Rose Pistachio Cup Cake

 

Explored an eggless sponge cake and then that took me to this recipe...

• Home Curd 1 cup, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup avocado oil - blend well
• Add 1.5 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• Blend well, then add rose essence few drops
• Transfer to disposable baking cups (from Michaels)
• Top with crushed pistachios
• Heat oven at 350 or 335 Farenheit, bake for 15 to 20mins
• Yummy sponge Rose Pistachio Cup Cake is ready!!

Veggie Soya Chunks Cutlet

Randomly experimenting with Soya chunks...cutlet turned yummy!

• Soak Soya Chunks in hot water for an hour atleast
• Squeeze water out and pulse it in food processor
• Same processor, pulse cauliflower, spinach
• In a grater, shred zucchini and paneer
• Add oil to tava, saute fine chopped onions and g.chillies
• Then add cauliflower spinach, then soy chunks shredded
• After few mins add zucchini, salt and paneer
  
• Add cashews roasted in ghee to the above, turn off, cool it
• Add few spoons roasted gram powder to bind if needed
• Make cutlet shapes, then pan toast by coating with poha powder!

 

Edmame Lemon Tofu (Peas/Paneer can be a variant)

 

Recently I am into strength training and atlast decided to increase my protein intake. So trying different options...landed in a lemon rice style of Tofu... Here is the recipe..

• Wash a pack of firm tofu and drain well
• One pack of frozen Edmame (Wholefoods 365 brand Shelled Edmame, appx 340gms)
• Add oil to Tava, then add mustard, urad, channa dhaal, one or 2 red chillies broken
• Then add edmame, sprinkle water, close lid
• Cook 5mins, then add turmeric, salt, asafoetida
  
• Add diced tofu, saute well
• Add lots of lemon juice and saute 2 mins
• Turn off, top with Cilantro and eat hot!!!!

Kollu Kale Gravy (Horse Gram)

 Posting after a long time! Randomly mixed 2 recipes and came up with this, feel free to use kale or spinach, both goes well.

• Add ghee to tava, add cumin, half onion chopped, 2 tiny tomatoes
  
• Add Few curry leaves and 3 or 4 garlic pieces, 2 green chillies
• Saute few mins, let it cool
• Pressure cook half cup Horse gram dhaal (kollu), then let it cool
  
• Boil in half cup water..chopped Kale or Spinach and let it cool
• Then coarse grind all of the above...add salt, boil few mins, turn off!
• Goes well with Idli, Dosas and Rice.

Broccoli Soup

 

Thoroughly enjoying Broccoli soups these days...

• Add butter/ghee/oil to a pot or cooker and few pieces of garlic, half onion chopped
• Saute few mins, then add chunks of poosani/zucchini/potato/crushed almonds
• If needed pressure cook the above based on the veggies u used so far
• Then blanch broccoli chunk and add to the above pot with water
• Open cook 5mins and then hand blend with electric blender
• Add one cup milk, pepper, boil few mins
• Yummy Green Soup is ready!

Hand Blender Soups

 

Recently got hooked on to my hand blender soups! One pot, no oil, no ghee recipe!

• Add 2 spoons toor daal to pressure cooker,turmeric,1 spoon salt,4 cups water,dont cook yet
• Add to the above big chunks of medium onion, 2 tomatoes, 1 carrot
• Add 3 other veggies if you have - red bell pepper, pumpkin, poosanikkai, squash, zuchinni
• Pressure cook, and in 15mins open and hand blend using the electric blender
• Boil 5mins, turn off with pepper powder and cilantro topping!
• Yummy Yummy Soup is ready!!!

Traditional Okra Soup (Alt. Cauliflower)

 

Winter days...enjoying soup atleast 3 days a week..so wanted to share these recipes in my blog...

• Pressure cook a spoon or 2 spoons of toor dhaal and one medium sized tomato, turmeric
• Blend it well with hand blender
• Add 2 spoons ghee to a pot, saute sliced onions and one g.chilli
• Add cinnamon stick, pepper, saunf if you like..in above saute
• Once onions are tender add the veggie you like, add one cup water, half spoon salt
• Cook few mins and then add the dhaal water
• Cook few mins, turn off with pepper powder and cilantro toppings!
• Veggies Options - Beets or Cauliflower or Okra - one of these!