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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