Coconut Cookies

Coconut Cookies

Simple and healthy cookies with coconut & whole wheat flour (atta). These are healthy with jaggery, without baking soda and baking powder. Today I'm using fresh grated coconut but you can even use desiccated coconut. 

Ingredients

Whole wheat flour - 3/4 cup

Powered jaggery - 1/4 cup

Unsalted butter - 1/4 cup

Fresh grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Milk - 2 tablespoons

Vanilla essence - few drops

Method:

# Cream butter and powdered jaggery.

# Mix grated coconut, vanilla essence with butter mixture.

# Add whole wheat flour and make a dough. Add 

1 tablespoon of milk and make soft dough. If you require can add some more milk.

# Cover the dough and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

# Preheat microwave convention oven @ 180'c.

# Grease the baking tin with oil or butter. Make marble size balls of dough... slightly press and arrange them in baking tray.

# Bake @ 180'c for 10-12 minutes. 

Once done allow them to cool on wire rack.

Store the cookies in an airtight container and enjoy.

* Airfrier - Preheat @ 170'c for 5 minutes. Bake @ same temperature for 8-10 minutes.

* Pressure cooker - add salt and place the ring mould and preheat on medium flame. Arrange the cookies in a plate and bake for 20-25 minutes without gasket and whistle on medium flame.

Do try this recipe and provide your comments.

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Rava Idli

Rava Idli / Semolina Idli

Rava / Semolina Idli is South Indian Special recipe served with chutney and sambar for breakfast/ tiffin time. Simple and quick recipe with few ingredients...this is also an instant idli recipe.

You can even roast rava with seasonings and store in an airtight container for 1 or 2 months. 

Ingredients:

Rava / sooji / semolina - 1 cup

Curd - 1 cup

Mustard / Rai - 1 tsp

Urud dal - 1/2 tsp

Channa dal - 1/2 tsp

Asafatedia - 1/4 tsp

Baking powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt - to taste

Cashew - few (optional)

Coriander leaves / curry leaves - few chopped

Oil - 1 tsp 

Method:

# Heat a pan add oil and mustard let it crackle, add urud dal and channa dal. As it slightly chages colour add rava / semolina and roast on a medium flame. Once it slightly chages colour add salt and asafatedia and coriander leaves and roast for few more minutes.

# Once you get a nice aroma of roasted rava switch off the stove and leave it for 5 minutes.

# Add curd to the roasted rava and rest the batter for 10-12 minutes.

# Add baking powder to rava batter and 1/4 cup of water. Mix well...it should be thick idli batter consistency. Once you add baking powder you can see some froth in rava Idli batter.

# Grease the idli mould / plate with oil, place a cashew and pour the rava idli batter. Add water to the idli steamer...steam rava idli's for 12-15 min.

# Once done leave it for 2-3 minutes then serve with chutney and sambar.

Do try this easy and simple rava Idli and provide your comments.

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