Milk Powder Peda

       This is a recipe which can be done quickly  and this also a healthy one. This will be a sure favourite among kids...

Ingredients:

Milk Powder - 1 1/2 cups

Sugar powder - 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Milk - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Pistachios - 1/4 cup (chopped)

Method:

Heat ghee in a pan. Add milk to it. Mix once. Now add milk powder to it and mix well without forming lumps. 

Now add sugar powder to it. Mix well.

Keep stirring continuously. Within five minutes it thickens. Now add cardamom powder and mix well.

Once the milk powder mix forms a lump and leaves the pan remove it from heat and allow it to cool down.

Once it is half cool, make small balls out of it and press slightly on one side. Place a pistachio on top of it.

Serve to your family and friends.

Enjoy Cooking !!!

Potato Quesadillas

     Quesadillas are Mexican delicacy made with either corn flour or whole wheat flour. The filling can be either meat, vegetables or beans and loads of cheese.

      Here I have made Potato Quesadillas with little bit of Indian twist to match our taste buds. Here is the recipe...

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 1 bowl

Oil - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

For the filling:

Potatoes - 4 medium size

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Garam Masala - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Dry mango powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Coriander chopped - 1/2 cup

Mozarella Cheese or Cheese slices

Oil - 2 tsp

Method:

Take wheat , oil and salt in a bowl and knead into a soft dough. Cover it with a cloth and allow it to rest for some time.

Boil potatoes in a pressure cooker for 2 to 3 whistles.

Once done peel their skin and mash them.  Heat oil in a pan and add chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala, cumin powder and dry mango powder.

Add mashed potato and mix well. Add coriander and salt and mix. Cook for two more minutes and remove from heat.

Now divide the dough into small parts. These make around 8 whole quesadillas.

Roll each dough and semi roast it on a pan on both sides.

Take a cooked roti and put the potato mix on half portion of it. Spread it well. Add some cheese on top of the filling. You can replace mozarella cheese with regular slices too.

Now fold it into half and cook on medium flame till it is crisp on both sides. You can add little oil if required.

Serve hot with Ketchup.

Enjoy Cooking !!!

Eggless Vanilla Cupcakes

       These are the easy ones with not much frosting and cream toppings. You can decorate them in any manner. I have kept it simple with just sugar powder topping.

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1 cup

Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Vanilla essence powder - 1/4 tsp

Oil - 1/4 cup

Curd - 1/2 cup

Milk - 3/4 cup (more or less)

Powdered sugar for decorating

Oil for greasing the cups

Method:

Take flour, baking powder and baking soda together. Sieve it and mix it well.

Add powdered sugar, Vanilla essence, oil, curd and milk and mix well. Adjust the quantity of milk according to get the batter into pouring consistency.

Mix everything well.

Now grease the cups well with oil. You can also use paper coffee cups.. 

Fill 2/3 of the cups with the batter and tap well.

Baking in oven:

Preheat oven to 180°c. Bake the cakes for around 20 to 25 mins.

On stove:

Heat a large aluminium pan. Place a stand inside it and a plate on top of it. Place the cups on it and close the aluminium pan with led. Let it cook on medium heat for around 25 mins.

Check if cake is done using a tooth pick. If it comes out clean then the cake is ready. 

Allow the cupcakes to cool down. Now decorate them with powdered sugar and serve.

Enjoy Cooking!!!

Steamed Sabudana Vada

       Sabudana or sabakki is very tasty and the vadas are always deep-fried and crispy. But I tried a variant in this to make it healthy yet to keep intact all the goodness of Sabudana...

Ingredients:

Sabudana - 1 cup

Potatoes - 2 to 3

Oil 2 tbsp

Dry mango powder - 1 tsp

Green chillies - 2

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander chopped - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Method:

Wash sabudana properly and soak it in water for three hours. Water quantity should be just to the level of Sabudana.

Cook the potatoes in pressure cooker for two to three whistles.

Once done mash them well. To this add sabudana, finely chopped green chillies, coriander powder, cumin powder and dry mango powder. Also add coriander and salt.

Mix everything well and make small vadas or tikkis.

Use a steamer to steam them for around 3 to 4 minutes. As the sabudana cooks very fast it won't require much time. Don't overcook it as it may breakdown or soggy.

You can use a momo steamer or an idle plate to steam them.

Once done remove them. Heat a pan and add oil to it. Now place the vadas on the pan and shallow fry them just to make it slightly golden and crisp.

Serve them hot with some ketchup or mint chutney.. 

Enjoy Cooking!!