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

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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