Tag: herbal tea

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Healthy food

(131)Dry fruit cake.

Ingredients

  • 100 gms. Raisin.
  • 100 gms. Black raisin.
  • 100 gms. Cranberry.
  • 100 gms. Fig. cut into small pieces.
  • 50 gms. Apricot. cut into small pieces.
  • 200 ml. Black grapes juice.
  • 250 gms. butter.
  • 300 gms. powdered brown sugar.
  • 50 ml. oil.
  • 130 gms. curd.
  • 300 gms Maida.
  • 50. gms. Almond powder.
  • 1 tsp.baking powder.
  • ¼ tsp.baking soda.
  • ¼ tsp. salt.
  • ¼ tsp. clove powder.( optional)
  • ¼ tsp. cinnamon powder (optional).
  • ¼ cup Sugar
  • 1 cup water

Method

  • In one big sauce pan mix all dry fruits with fresh black grape juice.
  • Cover the lid and refrigerate for 24 hours for soaking.
  • After 24 hours remove from the fridge and mix thoroughly and keep aside.
  • In another big mixing bowl sieve dry ingredients like flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, clove and cinnamon powder.
  • In another big sauce pan beat butter and sugar with medium speed till it turns creamy.
  • Add curd and oil in it and again beat for few minutes. Scrape the sides and will get super creamy consistency.
  • Now add flour and Almond powder and mix with cut and fold method for 2 minutes.
  • Add soaked juicy dry fruits and again mix with cut and fold method for 2 more minutes.
  • Grease disposable cake mould and pour batter and fill upto ¾ mould . Level the poured batter by taping twice or thrice.
  • Preheat oven at 160 °centigrade for 10 minutes.
  • place mould in to oven at 160° centigrade for 70 minutes.
  • After 70 minutes check the cake with the help of skewers.If it come out clean then cake is ready. If doesn’t come out clean then bake for 10 more minutes.
  • Switch off the oven and after 10 minutes remove from the oven.Separate all sides of cake from mould and unmould the cake.
  • With the help of skewers poke the cake.
  • Prepare sugar syrup ( mix sugar and water, syrup is ready after boiling for 2 minutes) and pour generously in the cake.
  • Wrap cling film and keep aside for 4-5 hours.
  • After 5 hours remove the film and cut the cake into 1 inch thick slices.
  • Serve cake slices with herbal tea.

Categories
Breakfast snacks

(36) Masala  Namakpare

Masala Shakarpare

Ingredients

  • 3 cups wheat flour
  • 45 ml oil
  • 1 tbsp.salt
  • 1 tbsp.chilli pd.
  • 1 tsp.white sesame(safed til) seeds
  • 1 tsp.black sesame(kala til) seeds
  • 1 tsp.Cumin(Jeera)
  • ½ tsp. Carom(Ajwain) seeds
  • 280 ml. water
  • oil for frying

Method:

  1. In one big vessel mix thoroughly all ingredients and knead into semi stiff dough.Keep aside for 30 mins.
  2. Divide the dough into 10 equal parts and roll each part into flat round 2mm thick chapattis.
  3. Cut each chapati into several square or diamond shapes. Pierce each pieces with knife.
  4. Heat oil in kadhai. Deep fry all namakpare under slowest flame till it becomes golden brown. It will takes 4-5 mins.
  5. Filled all Namakpare in airtight container once it cool down completely. You can store Namakpare for 30 days.
  6. Enjoy Namakpare with masala tea,herbal tea,in breakfast, snacks or as you want. You can carry Namakpare during traveling or in offices and schools.
Categories
Breakfast Dinner lunch snacks

(32) Methi na thepla

20-25 thepla

Ingredients

  • 300 gms.wheat (gheu)atta.
  • 200 gms. Millet (bajari or Jowar)atta
  • 1 bowl(150 ml.bowl size)finely chopped fresh Fenugreek (methi) leaves.
  • 1 bowl finely chopped fresh coriander (dhaniya patti)leaves.
  • 4 tbsp.sugar.
  • 4 tsp.salt.
  • 4 tbsp.oil
  • 3 tsp.chilli pd.
  • 1 tsp. turmeric pd.
  • 2 pich of Asafoetida (hing).
  • 5 tbsp.curd.
  • 100-120 ml.water.

Method:

  1. In one big mixing bowl marinate methi leaves and coriander leaves with salt and sugar for 30 mins.
  2. Add oil ,curd and all dry spices in marinated mixture.
  3. Mix thoroughly and add atta and again mix and knead . Take water for soft and smooth dough.
  4. Keep aside for 30 min.
  5. After 30 mins. divide dough into 20-25 equal parts .
  6. With the help of rolling pin ,roll each dough ball like roti and shallow fry with oil .Apply ghee and serve hot or carry with you while traveling or in offices.
  7. You can enjoy your thepla with Aam ras,Masala tea, herbal tea,tameta nu shak,kela nu shak or any pickle,jam,chhundo.
Methi na thepla
Categories
Breakfast snacks

(24) Chakli

Indian snacks

Ingredients:

1kg Rice( chawal) flour

9 tbsp melted butter or ghee

5 tsp.red chilli pd.

4 tsp. salt

1 tbsp.white sesame seeds( til)

1 tbsp.cumin(jeera)

600 ml water

Oil for frying.

Method:

1) In one big mixing bowl add all ingredients and knead medium hard dough ,cover it with a damp cloth and rest the dough for 1 hr.

2)After 1 hr.again knead the dough .

3 ) Place a portion of the dough in the chakli maker

4) Tighten the lid and move in rounds to get a spiral shape.

5)Fry the chakli till it is golden.

6)Drain chakli on a paper towel to remove excess oil.

7)Once the chakli are cooled at the room temperature store in an air tight container for 1 month.

8) Enjoy chakli with tea,Herbal tea, milk ,coffee or as you want.It is the best option to carry ready to eat food while tracking,hiking or on a picnic.