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  • Namak Pare/ Namak Para / Nimki / Nimkin

    Namak Pare/ Namak Para / Nimki / Nimkin

    Namak Pare is a deep fried savoury snack usually made during festivals as Holi and Deepavali. It is crispy and tasty and make a good snack for children. It is ideal to carry while travelling.

    Usually namak pare is made with self raising flour or a mix of self raising flour and wheat flour in the same ratio. But, I use only wheat flour along with semolina and they turn out equally good. Deep fried snacks are always welcome at home, children love to binge on this.

    It is that time of the month when I work on my themed post, and I have chosen travel food for kids. So stay tuned for tasty snacks in  the next three days.

    The other snack recipes on blog : Masala Mathri, ring murukku, split gram murukku, nipattu

    namak pare
    namak pare

    Let’s get to the recipe of Namak Pare

    Ingredients:

    • 2 cup wheat flour
    • 2 tablespoon semolina
    • 1 teaspoon ajwain
    • 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
    • salt to taste
    • 3 tablespoon oil
    • water

    Method:

    1. Take wheat flour in a pan, add semolina to it.
    2. Heat oil in a pan, we need it to mix the dough.
    3. Add ajwain, salt, pepper powder and oil to the flour. Mix it well. It should form a crumbly mixture.
    4. Add little water and mix to a stiff dough.
    5. Divide the dough into two parts, take a ball of the dough, dust with flour and roll into a circle which is nether too thick or thin.
    6. Make diagonal incisions on it. We need to make them in a rhombus shape.
    7. Heat oil, once the oil is put the cut pieces into it. Fry on a low flame. Keep stirring in between. Once they are cooked, remove them and repeat for the other ball of dough.
    8. Once they are cool, store in a air tight container.
    Namak Pare / Nimki
    Namak Pare / Nimki
    namak pare
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    Namak Pare

    Namak Pare is a crispy snack that can be relished anytime. It is ideal to carry as a travel food. 
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    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 30 minutes
    Course: dry snack
    Cuisine: Indian
    Ingredients Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups wheat flour
    • 2 tablespoon semolina
    • 1 teaspoon ajwain
    • 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
    • salt to taste
    • 3 tablespoon oil
    • water

    Method
     

    1. Take wheat flour in a wide bowl, add semolina to it.
    2. Heat oil in a pan, we need it to mix the dough.
    3. Add ajwain, salt, pepper powder and oil to the flour. Mix it well. It should form a crumbly mixture.
    4. Add little water and mix to a stiff dough.
    5. Divide the dough into two parts, take a ball of the dough, dust with flour and roll into a circle which is nether too thick or thin.
    6. Make diagonal incisions on it. We need to make them in a rhombus shape.
    7. Heat oil, once the oil is put the cut pieces into it. Fry on a low flame. Keep stirring in between. Once they are cooked, remove them and repeat for the other ball of dough.
    8. Once they are cool, store in a air tight container.

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  • Palak Sev | Spinach Crispies | Namkeen Snack for Diwali

    Palak Sev | Spinach Crispies | Namkeen Snack for Diwali

    Palak Sev is a crunchy and flavoursome dry snack usually prepared during Diwali. It makes a good snack to serve along with other sweets.

    Diwali is round the corner and so much of enthusiasm all around. It’s the festival we look forward to celebrate and enjoy. Many sweets and snacks are prepared and children are happy enjoying the vacation.

    Today, I bring to you Palak Sev or Spinach Crispies. It’s crunchy and flavoursome, makes a good snack with tea.

    Palak Sev
    Palak Sev

    Let’s get to the recipe without much ado

    Ingredients:    Measurement: 1 cup =200 ml

    • 1 cluster spinach
    • 1cup  gram flour
    • 2 teaspoon rice flour
    • salt
    • 2 teaspoon hot oil
    • 5 green chilly
    • 1 inch ginger
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • water
    • oil for frying

    Method:

    1. Remove the stalk of spinach leaves.
    2. Cut and blanch it.
    3. When cool, grind it to a paste with chilly, ginger and cumin.  Do not add water.
    4. Remove the paste in a bowl.
    5. Add salt to it. Mix. Heat oil in a pan.
    6. Put rice flour and gram flour to it. Add two tea spoon of hot oil to it. Mix and knead to a dough. Use only as much gram flour as required.
    7. Take a sev maker, smear some oil to it. Take some dough and make it to a cylindrical shape. Put it inside, close and once the oil is hot, press it directly in the oil. Ensure the oil is on low flame while pressing the sev.
    8. Fry on medium high, use a long handled perforated ladle to toss and remove it.
    9. Remove on a tissue paper. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
    10. Once cool, put in a container and keep it.

    Take a tip: Green chilly used were not spicy, hence used 5.

    Palak Sev
    Palak Sev

     

    Making of Palak Sev
    Making of Palak Sev
    Palak Sev
    Palak Sev
    Palak Sev
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    Palak Sev / Spinach Crispies

    5 from 4 votes
    Palak sev is a tasty snack to binge with tea or as an accompaniment with any meal.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 45 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Course: evening snacks, festive treats
    Cuisine: karnataka
    Ingredients Method Notes

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cluster spinach
    • 1 cup gram flour 1 cup =200ml
    • 2 teaspoon rice flour
    • salt
    • 5 green chilly
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • 1 inch ginger
    • 2 teaspoon oil
    • oil for frying

    Method
     

    1. Remove the stalk of spinach leaves. Cut and blanch it. When cool, grind it to a paste with chilly, ginger and cumin.  Do not add water.
    2. Remove the paste in a bowl.
    3. Add salt to it. Mix. Put rice flour and gram flour to it and knead to a dough. Use only as much gram flour as required. Heat oil in a pan, add two teaspoon of hot oil to the dough.
    4.  Take a sev maker, smear some oil to it. Take some dough and make it to a cylindrical shape. Put it inside, close and once the oil is hot, press it directly in the oil. Ensure the oil is on low flame while pressing the sev.
    5. Fry on medium high, use a long handled perforated ladle to toss and remove it.
    6. Remove on a tissue paper. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Once cool, put in a container and keep it. Stays good for more than a week.

    Notes

    • The green chilly used were not hot, so I used 5.
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    My popular snack recipes : Ragi Halbai, Chiwda, Murukku, Ash gourd Halwa, Nippattu

    palak sev
    palak sev

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  • Strawberry Jam Recipe

    Strawberry Jam Recipe

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    Strawberry Jam is tasty and makes a good spread with bread toast. Sharing a strawberry jam recipe which has only three ingredients and no added pectin.

    Home made jams are tasty and have no added preservative. With strawberries around, I wanted to make jam since a long time. The time did come at last, last week  for my Homemade Strawberry Jam.

    My weekly fruits are purchased on Sunday, thus the whole lot of fruits I separate, wash and keep them in the refrigerator. My sonny boy is not here these days and no one really eats this fruit. It is used as topping for desserts, thus I wash, dry and deep freeze them and use accordingly.

    Thus, the strawberries used here are frozen ones. I made the pulp, added sugar and kept aside for a couple hours.

    The benefits of strawberries I did write in my earlier post.

    How to store strawberries :

    Once you bring the strawberries, remove them from the plastic containers, they rot easily. Wash them, remove the stalks, put them in a colander for sometime. Pat dry and keep them in a bowl in the refrigerator. Strawberries are seasonal and available only for two months. To preserve for a longer time, put them in a freezer safe container and store in the deep freezer. Use as required.

    strawberry jam Strawberry Jam Recipe

    Ingredients:

    • 250 grams strawberry
    • 1 cup sugar (1 cup =125ml)
    • 2 teaspoon lemon juice

    Method:

    1. Keep three plates in the freezer.
    2. Wash the jar and allow it to dry. It is essential the jar is clean. You can also sterlize by putting in the hot water.
    3. Make puree of the frozen strawberry, add sugar and keep it aside for 3-4 hours. If you are using fresh strawberry, cut them, add sugar and keep it aside. Make the pulp later.
    4. Put the pulp in a pan and set it to boil. Keep stirring. In ten minutes it will be done. Add the lime juice and give a stir.
    5. To check if it is done, take a plate from the freezer and put a drop on. If it spreads, you need to cook it for some more time.
    6. Store in the bottle.

    strawberry pulp
    strawberry pulp

    Make the pulp of the strawberries.

    strawberry pulp with sugar
    sugar added

    Add sugar, mix and keep it aside for 3-4 hours.

    jam in the making
    jam in the making

    Put it in a pan and cook for ten minutes.

    testing
    testing

    Check if it is done.

    strawberry jam

                                                                                                                  Homemade strawberry jam is ready.

    The other strawberry recipes on the blog are :

    strawberry jam
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    Strawberry Jam

    Strawberry jam is a delicious spread that can be used with bread, toast, chapati or even with cookies. 
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    Prep Time 2 hours
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Course: condiments, jam recipe, kids favourite
    Cuisine: international
    Ingredients Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 250 grams strawberry
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 2 teaspoon lemon juice

    Method
     

    1. Keep three plates in the freezer.
    2. Wash the jar and let it dry.
    3. Make pulp of the strawberry, add sugar and keep it aside for 3-4 hours. If you are using fresh strawberries, cut them, add sugar and keep it aside. Make the pulp later.
    4. Put the pulp in a thick pan and set it to boil. Keep stirring. It should be done in ten minutes. As it is being done, add lime juice to it. To test if it is done, put a drop of the pulp mixture in a plate, if it spreads, cook it for some more time. 
    5. Remove and store in the jar. 

    Strawberries are still available and here is a strawberry pie recipe which I would like to make soon. I am sure children will relish it.

     

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    strawberry jam

     

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  • Low calorie strawberry milkshake/ healthy strawberry milkshake

    Low calorie strawberry milkshake/ healthy strawberry milkshake

    Its the season of strawberries, the red luscious fruit is loved by all. Mostly consumed as a fruit, it is also used in desserts, cakes and toppings. It gives a wonderful taste to cold beverages. Strawberry milkshake is a favourite drink to enjoy in this season.

    Here is a healthy twist to the usual milkshake. There is no added sugar and the milk used is low fat. I usually blend my milkshakes with a scoop or two of ice cream but avoided it here. Thus, this low fat milkshake is ideal to be consumed by all weight watchers.

    Strawberry is  nutritional packed, it is rich in anti oxidants and polyphenols. It also has nutrients, vitamins and minerals as manganese, Vitamin C,folate, potassium , dietary fibre and magnesium.

    Benefits of Strawberries

    Strawberries boosts immunity, reduces hyper tension and improves heart function. They boosts brain function and improves eye sight. They help prevent arthritis and gout. It reduces inflammation caused by injuries. It helps in weight loss.

    Other Milkshake Recipes from my blog:

    strawberry milkshake
    strawberry milkshake

    Ingredients for Low Calorie Strawberry Milkshake

    • 250 ml low fat milk
    • 6 strawberries
    • 1/2 teaspoon natura (sweetener)
    • ice cubes for dressing

    Method to make low calorie strawberry milkshake:

    Wash the strawberry, pat dry and cut into small pieces. Freeze them for some time. Grind all ingredients, pour it in a glass, add ice cube and serve immediately.

    Take a tip:

    • Natura is a sugar free sweetener added to enhance the taste of the beverage. It can be prepared without  it also.
    • It is ideal to freeze strawberry pieces ahead of time.
    low calorie strawberry milkshake
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    Low calorie strawberry milkshake

    Low calorie strawberry milkshake is tasty and healthy, it can be consumed by all. 
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    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 5 minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes
    Servings: 2 glasses
    Course: Breakfast, diet drinks, health drinks, midday snack
    Cuisine: international
    Ingredients Method Notes

    Ingredients
      

    • 250 ml low fat milk
    • 6 frozen strawberries
    • 1/2 teaspoon natura
    • ice cubes

    Method
     

    1. Wash the strawberries, pat dry, cut into chunks and  freeze them for sometime.
    2. Blend all ingredients together except ice cubes. 
    3. Serve in glasses, top with ice cubes.

    Notes

    • Natura is a sugar free sweetner that enhances the taste. You may avoid it if you wish.
    • Strawberries can be washed, dried and frozen ahead of time.
    strawberry milkshake
    strawberry milkshake

    My Philips Hand Blender is a useful gadget to blend milkshakes. You can check my article

    A few milkshake recipes from my co-bloggers

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  • Nawabi green cutlets

    Nawabi green cutlets

    It’s been sometime I have put any fried snack here. Summer has atlast vanished Now, the weather is good, it’s raining at times but pleasant. Loving this weather and the splendid climate ! Well, it’s hinting me to make some fried snacks to binge. Today, I present to you Nawabi  Green Cutlets. (more…)

  • Pear smoothie | Pear custard

    Pear smoothie | Pear custard

    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.

    pear smoothie
    pear smoothie
    pear smoothie
    pear smoothie

    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.
    pear smoothie
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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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    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Calories: 560
    Ingredients Method Notes

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 litre milk
    • 100 grams sugar
    • 1 tbsp custard powder vanilla flavour
    • 2 pear

    Method
     

    1. Boil milk. Remove one- fourth cup milk and keep it aside.
    2. Add sugar and give a stir. Continue to boil for sometime.
    3. Mix custard powder in the milk kept aside.
    4. Put this mixture into the milk and stir. Let boil for sometime.
    5. Turn off the gas and allow to cool.
    6. Peel the skin of pear and cut into chunks.
    7. Make a puree of it.
    8. On cooling, mix with the prepared custard. Serve chilled.

    Notes

    • Peeling of skin is optional. If you are a health freak, use with the skin. It has many anti oxidants.
    • Consistency of custard should neither be too thick or thin.

    My other pear recipes can be viewed here

    Pear Icecream

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  • Methi Khakhra Recipe

    Methi Khakhra Recipe

    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.

    methi khakra
    methi khakra

     

    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.

     

    dry ingredients
    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
    kneading the dough

    Add a teaspoon of oil and mix it. Put little water and knead to a dough.

    dough
    dough

    Dough is ready. The dough should be firm. Keep it aside for ten minutes.

    dough balls
    dough balls

    Make small balls of the dough.

    dough rolled into circle
    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
    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 it with a potato masher

    Press the edges and flip it once or twice. They need to be crisp, not soft.

    methi khakra is ready
    methi khakra is ready

    Methi Khakra is ready.

    methi khakra
    methi khakra

    A few khakras for you ! And do check out my other recipe Puffed Rice Balls aka Gujarati Mamara na Ladoo 

    Here are the links to other Gujarati dishes of blog hop girls !

    Dal Dhokli by Shubha, Gujarati Summer Thali, Fajeto and Bitter Gourd Curry by Padma, Trevti Dal by Shobana, Muthiya by Parvathy, Khandvi by Poornima, Surti Locho by Piyali, Sukhadi by Vani and Cabbage Muthiya by Anu

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    Methi Khakhra

    Methi Khakhra is a popular Gujarati snack. It is crispy and tasty, ideal to serve with a cup of tea.
    Print Recipe Pin Recipe
    Course: dry snack
    Cuisine: Gujarati
    Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

    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

    Equipment

    • bowl
    • rolling pin
    • board
    • skillet
    • presser
    • plate
    • container
    • small cup
    • teaspoon

    Method
     

    To make the dough:
    1. Take a bowl and add the wheat flour.
    2. Add all the dry ingredients. Mix well.
    3. Put one teaspoon of oil and mix in the flour.
    4. Add little water and knead to a firm dough.
    5. Keep it aside for ten minutes.
    To make the khakhras:
    1. Take a small ball of the dough and roll it into a thin circle.
    2. Heat a skillet.
    3. Put the rolled disc on the skillet, leave it for a few seconds, until the air pockets are visible, then flip it over.
    4. Apply some oil and press it on the edges with a potato masher. let cook on a low flame.
    5. Flip over and drizzle some oil. Dark spots should be visible and it should turn out crisp.
    6. 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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  • Strawberry mousse for the weekend

    It’s the season of strawberries, the bright red berry fruits are luscious and delightful. One cannot resist these berries, and we find many ways to use them. Here is one such easy to make dessert, strawberry mousse.

     

    strawberry mousse
    strawberry mousse

    Strawbery is not only gorgeous to see, the serine red with bright green hood is just irreseistible.  The ripe ones are great to eat, these berries are also  packed with many benefits. They  boost immunity and rich in  anti oxidants. They help fight bad cholestrol. They help regulate blood pressure and fights cancer. They help in maintaining the weight of the body.

    Over to the recipe of Strawberry Mousse

     

     

    Strawberry mousse
    Recipe Type: Dessert
    Author: Jayashree
    Prep time:
    Cook time:
    Total time:
    Serves: 4
    A delicious blend of strawberry with cream.
    Ingredients
    • Strawberry 10
    • Fresh cream 200ml
    • Sugar 1tbsp
    • Agar agar 1tsp
    • water 2tbsp
    Instructions
    1. Wash the strawberry and pat dry.
    2. Cut them into halves.
    3. Make powder ofagar agar and put it in hot water, stir and keep aside.
    4. Blend the berry and sugar.
    5. Add cream and whisk again. Do not whip for a long time.
    6. Finally, add the mixture, give a stir, pour it in small bowls and allow to set for two hours. Agar agar sets at room temperature, keep it in the refrigerator later.
    7. Serve chilled
    Notes
    Agar agar is used in the recipe as I have tried to make it vegetarian. You can use gelatin instead and immediately keep it to set in refrigerator.
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  • Instant chocolates

    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
    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.

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  • banana and fig milkshake

    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
    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.

    My other milkshakes :

    Rajbhog milkshake

    mango milkshake

    strawberry milkshake

    banana and dates milkshake

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