CARROT YELLOW PUMPKIN SOUP

Carrot along with Yellow Pumpkin Soup is packed with nutrients.

 CARROTS are loaded with vitamin A and beta-carotene. It strengthens our bones. Carrots have calcium and vitamin K, both of which are important for bone health. We almost stay indoors in this pandemic period. We need to support our health with  required nourishment to stay fit and fine.

Likewise, Yellow Pumpkins are enriched in beta carotene, and it contains other nutrients like  vitamin C, vitamin E, iron, and folate -- all of which strengthens the immune system (MUCH NEEDED DURING THIS COVID pandemic). More pumpkin in our diet, can help our immune cells to 💪work better to ward off germs. 

Finally, these two veggies were used to make this Healthy Soup.

Ingredients Required:-

Pumpkin - 1/4 cup

Carrot - 2 small size

Tomato - 2 small

Garlic - 3 

Ginger - 1/2 inch

Shallots/ small onion - 4

Pepper- 10 nos

Cumin - 1/2 tsp

Carrom seeds/ Omam- a pinch

Salt

Butter

Method:-

1.  Add all ingredients along with a cup of water and pressure cook for 3 whistles on high flame.

2.  Allow to cool.

3.  Add to a mixer and grind to smooth paste.

4.  Add butter to a pan, add paste allow to boil after adjusting to required consistency.

5.  Add salt, sugar

6. Add little pepper powder

7. Garnish with coriander

8. Healthy Appetizers/ Soup is ready...

To watch the video of Carrot Yellow Pumpkin Soup recipe, Click the following link:- 

CARROT YELLOW PUMPKIN SOUP

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Nutritional Chiki | Energy Bar | Protein Bar

Some common chikkis are groundnut chikki, seasame chikki, puffed rice bar. This energy bar or Nutritional Chikki or protein  bar contains edible seeds. It helps to boost immunity thereby  increasing the Antioxidants which plays a vital role.

This recipe is easy to prepare. 

Click the link for video Recipe:- 

Immunity Booster Recipe / Protein Bar / Energy bar

😋 DotZa, using Homemade Pizza sauce

In this recipe, neither baking powder, baking soda nor instant yeast is used. Using dosa batter & homemade pizza sauce, i prepared this Dosa + Pizza = DotZa. Any toppings can be used. Here, i used capsicum. Adding grated cheese to this makes a perfect DotZa.

Click the link for video Recipe of DotZa 

MULTI GRAINS VADAI

This recipe is similar to Masal vadai. In Masal vadai, we will use Kadalai paruppu / Gram dal. But in Multi Grains Vadai, i used Black Chenna dal, whole moong dal and Karamani, along with masalas viz.,  coriander seeds, fennel seeds, Cumin seeds etc. Finely chopped onion is added to the vadai mix. 

This multi-grains vadai remains crisp throughout the day.

Click the following link for full video recipe:- 

MULTI GRAINS VADAI 

CRISPY PASTA 😋 | EASY TEA TIME SNACKS | CRISPY PASTA 65 | KIDS FAVOURITE

An easy and interesting savoury snack recipe made with bajji bonda mix, boiled pasta and masala powders. It is an ideal tea-time snack recipe known for its savoury taste and also twisted and rolled appearance.  Savoury snack recipes are an essential part of many indian households. Generally, it is either made and served as a munching snack with a cup of tea or coffee or to be shared with friends and family.

CRISPY PASTA

INGREDIENTS:-

Boiled pasta

Bajji - Bonda mix

Masala powders

Salt - to taste

Idly/dosa batter

Oil for deep frying

Masala powders:-

Garam masala - dry ginger powder - black pepper powder – salt

 

Pasta cooking:- {4:1 = water:pasta}

Boil 4 parts of water with 1 tsp of oil and required salt, in a pan.

Add 1 part of pasta to it. Cook till pastas turn soft. Strain the water and transfer the boiled pastas in a bowl.

 

METHOD:-

Follow the above steps to boil pasta and cut into halves.

Add masala powders & salt to it.

Add chopped cabbage, bajji-bonda mix (any brand). Mix well.

NOTE:-

Along with cabbage, grated carrots, sliced onions, Chopped spring onions, chopped

coriander leaves, chopped curry leaves can also be added.

Add idly batter & a tsp of oil to pasta mix. This helps to retain the crunchiness in pasta,

while frying.

Now the pasta mix is ready for deep frying.

Heat oil in a pan. Into the hot oil, drop the Pasta mix using spoon. 

Flip it & fry. Remove from the oil when it turns golden colour.

 Repeat the process for the remaining. Crispy Crunchy Pasta is ready.

Click the link for Video👉👉👉 CRISPY PASTA

MINI PIZZA | HOME MADE PLAIN PIZZA | BAKING

HOME MADE PIZZA, without any preservatives, without store-bought sauces. This recipe describes how to make Pizza sauce, how to make Homemade Cheese for making Pizza at home. Without Oven Mini Pizza for Kids a simple and easy pizza recipe made with wheat flour and fruit salt. It is a no yeast, no maida, no oven pizza recipe. In this recipe, Cheese is made, using paneer.

INGREDIENTS :-

Wheat flour = 1 cup Sugar = 1/2 tsp Salt = as required Fruit Salt = 3/4 tsp Curd = 1/2 cup Cooking oil = 2 tsp Pizza sauce = 2 tsp Cheese = 2 tsp Melted butter = as required

PANEER MAKING:-

1. Heat milk in a pan, when it starts to boil, add lemon juice little by little in low flame.

2. At one stage, the curdling of milk will start, stop adding lemon juice and heat till the whey water separates. Whey water should be clear.
3. Add a cup of cold water and mix well. It helps the paneer to get hard and retains the soft texture.
4. Use a close holed strainer and strain the water, press with a spoon so that all the water is strained thoroughly. Restore this water for making cheese. This water is called whey water. 

5. Open the tap water and wash the paneer once or twice, so that the lemon flavour goes off completely.
6. In a clean cloth, place the paneer and squeeze well so that all the moisture is well drained.
7. After 15 minutes, place the paneer in a bowl. Now it would have crumbled. 

CHEESE MAKING:-

In a mixer jar, add Paneer, required whey water with required salt. In Pulse mode, grind it to get a creamy texture. Add whey water to get the creamy consistency accordingly. Restore it in a air tight container and refrigerate. It can used within 2 to 3 days. Since it does not have any preservatives, we can prepare as and when needed. 

Refer this Blog for HOME MADE PIZZA SAUCE

PIZZA MAKING:-

Preheat a Kadai or Pressure cooker for 10 minutes in high flame. 

Sieve the wheat flour and add it to a plate or bowl. Add sugar, salt and fruit salt. Mix well. Make a well in the centre and add curd. Crumble the mixture and knead. The dough turns sticky. Now add the oil and knead for 5 minutes. 

Grease a plate  with melted butter and spread the dough gently using hands. The edges need to be thick then the inner part. Poke the inner part of the dough with a fork or a toothpick. Spread Pizza sauce and the  homemade Cheese. Bake for 5 minutes in high flame and 10 minutes in medium flame. 

Remove the pizza from the plate using Dosa Spatula. The pizza doesn't stick to the plate. It comes out from the plate easily. 

Homemade  Pizza is ready.

For detailed video recipe in English and in Tamil, 

Click the following link:- MINI PIZZA

See also for, 

PROTEIN WHEAT CAKE

RASMALAI

WHEAT HALWA

KARTHIGAI AVAL PORI | SWEET AVAL PORI

 SWEET PORI is a snack item, generally prepared in Karthigai Deepam Festival. To enhance the taste, we can add roasted-chopped cashews, almonds, nuts, etc. Here, in this recipe i added, chopped coconut pieces and Broken gram dal.

INGREDIENTS:-

Aval Pori - 3 cups

Jaggery Grated - 3/4 cups 

Broken Gram dal / Pottu Kadalai - 4 tsp

Chopped Coconut pieces - 1 bowl.

Dry Ginger powder - 1 tsp

Water - 1/4 cup less 1 tablespoon

Cooking oil - 1 tsp

METHOD:-

In a pan, add water & jaggery and boil it, till the jaggery completely dissolves. Then boil few minutes.

In the same time, in another burner, heat a kadai, add 1 tsp oil and add chopped coconut pieces. Roast it till the coconut pieces turns golden colour. Remove it and restore it in the bowl.

In the same Kadai, using strainer, strain the jaggery and add to the kadai. Allow it to boil, till it reaches one string consistency. Switch off the burner. 

Add Aval pori, chopped-roasted coconut pieces, broken gram dal, dry ginger powder to the jaggery syrup. Mix well, till the syrup gets coated well.

Allow it to cool. Restore it in a air tight container. 

Sweet Aval Pori is ready.

For Sweet Pori Video recipe click the link👉👉👉 Karthigai Sweet Aval Pori 

Related Recipes:-

Sweet Aval

Aval Mixture

Nutritional Chikki