Pear is a wonderful fruit to use in various dessert. It is juicy and has a divine taste. Pear smoothie is ideal for children who do not like fruits.
We are living in an era where an additional hour would always be welcome. Running between errands and deadlines, we just try to do our work in an easy way. I love easy and fuss free recipes. Elaborate method of cooking is usually for weekends or pre planned dinner.
Serve it along with breakfast or as an evening after school snack for kids.
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Ingredients :
1 litre milk
150 grams sugar
1 tablespoon custard powder
2 pear
Method:
Boil milk. Keep one-fourth cup of milk aside in a bowl.
Add sugar. Give a stir.
Mix custard powder in milk. Add it to the milk and stir well. Let boil for two minutes.
Remove the skin of pear and cut into cubes.
Blend to a purée.
When the custard is cool mix the purée into it. Chill and serve.
Pear Smoothie is ready to serve.
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Pear Smoothie aka Pear Custard
A tasty, healthy and easy to make recipe which is ideal along with breakfast or as mid snacks.
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Khakhra is a crispy savoury snack from Gujarati cuisine. Methi Khakhra is tasty and aromatic.
I love Gujarati food. The snacks that they make are varied and yummy. Khakhra, fafda, dhokla and kachori are some of their popular ones. Khakhra are made of various kinds. They can be used as a snack or for breakfast.They can be stored for a long time and ideal to carry during travelling.
The affair with khakhra started long back at home. Children loved these when they were young and I always had a stack of these in my pantry. Methi ,Jeera, Masala, Garlic, so many varieties were available in the bakery.
As we planned to make Gujarati dishes, I thought of trying my hand at Khakhra. Yes, they did turn out good and glad that I ventured into this one. Presenting to you all Gujarati’s popular snack Methi Khakhra today.
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Methi Khakhra
Recipe Type: Snacks
Cuisine: Gujarati
Author: Jayashree @ evergreendishes
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 8
Crispy and spicy, these snacks can be binged anytime.
Ingredients
Wheat flour 1cup
gram flour 1tsp
kasuri methi 2tsp
chilli powder 1/2 tsp
amchur powder 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder 1/4tsp
asafoetida 1/4tsp
salt to taste
oil 1 tsp +extra
water for kneading
Instructions
To make the dough:
Take a bowl and add the wheat flour.
Add all the dry ingredients. Mix well.
Put one teaspoon of oil and mix in the flour.
Add little water and knead to a firm dough.
Keep it aside for ten minutes.
To make the khakhras:
Take a small ball of the dough and roll it into a thin circle.
Heat a skillet.
Put the rolled disc on the skillet, leave it for a few seconds, until the air pockets are visible, then flip it over.
Apply some oil and press it on the edges with a potato masher. let cook on a low flame.
Flip over and drizzle some oil. Dark spots should be visible and it should turn out crisp.
Remove and keep aside
Notes
You can do various varieties here. Palak Khakhra, garlic Khakhra, Coriander Khakhra, Jeera Khakhra and Punjabi Khakhra are the popular ones.
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dry ingredients
Put the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix them thoroughly. Wheat flour, gram flour, amchur powder, kasuri methi, chilli powder, turmeric powder and asafoetida
kneading the dough
Add a teaspoon of oil and mix it. Put little water and knead to a dough.
dough
Dough is ready. The dough should be firm. Keep it aside for ten minutes.
dough balls
Make small balls of the dough.
dough rolled into circle
Take a ball and roll it into a thin circle. Khakras should be made as thin as possible.
roast on a skillet
Heat a skillet, put it on it, when air pockets are seen, flip it over, and then drizzle some oil and press with a potato masher
press it with a potato masher
Press the edges and flip it once or twice. They need to be crisp, not soft.
Take a small ball of the dough and roll it into a thin circle.
Heat a skillet.
Put the rolled disc on the skillet, leave it for a few seconds, until the air pockets are visible, then flip it over.
Apply some oil and press it on the edges with a potato masher. let cook on a low flame.
Flip over and drizzle some oil. Dark spots should be visible and it should turn out crisp.
Remove and keep aside
Notes
You can do various varieties here. Palak Khakhra, garlic Khakhra, Coriander Khakhra, Jeera Khakhra and Punjabi Khakhra are the popular ones.
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It’s holidays for most of the school children, time to enjoy and have fun. But, it’s so weird to see them bored or glued to that TV or mobile all the time. A real task for the mothers to keep them engaged. Here is an instant chocolate recipe, I am sure you all will love them.
The kids can be taught to do this one as a fun and learning activity. My daughter keeps doing these atleast once during her holidays. Here is another recipe.
instant chocolates
Ingredients :
marie biscuits 1 packet
milk 1/2cup
castor sugar 4tbsp
cocoa powder 2tbsp
cashew pieces a few
Method :
Crush the biscuits in the mixer. It can be done by hand, but needs time.Take milk and mix the ingredients. Shape them into square shaped chocolates. Keep them in the refrigerator for an hour.
Bananas are an wonderful fruit, those reading me will know that I cherish this humble fruit. It’s packed with nutrition and the one fruit liked by all at home. It is available all round the year unlike other fruits. But there are times, when this fruit goes unused. I use it along with figs for a nutritious packed drink.
I love making milkshakes. These are delicious and loved by all ages. You can substitute the ingredients accordingly.
Banana and fig milkshake is a tasty and healthy drink. It is ideal for kids who do not have breakfast in the mornings. I have used fresh figs here. Figs are rich in natural sugar, minerals and solution fibre. It consists of minerals such as potassium, calcium , magnesium, iron and copper along with Vitamin A and E. Thus , the blending of these two fruits makes it a healthy drink.
This is an ideal way for fussy kids who do not eat figs.
banana and fig milkshake
Ingredients :
bananas 2
figs 4
milk (skimmed ) 1/2 litre
sugar 2tsp
vanilla ice cream 1tbsp (optional)
Method :
Cut the fruits and churn all the ingredients together. Serve chilled.
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Chats have always been close to our heart. They are tasty, spicy sweet and sour, chatpat ,much enjoyed by one and all. It is simply out of the world. A favourite of teenagers, now with corn kernels this “corn chat” is simple and easy to make. Moreover, it is nutritious, filled with veggies. (more…)
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