Thursday 29 September 2016

Masala Peanuts / Groundnuts - Airfryer Recipe

Masala Peanuts / Groundnuts is one of the most delicious Indian snack which every one loves. I have tried this recipe in Airfrier which came out really well.

Ingredients:
Groundnuts - 100 grms
Gram flour/ besan - 2 tablespoons
Red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida - 1 teaspoon
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Method:
1. Wash groundnuts in water and strain it. 
2. Add besan, red chilli powder, asafoetida, salt and mix well.
3. If needed just sprinkler little water.
4. Preheat Airfrier @ 180' c for 3 min.
5. Put the masala groundnuts in the Airfrier compartment and fry at 180' c for 8- 10 min. In between brush oil.
   This is an excellent healthy snack recipe, which every one loves.
Please do try and provide your comments.
Thank you 

Sunday 25 September 2016

Oats Chikki / Granola Bar

Oats Chikki / Granola bars are healthy sweet items, which is a wonderful substitute for chocolates.

Ingredients:
Roasted Oats - 100 grms
Jaggery - 100 grms
Roasted peanuts - 50 grms
Walnuts - 25 grms
Cashew, Badam, Raisins - 25 grms
Butter - 2 tablespoon
Honey - 2 tablespoon
Fried cornflake - 50 grms
Method :
# Heat pan add jaggery syrup, boil the syrup to ball consistency as shown in my earlier video.
# Add  Butter mix well, simmer the stove add honey, roasted oats, peanuts, walnuts, badam, cashew, Raisins and cornflake to the jaggery syrup mix well.
# Grease the plate with Butter or oil, pour the mixture. Spread with spatula.
# Let the mixture cool for 5 to 7 min.
# Cut it in shape you like.

A wonderful sweet item for kids. Please do try and provide your comments. Thank you 


Monday 19 September 2016

Lemon Poha

Lemon Poha is a very tasty and easy breakfast special recipe.

Ingredients:
Beaten rice flakes - 150 grms
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Peanuts - 2 tablespoon
Oil - 2 or 3 tablespoon
Mustard seed - 1 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Urud dal - 1 tsp
Curry and coriander leaves - few
Lemon - 1 nos
Green chili - 2 nos
Salt to taste
Method:
# wash beaten rice flakes, squiz water add turmeric powder and salt mix well.
# Let it soak for 1/2 hr to 1 hr.
# Heat kadai add oil , when oil is heated, add mustard seed, crackle well, add chana dal, urud dal then add peanuts roast well.
# Add green chillis, asafoetida, curry and coriander leaves then add soaked beaten rice flakes.
# Mix well close the kadai and simmer the stove for 5 to 7 min.
# Open the kadai Poha will be cooked add lemon juice and turn off the stove.
Serve with any chutney or curd. A fantastic breakfast special recipe.

Please do try and provide your  comments. Thank you 

Thursday 15 September 2016

Tomato Paratha

Tomato Paratha is one of my favorite break fast special recipe.

Ingredients:
Tomato - 3 nos
Whole wheat flour - 2 cups
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Kasori methi - 1/2 teaspoon
Red chili powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Ajwain - 1/2 teaspoon
Oil as required
Salt to taste
Method:
# Grind Tomatos with red chili powder, make puree.
# Mix whole wheat flour, turmeric powder, kasori methi, ajwain and salt. Then add tomato puree to dry ingredients. Knead dough.
# Dough should be stiff like chappath or paratha dough.
# Heat tava, roll your tomato paratha, and cook both sides with oil.

Serve your Tomato Paratha with curd or pickle. Please do try this recipe and provide comments. Thank you😃

Friday 9 September 2016

Nendhram Pazham payasam/ Pradhaman

Nendhra Pazham payasam / Pradhaman is a traditional payasam of Kerala which is prepared during Onam festival.

Ingredients :
Nendhra Pazham - 2 medium size
Coconut peices - 2 tablespoons
Dry ginger powder - 1 teaspoon
Jaggery - 1 cup
Coconut milk - 1 cup
Ghee - 2 tablespoons
Method :
# Cut nendram pazham in pieces.
# Heat a pan add ghee fry coconut peices to light brown, remove coconut peices then add nendhra Pazham peices and fry well.
# Close the lid of the pan cook for 5 min, stir well.
# once nendhra pazham is mashed well add jaggery syrup, mix well let it boil for few minutes.
# Add dry ginger powder, fried coconut peices, mix well switch of the stove.
# Add coconut milk and serve.
Make sure you add the coconut milk after you switch of the stove other wise there are chances of milk to get curdled.

Please do try and provide your comments. Thank you.

Friday 2 September 2016

Thenkuzhal ( An Airfryer recipe )

Thenkuzhal is a perfect Teatime Snack, even it is a snack item prepared during festivals. You can even deep fry thenkuzhal, but I have used my Airfryer.

Ingredients :
Rice flour - 4 cups
Roasted urud dhal powder - 1 cup
Jeera - 1 teaspoon
Oil - 6 tablespoons
Hing - 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Method :
1. Heat pan and pour 3 tablespoons of oil.
2. Mix all dry ingredients well.
3. Pour the heated oil into the mixture, leave for few minutes, as it will be very hot.
4. Mix well, consistency should be of a bread crumbs, then add water little by little.
5. The dough should be stiff, as we make for poori dough.
6. Preheat the Airfryer at 180'c for 3 min.
7. Take thenkuzhal mould put the dough and fry it in Airfryer at 180'c for 7 min.
8. After 3 min brush oil to the thenkuzhal.
Serve thenkuzhal during tea time.

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