Mug Pasta

Mug Pasta

Simple and easy way to cook pasta in microwave. Even kids can try this recipe and enjoy their snack or evening tiffin. 

Ingredients:

Elbow pasta - 1/4 cup

Cheese - 1 tablespoon

Milk - 2 tablespoons

Whole wheat flour - 1 tsp

Chopped celery - 1 tsp

Mixed herbs - 1/4 tsp

Salt - a pinch

Method:

# In a mug take pasta add 1/4 cup of water and microwave for 20 seconds. (stir in every 10 seconds)

# Sprinkle wheat flour, milk and pinch of salt and microwave for another 20 seconds. (stir in every 10 seconds)

# Add cheese, chopped celery, mixed herbs and microwave for 10 seconds.

# Stir and microwave for another 10 seconds. 

Enjoy Mug Pasta  in just 1 minute.

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Coconut Cake

Coconut Cake

I always like simple cakes to bake. Coconut cake is soft, moist, healthy cake perfect for tea-time. 

I'm using fresh grated coconut but desiccated coconut can also be used. This is an eggless, whole wheat flour, jaggery cake. Simple and easy recipe perfect for lockdown extension.

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour / atta - 3/4 cup

Jaggery (powder) - 3/4 cup

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Unsalted butter - 1/4 cup

Curd - 1/4 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Salt - a pinch

Vanilla essence - few drops

Method:

# Grease your baking tin with oil /butter. Dust some flour. 

#Preheat microwave convection mode @160'c.

# Sieve whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt (3-4 times). Dry ingredients.

# Melt butter add jaggery powder, curd, milk, grated coconut, vanilla essence and mix well. (wet ingredients)

# Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients in small batches. Always use cut and fold method.

Batter should be thick and dropping consistency.

# Pour the batter in cake tin. 

# Bake @ 160'c for 35-40 minutes.

# Check by inserting knife. If it comes out clean.(baked perfectly)

# After 5-10 minutes loosen the baking tin and unmold the cake. Put it on a wire rack. Allow it to cool down.

# Slice your cake and enjoy for tea-time.

*Airfried version - preheat@160'c for 5 minutes. Bake at same temperature for 20-25 minutes.

*Pressure cooker - add sand or salt. Place a ring mould close your cooker without gasket and whistle... preheat on medium flame for 15-20 minutes. Place the baking tin on the ring mould... close your cooker without gasket and whistle and bake on medium flame for 50-55 minutes.

*Kadai - add salt or sand keep the ring mould cover with a lid and preheat on medium flame for 15-20 minutes. Keep your baking tin on ring mould cover kadai with a lid and bake on a medium flame for 50-55 minutes.

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Thengai Podi / Coconut Podi

Thengai Podi / Coconut Podi

Thengai Podi is coconut podi/ coconut chutney powder served with idli and dosa. This podi can be tossed with any curry which gives a nice spiced coconut flavour. This can be stored for 10-15 days in room temperature and if you wish to store for couple of months then store in freezer.

Ingredients:

Grated fresh coconut - 1 cup

Urud dal - 2 tablespoons

Hing/ Asafatedia - 1.5 tsp

Red chillies - 50 gems

Salt - 2 tsp / according to taste

Refined oil - 1 tsp

Method:

# Heat a pan add 1/2 tsp of oil, roast the red chillies on medium flame (for 5-7 minutes) until it changes its colour.

# On the same pan add remaining oil add urud dal and roast until it changes its colour. Add salt and asafatedia. (remove on a plate)

# Roast the grated coconut on medium flame. (until it changes its colour)

# Let the ingredients cool down then make a powder.

Store this Thengai/ coconut chutney podi in an airtight container. 

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Homemade Granola

Homemade Granola

Simple and easy way to prepare Homemade Granola. We can use coconut oil but as this is a lockdown period so I switched to refined oil.

Ingredients:

Oats - 200 gms

Honey - 2 tablespoons

Refined oil - 2 tablespoons

Chopped Almonds - 15 nos

Melon seeds - 1 tablespoon

Black raisins - 1 tablespoon

Blue berries & cranberries - 1 tablespoon

Vanilla essence - few drops

Method:

# Dry roast oats. ( without changing colour)

# Mix honey, oil & vanilla essence together.

# Make sure honey & oil is mixed well...add roasted oats, berries, raisins, melon seeds & almonds.

# Preheat microwave convention oven @ 160'c.

# Grease baking tin with oil and pour the mixture.

# Bake @ 160'c for 20-25 minutes.

# Stir in every 5 minutes.

* In every 5 minutes you can see the change in the colour of granola.

Homemade Granola is ready. Allow it to cool, store in an airtight container.

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Instant Cut Mango Pickle

Instant Cut Mango Pickle

Hello Everyone!

Today I'm going to share 'Manga Thundam' / 'Manga Curry' which is cut mango pickle (South Indian style). This is simply and easy to prepare and can be served/ consumed immediately. 

Ingredients:

Medium size raw mango - 1 no

Red chilli powder - 1.5 tablespoons

Asafatedia - 1 tsp

Fenugreek / Methi powder - 1 tsp

Salt - 2 tablespoons

Gingerly oil - 1 tablespoon

Mustard seeds / Rai - 1.5 tsp

Method:

# Wash and cut  mango in small pieces.

# Add salt, fenugreek powder, red chilli powder, asafatedia and mix well.

# Heat a pan add oil, mustard seeds...let it crackle well add to the cut mangoes mixture and mix well.

* Store in refrigerator for 1 month.

Serve with curd rice or any variety bath.

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