Beetroot dip

Try this dip its very tasty!

Ingredients:

• Beetroot- 1 boiled and peeled
• Curds 3 to 4  tbsp
• Garlic 1 clove finely chopped
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Boil the beetroot and peel it. Dice it and grind in mixer till coarse paste.
2. Mix curds, salt and chopped garlic. Add the ground beetroot and mix well.
3. Serve with tortilla chips or roti.

Lemon lychee mint mocktail

My one more version of mocktail. I prepared this last weekend for myself and my hubby. We enjoyed it. A weekend refreshing drink. Makes 2 glasses.


Ingredients:

•  Lime -1
• Lychee syrup little or lychee drink -1 small bottle ( I got this in lulu its a Pran product)
• Ginger Ale - 1 can
• Sugar - if needed
• Salt - a pinch
• Mint leaves few crushed
• Ice cubes
• Mint leaves whole, lime slice and for garnish

Preparation:

1.  Cut lime and squeeze the juice. 
2. Add crushed mint leaves, Lychee syrup or juice whichever you have.
3. Add salt stir it well and strain. 
4. Add ginger ale to the mix and check for sweetness. If needed can add sugar.
5. Garnish with ice cubes, mint leaves and lime slice.
6. Serve chill and enjoy!!!

Boneless Chicken on skewers-worth trying

Ingredients:

•  Boneless Chicken pieces-500gms
• Olive oil  for basting

First marinade ingredients:

• Ginger and Garlic paste-4tbsp
• Red Chili powder-1tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
• Thick curd-1/4cup

Second marinade ingredients:

• Roasted besan flour-1tbsp
• Lime juice-2tsp
• Olive oil-5tbsp
• Onion paste-2tbsp
• Garlic paste-2tbsp
• Ground black pepper-1/2tsp
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. In a bowl add the first marinade ingredients and mix well, to this marinade add the chicken pieces and marinate for minimum 4 hours.
2. Next in another bowl add the second marinade ingredients and mix well until the besan flour is well blended to a smooth paste. 
3. Add the marinaded chicken pieces to the second marinade and marinate for another 4 hour.
4. Preheat oven 200 degree C, thread the marinaded chicken pieces onto wooden skewers. 
5. Place the skewers in the center of the grill rack of your oven. 
6. Roast the chicken for 20 mins until cooked and golden brown on all sides. If they are too dry then brush olive oil on pieces.

Cinnamon Eggless Cake - healthy recipe using wheat flour

I prepared this wheat cake yesterday. Its healthy and tasty. First time I tried preparing cake with wheat. Came out well.


Ingredients:


    * 2 cups wheat flour
    * 2 tsp cinnamon powder
    * 2 cups  brown sugar
    * 1-1/2 tsp soda bicarbonate 
    * 1/2 tsp baking powder
    * 1 cup of curd
    * 3/4 cup of water
    * 2/3 cup of cooking oil 
    * dates/almond/raisins - for garnishing

Preparation:

   1. Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees for 5  to 10 mins.
   2. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
   3. Blend the curd, water and oil together in another bowl.
   4. Then mix the dry ingredients into this bowl and blend well. Add the nuts too.
   5. Bring it to dripping consistency, add more water if needed. ( I did not add more water as the consistency was correct. If you take the exact quantity mentioned above you don't need to add excess water)
   6. Oil the bottom of a baking dish pour the content and bake for 40 to 45 mins.Keep checking if the cake is baked by inserting a skewer.
   7. Cut and serve when cool.

Note: Since we are using wheat flour here the cake might burn a little at the bottom. Keep checking to avoid burning. Scrape out the burnt part if any once cooled and serve.

Lychee Rosemint mocktail

I made this version of mocktail for my hubby's birthday. Everyone liked it. Here is the recipe for you.

Ingredients:

• Lychee syrup-little
• Club soda - 1 can
• Lime -1
• Mint leaves few
• Rose syrup -little
• sugar- if needed
• Lychee fruit and mint for decoration

Preparation: 

1. Squeeze the juice of one lime and add to the glass to it add mint leaves
2. Add lychee syrup stir it and add the club soda
3. Now top it with rose syrup and check for taste if not sweet then can add little sugar and adjust the taste.
4. Place lychee and mint on glass and serve.

Falooda

A refreshing dessert for you.

Ingredients:

• Milk                    - 1 liter
• Vermicelli            - 1 tea cup
• sugar                   - 1 tea cup
• sabjan seeds (black eyed seeds which bloom in water) - 1 tea cup
• rose syrup            - 1 teacup
• vanilla essence      - 1 tsp
• strawberry jelly     - 1 tea cup
• Vanilla ice cream   - 1 scoop

Preparation:

1.  Boil vermicelli strain and cool it. 
2. Boil milk with sugar. Sugar you can add as per the sweetness you need. Cool it and set aside.
3. Soak Sabjan seeds in water for 2 hours
4. In a bowl add the cooled milk, vermicelli, sabjan seeds, vanilla essence and rose syrup. Refrigerate it.
5. While serving add jelly then the milk content and finally top it with a scoop of ice cream.

Eggless Pineapple Pancakes

I always wanted to make pancakes as I had read many recipes of pancakes but in all we have to add eggs. When I was surfing the net I came across this egg less pineapple pancake recipe and I prepared it. These pancakes are really yummy. My hubby too loved them. Do try these out and I am sure you too will love it.

Ingredients:

• Cornflakes                 - 1 cup
• Rolled oats                - 1 cup
• Milk                          - 1 cup
• Pineapple juice          - 1/2 cup
• Maida                       - 1/4 cup
• Pineapple puree         - 1/2 cup
• Pineapple essence      - 1/2 tsp
• Baking Soda              - 1/4 tsp
• Baking powder          - 1 tsp
• Honey                       - 2 tbsp
• Oil                             -  2 tbsp
• Butter or oil for frying

Preparation:

1. Mix cornflakes, maida, rolled oats, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl.
2. In another bowl whisk together milk, pineapple puree, honey, pineapple juice and pineapple essence.
3. Now mix the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and make a fine batter. Consistency should be as dosa batter. Keep aside for half an hour.
4. Heat a non stick pan with oil or butter, pour the pancake batter and cook on simmer till both sides get well cooked. Serve with honey spread on pancake.