Multi Millet Flour Dosa

         For those who want to begin having millets in their diet, millet flour dosa is the best first step because the ingredients (millet flours) are readily available off the  shelf in the retail shops also no one will know that it is millets. This is important because you can easily overcome any hesitation in people to take millet foods.

Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast

Preparation Time: 5 mins  | Cooking Time: 5 mins | Yields: 8 nos.

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour	1 cup
Foxtail Millet Flour / Thinai Maavu	¼ cup
Finger Millet Flour / Ragi Maavu	¼ cup
Rice Flour / Arisi Maavu	¼ cup
Wheat Rava	¼ cup
Water	21/2 – 3 cups
Salt	Required
Oil	For make dosai

Procedure:

1. Add all the flours, rava and salt in a bowl.

2. Mix them well with wire whisk. Then add the water and mix them well with wire whisk again. Keep it aside for 5 – 10 mins.

3. After 10 mins, multi grain dosa batter is ready to make dosai.

4. Heat the dosa tawa, pour ladle full of batter at the center of the tawa and make thin circle using the backside of the ladle.

5. Pour the oil over the dosa and cook until it turns into golden color.

6. Then turn over the dosa and cook till golden on both sides.

     Crispy and healthy dosa is ready to serve. Serve it with Onion-Mint Chutney.

Note:

1. You can add other millet flour also instead of ragi or foxtail millet flour.

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Eggless Whole Wheat Flour Nankhatai

       Nankhatai is a famous cookie in North India. I have already posted Besan Nankhatai earlier.

      Recently I joined Fondbites face book group. In this group there is program called Bake Along every week, the admin will post a recipe and members should prepare and post the photos of the recipe. This is my preparation for this program.

Recipe Cuisine : Indian | Recipe Category: Baking | Source: Fondbites

Preparation Time: 7 mins  | Cooking Time: 11 mins | Yields: 20 cookies

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Flour	1 cup
Granulated Sugar	1/3 cup
Ghee	½ cup + 2 tbsp
Cardamom	2
Powdered Nuts (badam, pista etc.,)	2 tbsp
Salt	¼ tsp

1 cup = 240 ml

Procedure:

1. Powder the sugar with cardamom in a dry mixie jar. Keep it aside.

2. Coarsely powder the nuts using the same jar and keep it aside.

3. Add whole wheat flour, powdered sugar and salt in a wide bowl. Mix them well using the whisk.

4. Add the ghee into the above mixture ( first you can add ½ cup only) and mix with your hands.

5. Adjust the ghee level and knead it into a soft and smooth dough.

6. Now make gooseberry size balls from the dough. Then press the balls gently and make small circles from the balls.

7. Using the knife you can make cross pattern on the top of the circles.

8. Then place a pinch of powdered nuts ( from 2) at the center of the cross and press it gently.

9. Meanwhile, pre heat the oven for 180 degree Celsius. Arrange the cookies on the baking tray. You can leave 1 inch space between the cookies.

10. Bake the cookies at 180 degree Celsius for 10-12 mins or until they turns into golden color (mine took 11 mins). Allow it to cool down and serve.

                  Aromatic and tasty cookies are ready to serve.

Note:

1. Adjust the sugar level according to your taste.

2. Add any nuts of your choice.

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Whole Wheat Flour Melting Moment Cookies without Baking Powder

     Usually these soft-white biscuits are made using Maida which is not healthy.

     In this recipe, I have used only wheat flour without baking powder. Yet I was able to get the -same quality softness. Because it is healthy, you can have these biscuits as many as you want without having to feel guilty of spoiling your health.

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category:  Baking

Preparation Time: 15  mins | Cooking time: 15 mins | Yields : 35 gooseberry size cookies

 Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Flour	1 cup (250 ml)
Granulated Sugar	½ cup
Butter	½ cup
Corn Flour	1 tbsp
Salt	¼ tsp
Vanilla Essence	1 tsp

Procedure:

1. Sieve the wheat flour and corn flour together for 2 times. Keep it aside.

2. Powder the sugar using the dry mixie jar. Keep it aside.

3. Cream the butter using the electric beater or hand beater.

4. Then add the vanilla essence, salt, powdered sugar (from step 2) to the creamed butter. Again beat it well till the mixture becomes soft and fluffy.

5. Now add the wheat flour mixture ( from step 1) and mix them well with your hand. Knead it into a soft and pliable dough.

6. Preheat the oven for 10 mins at 200 degree Celsius.

7.  Now make a gooseberry size balls from the dough (from step 5) and arrange them on a ungreased baking tray. Leave little space between each balls.

8. Then bake this cookies for 12 mins at 180 degree Celsius. Take it out from the oven and allow them to cool down. Store it in an air tight container for later use.

    Really tasty and mouth melting cookies are ready within half an hour.

Note:

No need add milk or oil for making dough.

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Eggless Whole Wheat Banana Muffins

     Traditionally muffins are made with maida. There are many recipes with wheat based muffins also. Adding banana is much most softer and tastier. Adding dry grapes enhances the taste and flavor.

Recipe Cuisine : Indian | Recipe Category: Baking

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 20 mins | Yields: 8 nos. (medium size)

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour	1 cup
Ripe Banana Puree	¾ cup
Oil	¼ cup
Milk	¼ cup
Powdered Sugar	½ cup
Baking Powder	¾ tsp
Baking Soda	¼ tsp
Vannila Essence	1 tsp
Dry Grapes	2 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Chop the dry grapes into fine pieces.

2. Sieve the flour with baking powder and baking soda for 3 times.

3. Mix the chopped dry grapes with sieved flour. Keep it aside.

4. Take bananas (approximately 2 big size bananas) and remove the skins of the bananas. Chop them into small pieces and grind it into a smooth paste without chunks with mixie.

5. Pre heat the oven for 10 mins at 200^oC.

6. Mix the milk and powdered sugar till the sugar dissolves completely.

7. Then put the oil and banana puree. Mix them well till they combine together.

8. Now add the flour (from step 3) and mix them gently and make it into smooth and soft batter.

9. Now line the muffin tray with muffin paper cups. Then pour the batter upto  ¾ of the cups.

10. Bake the muffins at 180⁰C  for 20 mins or until the inserted tooth pick comes out clean. (already preheated oven)

11. Remove the tray from the oven and take the muffins out and allow it to cool down.

    Yummy and tasty muffins are ready and enjoy with tea.

Note:

1. You can use any type of ripe banans.

2. Use any nuts of your choice.

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Palak Poori

    The value of  color poori is giving attractive green color to the normal pooris and also mixing the goodness of palak with the tastiness of poori. For kids this makes them eat more and also intake the healthy palak.

Recipe Cuisine : Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast

                         Preparation Time: 15 mins  | Cooking Time: 5 mins | Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour	1 cup
Palak Leaves	½ bunch or 5-7 leaves
Green Chilli	1
Salt	To taste
Oil	For Deep Fry

 Procedure:

1. Heat one cup of water in a wide bowl. Bring it to boil and add the green chilli.

2. Then switch off the flame and put the washed palak leaves into the hot water. Remove the stem if the stems are very strong, otherwise use with stem.

3.  Leave it for 2 mins and remove from the water and strain it completely.

4. Grind them into a fine paste using mixer grinder with little water .

5. Add the wheat flour, palak paste and salt in a bowl. Mix them well, then add water little by little and knead it into a soft dough.

6.  Divide the dough into a small lemon size balls and rollout into small pooris.

7. Heat the oil in a pan and slide the poori into it. After few seconds press it with the help of the ladle with the holes. When it puffs up, turn over it carefully and fry the poori till the poori becomes crisp. Then take it out from the oil and drain the oil using tissue paper.

 Healthy and colorful palak  poori is ready. Serve it with poori masala or vegetable kuruma or raitha.

Note:

1.  You can also filter the palak paste before using it.

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Wheat Flour / Gouthmai Halwa

     Wheat flour halwa is a easy and quick sweet to celebrate an occasion.

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour	½ cup
Sugar	¾ cup
Ghee	½ cup
Water	1 ½ cup
Cardamom Powder	A pinch
Nuts (cashew or badam)	10
Food Color (optional)	Few drops

 Procedure:

1. In a heavy bottomed pan, add ghee and fry the nuts and then add wheat flour. Fry till a nice aroma comes out from the flour.

2. Meanwhile, mix the sugar and water, then boil the mixture till the sugar dissolves completely.

3. Now add this sugar syrup into the wheat flour, mix slowly. If any lumps gets formed, don’t worry about it. It will get dissolved.

4. Then stir the flour mixture continuously. Add the cardamom powder and food color. You should keep the flame in medium.

5.  Stir well and cook till it looks glossy and leaves the sides of the pan.

     Superb and tempting wheat flour halwa is ready to serve.

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Carrot - Radish Paratha

     Even though Carrot paratha and Radish paratha recipes separately, Carrot – Radish paratha is a tasty combination. Carrot Radish mix gives a unique taste (sweet and salty).

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour	1 cup
Carrot	1
Radish	1
Onion	1
Tomato	1
Cumin Seeds / Jeera	1 tesp
Ginger Garlic Paste	1 tbsp
Red Chilli Powder	1 tesp
Coriander Seeds Powder	1 tbsp
Chaat Masala	½ tesp
Amchur Powder	½ tesp
Salt	As required
Oil	1 tbsp (for frying)
Oil	As much as required for making paratha
Water	Required
Coriander Leaves	1 tbsp

Procedure:

1. In a bowl, take wheat flour and salt. Mix them well. Then add water little by little and make it soft and non sticky dough. Keep it aside.

2. Peel the skins of the carrot and radish. Grate them using a grater.

3. Peel the skin of the onion and chop it into small pieces.

4. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, and add cumin seeds. Then add chopped onion and sauté until it becomes translucent.

5. Add chopped tomato and sauté till it becomes mushy.

6. Then add grated radish and grated carrot. Mix them well and allow it to cook till raw smell goes off. At this time, close the lid of the pan.

7. Next, add red chilli powder, coriander seeds powder, chaat masala, amchur powder and salt. Mix them well and cook. Finally add coriander leaves and mix it.

8. Now divide the dough into lemon size balls. Make the stuffing into small balls. But the stuffing ball should be smaller than dough ball.

9. Now dust the dough ball and roll it into small circle. Keep the stuffed ball in its center. Then bring the edges to the center.

10. Again dust the stuffed balls and roll it carefully.

11. Heat the tawa and transfer the paratha, sprinkle the oil and cook both side till black spots starts.

   Yummy and healthy paratha is ready. Serve with raitha or chutney.

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