White Dhokla Recipe

White Dhokla is a popular Gujarati snack. Dhoklas is a healthy and light snack. Easy to make and tastes delicious. It only a needs a few ingredients that are available from the kitchen pantry

Prep Time 35 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Serves 4

Ingredients

2 cup Rice Flour

2 tbs semolina

1 cup Yoghurt

1 tsp Asafoetida

2 tbs White Sesame Seeds

2 tsp Mustard Seeds

2 tablespoon Suji

Few Curry Leaves

2 tsp Eno

1 tsp fresh Ginger chili paste

Cup of Fresh Coriander Leaves

Salt to taste

Oil as needed

Instructions

In a bowl add In the rice flour, yoghurt, semolina.

Add in 1tsp Asafoetida, 2 tsp oil, pea size of ginger & green chilli paste and 1 tsp of salt .

Now whisk to a lump free smooth batter.

Leave the batter to rest for half an hour.

Check after 30mins, if the batter has become thick, add in a little bit of water & adjust.

Add water to the steamer and turn it on.

Grease the baking tin throughly and keep it ready.

Add 2 tsp of ENO to the batter and mix it quickly and well.

The batter will start to bubble and puff.

Pour the batter mixture in the greased tin and place it in the steamer.

Cover the steamer with lid and and let it cook for 10mins

After 10 mins, check with a toothpick, it come out clean then shut the steamer off.

Remove the cake tin and leave to cool.

Cut the dhokla into squares and remove from the tin.

Tempering method

In a wok heat 2 tbs of oil on a medium flame.

Add in the Asafoetida, mustard seeds, white sesame seeds & curry leaves.

Once Let the mustard seeds have crackled & the curry leaves are fried.

Add in the dhoklas and give it a good mix.

Take of heat & garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Vegan Protein Alkaline Soup

My Alkaline soup is made up of nutritious high alkaline vegetables and lentils high in protein.

Benefits of Alkaline foods

• Promote healthy body weight .

• Improve kidney health

• Promote gut Health

• Eliminate toxins.

• Rejuvenate damaged cell tissue.

• Increase energy levels.

• Blood nourisher.

• Stimulate the brain and central nervous system.

Ingredients

1 red bell pepper
½ red onion
1 cup canned brown chickpeas
½ cup coriander
½ cup warm milk
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp salt
2 cups hot water

Instructions

Start with roasting the bell pepper and onion.

Warm ½ cup the milk (milk of your choice), chop up the coriander finely.

Finally, place all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.

Pour into a bowl and enjoy!

3 Ingredients Banana Bread Loaf.

Banana bread is made from mashed bananas . It’s a moist, sweet bread – like cake.

This quick and simple yet delicious and full of flavour banana bread loaf, only needs three ingredients to make.

Making it a ideal treat to bake on Sunday 23rd Feb – National Banana Bread day

Ingredients

1 cup of ripe bananas

265g Condensed milk

1 cup of self rising flour

1/2 tsp salt

1tsp baking soda

Method

Put the cup of bananas in medium bowl and mash it thoroughly with a fork.

Add in the condensed milk and mix. Then sieve in the flour, add baking soda and salt to the mixture.

Mix it throughly together with a wooden spoon until fairly smooth.

Grease and line the loaf tin with baking parchment and pour in the mixture.

Place the loaf tin into a pre-heated oven at 180°C and bake for 30-35mins.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool before serving.

Chaas Recipe(Indian Spiced Buttermilk)

The classic Chaas is known as the Indian buttermilk. A refreshingly and cooling drink made up of yogurt and spices. It helps to cool the body , helps the digestive system and makes an excellent appetizer.

All the ingredients is chaas are extremely healthy. It’s gives a good source protein, B vitamins, minerals and potassium. These nutrients help to boost immunity, improve sleep, enable hormone synthesis.

Today I’m sharing with you the simple classic Chaas recipe which is super easy to make and very tasty. It only take 5-7mins to make.

Ingredients

• 400 grams yoghurt (plant base yoghurt)

• 2 tsp roasted cumin powder

• 350ml of cold water

• 1 tsp black salt or add as required to taste

Method

• In a blender add the yoghurt, water, roasted cumin powder and salt.

• Blend for 3 minutes till all the ingredients are mixed well together. At the top there should be frothy foamy layer.

• Pour in glass and garnish with roasted cumin powder and serve immediately.

• For cold butter milk place it in the refrigerator and serve later.

vegan omelette aka a ‘moonglet’

A easy vegetarian/ vegan omelette recipe made from mung bean batter. it’s known as a favourite street food breakfast in New Delhi. it’s mainly served as breakfast, but also makes a good light heathy evening snack. It’s healthy and rich in protein.

INGREDIENTS

Serves 1

for batter:
1 cup moong dal

1/2 tsp turmeric

2 tbsp rice flour
1 tsp salt

For moonglet:

½ tsp ginger paste

1 green chilli (finely chopped)

½ tsp cumin

2 tsp oil
2 tbsp water

pinch chilli powder

1 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

1 tbsp ghee

INSTRUCTIONS

• Soak 1 cup moong dal for 30 minutes.

• Drain the water and blend to smooth paste.

• add in ¼ tsp turmeric, 2 tbsp of rice flour and 1 tsp salt.

• mix well to form a thick batter.

• In a bowl add 1 tbsp of ghee, ½ tsp cumin, 1 chilli, and ½ tsp ginger paste and mix well.

• now heat a pan and spread 2 tsp oil.

• once the pan is hot, add 1 tbsp water to the batter and mix.

• pour the batter onto the hot pan.

• simmer till the base is cooked well and flip over and press gently.

• Keep flipping till each side is cooked.

• enjoy moonglet with tamarind chutney.

Ayurveda & Spices.

In Ayurveda, spices are used to ensure that food we eat is fully digested. Use spices liberally when cooking as they will give a boost to the digestive fire. The three Ayurvedic dosha (vata, pitta, and kapha) benefit from different spices.

Spices such as Turmeric Cumin, coriander fennel hing, black pepper cinnamon cardamon: are potent in Ayurveda, as it enhances digestion to avoid digestive’s disorders such as gas and bloating. It also boosts the metabolism and cleanses the am

Sprouted Mung Bean Patties

These yummy patties are made from sprouted mung beans and a great, light alternative to chickpea falafels.

Sprouted mung beans has less calories, with a lot of antioxidants and amino acids. These are some of the health benefits of sprouted mung beans.

Reduces Chronic Disease Risk.

Antioxidants Vitexin and Isovitexin that can help to prevent Heat Stroke.

May lower “Bad” LDL Cholesterol Levels, Reducing Heart Disease Risk.

Ingredients

4 cups of sprouted Ming beans.

I cup of fresh coriander.

2 tsp of cumin.

1 tbsp of olive oil.

1 tsp of baking soda.

Fresh Juice of 1 lemon.

Method

Preheat oven to 350f/175c

Put all the ingredients in a food processor and blitz till the mixture sticks together.

Add in the lemon juice and baking powder and mix throughly.

Place a sheet of baking paper on to over tray.

Start to module the mixture in to small balls and place on tray.

Brush the patties with oils and put them in the preheated oven for 18 minutes or till they they are golden brown and crisp.

Uttapam / Thick Pancake

Uttapam is a South Indian dish and usually prepared as a healthy breakfast dish. Uttapam has a thicker consistency compared to a dosa and is made by adding mixed veggies of your choice.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cooking Time: 10Minutes

Serves: 1

Uttapam Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup of Idli Batter

2 finely chopped 🌶

1/2 finely chopped 🧅

1/3 cup mixed 🫑

1/3 cup finely chopped 🍅

1tsp oil

Salt

Directions:

Buy readymade batter from the grocery store. Add salt & water to the batter and mix well.

Heat a large non-stick pan over a medium flame. Sprinkle a few drops of oil on hot pan and spread all around. As this helps to spread the batter and avoids the batter from sticking to the pan.

When the pan is hot, pour 1 laddle of batter in the pan and spread it in a round shape by gently rotating the ladle clock wise.

Then Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the finely chopped onion, tomato, capsicum and chilli to the batter and slightly press the veggies with a wooden spatula.

Then add a tsp of oil to the edge of the Uttapam and let it cook until bottom surface turns light golden brown. Then flip the uttapam around and cook the other side for a 2/3 minutes or until the bottom surface looks cooked.

Uttapam Is best served hot with coconut chutney.

Banana oat cookies with chocolate chips.

Ingredients:

1 ripe banana

60grams of oats

Handfall of chocolate chips.

Method.

Preheat the oven at 200C

Smash the 🍌 with a fork in bowl.

Add in the oats and mix together.

Sprinkle in a generous sprinkling of chocolate chips and mix again. Take small amount of mixture in hand and form into a small patty and place on tray.

Place the tray In the oven for 15 minutes. Check after 15mins and check if they are done or if you need to keep for another 5 mins

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