almonds by adding liitle water 10. Pour almond paste in the pan  11. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes or till it becomes fragrant and cooked 12. Add lemon juice and give a mix 13. Serve Broccoli Stir Fry with rice, roti or as side dish
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Home-Made MSG FREE Maggie Masala

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MSG FREE Maggie Masala Ingredients: Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp Black peppercorns - 1 tbsp Dry red chilies - 3 Cloves - 2 Cinnamon stick - 1 (1 inch) Black cardamom pods - 2 Turmeric powder - 1 tsp Red chili powder - 1 tsp Amchur powder - 1 tsp Garlic powder - 1 tsp Onion powder - 1 tsp Powdered sugar - 1 tsp Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste Method: 1. Heat a pan and add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and dry roast them 2. Transfer to a plate 3. In the same pan, add black peppercorns, dry red chilies, cloves, cinnamon stick, black cardamom pods 4. Roast them gently stirring frequently until fragrant. Don't burn them 5. Spread the spices in a plate and allow them to cool down 6. Grind the dry roasted seeds into a fine powder, take them out and let it cool 7. Grind the second batch of spices and add to the nicely ground seeds powder 8. Add salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, amchur powder, garlic powder, onion powder, powdered suga...
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बाजरे का टोस्ट | Healthy Bajra Toast | Pearl Millet Flour Toast

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Healthy Bajra Toast Ingredients : Bread Slices -  Bajra Atta - 1 cup Curd - 1/2 cup Salt - 3/4 tsp Green chilly (finely chopped) - 1 Ginger (grated) - 1 tsp Capsicum (finely chopped) - 2 tbsp Carrot (finely chopped) - 2 tbsp Green Coriander (finely chopped) - 1 tbsp Eno fruit salt - 1/2 tsp Ghee / Oil - 2 tbsp Method : 1. Take bajra atta in a bowl and add curd 2. Adding water gradually, keep mixing to get a lump free batter 3. Make the batter slightly thin 4. Add green chillies, ginger, capsicum, carrot, green coriander, salt in the batter 5. Mix nicely 6. Add Eno fruit salt, 1 tbsp water on eno salt and mix 7. Take a bread slice and spread 2 tbsp batter on one side 8. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan 9. Place the bread slice on the pan with the batter side on the pan 10. Let the bread cook on medium flame and spread the batter on the upper side of the slice 11. Flip the bread slice after 2 minutes and cook from other side as well 12. When the slice is nicely cooked from both sides serve i...
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बथुआ आलू की सब्जी | Bathua Aloo Sabji

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Aloo Bathua Sabji Ingredients :  Bathua - 250 gms Potato (Boiled) - 4 Green chillies (finely chopped) - 1 tsp Ginger (grated) - 1 tsp Mustard oil - 2 tbsp Hing (Asafoetida) - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Coriander powder - 2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Amchur powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste Method : 1. Remove the bathua leaves from the stem and discard the stem 2. Wash the bathua leaves 2-3 times nicely with water 3. Boil the leaves in water for 5-7 minutes 4. Remove from heat, strain them and let them cool 5. Peel the boiled potatoes and cut them into desired shape and size pieces 6. Squeeze the cooled bathua leaves 7. Roughly chop the boiled and squeezed bathua 8. Heat oil in a kadahi 9. Add cumin seeds, hing and let them splutter 10. Add grated ginger, chopped green chillies and cook for a minute 11. Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and saute for few seconds 12. Add potato pieces, m...
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Multigrain Uttapam - More Fibre & Protein | मल्टीग्रेन उत्तपम

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Multigrain Uttapam Ingredients : Wheat flour - 1.5 cups Chana Flour - 1 cup Oats flour - 1 cup Onion (finely chopped) - 1 cup Capsicum (finely chopped) - 1/2 cup Carrots (finely chopped) - 1/2 cup Green chillies (finely chopped) - 1 tsp Ginger (grated) - 1 tsp Green coriander (chopped) - 2 tbsp Salt to taste Carom seeds - 1/2 tsp Oil for pan frying Method : 1. In a bowl add wheat flour, chana flour, oats flour 2. Add salt, carom seeds and mix nicely 3. Adding water little by little make a smooth batter and keep it aside for 10 minutes 4. Add onion, carrot, capsicum, green chillies, ginger, green coriander 5. Mix nicely 6. Heat a non stick Tawa and grease it little 7. Put 2 ladles of batter in the center and spread it with the back of ladle in circular manner 8. Let it cook for about 2 minutes 9. Using a spatula flip it 10. Let it cook for 2 minutes from this side and flip it again 11. Cook for another 2 minutes 12. Take it out in a plate 13. Serve it hot with chutney or sauce
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