Homemade Chocos

Homemade Chocos 

Good Morning!

Homemade Chocos which are healthy and tasty, perfect to be served as a cereals for breakfast with warm milk. These are made with fiber rich, sweetened with Jaggery powder. 

Ingredients:

Oats - 1 cup

Whole Wheat flour- 1/4th cup

Jaggery - 3 tablespoons 

Cashews- 7-8 nos

Almonds- 7-8 nos

Peanut butter- 2 tablespoons 

Cocoa powder- 1 tablespoon 

Water just to make a soft dough 

Method:

# Dry roast, Oats, cashews and almonds separately.

# Make a fine powder of Cashews and almonds. 

# Make Oats powder as well.

# Mix Oats powder, cashew powder, almond powder, jaggery powder, Peanut butter, cocoa, wheat flour. Sprinkle little water and Make a tight dough. Rest the dough for 10 minutes.

# Preheat oven at 160'c. Grease a baking tin.

# Shape the dough in small chocos by pressing with thumb finger and index finger. 

# Bake at 160'c for 13-15 minutes.

Once it becomes crispy allow it to cool down completely. Store at an airtight container.

Pl. do try and provide your comments.

Thanks.

Sakkara Hollige

Sakkare Hollige 

Good Evening!

Sakkare Hollige is a super delicious aromatic dessert. A simple, easy polli/ Hollige recipe which is very popular in Karnataka.

Ingredients:

Poppy seeds/ kus-kus - 3 tablespoons 

Powdered sugar - 3 tablespoons 

Dry coconut grated - 1/2 cup

Cardamon powder- 1 tsp

Wheat flour - 1 cup

Salt  - 1 pinch

Ghee & oil as required 

Method:

# Mix Wheat flour, salt little oil....Sprinkle water and make  a soft dough.

# Dry roast Poppy seeds...once cooled grind to a powder.

# Mix grinded Poppy seeds, Powdered sugar, Dry coconut grated, Cardamon powder....mix everything well. (Stuffing is ready)

# Make marble size balls of Wheat dough.

# Make a cup shape fill a 1.5 tsp of filling seal well ...make a Chappathi with a rolling pin. Not very thick / thin.

# Heat a tawa add ghee/ oil place the rolled hollige and cook both sides by applying ghee / oil. 

# Once both sides are cooked well remove and enjoy with ghee.

Please do try and provide your comments.

Thank you!

Varagu Arisi Pongal

Varagu Arisi Pongal/ Kodo Millet Pongal 

Varagu Arisi/ Kodo millet Pongal is an excellent recipe which can be made for breakfast/ during Tiffin. 

Ingredients:

Kodo millet- 1 cup

Moong dal- 1 cup

Cashews- few

Crushed Pepper- 1/2 tsp

Crushed cumin - 1/2 tsp

Ghee - 2 tablespoons 

Curry leaves few

Asafoetida- 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste 

Method:

# Wash and soak kodo millet for 2-3 hrs.

# Wash Moong dal well.

# Mix Moong dal and soaked millet add 2.5 cups of water and Pressure cook for 3-4 whisles.

# Once pressure is released mash the Pongal well. Add Salt and Asafoetida and give a good stir.

# Heat a pan add ghee add cashews, crushed pepper, crushed cumin. Let the Cashews change its colour add to the Pongal and mix well. Add curry leaves and mix.

Pongal is ready to serve.

Please do try and provide your comments.

Thank you!