Friday, November 6, 2015

DIWALI special recipes kuch Namkeen aur kuch Meetha which are made out of SMART ingredients NO MAIDA at allll !!!





        <>#@#<>  HAPPY*DIWALI  <>#@#<>









Hello Everyone , FOODESSENCE is back with Diwali Greetings and DIWALI special recipes kuch Namkeen aur  kuch Meetha  which are amazingly healthy, low calorie and made out of SMART ingredients NO MAIDA  at allll !!!



So I tried and tested these yummy recipes  in my kitchen a little ahead of time so that you guys can have a guilt free Diwali  too
Here we Go>>>Baked Sakkarparra  (Sooji , Oats),Baked Meethi Puri (Whole wheat atta, chick pea flour and oats),Multigrain Mithaii (Museli, Amaranth ),Oats Chiwda (Oats)




SHAKKARPARRA   or SHANKARPALI
Call it Shankarpali or Shakkarparra , this cookie like sweet snack traditionally is made out of refined flour(maida), and is deep fried…  I really love snacking on them but the thought of being a deep fried snack always bothers  me… Then I thought of making them with my own style by Baking them! And I also played around with the ingredients and added oats flour, now they are not only lighter on fats but are high in fiber too and are no less than the yummy traditional shankarpali 










OATS CHIWDA
The way of making Oats chiwda is almost similar to what we make Poha chiwda , the only ingredient I changed here was POHA to OATS. I have used the ready to eat oats, so all we need to do is toss these oats flakes on a hot kadai for 10 minutes or simply bake them for around 10 minutes at 160 C  just until they are crispy and golden brown … I have made a magic masala( seasoning)  to completely transform this chiwda … this masala makes my mouth water everytime :P


Ingredients
Instant Oats 2 cups
Oil/ghee 5 tablespoon
Peanuts ½ cup
Raisins 5 tablespoon
Curry leaves 2 tablespoon
Mustard seeds 1 tablespoon
Cumin seeds 1 tablespoon
Chopped garlic 2 tablespoon
Chopped green chillies 1 tablespoon
Chopped Almonds (optional) 2 tablespoon
Asafetida 1/ 2teaspoon  
Turmeric ½ teaspoon
Magic Masala (Ingredients are below)

Method ::
Dry roast the instant oats for 10 minutes, either in a preheated oven or in a kadai till golden and crispy.
In a large kadai or cooking pan on a low flame, pour oil, once it is heated add the asafetida,peanuts,cumin ,mustard,chillies,garlic,curry leaves,raisins turmeric, add the oats and toss them till the turmeric colors all the oats.
Add the Magic masala to the oats, mix well, let it cool for 5 -10 minutes and then store it in air tight container.
Now its time for the amazing Magic Masala
Combine 1 teaspoon salt,1 teaspoon red chilly powder. 1 teaspoon dhania jeera powder, 1 teaspoon chaat masala, 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder,1 tablespoon powdered sugar.(you can increase the masala quantity according to your taste buds …Trust me this masala is super appetizing!!!




 MULTIGRAIN MITHAII
It is made up of crispy multigrains as the name says, and the mithaas comes from honey and jaggery.
I have used  crispy museli mix which is nutty and fruity and the light and popped Amaranth, some  peanut butter to bind all the goodness together.. Sweet,bit salty and zesty ..
Energy bar in other words…  Yum!!




Ingredients:
Museli Mix (crispy) 2 cups
Amaranth Popped (Rajgeera) 1 cup
Creamy Peanut butter 1 cup
Honey 1/3cup
Vanilla essence / kesar flavor 1 teaspoon
Salt ½ teaspoon
Orange zest  1/2 tablespoon

Method
In a mixing bowl add the museli mix and amaranth.
On a low flame in sauce pan add the peanut butter and honey till they combine well,remove it from the flame, add orange zest, salt, vanilla essence, now pour this mixture into the museli mix and combine well.
In a greased brownie pan pour this mixture and with damp hands gently press the mixture and evenly distribute it,with a knife gently cut the mix into brownie size bars(since the mixture is moist), cover it with freshwrap and keep in refrigerator around 4 to 5 hours to set.
Once they are set , serve them !!




BAKED MEETHI PURI



This is a perfect crispy and salty snack! The meethi has its own appetizing magic and tantalizes the taste buds.
 


Ingredients
Wheat flour 1cup
Oats flour 1cup
Chickpea flour half cup
Fresh Fenugreek leaves 1cup chopped
Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
Red chilly powder 1 teaspoon
Garlic powder 1 teaspoon
Sesame seeds 2 teaspoon
Oil 2 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Water as per required 

Method
In a mixing bowl,add all the flours, throw in the salt,garlic powder, red chilly powder,cumin powder and combine well .
Add the fresh fenugreek and oil, mix well.
Gradually add water to form a dough, the dough should not be too hard or soft.
Roll out the dough and with the help of round cookie cutter,cut out pooris.
Prick them using a fork at regular intervals.
Grease the baking tray with oil and bake the pooris in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 10 minutes, turning them once after 5 minutes.
Store in an air-tight container

GOOD AND HEALTHY REASONS TO TRY THESE RECIPES
IT'S DIWALI!!!
HEALTHY AND SIMPLE
HIGH ON WHOLE GRAIN , NO REFINED FLOUR (MAIDA) AT ALL
NO FRYING , BUT ONLY SIMPLE AND HEALTHY BAKING!!!


HAVE  A  HAPPY  AND  HEALTHY  DIWALI!!!
Warm wishes from FOODESSENCE




No comments:

Post a Comment