Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Oats,Walnut and Dates Cookies


Oats-1&1/2cups
Wheat flour-2tbsp
Vanilla essence -1/2tsp
Baking powder-1tsp
Egg-1
Butter-1/2cup
Firmly packed Brown sugar-1/2cup
Chopped Dates-1/2cup
Chopped Walnut-3/4cup


  • Combine oats wheat flour and baking powder.
  • Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.Add in eggs and vanilla essence .Beat well.Add oats and stir until just blended.Mix in walnut and chopped dates.
  • Preheat oven to 175 degrees.
  • Drop a tablespoonfuls of dough onto ungreased  cookie sheet.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes or until light brown.


Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Mango Kulfi


Mango -400gms
Condensed milk-1/2tin
Milk powder-3tbsp
Sugar-2tbsp
Cream-100gms
Chopped Pistachio -2tbsp

  • Peel and chop the mangoes .Then blend together mango,milk powder.condensed milk .cream and sugar to a smooth paste.
  • Pour blended mixture into a freezer box and freeze for about 3 hours .After 3 hours blend it again for 4 -5 minutes .Add chopped pistachio and mix well.Pour into kulfi moulds and freeze it for another 3 -4 hours.
  • Before serving, dip the moulds in warm water to make the frozen desserts easier to remove.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Creamy Cucumber Salad for Kids



Cucumber -4
Labneh (Greek Yoghurt )-1tbsp
Mint leaves  (chopped)-1tbsp
Pepper powder-1/2tsp
Salt
Olive oil-1tsp
Paprika -a pinch

Wash,peel and chop cucumber .
For the dressing whisk together labneh,mint,pepper powder and salt. 
Mix dressing with cucumbers.Garnish with olive oil and paprika.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Paneer Tikka


Paneer cubes/cottage cheese-250 gms
Red Capsicum -1
Yellow Capsicum-1
Green capsicum-1
Onion-2
Bamboo Skewers 

For the marinade:
Yoghurt -3/4 cup
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Kashmiri chili powder-2tsp
Garam masala powder
Coriander powder-1tsp
Chat masala-1tsp
Ginger garlic paste -1 tbsp 
Lemon juice-half lemon
Salt
Olive oil-2tbsp


  • Mix marinade ingredients with paneer and vegetables .Marinate for atleast 2 hours in the refrigerator.
  • Skewer the veggies and paneer alternately on skewers 
  • Preheat the oven at 180 degree celsius,arrange the paneer skewers.Bake  for 20-25 minutes.