Whole Wheat + Ragi + Jowar Biscuits

Whole Wheat Ragi Jowar Biscuits

Hello Everyone!

Whole wheat Ragi Jowar biscuits with cocoa and vannila flavour. These biscuits are crispy, mild sweet perfect for tea-time.

Few things which I always follow before baking: 

* Sieve the 3flours, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt for 7- 8 times.

* Consistency of jaggery syrup is like honey. 

* Ingredients should be in room temperature.

* Preheat oven / microwave convection mode.

* Grease your baking tin / pan with oil/ butter.

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup / 60 gms

Ragi /Finger Millet flour - 1/4 cup / 30 gms

Jowar / Sorghum flour - 1/4 cup / 30 gms

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Butter - 1/2 cup /100 gms

Jaggery syrup - 1/4 cup  

Cocoa powder - 2 tablespoons

Vanilla essence - few drops

Chopped almonds - 7-8 nos

Method:

# Sieve all three flours, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt for 7-8 times.

# Dry roast almonds and chop them.

# Mix butter and jaggery syrup together.

# Mix sieved dry ingredients, almonds,butter and jaggery syrup.

# Give a log shape and cling wrap. Keep it in refrigerator for 1hr or keep the dough in freezer for 20 minutes.

# Preheat your microwave convection mode @ 160'c.

# Grease your baking tin with oil / butter.

# Bake biscuits @ 160'c for 12 minutes.

# Once baked cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.

Please do try and provide your comments.

Thank U!

Instant Badam Mix Biscuits (whole wheat flour)

Instant Badam Mix Biscuits

Today my daughter demanded for some biscuits with choco chips...but choco chips or cocoa powder was not available in my kitchen....so I switched to  Instant Badam Mix powder which helped me to prepare these homemade biscuits.
These are simple tea-time biscuits with whole wheat flour and Bura sugar. You can try with maida / all purpose flour and normal powdered sugar. The measurements are same.

Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour / atta - 200 grms(1+3/4 cup)
Bura sugar - 100 grms (1/2 cup)
Unsalted butter - 80 grms ( less than 1/2 cup)
Instant badam mix powder - 3 sachets
(RS 5 packet)
Cardoman essence - 1/2 tsp
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Chopped nuts (badam / pista) - optional

Method:
# Cream butter and bura sugar together. ( It takes 5 -7 minutes)

# Mix cardoman essence with cream mixture.(wet ingredients)

# Sieve whole wheat flour, baking powder & baking soda.(dry ingredients)

# Add instant badam mix powder with dry ingredients.

# Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients in two batches. Just knead ...do not make a smooth dough. Can add milk and make a rough dough.

# Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

# Preheat your oven @ 170'c.

# Grease your baking tin.

# Make small marble size balls and arrange in your baking tin.

# Bake @ 170'c for 13-15 minutes.

You can arrange these on a wire rack...let them cool completely then store in an airtight container.

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

* Microwave Convection mode - Preheat @ 170'c bake @ same temperature for 13 minutes.

* Pressure cooker - add salt and preheat on medium flame for 15 minutes. Place a ring mould then keep a plate arrange biscuits bake on medium flame for 25-30 minutes. Inbetween check if it is light brown remove immediately.

Please do try and provide your comments.
Thank you!