Thursday 28 February 2019

Boost Cookies ( Airfried Recipe)

Boost Cookies (Airfried Recipe)
Cookies are easy and delicious recipe which is loved by everyone.....this recipe is a variation of Culinary labs (Pradeepa Nair's recipe)...I just made slight changes and it came out well. These cookies are my daughter's favourite. 

In this recipe you can add health drinks such as Boost, Horlicks, Badam mix, Bournvita, Viva etc...
I had some boost powder in my kitchen so I tried with it. This is a simple recipe with whole wheat flour, Bura sugar which is a good alternative compared to all purpose flour / maida.


The same recipe can be prepared in pressure cooker, microwave convection mode, otg and even in kadai, for the time and temperature mentioned below.


Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour - 150 grms approx
Bura sugar - 80 grms
Boost (RS 5 packet ) - 3 sachets
Butter - 100 grms
Corn flour - 1 tablespoon
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Cocoa powder - 1 tablespoon
Milk - 1-2 tablespoons)
Chopped nuts walnuts & cashew - 2 tablespoon
Vanilla essence - few drops

Method:
# Sieve whole wheat flour, corn flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder. (dry ingredients)
# Cream your butter and bura sugar (powdered)...it should be light and creame. (wet ingredients)



# Add essence with butter mixture.(wet ingredients)

# Mix boost with dry ingredients.

# Mix chopped nuts with dry ingredients.

# Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients ....add milk and knead the dough. Can sprinkle little water to prepare the dough.Not very smooth.


# Refrigerate your dough for 1/2 hr.
# Preheat Airfrier @ 160'c for 5 minutes.
# Prepare small portion and give  shape to the cookies and give impression with a fork.
# Airfry the cookies at same temperature for 20 minutes. Once done let it cool completely and store in an airtight container.



* Microwave conversation mode - preheat @ 160'c and bake @ same temperature for 15 minutes.
* Pressure cooker - add salt or sand at the bottom of the cooker and preheat for 10 min...bake cookies on medium flame without gasket, without whistle for 35-40 minutes.
* Otg mode - 160'c for 12-15 minutes.
* Kadai - spread sand or salt using a ring mould and preheat for 10 minutes. Then bake cookies for 35-40 minutes. Cover the kadai with a lid or plate.
Do try this recipe and provide your comments.
Thank you!

Sunday 24 February 2019

Airfried Baby Potatoes

Airfried Baby Potatoes!
A simple and easy recipe with few ingredients in your kitchen. We all love potatoes and that to fried baby potatoes is an excellent side dish with rice...specially with sambar sadam, curd rice, rasam sadam or even with any variety rice item.

In Airfrier you don't have to toss it, just mix with dry masalas with little oil and marinate for few minutes and airfry them. 


Ingredients:
Boiled baby potatoes - 1/2 kg
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Asafatedia - 1/2 tsp
Cumin / jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
Corriader / dhania powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Few chopped coriander leaves

Method:
# Poke baby potatoes with fork(so that masalas get marinated well).

# In a bowl mix all masalas with oil.

# Pour the mixture in boiled potatoes and let it rest for 10-15 minutes (masalas get mixed well with potatoes)





# Preheat your Airfrier @ 200'c for 5 minutes.
# Airfry the marinated baby potatoes in 2 batches @ 200'c for 15 minutes.

No need to toss them as they are fried well..... garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Please do try and provide your comments.
Thank you!