Double Chocolate Banana Bread

Double Chocolate Banana Bread

  

An eggless, super soft, moist, healthy chocolate banana bread... perfect for a tea-time companion.

You can add walnuts or nuts of your choice. 

Notes

*Sieve dry ingredients 5-6 times.

* All ingredients should be in room temperature.

* Can add chopped chocolate or chocolate chips.

* Cup measurement is 120 gms for flour.

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 1+1/4 cup or 150 gms

Bananas - 2 big in size

Jaggery powder - 3/4 cup  

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Cocoa powder - 2 tablespoons / 30 gms

Refined oil - 1/4 cup  or 60 ml

Curd - 1/2 cup or 120 ml

Milk - 3 tablespoons

Warm water - 3 tablespoons

Chocolate chips - 1/2 cup

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Method:

# Sieve whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder for 5-6 times. (dry ingredients)

# Melt chocolate, add jaggery powder, oil, curd, milk, vanilla essence mix well. 

# Mash bananas well.

# Mix mashed bananas with chocolate mixture.(wet ingredients)

# Mix dry ingredients in two batches with wet ingredients. Do not over mix.

# Add warm water to the cake mixture.

# Preheat microwave convection mode @ 160'c.

# Grease your baking tin with oil/ butter.

# Pour Banana chocolate mixture in greased tin.

# Bake @ 160'c for 45 min. Check by inserting a knife/ toothpick if it comes out clean. Bread is baked well.

# After 10 minutes demould the baking tin.

# Allow it to cool on wire rack.

# Slice your bread once it is completely cool.

Sweet Rice Puttu

Sweet Rice Puttu

Sweet Rice Puttu is prepared during Navaratri, specialy on Friday as Neivedhyam. This is also prepared for Puberty event in Tamilnadu.

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 2 cups

Jaggery - 1.5 cups

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Grated coconut -1/2 cup

Cardoman powder - 1 tsp

Ghee - 1 tsp

Cashews - 10 nos

Method:

# Soak rice for 1 hr. Drain water and put the rice in cotton cloth, let it dry.

# Make a fine powder in mixie.

# Dry roast the rice flour to pinkish colour.

# Heat some water add salt and turmeric powder. 

# Sprinkle hot water little by little to the rice flour and mix well.( Consistency should  be when you hold the flour it should hold a shape)

# Tie the rice flour in a cotton cloth and   steam for 15 - 20 min.

# Let the mixture cool for some time.

# Sieve the rice flour. (consistency of the mixture will be like a beach sand)

 #Take jaggery and boil well. Filter the syrup to remove impurities. Boil the jaggery syrup until you get a ball consistency.

# Add jaggery little by little in the rice flour mixture. In few min rice flour mixture will come to Puttu consistency.

Add cardoman powder, grated coconut, and fried cashew.

mix well and serve.

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Beetroot Marble Bread

Beetroot Marble Bread

A super soft whole wheat beetroot marble bread. For this recipe I've peeled and boiled beetroot. Make a fine puree, donot add water while you puree the boiled beetroot.

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 230 gms / 2 cups(approx)

Beetroot puree - 100 gms

Instant dry active yeast - 1 tsp

Jaggery surup - 1 tablespoon

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 2 tablespoons

Water - 1/2 cup (warm water)

Honey + water - 1 tsp

Method:

# Mix whole wheat flour, yeast, jaggery surup, salt.

# Add warm water and knead.

# Knead for 15 minutes... until it is soft and elastic.

# Divide in two portions. First portion apply 1/2 tsp of oil and cover it. Rest for 1 hr.

# Mix Beetroot puree in 2nd portion add 2 tablespoon of whole wheat flour and knead well. It will be sticky but after 2-3 minutes while kneading it will be a soft dough. 

Apply 1/2 tsp of oil wrap and rest for 1 hr.

# Once your dough doubles in size. Punch down and knead for 2 more minutes. Both dough seperately.

#  Grease your baking tin with oil.

# Give a log shape to both dough. Twist both dough together as shown in picture.

# Place the log in baking tin.

# Let it rest for 20-25 minutes.

# Just before it reaches the brim of the pan preheat oven / microwave convection oven @ 190'c.

# Mix honey + water. Brush honey mixture before you bake.

# Bake @ same temperature for 30-35 minutes.

# Once baked rest for 10 minutes.

# Brush some oil.

# Loosen the baking tin and demould. Allow it to cool on wire rack. Let it cool completely.

Use cerrated knife to Slice your bread.

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Verki Puri (Airfried)

Verki Puri

Verki Puri is a crispy, flaky, savoury snacks which are perfect to be served for tea-time. I've used whole wheat flour and fried these in Airfrier. These can be deep fried in medium hot oil.

Please watch my video below:

https://youtu.be/FW-dKg2M3No

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 200 gms + 4 tablespoons

Semolina / Sooji - 2 tablespoons

Refined oil - 3 tablespoons

Onion seeds / Kalonji - 1 tsp

Crushed pepper - 1 tsp

Cumin / Jeera - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

# Mix whole wheat flour, semolina, crushed pepper, cumin, onion seeds, salt.

# Heat 2 tablespoons of oil.

# Pour hot oil in flour mixture. Leave it for few minutes.

# Mix well until you get a bread crumbs consistency.

# Sprinkle water and knead a dough. Not too stiff nor too soft.

# Apply 1tsp of oil and cover the dough for 15-20 minutes.

# After 15 minutes knead for 1 more minute. Make small marble size balls. Roll to a thin flat bread / chapati.

# Brush some oil and sprinkle some wheat flour and place the 2nd chappati. Repeat this... I've used 7 chapatis. Give a log shape. Pinch the edges well.

# Cut the log with 1inch gap.

# Press and roll slightly. As shown in the picture.

# Preheat Airfrier @ 180'c for 5 minutes.

# Place the Verki Puri's in Airfrier...3-4 pieces at a time... Do not overload them.

# Airfry @ 180'c for 15 minutes. Inbetween brush some oil and flip verki puris.

# Once verki puris are fried allow them to cool.

Store in an airtight container.

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Chai Masala Cake

Chai Masala Cake

A perfect tea-time cake flavoured with Chai Masala. I've used whole wheat flour, brown sugar and the key ingredient is ghee residue.

Notes:

* Sieve whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt for 6-7 times.

* All ingredients should be in room temperature.

* Grease baking tin with oil/ butter.

* Add nuts to the batter or sprinkle on top then bake. 

Recipe for Chai Masala powder:

Steps and ingredients http://swadishtkitchen.blogspot.com/2019/12/masala-chai-powder-tea-masala-powder.htm

https://youtu.be/xOnPLW3qPBA

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 1+1/4 cup

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Brown sugar - 3/4 cup

Ghee residue - 2 tablespoons

Milk -1 cup

Chai Masala powder - 1 tablespoon

Chopped almonds, cashew - 2 tablespoons

Method:

# Mix brown sugar, milk, ghee residue.(wet ingredients)

# Sieve whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt.(dry ingredients)

# Mix chai masala powder, wet ingredients and dry ingredients together. Cut and fold method.

# Preheat oven/ microwave convection mode @160'c.

# Cake batter should be like idli batter. 

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

# Mix some chopped nuts with cake batter. Pour the batter in greased tin. Sprinkle chopped nuts on top.

# Bake @ 160'c for 30-35 minutes.

# Check by inserting a knife/ toothpick...if it comes out clean. Cake is baked well.

# Allow it to cool for 15 minutes.

# Loosen the sides of baking tin, demould. 

# Let it cool on wire rack until it cools down completely.

Enjoy for your tea-time.

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