Chickpea Ragi Cutlet (Kabuli Chana N Ragi Cutlet-No Potato/Bread)

Chickpea is a rich source of protein.We make chole/chana pulao frequently with chickpea.
But this combination of chickpea n ragi flour makes this cutlet even more healthier with the added goodness of ragi which is a powerhouse of proteins ,minerals and amino acids.
This "no potato or bread' cutlet is instantly healthy and does more good for kids as well.
Enjoy this tangy delicious nutritious power packed snack without guilt and as a diet snack.

More nutritive info:
Chickpea
Ragi

Ingredients:

Kabuli chana/chickpea 1 cup soaked in water for min 8 hrs and boiled.
Ragi flour 1/4 cup or more desired to adjust consistency (If you any health mix powder,you can add it as a quick fix)
Green chillies chopped finely
Onions chopped finely
Thick Curd 2 tsp
Rava 2-3 tsp

Lemon juice from medium size lemon
Coriander leaves finely chopped
Chat masala as desired
Amchur powder 1 tsp
Red chilli powder to taste
Turmeric powder a pinch
Salt to taste
Pinch of pepper powder.
Oil as needed

Method.

Slightly dry roast Ragi flour to prevent the raw smell and faster cooking when shallow fried.
Mash the chana well and add curd and rava to it.Mix it up well.Add all other ingredients to it.
Knead it till you get a firm dough consistency.
Shallow fry in 2 to 3 tsp of oil/olive oil.
Use more oil if you need it more crispier.Baked version of this is quiet tasty as well which i shall post soon.

Alternate Method: Instead of ragi flour,you can use boiled ragi semiya/sevai.Mash and mix with rest of the ingredients.

Yummilicious Tangy Potato/Bread free Cutlets are sizzling hot.Enjoy it with a cup of hot coffee/tea.
Stay healthy!Stay happy!

Cheesy Rava Balls Recipe(No potato/bread)

Good old Rava upma with a twist ! This crunchy snack is an adaptation from a cookery show.I have modified the coating for this fried snack with healthy ingredients( oats,corn flakes and flaxseeds). The cheese stuffing really melts in the mouth when you dig a bite into it.Try this mouth-watering fried snack with a healthy magic added to it.The traditional rava upma recipe is served with a twist in this snack recipe.

The balls can be shaped as cutlets and shallow fried or baked.

Ingredients:

For the rava upma:

Oil/ghee for additional taste
Mustard seeds
Split yellow dal
Curry leaves
Green chillies chopped very finely or use little red chilli powder for kids
Onions chopped finely
Salt to taste.
Hot Water 2 1/4 cup
Rava 1 cup

Stuffing
Amul Cheese Slice Cut into small squares./cheese cubes/mozarella cheese

Coating
Flaxseeds 2 tsp
Oats 1/4 cup
Corn flakes - 1/4 cup( i used organic corn flakes)

Milk as required to dip the balls.

Method

1.Prepare rava upma,by adding mustartd seed and dal in oil and once they turn brown add in chopped green chillies and onions.
2.Now add in the rava and give a stir till the rava turns light brown.
3.Check salt and add required boiling water and cook it in upma consistency.
4.Garnish with curry leaves.

Next,
5. Mixie the ingredients for coating into a fine powder.
6. Once the upma is cooled,take a small ball out of it.Keep 2 to 3 cheese squares inside it as stuff  and roll it like a ball again.

Next,
Dip each ball inside milk for the coating to stick to it and gently toss the balls in the oats-corn flakes powder and deep fry in medium hot oil.

Crispy hot cheesy rava balls are ready to roll :)

Wholewheat Almond 'N' Chocolate Muffin

Eggless butterless yummy muffins.
This delicious muffin is a healthy snack box recipe for kids.I have used Maida in a very less quantity and palm sugar instead of white sugar, hence you can have a guilt free snack for kids and elders at home ! It can be easily prepared in one hour time.Goodness of badam gives a crunchy twist to this healthy recipe.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients
Wholewheat flour 1/2 cup
Maida 1/4 cup
Hershleys cocoa powder 2 tsp
Baking soda 1/2 tsp

Palm Sugar powdered 1/2 cup
Salt 1/4 tsp


Wet Ingredients
Water(chilled) 1/2 cup
Oil or melted butter(I used refined oil) 1/4 cup
Vanilla essence 1 tsp
Condensed milk 2 tsp

Others
Sliced almonds 1/4 cup - tossed in flour to prevent sinking to bottom.
Lime juice  1 tsp

Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees

Meanwhile,
Sieve the 4 dry ingredients thrice and mix in salt and sugar and kept aside.
Mix the wet ingredients in a bowl and stir briskly till all oil is mixed up well.
Toss the dry into wet ingredients and add the almonds to it.

Just before keeping the muffins into oven,mix in the lemon juice and stir gently.
Pour the batter(should be running consistency and not too thick like cake batter) into the muffin mould.
Bake the muffins for 30 to 35 mins till it is cooked well.

With very less oil,this recipe turns out be too soft and fluffy.You can add in more condensed milk and reduce the sugar if needed.
Serve this  healthy delight to your kids and enjoy a guilt free snack.
Happy Munching :)

Baby Corn Samosa Bites

This quick savory comes handy for an evening snack for toddlers and elders as well.
Relish the samosas with hot chai or coffee :)

Ingredients:

For the outer cover

• Maida 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Ghee 1.5 tsp
• Sugar a pinch
• Ajwain optional
• water as needed

For the filling

• Baby corn shredded finely
• Onions chopped finely
• Jeera seeds
• Green chillies chopped or red chilli powder
• Garam masala
• Amchur powder
• Chat masala
• Lemon juice
• Kasuri methi 
• Coriander leaves
• water little

Method:

1. For the outer cover,knead the ingredients given using water needed into a firm dough.
2.Now in a kadai,pour oil,splutter jeera and fry onions till brown,
3.Add in green chillies if using.
4.Fry the baby corn mixture and add salt.
5.Add all the spice powders as per taste.
6.Sprinkle water and let the baby corn cook for 5 mins.- Slightly crunchy texture can be retained.
7.Garnish with lemon juice,kasuri methi and coriander leaves.

The filling should not have moisture.Stir in high flame for last few mins so that all the water is absorbed.

Tip:
Add a little corn flour if the filling is watery.
Final Step for Samosa:

Now roll the maida dough and shape like a triangle pocket.Fill the baby corn stuff and seal the edges with maida water paste.Fry in hot oil and serve with ketchup.

Yummy Crunchy Babt Corn Samosa is hot and ready to serve :)

Eggless Orange N Tutti Fruity Cake

This is my recent favorite bake.The spongy texture is just amazing that you cannot just stop with one bite.To make a even better healthy version of this you can replace 1/4 cup of maida with whole wheat flour.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup maida
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt

1 cup condensed milk
1 tsp of powdered sugar (optional)
1/2 cup orange juice (fresh juice gives best results)
1/2 cup oil or butter melted.
1 tsp vanilla essence.
 1 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp orange zest.
tutti fruity 1/4 cup dusted with some flour.

Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

Sieve all the dry ingredients minimum thrice to get airiness in the cake.
Mix all the wet ingredients and beat till smooth and creamy.

Mix both together until a thick batter is formed.Do not overmix.
Add orange zest and tutti fruity and give a quick stir.

Pour it into a cake tin bake for 30 to 40 mins till a tooth pick inserted in the center comes clean.

Delicious spongy Orange cake is ready to indulge :)

5 lentil dosa/adai/chila With Brown Rice

This recipe is rich in protein and is a healthy option when you want to prepare breakfast/dinner.
Since this uses brown rice it is even more healthy compared to normal adai/chila/dosas.

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup whole green moong dal
1/4 cup yellow split moong dal(pasi paruppu)
1/4 cup chana dal
3 tsp tuvar dal
2 tsp urad dal
2 tsp brown rice

Green chillies and red chillies to taste
Ginger 1 slice
Small onions finely chopped
Asafoetida 1/4 tsp
Curry and coriander leaves chopped finely

Tip:
For making this more healthy,you can add a drop of castor oil to the grinded mixture which relieves the gas formed in dhals.

METHOD:
Soak the dal and rice together for minimun 6 hrs or preferably overnight,
Cleanse the dal and drain the water.
Add all the ingredients except onions and grind it.
Now grind it dosa or adai consistency.
Check salt and add small onions,asafoetida and remaning curry and corainder leaves.

Tasty and Healthy version of lentil dosa with minimum rice added.
Healthy alternative to regular adais/pesarattu version.
Relish with tomato/coconut chutney.

Tomato Chutney With a Healthy Twist

Tomato chutney is an all time favourite at my place.Who would not love it.

My little one loves it since he was 1.5 yr old.Goes well with bread,dosa,idly,rotis and what not !!.

With so much of health consciousness mounting up all around us ,I was trying to add some healthy ingredients to the usual onion tomato chutney I make but made sure no specific flavour overshooted.

My son enjoyed it with crispy dosas! :)

Ingredients:

Tomatoes 3 nos cut

Onion 2 nos roughly cut
Carrot 1 no medium size

1 fistful curry and coriander leaves (believe me its healthy n works wonders)

Red chilly as per taste

salt to taste

Flax seeds 1 tsp

Peanuts 1 tsp

Tamarind- small piece (optional)

Oil - very little.

Method:

In a kadai,fry onions and tomatoes along with carrot chopped in oil till the carrots are tender.

Add red chillies,salt,curry and coriander leaves,tamarind

Saute for some more mins.

Finally add flax seeds and peanuts and give a stir,

Once cooled,mixer it.

Serve it with hot dosas/idly.Tastes Just Divine :)