Dry fruit rolls

Welcome back to my healthy cooking series😊
Today I was in hurry and has no much time for snack to pack for lunch and was thinking for quick and easy recipie that should be done in minutes and the result is awesome!!!

Ingredients I used

Cashew nuts - 10
Badam - 10
Elachi pods - 3
Sugar - 2tbs
Ghee - 2tbs
Chapathi dough - big lemon sized

Method

Firstly in a blender add cashew , badam , elachi and sugar

Now blend everything to coarse powder

Now roll out chapati dough to thin chapati 

Place the rolled chapati on a hot tawa and fry both the sides adding ghee

Transfer fried chapati in to a plate

Now spread the prepared dry fruit powder all over the chapati 

Now add ghee on the top of dry fruit spread

Now roll the chapati inwards

After rolling cut into small pieces with the knife 

Now done with your healthy school snack

Pack with lunch and it's highly nutritious 

Protein packed egg muffins

Eggs are incredibly nutritious and economical ,This comes with 77 calories, 6 grams of protein and 5 grams of healthy fats . The protein and fats in eggs helps to keep you satisfied for longer and reduces cravings from eating other snacks.  People who eat eggs for breakfast  lose weight faster . It is true that eggs do contain cholesterol,  this cholesterol do not show any effect on your cholesterol levels and it's proven.  Include eggs in breakfast for your teenage girls and growing boys .

Ingredients I used

Chicken - 4 to 5 pieces
Eggs - 4
Capsicum chopped - 3 to 4 tbsp
Sweet corn kennels - 4 tbsp
Pepper powder - 1tbs
Garlic chopped - 1tbs
Salt - according to taste
Oil - 2tbs

Method

Keeping flame on medium ,place a tawa on the flame when tawa gets heated add oil to fry chicken pieces , after a minute aprinkle salt and pepper .fry chicken pieces turning both sides till they slightly brown , this may take 5 mins. After frying transfer in to a plate and let the pieces cool for a while ,when cooled chop in to small pieces

Now break eggs in a wide bowl add chicken pieces chopped capsicum , corn ,salt , pepper and chopped garlic now mix enery thing nicely.

  Grease muffin moulds with oil and  with the help of a ladle pour a ladle full of egg mixture in to muffin moulds.

Preheat oven at 180 degrees centigrade for 5mins after 5mins place the muffin moulds into the oven and bake for 15min at 180degrees centigrade

 Done , rest for 2mins in the oven , take out and transfer into a serving plate

 Serve hot with a glass of juice or smoothie😊

Whole wheat carrot cake

Carrot cake ahaaa😋so yummy I think u all know health benefits of carrots so now speaking about my cake it has all the flavours of carrot , whole wheat flour, nuts and cinnamon . This cake is so moist and melts in mouth . It is a healthy cake😋😘

Ingredients I used
Whole wheat flour - 1  and 1/2 cup
Grated carrot - 1 and1/2cup
Sugar - 3/4cup
Eggs - 2
Cinnamon powder - 3tbs
Oil(flavour less) - 3/4 cup
Baking powder  - 1tbs
Baking soda - a pinch
Chopped nuts and raisins - 4tbs
Vanilla flavour- 1tbs

Method
Wash peal and grate carrots, to grated carrots add chopped nuts and raisins

 To this add 4 tbs of wheat flour , gently mix every thing so that flour coats nuts and carrots well

 Keep a side

Now in a mixing bowl take whole wheat flour, to this add cinnamon powder ,baking powder and baking soda , whisk every thing well , Now keep a side

 Take another mixing bowl ,break eggs and add sugar

 Whisk well till frothy this may take 5 mins

 After 5 mins add oil ( u can add butter also, same measurement)

 Now goes in vanilla , now whisk till oil mixes with egg and sugar mixture

 Time to add whole wheat flour(which we kept a side)

 With whisk or spatula mix gently inwards do not
Over mix

Batter looks like this

Now add grated carrots and nuts mixture and mix gently ,do not over mix

Batter is done , keep a side

Take baking tray,  rub tray with butter on sides and dust with flour and place a aluminium foil or butter paper in the bottom

Now transfer cake batter in to the baking tin , tap twice and now goes in to the onen ( pre heat oven at 180degrees for 5 mins , after 5 mins keep cake tin in to oven and bake at 180 degrees for 40 mins

 After 40 mins check with your knife , poke the cake if knife is clean it is baked completely,  if batter attaches to knife bake for another 5 more mins .

Yes done 😋😘

HAPPY WOMENS DAY

Wheat oats uthappam

Uthappam with oats and wheat flour , sounds good right . Oats are low in calorie ,rich in antioxidants, lowers cholesterol and keeps you full and helps in weight lossand high in soluble fibre and same with wheat flour and I combined these super ingredients to make super tasty uthapam. 

Ingredients I used 

Wheat flour - 1 cup

Oats - 1/2cup

Bombay rava - 2tbs

Buttermilk  - 1cup

Jeera - 1tbs

Eno - 1tbs 

Salt (according to your taste)

Chopped onion , chopped Coriander and shredded carrot , chopped tomato for topping

Oil

Method

Take a bowl , goes in wheat flour ,oats, rava ,salt and jeera

 Now add buttermilk

Whisk with out any lumps,if needed u can add water 

Batter should not be runny, it should be thick (dropping consistency)

Now add 1tbs spoon of eno

Now your batter looks airy forming bubbles and done with batter ,keep a side (no need of resting)

Keep flame on medium high and let tawa gets heated now drizzle oil on tawa

Pour a laddle full of batter on a heated pan 

Spread out the batter

Now apply little oil and add your toppings

When sides turns brown it's time to flip uthapam 

For extra crisp again flip and fry for another half minute

Done , serve hot with peanut chutney

Give this a try and let me know how you like this😊