Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies (Egg less)

Ingredients
1. 1 cup of Whole Wheat Flour
2. ½ cup of all purpose flour
3. 1 cup of sweetened chocolate chips
4. 1 cup of Sugar
5. ½ cup of unsalted butter melted
6. ½ tsp of Baking Soda
7. 1 tsp of Vanilla essence
8. ½ cup of Buttermilk

Directions
1. Mix Flour, Baking Soda and Sugar in one bowl
2. Mix Butter with 1 tsp of Sugar
3. Mix Vanilla essence in Butter slowly and keep stirring.
4. Preheat the Oven at 300 degrees for 10 minutes.
5. Mix all wet ingredients in dry ingredients slowly and stir it continuously
6. Now add Chocolate chips
7. After they are mixed the ingredients will be little dry still.
8. Now start adding buttermilk slowly and keep on stirring the mixture till it is smooth.
9. Take one table Spoon and keep on adding on Cookie sheet or parchment paper or greased foil paper.

10. Now bake the cookies for 30 minutes or till they are golden brown at 350.
11. Take out the cookie and let it cool for at least 15 minutes and then serve
12. These eggless cookies, whole wheat cookies are healthy for your family, you can serve them with milk.
-Chitra

Semi Home Made - Quick Kulche Chole

First of all, I am sorry, I am posting a blog post here after a long time. But I was super busy in my work and other blog. But here I am with another quick recipe for you.
Today I am sharing my childhood favorite meal which I use to eat outside my school a lot. I am sure many of you will relate to it, who are in India. It is often prepared and served still outside many office buildings also, specially in Connaught place or Chandni Chowk. But as I am not living in Indian anymore so I try and make all those things here so that I can satisfy my cravings. Hope you like this idea and if you do decide to make it, please share with me.


Ingredients:-

1. One can for Garbanzo Beans / Chole ( I used Goya one for 1lb 13 oz), you can use boil beans also.
2. One onion chopped finely
3. One tomato chopped without seeds
4. 2-4green chilies copped finely (optional)
5. 2 tbsp. of cilnatro / dhaniya leaves chopped finely
6. 3 tbsp. of lemon juice
7. Salt and Red chili powder to taste
8. 1 tsp. of amchoor ;/ mango powder
9. Frozen Haldiaram Kulche (Baked Paneer or Cilantro one)

   
    
Directions:-

1. Wash beans/ chole under running water in a sifter and transfer in another bowl.
2. Microwave them for around 10 minutes with little water, cover with a wet kitchen towel. It is just too make them little more soft and steam them.
3. Till then make other ingredients ready and heat the frozen kulche in toaster or oven.
4. When the chole are ready cool them for five minutes and strain all water.
5. Now add all other ingredients as mentioned above and mix well.
6. Serve them with hot kulche and pickle.
7. Your quick and healthy lunch is ready. It is very easy for all those working people who want quick home cooked food without mush stress.

Thanks
Chitra

ChowMein Noodles / Lo Mein Noodles

 

Chow mein (/ˈtʃaʊ ˈmeɪn/) are stir-fried noodles, the name being an English language corruption of the Taishanese chāu-mèing. The dish is popular throughout the Chinese diaspora where it will appear on the menu of Chinese restaurants. It is particularly popular in the United States and Britain It is commonly known as Loomein here in USA.

 

Here is my quick and easy version of homemade Chinese noodles for you.

Ingredients

1. 2 cup of dry egg noodles or dry spaghetti pasta par boiled.(al dente)

2. Green Beans (1 cup sliced in two parts)

3. Red Bell peppers (½ cup sliced) or choose any color

4. Mushrooms (1/2 cup sliced)

5. Red Onions (1/2 cup sliced)

6. 2 tbsp of garlic and ginger chopped finely

7. 2 tbsp of olive oil

8. 2 tbsp of red chili flakes

9. Dark Soy Sauce( opt for low sodium)

10. Vinegar

11. Scallions/ Green onion for garnishing

12. Water

Directions

1. Blanch the beans in hot boiling water for 3-5 minutes and then take them out and put in ice cold water. This way beans will be still crunchy but not raw and still maintain green color.

2. Heat the wok on medium heat add oil.

3. Add ginger and garlic with red chili flakes, let them be light pink and add all veggies one by one.

4. Sauté the vegetables for 5-6 minutes, do not stir them just shake your wok to turn them around.

5. At this point of time, if you want to add an egg you can add it now, but if you want vegetarian version just add boiled noodles.

6. Stir the noodles with tongs. Let them get some color.

7. Now when the noodle are ready add 1 tbsp of vinegar and 2 tbsp of soy sauce and mix it well.

8. Let them cook till soy sauce evaporates and then add little bit salt if required.

9. Serve hot and garnish with scallions.

Chowmein/Loomein are everyone’s favorite now you can make them home instead of eating outside and eating high calories food and destroying your health.

Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad

Ingredients

1. 2 chicken breasts

2. 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard (grainy)

3. 1 tsp of honey

4. 1 tbsp of Olive oil

5. Salt and freshly ground pepper

6. 2 cups of fusilli (colored) cooked until al dente (pasta)

7. 5 Lemons (juiced)

8. 1 cup of sun dried tomato dipped in oil.

9. 1 Jalapeño chopped

10. Dash of Hot sauce

Directions

For Chicken:-

1. In a tray add Dijon mustard, honey, oil, salt and good amount of pepper and juice of 2 lemons.

2. Whisk well and rub your chicken with your hands in this mixture.

3. Leave it for 10 minutes and in the mean time heat the grill.

4. Now grill the chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side. When your chicken is ready let it sit for 2-3 minutes before cutting.

For Pasta:-

5. In the mean time make your pasta ready.

6. In a mixing bowl add juice of 3 lemons, salt and pepper and 2tbsp of olive oil, a dash of hot sauce

7. Put the pasta in the mixing bowl and toss well.

8. Now add sun dried tomatoes to it and stir.

9. Finally slice up the grilled chicken and lay it all over the top.

10. Garnish with jalapeños and serve.

-Chitra

Oil free Gobi Mussallam

Ingredients

1. Cauliflower / Gobi 250 gms

2. Salt to taste

3. ½ tsp of red chili powder

4. ½ tsp of garam masala powder

5. 2 tbsp of besan/ chick pea flour

6. 2 tbsp of curd/dahi

7. 1 tsp of coriander powder

8. ½ tsp of turmeric powder

9. Cilantro/dhaniya leaves to garnish

10. 1 tbsp of maida

Directions

1. Separate the cauliflower florets and keep aside.

2. In a deep pan fill half with water and boil. When the water starts to boil add salt.

3. Put the florets, and parboil them so that it does not lose its crunch.

4. Take out the florets and put them in ice cubed water this way they will not turn mushy and retain their color and crunch.

5. In a non stick pan add all spices and gram flour and maida except curd and make a masala and roast it on low heat.

6. Now add curd to it and add the florets to masala and smear them properly.

7. Put them in tray and spread them and bake it until golden brown.

8. Garnish with lemon juice and chopped cilantro leaves.

-Chitra

Apple Salad

Ingredients

1. 1 green Apple

2. 1 golden apple

3. 1 deep red apple

4. 1 yellow red apple

5. 1 bunch of romaine lettuce

6. 1 small cucumber and small tomato

7. Salt and Black pepper to taste

8. 3 tbsp of lemon juice

9. 1 tsp of cumin / zeera powder

Directions

1. Core the apples ( take out the seeds) and cube all the apples in bite size pieces

2. Peel the cucumber and remove the seeds otherwise salad will be wet and cube them

3. Likewise with tomato chop them without seeds.

4. Wash the lettuce leaves and then pat dry them. Now cut them roughly.

5. Now mix all ingredients in a big salad bowl.

6. Pour the lemon juice, salt pepper and cumin powder.

7. Toss it well and serve.

-Chitra

Gawar Fali ki Sabzi

This crunchy bean is low in calories and popular throughout India. The plant is extremely hardy and grows easily even in drought-like conditions.

Ingredients

1. 3 ½ cups of chopped gawar fali / cluster beans / kothavarakkais

2. 2 large potatoes chopped in cubes

3. 1 tbsp of cumin / zeera seeds

4. Salt and Red chili powder to taste

5. 1 tsp of turmeric powder

6. ½ cup of water

7. 2 tbsp of vegetable oil

Directions

1. In a non stick pan add oil

2. Add cumin seeds, when they splutter add salt , turmeric and red chili powder

3. Now add potatoes and beans cook on a low heat.

4. When it is cooked serve hot with roti’s.

-Chitra

Fattoush

 

Zesty Lebanese Salad made from toasted pita / Arabic bread combined with mix vegetables and herbs is a perfect starter for your meal. It’s super healthy and refreshingly delicious. Try it today.

Ingredients

1. 2-3 tomatoes chopped in cube size

2. 1 cucumber chopped in cube size (quartered lengthwise and chopped)

3. 1 green pepper seeded and diced

4. 4 scallions / green onions chopped roughly

5. 1 cup of romaine lettuce chopped

6. 2 tbsp of parsley chopped

7. 1 tsp of dried mint

8. 1 cup of cilantro / dhaniya/ coriander chopped

9. 2 pita bread toasted and cut into cubes

10. ½ cup of oilive oil

11. Salt and pepper to taste

12. ½ cup of lemon juice

Directions

1. Add the tomatoes, cucumber, scallions, lettuce and herbs (cilantro, mint, parsley) in a bowl.

2. Whisk oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper and add to the bowl. Toss.

3. Put the toasted, baked pita bread cubed already at the top and serve.

-Chitra

Meethi Sewaiyaan

Ingredients

1. 4 cups of fat free (optional) Milk

2. 1 ½ cup of wheat sewaiyaan toasted ones (vermicelli noodles)

3. 1 cup of sugar

4. 1 tsp of cardamom powder / 2-3 whole cardamom

5. 1 tsp of nutmeg powder

6. Splash of Kewra water

Directions

1. Heat milk in a non stick pan on low medium heat

2. When the milk is hot and little thick add sugar.

3. If you are using cardamom powder add that, but if you are using whole cardamom break it open before throwing in milk.

4. Now add the sewaiyaan.

5. When the sewaiyaan turn soft add nutmeg powder. Mix it well.

6. Serve hot or cold in an individual dishes with some drops of kewra water on top.

-Chitra

Pickled Vegetables

Ingredients

1. 2 cups of your choice of diced vegetables

(Red Reddish, Beetroot, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cucumber, Red bell pepper)

2. 1 ½ cup of Vinegar

3. 2 cups of water

4. ½ tsp of salt

5. ½ tsp of sugar

6. Sterilized jar

Directions

1. Boil water with vinegar, salt and sugar. When it is reduced very little remove from the flame.

2. Fill in the jar with vegetables until they are full packed.

3. Now cool down the water till the temperature changes to hot to warm.

4. Pour the syrup to jar but leave little space.

5. Close the lid and store in warm place. In about 3-4 days pickle will be ready.

6. Use Pickle vegetable with anything Wraps, Pasta, Salads.

-Chitra

Chocolate Almond Cookies

Ingredients

1. 1 ½ cup of Whole Wheat Flour

2. 1 cup of Almonds and Cashew nuts

3. 1 cup of Sugar

4. 1 cup of unsalted butter melted

5. ½ tsp of Baking Soda

6. 1 tsp of Vanilla essence

7. 2 Egg Whites

8. ½ cup of Canola Oil

Directions

1. Mix Flour, Baking Soda and Sugar in one bowl.

2. Mix Butter with 1 tsp of Sugar.

3. Mix Vanilla essence in egg whites slowly and keep stirring.

4. Preheat the Oven at 300 degrees for 10 minutes.

5. Mix all wet ingredients in dry ingredients slowly and stir it continuously

6. Now add Almonds and Cashew nuts.

7. After they are mixed the ingredients will be little dry still.

8. Now start adding oil slowly and keep on stirring the mixture till it is smooth.

9. Take one table Spoon and keep on adding on Cookie sheet or parchment paper or greased foil paper.

10. Now bake the cookies for 30-40 minutes or till they are golden brown at 350.

11. Take out the cookie and let it cool for at least 15 minutes and then serve.

-Chitra

Banana Bread - Low Calorie cake

You will never regret it, it's nutritious and low calorie as it is made with whole wheat flour, you will never go to any store to buy, as you can make better now.

Ingredients

· 1 ½ cup of whole wheat flour
· 1 tsp. of Baking Soda

· ½ tsp. of Salt

· 1 ½ cup of Sugar

· 3 eggs lightly beaten with 3 tsp. of Sugar

· 2 large banana’s mashed

· 1 cup of canola oil

· 2 tsp. of orange Tang flavor

· 1 tsp. of chopped almonds

Directions

· Preheat oven at 400 degrees।

. Take one bowl and combine eggs and sugar till they are bright golden color and thick.

· Now combine mashed bananas to eggs and stir gently.

· Take another dry bowl where mix all dry ingredients wheat flour, baking soda, salt and
sugar with fork so that you don’t have any lumps.

· Now mix Oil slowly and keep on stirring to dry ingredients.

· Now add Eggs and Bananas to the mixture and stir continuously so there are no lumps.

. Add almonds to it and stir.

· Pour the mixture to greased loaf pan.

· Sprinkle sugar on top of the mixture for crusty texture on top.

· Bake until lightly browned and bread bounces back to the touch, about 55 minutes to 1
hour.

· Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes before turning out in a plate to cool
completely.

· Enjoy with tea, coffee or have as a snack.

-Chitra